Nonprofit · EIN 59-3489180
GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS INC
Tax-exempt · HIGH SPRINGS, FL 32643
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $913,154 | $958,585 | -$45,431 | $545,520 | $8,116 | $537,404 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,031,443 | $921,240 | $110,203 | $620,373 | $37,538 | $582,835 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $860,414 | $793,646 | $66,768 | $478,248 | $5,616 | $472,632 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,740
- Program service revenue
- $861,203
- Investment income
- -$1,895
- Royalties
- $325
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$3,789
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $51,781
- Other revenue
- $52,106
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,765
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $121,558
- Other salaries and wages
- $130,626
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $282,737
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,071
- Occupancy
- $25,467
- Travel
- $20,910
- Depreciation
- $6,706
- Program services (functional)
- $615,709
- Management and general (functional)
- $342,876
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $620,373
- Total assets, end of year
- $545,520
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,116
- Net assets, end of year
- $537,404
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,167
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $537,404
- Gross unrelated business income
- $131,343
- Gross receipts
- $944,566
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2001
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COREY JABLONSKI | EXEC DIR/TREAS/SEC Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $48,000 | $6,558 |
| JARROD JABLONSKI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $34,500 | $0 |
| KIRILL EGOROV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $32,500 | $0 |
| BRAD BESKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 12 | $0 | $0 |
| DOROTA CZERNY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 | $0 |
| IRENE HOMBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MESSERSMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SERGIO RHEIN SCHIRATO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ULRIK CHRISTENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COREY JABLONSKI | EXEC DIR/TRE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $48,000 | $6,054 |
| JARROD JABLONSKI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $34,500 | $0 |
| KIRILL EGOROV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $25,962 | $0 |
| MARIO ARENA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT CARMICHAEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOROTA CZERNY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD LUNDGREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MESSERSMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COREY JABLONSKI | EXECUTIVE DIR/TREASURER/SEC Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $48,000 | $6,059 |
| JARROD JABLONSKI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $34,500 | $0 |
| KIRILL EGOROV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $26,000 | $0 |
| RICHARD LUNDGREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT CARMICHAEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIO ARENA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOROTA CZERNY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MESSERSMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 18487 HIGH SPRINGS MAIN ST, HIGH SPRINGS, FL 32643-0546
- In care of
- % JOHN C BOVAY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- COREY JABLONSKI, 18487 HIGH SPRINGS MAIN ST, HIGH SPRINGS, FL 326430546
- Signed the 990
- COREY JABLONSKI, EXECUTIVE DIR/TREASURER/SEC
- Phone
- (386) 454-0811
- Website
- WWW.GUE.COM
- Return prepared by
- PURVIS GRAY & COMPANY LLP
Mission
GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS IS BUILDING GLOBAL COMMUNITIES OF PASSIONATE DIVERS, EMPOWERED BY HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING AND ORGANIZED TO SUPPORT WIDE-RANGING DIVING ACTIVITIES. THESE COMMUNITIES CONTAIN AND PARTNER WITH DEDICATED EXPLORERS, CONSERVATIONISTS AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS TO CONDUCT A DIVERSITY OF AQUATIC INITIATIVES AROUND THE WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE OGLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS, INC (GUE) EXPANDED DIVER TRAINING PROGRAMS NEW E-LEARNING MODULE, AND RELEASING NEW COURSE MATERIALS, INCLUDING NEW VERSIONS OF BOTH OUR CAVE MANUAL AND FUNDAMENTALS BOOK. A NEW DECOMPRESSION SOFTWARE PROGRAM WAS FINALLY RELEASED AFTER MORE THAN FIVE YEARS IN DEVELOPMENT. EFFORTS TO TRANSLATE THE WEBSITE AND EXISTING COURSE MATERIALS ALSO CONTINUED, AS WELL AS A FOCUSED EFFORT IN VIDEO CONTENT CREATION FOR BOTH THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND GUE.TV, IN ORDER TO REACH MORE PEOPLE. A CONSERVATION PLEDGE WAS RELEASED, COMMITTING TO MORE ARDENT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENT AND REDUCE OUR FOOTPRINT. TO THIS END, DIGITAL CERTIFICATIONS WERE MADE AVAILABLE, THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL WAS RE-LAUNCHED AS AN ONLINE PUBLICATION RATHER THAN PRINT, A DONATION WAS MADE TO AN ORGANIZATION FOR SEAGRASS GROWTH TO OFFSET THE CARBON FROM SHIPPING PRODUCTS, AND A GLOBAL CLEANUP WEEKEND WAS ORGANIZED AND PROMOTED. IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE OUR WORLD-WIDE COMMUNITIES, THE FOURTH ANNUAL GUE COMMUNITY DAY TOOK PLACE, AS WELL THE PUBLICATION OF A PROJECT REPORT THAT HIGHLIGHTS PROJECTS FROM GUE DIVERS AROUND THE WORLD. SINCE OUR INCEPTION, WE HAVE ISSUED MORE THAN 25,000 CERTIFICATIONS ACROSS OUR CURRICULUM. IN 2024, WE TRAINED MORE THAN 2,850 PEOPLE IN OUR COURSES RANGING FROM OUR BEGINNING COURSES SUCH AS GUE FUNDAMENTALS TO OUR ADVANCED COURSES, LIKE OUR REBREATHER CLASS. OUR MEMBERSHIP AVERAGED APPROXIMATELY 1,190 IN 2024.Expenses $615,709 · grants $1,765 · revenue $861,528
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 | Not 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
- 59-3489180
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $545,520
- Income (IRS master file)
- $944,566
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $913,154 | $958,585 | $545,520 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,031,443 | $921,240 | $620,373 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $860,414 | $793,646 | $478,248 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 59-3489180).
Questions about GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS INC
- What is the EIN of GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS INC is 59-3489180.
- Is GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS 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 GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names COREY JABLONSKI.
- Who are the officers and directors of GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $48,000 (COREY JABLONSKI, EXEC DIR/TREAS/SEC).
- How much revenue does GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $913,154, expenses of $958,585 and total assets of $545,520 at year end.
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