Nonprofit · EIN 47-2277386
BLUE WORLD FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $330,955 | $326,596 | $4,359 | $303,002 | $297,565 | $5,437 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $321,214 | $320,985 | $229 | $312,490 | $311,412 | $1,078 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $330,803
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $152
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $42,451
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $95,225
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $48,860
- Program services (functional)
- $326,596
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $312,490
- Total assets, end of year
- $303,002
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $297,565
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,437
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,209
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,437
- Gross receipts
- $330,955
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELISA AREANO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| ANA GIRO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANTONIO MACKNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANGELA MOJICA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LORENZO ROSENWEIG | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELISA AREANO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $0 |
| ANA GIRO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANTONIO MACKNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORENZO ROSENWEIG | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1900 PURDY AVE APT 803, MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139-1417
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ELISA AREANO, 1900 PURDY AVE SUITE 803, MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139
- Signed the 990
- ELISA AREANO, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (561) 694-8107
- Return prepared by
- GARCIA SANTA MARIA DE ARMAS TRUJILLO
Mission
TO STABILIZE THE POPULATION OF MARINE SPECIES IN DANGER, ESPECIALLY SHARKS AND RAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN OF GUATEMALA; THROUGH SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE CREATION OF ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS, WHICH EVENTUALLY WILL SUBSTITUTE FISHING.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2025, FUNDACIN MUNDO AZUL ADVANCED ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF MARINE-COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS AND ARTISANAL FISHERIES IN GUATEMALA AND THE MESOAMERICAN REGION THROUGH INTEGRATED PROGRAMS IN APPLIED RESEARCH, PUBLIC AWARENESS AND POLICY ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. MEASURABLE OUTPUTS AND REACH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION CONTINUED LONG-TERM MONITORING OF SHARKS AND RAYS ON BOTH THE PACIFIC (SINCE 2017) AND CARIBBEAN (SINCE 2015) COASTS, GENERATING CRITICAL DATASETS FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION DECISION-MAKING. IN 2025 ALONE, MONITORING IN THE PACIFIC RECORDED 10,003 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS 26 SPECIES, PROVIDING KEY EVIDENCE ON CATCH COMPOSITION AND POPULATION TRENDS. SHARK-TAGGING INITIATIVES MARKED 163 INDIVIDUALS (156 HAMMERHEAD SHARKS AND 7 SHARPNOSE SHARKS), WITH RECAPTURES DOCUMENTING MOVEMENT PATTERNS AND HABITAT CONNECTIVITY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXECUTED 53 PROJECTS, PRODUCED 30 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS, AND PUBLISHED 9 BOOKS OVER ITS YEARS OF OPERATION. EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES HAVE REACHED 65,945 PEOPLE ON ISSUES SUCH AS MARINE CONSERVATION, ECOSYSTEMS, AND SHARK PROTECTION. A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTED STUDENTS FROM COASTAL COMMUNITIES, ENABLING CONTINUED ACCESS TO PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATION WHILE INVOLVING YOUTH IN CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES. COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING ENGAGED FISHERS DIRECTLY IN SCIENTIFIC DATA COLLECTION, STRENGTHENING LOCAL STEWARDSHIP OF MARINE RESOURCES. SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION THE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE EXPANDED TO 41 COMMUNITIES IN IZABAL, BENEFITING 210 FAMILIES AND PROMOTING AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS THAT REDUCE SEDIMENT RUNOFF TO MARINE ECOSYSTEMS. FOR THE 2025-2026 SEASON, THE PROGRAM PROJECTED THE PLANTING OF 26,666 TREES (INCLUDING 5,333 FRUIT TREES), RESTORING DEGRADED LAND AND DIVERSIFYING HOUSEHOLD INCOME SOURCES. HISTORICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DELIVERED 10,258 FRUIT TREES AS PART OF COMMUNITY RESILIENCE EFFORTS. PARTNERSHIPS AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDACIN MUNDO AZUL MAINTAINED COLLABORATION WITH 47 ORGANIZATIONS, GROUPS, AND COMMUNITIES AND FORMALIZED 19 COOPERATION AGREEMENTS, STRENGTHENING REGIONAL CONSERVATION NETWORKS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH 32 DONORS, INCLUDING 11 LONG-TERM SUPPORTERS, TO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. ACHIEVEMENTS NOT FULLY MEASURABLE COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND CO-PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE: BY TRAINING FISHERS AS COMMUNITY MONITORS AND INVOLVING THEM IN RESEARCH, THE FOUNDATION BUILT TRUST BETWEEN SCIENCE AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, ENABLING PARTICIPATORY CONSERVATION APPROACHES AND LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP. POLICY INFLUENCE AND EVIDENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT: SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS WERE SHARED WITH NATIONAL AUTHORITIES AND REGIONAL FORUMS, CONTRIBUTING TO PROPOSALS SUCH AS PROTECTED DEEP-SEA HABITATS AND IMPROVED FISHERIES GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKS. YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL MOBILITY: SCHOLARSHIPS AND HANDS-ON CONSERVATION EXPERIENCES ARE CULTIVATING A NEW GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COASTAL COMMUNITIES. INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND ETHICAL STANDARDS: ADOPTION OF A FORMAL SAFEGUARDS POLICY IN 2025 EMBEDDED HUMAN-RIGHTS, GENDER EQUITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ACROSS ALL PROJECTS, REINFORCING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. CULTURAL SHIFT TOWARD CONSERVATION: EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES HELPED FOSTER A BROADER SOCIETAL UNDERSTANDING THAT MARINE CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING ARE INTERCONNECTED. OVERALL COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDACIN MUNDO AZUL'S INTEGRATED MODEL LINKS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, POLICY ENGAGEMENT, AND LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION TO ADDRESS BOTH ECOLOGICAL DECLINE AND SOCIOECONOMIC VULNERABILITY IN COASTAL GUATEMALA. BY COMBINING CONSERVATION SCIENCE WITH EDUCATION, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AND PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE, THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTES TO HEALTHIER MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, STRENGTHENED LOCAL ECONOMIES, AND INCREASED RESILIENCE OF COASTAL POPULATIONS.Expenses $326,596
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 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-2277386
- 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 (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $303,002
- Income (IRS master file)
- $330,955
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $213,042 | $213,183 | $385,973 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about BLUE WORLD FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of BLUE WORLD FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BLUE WORLD FOUNDATION INC is 47-2277386.
- Is BLUE WORLD FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to BLUE WORLD FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BLUE WORLD FOUNDATION INC 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 BLUE WORLD FOUNDATION INC 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 BLUE WORLD FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BLUE WORLD FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ELISA AREANO.
- Who are the officers and directors of BLUE WORLD FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BLUE WORLD FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $330,955, expenses of $326,596 and total assets of $303,002 at year end.
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