2024-11-05T11:38:55-07:00 2023-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990EZ 2023-01-01 271617474 BEYOND THE SURFACE BEYO 6192983750 3212 BRANT ST SAN DIEGO CA 921035504 EMILY KOCH PRESIDENT 6192983750 2024-11-06 1 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2024-11-06 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X beyondthesurfaceinternational.org X X 42801 X 42121 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 628 42801 34872 0 0 15468 0 0 1641 51981 -9180 41175 24360 56355 41175 56355 0 0 0 0 41175 56355 0 0 41175 56355 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF BEYOND THE SURFACE INTERNATIONAL (BTSI) IS TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER YOUTH IN SMALL-SCALE FISHING VILLAGES. BTSI IS AN ADJUNCT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE LOCAL EDUCATORS WITH INNOVATIVE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TOOLS, TRAINING, AND SAFE- SPACES FOR CHILDREN IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES THAT ARE THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, GLOBAL WARMING, AND SEA LEVEL RISE. THE GOAL IS TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES WHILE THEY LEARN THAT THEIR SMALL-SCALE FISHING COMMUNITIES ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT IN THE CONTEXT OF FOOD SECURITY, LIVELIHOODS, NATURAL-CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE. THIS IS DONE THROUGH WORKSHOPS WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS INVOLVING ART PROJECTS, STORYTELLING, SURFING, MINDFULNESS TRAINING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT MOTIVATE YOUTH TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIPS AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT SO THAT NATURAL RESOURCES ARE PROTECTED AND ENHANCED. BTSI CREATED, ORGANIZED, AND PRODUCED FESTIVAL SOMOS MAR, A SERIES OF TWO-WEEK SCHOOL FILM FESTIVALS IN WHICH YOUNG LEARNERS FROM FISHING VILLAGES AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES MAKE THEIR OWN FILMS AND OTHER AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA PRODUCTIONS IN PERU'S COASTAL, AMAZONIAN, AND ANDEAN FISHING VILLAGES. FESTIVAL SOMOS MAR IS SUPPORTED AND SPONSORED BY THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN LIMA. THE FESTIVAL INTRODUCED STUDENTS TO THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES (SSF) GUIDELINES THROUGH A SERIES OF PARTICIPATORY TRANSMEDIA WORKSHOPS ENABLING STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THEIR SSF COMMUNITY AS A SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM. THE FESTIVAL ENGAGED OVER 2300 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. 34120 37151 BTSI DEVELOPED THE SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES GUIDELINES CURRICULUM WORKING WITH THE SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) AND THE LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION. BTSI CREATED THIS 287-PAGE CURRICULUM IN CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS TO IMPLEMENT THE FAOS VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES FOR SECURING SUSTAINABLE SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES IN THE CONTEXT OF FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY ERADICATION DURING 2022, THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ARTISANAL FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE. BTSI WORKED DIRECTLY AND IN-PERSON WITH OVER 2,300 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN PERU AND VIRTUALLY IN NIGERIA, MADAGASCAR AND INDIA TO DEVELOP A CURRICULUM AS A LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR RURAL EDUCATORS AND YOUNG LEARNERS TO EXPLORE, IMAGINE, AND PUT INTO ACTION THE FAO GUIDELINES IN THEIR UNIQUE FISHING COMMUNITIES. IN PERU, BTSI CONDUCTED IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS IN THE FISHING COMMUNITIES ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST IN THE COMMUNITIES OF NEGRITOS, TALARA, LOBITOS, EL NUNO, AND LOS ARGANOS AND IN TUPEN GRANDE ALONG THE MARION RIVER. ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS TOOK PLACE IN THE PERUVIAN ANDEAN HIGHLANDS AND IN THE AMAZONIAN YANESHA INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES OF PAN DE AZUCAR AND SANTO DOMINGO. A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, AND ARTISTS WORKED WITH LOCAL TEACHERS TO FORMULATE LESSON PLANS. BTSI ALSO FACILITATED TEACHER TRAINING BY PITCHING CURRICULUM IDEAS AND RECEIVING TEACHER FEEDBACK . THE RESULT WAS THE CREATION OF THREE STOP-MOTION ANIMATIONS, TWO OUTDOOR MURALS, TEN PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES AND SEVERAL ARTISTIC PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS CYANOTYPE PRINTS, PROTEST SIGNS, LETTERS TO POLICY MAKERS, AND COMMUNITY HERITAGE MAPS. BTSI ALSO ORGANIZED WORKSHOPS FOR ADULT LEARNERS SUCH AS WOMEN INVOLVED IN FISH-PROCESSING WORK AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING LOCAL MUNICIPALITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. 752 14163 51314 EMILY ANNE KOCH PRESIDENT 40.00 0 0 0 ORIANA POINDEXTER VICE PRESIDENT 4 0 0 0 JEFFREY JOHN KOCH SECRETARY/TREASURER 3 0 0 0 ADRIANNCE CHANDRA-HUFF DIRECTOR 1 0 0 0 TARA SAYURI WHITTY DIRECTOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA BEYOND THE SURFACE 3212 BRANT ST SAN DIEGO CA 921035504 6192983750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 30195 38900 34776 121503 42121 267495 30195 38900 34776 121503 42121 267495 24973 242522 12 52 64 628 628 268187 0.90430 1 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 628 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Description;Amount^MISCELLANEOUS INCOME;628^Total;628^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 GRANTS TO DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS - 34,120 , GRANTS TO FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS - 752 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^OFFICE EXPENSES;1641^Total;1641^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 INCREASE IN CASH BALANCE DUE TO SUBSEQUENT RECEIPT OF DONATION AFTER FILING.