GUY HARVEY OCEAN FUND INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

C32

Classification

2000

Street

757 SOUTHEAST 17TH STREET SUITE 217

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Mission and programs · 2024

• EDUCATION: THE GUY HARVEY FOUNDATION (GHF) OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS STUDYING MARINE SCIENCE AND WORKING TO BECOME FUTURE LEADERS OF OCEAN CONSERVATION. GHF, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GUY HARVEY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, OFFERS FOUR (4) 4-YEAR FLORIDA UNIVERSITY PLAN SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO PLAN TO ATTEND NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)GHF LAUNCHED THE GUY HARVEY CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAM, A PIONEERING INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF OCEAN STEWARDS. THIS PROGRAM HONORS EDUCATORS, SCHOOLS, AND DISTRICTS COMMITTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS) EDUCATION. THROUGH REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES HELD MULTIPLE TIMES ANNUALLY ACROSS FLORIDA, EDUCATORS DELVE DEEP INTO CONSERVATION EDUCATION, ENHANCING THEIR TEACHING AND INSTILLING CONSERVATION VALUES IN STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS GRANTS FOR FIELD TRIPS AND CLASSROOM SUPPLIES, EMPOWERING EDUCATORS WITH RECOGNITION, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESOURCES TO FOSTER ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND CONTRIBUTE TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.GHF'S BACK-TO-SCHOOL CAMPAIN EMPOWERS EDUCATORS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO TEACH MARINE SCIENCE AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF OCEAN STEWARDS. SUPPORT PROVIDES ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, CURRICULUM, AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES THAT BRING THE WONDERS OF THE OCEAN INTO CLASSROOMS. BY HELPING TEACHERS ACCESS THESE MATERIALS, WE ARE NOT ONLY ENHANCING STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF MARINE ECOSYSTEMS BUT ALSO FOSTERING A LIFELONG PASSION FOR OCEAN CONSERVATION. TOGETHER, WE CAN ENSURE THAT TODAY'S STUDENTS BECOME TOMORROW'S ADVOCATES FOR A HEALTHY AND THRIVING OCEAN. SEE SCHEDULE I, PART III FOR 2024 GRANTS TO EDUCATORS.

  Expenses $965,115 · Grants $112,833

• SCIENCE AND RESEARCH: THE GUY HARVEY FOUNDATION (GHF) RESEARCH PROGRAMS ARE DEDICATED TO EXPANDING THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY FOR EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION OF FISH POPULATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF FISH BIODIVERSITY. THE HIGH-QUALITY SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION PROVIDED BY GHF IS CRITICAL TO THE UNIVERSALLY RECOGNIZED URGENT NEED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF FISH RESOURCES WORLDWIDE. RESEARCH PROGRAMS INCLUDE: (1) SATELLITE TAGGING SHORTFIN MAKO SHARKS, (2) SATELLITE AND CONVENTIONAL TAGGING DOLPHINFISH IN THE NW ATLANTIC OCEAN, CARIBBEAN SEA, AND EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC, (3) TAGGING AND TRACKING BILLFISH IN THE EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN, AND (4) SATELLITE TAGGING OF WHALE SHARKS OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)1. SATELLITE TAGGING SHORTFIN MAKO SHARKS IN THE NW ATLANTIC OCEAN AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN / GULF OF MEXICO. THE GUY HARVEY FOUNDATION AND GUY HARVEY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (GHRI) AT NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY DEPLOYED FIVE SATELLITE TRACKING TAGS (SPOT TAGS) ON SHORTFIN MAKO SHARKS IN THE NW ATLANTIC OCEAN AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN / GULF OF MEXICO AS PART OF A MULTIYEAR STUDY TO UNDERSTAND THE MIGRATION PATTERNS AND FISHING MORTALITY FOR THIS SPECIES. THIS RESEARCH PROJECT PROVIDED THE FIRST FISHERIES-INDEPENDENT FISHING MORTALITY RATE FOR THIS ECONOMICALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES, WHICH WAS 10 TIMES HIGHER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. THIS DISCOVERY LED THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT MANAGES MAKO SHARKS TO DOWNGRADE THEIR STATUS TO OVERFISHED WITH OVERFISHING OCCURRING. THIS CHANGE OF STATUS, IN TURN, PROMPTED THE U.S. GOVERNMENT (NOAA) TO INCREASE PROTECTIONS FOR MAKO SHARKS IN FEDERAL WATERS, INCLUDING MANDATING THE RELEASE OF LIVE MAKO SHARKS IN THE COMMERCIAL FISHERY AND AN INCREASED MINIMUM SIZE IN THE RECREATIONAL FISHERY.2. SATELLITE AND CONVENTIONAL TAGGING DOLPHINFISH IN THE NW ATLANTIC OCEAN, CARIBBEAN SEA, AND EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC. THE FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH THE DOLPHINFISH RESEARCH PROGRAM TO DEPLOY POP-UP SATELLITE TRACKING TAGS (PSAT TAGS) AND GEOLOCATING TAGS ON ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC DOLPHINFISH AND TO ENGAGE RECREATIONAL ANGLERS IN A TAG AND RECAPTURE CITIZEN SCIENCE STUDY. THIS HIGHLY REPRODUCTIVE FISH HAS LONG BEEN THOUGHT TO BE IMMUNE TO OVERFISHING BUT ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE IS SHOWING A DECLINE IN THE NUMBERS AND SIZE OF DOLPHINFISH AROUND THE WORLD AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. THE SATELLITE TAGGING STUDY IS HELPING RESEARCHERS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SEASON MIGRATIONS OF THESE FISH WHILE THE TAG AND RECAPTURE STUDY IS PROVIDING INVALUABLE DATA ABOUT THE INCREDIBLY FAST GROWTH RATE OF THESE FISH AND HOW OFTEN THEY ARE CAUGHT. THESE DATA ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO CONSERVING THIS COMMERCIALLY AND RECREATIONALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES.3. TAGGING AND TRACKING BILLFISH IN THE EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN. THE FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY AND TROPIC STAR LODGE IN PANAMA ON A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE BILLFISH AND OTHER LARGE VERTEBRATES THAT INHABIT THE EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN. THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR OF A FIVE-YEAR STUDY TO DEPLOY SATELLITE POP-UP TAGS AND ACCELEROMETER TAGS ON BLUE MARLIN, BLACK MARLIN, AND SAILFISH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR MIGRATION PATTERNS AND HOW THESE SPECIES RECOVER FROM THE CATCH AND RELEASE PROCESS. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL FISHING IN THIS REGION, SO FISHERIES MANAGERS NEED TO KNOW WHERE THESE BILLFISH ARE TRAVELLING. ADDITIONALLY, THE RECREATIONAL FISHERY IS VERY VALUABLE TO THE REGION, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS THAT THE CATCH AND RELEASE PROCESS HAS ON THESE ANIMALS. DATA COLLECTED FROM THE DEPLOYMENT OF BAITED REMOTE UNDERWATER VIDEO (BRUV) CAMERAS IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SCIENTIFICALLY PUBLISHED.4. SATELLITE TAGGING OF WHALE SHARKS OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH CH'OOJ AJAUIL AND THE GUY HARVEY RESEARCH INSTITUTE TO DEPLOY SMART POSITION AND TEMPERATURE (SPOT) TRANSMITTING TAGS ON WHALE SHARKS IN A LONG-TERM MOVEMENT ECOLOGY STUDY. WHALE SHARKS ARE A COSMOPOLITAN SPECIES THAT AGGREGATE ANNUALLY IN LARGE NUMBERS OFF MEXICO ATTRACTING NATURALISTS, SCIENTISTS, AND TOURISTS TO THE SITE. WHALE SHARKS ARE THREATENED BY POLLUTION, BOAT STRIKES AND THE SHARK FIN TRADE. THEIR ANNUAL MIGRATION SUPPORTS AN IMPORTANT SEASONAL ECO-TOURISM ATTRACTION AND ALLOWS ABILITY TO STUDY MULTIPLE SHARKS OVER MULTI YEAR PERIODS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR OUTSIDE OF THE ANNUAL AGGREGATION PERIOD. THEIR TRACKS ARE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS OF THIS IMPORTANT SPECIES AND OVERALL AID IN THEIR CONSERVATION.

  Expenses $682,623 · Grants $74,330 · Revenue $92,870

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $3,613,565

  Expenses

  $2,585,809

  Contributions

  $2,872,941

  Grants paid

  $187,163

• 2023

  Revenue

  $2,862,664

  Expenses

  $2,909,223

  Contributions

  $2,529,863

  Grants paid

  $110,702

• 2023

  Revenue

  $2,909,551

  Expenses

  $3,873,799

  Contributions

  $2,526,721

  Grants paid

  $415,702

• 2022

  Revenue

  $2,436,061

  Expenses

  $3,015,242

  Contributions

  $2,183,551

  Grants paid

  $314,124

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,598,327

  Expenses

  $2,505,738

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,952,649

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,130,322

  Expenses

  $1,373,529

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,744,788

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,467,285

  Expenses

  $1,506,952

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,891,350

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,259,459

  Expenses

  $998,800

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,926,825

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,563,906

  Expenses

  $1,443,971

  Assets (EOY)

  $384,342

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $1,198,879

  Assets (EOY)

  $264,407

• 2010 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $735,795

  Assets (EOY)

  $185,148

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

• NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

  $200,000

  2022 · SCHOLARSHIP FUND

• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION

  $46,000

  2024 · SEA GRANT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 8 FELLOWS

• CENTER FOR SPORTFISHING POLICY

  $25,000

  2022 · ADVOCACY FOR SALTWATER RECREATIONAL ANGLERS

• CENTER FOR SPORTFISHING POLICY

  $25,000

  2024 · ADVOCACY FOR SALTWATER RECREATIONAL ANGLERS

• CENTER FOR SPORTFISHING POLICY

  $25,000

  2023 · ADVOCACY FOR SALTWATER RECREATIONAL ANGLERS

• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION

  $21,000

  2023 · SCHOLARSHIP FUND

• UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

  $11,687

  2023 · GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH ON MARINE LIFE

• OCEAN EXCHANGE

  $11,000

  2022 · COLLEGIATE INNOVATION AWARD AND STUDENT TRAVEL

• MARINE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY INC

  $10,000

  2024 · OCEAN EXCHANGE - GUY HARVEY FOUNDATION COLLEGIATE AWARD

• OCEAN EXCHANGE

  $10,000

  2023 · COLLEGIATE INNOVATION AWARD

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• SURFINGS EVOLUTION & PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC

  $60,000

  2024 · EDUCATION

• SURFINGS EVOLUTION & PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC

  $55,000

  2023 · EDUCATION

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $50,000

  2024 · ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS

• ALLIGATOR RON BERGERON EVERGLADES MUSEUM INC

  $50,000

  2022 · SUPPORT CONSERVATION

• CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $37,000

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• BROTHERS PROJECT

  $25,000

  2022 · TO FURTHER OCEAN CONSERVATION

• ROCK THE OCEAN FOUNDATION

  $20,000

  2022 · OCEAN CONSERVATION RESEARCH EFFORTS

• ROCK THE OCEAN FOUNDATION

  $15,000

  2023 · OCEAN CONSERVATION RESEARCH EFFORTS

• THE CELEBRATION OF THE SEA FOUNDATION INC

  $13,000

  2022

• ROCK THE OCEAN FOUNDATION

  $12,500

  2024 · OCEAN CONSERVATION RESEARCH EFFORTS

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

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