Nonprofit · EIN 46-4866535
BAHAMAS MARINE ECOCENTRE
Tax-exempt · PALMETTO BAY, FL 33158
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $136,595 | $96,242 | $40,353 | $90,107 | $0 | $90,107 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $133,710 | $218,657 | -$84,947 | $49,754 | $0 | $49,754 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $425,349 | $311,507 | $113,842 | $134,700 | $0 | $134,700 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $136,595
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $25,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $45,000
- Occupancy
- $11,213
- Other expenses
- $15,029
- Program services (functional)
- $70,803
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $49,754
- Total assets, end of year
- $90,107
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $90,107
- Cash, savings and investments
- $90,107
- Gross receipts
- $136,595
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Pamela Reid | President | 2 | $0 |
| Alexander Tecle | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Ortner | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jamie Foster | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Pamela Reid | President | 10 | $0 |
| Alexander Tecle | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Ortner | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Foster | Secretary | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Pamela Reid | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Alexander Tecle | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Ortner | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Foster | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7201 SW 144TH ST, PALMETTO BAY, FL 33158-1613
- In care of
- % R PAMELA REID
- Mailing address (990-N for 2015)
- 7201 SW 144 St, Palmetto Bay FL 33158
- Principal officer (990-N for 2015)
- Ruth Pamela Reid, 7201 SW 144 St, Palmetto Bay FL 33158
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Ruth Pamela Reid, President
- Phone
- (305) 238-0186
Mission
Research and Education: Bahamas Marine EcoCentre focuses on marine science education and research and promotes scientific and artistic activities that foster environmental stewardship. In 2025, activities were focused in three geographic areas: Bahamas, Western Australia, and Northern Chile, as outlined in Lines 28-30. Research on gypsum depositional system in lagoons in the Atacama Desert, which initiated as a consulting service in 2017, became a funded research project in 2018. Supported by the Chilean mining company, SQM, BME is investigating the role of microbes in sedimentation in the desert lagoon systems.
Program accomplishments
- Program activities in the Bahamas in 2025 involved maintenance of the Darby Island Research Station, and eventual closure of the lab due to the sale of Little Darby Island. Lab equipment and resources were donated to Bahamas National Trust Moriah Harbor Cay National Park. One publication from research at the research station: Kalderon-Asael, B., Wang, J., Planavsky, Oehlert, A.M., N.J., Vitek, B.E., Reid, R.P., Tarhan, L.J. 2025. Evaluation of early diagenetic signatures of lithium and stable strontium isotopes in shallow marine carbonate sediments. Chemical Geology v. 676.Expenses $20,705
- Our second geographic area of research was the Atacama Desertof northern Chile where we continued monitoring stromatolite growth in saline lagoons. This research involved two research fellows and a consultant. Program expenses pertain to field activities, sample analyses and writing reports and publications. Two papers were published from results of this research : 1. Suosaari, E.P., Dupraz, C., Oehlert, A.M., Lascu, I., Vitek, B.E., Piggot, A.M. Palma, A.T., Reid, R.P. (2025) Coupled authigenic Mg silicate and carbonate precipitation in saline lakes of the Salar de Atacama, Northern Chile. The Depositional Record, 00, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/dep2.70055 and 2. Kong, T., Reid, R.P.; Suosaari, E.P., Maizel,D., Daza, L.R., Palma, A.T., Oehlert, A.M. 2025. Lake morphology and meteorological conditions impact stratification of saline lakes in the Atacama Desert. Plos One https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321759. Program service costs include payments to university laboratories for sample analysis and consulting services.Expenses $50,098
- A third area of research activity was Western Australia,where we cont'd research into modern marine stromatolites in Shark Bay. This research involved one research fellow, Erica Suosaari who is working on a monograph summarizing publications resulting from all our research in Shark Bay for the past 20 years. An additional paper documenting results from our Shark Bay research was published: Pollier, C.G.L., Reid, R.P., Suosaari, E.P., Vitek B. E., Dupraz C., Oehlert A. M.. Arsenic enrichment patterns are defined by microbialite morphology, fabric, and accretion mechanism. Nature Communications 16, 10218 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-65007-4. Program expenses largely supported the research fellow.grants $25,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-4866535
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C32)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $90,107
- Income (IRS master file)
- $136,595
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $136,595 | $96,242 | $90,107 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $133,710 | $218,657 | $49,754 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $425,349 | $311,507 | $134,700 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $240,840 | $288,456 | $20,858 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2015 Officer: Ruth Pamela Reid | December 31, 2015 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-4866535).
Questions about BAHAMAS MARINE ECOCENTRE
- What is the EIN of BAHAMAS MARINE ECOCENTRE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BAHAMAS MARINE ECOCENTRE is 46-4866535.
- Is BAHAMAS MARINE ECOCENTRE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to BAHAMAS MARINE ECOCENTRE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BAHAMAS MARINE ECOCENTRE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BAHAMAS MARINE ECOCENTRE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BAHAMAS MARINE ECOCENTRE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BAHAMAS MARINE ECOCENTRE?
- The 990-N for 2015 names Ruth Pamela Reid.
- Who are the officers and directors of BAHAMAS MARINE ECOCENTRE?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BAHAMAS MARINE ECOCENTRE have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $136,595, expenses of $96,242 and total assets of $90,107 at year end.
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