2024-11-14T18:55:39-06:00 2023-12-31 910189318 MOSS ADAMS LLP 21700 OXNARD ST STE 300 WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367 990 2023-01-01 330540475 PADI AWARE FOUNDATION PROJ 9498587657 30151 TOMAS STREET RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CA 92688 KRISTIN VALETTE-WIRTH TREASURER 9498587657 2024-11-11 1 0 LAUREN A HAVERLOCK P00545829 8185771900 2024-11-11 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z KRISTIN VALETTE-WIRTH 30151 TOMAS STREET RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CA 92688 1411756 0 X WWW.PROJECTAWARE.ORG X 1992 CA PADI AWARE ADVANCES OCEAN CONSERVATION THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY & GRANTS. 4 4 6 25000 0 0 1326720 1409291 0 0 86 80 4416 2385 1331222 1411756 221859 124660 0 0 546016 489552 0 0 84417 464001 565871 1231876 1180083 99346 231673 735565 968633 173787 175182 561778 793451 X OUR MISSION IS TO DRIVE LOCAL ACTION FOR GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION. WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WE ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS THAT TACKLE THE KEY THREATS FACING THE OCEAN: MARINE DEBRIS, VULNERABLE SPECIES, MPAS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND CORAL REEFS (CATEGORIES CLEAN & HEALTHY OCEAN). 0 0 275902 9993 0 CLEAN OCEAN - AFTER THIRTEEN YEARS OF INVESTMENT IN MARINE DEBRIS WORK, PADI AWARE FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED A CREDIBLE, REPLICABLE AND SCALABLE SYSTEM TO MONITOR AND REMOVE MARINE DEBRIS FROM THE SEAFLOOR WITHOUT DAMAGING IT DIVE AGAINST DEBRIS. BY THE END OF 2023, THE PADI AWARE COMMUNITY REMOVED AND REPORTED OVER 2.3 MILLION PIECES OF MARINE DEBRIS ACROSS 121 COUNTRIES; ADVANCED GROUND-BREAKING MARINE RESEARCH; AIDED OVER 35,000 ENTANGLED MARINE ANIMALS. TODAY, PADI AWARE FOUNDATION HOUSES THE LARGEST UNDERWATER MARINE DEBRIS DATABASE ON THE PLANET. THIS DATA IS SHARED DIRECTLY WITH GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INTERNATIONAL BODIES TO INFORM THE EFFICACY OF WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICIES EFFECTS ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. 701988 114667 0 HEALTHY OCEAN - PADI AWARE FOUNDATION MANAGES SEVERAL INITIATIVES INCLUDING SHARK & RAY PROTECTION, COMMUNITY GRANTS AND MPAS. PADI AWARE HAS HELPED FIGHT FOR PROTECTIONS OF OVER 104 SPECIES OF SHARKS AND RAYS AND IS BUILDING A GLOBAL SHARK & RAY CENSUS WHICH WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL DATA ON THE HEALTH OF POPULATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. THE ORGANIZATION REACHED 1,906 ADOPT THE BLUE SITES ACROSS 109 COUNTRIES, SUPPORTING THE UN GOAL OF 30% PROTECTION BY 2030. SEVERAL CAMPAIGNS WERE DRIVEN INCLUDING PROVIDING DATA TO INFORM NOAAS RESPONSE STRATEGY AMIDST THE 4TH GLOBAL BLEACHING EVENT. IN 2023, 31 GRANTS WERE GIVEN TO SUPPORT LOCAL PROJECTS FIGHTING KEY OCEAN THREATS.SEVERAL IN-COUNTRY CAMPAIGNS AND PROJECTS WERE DRIVEN THROUGH ADOPT THE BLUE IN 2023. PROJECTS INCLUDED, BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO: 1 YEAR OF DIVE AGAINST DEBRIS MONITORING TO HELP ADVANCE WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICIES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LOCAL TEENS TRAINED AS AWARE DIVE INSTRUCTORS TO MONITOR AND PROTECT MARINE RESERVE IN MEXICO AND BARBADOS; 500 LOCAL CHILDREN TRAINED IN WATER AWARENESS AND INTRODUCED TO MARINE CONSERVATION IN BARBADOS; SEAGRASS MONITORING AND RESTORATION TO PROTECT BLUE CARBON HABITATS; MONITORING OF 4 SEAGRASS MEADOWS OVER 2,000M IN GREECE, REPORTING FINDINGS TO GOVERNMENTS TO HELP ADVANCE MARINE PROTECTION; MAPPING OF 2 SEAGRASS MEADOWS OVER 20KM IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, HELPING ADVANCE MARINE RESEARCH AND HABITAT PROTECTION; MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL MARATHON EVENT LASTING 72 HOURS WITH OVER 652 VOLUNTEERS IN USA. PADI AWARE CONSERVATION EDUCATION, EMBEDDED IN PADI LEARNING, REACHES MILLIONS OF DIVERS TO INCREASE AWARENESS ON THE KEY THREATS FACING THE OCEAN AND HOW TO ACT AS RESPONSIBLE OCEAN STEWARDS. PADI AWARE FOUNDATION CURRENTLY LEADS FOUR PADI STANDARDIZED CONSERVATION COURSES: DIVE AGAINST DEBRIS SPECIALTY, PADI AWARE SPECIALTY, SHARK CONSERVATION SPECIALTY, AND CORAL REEF SPECIALTY. IN 2023, PADI AWARE FOUNDATION REVISED THE PADI AWARE SPECIALTY COURSE. THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE PARTICIPANTS TO OCEAN CONSERVATION AND GUIDE THEM IN TAKING ACTIONS THAT BRING ABOUT POSITIVE OCEAN CHANGE, LIKE CITIZEN SCIENCE AND ADVOCACY. AS A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF INITIATIVE (ICRI), PADI AWARE FOUNDATION REPRESENTS THE PADI DIVER VOICE AND WORKS ALONGSIDE DIVE CENTERS TO TRACK UNDERWATER CHANGES OVER TIME ACROSS A RANGE OF CORAL ISSUES (E.G. INVASIVE SPECIES, DISEASE, BLEACHING, ETC). PADI AWARE FOUNDATION WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AS A MEMBER OF ICRI AND EXPAND MONITORING AND RESTORATION CAMPAIGNS TO RESPOND TO CORAL LOSS WORLDWIDE.THE 31 GRANTS INCLUDED, BUT WEREN'T LIMITED TO: CONSERVATION TRAINING, CORAL RESTORATION AND MANTA RAY MONITORING IN INDONESIA; MARINE PROTECTED AREA EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES; BIODIVERSITY AND REEF HEALTH IN SOUTH AFRICA; MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL TO INFORM ADOPTION OF BETTER WASTE MANAGEMENT IN UGANDA; CORAL REEF MONITORING AND TRAINING IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 977890 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA AZ AL FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC NH NJ NM NY OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV AK AR CO CT DC DE IA ID IN LA ME MO MT ND NE NV OH OK PR SD TX VT WA WY X X X DANNA MOORE 9498587657 30151 TOMAS STREET RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CA 92688 X JEFF NADLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DREW RICHARDSON PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTIN VALETTE-WIRTH SECRETARY/ TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH BROSNAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANNA MOORE GLOBAL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 116749 0 0 116749 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1409291 1409291 80 80 2385 0 2385 2385 1411756 2385 0 80 10000 10000 114660 114660 454978 379151 50244 25583 34574 28878 3875 1821 18278 10101 6712 1465 33579 23148 5930 4501 95063 81690 4351 9022 65418 38861 9001 17556 974 974 37864 33766 4098 14812 14812 61727 56152 1473 4102 14003 12869 589 545 19826 19826 44720 27138 7059 10523 CONTRACTS 86352 86352 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 61870 52984 3988 4898 BANK FEES 9593 85 9360 148 TRAINING 778 635 99 44 1014 620 283 111 1180083 977890 117776 84417 350241 263009 173176 172881 0 145035 10962 34716 247379 51592 31788 195787 169398 157205 735565 968633 173787 175182 173787 175182 X 528778 793451 33000 0 561778 793451 735565 968633 231673 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 816497 567236 800315 1326720 1409291 4920059 816497 567236 800315 1326720 1409291 4920059 579605 4340454 236 189 2335 86 80 2926 4922985 71427 0.88170 0.95970 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 26140 20205 5935 221239 31387 189852 195787 DUE FROM AFFILIATES 157205 157205 X 1440237 28481 28481 1411756 0 1411756 1208564 28481 28481 1180083 0 1180083 PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND ONLY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX. THE FOUNDATION IS A PUBLIC, CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION QUALIFY FOR A CHARITABLE TAX DEDUCTION TO DONORS. THE FOUNDATION FILES INFORMATIONAL RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS, IF ANY, ARE RECORDED WITH FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) 740, INCOME TAXES (PREVIOUSLY FASB INTERPRETATION NO. 48). FASB ACC 740 REQUIRES THE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY FOR A TAX POSITION THAT DOES NOT MEET THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT STANDARD THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES. THERE WAS NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION RECORDED AT DECEMBER 31, 2023 OR 2022. 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 1 PROGRAM SERVICES STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT WITH GOVERNMENT AND KEY NON-PROFITS ON MARINE PROTECTED AREAS AND CORAL REEF RESTORATION. WORKSHOP AND FEEDBACK WITH DIVE COMMUNITY ON KEY CONSERVATION NEEDS IN BARBADOS. 4300 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, PROGRAM SERVICES PARTICIPATION IN CONSERVATION ACTIONS DURING BARBADOS DIVE FEST TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY, GOVERNMENT AND DIVE SECTOR IN MARINE PROTECTED AREA AND CORAL REEF PROGRAM. 6200 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES PROGRAM SERVICES PARTICIPATION AND ADVOCACY IN THE GLOBAL PLASTIC TREATY. REPRESENTING GLOBAL COMMUNITY BASE ON IMPACTS OF MARINE DEBRIS ON THE OCEAN ENVIORNMENT. DIVE WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, POLICY MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS. 5500 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, GRANTMAKING 10000 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, GRANTMAKING 28215 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC GRANTMAKING 66908 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) GRANTMAKING 9537 0 1 0 0 0 1 130660 0 130660 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION 10000 WIRE 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION 10000 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION 8215 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION 10000 WIRE 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION 10000 WIRE 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION 10000 WIRE 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION 10000 WIRE 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION 7256 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION 9537 WIRE 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION 10000 WIRE 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION 9652 WIRE 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION 10000 WIRE 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: PADI AWARE CREATES FUNDING AGREEMENTS FOR OUR GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE PROVIDED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. EACH FUNDING AGREEMENT DETAILS THE GRANTEES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH IN THEIR APPLICATION AND DETAILS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (A MINIMUM OF ONE REPORT DUE AT THE END OF THEIR ONE YEAR FUNDING CYCLE). PADI AWARE ALSO HAS A COORDINATOR WHOSE JOB IT IS TO REACH OUT AT THE INITIAL AGREEMENT SIGNING AS WELL AS A FEW TIMES DURING THE YEAR TO CHECK IN. THE COORDINATOR USUALLY REQUEST UPDATES AND PHOTOS TO USE SO THE FOUNDATION CAN HIGHLIGHT THE GRANTEES WORK ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE WEBSITE. 1 MALAMA KAI FOUNDATION PO BOX 6882 KAMUELA HI 96743 990285490 10000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT 1 PART I, LINE 2: MONITORING STARTS AFTER FUNDING. AWARDED GRANTEES REQUIRE TO SUBMIT A BUDGET SUPPORTING THE PROJECT AS PART OF APPLICATION AND QUALIFICATION. SELECTED WINNER GRANTEES ARE ASSIGNED A COORDINATOR FOR QUARTERLY REVIEW OF PROGRESS AND FINAL REPORT OF OUTOMES AFTER 12 MONTHS OF FUNDING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 IS EMAILED TO MANAGEMENT STAFF AS WELL AS BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT LEAST ANNUALLY OR WHEN THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, USING NONPROFIT COMPARISON INFORMATION FROM THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE, SECTION TITLED "NONPROFIT COMPARABLE ASSESSOR & TAX EXEMPT SURVEY CONSULTANTS EDITION". FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE (FORMS 990 ARE FILED ELECTRONICALLY AND ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH GUIDESTAR AND THE IRS WEBSITES). GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.