2023-07-25T11:48:41-07:00 2022-12-31 454422986 BERYL H LEDBETTER JR CPA 69730 HIGHWAY 111 STE 205 RANCHO MIRAGE CA 92270 990 2022-01-01 330540475 PADI AWARE FOUNDATION PADI 9498587657 30151 TOMAS ST RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CA 92688 KRISTIN VALETTE WIRTH Secretary/TREASURER 9498587657 2023-07-24 true KRISTIN VALETTE-WIRTH 999009999 true BERYL H LEDBETTER JR CPA P00292294 7606205425 X 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KRISTIN VALETTE-WIRTH 30151 TOMAS ST RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CA 92688 1331222 false X WWW.PROJECTAWARE.ORG X 1992 CA PADI AWARE IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR OCEAN PROTECTION POWERED BY A COMMUNITY OF ADVENTURERS. WE CONNECT THE PASSION FOR OCEAN ADVENTURE WITH THE PURPOSE OF MARINE CONSERVATION. 5 5 8 15200 0 800315 1326720 0 1265 86 12230 4416 813810 1331222 221859 0 389227 546016 0 106582 331001 464001 720228 1231876 93582 99346 612488 735565 150056 173787 462432 561778 X PADI AWARE IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR OCEAN PROTECTION POWERED BY A COMMUNITY OF ADVENTURERS. WE CONNECT THE PASSION FOR OCEAN ADVENTURE WITH THE PURPOSE OF MARINE CONSERVATION. false false 518307 HEALTHY OCEAN - AT PADI AWARE, WHEN IT COMES TO MARINE SPECIES, WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT ALL SEA CREATURES DESERVE LOVE AND ATTENTION. PADI AWARE, OUR PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR THREATENED SPECIES OF SHARKS AND RAYS FOR MANY YEARS. WE'VE PUSHED GOVERNMENTS TO INTRODUCE CATCH LIMITS FOR SHARKS IN THE ATLANTIC AND MEDITERRANEAN, HELPED INCORPORATE THREATENED SHARK AND RAYS ONTO THE CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS (CMS) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT, AND ADVOCATED FOR SUSTAINABLE TRADE IN SHARK AND RAY PRODUCTS VIA THE CONVENTION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF FLORA AND FAUNA (CITES).IN 2022 PADI AWARE AND THE SHARK LEAGUE FOCUSED ADVOCACY EFFORTS ON KEY MEMBER COUNTRIES OF ICCAT INCLUDED THE EU, UK, SOUTH AFRICA, BRAZIL, SENEGAL AND CANADA. PADI AWARE CONCENTRATED ON ENGAGING THE RECREATIONAL DIVING COMMUNITY IN SOUTH AFRICA AND BRAZIL, DEVELOPING A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN THROUGH THE AWARE SHARK CONSERVATION SPECIALTY, WHICH PROVIDED INFORMATION ON SHARK CONSERVATION ISSUES, AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTING THE MAKO SITUATION, AND WAYS THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC COULD DIRECTLY ENGAGE WITH RELEVANT DECISION-MAKERS. DIVERS AND NON-DIVERS WERE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS AS PART OF THE #MARKETIME4MAKOS CAMPAIGN, WITH PHOTO JOURNALS BEING DEVELOPED FROM THE RESULTING SUBMISSIONS. THESE PHOTO JOURNALS WERE USED AS A DEMONSTRABLE DISPLAY OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AND PRESENTED TO THE RELEVANT ICCAT OFFICIALS.IN 2022, ICCAT PARTIES CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT A TWO-YEAR BAN, AGREED TO IN NOVEMBER 2021, ON RETENTION OF MAKOS IN THE ATLANTIC DUE TO THE PUBLIC PRESSURE, THE FIRST TIME ANY SUCH BAN HAD BEEN BROUGHT INTO EFFECT. IN NOVEMBER 2021, ICCAT PARTIES AGREED TO IMPLEMENT A TWO YEAR BAN ON RETENTION OF MAKOS IN THE ATLANTIC DUE TO THE PUBLIC PRESSURE, THE FIRST TIME ANY SUCH BAN HAD BEEN BROUGHT INTO EFFECT. 498982 CLEAN OCEAN - POLLUTION IS ONE OF THE GREATEST THREATS FACING THE OCEAN PLANET. MARINE DEBRIS IS HIGHLY DAMAGING AND HAS LASTING EFFECTS ON MARINE LIFE, ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN HEALTH. PADI AWARE FOUNDATION HAS THE LARGEST DATABASE OF UNDERWATER MARINE DEBRIS IN THE WORLD. IN 2022, PADI AWARE FOUNDATION PUBLISHED A SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF OUR RESEARCH FINDINGS REGARDING THE COMPARISON OF DEBRIS DENSITY AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF THE TEN MOST COMMONLY REPORTED ITEMS ON LAND AND THE SEAFLOOR. THE FOUNDATION ALSO EXPANDED ITS DATA SHARING AGREEMENTS WITH THREE NEW ENTITIES TO HAVE ACCESS TO OUR MARINE DEBRIS DATABASE, AND ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE DEBRIS MONITORING SERVICES VIA RELATIONSHIPS WITH PADI DIVE OPERATORS TO THE OCEAN CLEAN-UP TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR CLEAN-UP EFFORTS. 1017289 true false false false false false false false false false true false false true false true true false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true false false AL AZ CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC NH NJ NM NY OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV X X X KIAN CLINEFF 9498587657 30151 TOMAS ST RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CA 92688 DANNA MOORE GLOBAL OPER DIR 40.00 0.00 X 98834 0 10850 DEBORAH BROSNAN Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF NADLER Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNY MILLER GARMENDIA Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 DREW RICHARDSON PRES/CHAIRMAN 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN VALETTE-WIRTH SECRETARY/TREAS 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 98834 10850 0 false false false 0 122599 1204121 1326720 0 86 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 4416 4416 4416 0 1331222 4416 86 221859 221859 0 0 0 109684 77711 17374 14599 0 399509 322169 27671 49669 0 0 36823 26074 6387 4362 0 0 0 0 0 0 99284 75690 15464 8130 43730 32532 6434 4764 49 10 39 78849 78849 0 12462 12462 57029 51961 2574 2494 0 0 0 0 10502 10502 102608 76161 8525 17922 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 26686 22576 1194 2916 CONTRACTS 17026 17026 BANK FEES 9726 496 8836 394 Postage and Shipping 4561 2908 321 1332 1489 765 724 1231876 1017289 108005 106582 195733 350241 172715 173176 0 0 0 0 0 0 19769 10962 63554 31766 42290 31788 0 0 0 0 181981 169398 612488 735565 150056 173787 150056 173787 X 429432 528778 33000 33000 462432 561778 612488 735565 99346 X false true X true false X 799380 816497 567236 800315 1326720 4310148 0 0 799380 816497 567236 800315 1326720 4310148 0 4310148 2598 236 189 1800 86 4909 0 0 4315057 0.99890 X 63554 31766 31788 31788 DUE FROM AFFILIATES 169398 169398 X 1359611 28389 28389 1331222 1331222 1231876 1231876 1231876 Part X : FIN48 Footnote PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3)OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND ONLY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX. THE FOUNDATION IS A PUBLIC, CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION QUALIFY FOR A CHARITABLE TAX DEDUCTION TO DONORS. THE FOUNDATION FILES INFORMATIONAL RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS, IF ANY, ARE RECORDED WITH FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) 740, INCOME TAXES (PREVIOUSLY FASB INTERPRETATION NO. 48). FASB ACC 740 REQUIRES THE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY FOR A TAX POSITION THAT DOES NOT MEET THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT STANDARD THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES. THERE WAS NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION RECORDED AT DECEMBER 31, 2022 OR 2021. false 221859 0 0 1 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b No review was or will be conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: CONNECT THE PASSION FOR OCEAN ADVENTURE WITH THE PURPOSE OF MARINE CONSERVATION. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 17, LIST OF STATES RECEIVING COPY OF FORM 990: CA,AZ,AL,FL,GA,HI,IL,KS,KY,MA,MD,MI,MN,MS,NC,NH,NJ,NM,NY,OR,PA,RI,SC,TN,UT,VA,WI,WV FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: BOARD MEMBERS ARE RQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT LEAST ANNUALLY OR WHEN THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A: COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, USING NONPROFIT COMPARISON INFORMATION FROM THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE, SECTION TITLED "NONPROFIT COMPARABLE ASSESSOR & TAX EXEMPT SURVEY CONSULTANTS EDITION". FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE (FORMS 990 ARE FILED ELECTRONICALLY AND ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH GUIDESTAR AND THE IRS WEBSITES). GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990,PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: A COPY OF THE 990 IS EMAILED TO MANAGEMENT STAFF AS WELL AS BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW.