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Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc

501(c)(6) organization Venice, FL EIN: 59-6152556 Website

The mission of the Venice Area Board of Realtors, inc. Is to serve its members in identifying needs;developing, promoting and providing programs and services to enhance the members' freedom and ability to conduct their individual businesses successfully, with integrity and competency, and through collective action; and topromote the extension and preservation of the rights to own, transfer and use real property. Some specific objectives include: 1) to provide members with programs and services which will help their businesses prosper, 2) to promote the affordability and availability of housing, 3) to improve the public's awareness of and confidence in the members and the benefits provided by their services, and 4) to educate members regarding risk management and legal liabilities.

Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc at a glance

In short: Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc gave $22K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$21,969
+5.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,985
+5.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,985
Total assets
$2,315,085
+3.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Twig: $13KTwig$13KSilent Angels Fund: $9KSilent Angels Fund$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was Twig ($13K). Together the top 2 received $22K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

VeniceOrlando

How Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc gives

  • Giving grew 74% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2019) to $28K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $22K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Twig Venice, FLCharity$13,000
Silent Angels Fund Orlando, FLCharity$8,969
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,315,085$876,998$845,569$21,9692$50,554
2024$2,238,268$928,632$839,580$20,8222$56,335
2023$2,168,936$909,764$739,314$27,6903$30,591
2022$2,101,664$906,487$675,963$12,6021$9,071
2021$1,893,720$789,858$633,677$14,5001$7,547
2020$1,779,786$747,276$614,817$10,0001$10,540
2019$1,640,158$704,078$644,524$9,0001$4,061

About Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc

Based on IRS filings

Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc is a public charity, based in Venice, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $22K. Net investment income was $51K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc is led by Lore Miller, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lore Miller

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helen Moore

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Bradway

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martha Pike

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Mata

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter West

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marlene Merkle

    Executive Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $171K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Jim Mulvey

    Past President

    Vice President → President Elect, 2022

    President Elect → Past President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Van Parker

    Treasurer

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Soravilla

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Vold

    President Elect

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Bebe Teichman (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Jo-Anne Sckowska (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Candice Engle (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Barbara Pierce (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Renee Marquiss (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Audrey Bertapelle (2022) — Director
  • Former: Don Zenner (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Frank Logan (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Diane Fuchs (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jackie Robertson (2019–2020) — Past President
  • Former: Patti Calkins (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Karen Montgomery (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Steven Lafountain (2019) — Past President
  • Former: Tom Accardi (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2022 IRS filing

Marlene Merkle — Executive VP: $199KMarlene MerkleExecutive VP$199K

The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $199K, to Marlene Merkle (Executive VP).

Frequently asked questions about Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc

How much does Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc give each year?

Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc gave $22K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $21K across 2 grants.

How large is Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc?

Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $877K.

Where does Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc operate?

Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc's EIN?

Venice Area Board of Realtors Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-6152556. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 10, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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