Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$57,569

Total expenses

$38,326

Contributions and grants received

$25,104

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$32,465

Membership dues (line 3)

$0

Investment income (line 4)

$0

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

$0

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

$0

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

$0

Other revenue (line 8)

$0

Total assets, end of year

$78,461

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$78,461

Program service expenses (Part III)

$32,825

Program services were 85.6% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

• Monitoring surveys to detect the presence and abundance of sea turtles after beach nourishment and installation of artificial reefs in Brevard County. Sea turtles are protected under state and federally laws. Reporting and some field expenses for this project rolled over into 2024.

  Expenses $5,723 · Grants $29,225

• Grant to determine the movement, behavior, and origin of foraging grounds of the subadult loggerhead sea turtle using acoustic telemetry and stable isotope analysis. A second grant was awarded by the Florida Sea Turtle License Plate Grants Program to expand on and continue supporting the objectives in the recovery of the Western Atlantic loggerhead turtle that is protected under the endangered species act. This study is in progress and expenses for field work will roll over into 2024.

  Expenses $17,577 · Grants $21,768

• Additional funds received are for analysis of green turtle diet for other researchers in Florida ($3240) and expenses (billed in yr 2024) for the analysis, data entry, and reporting of that work which supports knowledge of local habitat and health of endangered green turtles. Outreach activity expenses (travel, setup, materials - brochures, social media sites) to reach the general public through participation in ocean-minded festivals with education booths and presentations and ecological meetings that are open to the general public and travel funds used to collaborate with other researchers on non-profit sea turtle research projects around the state of Florida (Inwater Research Group, The Florida Hawksbill Project).

  Expenses $2,639 · Grants $3,240

• Grant to determine the proximate nutritional value of macroalgae consumed by juvenile green turtles. Research is important for turtles in the wild as well as rehabilitation facilities that want to provide the most complementary feeding for turtles' recovery under their care. Funding (75%) was awarded in 2022. Expenses for sample analyses ($6886) were incurred in 2023 and additional analyses completed and billed in 2024. Project will be completed in 2024.

  Expenses $6,886

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2023

Filed

11 May 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

202401349349200005

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