2025-09-19T07:29:56-05:00 2024-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-01-01 943370994 NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION NATI 3016083040 8455 COLESVILLE ROAD 1275 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 VERONICA ALI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 3016083040 2025-09-19 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOEL JOHNSON 8455 COLESVILLE ROAD 1275 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 36645412 0 X WWW.MARINESANCTUARY.ORG X 2000 MI SEE PART III, LINE 1. 16 16 124 20 0 0 21592928 35461919 160203 92298 39907 300674 -164958 126954 21628080 35981845 7269711 6014467 0 0 6509943 9098698 33524 68535 1657310 8908384 19879294 22721562 35060994 -1093482 920851 9575940 15457372 4189707 9254155 5386233 6203217 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 6517236 4040340 CONSERVATION & RESTORATION:OUR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ARE AMERICA'S PROTECTED AREAS OF THE OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES THAT SAFEGUARD RICH BIODIVERSITY AND CULTURAL TREASURES. THEY ARE HOME TO ICONIC SPECIES LIKE MIGRATORY WHALES, SEABIRDS, COUNTLESS FISH SPECIES, AND HABITATS SUCH AS CORAL REEFS AND TOWERING KELP FORESTS. ALL 18 NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ALSO PRESERVE OUR MARITIME HERITAGE, PROTECTING HISTORICAL ASSETS LIKE SHIPWRECKS, AIRCRAFT, AND OTHER ARTIFACTS THAT REVEAL OUR NATION'S MARITIME HISTORY. THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION FUNDS EFFORTS IN SANCTUARY COMMUNITIES THAT CENTER PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IN THE CONSERVATION, RESTORATION, AND EDUCATION OF OUR TREASURED WATERS. OUR APPROACH EMPHASIZES FUNDING PRACTICAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT THAT SUPPORTS BOTH THRIVING MARINE INDUSTRIES AND ROBUST COASTAL TOURISM MARKETS. THE PROGRAM WORKS TO ENSURE THAT SANCTUARY MARINE TOURISM SECTORS REMAIN COMPETITIVE AND PROFITABLE FOR GENERATIONS OF AMERICAN WORKERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING HEALTHIER MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND A STRONGER ECONOMIC FOUNDATION THAT CREATES JOBS AND GENERATES REVENUE WHILE MAINTAINING THE NATURAL ASSETS THAT MAKE SANCTUARIES A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR ALL VISITORS.AS HOTSPOTS FOR BIODIVERSITY, NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ARE CRITICAL PLATFORMS FOR DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE WHALE PROTECTION SOLUTIONS THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES, TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, AND INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS. THE FOUNDATION FUNDS PARTNER-LED DISENTANGLEMENT WORKSHOPS TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS TO RESCUE ENTANGLED WHALES, SUPPORTS CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY WHALE USE AREAS TO REDUCE CO-OCCURRENCE WITH FISHING ACTIVITY, VESSEL TRAFFIC, AND OTHER THREATS, AND ACTIVELY TESTS AND SUPPORTS NEW COMMERCIAL FISHING GEAR INNOVATIONS THAT REDUCE THE RISK OF ENTANGLEMENTS WHILE SUPPORTING MARITIME ECONOMIES AND LIVELIHOODS. IN 2024, THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH NOAA FISHERIES, FUNDED AND HOSTED ANNUAL TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA LARGE WHALE ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE NETWORK IN MONTEREY BAY AND CHANNEL ISLANDS NMS. SUCH 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. AS OF YEAR-END 2024, COMMERCIAL DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERMEN HAVE CARRIED OUT OVER 745 TRIALS WITH FIVE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS.MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL REPRESENTS A GROWING INITIATIVE FOR THE FOUNDATION, ENCOMPASSING BOTH UNDERWATER AND COASTAL CLEANUP EFFORTS. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION AND ITS PARTNERS REMOVED 30,380 POUNDS OF DEBRIS UNDER THE FOUNDATION SPONSORED I.CARE TRASH DERBY AND 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. 2024). THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS MULTI-YEAR LARGE MARINE DEBRIS EFFORT, INITIATED IN 2023, TO REMOVE LARGE DEBRIS WHICH INCLUDES ABANDONED OR DERELICT VESSELS AND STRUCTURES, FROM FIVE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES. THE FOUNDATION SECURED FEDERAL, STATE, AND TRIBAL PERMITS AND WORKED ALONGSIDE TEN PARTNERS AT FEDERAL, STATE, AND TRIBAL LEVELS TO REMOVE 16 DERELICT VESSELS, AND AN OLD BRIDGE PONTOON FROM THE WATERS OF THE OLYMPIC COAST NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY, THE QUILEUTE USUAL AND ACCUSTOMED TREATY AREA, AND THE MAKAH USUAL AND ACCUSTOMED TREATY AREA TOTALING 7,896,669 POUNDS OF DEBRIS.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, AMERICAN SAMOA 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. THE FOUNDATION HOSTED TWO WORKSHOPS FOR PARTNERS IN THE PACIFIC JURISDICTIONS TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR SEXUAL CORAL RESTORATION EFFORTS AND INNOVATIVE MONITORING TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS A WORKSHOP TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS BOTH KELP AND CORAL RESTORATION PARTNERS. 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 HAVE DESIGNED NEW EXHIBITS TO DISPLAY COLLECTED MESOPHOTIC CORALS AND CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS TO TEST THE FEASIBILITY OF LAND-BASED PROPAGATION TECHNIQUES. PROGRESS WAS MADE IN A PROJECT TO STRENGTHEN THE SCIENCE AND COLLABORATIVE DECISION-MAKING TOOLS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NEARSHORE HABITATS THAT SUPPORT FOUNDATIONAL SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION, INCLUDING THE PUBLICATION OF A LITERATURE REVIEW, TWO MANAGER WORKSHOPS IN CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON, AND A WEBINAR.PROJECT ADVANCEMENT WAS MADE WITHIN THE ICONIC REEF GUARDIANS (IRG) PROGRAM WHICH FURTHER ENHANCES THE COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS AND LOCAL DIVE SHOP BUSINESSES INVOLVEMENT WITHIN THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE VITAL CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS FOUND WITHIN THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. IRG CURRENTLY OFFERS TWO UNIQUE PROGRAMMATIC EXPERIENCES, PASSIVE CORAL NURSERY AND CORAL HEALTH, AND CURRENTLY PARTNERS WITH NINE DIVE SHOPS WHICH HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY INCREASED PROGRAM LOCALITY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMATIC EXPERIENCES, REEF AND ACTIVE CORAL NURSERY, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND SET TO LAUNCH IN 2025.THE FOUNDATION CREATED A NEW SANCTUARY GUARDIAN INITIATIVE THAT FOCUSES ON EXPANDING VISITOR EXPERIENCES, STRENGTHENING LOCAL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS, AND DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE TOURISM PRODUCTS THAT PROTECT LOCAL HABITATS AND DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES.THIS INITIATIVE REPRESENTS A SMART INVESTMENT IN AMERICAN TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE THAT PAYS DIVIDENDS THROUGH INCREASED VISITOR SPENDING, JOB CREATION, AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITIES. THE FOUNDATION HOSTED THE FIRST-EVER CORAL THERMAL STRESS DESIGN THINKING CHALLENGE WITH 64 ATTENDEES IN WHICH 18 ENGINEERING STUDENTS FROM GEORGIA TECH, TEXAS A&M, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE RANGING FROM UNDERGRADUATES TO PHD CANDIDATES DESIGNED A NOVEL CORAL SHADING DEVICE WHICH IS IN CONTINUED REFINEMENT PRIOR TO IN-WATER FIELD VALIDATIONS IN 2025. THIS CHALLENGE WAS PART OF A NEW FOUNDATION EVENT SERIES -- SANCTUARY SOLUTIONS -- THAT CREATES TANGIBLE SOLUTIONS TO PRESSING ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL ISSUES WITHIN SANCTUARIES. 804459 77075 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SYSTEM ENCOMPASSES AMERICA'S MOST ICONIC OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES PLACESOUR CORAL REEFS, SHIPWRECKS, KELP FORESTS, AND DEEP-SEA CANYONS. EACH SANCTUARY IS A NATIONAL LIVING LABORATORY THAT FUELS A POWERFUL OCEAN ENTERPRISE. THEY ARE PLATFORMS FOR SCIENCE AND INNOVATION, TESTBEDS FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES, AND CATALYSTS FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE FOUNDATION FUNDS AND HELPS SUPPORT THE OCEAN ENTERPRISE IN SANCTUARIES, A NETWORK OF PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND ACADEMIC ENTITIES THAT DEVELOP AND DELIVER OCEAN OBSERVATION, MEASUREMENT, SOCIOECONOMIC STUDIES, AND DATA SERVICES. PARTNERS DEVELOP APPLICATIONS ACROSS SCIENCE, MARITIME SAFETY, NATIONAL SECURITY, AND IN SUPPORT OF MARINE AND COASTAL ECONOMIES. WE SUPPORT EXPERTS PROVIDING INPUT TO FISHERIES ECOLOGY, WHALE BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, WHALE AND BIRD TAGGING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHERE KEYSTONE WILDLIFE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES FOUND IN SANCTUARIES. THIS INCLUDES ONE OF THE LONGEST-RUNNING, CONSECUTIVE-YEAR SEABIRD TAGGING PROJECTS ON THE U.S. EAST COAST. LONG-TERM DATA COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION ARE CENTRAL TO OUR EFFORTS, ENABLING RESEARCHERS TO DETECT TRENDS OVER TIME, INFORM POLICY DECISIONS, AND SUPPORT THE CONTINUED REUSE AND INTEGRATION OF DATA ACROSS DISCIPLINES. RECENT TAGGING OF NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES, IS HELPING INVESTIGATE FINE-SCALE WHALE BEHAVIOR IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND PREY DISTRIBUTION. WE ADVANCE WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND HABITAT ASSESSMENTS THAT ESTABLISH CRITICAL BASELINES FOR CORAL REEF HEALTH, ENABLING FASTER IDENTIFICATION AND MITIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS. WE SUPPORT ACOUSTIC MONITORING PROJECTS USING STANDARDIZED MEASUREMENTS TO IDENTIFY MARINE ANIMAL, PHYSICAL, AND HUMAN SOUNDS ACROSS 30 SITES. A RELATED PROJECT USES DRIFTING ACOUSTIC RECORDERS IN THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT, INCLUDING THE WEST COAST SANCTUARIES. THE PROJECT EXPANDED TO HAWAII IN 2023 AND NOW COVERS THE PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION. BUILDING ON THIS WORK, WE USE MACHINE LEARNING TO DETECT AND CLASSIFY SOUNDS IN SANCTUARIES ACROSS AMERICAN SAMOA, PAPAHNAUMOKUKEA, AND HAWAII, CREATING TRAINING DATASETS AND MODELS FOR SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT. THESE EFFORTS ALSO SUPPORT VESSEL SPEED REDUCTION PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA BY DEVELOPING NOISE METRICS ALIGNED WITH REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS. WE FUND SOCIOECONOMIC RESEARCH THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW MANY PEOPLE ENGAGE IN 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 REGARDING RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND REGULATORY PROCESSES, AND DECISIONS. 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 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH, COMMUNITY SCIENCE, MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES. THE FOUNDATION FUNDED A SIDE-SCAN SONAR PROJECT IN STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY THAT IS IDENTIFY MARINE DEBRIS AND ENGAGE THE LOCAL FISHING COMMUNITY AT LEAST 5 SHIPWRECKS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE PROCESS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MASSACHUSETTS FISHERMEN AND FISHING CHARTERS, WHO TOW THE EQUIPMENT AND OFFER LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, THE PROJECT ADVANCES CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION, AND BUILDS SANCTUARY AWARENESS. FOR SANCTUARY OCEAN COUNT THE WORLD'S LONGEST RUNNING COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROJECT TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO SPOT AND IDENTIFY WHALES IN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY, TALLYING HUMPBACK WHALE SIGHTINGS, AND DOCUMENTING THE ANIMALS' SURFACE BEHAVIOR DURING THE SURVEY. IN 2024, OCEAN COUNT AND PARTNER EVENTS, MORE THAN 1,300 VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS PARTICIPATED IN THREE COORDINATED WHALE COUNT EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE OF HAWAII AND OBSERVED A TOTAL OF 5,120 HUMPBACK WHALES FROM SHORE-BASED SITES. DATA COLLECTED COMBINED WITH OTHER RESEARCH EFFORTS CAN HELP REVEAL TRENDS IN HUMPBACK WHALE OCCURRENCE WITHIN AND AMONGST WHALE SEASONS. 20639557 1263252 132981 EDUCATION & OUTREACH:THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THEIR SANCTUARIES AND FUNDS PUBLIC EDUCATION, OUTREACH, CONSERVATION, AND MARITIME HERITAGE PROJECTS THAT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BECOME ENGAGED STEWARDS OF AMERICA'S OCEAN, COASTS, AND GREAT LAKES WATERS. WE ENCOURAGE LOCAL STEWARDSHIP AND NATIONAL ENGAGEMENT INCLUDING PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE RECREATION AND TOURISM IN NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES; ESTABLISHING LIFELONG CONNECTIONS TO NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES AND MONUMENTS THROUGH EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS.THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS STAFF, OPERATIONS, EXHIBITS, AND/OR PROGRAMS AT TEN VISITOR CENTER SITES IN EACH OF THE THREE REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SYSTEM, INCLUDING LAUNCHING A NEW VISITOR CENTER, PACIFIC ISLANDS OCEAN EXPLORATION CENTER, DESIGNED TO CONNECT VISITORS IN THE HIGH-TOURISM AREA OF DOWNTOWN HONOLULU TO NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. NEW EXHIBITS WERE DEVELOPED FOR THE NEW GRAY'S REEF OCEAN DISCOVERY CENTER, TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF THE MILLIONS OF VISITORS TO SAVANNAH, GEORGIA EVERY YEAR TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RESOURCES OF THE OFFSHORE GRAY'S REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND THEIR VALUE TO THE COMMUNITIES OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE. ANNUALLY ON OCTOBER 23, THE FOUNDATION HOSTS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY DAY, A NATIONAL DAY OF CELEBRATION OF OUR TREASURED WATERS IN THE OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES THAT DEMONSTRATE HOW AMERICA'S SHARED MARITIME HERITAGE AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES ARE DEEPLY WOVEN TOGETHER IN OUR NATIONAL CHARACTER. NMSD 2024 FEATURED STORIES OF YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVISM FOR OUR OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES, EXPANDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO SANCTUARIES FOR TOURISM AND RECREATION, AND HERITAGE AND CULTURE INSPIRED BY THESE SPECIAL PLACES.THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION FUNDS PROGRAMS THAT 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 PROVIDE STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND LIFELONG LEARNERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE AND DISCOVER CONNECTIONS TO THE NATURAL WORLD, NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE. OUR FUNDING PROMOTES 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 EXPANDED A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT FAMILY FISHING CLINICS TO FIVE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES IN 2024, WITH 168 PARTICIPANTS FROM 65 FAMILIES.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. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION HELPED FACILITATE THE SECOND CROSS-PACIFIC INDIGENOUS EXCHANGE, HELD IN MONTEREY AND SEASIDE, CALIFORNIA. THIS EXCHANGE INCLUDED 36 INDIGENOUS LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALASKA, HAWAI'I, AMERICAN SAMOA, SAIPAN, CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON, AND MARYLAND. WE ALSO HELPED SUPPORT INDIGENOUS FILMS, EXHIBITS, AND OUTREACH EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC. THE FOUNDATION MADE 12 GRANTS TOTALING MORE THAN $84,000 TO ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. HELPING TO CLEAR MARINE DEBRIS FROM OUR NATION'S WATERS, AND PROVIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION. AS WELL AS 15 ADDITIONAL GRANTS TOTALING NEARLY $150,000 DESIGNED TO SUPPORT ENGAGEMENT WITH OCEAN EXPLORATION AND SCIENCE. THE FOUNDATION FUNDS 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. FOR EXAMPLE, THE PROJECT ROVE PROGRAM HELPED TRAIN TEACHERS ACROSS THE U.S. ON THE SKILLS NEEDED TO BRING UNDERWATER ROBOTICS TO THEIR CLASSROOM, INCLUDING A TEACHER COHORT PARTICIPATING IN SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE COURSES, CULMINATING IN AN IN-PERSON WORKSHOP IN OLYMPIC COAST NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS NOAA OCEAN GUARDIAN SCHOOLS IN 14 STATES AND 3 TERRITORIES, HELPING SCHOOLS PROTECT LOCAL WATERSHEDS, THE OCEAN, AND SPECIAL AREAS LIKE SANCTUARIES THROUGH SCHOOL- AND COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION PROJECTS. SINCE INCEPTION, STUDENTS HAVE COLLECTED OVER 180,000 POUNDS OF TRASH, DISTRIBUTED 44,000 REUSABLE ITEMS, AND AVOIDED MORE THAN A MILLION SINGLE-USE BOTTLES. PARENTS REPORT A 66% INCREASE IN THEIR CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY. NEARLY 90,000 STUDENTS, OVER HALF FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS, AND ABOUT 3,600 EDUCATORS HAVE PARTICIPATED. IN 2024, 33 SCHOOLS RECEIVED MORE THAN $115,000 IN GRANTS. 1741225 633800 CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK (CHOW), THE NATION'S PREMIER OCEAN POLICY CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON THE THEME OF LEADERSHIP. CHOW ELEVATED FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS, TRIBAL AND INDIGENOUS ELDERS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, WORLD RENOWN SCIENTISTS, CONSERVATION LUMINARIES, AND YOUTH ACTIVISTS. EARLY-CAREER AND YOUTH ADVOCATES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY CAME OUT IN FORCE TO WASHINGTON, DC, TO CHAMPION OCEAN PROTECTION. THEY TOOK CENTER STAGE TO SHARE THEIR INITIATIVES AND KNOWLEDGE, ADVOCATE TO ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND INSPIRE US ALL TO BE BOLD. EACH YEAR, CHOW STRENGTHENS OUR ABILITY TO LEAD THE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES BY MAKING NEW CONNECTIONS AND FORGING NEW POSSIBILITIES, UPLIFTING NEW VOICES, AND HONORING OUR CHAMPIONS. 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PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE INCLUDED AS EXPENSE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON PART VIII,LINE 8B 46,058. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE INCLUDED AS EXPENSE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON PART VIII,LINE 8B 46,058. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 6 PROGRAM SERVICES ACTIVITIES SEE PART V FOR FULL DESCRIPTION 268779 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 8 PROGRAM SERVICES ACTIVITIES SEE PART V FOR FULL DESCRIPTION 423080 SOUTH AMERICA 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES ACTIVITIES SEE PART V FOR FULL DESCRIPTION 139665 0 17 0 0 0 17 831524 0 831524 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. 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OUR OCEAN SECORE INTERNATIONAL 4673 NORTHWEST PARKWAY HILLIARD OH 43026 475385160 501 (C) 3 37573 0 TOWARDS A US PACIFIC IMPLEMENTATION NETWORK FOR CORAL LARVAL PROPAGATION FOR RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT GULF REACH INSTITUTE 7326 GOLD RIDGE ROAD CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78413 831384441 501 (C) 3 34045 0 GENERAL SUPPORT WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUM 75 MARITIME DRIVE MANITOWOC WI 54220 391128473 501 (C) 3 25000 0 EXHIBIT UPGRADES AT WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUM SEAFOOD NUTRITION PARTNERSHIP 1001 19TH STREET N SUITE 1200 ARLINGTON VA 22209 900948097 501 (C) 3 25000 0 STATE OF THE SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM CALIFORNIA MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION PO BOX 8346 SANTA CRUZ CA 95061 943225675 501 (C) 3 21700 0 PROTECTING BLUE WHALES AND BLUE SKIES IN THE MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND TEAM OCEAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM JOHNS HOPKINES UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY 11100 JOHNS HOPKINS ROAD 1-S140 LAUREL MD 20723 520595111 501 (C) 3 20000 0 BIENNIAL NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL DNA MINORITIES 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YOUTH REMOVE ELIZABETH RIVER MARINE DEBRIS IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CUNY ON BEHALF OF QUEEN COLLEGE CUNY QUEENS COLLEGE CUNY 650-30 KISSENA BLVD FLUSHING NY 11367 116080521 501 (C) 3 7470 0 ASSESSING MARINE DEBRIS TO FOSTER STEM ENGAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SEA TURTLE INC 6617 PADRE BLVD SOUTH PADRE ISLAND TX 78597 742042030 501 (C) 3 7040 0 ONE YEAR OF SUSTAINABILITY WITH SEA TURTLE INC RESILIENCE EDUCATION TRAINING AND INNOVATION CENTER 701 COLUMBIA STREET BROOKLYN NY 11231 812381283 501 (C) 3 7000 0 RETI CENTER MARINE DEBRIS FIELD KIT: A PILOT PROGRAM NATIVE VILLAGE OF AFOGNAK 115 MILL BAY ROAD KODIAK AK 99615 6116 0 CATCHER BEACH CLEAN-UP MYSITC RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION 20 ACADEMY STREET SUITE 306 ARLINGTON MA 02476 237221094 501 (C) 3 5860 0 TRASH, STORMWATER AND MARINE DEBRIS CURRUCULUM - EXPERIENTIAL FIELD TRIPS SAN DIEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY 4010 MORENA BLVD APT 100 SAN DIEGO CA 92117 956100273 501 (C) 3 5657 0 SOUTH SAN DIEGO MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL EVENT 52 9 PART I, LINE 2: EACH GRANTEE IS REQUIRED BY MUTUALLY SIGNED AGREEMENT TO SUBMIT TO THE FOUNDATION BOTH NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS USING SPECIFIC FORMS. 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 JOEL JOHNSON PRESIDENT & CEO (FROM 07/2 277656 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16144 0 293800 0 0 0 VERONICA ALI CFO 203266 0 0 0 0 0 5762 0 1684 0 210712 0 0 0 ALLISON ALEXANDER VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAM 158123 0 3000 0 0 0 4906 0 17601 0 183630 0 0 0 MARGARET KNUDSON VP OF DEVELOPMENT (THROUGH 10/24) 163263 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10604 0 173867 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 BONUSES WERE MERIT BASED AND THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED BONUSES: ALLISON ALEXANDER $3,000 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 COMMERCIAL DIVING & SALVAGE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 8,175,172. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 250. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,175,422. RESEARCH OCEANOGRAPHY & MARINE BIOLOGY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 602,370. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 602,370. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING & TECHNOLOGY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 448,312. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,200. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 449,512. ADTECH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 245,549. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 100,250. TOTAL EXPENSES 345,799. TRANSLATION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 227,887. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 227,887. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 110,134. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 81,329. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 25,805. TOTAL EXPENSES 217,268. EXHIBITS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 162,600. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 162,600. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 152,123. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 152,123. MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 104,274. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,590. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 109,864. OTHER CONSULTING FEE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,674,519. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 119,107. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,008. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,797,634.