2025-08-14T17:56:39-04:00 2024-12-31 650356804 ROBBINS & MORONEY PA 222 SE 10TH ST FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33316 990 2024-01-01 474047350 AMERICAN CARIBBEAN MARITIME FOUNDATION AMER 5617576881 7642 ELM RIDGE DRIVE BOCA RATON FL 33433 GENEIVE BROWN METZGER PRESIDENT&EXEC. DIR. 5617576881 2025-08-12 true true MICHAEL J ROBBINS P01210648 9544673100 2025-08-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GENEIVE BROWN METZGER 7642 ELM RIDGE DRIVE BOCA RATON FL 33433 599888 false X WWW.ACMFDN.ORG X 2017 NY THE ACMF EXPANDED ITS ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS IN THE CARIBBEAN TO INCLUDE A SECOND TRAINING INSTITUTION IN GUYANA, ATLANTIC ALLIANCE OFF-SHORE MARITIME TRAINING, TO PREPARE LOCALS FOR THE EXPLODING OIL AND GAS SECTOR. OVERALL, THE ORGANIZATION AWARDED ONE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS TO CARIBBEAN NATIONALS IN THE REGION, PUTTING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS AT 289. THE ANCHOR AWARDS GALA WAS ATTENDED BY SHIPPING EXECUTIVES FROM PANAMA, THE CARIBBEAN, FRANCE, BELGIUM, AND UNITED STATES. THE HONOREES WERE LAURA HODGES BETHGE, PRESIDENT OF CELEBRITY CRUISES AND CARLOS URRIOLA, CHAIRMAN SSA MARINE MIT (PANAMA). 12 11 1 14 0 213926 554838 0 0 -25098 0 188828 554838 348963 331274 0 124900 128810 0 57196 59620 77798 533483 537882 -344655 16956 573344 749659 46628 205987 526716 543672 X AMERICAN CARIBBEAN MARITIME FOUNDATION ("THE FOUNDATION") IS A NOT-FOR- PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS ALLEVIATING POVERTY AND TRANSFORMING LIVES IN THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH MARITIME EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE FOUNDATION EXISTS TO SUPPORT ASPIRING CARIBBEAN MARITIME PROFESSIONALS AND WORKERS WHO ARE LOOKING TO BE TRAINED AT ANY OF ACMF ACADEMIC PARTNERS: THE CARIBBEAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AND LJM MARITIME ACADEMY (BAHAMAS), ATLANTIC ALLIANCE OFF-SHORE MARITIME TRAINING INSTITUTE, AND MATPAL MARINE INSTITUTE. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS JOB PLACEMENT THROUGH ITS JOBS BOARD AND BY COLLABORATING WITH CREWING AGENCIES. THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES ARE FOCUSED ON RAISING FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING CLASSROOMS AND PHYSICAL AMENITIES. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARITIME COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE CARIBBEAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY IS LOCATED. false false 448254 331274 THE ACMF, JUST AFTER A FEW SHORT YEARS, HAS TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF ASPIRING CARIBBEAN SEAFARERS AND MARITIME PROFESSIONALS, AND THOUSANDS WHO HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE CLASSROOM WE HELPED TO FUND, AND THE EQUIPMENT DONATED BY THE FOUNDATION. IN 2024, THE ACMF SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ITS SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT AWARD PROGRAM. IN 2018, IT WAS THIRTEEN (13) AND GREW TO TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE (289) IN 2024. WE LAUNCHED A DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP PORTAL, WHICH, WHEN ADDED TO OUR DIGITAL JOBS BOARD (EXCLUSIVELY FOR CARIBBEAN MARITIME GRADUATES) LAUNCHED IN THE PREVIOUS YEARMAKES OUR DELIVERY OF SERVICES MORE SEAMLESS AND EFFICIENT. OUR WORK WITH MAJOR SHIPPING COMPANIES SERVING THE CARIBBEAN RESULTED IN UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDING EXPANDING OUR CRUISE PARTNERSHIPS TO ROYAL CARIBBEAN, NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE, MSC, AND CARNIVAL. WE HOSTED OUR FIRST FORMAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM IN JAMAICA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE US EMBASSY IN KINGSTON, PRESIDED OVER BY THE US AMBASSADOR, AND ATTENDED BY MARITIME AUTHORITY LEADERS, STUDENTS, ACADEMIC PARTNERS FROM JAMAICA AND GUYANA. BEARING IN MIND THAT WE ARE APPROACHING OUR TENTH ANNIVERSARY IN 2027, WE HELD TWO STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS TO ASSESS OUR OPERATIONS AND IMPACT AND GET INPUT FROM THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY AS TO HOW TO BETTER DELIVER ON OUR MISSION AND SERVE THE INDUSTRY. WE BEGAN EFFORTS TO EXPAND OUR COUNTRY NETWORK TO INCLUDE BELIZE IN THE 2024. OUR FOCUS GOING FORWARD IS "TALENT IN OUR BACKYARD". WOMEN CONTINUE TO BE UNDER-REPRESENTED AT SENIOR LEVELS IN THE MARITIME FIELD AND WE HAVE FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT THEY RECEIVE THE KIND OF SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GET ACCESS TO MARITIME ACADEMIC TRAINING. THEY CONTINUE TO BE A FOCUS OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT AWARDS-WHEREIN 50% OF OUR SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO THEM. WE CAPPED OFF 2024 WITH THE ANNUAL ANCHOR AWARDS IN DECEMBER HONORING TWO LEADERS FROM THE CRUISE AND CARGO SECTORS. THE EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER TOP BRASS OF THE CRUISE AND CARGO SHIPPING INDUSTRY, AND MARITIME PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN, PANAMA, EUROPE AND UNITED STATES. THE ACMF IS SUCCEEDING IN ITS MISSION TO TRANSFORM LIVES OF THE CARIBBEAN YOUTH THROUGH MARITIME EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT. TO DATE, WE HAVE AWARDED 289 SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS TO STUDENTS FROM JAMAICA, BAHAMAS, GRENADA, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, GUYANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SURINAME, AND ST. LUCIA. THE AVERAGE GPA OF OUR SCHOLARS IS 3.2; AND TWO OF OUR SCHOLARS WERE HONORED AS VALEDICTORIANS. WE HAVE ALSO FUNDED SEA TIME FOR SEVERAL STUDENTS AND CREATED A UNIQUE JOBS BOARD PLATFORM THAT IS FREE TO USE TO OUR GRADUATES. THE PLATFORM HAS REGISTERED ALMOST 300 CADETS, AND SEVERAL CRUISE AND CARGO COMPANIES HAVE HIRED CADETS FROM THE PLATFORM. THE ACMF HOSTED ITS SEVENTH ANCHOR AWARDS HONORING LAURA HODGES BETHGE, PRESIDENT OF CELEBRITY CRUISES AND CARLOS URRIOLA, CHAIRMAN SSA MARINE MIT (PANAMA). THE ACMF HAS SIGNED ON THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIC PARTNERS: WOMEN IN MARITIME CARIBBEAN (WIMAC), CARIBBEAN SHIPPING ASSOCIATION, AND THE SHIPPING ASSOCIATION OF BARBADOS. 448254 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 1 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 12 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false NY X GENEIVE BROWN METZGER 5617576881 7642 ELM DRIVE BOCA RATON FL 33433 GENEIVE BROWN METZGER PRESIDENT&EX 60.00 X X 100000 0 0 FERN KHAN VICE PRESIDE 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ELSIE ROSARIO TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ROLAND MALINS-SMITH DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER NUGENT-HILL DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE OTERO VALDEZ ESQ DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 ADM ANDREW COGGINS DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA HUDSON DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 GIORA ISRAEL DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 VERONICA RAMSUNDAR DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 RAWLE BADDALOO DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN BELL DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 100000 false false false 554838 554838 45050 554838 45050 554838 331274 331274 100000 70000 20000 10000 21160 14812 4232 2116 7650 5355 1530 765 2000 2000 5889 5400 489 3095 2321 774 931 698 233 11762 11762 3036 3036 1300 650 650 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 44082 44082 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 2946 2946 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 2407 2407 MISCELLANEOUS 205 205 145 145 537882 448254 32432 57196 517107 749659 56237 573344 749659 46628 205987 46628 205987 X 526716 543672 526716 543672 573344 749659 16956 X true X false false X 138998 423657 950429 213926 554838 2281848 138998 423657 950429 213926 554838 2281848 985548 1296300 2281848 55276 0.56810 0.55880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED ACCRUED TUITION 195979 CREDIT CARD 10008 205987 true CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN MARITIMEEDU&TRAINING MARITIMEEDU&TRAINING 297345 SOUTH AMERICA MARITIMEEDU&TRAINING MARITIMEEDU&TRAINING 33929 331274 331274 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN MARITIMEEDU&TRAINING 277183 CK&WIRETRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA MARITIMEEDU&TRAINING 17940 CK&WIRETRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA MARITIMEEDU&TRAINING 15989 CK&WIRETRANSFER CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN MARITIMEEDU&TRAINING 11878 CK&WIRETRANSFER MARITIMEEDU&TRAINING CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 10 8284 CK&WIRETRANSFER false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 ONCE PER QUARTER, A REQUEST IS MADE FOR A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING OF THE USE OF FUNDS PROVIDED BY AMERICAN CARIBBEAN MARITIME FOUNDATION. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 297,345 0 SOUTH AMERICA 33,929 0 GALA 599888 554838 45050 45050 599888 554838 45050 45050 45050 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AMERICAN CARIBBEAN MARITIME FOUNDATION ("THE FOUNDATION") IS A NOT-FOR- PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS ALLEVIATING POVERTY AND TRANSFORMING LIVES IN THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH MARITIME EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE FOUNDATION EXISTS TO SUPPORT ASPIRING CARIBBEAN MARITIME PROFESSIONALS AND WORKERS WHO ARE LOOKING TO BE TRAINED AT ANY OF ACMF ACADEMIC PARTNERS: THE CARIBBEAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AND LJM MARITIME ACADEMY (BAHAMAS), ATLANTIC ALLIANCE OFF-SHORE MARITIME TRAINING INSTITUTE, AND MATPAL MARINE INSTITUTE. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS JOB PLACEMENT THROUGH ITS JOBS BOARD AND BY COLLABORATING WITH CREWING AGENCIES. THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES ARE FOCUSED ON RAISING FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING CLASSROOMS AND PHYSICAL AMENITIES. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARITIME COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE CARIBBEAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY IS LOCATED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE ACMF, JUST AFTER A FEW SHORT YEARS, HAS TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF ASPIRING CARIBBEAN SEAFARERS AND MARITIME PROFESSIONALS, AND THOUSANDS WHO HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE CLASSROOM WE HELPED TO FUND, AND THE EQUIPMENT DONATED BY THE FOUNDATION. IN 2024, THE ACMF SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ITS SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT AWARD PROGRAM. IN 2018, IT WAS THIRTEEN (13) AND GREW TO TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE (289) IN 2024. WE LAUNCHED A DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP PORTAL, WHICH, WHEN ADDED TO OUR DIGITAL JOBS BOARD (EXCLUSIVELY FOR CARIBBEAN MARITIME GRADUATES) LAUNCHED IN THE PREVIOUS YEARMAKES OUR DELIVERY OF SERVICES MORE SEAMLESS AND EFFICIENT. OUR WORK WITH MAJOR SHIPPING COMPANIES SERVING THE CARIBBEAN RESULTED IN UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDING EXPANDING OUR CRUISE PARTNERSHIPS TO ROYAL CARIBBEAN, NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE, MSC, AND CARNIVAL. WE HOSTED OUR FIRST FORMAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM IN JAMAICA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE US EMBASSY IN KINGSTON, PRESIDED OVER BY THE US AMBASSADOR, AND ATTENDED BY MARITIME AUTHORITY LEADERS, STUDENTS, ACADEMIC PARTNERS FROM JAMAICA AND GUYANA. BEARING IN MIND THAT WE ARE APPROACHING OUR TENTH ANNIVERSARY IN 2027, WE HELD TWO STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS TO ASSESS OUR OPERATIONS AND IMPACT AND GET INPUT FROM THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY AS TO HOW TO BETTER DELIVER ON OUR MISSION AND SERVE THE INDUSTRY. WE BEGAN EFFORTS TO EXPAND OUR COUNTRY NETWORK TO INCLUDE BELIZE IN THE 2024. OUR FOCUS GOING FORWARD IS "TALENT IN OUR BACKYARD". WOMEN CONTINUE TO BE UNDER-REPRESENTED AT SENIOR LEVELS IN THE MARITIME FIELD AND WE HAVE FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT THEY RECEIVE THE KIND OF SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GET ACCESS TO MARITIME ACADEMIC TRAINING. THEY CONTINUE TO BE A FOCUS OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT AWARDS-WHEREIN 50% OF OUR SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO THEM. WE CAPPED OFF 2024 WITH THE ANNUAL ANCHOR AWARDS IN DECEMBER HONORING TWO LEADERS FROM THE CRUISE AND CARGO SECTORS. THE EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER TOP BRASS OF THE CRUISE AND CARGO SHIPPING INDUSTRY, AND MARITIME PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN, PANAMA, EUROPE AND UNITED STATES. THE ACMF IS SUCCEEDING IN ITS MISSION TO TRANSFORM LIVES OF THE CARIBBEAN YOUTH THROUGH MARITIME EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT. TO DATE, WE HAVE AWARDED 289 SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS TO STUDENTS FROM JAMAICA, BAHAMAS, GRENADA, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, GUYANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SURINAME, AND ST. LUCIA. THE AVERAGE GPA OF OUR SCHOLARS IS 3.2; AND TWO OF OUR SCHOLARS WERE HONORED AS VALEDICTORIANS. WE HAVE ALSO FUNDED SEA TIME FOR SEVERAL STUDENTS AND CREATED A UNIQUE JOBS BOARD PLATFORM THAT IS FREE TO USE TO OUR GRADUATES. THE PLATFORM HAS REGISTERED ALMOST 300 CADETS, AND SEVERAL CRUISE AND CARGO COMPANIES HAVE HIRED CADETS FROM THE PLATFORM. THE ACMF HOSTED ITS SEVENTH ANCHOR AWARDS HONORING LAURA HODGES BETHGE, PRESIDENT OF CELEBRITY CRUISES AND CARLOS URRIOLA, CHAIRMAN SSA MARINE MIT (PANAMA). THE ACMF HAS SIGNED ON THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIC PARTNERS: WOMEN IN MARITIME CARIBBEAN (WIMAC), CARIBBEAN SHIPPING ASSOCIATION, AND THE SHIPPING ASSOCIATION OF BARBADOS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD PRESIDENT REVIEWS FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C POLICIES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO STUDIED SIMILAR POSITION AT SEVERAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION.