The ultimate goal is to utilize scientifically researched based approachesto conserve and protect fragile marine ecosystems, namely coral reefs. Ourongoing marine conservation projects include: spearfishing for the invasivelionfish; reef check surverys; queen conch surveys; coral watch datacollections; lobster serveys; sea turtle watch and whale shark watch. Wegain a greater understanding of the overall health of reef ecosystems anddevise action plans where needed.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ 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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FY2023 · 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 $148K a year · 18% 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
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $618K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$88K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$914K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$762K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$812K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$914K
FY2023▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$753K
FY2022$986K
FY2023$914K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$762K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$248K
FY2021$606K
FY2022$744K
FY2023$762K
FY2024$909K
Net assets
$812K
FY2023▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$272K
FY2021$419K
FY2022$661K
FY2023$812K
FY2024$995K

From the FY2023 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 Jan 2017.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $721K Management & general 5% · $41K Fundraising 0% · $507

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anthony Saner’s $48K as Executive Dir. is at the 4th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Anthony Saner$48,500$34,000$23,352

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

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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 coral reefs by spearfishing invasive lionfish and conducting marine ecosystem health surveys.

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1 program · $721K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Spearfishing for the invasive lionfish; reef check surveys; queen conch surveys; coral watch data collection; lobster surveys; sea turtle watch and whale shark watch.

$721Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$618K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$914K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$853K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$88
Money outPt IX
$762K
Ln 25
Programscol B$721K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$507
Owns and owesPt X
$812K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$699K
Total assetsLn 16$900K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$853K
Investment incomeLn 3$88
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$914K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$173K
SavingsLn 2$526K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$699K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$182K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$900K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
Net assetsLn 32$812K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6231
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$534K$699K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$168K$182K
Total assetsLn 16$720K$900K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K$88K
Net assetsLn 32$661K$812K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$59K$37K$22K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$10K$14K$127
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$300
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$15K$15K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$210
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$471K$471K
All other expensesLn 24e$162K$158K$4K$380
Total functional expensesLn 25$762K$721K$41K$507

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$909K$182K$995K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $914K$762K$152K$812K 990 PDF
FY2022 $986K$744K$242K$661K 990 PDF
FY2021 $753K$606K$148K$419K 990 PDF
FY2020 $263K$248K$15K$272K 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 $913,973 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $61,417$61,164
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $941,505$852,721
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$17,149$88
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $985,773$913,973
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $48,500$58,773
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $695,735$703,484
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $744,235$762,257
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $241,538$151,716
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $913,973 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $27,785 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$61,164
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$61,164
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $824,936$824,936
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $88$88
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $852,809$913,973
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $762,257 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,715 · Management $22,058$58,773
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,050$1,050
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,947 · Management $13,847 · Fundraising $127$23,921
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,968 · Management $300$3,268
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,950$14,950
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,590$24,590
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,088 · Management $210$3,298
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $470,787$470,787
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $157,713 · Management $3,527 · Fundraising $380$161,620
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $720,758 · Management $40,992 · Fundraising $507$762,257
Part X · Balance sheet $900,052 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $406,679$173,456
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $127,702$525,680
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,490$18,425
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $167,869$182,491
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $719,740$900,052
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,566$19,369
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $41,395$65,232
X-25 Other liabilities$2,956
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,961$87,557
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $660,779$812,495
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $660,779$812,495
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $719,740$900,052
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $812,495 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$913,973
XI-2 Total expenses$762,257
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$151,716
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$660,779
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$812,495

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