To rehabilitate our world's oceanreef ecosystems and to protect our natural Reef systems using Reef Ball artificial Reef technologies. Reef balls are artificial Reef modules placed in the ocean to form Reef habitats.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$158K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$158K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$744K
Spent
$519K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$239K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$744K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$744K
FY2021$723K
FY2022$358K
FY2023$264K
FY2024$447K
FY2025$525K
Expenses
$519K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$519K
FY2021$549K
FY2022$447K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$467K
FY2025$525K
Net assets
$239K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$413K
FY2022$324K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$211K
FY2025$212K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1998.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $441K Management & general 11% · $59K Fundraising 4% · $19K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $158K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Chairman
$82,344Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$75,833Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Todd Barber’s $90K as Board Chair is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Todd Barber$90,440$123,387$123,387$76,010$76,010$82,344
Katherine Kirbo$83,059$83,059$82,853$65,000$65,000$75,833

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Restores ocean reefs and protects natural systems using artificial reef technology.

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1 program · $441K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Protect natural reef systems through education and community INVOLVEMENT.SARASOTA bay estuary programfor more than a decade, sbep has been creating artificial reefs within sarasota bay. The artificial reef program began with the development of a master plan in 1996.

$441Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$744K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$461K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Money outPt IX
$519K
Ln 25
Programscol B$441K
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$239K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$241K
Total assetsLn 16$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K
Other incomeLn 4–11$461K
Total revenueLn 12$744K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$241K
SavingsLn 2$113
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$241K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$672
Total assetsLn 16$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$239K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K$241K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$672
Total assetsLn 16$26K$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$14K$239K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$158K$103K$40K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$8K$3K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$186$186
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$1K$284
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$741$297
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$953$381
TravelLn 17$443$443
InterestLn 20$290$290
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$513$334$128$51
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$326K$323K$2K$862
All other expensesLn 24e$280$117$145$18
Total functional expensesLn 25$519K$441K$59K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $525K$525K$395$212K 990 PDF
FY2024 $447K$467K−$20K$211K 990 PDF
FY2023 $264K$357K−$93K$231K 990 PDF
FY2022 $358K$447K−$89K$324K 990 PDF
FY2021 $723K$549K$174K$413K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $744K$519K$225K$239K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $744,118 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $29,365$82,123
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $162,515$201,260
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $34,946$460,735
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $226,826$744,118
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $151,797$170,278
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $91,392$348,919
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $243,189$519,197
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,363$224,921
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $744,118 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$82,123
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$82,123
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $201,260$201,260
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $460,735$460,735
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $661,995 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$744,118
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $519,197 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $102,815 · Management $39,544 · Fundraising $15,818$158,177
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,866 · Management $3,025 · Fundraising $1,210$12,101
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $186$186
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,500$10,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,841 · Management $1,318 · Fundraising $284$3,443
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,927 · Management $741 · Fundraising $297$2,965
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,478 · Management $953 · Fundraising $381$3,812
IX-17 TravelPrograms $443$443
IX-20 InterestManagement $290$290
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $334 · Management $128 · Fundraising $51$513
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $323,472 · Management $2,153 · Fundraising $862$326,487
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $117 · Management $145 · Fundraising $18$280
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $441,479 · Management $58,797 · Fundraising $18,921$519,197
Part X · Balance sheet $241,410 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,883$240,625
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $113$113
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,185$672
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $26,181$241,410
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,227$2,535
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,227$2,535
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,954$238,875
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,954$238,875
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $26,181$241,410
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $238,875 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$744,118
XI-2 Total expenses$519,197
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$224,921
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,954
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$238,875

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