2025-10-07T14:17:29-04:00 2023-12-31 590548468 PURVIS GRAY & COMPANY LLP 222 NORTH EAST FIRST STREET GAINESVILLE FL 32601 990 2023-01-01 593489180 GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS INC GLOB 3864540811 18487 HIGH SPRINGS MAIN ST HIGH SPRINGS FL 326430546 COREY JABLONSKI EXEC DIR/TREAS/SEC 3864540811 2025-10-03 true true LISA M MAROUSKY CPA P01965450 3523782461 2025-10-03 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z IR2024266 HURRICANES HELENE MILTON RELIEF COREY JABLONSKI 18487 HIGH SPRINGS MAIN ST HIGH SPRINGS FL 326430546 1066592 false X WWW.GUE.COM X 2001 FL THE GOAL OF GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS IS TO ESTABLISH AN EDUCATED, PROFICIENT GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF SCUBA DIVERS INSPIRED AND EMPOWERED TO CONSERVE AND EXPLORE THE WORLD'S AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS. 9 6 8 50 96135 35523 142766 780702 822620 1582 2303 42607 63754 860414 1031443 3155 282 0 309478 276691 0 0 481013 644267 793646 921240 66768 110203 478248 620373 5616 37538 472632 582835 X GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS IS BUILDING GLOBAL COMMUNITIES OF PASSIONATE DIVERS, EMPOWERED BY HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING AND ORGANIZED TO SUPPORT WIDE-RANGING DIVING ACTIVITIES. 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TO THIS END, DIGITAL CERTIFICATIONS WERE MADE AVAILABLE, THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL WAS RE-LAUNCHED AS AN ONLINE PUBLICATION RATHER HAN PRINT, A DONATION WAS MADE TO AN ORGANIZATION FOR SEAGRASS GROWTH TO OFFSET THE CARBON FROM SHIPPING PRODUCTS, AND A GLOBAL CLEANUP WEEKEND WAS ORGANIZED AND PROMOTED. IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE OUR WORLD-WIDE COMMUNITIES, THE THIRD ANNUAL GUE COMMUNITY DAY TOOK PLACE, AS WELL THE PUBLICATION OF A PROJECT REPORT THAT HIGHLIGHTS PROJECTS FROM GUE DIVERS AROUND THE WORLD. SINCE OUR INCEPTION, WE HAVE ISSUED MORE THAN 25,000 CERTIFICATIONS ACROSS OUR CURRICULUM. IN 2023, WE TRAINED MORE THAN 2,750 PEOPLE IN OUR COURSES RANGING FROM OUR BEGINNING COURSES SUCH AS GUE FUNDAMENTALS TO OUR ADVANCED COURSES, LIKE OUR REBREATHER CLASS. 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THESE COMMUNITIES CONTAIN AND PARTNER WITH DEDICATED EXPLORERS, CONSERVATIONISTS AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS TO CONDUCT A DIVERSITY OF AQUATIC INITIATIVES AROUND THE WORLD. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS, INC (GUE) EXPANDED DIVER TRAINING PROGRAMS NEW E-LEARNING MODULE, AND RELEASING NEW COURSE MATERIALS, INCLUDING NEW VERSIONS OF BOTH OUR CAVE MANUAL AND FUNDAMENTALS BOOK. A NEW DECOMPRESSION SOFTWARE PROGRAM WAS FINALLY RELEASED AFTER MORE THAN FIVE YEARS IN DEVELOPMENT. EFFORTS TO TRANSLATE THE WEBSITE AND EXISTING COURSE MATERIALS ALSO CONTINUED, AS WELL AS A FOCUSED EFFORT IN VIDEO CONTENT CREATION FOR BOTH THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND GUE.TV, IN ORDER TO REACH MORE PEOPLE. A CONSERVATION PLEDGE WAS RELEASED, COMMITTING TO MORE ARDENT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENT AND REDUCE OUR FOOTPRINT. TO THIS END, DIGITAL CERTIFICATIONS WERE MADE AVAILABLE, THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL WAS RE-LAUNCHED AS AN ONLINE PUBLICATION RATHER HAN PRINT, A DONATION WAS MADE TO AN ORGANIZATION FOR SEAGRASS GROWTH TO OFFSET THE CARBON FROM SHIPPING PRODUCTS, AND A GLOBAL CLEANUP WEEKEND WAS ORGANIZED AND PROMOTED. IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE OUR WORLD-WIDE COMMUNITIES, THE THIRD ANNUAL GUE COMMUNITY DAY TOOK PLACE, AS WELL THE PUBLICATION OF A PROJECT REPORT THAT HIGHLIGHTS PROJECTS FROM GUE DIVERS AROUND THE WORLD. SINCE OUR INCEPTION, WE HAVE ISSUED MORE THAN 25,000 CERTIFICATIONS ACROSS OUR CURRICULUM. IN 2023, WE TRAINED MORE THAN 2,750 PEOPLE IN OUR COURSES RANGING FROM OUR BEGINNING COURSES SUCH AS GUE FUNDAMENTALS TO OUR ADVANCED COURSES, LIKE OUR REBREATHER CLASS. OUR MEMBERSHIP AVERAGED APPROXIMATELY 1,260 IN 2023. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 COREY JABLONSKI JARROD JABLONSKI EXEC DIR/TRE PRESIDENT FAMILY RELATIONSHIP COREY JABLONSKI ROBERT CARMICHAEL EXEC DIR/TRE DIRECTOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP JARROD JABLONSKI ROBERT CARMICHAEL PRESIDENT DIRECTOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B HE RETURN WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND THE BOOKKEEPER. AFTERWARDS, THE RETURN WILL BE SENT TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL TO FILE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION FOR THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 36,847 110,541 0 JANITORIAL 180 0 0 QUEST PUBLICATION COSTS 0 12,530 0 TOTAL 37,027 123,071 0