Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,750,460
- Total expenses
- $2,243,104
- Contributions and grants received
- $491,608
- Grants paid
- $1,100
- Program service revenue
- $2,256,308
- Investment income
- $2,544
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,076,620
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $74,835
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,001,785
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,066,609
- Management and general expenses
- $171,201
- Fundraising expenses
- $5,294
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,066,609
Program services were 92.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$491,608
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2a · Program service revenue: Sea Turtle Conservation
total $2,256,308 · related or exempt $2,256,308
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3 · Investment income
total $2,544 · related or exempt $2,544
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,000 · program services $1,000
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $100 · program services $100
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $137,561 · program services $80,859 · management and general $56,702
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $895,111 · program services $875,114 · management and general $16,219 · fundraising $3,778
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $22,478 · program services $20,624 · management and general $1,741 · fundraising $113
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $32,412 · program services $9,221 · management and general $23,156 · fundraising $35
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $85,184 · program services $79,216 · management and general $5,657 · fundraising $311
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $7,740 · management and general $7,740
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $25,750 · management and general $25,750
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $40,118 · program services $39,338 · fundraising $780
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $146 · program services $55 · fundraising $91
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,785 · program services $4,975 · management and general $3,810
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14 · Information technology
total $122,693 · program services $116,627 · management and general $6,066
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $60,267 · program services $57,752 · management and general $2,515
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $5,341 · program services $5,281 · management and general $60
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20 · Interest
total $451 · management and general $451
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $64,337 · program services $64,337
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23 · Insurance
total $8,286 · program services $646 · management and general $7,640
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24a · Other expenses: Project Materials & Supplies
total $468,045 · program services $464,210 · management and general $3,809 · fundraising $26
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24b · Other expenses: Vehicle/Equip Repair & Maint.
total $131,288 · program services $128,309 · management and general $2,979
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24c · Other expenses: Necropsies, Lab Fees, Services
total $58,902 · program services $58,788 · management and general $114
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24d · Other expenses: Equipment Storage
total $30,119 · program services $30,119
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24e · All other expenses
total $36,990 · program services $30,038 · management and general $6,792 · fundraising $160
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $158,412 · end of year $143,976
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $451,708
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $2,747 · end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $7,826
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $7,667
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$868,191
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$402,748
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $354,397 · end of year $465,443
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $7,573 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $28,700 · end of year $64,148
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25 · Other liabilities
end of year $10,687
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $494,429 · end of year $950,193
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $51,592
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
IRG'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION OF COASTAL AND MARINE SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS.
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In 2025, IRG successfully captured, tagged, sampled, and released over 600 threatened and endangered sea turtles across eight field sites throughout Florida. This effort included attaching five satellite tags to loggerhead turtles and 10 acoustic tags to juvenile green turtles to study their movements and migratory patterns. Biologists also partnered with universities, rehabilitation facilities, and aquariums to collect additional samples to support broader sea turtle conservation efforts. Findings from ongoing research were shared through peer-reviewed publications, regional and international conferences, and various social media platforms. This information was also incorporated into IRGs wide range of educational initiatives.
Expenses $1,494,563 · Revenue $2,179,634
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IRGs education initiatives reached thousands of individuals through hands-on conservation programs spanning local, statewide, and international audiences. In 2025, our programs expanded across schools, Spanish-speaking communities, and global partner networks, reaching more than 30,000 participants through classroom education, community workshops, and international ambassador programs. Efforts included educator training, new program development, expanded partnerships, and culturally responsive conservation initiatives that strengthened environmental stewardship and increased access to science-based learning opportunities.
Expenses $337,746 · Revenue $5,202
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IRG made significant progress on sea turtle abundance estimation and deterrent testing projects. In 2025, we completed our second season of saturation tagging on Hutchinson Island, with 1,869 captures representing 901 individual nesting sea turtles. We also collaborated with FPL and another vendor to complete construction of a test tank that will be used to evaluate behavioral deterrents designed to keep sea turtles away from anthropogenic hazards. In addition, IRG deployed three ARIS sonar systems at the end of 2025 to monitor the timing and location of sea turtle entry into the canal system. We also developed transects for offshore abundance surveys, using both visual observations and side scan sonar, to estimate the abundance of sea turtles that could potentially become entrained.
Expenses $234,300 · Revenue $71,472
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Michael Bresette
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $113,254
- From this org
- $113,254
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 46
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Carrie Keske
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $18,196
- From this org
- $18,196
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
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Blair Witherington
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $6,111
- From this org
- $6,111
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dean Bagley
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rachel Smith
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dave Clark
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jonathan Gorham
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Patrick Coyne
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 21 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202602649349301310
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