2025-07-11T13:08:18-04:00 2024-12-31 660481149 JAMES P SHEETS CPA 1244 QUEEN CROSS ST STE 4 CHRISTIANSTED VI 00820 990EZ 2024-01-01 660764897 CORE FOUNDATION CORE 5033493803 2608 FISH BAY ST JOHN VI 00830 JEREMY PRUDHOMME TREASURER 5617588283 2025-07-02 true false JAMES P SHEETS P01081900 3407737510 2025-07-11 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X COREVI.ORG X X 132904 X 101678 7250 993 12000 12000 10983 10983 132904 58050 437 592 30177 89256 43648 193730 237378 X 137659 187615 56071 49763 193730 237378 193730 237378 X THE C.O.R.E. FOUNDATION INSPIRES COMMUNITIES TO BE BETTER STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH MARINE AWARENESS EDUCATION AND HANDS ON COASTAL PROGRAMS. A SERIOUS THREAT TO CARIBBEAN CORAL REEFS IS INVASIVE LIONFISH. THESE VENOMOUS FISH ARE PROLIFIC BREEDERS AND HAVE NO PREDATORS IN THE CARIBBEAN,SO THEIR POPULATIONS IS UNCHECKED. FOR FIFTEEN YEARS, CORE AS CONDUCTED EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF DIVERS FOR LIONFHISH REMOVAL USING A NON-PROJECTILE. THE HAWAIIAN SLING DEVICE AND OUR ORGANIZATION ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVING THOUSANDS OF THESE INVASIVE FISH EACH YEAR FROM BOTH V.I. TERRITORAL AND V.I. NATIONAL PARK WATERS. HELD A VERY SUCCESSFUL LIONFISH DERBY WITH OVER 200 REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS ON THE ISLAND OF ST. CROIX, VI. CORE HAS BEEN PERMITTED TO MAINTAIN AN IN-WATER NURSERY TO MAINTAIN GENOTYPES OF LOCALLY THREATENED CORALS AND TO GROW THEM TO A SUITABLE SIZE FOR NEARBY OUTPLANTING. CORE DIVERS CONDUCT FREQUENT NURSERY CLEANING AND DATA COLLECTION, AND ARE FINDING ADDITIONAL NURSERY SPACE. 67504 67504 FRANK CUMMINGS PRESIDENT 10.00 0 MICHAEL FUNK VICE PRESIDE 2.50 0 REBECCA GIBBEL SCIENCE OFFI 10.00 0 JEREMY PRUDHOMME TREASURER 5.00 0 MATHEW SIMS EDUCATION & 10.00 0 SAM DARLING SECRETARY 2.50 0 GREG HANSEN ADVISOR 2.50 0 false false false false false false false false false MICHAEL FUNK 6002 DIAMOND RUBT STE 3 PMB 265 CHRISTIANSTED VI 00820 5033493803 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 118549 113195 44039 66113 101678 443574 1306 18200 4032 8921 19226 51685 119855 131395 48071 75034 120904 495259 495259 119855 131395 48071 75034 120904 495259 1.00000 0.99990 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FUNDRAISING 20983 10000 10983 20983 10000 10983 10983 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 FUNDRAISING COST OF GOODS SOLD 20,223 EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 95 TRAVEL 264 CONFERENCE MEETINGS - TRAVEL 1,315 INSURANCE 1,972 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 6,308 TOTAL 30,177 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 93,636 93,636 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 37,565 43,873 TOTAL 56,071 49,763 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE C.O.R.E. FOUNDATION INSPIRES COMMUNITIES TO BE BETTER STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH MARINE AWARENESS EDUCATION AND HANDS ON COASTAL PROGRAMS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 A SERIOUS THREAT TO CARIBBEAN CORAL REEFS IS INVASIVE LIONFISH. THESE VENOMOUS FISH ARE PROLIFIC BREEDERS AND HAVE NO PREDATORS IN THE CARIBBEAN,SO THEIR POPULATIONS IS UNCHECKED. FOR FIFTEEN YEARS, CORE AS CONDUCTED EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF DIVERS FOR LIONFHISH REMOVAL USING A NON-PROJECTILE. THE HAWAIIAN SLING DEVICE AND OUR ORGANIZATION ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVING THOUSANDS OF THESE INVASIVE FISH EACH YEAR FROM BOTH V.I. TERRITORAL AND V.I. NATIONAL PARK WATERS. HELD A VERY SUCCESSFUL LIONFISH DERBY WITH OVER 200 REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS ON THE ISLAND OF ST. CROIX, VI. CORE HAS BEEN PERMITTED TO MAINTAIN AN IN-WATER NURSERY TO MAINTAIN GENOTYPES OF LOCALLY THREATENED CORALS AND TO GROW THEM TO A SUITABLE SIZE FOR NEARBY OUTPLANTING. CORE DIVERS CONDUCT FREQUENT NURSERY CLEANING AND DATA COLLECTION, AND ARE FINDING ADDITIONAL NURSERY SPACE.