Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$105,000

Total expenses

$92,922

Contributions and grants received

$105,000

Grants paid

$6,237

Program service revenue

— not reported

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

— not reported

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

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

— not reported

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$66,233

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$66,233

Program service expenses (Part III)

$79,895

Program services were 86.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

• AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE-BASED DECISION MAKING IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, WE PROVIDED A GRANT TO INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION (IWC) CONTRACTOR, SELLHEIM ENVIRONMENTAL (BASED IN GERMANY). THE GRANT PAID FOR THE CONTRACTOR'S TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATION AND PER DIEM COSTS AND ENABLED A RESEARCH SURVEY TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN BEQUIA, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES. ABORIGINAL SUBSISTENCE WHALING (ASW) TAKES PLACE IN BEQUIA UNDER THE IWC SCHEDULE AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE IWC TAKES FULL ACCOUNT OF PERSPECTIVES FROM ALL ASW REGIONS WHEN SETTING QUOTAS. THE RESEARCH INVESTIGATED THE HUNTERS' VIEWS ON: (1) HEALTH OF THE STOCK; (2) HARVEST MANAGEMENT; (3) SUBSISTENCE NEEDS; (4) CONDUCT OF THE HUNT; AND (5) OTHER ACTORS AFFECTING THE HARVEST. THE FACTS GATHERED FROM HUNTERS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS PROVIDES ORIGINAL EMPIRICAL DATA ON THEIR NEEDS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES, INFORMATION RELATED TO INDIGENOUS AND HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES, AND IMPORTANT INSIGHTS INTO THE IMPACTS OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES ON LOCAL LIVELIHOODS AND CULTURES. THE RESEARCH HELPS EVALUATE BROADER ASW CONCERNS ABOUT INDIGENOUS AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE OVERARCHING RIGHT OF FOOD SECURITY.

  Expenses $28,394 · Grants $4,000

• AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO PROMOTE GOOD GOVERNANCE OF THE OCEANS, WE PARTICIPATED IN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING 77 OF THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES (CITES) IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (6-10 NOVEMBER 2023). THE MAIN AGENDA ITEM REGARDING OCEAN GOVERNANCE CONCERNED COMPLIANCE AND CAPACITY-BUILDING RELATED TO SHARKS AND EELS AND FOCUSED ON A LACK OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT DECISIONS TO REGULATE TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES. THIS LIMITS THE ABILITY OF NATIONAL OFFICIALS TO TRACE, TRACK AND IDENTIFY ILLEGAL AND LEGAL TRADE AND TO DEVISE STANDARDIZED, INFORMATIVE NON-DETRIMENTAL FINDINGS REPORTS. IN DISCUSSIONS WITH MEETING DELEGATES AND IN A FORMAL INTERVENTION, WE HELPED IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING AROUND COMPLIANCE ISSUES PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO SHARK LISTINGS.

  Expenses $35,073

• AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO SUPPORT GREATER INTERNATIONAL PROGRESS IN CONSERVING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, WE PARTICIPATED IN THE OUR OCEAN 2023 MEETING IN PANAMA (2-3 MARCH 2023). OUR OCEAN MEETINGS WERE INITIATED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN 2014 AND THIS MEETING FOCUSED ON A NUMBER OF AREAS OF ACTION, INCLUDING PROMOTING MARINE PROTECTED AREAS, FOSTERING A SUSTAINABLE BLUE ECONOMY, TACKLING THE CLIMATE CRISIS, SUPPORTING MARITIME SECURITY, ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES, AND COMBATING MARINE POLLUTION SUCH AS PLASTICS. THROUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH DELEGATES FROM GOVERNMENTS AND NGOS, WE HELPED IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING AMONG DELEGATES ON THE NEED TO ESTABLISH SYNERGIES BETWEEN MARINE CONSERVATION AND ARTISANAL FISHERIES. THE OUR OCEAN MEETINGS HAVE SECURED AROUND 2,200 COMMITMENTS AND SPENDING OF $128 BILLION IN MEASURES TO PROTECT THE WORLD'S OCEANS.

  Expenses $16,428

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

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

15 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

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