2024-09-05T07:47:15-05:00 2023-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2023-01-01 943370994 NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION NATI 3016083040 8455 COLESVILLE ROAD 1275 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 VERONICA ALI VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE 3016083040 2024-09-05 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z JOEL JOHNSON 8455 COLESVILLE ROAD 1275 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 23911126 0 X WWW.MARINESANCTUARY.ORG X 2000 MI SEE PART III, LINE 1. 16 16 81 20 0 0 15356781 21592928 176757 160203 428687 39907 -8671 -164958 15953554 21628080 4414440 7269711 0 0 5755888 6509943 41571 33524 527824 6471606 8908384 16683505 22721562 -729951 -1093482 10308887 9575940 4468272 4189707 5840615 5386233 X THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION IS A LEADING VOICE FOR U.S. PROTECTED WATERS, WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE AND EXPAND THOSE SPECIAL PLACES FOR A HEALTHY OCEAN, COASTS, AND GREAT LAKES. WORKING TOGETHER, WE SAFEGUARD SPECIES AND THE PLACES THEY CALL HOME, AND PRESERVE AMERICA'S MARITIME RESOURCES. 0 0 7013743 4900318 CONSERVATION & RESTORATION:OUR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ARE HOTSPOTS FOR BIODIVERSITY. THEY ARE HOME TO ICONIC SPECIES LIKE MIGRATORY WHALES AND MAJESTIC SEA BIRDS, AND HABITATS LIKE MASSIVE CORAL REEFS AND TOWERING KELP FORESTS; AND THEY PRESERVE OUR HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL REMAINS LIKE SHIPWRECKS, AIRCRAFT, AND ARTIFACTS THAT DEFINE OUR NATION'S MARITIME HISTORY. THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION'S WORK AIDS IN THE CONSERVATION, RESTORATION, AND PROTECTION OF THESE SPECIAL PLACES.WORKING WITH INDIVIDUAL SANCTUARIES WITHIN THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SYSTEM, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS LOCALLY IMPLEMENTED PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF OUR PROTECTED WATERS, ENGAGE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS IN THE STEWARDSHIP OF SANCTUARIES, AND ENHANCES OUR SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF OUR OCEAN, COASTS, AND GREAT LAKES. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS WHALE CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH, MARINE DEBRIS REMOVALS, AND HABITAT RESTORATION. NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES AND MONUMENTS ARE IMPORTANT AREAS FOR FINDING SOLUTIONS TO HELP PREVENT ENTANGLEMENTS, RESCUE WHALES, AND REDUCE MORTALITY FROM SHIP STRIKES. THE FOUNDATION WORKS WITH ITS PARTNERS TO HOST DISENTANGLEMENT WORKSHOPS TO IMPROVE RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS TO RESCUE ENTANGLED WHALES, SUPPORTS RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY WHALE USE AREAS TO REDUCE CO-OCCURRENCE WITH FISHING ACTIVITY, VESSEL TRAFFIC, AND OTHER THREATS, AND ACTIVELY TESTS AND SUPPORTS NEW GEAR INNOVATIONS THAT REDUCE THE RISK OF ENTANGLEMENTS. IN 2023, THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH NOAA FISHERIES, HOSTED THE SECOND ANNUAL TRAININGS FOR MEMBERS OF THE LARGE WHALE ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE NETWORK IN MONTEREY BAY AND CHANNEL ISLANDS NMS. THESE TRAININGS ARE CRITICAL FOR PREPARING FOR THE HIGH SEASON OF EMERGENCY RESCUES AND INCLUDE ON-THE-WATER VESSEL OPERATIONS WHERE RESPONDERS ARE ABLE TO PRACTICE VALUABLE SKILLS WHILE SIMULATING REAL-WORLD RESCUE SCENARIOS TO PRACTICE SAFETY AND REDUCE RISK. THE FOUNDATION ALSO ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN TESTING FISHING GEAR INNOVATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CALIFORNIA FISHERMEN, WHICH COULD OFFER SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE WHALE ENTANGLEMENT RISK WHILE ALLOWING FISHING TO CONTINUE. THESE TRIALS ARE VITAL FOR ASSESSING THE GEAR'S PERFORMANCE AND FEASIBILITY IN REAL-WORLD CONDITIONS AND FOR OBTAINING FEEDBACK ON HOW TO IMPROVE AND REFINE THE GEAR TO MEET SPECIFIC NEEDS. TO DATE, FISHERMEN HAVE CARRIED OUT OVER 400 TRIALS WITH THREE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS, ACHIEVING A 98% RETRIEVAL SUCCESS RATE (BASED ON PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF DATA).MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL FROM BOTH UNDERWATER AND SHORELINE HABITATS IS AN EXPANDING PROGRAM FOR THE FOUNDATION. IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION AND ITS PARTNERS REMOVED 92,591 POUNDS OF DEBRIS UNDER THE FOUNDATION'S TWO COMMUNITY-BASED DEBRIS REMOVAL PROGRAMS: GOAL: CLEAN SEAS FLORIDA KEYS AND CHANNEL ISLANDS MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL PROGRAM IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AND CHANNEL ISLANDS (AS OF DEC. 2023). IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO WORK WITH LOCAL COMMERCIAL LOBSTER FISHERS, LOCAL NONPROFIT PARTNERS, TOURISM COMPANIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STAFF TO CONDUCT SHORELINE CLEANUPS ON THE REMOTE BEACHES OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION HAS EXPANDED ITS MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM THROUGH A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT, INITIATED IN 2023, TO REMOVE HUNDREDS OF TONS OF LARGE DEBRIS WHICH INCLUDES ABANDONED OR DERELICT VESSELS AND STRUCTURES, FROM FIVE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES. THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION IS SUPPORTING COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON RESTORATION INITIATIVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO REVERSE THE DEGRADATION AFFECTING MANY KEY HABITATS INCLUDING CORAL RESTORATION IN FLORIDA, GUAM, THE COMMONWEALTH OF NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, HAWAII AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, DEEPWATER AND MESOPHOTIC CORAL COMMUNITIES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION ALONG THE WEST COAST. SEVEN GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO SUPPORT CAPACITY-BUILDING EFFORTS FOR CORAL RESTORATION IN THE US PACIFIC. IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, THE FOUNDATION'S ROV WAS UPGRADED TO INCREASE ITS DEPTH CAPACITY FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ON MESOPHOTIC AND DEEP BENTHIC CORAL (MDBC) REEFS, AND AQUARIUM AND MUSEUM PARTNERS WERE SELECTED FOR THE MDBC EXHIBITS. PROGRESS WAS MADE IN A PROJECT TO STRENGTHEN THE SCIENCE AND COLLABORATIVE DECISION-MAKING TOOLS AND APPROACHES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NEARSHORE HABITATS THAT SUPPORT FOUNDATIONAL SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION.IN THE FACE OF THE HOTTEST DAYS IN RECORDED HISTORY AND AN UNPRECEDENTED MARINE HEATWAVE THAT RESULTED IN CORAL BLEACHING EVENTS AND WIDESPREAD CORAL MORTALITY, THE FOUNDATION MOBILIZED AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE WITH NOAA AND CORAL RESTORATION PARTNERS TO SUPPORT A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH FOR CORAL RESCUE AND RECOVERY AT KEY REEF SITES AND CORAL NURSERES IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EFFORTS CONTINUE TO RESCUE AT-RISK CORALS, RELOCATE THEM TO LAND-BASED FACILITIES OR TO DEEPER AND COOLER WATERS, AND PRESERVE ENDANGERED AND THREATENED CORALS GENETICS THAT CAN SEED FUTURE RESTORATION. THE FOUNDATION MOBILIZED FUNDERS AND COMMUNITY RESTORATION PARTNERS TO RESCUE AND RELOCATE MORE THAN 12,000 CORALS SINCE THE START OF THE MARINE HEATWAVE. 1061128 173700 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:SCIENCE UNDERPINS THE WORK OF THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION. OUR CONSERVATION, RESTORATION, AND EDUCATION WORK ALL RELY ON SUPPORTING CRITICAL RESEARCH THAT SUPPORTS THE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF SANCTUARIES. THIS INCLUDES SOCIOECONOMIC RESEARCH THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW MANY PEOPLE USE AND HOW THEY USE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES. THIS WORK IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT BENEFITS LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO HAVE AN INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES TO THEIR LOCAL ECONOMIES AS WELL AS HAVE ACCESS TO CRITICAL SOCIOECONOMIC DATA THAT CAN FURTHER INFORM LOCAL COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS WITH REGARDS TO RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND REGULATORY PROCESSES AND DECISIONS. OUR WORK IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INCLUDES SUPPORTING ACADEMIC PARTNERS' ACCESS TO NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES TO CONDUCT HABITAT AND SPECIES RESEARCH AND MONITORING. WE SUPPORT EXPERTS PROVIDING INPUT TO FISHERIES ECOLOGY, WHALE BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, WHALE AND BIRD TAGGING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHERE KEYSTONE SPECIES FOUND IN SANCTUARIES GO AND WHY, WE SUPPORT WATER QUALITY MONITORING, HABITAT MONITORING THAT PROVIDES IMPORTANT BASELINES ON THE HEALTH OF CORAL REEFS THAT HELP IDENTIFY AND MITIGATE ISSUES MORE EXPEDITIOUSLY, WE SUPPORT ACOUSTIC MONITORING PROJECTS WHERE STANDARDIZED MEASUREMENTS WERE USED TO IDENTIFY SOUNDS PRODUCED BY MARINE ANIMALS, PHYSICAL PROCESSES, AND HUMAN ACTIVITIES, AND COMPARISONS WERE MADE ACROSS 30 NATIONALLY-DISTRIBUTED LOCATIONS, AND ALSO ANOTHER COLLABORATIVE PROJECT USING PASSIVE ACOUSTIC DRIFTING RECORDERS TO STUDY THE MARINE SOUNDSCAPE IN THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT, INCLUDING THE WEST COAST SANCTUARIES. THE ACOUSTICS PROJECT WAS EXPANDED TO HAWAII IN 2023.THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SYSTEM TO ENHANCE AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH REGARDS TO ONGOING RESEARCH, MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS THE ACQUISITION OF OCEANOGRAPHIC AND HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY DATA, AS WELL AS SOUNDSCAPE MOORING DATA; MAINTAINS OCEANOGRAPHIC AND HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY INSTRUMENTS, AND CONDUCTS TECHNICAL DATA PROCESSING OPERATIONS THIS DATA IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND PARTNERS FOR QUERIES AND ANALYSIS. THE FOUNDATION BEGAN IDENTIFYING LOCAL MASSACHUSETTS FISHING CHARTERS, PROJECT MANAGERS, AND SIDE SCAN SONAR EQUIPMENT TO USE IN A UNIQUE PROJECT INTENDED TO MAP STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOR DETERMINING POTENTIAL LOCATIONS OF HISTORIC SHIPWRECKS TO AVOID IN RENEWABLE ENERGY SITE DETERMINATION.BUT WE DON'T JUST LEAVE SCIENCE FOR PEOPLE WITH PHDS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS LIKE OCEAN COUNT, WHERE VOLUNTEERS SPEND THREE SATURDAYS A YEAR SPOTTING AND IDENTIFYING WHALES IN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY, VOLUNTEERS TALLY HUMPBACK WHALE SIGHTINGS AND DOCUMENT THE ANIMALS' SURFACE BEHAVIOR DURING THE SURVEY. IN 2023, OVER THE THREE OCEAN COUNT AND PARTNER EVENTS, NEARLY 1,000 VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS COUNTED 2,705 WHALES ACROSS THE STATE OF HAWAII. DATA COLLECTED COMBINED WITH OTHER RESEARCH EFFORTS CAN HELP REVEAL TRENDS IN HUMPBACK WHALE OCCURRENCE WITHIN AND AMONGST WHALE SEASONS. 8551695 2142097 214486 EDUCATION & OUTREACH:THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THEIR SANCTUARIES AND IMPLEMENTS PUBLIC EDUCATION, OUTREACH, CONSERVATION, AND MARITIME HERITAGE PROJECTS THAT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BECOME ENGAGED STEWARDS OF U.S. OCEAN, COASTS, AND GREAT LAKES WATERS. WE ENCOURAGE LOCAL STEWARDSHIP AND NATIONAL ENGAGEMENT THAT LEADS TO BIG DIFFERENCES FOR OUR OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES, INCLUDING PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE RECREATION AND TOURISM IN NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES; ESTABLISHING LIFELONG CONNECTIONS TO NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES AND MONUMENTS THROUGH EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS; DEMONSTRATING HOW THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SYSTEM SERVES AS A GLOBAL MODEL FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT; AND ENGAGING PARTNERS AND THE PUBLIC IN CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS.THE FOUNDATION LED EFFORTS TO CREATE THE FIRST-EVER NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY DAY, A NATIONAL DAY OF CELEBRATION OF OUR PROTECTED WATERS IN THE OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES THAT HOLD AMERICA'S SHARED MARITIME AND ECOLOGICAL HERITAGE THAT IS HELD ANNUALLY ON OCTOBER 23. THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDED NATIONAL MEDIA OP-EDS, TRENDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, TAKE-ACTION ALERTS, AND COMMUNITY VOICES UPLIFTING OUR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY STORIES CENTERED ON THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEM SPECTACULAR.THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION PARTICIPATED IN THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION'S INITIATIVE TO CREATE A NATIONAL OCEAN JUSTICE STRATEGY, LED BY THE WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. AS A DELEGATE AND LEADING VOICE OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS AND SANCTUARIES, OUR COMMENTS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE FINAL STRATEGY ANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER 2023 AT COP28. THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION INVESTS IN PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATIONISTS TO TACKLE THE CHALLENGES FACING OUR OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES. PROGRAMS REACH MORE THAN 1,000 K-12 EDUCATORS ANNUALLY; AND CONNECT SITES IN THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SYSTEM TO SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES/SEAFOOD AND ENDANGERED/PROTECTED SPECIES. WE AIM TO CREATE AHA! MOMENTS THAT LEAD TO A LIFELONG PASSION FOR THE OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES BY PROVIDING STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND LIFELONG LEARNERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE AND DISCOVER CONNECTIONS TO THE NATURAL WORLD, NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE. OUR EDUCATION WORK INCLUDES IN- AND OUT-OF-CLASSROOM LEARNING EXPERIENCES, TEACHER TRAININGS, AND EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS AT SANCTUARY VISITOR CENTERS, ZOOS, AND AQUARIUMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AS PART OF REINVIGORATING SUSTAINABLE RECREATION INITIATIVES IN THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SYSTEM, THE FOUNDATION INITIATED A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT FAMILY FISHING CLINICS, PILOTED IN THREE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES IN 2023, WITH 100 PARTICIPANTS, THE MAJORITY (68%) WHO HAD NEVER VISITED THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY, BUT NEARLY ALL (98%) STATING THEY PLAN TO RETURN.THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS STAFF, OPERATIONS, EXHIBITS, AND/OR PROGRAMS AT NINE VISITOR CENTER SITES IN EACH OF THE THREE REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SYSTEM. THE FOUNDATION WORKS CONTINUOUSLY WITH ITS PARTNERS AT NOAA AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR INNOVATIVE EXHIBITS, FACILITIES, AND PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW SANCTUARY VISITOR CENTERS TO BECOME VIBRANT HUBS CENTERING THE ROLE AND VALUE OF SANCTUARIES TO THEIR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE FOUNDATION ENGAGES A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, INCLUDING RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL FISHERS, SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAIN AND CONSUMERS, INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS, AND ENCOURAGING THOROUGH, INFORMED, SCIENCE-BASED DIALOGUE ON THE VALUE OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS LIKE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT WORK CLOSELY WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING AND USE OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, ENCOURAGE BETTER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF NATIVE PEOPLE IN OUR HISTORY WITH OUR WATERS, AND CELEBRATE THE CULTURES OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. THESE PROGRAMS SPAN THE ENTIRE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SYSTEM, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, OLYMPIC COAST, AND THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATORS IS A LARGE PART OF OUR EDUCATION PORTFOLIO, SINCE THE TRAIN-THE-TRAINER APPROACH ALLOWS EXPONENTIAL IMPACT, SINCE ONE EDUCATOR MIGHT BRING OCEAN SCIENCE LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES TO DOZENS OF STUDENTS. THE FOUNDATION SEEKS THROUGH ITS OCEAN ODYSSEY GRANTS THAT SERVE TITLE I SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM FIELDS, TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF OCEAN EXPLORATION, OCEAN LITERACY, AND GREAT LAKES EDUCATION, INCREASING STEWARDSHIP BUT ALSO INSPIRING THE FUTURE SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS NETWORKS OF EDUCATORS TO SHARE IDEAS, BEST PRACTICES, AND ACTIVITIES THAT ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM, THE FOUNDATION LOOKS OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM AS WELL TO IMMERSIVE, HANDS-ON EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, IN SANCTUARIES AND THEIR WATERSHEDS.THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS OCEAN GUARDIAN SCHOOLS, SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. IN 14 STATES AND 3 TERRITORIES SINCE INCEPTION, THAT MAKE A COMMITMENT TO THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE SCHOOL'S LOCAL WATERSHEDS, THE WORLD'S OCEAN, AND SPECIAL OCEAN AREAS LIKE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES, BY PROPOSING AND IMPLEMENTING A SCHOOL- OR COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION PROJECT ALONG FIVE DISTINCT PROJECT PATHWAYS WITH MEASURABLE OUTCOMES THAT EXCEED 180 THOUSAND POUNDS OF TRASH COLLECTED, 44,000 REUSABLE BAGS AND BOTTLES DISTRIBUTED, AND MORE THAN A MILLION SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BOTTLES NOT USED, SINCE ITS INCEPTION. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS ARE ADVOCATES AND AMBASSADORS, WITH PARENTS OBSERVING A 66% INCREASE IN THEIR CHILDREN SPEAKING UP FOR THE ENVIRONMENT TO FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND THEIR COMMUNITY. NEARLY 90,000 STUDENTS, MORE THAN HALF FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS, HAVE PARTICIPATED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM, ALONG WITH APPROXIMATELY 3,600 EDUCATORS.THE FOUNDATION ALSO CONDUCTS CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK (CHOW) THE PREMIER OCEAN-FOCUSED CONFERENCE IN THE U.S., OFFERED BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL IN 2023, CONVENING NEARLY 1,000 STAKEHOLDERS IN OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION TO ADVANCE OCEAN POLICY INITIATIVES AND INCREASE INCLUSION FOR THE OCEAN CONSERVATION MOVEMENT AND MARINE SCIENCES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO HOSTS ITS ANNUAL BLUE BEACON SERIES WITH LOCALLY DRIVEN EVENTS TO SHED LIGHT ON PRESSING OCEAN ISSUES. 2627184 53596 MISSION SUPPORT:THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION FOSTERS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN THE FLORIDA KEYS FOR THE MISSION: ICONIC REEFS INITIATIVE. MISSION: ICONIC REEFS BUILDS OFF OF DECADES OF PIONEERING RESTORATION EFFORTS PROVEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS INVOLVING GROWING AND TRANSPLANTING CORALS, SETTING THE STAGE FOR THIS LARGE-SCALE, MULTI-PHASED RESTORATION EFFORT AT SEVEN REEFS. THE FIRST PHASE FOCUSES ON RESTORING ELKHORN AND STAGHORN CORALS, FAST-GROWING SPECIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN AFFECTED BY THE CURRENT OUTBREAK OF STONY CORAL TISSUE LOSS DISEASE. THE SECOND PHASE WILL FOCUS ON INCORPORATING RESILIENT CORALS OF OTHER SLOWER GROWING SPECIES AND INTRODUCING GRAZER SPECIES THAT CONTROL INVASIVE ALGAE THAT SMOTHER AND OUTCOMPETE CORAL. THE GOAL IS TO RESTORE DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION TO THE REEFS BY RETURNING CORAL COVER AT TARGET REEF SITES TO A SELF-SUSTAINING LEVEL. MODIFYING FISHING GEAR, IDENTIFYING AREAS OF HIGH RISK OF ENTANGLEMENT, AND REMOVING DERELICT GEAR FROM THE WATER CAN DECREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF LARGE WHALE ENTANGLEMENT. INNOVATIONS LIKE POP-UP OR ROPELESS GEAR WOULD REDUCE OR ELIMINATE VERTICAL FISHING LINES IN THE WATER COLUMN. IN-WATER TESTING OF THESE INNOVATIONS CAN PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION, DATA, AND DESIGN FEEDBACK NEEDED TO GAUGE THE TECHNOLOGY'S EFFICACY AND EASE OF USE BY FISHERMEN. THE FOUNDATION WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH FISHERMEN TO TEST DIFFERENT GEAR INNOVATIONS IN SANCTUARY AREAS AND AREAS OF CONCERN. THE GOAL IS TO FOSTER COOPERATIVE AND SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND RESEARCH TO SIMULATE REAL WORLD SCENARIOS THAT ADVANCE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO EXPANDED ITS UNDERWATER MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM BY CONTINUING GOAL: CLEAN SEAS CHANNEL ISLANDS, MODELED AFTER GOAL: CLEAN SEAS FLORIDA KEYS. IN GOAL: CLEAN SEAS CHANNEL ISLANDS, THE FOUNDATION WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO REMOVE 8,630 POUNDS OF MARINE DEBRIS AND 134 LOBSTER TRAPS FROM 2.5 MILES OF REMOTE COASTLINES IN CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF COAST MANAGEMENT, THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS RESTORATION OF THE HE'EIA NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE (NERR) IN HAWAII. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ERADICATE INVASIVE MANGROVE SPECIES FROM THIS MARINE PROTECTED AREA BY 2022, THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR INTRODUCTION TO THE STATE, AND REPLACE THE INVASIVES WITH NATIVE PLANTS, WHICH IN TURN HELPS BRING BACK NATIVE WILDLIFE TO THE RESERVE AS WELL. THE FOUNDATION WORKS WITH THE KEY HAWAIIAN PARTNERS WHO MANAGE THE HE'EIA NERR ON THIS PROJECT. 2627184 53596 19253750 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 121 0 1 81 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC NH NJ NM NY OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X X X VERONICA ALI 3016083040 8455 COLESVILLE ROAD 1275 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 SUSANNA KONDRACKI CH-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK MCDADE CH-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTIN PETERS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA ZAGAR SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA BIRDSEY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DANE NICHOLS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAWN RODNEY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH CREGO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 GARY DEMASI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 HEATHER LUDERMANN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JODIW NG DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN RUDOLF DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSE ASTORQUI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSH FRANKLIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN DUNNAVANT DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LARRY MERCUILEFF DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LYNN SCARLETT DIRECTOR, END TERM 10/23 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOEL JOHNSON PRESIDENT & CEO (FROM 07/23) 40.00 X 115921 0 2097 VERONICA ALI VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE 40.00 X 165969 0 6263 ALLISON ALEXANDER VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAM 40.00 X 134279 0 20057 SHANNON COLBERT VICE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL 40.00 X 125930 0 4919 CAROL KING CHIEF OF STAFF (UNTIL 11/2023) 40.00 X 140038 0 10929 GINAIA KELLY MB CHAPTER DIRECTOR 40.00 X 111845 0 4384 MATTHEW MCINTOSH VISUAL INFORMATION SPECIAL 40.00 X 108968 0 4270 902950 0 52919 9 0 1 0 PRECON EVENTS INC 11910 PARKLAWN DRIVE SUITE T ROCKVILLE MD 20852 PROFESSIONAL EVENT PRODUCTION 342310 TRADE CENTER MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES 1300 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20004 VENUE SITE FOR CONFERENCE AND EVENTS 226249 KOYA LEADERSHIP PARTNERS LLC 20005 MARKET STREET SUITE 3300 PHILADEPHIA PA 19103 RECRUITING SERVICE 199397 OCEAN ASSOCIATES INC 4007 NORTH ABINGDON STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22207 EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 169580 OSIBEYOND LLC 11921 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 210 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 IT SERVICE 137896 6 15000 479719 19053062 2045147 36136 21592928 VESSEL OPERATIONS 900099 152539 152539 REGISTRATION FEES 900099 7664 7664 160203 101458 101458 5403 5403 18594 0 18594 18594 18594 1870277 1931828 -61551 -61551 -61551 82100 479719 326890 -244790 -244790 78611 24328 54283 54283 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1552 1552 1552 21628080 214486 0 -179334 X 7269711 7269711 290251 29505 231241 29505 5120072 3638951 1240003 241118 118871 84094 28584 6193 525341 358477 140952 25912 455408 309222 123416 22770 19029 20 19009 183457 106887 74800 1770 33524 33524 42322 42322 3621936 3332755 240162 49019 234136 166776 64671 2689 486880 456066 27670 3144 1132921 833907 285980 13034 526795 373062 153733 790763 680692 96676 13395 697085 657185 39900 34245 31626 2619 17391 1889 15502 EQUIP., RENTAL & MAINT. 311846 270215 41335 296 EXHIBITS AND KIOSKS 237505 222506 14999 VESSEL OPERATIONS 176139 176139 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 158778 70555 82820 5403 237156 183510 28493 25153 22721562 19253750 2939988 527824 1295537 1014764 1110414 4660782 1223435 515689 245347 208220 138038 264554 305414 285354 54304 20060 3799259 885577 78351 78351 2364202 1927943 10308887 9575940 1856357 1820805 37800 64791 2574115 2304111 4468272 4189707 X 2391006 2531767 3449609 2854466 5840615 5386233 10308887 9575940 -1093482 639101 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 9643488 9348867 11737356 15356781 21592928 67679420 9643488 9348867 11737356 15356781 21592928 67679420 67679420 126872 58642 126746 504625 125455 942340 3207 12702 9733 22080 1552 49274 68671034 817050 0.98560 0.98140 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3158 3158 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE FOUNDATION'S LOBBYING ACTIVITIES SUPPORT ONLINE MAILING ADVOCACY TOOLS THAT SEND LETTERS DIRECTLY TO LEGISLATORS AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS, HOSTING ONLINE HILL FLY-IN MEETINGS AND DISTRICT DAY EVENTS THAT ENABLE THE FOUNDATION TO CONNECT BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO VOICE THEIR SUPPORT FOR SANCTUARIES. 4103404 636685 4740089 5206644 10042 -887621 225661 4103404 4934320 10466 391136 117083 12195 5206644 4906353 10027 480678 261275 201463 4934320 4769537 73488 568195 434484 70383 4906353 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0 0 22455 8017 14438 282959 277337 5622 20060 DEPOSITS 23793 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 1904150 1927943 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 2064115 REFUNDABLE ADVANCES 97990 AMOUNTS HELD FOR OTHERS 142006 2304111 22584692 639101 8616 351218 998935 21585757 42322 42322 21628079 23039074 8616 351218 359834 22679240 42322 42322 22721562 PART V, LINE 4: THE OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY FUND IS A FUND WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS THAT SUPPORTS PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD INCLUDED AS AN EXPENSE ON THE 24,328. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST SALES REVENUE ON PART VIII, LINE 10B. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE INCLUDED AS EXPENSE ON THE FINANCIAL 326,890. STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON PART VIII,LINE 8B PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD INCLUDED AS AN EXPENSE ON THE 24,328. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST SALES REVENUE ON PART VIII, LINE 10B. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE INCLUDED AS EXPENSE ON THE FINANCIAL 326,890. STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON PART VIII,LINE 8B EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 5 PROGRAM SERVICES ACTIVITIES SEE PART V FOR FULL DESCRIPTION 110306 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 9 PROGRAM SERVICES ACTIVITIES SEE PART V FOR FULL DESCRIPTION 237399 SOUTH AMERICA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES ACTIVITIES SEE PART V FOR FULL DESCRIPTION 34907 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ACTIVITIES PROGRAM SERVICES ACTIVITIES 2953 0 15 0 0 0 15 385565 0 385565 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (E): REGION: EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (E) SPECIFIC TYPES OF SERVICES IN REGION: SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF BLUE CARBON HABITATS AND INCLUSION IN NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS ACCOUNTING. DEVELOPING CURRICULUM AND FACILITATING WORKSHOPS WILL ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF SELECTED COUNTRIES TO SUSTAINABLY MANAGE VALUABLE COASTAL HABITATS FOR CARBON STORAGE AND OTHER BENEFITS. PROJECTS IN THIS REGION ALSO PROMOTE FISHERIES GOVERNANCE AND ENFORCEMENT FOR FOOD SECURITY AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE SOUTHEAST ASIA PACIFIC REGION, AND ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITY OF COASTAL MANAGERS IN THE REGION TOWARDS COASTAL COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE. STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ENABLES PARTNERS AND FISHERIES SOURCE NATIONS TO BETTER DETECT AND INTERDICT IUU FISH PRODUCTS BEFORE IT ENTERS GLOBAL COMMERCE. MORE BROADLY, THESE EFFORTS HELP TO REDUCE THE LEVEL OF IUU FISH PRODUCTS BEING LANDED AND EXPORTED FROM NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR LEGITIMATE FISHERS. BY INCREASING AWARENESS AND COMPETENCIES OF GLOBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS TO COMBAT IUU FISHING, THE USG SEEKS TO PREVENT ILLEGAL FISHING AND RELATED UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES AT THE SOURCE. REGION: CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (E) SPECIFIC TYPES OF SERVICES IN REGION: INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECION AND CONSERVATION OF SEA TURTLE THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBEAN (BELIZE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, COSTA RICA, PANAMA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR). REGION: SOUTH AMERICA (E) SPECIFIC TYPES OF SERVICES IN REGION: BUILDING SYNERGIES BETWEEN CMAR AND USAID SOUTH AMERICA REGIONAL MISSION PARTNER PROJECTS IN THE REGION IN SUPPORT OF CMAR ACTIVITIES, WITH A WORKSHOP IN PERU DESIGNED TO COLLECTIVELY IDENTIFY GAPS AND CHALLENGES AND FORMULATE SOLUTIONS ACROSS KEY TECHNICAL AREAS SUCH FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, MARINE PROTECTED AREAS, AND TOURISM, AND BUILD AND ESTABLISH A METHODOLOGY FOR COLLABORATION AND CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF JOINT ACTIVITIES. REGION: AFRICA (E) SPECIFIC TYPES OF SERVICES IN REGION: SUPPORT FOR BLUE CARBON FIELD DATA COLLECTION 101 TRAINING AND BLUE CARBON 101 FOR MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGERS IN GHANA, PART OF THE BLUE CARBON INVENTORY PROJECT, WHICH ENHANCES THE CAPACITY OF PARTNERS AND GOVERNMENTS TO INTEGRATE COASTAL WETLAND DATA IN NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES. 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REPORTS ARE DUE TO THE FOUNDATION ONCE A YEAR FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT, AND GRANTEES ARE EXPECTED TO SUBMIT A FINAL REPORT AS WELL. THE FOUNDATION RESERVES THE RIGHT AS NECESSARY TO MONITOR AND CONDUCT AN EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT BEING FUNDED, WHICH MAY INCLUDE A VISIT FROM THE FOUNDATION'S PERSONNEL TO OBSERVE THE ORGANIZATION'S PROJECT, DISCUSS THE PROJECT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S PERSONNEL, AND REVIEW FINANCIAL AND OTHER MATERIALS CONNECTED WITH THE ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY THE FOUNDATION. X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 VERONICA ALI VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE 159719 0 6250 0 0 0 4979 0 1284 0 172232 0 0 0 ALLISON ALEXANDER VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAM 129279 0 5000 0 0 0 4331 0 15726 0 154336 0 0 0 CAROL KING CHIEF OF STAFF (UNTIL 11/2023) 97346 0 0 0 42692 0 4232 0 6697 0 150967 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A DURING THE YEAR, CAROL KING RECEIVED $34,154 OF SEVERENCE PAY. PART I, LINE 7 BONUSES WERE MERIT BASED AND THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED BONUSES: VERONICA ALI $6,250 ALLISON ALEXANDER $5,000 SHANNON COLBERT $5,000 GINAIA KELLY $10,156 MATTHEW MCINTOSH $2,654 KRISTEN SARRI $12,998 X 1 11294 FMV X FOOD AND BEVERAGES 18 15822 FMV X OTHER 9 9020 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE AMOUNT IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ALSO DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED THE RETURN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. IT WAS THEN SENT TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS TO ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON HAS RECEIVED, UNDERSTANDS, AND COMPLIED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IN THE EVENT THAT A CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCOVERED, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS, EXCEPT FOR THOSE INTERESTED PERSONS, REVIEW THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION WHICH SERVES THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD'S OR COMMITTEE'S DETERMINATION INCLUDES A PRESENTATION FROM THE INTERESTED PERSONS, BUT EXCLUDES THE INTERESTED PERSONS FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE BOARD'S OR COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION AND VOTING REGARDING THE TRANSACTION OR AGREEMENT WHICH RESULTED IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE FOUNDATION STAFF ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT AFFIRMING RECEIPT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND MUST REFRAIN FROM ANY ACTIVITY WHICH CREATES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE POLICY IS DESCRIBED IN THE PERSONNEL POLICY HANDBOOK AND IS MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THE BOARD POLICY DESCRIBED ABOVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FOUNDATION HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE BODY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THIS POLICY IS DESIGNED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH INFORMATION REQUESTED ON THE FORM 990 AND ALSO CONSISTENT WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODES "EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION" RULES. THE POLICY ON THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE FOUNDATION APPLIES TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONS EMPLOYED BY THE FOUNDATION: THE FOUNDATION'S CHIEF EMPLOYED EXECUTIVE (THE CEO/PRESIDENT) AND OTHER COMPENSATED OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE FOUNDATION (IF ANY). THE LAST REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER 2023. THE PROCESS INCLUDES ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS: (1) REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE FOUNDATION; (2) USE OF DATA ON COMPARABLE COMPENSATION; AND (3) CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING, AS FOLLOWS: 1. REVIEW AND APPROVAL: THE COMPENSATION OF THE PERSON IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, PROVIDED THAT PERSONS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS REVIEW AND APPROVAL. 2. USE OF DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION: THE COMPENSATION OF THE PERSON IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED USING DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. 3. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING: THERE IS CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING WITH RESPECT TO THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE 1023 FORM IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST; AND THE 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE, AND ON CHARITY INFORMATION WEBSITES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST; AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AND ON CHARITY INFORMATION WEBSITES. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G SURVEY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 322,808. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 27,479. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,609. TOTAL EXPENSES 355,896. CONSTRUCTION DESIGN FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 52,884. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,502. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 919. TOTAL EXPENSES 58,305. TRANSLATION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 15,087. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,284. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 262. TOTAL EXPENSES 16,633. RECRUITMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 266,457. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 22,682. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,630. TOTAL EXPENSES 293,769. OTHER CONSULTING FEE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,675,519. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 184,215. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 37,599. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,897,333. PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.