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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>HEIRS TO OUR OCEAN IS AN OFFICIAL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME OF VIA SENTI, BEING ITS ONLY PROGRAM. WE ARE AN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH-LED ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION OF EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS BY CONNECTING THEM IN PURPOSE, EDUCATING THEM ON THE INTERSECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES THEY ARE INHERITING, AND CULTIVATING ESSENTIAL SKILLS TO CREATE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND REAL-WORLD CHANGE. WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE ALL YOUTH ARE PREPARED TO LEAD HUMANITY INTO A MORE JUST, EQUITABLE, EMPATHETIC FUTURE AND ARE CONNECTED TO THE NATURAL WORLD, OUR ONE-WATER SYSTEM, AND EACH OTHER.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>PART IX, LINE 11B. LEGAL ACTION AGAINST CARRIE ALISON WAS STILL ONGOING IN 2024. MONIES WERE DONATED TO HEIRS TO OUR OCEAN SPECIFICALLY TO COVER THE LEGAL EXPENSES TOTALING 77,292.68, SO AS TO ENSURE ALL MONIES DONATED TO HEIRS TO OUR OCEAN FOR ITS MISSION WAS, IN FACT, ATTRIBUTED TO ITS MISSION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>2024 PROGRAM IMPACT: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL SUMMIT FOR EMPOWERMENT ACTION &amp; LEADERSHIP (SEAL) THE 2024 SEAL, OUR FLAGSHIP 2-WEEK LEADERSHIP INTENSIVE PROGRAM, WAS HELD IN JULY 2024 IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE COHORT CONSISTED OF A DIVERSE GROUP OF 12 YOUNG LEADERS, AGES 16-23, FROM 9 COUNTRIES. ALL 12 PARTICIPANTS WERE FROM COMMUNITIES ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS OR TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED, AND THEY ALL RECEIVED FULL NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS. PARTICIPANTS FOSTERED A STRONGER SENSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND CARE FOR THE PLANET AND OUR ONE-WATER SYSTEM. 92% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED INCREASED SELF-CONFIDENCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILL DEVELOPMENT. IOC/UNESCO'S OCEAN DECADE ENGAGEMENTS IN 2024, H2OO CONTINUED TO BUILD MOMENTUM AS A DECADE IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER (DIP) SINCE 2021 ENSURING THAT THE NEXT GENERATION IS INCLUDED MEANINGFULLY IN HIGH-LEVEL DECISION-MAKING SPACES. OUR UN OCEAN DECADE PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: I. U.S. YOUTH ACTION COUNCIL FOR THE UN OCEAN DECADE (U.S. YAC UNOD): 52 PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN THE 4TH COHORT OF THIS ADVANCED LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (SEPTEMBER 2023 - MAY 2024). PARTICIPANTS LEARNED HOW TO EFFECT CHANGE THROUGH REAL-WORLD POLICY ADVOCACY TRAINING, ENHANCED OCEAN AND CLIMATE LITERACY, AND MOVEMENT BUILDING. THEY CREATED A FIRST DRAFT CHILDREN'S BOOK REGARDING HUMAN IMPACTS ON OUR ENVIRONMENT AND INTERESTING HUMANITARIAN ISSUES. DURING HANDS-ON POLICY ADVOCACY TRAINING AT CAPITOL HILL, THE COHORT HAD 71 VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON MEETINGS WITH U.S. FEDERAL LAWMAKERS. THE 5TH COHORT (SEPTEMBER 2024 - MAY 2025) INCLUDED 44 PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND THE U.S. INCLUDING TERRITORIES. II. PARTNERING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA, H2OO ORGANIZED AND FACILITATED A PANEL AND WORKSHOP AT THE UN OCEAN DECADE CONFERENCE IN BARCELONA, SPAIN, TO ADVANCE THE ENGAGEMENT OF YOUTH AGES 15-25 IN THE UN OCEAN DECADE. III. BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM FROM THE CONFERENCE IN BARCELONA, AT THE REQUEST OF THE IOC/UNESCO, H2OO DEVELOPED A YOUTH INCLUSION EXPERT WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A YOUTH INCLUSION STRATEGIC ACTION FOR THE MEANINGFUL INCLUSION OF YOUTH IN THE DECADE AND BEYOND. IV. H2OO PARTICIPATED IN THE EXPERT WORKING GROUP DRAFTING THE OCEAN DECADE'S VISION 2030 WHITE PAPER FOR CHALLENGE 10: RESTORING SOCIETY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OCEAN. WE PROVIDED CONTRIBUTIONS OF YOUTH 25 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER. V. H2OO PARTICIPATED IN OCEANCON, A STUDENT-LED CONFERENCE AT UNITED WORLD COLLEGE (UWC) ATLANTIC IN WALES. H2OO YOUTH LEADERS HOSTED 3 WORKSHOPS ENGAGING OVER 80 STUDENTS. UN OCEAN CONFERENCE PRE-MEETING IN APRIL 2024, ONE OF OUR GLOBAL YOUTH LEADERS ATTENDED THE PRE-CONFERENCE TO THE UN OCEAN CONFERENCE AT THE UN HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK, MESSAGING THE IMPORTANCE OF FOSTERING YOUTH LEADERSHIP IN OCEAN AND CLIMATE CONSERVATION AND THE NEED FOR INTERGENERATIONAL COLLABORATION. THIS PRE- MEETING SET THE STAGE FOR 10 H2OO YOUTH LEADERS TO PRESENT AT THE UN OCEAN CONFERENCE IN 2025. CHILD RIGHTS CONNECT IN 2024, H2OO CONTINUED ITS ADVOCACY FOR CHILD RIGHTS THROUGH ITS MEMBERSHIP IN CHILD RIGHTS CONNECT, THE CIVIL SOCIETY ARM OF THE UN CONVENTION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD. H2OO YOUTH LEADERS PARTICIPATED IN A VATICAN CLIMATE CONFERENCE, CONTRIBUTED TO A CONSULTATION WITH THE UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON CLIMATE CHANGE, AND PRESENTED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH INCLUSION IN OCEAN AND CLIMATE GOVERNANCE AT THE AARHUS CONVENTION TASK FORCE MEETING IN GENEVA. UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME ACCREDITATION IN MARCH 2024, WE GAINED ACCREDITATION TO THE UNEP WHERE WE PLAN TO FURTHER OUR ACTION IN AMPLIFYING YOUTH VOICES AND PURSUING MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT. OUR ANNUAL IMPACT IN NUMBERS - 176 YOUTH RECEIVED TRAINING IN KEY SKILLS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, INCLUDING POLICY ADVOCACY, VIDEO PRODUCTION, PUBLIC SPEAKING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, TEAMWORK, AND STORYTELLING. -118,378 AWARDED IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. - 93 YOUTH IN OUR 8-MONTH U.S. YOUTH ACTION COUNCIL FOR THE UN OCEAN DECADE PROGRAM, GAINING ESSENTIAL SKILLS TO LEAD IN OCEAN AND CLIMATE JUSTICE. - 2 NEW MULTI-YEAR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS INITIATED WITH 1% FOR THE PLANET AND THE UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME TO EXPAND YOUTH LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPACT. - 412,567 PEOPLE ENGAGED ACROSS OUR COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORMS, INSPIRING GLOBAL ACTION. - 8 PROGRAM PARTICIPANT YOUTH WERE GIVEN LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AS INTERNS AND STAFF. - 7 FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCE ENGAGEMENTS DELIVERED BY YOUTH. LEADERSHIP NEWS 13 H2OO GLOBAL YOUTH LEADERS CONVENED IN-PERSON JULY 10-13, 2024, PROVIDING VALUABLE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING OUR 3-YEAR VISION, INCLUDING PROGRAM PRIORITIES, ADAPTATIONS, AND UN ENGAGEMENT. IN 2024, H2OO FURTHER DEVELOPED ITS OPERATIONS AND FUNDRAISING CAPACITY. WE ADDED ANOTHER YOUTH LEADER TO OUR BOARD, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF YOUTH UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE TO THREE, AND WE HIRED A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FINANCIAL UPDATES 1% FOR THE PLANET: IN 2024, HEIRS TO OUR OCEAN BECAME AN ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNER OF 1% FOR THE PLANET, A GLOBAL NETWORK DEDICATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. RESILIENCE INITIATIVE: THROUGH THE RESILIENCE INITIATIVE (SUPPORTED BY A GRANT FROM THE PACKARD FOUNDATION) OUR TEAM HAS GAINED ACCESS TO SMALL GRANTS, TAILORED COACHING AND WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE STRENGTHENED LEADERSHIP. REVENUE AND EXPENSES: FROM 2016-2021 OUR REVENUE VASTLY SUPPORTED OUR PROGRAMS. IN 2022-2023 WE COMMITTED MORE FUNDING TO DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING. THIS YEAR, 2024, WE SWUNG THE PENDULUM BACK HEAVILY TO PROGRAM SUPPORT.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>APRIL PEEBLER CHARLEY PEEBLER TREASURER SECRETARY FAMILY</ExplanationTxt>
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