The corporation shall raise funds to help protect the Environmental resources of Bluefields bay and the south coast area of jamaica and also to help with the education, welfare and health of its residents, with emphasis on sustaining and supporting the local schools and Environmental Protection efforts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $42K a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$463K
+460% vs prior year
Spent
$323K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$408K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$463K
FY2024▲ +460%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$157K
FY2022$61K
FY2023$83K
FY2024$463K
Expenses
$323K
FY2024▲ +280%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$100K
FY2021$29K
FY2022$60K
FY2023$85K
FY2024$323K
Net assets
$408K
FY2024▲ +60%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$148K
FY2021$274K
FY2022$258K
FY2023$255K
FY2024$408K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2010.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $321K Management & general 1% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Secretary
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Protects Jamaica's Bluefields Bay environment and supports local education, welfare, and health.

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3 programs · $259K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Region

Great bay in treasure beach, jamaicapurpose: relief after hurricane beryl outcome: funds were raised in order to first provide water and food for impacted residents who had lost homes, roofs, belongings. Those funds were carefully dispersed so this community was able to rebuild and return their lives to a more reasonable condition.

$152Kprogram expense
02

Region

Bluefields bay, jamaicapurpose: funds were used to ensure that the public bluefields beach remains in place. Frequent storms would typically wash the sand entirely away leaving a totally rocky shore so that beachgoers were unable to access the sea with any level of comfortoutcome: the preservation of beach sand got accomplished by our…

$69Kprogram expense
03

Region

Clifford campbell school, savanna-la-mar, jamaicapurpose: this public primary school had a large playground area that was never paved. When children went outside on break and the weather was dry, the dusty conditions left many of them with respiratory illnesses.

$38Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2023–2023

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$463K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$323K
Ln 25
Programscol B$321K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$408K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$463K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$141K
SavingsLn 2$7K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$262K
Total assetsLn 16$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$408K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$148K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$223K$262K
Total assetsLn 16$256K$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$255K$408K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$317K$317K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$498
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105$105
Total functional expensesLn 25$323K$321K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $463K$323K$140K$408K 990 PDF
FY2023 $83K$85K−$2K$255K 990 PDF
FY2022 $61K$60K$261$258K 990 PDF
FY2021 $157K$29K$128K$274K 990 PDF
FY2020 $44K$100K−$56K$148K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $462,992 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $57,461$452,812
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25,155$10,180
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $82,616$462,992
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $74,243$317,120
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,797$5,690
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $85,040$322,810
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,424$140,182
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $462,992 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$452,812
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$452,812
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,451$8,451
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,729$1,729
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,180 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$462,992
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $322,810 across 4 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $317,120$317,120
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,155$1,155
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,932 · Management $498$4,430
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $105$105
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $321,157 · Management $1,653 · Fundraising $0$322,810
Part X · Balance sheet $410,070 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,743$141,053
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $24,403$7,264
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $222,740$261,753
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $255,886$410,070
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,226$1,206
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,226$2,380
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $254,660$407,690
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $254,660$407,690
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $255,886$410,070
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $407,690 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$462,992
XI-2 Total expenses$322,810
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$140,182
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$254,660
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,848
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$407,690

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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