2025-11-14T15:53:27-06:00 2024-12-31 541832244 GILLILAND & ASSOCIATES PC 7799 LEESBURG PIKE STE 1150N FALLS CHURCH VA 22043 990EZ 2024-01-01 853160014 OPES OCEANI FOUNDATION INC OPES 5715278228 1800 DIAGONAL ROAD SUITE 600 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 GAVIN CARTER CHAIRMAN 5715278228 2025-11-14 1 0 DANIEL G GILLILAND CPA P00745845 7034489121 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X N/A X X 125000 X 125000 125000 17567 107435 33400 158402 -33402 66233 0 32831 54155 66233 66233 32831 0 0 66233 32831 X OPES OCEANI FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION AND RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF OCEAN RESOURCES, INCLUDING INFORMING AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND THOSE ENGAGED IN THE UTILIZATION OF OCEAN RESOURCES ON BEST PRACTICES WITH REGARD TO RESPONSIBLE RESOURCE UTILIZATION, CONSERVATION, BIODIVERSITY, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROMOTION OF GOOD GOVERNANCE OF THE WORLD'S OCEANS. AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO PROMOTE GOOD GOVERNANCE OF THE OCEANS, WE APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED OBSERVER STATUS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY (ISA), THE UNITED NATIONS BODY THAT IS RESPONSIBLE UNDER THE UN CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS) FOR OVERSEEING MINING ON THE SEABED UNDER THE HIGH SEAS. AS AN ACCREDITED OBSERVER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION, OPES OCEANI FOUNDATION PARTICIPATED IN ISA ASSEMBLY MEETING 29 IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA (29 JULY - 2 AUGUST 2024). WE MADE AN INTERVENTION AFFIRMING PLANS TO RETAIN PERMANENT REPRESENTATION IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA, WHERE THE ISA IS LOCATED. DURING THE MEETING, OPES OCEANI FOUNDATION DISCUSSED WITH MANY DELEGATIONS THE ISA'S WORK TOWARDS AGREEING A MINING CODE AND THE AREAS WHERE TEXT AND DRAFTING DISAGREEMENTS EXIST. 0 51930 AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO PROMOTE GOOD GOVERNANCE OF THE OCEANS, WE PARTICIPATED IN THE 69TH PLENARY MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION (IWC 69) IN LIMA, PERU (23-27 SEPTEMBER 2024). OPES OCEANI FOUNDATION PRESSED THE IWC TO IMPROVE ITS GOVERNANCE IN SEVERAL WAYS. IN A FLOOR INTERVENTION, WE SAID THAT ABORIGINAL WHALING SHOULD BE A RIGHT RATHER THAN A PRIVILEGE THAT IS GRANTED PERIODICALLY AT THE IWC'S DISCRETION. WE FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT THE IWC'S QUOTA PROCESS AND VOTE CREATED UNNECESSARY UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE OUTCOME AND THAT THIS CAUSED CONSIDERABLE ANXIETY AMONG TRADITIONAL WHALING COMMUNITIES. SEPARATELY, WE EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE VOICES OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES WERE DELETED FROM A COMMISSIONED REPORT ON SUBSISTENCE WHALING IN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES. WE REQUESTED THAT THE ORIGINAL TEXT BE REINSERTED. OPES OCEANI FOUNDATION ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW THE ISSUE OF APPLYING A QUORUM AT THE IWC SHOULD BE CONSTITUTED DURING MEETINGS AND VOTING. 0 40521 AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO SUPPORT GREATER INTERNATIONAL PROGRESS IN CONSERVING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, WE PARTICIPATED IN THE OUR OCEAN 2024 MEETING IN ATHENS (15-17 APRIL 2024). OUR OCEAN MEETINGS WERE INITIATED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN 2014 AND FOCUS ON A NUMBER OF AREAS OF ACTION, SUCH AS PROMOTING MARINE PROTECTED AREAS, FOSTERING A SUSTAINABLE BLUE ECONOMY, TACKLING THE CLIMATE CRISIS, SUPPORTING MARITIME SECURITY, ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES, AND COMBATING MARINE POLLUTION SUCH AS PLASTICS. OPES OCEANI FOUNDATION MADE A COMMITMENT TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP SYNERGIES BETWEEN MARINE CONSERVATION AND ARTISANAL FISHERIES IN PANAMA OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. OVERALL, MORE THAN 450 COMMITMENTS WERE MADE AT THE CONFERENCE TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE THE OCEANS, VALUED AT $11 BILLION. 0 30714 123165 GAVIN CARTER CHAIRMAN 5.00 0 0 0 GLENN INWOOD TREASURER 5.00 0 0 0 BRUCE KITCHEN SECRETARY 2.00 0 0 0 JACQUELINE CLARKE DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 BERNARD MONOT DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VA GAVIN CARTER 1800 DIAGONAL ROAD SUITE 600 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 5715278228 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 111237 125000 236237 111237 125000 236237 0 0 0 236237 111237 125000 236237 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: OPES OCEANI FOUNDATION EUROPE. DATE OF GIFT: 04/29/24. AMOUNT GIVEN: 5,494. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: OPES OCEANI FOUNDATION EUROPE. DATE OF GIFT: 05/21/24. AMOUNT GIVEN: 5,573. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: FINOLOGY. DATE OF GIFT: 06/20/24. AMOUNT GIVEN: 3,000. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: AFRICA4NUCLEAR. DATE OF GIFT: 11/08/24. AMOUNT GIVEN: 1,000. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE GRANTEE NAME: INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE. DATE OF GIFT: 11/20/24. AMOUNT GIVEN: 2,500. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 17,567. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 651. DESCRIPTION: BUSINESS LICENSE. AMOUNT: 25. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS, MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 7,344. DESCRIPTION: MEMBERSHIP FEES. AMOUNT: 1,106. DESCRIPTION: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. AMOUNT: 3,791. DESCRIPTION: RESEARCH. AMOUNT: 2,247. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 18,236. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 33,400. 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.