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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SEA TURTLE CONSERVANCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,862,088
Total expenses
$3,980,501
Contributions and grants received
$3,836,464
Grants paid
$1,036,249
Program service revenue
$420,566
Investment income
$43,606
Other revenue
$561,452
Total assets, end of year
$7,318,707
Total liabilities, end of year
$606,760
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,711,947
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,365,404
Management and general expenses
$302,380
Fundraising expenses
$312,717
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,365,404

Program services were 84.5% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $302,985

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $809,240

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,724,239

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,955

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Minera Contract

    total $300,000 · related or exempt $300,000

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Interpretation Ctr Fees

    total $32,517 · related or exempt $32,517

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Turtle Spotters

    total $23,043 · related or exempt $23,043

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Green Turtle Volunteers

    total $46,258 · related or exempt $46,258

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Turtle Walks

    total $12,530 · related or exempt $12,530

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $6,218 · related or exempt $6,218

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $43,606 · excluded $43,606

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $537,439 · excluded $537,439

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $90,404

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $69,674

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $20,730 · related or exempt $20,730

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Revenue

    total $3,283 · related or exempt $3,283

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,283

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,017,065 · program services $1,017,065

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $15,523 · program services $15,523

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $3,661 · program services $3,661

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $360,608 · program services $200,477 · management and general $104,990 · fundraising $55,141

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $653,563 · program services $493,252 · management and general $71,780 · fundraising $88,531

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $70,593 · program services $55,924 · management and general $8,092 · fundraising $6,577

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $133,430 · program services $105,702 · management and general $15,296 · fundraising $12,432

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $72,341 · program services $57,308 · management and general $8,293 · fundraising $6,740

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,677 · program services $1,677

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $45,323 · program services $25,373 · management and general $19,950

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $14,192 · management and general $14,192

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $112,618 · program services $104,696 · fundraising $7,922

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,599 · program services $300 · management and general $200 · fundraising $2,099

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $119,121 · program services $54,533 · management and general $3,196 · fundraising $61,392

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $84,115 · program services $67,979 · management and general $2,633 · fundraising $13,503

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $119,131 · program services $90,415 · management and general $19,096 · fundraising $9,620

  • 17 · Travel

    total $144,437 · program services $121,486 · management and general $11,859 · fundraising $11,092

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $41,506 · program services $41,506

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $23,515 · program services $10,135 · management and general $13,380

  • 24a · Other expenses: Food

    total $124,354 · program services $120,482 · fundraising $3,872

  • 24b · Other expenses: Materials and Supplies

    total $218,949 · program services $187,227 · management and general $5,318 · fundraising $26,404

  • 24c · Other expenses: Operations Repairs and Maint

    total $74,334 · program services $62,837 · management and general $4,105 · fundraising $7,392

  • 24d · Other expenses: Foreign Payroll

    total $527,846 · program services $527,846

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $942,802 · end of year $1,081,456

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,508,017 · end of year $2,797,929

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $346,560 · end of year $694,327

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,111 · end of year $6,543

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $42,586 · end of year $38,730

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $22,356 · end of year $22,935

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,175,112

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $884,725

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $242,527 · end of year $290,387

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,557,054 · end of year $2,386,400

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $170,875 · end of year $194,072

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $255,491 · end of year $264,458

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $55,277 · end of year $72,032

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $76,198

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,214,856 · end of year $2,918,888

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,967,514 · end of year $3,793,059

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

To ensure the survival of sea turtles within the wider Caribbean basin and Atlantic through research, education, training, advocacy, and protection of the natural habitats upon which they depend.

  • Lighting and Predation - Initially these programs were created in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Funds have been used for sea turtle mitigation in three areas: lighting, rehabilitation, and predation. Currently funding continues for mitigation in lighting and predation. Lighting grants replace problem fixtures on coastal properties with shielded amber LED lights that reduce disorientation for nesting turtles and hatchlings. Predation funds concentrate on reducing the incidence of predation of turtle eggs and hatchlings.

    Expenses $1,150,888 · Grants $692,520

  • Florida Programs Networking, education, advocacy, research, and grants programs based in the United States to eliminate threats facing sea turtles and to preserve nesting and feeding habitats. This includes an in-water research project to study the sea turtles of the Big Bend region of Florida. Other activities include close monitoring and shaping of policies at the local and state level impacting sea turtles and their habitat. STC also hosts Tour de Turtles, an annual educational program using satellite-tracked migrations of sea turtles that combines research and education into a free, interactive program available online to anyone.

    Expenses $888,079 · Grants $335,068

  • Tortuguero Research and Conservation - Sea turtle research and conservation based in Tortuguero, Costa Rica. Emphasis is centered on the local populations of green and leatherback turtles. This includes tagging and educational activities, research grants, fellowships, and other related expenses. The project also includes a research assistantship program that provides training to aspiring biologists, particularly from Latin America and the Caribbean.

    Expenses $613,358 · Grants $2,161 · Revenue $100,851

  • Panama Research and Conservation - A collaborative sea turtle research and conservation initiative based at Bocas del Toro on Panamas north Caribbean coast. Modeled after STCs Tortuguero program, the purpose of the Panama project is to study, protect and recover local populations of leatherback and hawksbill turtles, both of which nest in globally significant numbers in the region. The project includes ongoing monitoring, protection and education activities at Chiriqui Beach, Playa Larga, Red Beach and Escudo de Veraguas, Soropta, Colon, Bluff Beach and the Zapatilla Cays.

    Expenses $505,247 · Revenue $305,250

  • Barrier Island Center - The Barrier Island Center (BIC) is an educational center located in the heart of the Archie Carr Refuge (the Refuge) in Melbourne, Florida. The Refuge is a major nesting site for sea turtles. The BIC provides a focal point for the Refuge and the associated barrier island by providing exhibit space, a presentation hall and ongoing educational programs that promote stewardship of the areas fragile natural resources. Through a partnership with the Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program, STC oversees and conducts the educational programs offered at the BIC, and manages a small gift shop.

    Expenses $126,764 · Grants $5,000 · Revenue $14,465

  • International Programs - These programs protect sea turtles by expanding conservation, education and policy initiatives in a variety of activities throughout the world.

    Expenses $81,068 · Grants $1,500

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Godfrey

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $207,630
    From this org
    $174,718
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,912
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,757
    Bonus
    $9,961
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $19,219
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,693
    Filer's total
    $207,630

  • Patricia McCloskey

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $152,978
    From this org
    $125,624
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,354
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $118,517
    Bonus
    $7,107
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $13,819
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,535
    Filer's total
    $152,978

  • Jeffrey Phipps

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Rajczi

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anthony D Knerr PhD

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kim Ogren

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Helen Stamatacos

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jordan Urstadt Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alison Frey

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shirley Sanchez Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sing Williams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elise Frick

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rick Cleveland

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peggy M Cavanaugh

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Feld

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr David W Ehrenfeld

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Landon Clay

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark D Shantzis

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura J Forte

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Archie F Carr III PhD

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicholas A Shufro

    Treasurer

    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • Whispering Sands Condo Assoc Inc

    $69,650

    Lighting

  • Florida State University

    $65,280

    Research

  • Loggerhead Marine Life Center

    $53,848

    ConservationResearch

  • CSC Holdings LLC

    $45,500

    Lighting

  • Ocean Sands Condominiums Inc

    $44,019

    Lighting Dune Planting

  • Atlantic Hotel Group Assets LLC

    $42,000

    Lighting

  • White Sands Villas Condo Assoc Inc

    $41,088

    Lighting

  • The Summit House Condo Asc of Marco

    $39,427

    Lighting

  • Mote Marine Laboratory

    $30,718

    ConservationResearch

  • Beach Boys of Ft Lauderdale LLC

    $30,316

    Lighting

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 August 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202342279349301369

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