The Genesis Reef Project INC

Tax-deductible

Sarasota, FL501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 47-4637792

Marine environment development and preservation

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $290K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$54K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.3M
+0.8% vs prior year
Spent
$791K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +0.8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$623K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$925K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$791K
FY2024▼ -14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$459K
FY2021$775K
FY2022$910K
FY2023$921K
FY2024$791K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +45%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$240K
FY2021$688K
FY2022$717K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2015.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $691K Management & general 10% · $77K Fundraising 3% · $23K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director/Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Frankel’s $1K as Director/Pre is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1852 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • 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 and develops marine environments for a healthier ocean.

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1 program service account for $691K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Deployment of reef balls for the development of artificial reefs.

$691Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$115K
Money outPt IX
$791K
Ln 25
Programscol B$691K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$325K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$115K
Gains on assetsLn 7$71K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$61K
SavingsLn 2$265K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$325K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Other assetsLn 15$736
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$205K$325K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$905K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K$29K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K$54K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$232K$232K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$55K$55K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$66K$66K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$50K$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$29K$22K$7K
InterestLn 20$11$11
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$268K$267K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$791K$691K$77K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$791K$482K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$921K$342K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $925K$910K$15K$717K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$775K$448K$688K 990 PDF
FY2020 $623K$459K$164K$240K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,273,455 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$62,691 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,221,195$1,221,195
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $43,734$43,734
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $71,217$71,217
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,336,146 · Unrelated business −$62,691$1,273,455
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $791,327 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $232,489$232,489
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,413$1,413
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,377$14,377
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,520$1,520
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,621$20,621
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $55,065$55,065
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $21,975$21,975
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $66,325$66,325
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,852$7,852
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,002 · Management $25,003$50,005
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,864 · Management $7,288$29,152
IX-20 InterestManagement $11$11
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,331$7,331
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $14,859$14,859
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $267,195 · Fundraising $1,137$268,332
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $691,061 · Management $77,154 · Fundraising $23,112$791,327
Part X · Balance sheet $1,603,617 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,283$60,524
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $155,526$264,544
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,200$3,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $37,899$29,228
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $904,900$1,245,585
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $637$736
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,151,445$1,603,617
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $69,811$44,354
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $80,811$54,354
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$201,814−$184,364
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,272,448$1,733,627
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,070,634$1,549,263
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,151,445$1,603,617
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,549,263 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,273,455
XI-2 Total expenses$791,327
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$482,128
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,070,634
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,499
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,549,263

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

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