2024-07-23T08:40:01-00:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 900609123 Sea Turtle Oversight Protection Inc SEAT 9544040025 3104 NE 9th Street APT Ste A Fort Lauderdale FL 33304 Tonia Fralin President 9544040025 2024-05-05 false Tonia Fralin XXX-XX-XXXX true 3 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Tonia Fralin 3104 NE 9th Street Fort Lauderdale FL 33304 53783 false X www.seaturtleop.org X 2010 FL The purpose of Sea Turtle Oversight Protection, Inc., a Florida non-profit corporation, is to educate the public about marine turtle conservation efforts and the benefits of restoring the population of this endangered species. 6 6 0 67 0 51511 39783 16306 4393 0 2270 5236 70087 49412 0 0 6709 0 0 2832 59290 34463 65999 34463 4088 14949 34078 49027 0 34078 49027 The purpose of Sea Turtle Oversight Protection, Inc., a Florida non-profit corporation, is to educate the public about marine turtle conservation efforts and the benefits of restoring the population of this endangered species. This includes compiling data about nest locations mapping the locations and documenting disorientation events and educating the public at large. false false 22135 Our Current Programs Hatchling Rescue and Disorientation Documentation March 1 to October 31 Turtle nesting season runs from March 1 to October 31. During this time, our volunteers are involved in permit-related conservation, preservation and documentation activities on the clock. This includes compiling data about nest locations mapping the locations and documenting disorientation events and educating the public at large. Our field volunteers use this data for their rescue and recovery efforts. Our administrative volunteers and local, state and federal governmental agencies use this data as a tool for enforcing better protection thresholds to reduce disorientation events for endangered sea turtle species. For our field volunteers, this information enables them to be there when hatchlings emerge from a nest. If all goes well, our volunteers see a group of hatchlings going to the ocean. 22135 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 0 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 6 6 false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true false false true true false FL X Tonia Fralin 9544040025 3104 NE 9th Street Suite A Fort Lauderdale FL 33304 X Tonia Fralin President 020.00 X X 0 0 0 Kirt Rusenko Director 010.00 X 0 0 0 Heather Spangler Treasurer 010.00 X X 0 0 0 Melissa Alexander Vice President 010.00 X X 0 0 0 Joe Taverna Secretary 010.00 X 0 0 0 Karen Valiquette Director 010.00 X 0 0 0 Jenny Wuenschel Officer 010.00 X 0 0 0 Rachael Bork Officer 010.00 X 0 0 0 Natalie Osterhoudt Officer 010.00 X 0 0 0 Owen Day Officer 010.00 X 0 0 0 Briana Califano Officer 010.00 X 0 0 0 Lauren Ogden Officer 010.00 X 0 0 0 Greg Rickel Officer 010.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 3899 35884 39783 Education Programs 611710 4393 4393 9607 4371 5236 49412 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1973 1973 0 0 0 259 220 39 1342 1141 160 41 482 410 58 14 0 25693 16701 6423 2569 0 0 105 89 13 3 0 0 1800 1530 270 1796 1167 449 180 Miscellaneous 846 719 102 25 Field Supplies 42 42 Vehicle/Equipment 66 66 Printing 59 50 9 0 34463 22135 9496 2832 17832 35419 956 525 11949 9133 172 1719 23629 21829 3600 1800 34078 49027 0 0 X 34078 49027 34078 49027 34078 49027 14949 X false X false X false X 158334 85567 98946 75884 35884 454615 158334 85567 98946 75884 35884 454615 454615 454615 1.00000 1.00000 X false 23629 21829 1800 1800 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes Lease Payable Richard WhiteCloud Former Director Utility Bill X 956 956 true true false 956 Form 990, Part I, Line 18 Since 2007, the rescue program started by Richard and Siouxzen WhiteCloud has grown into a network of over 200 trained volunteers who have been responsible for rescuing and releasing more than 240,000 sea turtle hatchlings. These hatchlings would have perished, and no one would have known had it not been for the work of these volunteers. Because of the documentation by our volunteers, FFWCC and US Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS and other state agencies now have scientific information about the causes of the disorientation events that result in population decline. In addition to rescue work, these volunteers, who have contributed a cumulative total of over 450,000 people hours have done nest monitoring, scientific documentation of disorientation events, training programs, conducting public education outreach, and scientific administration of data to assure compliance with state, federal and local laws for preservation of this species. Our efforts in this regard prove that citizen involvement can serve the greater good by helping local, state and federal governments in conserving endangered species. Sea Turtle Oversight Protection, Inc. scientific data process and documentation methodology has been held in high regard within the scientific communities of sea turtle conservation worldwide. For example, we were recently contacted by someone from India who is working on sea turtle preservation to request permission to use our methodologies to assist him in his disorientation documentation efforts. Form 990, Part II, Line 18 Volunteers working under the FFWCC conservation permit are required to participate in a minimum of 4 hours of annual technical, classroom style training. Each new volunteer is also required to complete an initial 40 hours of supervised field training with a senior volunteer. Sea Turtle Oversight Protection, Incs future programs will be an extension and expansion of those in which we are already engaged. All these programs and activities are designed to establish in perpetuity a home for sea turtles that is built upon the ethical principles of educational outreach, scientific documentation, and civic actions. We secured additional funding and improved our ability to create this type of home for sea turtles. We will expand and stabilize our programs by hiring key field, administrative and scientific personnel.