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SeaLegacy Foundation Inc

EIN 88-3386612 Royal Palm Beach, FL

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Revenue 2023
$2,318,690
Expenses 2023
$2,372,153

Program services were 85.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Street
PO Box 211135

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To inspire people to fall in love with the ocean, amplify a network of changemakers around the world, and catalyze hands-on diplomacy through hopeful, world-class visual storytelling.

  • Ocean Conservation Impact Highlights600,000 world-class images were deployed and strategically managed in support of global ocean conservation initiatives, amplifying awareness and engagement worldwide.Hundreds of hours of world-class video were utilized across SeaLegacy and partner-led ocean conservation campaigns to drive public action and policy change.Seven episodes of A Sea of Hope were launched, each spotlighting urgent and impactful conservation opportunities. These episodes highlight efforts led by our visionary co-founders and transformative front-line partners working tirelessly to protect the ocean.

    Expenses $1,257,250

  • Engage & Collaborate Partners, Campaigns & CommunitiesExpanded our global conservation network to include over 150 strategic partners advancing ocean protection worldwide.Supported more than 100 partnership campaigns with high-impact SeaLegacy visual content, storytelling, and advocacy assets.Grew our global influencer community to over 50 highly engaged advocates, amplifying campaign reach across new and diverse audiences.Collaborated with 25+ leading scientific ocean advisors to ensure our campaigns reflect cutting-edge science and world-class thought leadership.Donated content and social media support to hundreds of partners and mission-aligned conservation campaigns, increasing visibility and momentum for collective ocean action.

    Expenses $295,847

  • Driving Impact Through Strategic CampaignsSeaLegacy partnered with some of the world's leading ocean conservation funders and organizations to develop and deploy high-impact campaigns aimed at educating the public and influencing policymakers. These efforts are focused on one clear goal: significantly expanding Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) around the globe. MPAs are vital to rewilding our ocean, safeguarding frontline communities, and preserving the ocean's long-term resilience.Key HighlightsSupporting Panama's 30x30 Commitment SeaLegacy played a pivotal role in celebrating and promoting Panama's landmark MPA expansion during the Our Ocean Conference, helping the country progress toward its 30x30 conservation targets.Protecting the Southern Ocean: Collaborated on efforts to support the expansion of MPAs in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, contributing to greater ecological protection across the Southern Ocean.

    Expenses $200,395

  • Grow The Conversation & AudienceSeaLegacy's content generated billions of engagements, creating powerful opportunities to expand our global audience and amplify ocean conservation messaging.Our co-founders and campaigns were featured widely in world-class earned media, elevating the visibility and credibility of our mission.We advanced ocean literacy through key educational properties including Ocean School, Ocean InSight Explainers, and new episodes of our award-winning series, A Sea of Hope.In 2023, SeaLegacy experienced over 20% audience growth in just twelve months, a reflection of our expanding global influence.We proudly partnered in the publication of The Last Ice, a donor-sponsored coffee table book capturing the stark impacts of climate change in the polar regionsfurther inspiring public awareness and action.

    Expenses $175,095

  • Other Mission Support

    Expenses $88,742

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • John Ryan Kissick

    Board Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jon McCormack

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Carolina Manhusen

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • James A Cooper

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Julia Jackson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,318,690
    Expenses
    $2,372,153
    Contributions
    $1,889,803
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,326,487
    Expenses
    $443,314
    Contributions
    $1,326,305
    Grants paid
    $0

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.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.