Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$682,304

Total expenses

$585,033

Contributions and grants received

$682,097

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$50

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$157

Total assets, end of year

$540,250

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,119

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$538,131

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$463,272

Management and general expenses

$121,761

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$463,272

Program services were 79.2% 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.

Mission and programs · 2025

• DIVERSIFYING OCEAN SCIENCES: A YEAR-LONG HYBRID RESEARCH PROJECT FOR PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THIS PROGRAM IS VIRTUAL FOR 9 MONTHS AND IN PERSON FOR ONE WEEK. PARTICIPANTS CHOOSE ONE OF THREE MARINE SCIENCE RESEARCH DISCIPLINES WHERE THEY LEARN ABOUT TOPICS WITHIN THAT DISCIPLINE. THE IN-PERSON WEEK IS MEANT TO GIVE PARTICIPANTS FIELD EXPERIENCE WITHIN THEIR SELECTED DISCIPLINE.

  Expenses $167,863

• ICONIC OCEANS: ICONIC OCEANS AIMS TO CONNECT SCIENTISTS, POLICY MAKERS, FISHERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, AND SUSTAINABLY USE MARINE RESOURCES. THE EMPHASIS OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE ON INCLUSIVE CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOCUSED ON BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC), ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, AND COMMUNITIES THAT RELY ON THE OCEAN'S RESOURCES FOR SURVIVAL OR ECONOMIC STABILITY.

  Expenses $76,494

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $73,917

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $29,080

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $28,054

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $23,854

• CRYSTAL RIVER BULL SHARK PROJECT: RESEARCH PROJECT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW JUVENILE BULL SHARKS UTILIZE THE CRYSTAL RIVER IN NORTH CAROLINA

  Expenses $18,644

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $17,036

• SCIENCE AT THE SEA (SARASOTA AND NOT SARASOTA): SCIENCE AT THE SEA HAS FANTASTIC MARINE SCIENCE PROGRAMS, INTENDED TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE SCIENCE EXPERIENCES FOR KIDS FROM HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED GROUPS IN STEM: INCLUDING GENDER MINORITIES, RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES, MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, AND PEOPLE FROM LOW INCOME OR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WE ALSO HOST FIELD TRIPS AND EVENTS WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. WE HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES. SOME OF THE THINGS PARTICIPANTS MAY GET TO DO INCLUDE: LEARN ABOUT THEIR LOCAL WATERSHED, BUILD REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES (ROVS), GET UP CLOSE TO SOME AQUATIC ANIMALS, LEARN TO CODE WITH DRONES, AND EXPLORE THE MARINE SCIENCE FIELD THROUGH FUN GAMES.

  Expenses $6,378

• ROOKERY BAY FELLOWSHIP: A 5-WEEK LONG RESEARCH EXPERIENCE WITH THE ROOKERY BAY NONPROFIT. THE PARTICIPANT GAINS FIELD RESEARCH EXPERIENCE WITH MARINE FISHES.

  Expenses $5,289

• RED TIDE PROJECT: SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION INTO HOW THE NEUROTOXIN (BREVETOXIN) PRODUCED BY THE ALGAE KARENIA BREVIS DURING FLORIDA RED TIDE BLOOMS IS INCORPORATED AND METABOLIZED IN SHARKS AS WELL AS OTHER ORGANISMS THROUGHOUT TROPHIC LEVELS.

  Expenses $5,242

• VIRTUAL INCLUSIVE COASTS WORKSHOP SERIES: AN ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES FOR COLLABORATION ACROSS COUNTRIES.

  Expenses $3,328

• SPRING BREAK CAMP: THIS IS A WEEK OF ACTIVITIES INTENDED TO TEACH PARTICIPANTS HOW WE CAN USE THE OCEAN TO LEARN ABOUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH (STEAM) PARTICIPANTS WILL GET TO EXPERIENCE A BROAD RANGE OF STEAM FIELDS INCLUDING CHEMISTRY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THEIR OWN PROJECT AND PRESENT IT FOR THEIR FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE SCIENCE EXPERIENCES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS FROM HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED GROUPS IN STEM INCLUDING: GENDER MINORITIES, RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES, MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, AND PEOPLE FROM LOW INCOME OR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. LUNCH, SNACKS, AND TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED.

  Expenses $2,837

• LOVE THE OCEANS FELLOWSHIP: A 2-MONTH FELLOWSHIP WITH THE NGO LOVE THE OCEANS. THE PARTICIPANTS ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR MARINE MEGAFAUNA AND CORAL REEF SURVEYS, OCEAN TRASH RESEARCH, AND TEACHING AND SWIMMING LESSONS FOR LOCALS. THEY ALSO GAIN EXPERIENCE WORKING AT A REMOTE FIELD STATION.

  Expenses $2,055

• BIO LEAPS: THE FIELD OF SHARK RESEARCH SUFFERS FROM A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT HAVE LED TO A CULTURE AND CLIMATE THAT IS UNWELCOMING AND INACCESSIBLE FOR MANY SCIENTISTS AND, IN PARTICULAR, HISTORICALLY AND CONTEMPORARILY EXCLUDED INDIVIDUALS. THE AMERICAN ELASMOBRANCH SOCIETY (AES) REPRESENTS A COLLECTIVE OF SHARK RESEARCHERS IN NORTH AMERICA, AND AS SUCH, THIS PROBLEMATIC CULTURE CAN BE PERVASIVE WITHIN THE SOCIETY ITSELF. HOWEVER, AES IS NOT UNIQUE IN FACING SUCH CHALLENGES AS A SOCIETY. A CULTURE THAT EXCLUDES HISTORICALLY AND CONTEMPORARILY MINORITIZED INDIVIDUALS HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR MANY SMALL-TO-MEDIUM-SIZED SOCIETIES OF THIS NATURE. DESPITE THE ISSUES AES AND OTHER SOCIETIES FACE, AES HAS A TRADITION OF LEADING THE WAY WITH CHANGE, AND THUS WE PROPOSE TO LEAD IN THE CREATION OF CULTURE CHANGE THAT CAN THEN BE EXTENDED TO OTHER SMALL-TO-MEDIUM-SIZED SOCIETIES. SPECIFICALLY, THROUGH THIS DESIGN PROPOSAL, WE SEEK TO 1) PROVIDE A MORE WELCOMING AND SAFE MEETING FOR AES AND SIMILARLY SIZED SOCIETIES, ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH CHANGES TO THE GUIDING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES OF AES; 2) SEE CULTURE CHANGE WITHIN AES THAT FACILITATES DIVERSITY IN MEMBERSHIP, ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH INTENSIVE TRAINING AND A TRAIN-THE-TRAINER MODEL; AND 3) PROVIDE THE RESOURCES TO HELP AFFORDABLY CREATE CHANGE IN SIMILAR SOCIETIES, ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A NETWORK APPROACH, PILOTED HERE.

  Expenses $1,834

• GILL GUARDIANS: WE CREATE CONTENT TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT SHARKS, SKATES, AND RAYS, THE THREATS THEY FACE, AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS TO PROTECT THEM. COURSES INCLUDE VIDEO LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, QUIZZES, AND ACTION ITEMS. OUR K-12 PROGRAM WILL GIVE STUDENTS A CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT SHARK BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION WHILE ENGAGING WITH WOMEN OF COLOR WORKING IN THE FIELD OF SHARK SCIENCE. IN THE GRADES K-2 CLASS, STUDENTS WILL GET TO DO FUN SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS AND EXERCISES TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT MAKES SHARKS SPECIAL. IN THE GRADES 3-5 CLASS, STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE SHARK ANATOMY WHILE LEARNING ABOUT SOME COMMON SHARK SPECIES. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASS (GRADES 6-8) WILL LEARN ABOUT SOME OF THE THREATS FACING SHARKS AND HOW SCIENTISTS ARE WORKING TO UNDERSTAND AND REVERSE NEGATIVE HUMAN IMPACTS ON SHARK POPULATIONS. FINALLY, THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS (GRADES 9-12) WILL LEARN ABOUT SOME OF THE TECHNIQUES SCIENTISTS USE TO STUDY SHARKS WHILE GETTING TO PRACTICE ANALYZING SOME REAL DATA.

  Expenses $1,367

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

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

22 April 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.1

Source object

202621139349301802

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