2025-07-16T22:04:05-07:00 2024-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990EZ 2024-01-01 271617474 BEYOND THE SURFACE BEYO 6192983750 3212 BRANT ST SAN DIEGO CA 921035504 EMILY KOCH PRESIDENT 6192983750 2025-07-17 1 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2025-07-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X beyondthesurfaceinternational.org X X 110337 X 109729 500 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 110337 20359 0 0 41374 0 46 17640 79419 30918 56355 0 87273 56355 87273 0 0 0 0 56355 87273 0 0 56355 87273 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF BEYOND THE SURFACE INTERNATIONAL (BTSI) IS TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER YOUTH IN SMALL-SCALE FISHING VILLAGES. BTSI IS AN ADJUNCT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE LOCAL EDUCATORS WITH INNOVATIVE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TOOLS, TRAINING, AND SAFE- SPACES FOR CHILDREN IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES THAT ARE THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, GLOBAL WARMING, AND SEA LEVEL RISE. THE GOAL IS TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES WHILE THEY LEARN THAT THEIR SMALL-SCALE FISHING COMMUNITIES ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT IN THE CONTEXT OF FOOD SECURITY, LIVELIHOODS, NATURAL-CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE. THIS IS DONE THROUGH WORKSHOPS WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS INVOLVING ART PROJECTS, STORYTELLING, SURFING, MINDFULNESS TRAINING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT MOTIVATE YOUTH TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIPS AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT SO THAT NATURAL RESOURCES ARE PROTECTED AND ENHANCED. FESTIVAL SOMOS MAR - BTSI CREATED, ORGANIZED, AND PRODUCED FESTIVAL SOMOS MAR, A SERIES OF TWO-WEEK SCHOOL FILM FESTIVALS IN WHICH YOUNG LEARNERS FROM FISHING VILLAGES AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES MAKE THEIR OWN FILMS AND OTHER AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA PRODUCTIONS IN PERU'S COASTAL, AMAZONIAN, AND ANDEAN FISHING VILLAGES. FESTIVAL SOMOS MAR. THE FESTIVAL INTRODUCED STUDENTS TO THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES (SSF) GUIDELINES THROUGH A SERIES OF PARTICIPATORY TRANSMEDIA WORKSHOPS ENABLING STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THEIR SSF COMMUNITY AS A SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM. THE FESTIVAL HAS ENGAGED OVER 3000 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. 0 22678 THE SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES GUIDELINES CURRICULUM - BTSI DEVELOPED THE SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES GUIDELINES CURRICULUM WORKING WITH THE SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO), THE LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION, AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY. BTSI CREATED THIS 538-PAGE CURRICULUM IN CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS TO IMPLEMENT THE FAOS VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES FOR SECURING SUSTAINABLE SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES IN THE CONTEXT OF FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY ERADICATION DURING 2022, THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ARTISANAL FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE. BTSI WORKED DIRECTLY AND IN-PERSON WITH OVER 2,300 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN PERU AND VIRTUALLY IN NIGERIA, MADAGASCAR AND INDIA TO DEVELOP A CURRICULUM AS A LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR RURAL EDUCATORS AND YOUNG LEARNERS TO EXPLORE, IMAGINE, AND PUT INTO ACTION THE FAO GUIDELINES IN THEIR UNIQUE FISHING COMMUNITIES. IN PERU, BTSI CONDUCTED IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS IN THE FISHING COMMUNITIES ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST IN THE COMMUNITIES OF LOBITOS, EL NUNO, AND TUMBES AND IN MADAGASCAR, NIGERIA, AND INDIA. AA TEAM OF SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, AND ARTISTS WORKED WITH LOCAL TEACHERS TO FORMULATE LESSON PLANS. BTSI ALSO FACILITATED TEACHER TRAINING BY PITCHING CURRICULUM IDEAS AND RECEIVING TEACHER FEEDBACK. THE RESULT WAS THE CREATION OF THREE STOP-MOTION ANIMATIONS, TWO OUTDOOR MURALS, TEN PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES AND SEVERAL ARTISTIC PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS CYANOTYPE PRINTS, PROTEST SIGNS, LETTERS TO POLICY MAKERS, AND COMMUNITY HERITAGE MAPS. BTSI ALSO ORGANIZED WORKSHOPS FOR ADULT LEARNERS SUCH AS WOMEN INVOLVED IN FISH-PROCESSING WORK AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING LOCAL MUNICIPALITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. 20359 28052 WOMEN & WATER PROGRAM - WOMEN AND WATER IS AN 8-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM IN LOBITOS, PERU, THAT SUPPORTS LOCAL GIRLS IN CULTIVATING THEIR INNER AND OUTER STRENGTH THROUGH OCEAN PLAY, ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, AND WELLNESS WORKSHOPS. CO-FOUNDED AND DEVELOPED WITH PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE SARAH HAUSER, THE PROGRAM IS A POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT APPROACH FOR YOUNG WOMEN TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEMSELVES, ONE ANOTHER, AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS, FOCUSED ON COMPASSION, CURIOSITY, AND CREATIVITY. EMPHASIZING INTERDEPENDENCE AND DECENTRALIZATION, WOMEN & WATER FOSTERS A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND MUTUAL SUPPORT AMONG THE GIRLS. BY CONNECTING WITH THE OCEAN AND EACH OTHER, THE GIRLS GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR PERSONAL STRENGTHS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NURTURING A HEALTHY SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM AND WATER BODIES (OUR OWN AND THOSE AROUND US, INCLUDING OUR PLANET'S). IN 2024, WE BEGAN PREPRODUCTION FOR OUR SUMMER PROGRAM, SECURING SURFBOARDS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SWIM LESSONS. 0 20000 70730 EMILY ANNE KOCH PRESIDENT 40 4900 0 0 ORIANA POINDEXTER VICE PRESIDENT 4 0 0 0 JEFFREY JOHN KOCH SECRETARY/TREASURER 3 0 0 0 ADRIANNCE CHANDRA-HUFF DIRECTOR 1 0 0 0 TARA SAYURI WHITTY DIRECTOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA BEYOND THE SURFACE 3212 BRANT ST SAN DIEGO CA 921035504 6192983750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 38900 34776 121503 42121 109729 347029 38900 34776 121503 42121 109729 347029 81647 265382 12 52 4 68 628 628 1256 348353 500 0.76182 0.90430 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B EFFECTIVE MAY 28, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS NAME FROM BEYOND THE SURFACE INTERNATIONAL TO COAST 2 COAST MOVEMENT, INC. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Description;Amount^MISCELLANEOUS INCOME;104^Total;104^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS - $244; GRANTS TO DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS - $18,569; GRANTS TO FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS - $1,546 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^TRAVEL AND MEETING EXPENSES;11340|OFFICE EXPENSES;6300^Total;17640^