2025-03-04T13:17:30-06:00 2023-12-31 651053883 JPC INTERNATION TAX ADVISORS PA 1990 MAIN STREET SUITE 750 SARASOTA FL 34236 990EZ 2023-01-01 852131191 CONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH INC CONN 50688862326 1250 BELLEVIEW DR FORT COLLINS CO 80526 SARAH TRAVERS COMPLIANCE OFFICER 2025-03-04 1 0 JASON P CATLIN P01058843 9413611147 2025-03-04 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X HTTP://CONNECTOCEANCR.COM/ X X 47504 X 47504 47504 4889 1188 12210 65486 83773 -36269 81885 0 45616 81885 45616 81885 45616 0 0 81885 45616 X CONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING OCEAN STEWARDSHIP AND CONSERVING AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND COLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION EFFORTS. OUR MISSION IS TO CONNECT COMMUNITIES TO THE OCEAN BY DELIVERING STEM-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, CITIZEN SCIENCE INITIATIVES, AND WATER SAFETY TRAINING, INCLUDING OUR SWIM SAFE COSTA RICA PROGRAM, WHICH AIMS TO PREVENT DROWNING AND PROMOTE WATER SAFETY NATIONWIDE. COSTA RICA RANKS AS THE SECOND-HIGHEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WHERE U.S. CITIZENS DROWN ABROAD. TO ADDRESS THIS CRITICAL ISSUE, WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE U.S. EMBASSY AND THE NATIONAL DROWNING PREVENTION COMMISSION TO ADVOCATE FOR LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AND GARNER GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR WATER SAFETY INITIATIVES. SWIM SAFE COSTA RICA - WATER SAFETY AND DROWNING PREVENTIONCONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH ESTABLISHED SWIM SAFE COSTA RICA, A NATIONAL WATER SAFETY INITIATIVE AIMED AT PREVENTING DROWNING AND PROMOTING WATER SAFETY AWARENESS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.- LIFEGUARD TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION: FROM MARCH 2019 TO NOVEMBER 2024, WE TRAINED AND CERTIFIED 243 LIFEGUARDS IN COSTA RICA AND 120 LIFEGUARDS IN THE BAHAMAS SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING THE CAPACITY FOR LIFESAVING INTERVENTIONS ON THE BEACHES IN THESE COASTAL COMMUNITIES.- NIPPER SURF LIFESAVING CLINICS: OVER 700 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN THESE EDUCATIONAL CLINICS, TEACHING THEM ESSENTIAL WATER SAFETY SKILLS AND FOSTERING DROWNING PREVENTION AWARENESS. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE.- LEARN TO SWIM CLASSES: WE DELIVERED OVER 600 SWIM LESSONS, INTEGRATING OCEAN STEWARDSHIP EDUCATION TO EMPOWER LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND AND PROTECT MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.- FREE SURF LIFESAVING WORKSHOPS: PROVIDED TO AN ADDITIONAL 550 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, EQUIPPING THEM WITH SKILLS TO ENHANCE WATER SAFETY IN THEIR REGIONS.TO FURTHER SUPPORT LIFE SAVING EFFORTS, CONNECTOCEAN HAS INVESTED IN SURF SKIS, RESCUE BOARDS, AND OTHER LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT TO DEVELOP LIFESAVING AS A SPORT IN COSTA RICA AND THE BAHAMAS. BY INTEGRATING A SPORTS ELEMENT, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ENGAGING PLATFORM TO MENTOR YOUTH, PROMOTE TEAMWORK, AND ENCOURAGE HEALTHY COASTAL LIVING, WHILE INSPIRING A NEW GENERATION OF WATER SAFETY ADVOCATES.IMPACT: THESE INITIATIVES DIRECTLY BENEFITED OVER 1,800 INDIVIDUALS, CREATING SAFER AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS, FOSTERING A CULTURE OF WATER SAFETY, AND EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO STEWARD THEIR COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS. 0 0 REGENERATIVE FISHERIES AND TOURISM PROGRAMSCONNECTOCEAN HAS IMPLEMENTED PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES AND PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE INCOME SOURCES FOR ARTISANAL FISHERS IN COSTA RICA AND MADAGASCAR.- FISHERY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (FIP) IN COSTA RICA:IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, CONNECTOCEAN SUPPORTS SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. VISITORS PARTICIPATE IN REGENERATIVE TOURISM EXPERIENCES, FISHING ALONGSIDE LOCAL FISHERS USING HAND LINES, GUIDED BY SCIENCE OFFICERS TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE CATCHES. VULNERABLE SPECIES ARE RELEASED, PROMOTING BIODIVERSITY. THIS INITIATIVE, WHICH WON FIRST PRIZE AT THE UN GLOBAL COMPACT REBOOT THE OCEAN IN 2020, HAS REGENERATED INCOMES POST-PANDEMIC.- VEZO SHARK FISHERMEN INITIATIVE IN MADAGASCAR:IN COLLABORATION WITH BLUE VENTURES, WE SPONSORED 7 VEZO SHARK FISHERMEN TO BECOME PADI INSTRUCTORS, ENABLING THEM TO TRANSITION TO REGENERATIVE TOURISM AS AN ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD WHILE ADVANCING MARINE CONSERVATION.IMPACT: THESE PROGRAMS HAVE ENHANCED ECONOMIC RESILIENCE FOR OVER 100 ARTISANAL FISHERS, PROMOTED SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES, AND SUPPORTED MARINE BIODIVERSITY, CREATING A MODEL FOR COMBINING CONSERVATION WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. 0 0 REGENERATIVE COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AND HERITAGE PROGRAMSCONNECTOCEAN EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES TO REGENERATE ECOSYSTEMS AND PRESERVE CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY MANAGED CONSERVATION MODEL, BASED ON THE DISCOVER, CONNECT, PROTECT PILLARS.- DISCOVER:COMMUNITIES LEARN TO MAP SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS, IDENTIFY CONSERVATION SUCCESSES, AND RECOGNIZE THEIR ENVIRONMENT'S VALUE. REGIONAL CONSERVATION ALLIANCES GUIDE THESE EFFORTS, FOSTERING A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP OVER LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS.WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS THROUGH THE INCORPORATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN E-LEARNING PLATFORM THAT CONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH ARE DEVELOPING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CONSERVATION PARTNERS TO CREATE ONLINE COURSES THROUGH OPEN AI FOR SOURCE TO SEA, MANGROVES, INTERTIDAL ZONES, CORAL REEFS, OPEN OCEAN AND SHARKS AND RAYS.CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO - CONNECT:CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONS ARE FORMED IN EACH COMMUNITY, LED BY LOCAL CHAMPIONS. THESE GROUPS, SUPPORTED BY THE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE AND PADI DIVE CENTRES, USE "HOW-TO GUIDES" TO IMPLEMENT SCALABLE CONSERVATION PROJECTS. THIS PHASE COMBINES GLOBAL EXPERTISE WITH LOCAL LEADERSHIP, CREATING A RIPPLE EFFECT OF EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT.- PROTECT:COMMUNITIES APPLY THEIR SKILLS TO CREATE COMMUNITY MANAGED CONSERVATION AREAS (CMCAS), REGENERATING ECOSYSTEMS LIKE MANGROVES, CORAL REEFS, AND WATERSHEDS. THESE AREAS OFTEN BECOME HUBS FOR REGENERATIVE TOURISM, WELCOMING VISITORS WHO SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS WHILE BOOSTING LOCAL ECONOMIES. [LEARN MORE HERE.](CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS)- HERITAGE AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT IN LIMN:CONNECTOCEAN COLLABORATES WITH EMBAJADORES DEL MAR IN LIMN, COSTA RICA, TO EMPOWER AT-RISK YOUTH.-- SPONSORED 3 FULL PADI INSTRUCTOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND A SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION FOR LOCAL YOUTH.-- PURCHASED EQUIPMENT FOR A MOBILE DIVE TRAINING STATION, ENABLING DIVE TRAINING IN REMOTE AREAS LIKE CUAJINIQUIL, WHERE COASTAL COMMUNITIES ARE NOW BEING TRAINED.-- SUPPORTED SNORKELING TOURS TO 17TH-CENTURY SLAVE SHIPWRECKS, CONNECTING YOUTH TO THEIR AFRO-CARIBBEAN HERITAGE WHILE FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES. PLANS INCLUDE A COMMUNITY MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY CERTIFICATION TO PRESERVE THIS HISTORY. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE.IMPACT: THESE INITIATIVES HAVE DIRECTLY BENEFITED THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE IMPLEMENTED THESE PROGRAMS IN, FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS, REGENERATING ECOSYSTEMS, AND PRESERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE WHILE ALIGNING WITH GLOBAL CONSERVATION GOALS SUCH AS THE 30X30 INITIATIVE AND THE UN DECADE OF OCEAN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. 0 0 0 ERNST VAN DER POLL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 48.00 0 0 0 SARAH TRAVERS CONSERVATION DIRECTOR 10.00 0 0 0 ERIC MADEJA DEPUTY DIRECTOR 10.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SARAH TRAVERS CASA OASIS CALLE PINA SURFSIDE PLAYA POTRERO CS 50308 9705562998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 1050 1050 1040 47504 50644 1050 1050 1040 47504 50644 50644 50644 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 8,456. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM. AMOUNT: 20,000. DESCRIPTION: EQUIPMENT. AMOUNT: 31,158. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 850. DESCRIPTION: OTHER. AMOUNT: 5,022. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 65,486. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.