2025-07-22T14:12:32-04:00 2024-12-31 650118209 GARCIA SANTA MARIA DE ARMAS TRUJILLO 135 SAN LORENZO AVE STE 660 CORAL GABLES FL 33146 990 2024-01-01 472277386 BLUE WORLD FOUNDATION INC BLUE 5616948107 1900 PURDY AVE SUITE 803 MIAMI BEACH FL 33139 ELISA AREANO PRESIDENT 5616948107 2025-07-22 false PEDRO DE ARMAS P00440261 3054480404 2025-07-22 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ELISA AREANO 1900 PURDY AVE SUITE 803 MIAMI BEACH FL 33139 321214 false X WWW.FUNDACIONMUNDOAZUL.COM X 2014 FL TO STABILIZE THE POPULATION OF MARINE SPECIES IN DANGER, ESPECIALLY SHARKS AND RAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN OF GUATEMALA; THROUGH SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE CREATION OF ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS, WHICH EVENTUALLY WILL SUBSTITUTE FISHING. 5 5 0 0 212946 320828 0 96 386 0 213042 321214 0 0 72332 111964 0 0 140851 209021 213183 320985 -141 229 385973 312490 385124 311412 849 1078 X TO STABILIZE THE POPULATION OF MARINE SPECIES IN DANGER, ESPECIALLY SHARKS AND RAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN OF GUATEMALA; THROUGH SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE CREATION OF ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS, WHICH EVENTUALLY WILL SUBSTITUTE FISHING. false false 320985 MISSION: TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF MARINE-COASTAL RESOURCES AND ARTISANAL FISHERIES THROUGH SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY, AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES. COVERAGE: PACIFIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTS OF GUATEMALA, WITH PRESENCE IN 9 LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND REGIONAL ACTIONS IN THE MESOAMERICAN REEF SYSTEM AND EASTERN PACIFIC. STRATEGIC PLAN 2025-2030: FOCUSED ON THREE PILLARS: APPLIED RESEARCH FOR CONSERVATION. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND POLICY ADVOCACY. 2024 INVESTMENT BY STRATEGY RESEARCH FOR CONSERVATION: 51% EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: 27% PUBLIC AWARENESS AND POLICY: 22% KEY RESULTS PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED: 45 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS: 12 PEOPLE REACHED THROUGH AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS: 60,958 ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED: 29 FRUIT TREES DISTRIBUTED: 4,924 MARINE AND FISHERIES CONSERVATION MONITORING OF SHARKS AND RAYS IN THE PACIFIC AND CARIBBEAN WITH OVER 14,800 INDIVIDUALS RECORDED IN 2024. 316 HAMMERHEAD SHARKS TAGGED, WITH 29 RECAPTURES. IDENTIFICATION OF NURSERY AREAS IN LAS LISAS AND SIPACATE. PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOPS WITH OVER 165 FISHERS TRAINED IN SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FORMATION AND EMPOWERMENT OF AMPERMALIS, A WOMEN-LED ASSOCIATION IN LAS LISAS. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FLOR DE MANGLE COMMUNITY APIARY (30 BEEHIVES), LED MAINLY BY WOMEN. STRENGTHENING OF THE KI'IL SARSTOON APIARY IN THE CARIBBEAN, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF A LOCAL BEEKEEPING CALENDAR. SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: FIRST MIGRATORY BIRD FESTIVAL IN LAS LISAS; 21 LOCALS TRAINED IN ECOTOURISM. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION HAMMERHEAD SHARK ROUTE: OVER 400 STUDENTS ENGAGED. LAUNCH OF THE SHARK CLUB IN LAS LISAS AND SIPACATE. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: 8 ACTIVE BENEFICIARIES IN PRIMARY, HIGH SCHOOL, AND UNIVERSITY LEVELS. POLICY AND ADVOCACY 12 NON-DETRIMENT FINDINGS (NDFS) DEVELOPED WITH CONAP AND DIPESCA FOR CITES-LISTED SHARK AND RAY SPECIES. DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS (SPECIES ID POSTERS AND A NATIONAL CHONDRICHTHYAN CATALOG) TO FISHERS AND AUTHORITIES. PUBLICATION OF A VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS OF THE ELASMOBRANCH FISHERY IN GUATEMALA. AUDIT NOTES STRONG PROJECT EXECUTION FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY, GENDER EQUITY, AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. DIVERSIFIED FUNDING FROM INTERNATIONAL DONORS SUCH AS THE LUIS VON AHN FOUNDATION, SHARK CONSERVATION FUND, AND U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. 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FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A MISSION: TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF MARINE-COASTAL RESOURCES AND ARTISANAL FISHERIES THROUGH SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY, AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES. COVERAGE: PACIFIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTS OF GUATEMALA, WITH PRESENCE IN 9 LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND REGIONAL ACTIONS IN THE MESOAMERICAN REEF SYSTEM AND EASTERN PACIFIC. STRATEGIC PLAN 2025-2030: FOCUSED ON THREE PILLARS: APPLIED RESEARCH FOR CONSERVATION. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND POLICY ADVOCACY. 2024 INVESTMENT BY STRATEGY RESEARCH FOR CONSERVATION: 51% EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: 27% PUBLIC AWARENESS AND POLICY: 22% KEY RESULTS PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED: 45 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS: 12 PEOPLE REACHED THROUGH AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS: 60,958 ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED: 29 FRUIT TREES DISTRIBUTED: 4,924 MARINE AND FISHERIES CONSERVATION MONITORING OF SHARKS AND RAYS IN THE PACIFIC AND CARIBBEAN WITH OVER 14,800 INDIVIDUALS RECORDED IN 2024. 316 HAMMERHEAD SHARKS TAGGED, WITH 29 RECAPTURES. IDENTIFICATION OF NURSERY AREAS IN LAS LISAS AND SIPACATE. PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOPS WITH OVER 165 FISHERS TRAINED IN SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FORMATION AND EMPOWERMENT OF AMPERMALIS, A WOMEN-LED ASSOCIATION IN LAS LISAS. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FLOR DE MANGLE COMMUNITY APIARY (30 BEEHIVES), LED MAINLY BY WOMEN. STRENGTHENING OF THE KI'IL SARSTOON APIARY IN THE CARIBBEAN, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF A LOCAL BEEKEEPING CALENDAR. SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: FIRST MIGRATORY BIRD FESTIVAL IN LAS LISAS; 21 LOCALS TRAINED IN ECOTOURISM. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION HAMMERHEAD SHARK ROUTE: OVER 400 STUDENTS ENGAGED. LAUNCH OF THE SHARK CLUB IN LAS LISAS AND SIPACATE. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: 8 ACTIVE BENEFICIARIES IN PRIMARY, HIGH SCHOOL, AND UNIVERSITY LEVELS. POLICY AND ADVOCACY 12 NON-DETRIMENT FINDINGS (NDFS) DEVELOPED WITH CONAP AND DIPESCA FOR CITES-LISTED SHARK AND RAY SPECIES. DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS (SPECIES ID POSTERS AND A NATIONAL CHONDRICHTHYAN CATALOG) TO FISHERS AND AUTHORITIES. PUBLICATION OF A VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS OF THE ELASMOBRANCH FISHERY IN GUATEMALA. AUDIT NOTES STRONG PROJECT EXECUTION FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY, GENDER EQUITY, AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. DIVERSIFIED FUNDING FROM INTERNATIONAL DONORS SUCH AS THE LUIS VON AHN FOUNDATION, SHARK CONSERVATION FUND, AND U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. EVIDENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH, INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING, AND ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC GOALS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAIABLE UPON REQUEST.