2025-01-27T11:48:15-06:00 2024-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN 29 SOUTH MAIN STREET 4TH FLOOR WEST HARTFORD CT 06107 990 2023-07-01 042702102 SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION INC SEAE 5085403954 PO BOX 758 FALMOUTH MA 02541 RICHARD HOPPER PRESIDENT 5085403954 2025-01-23 1 0 JOHN TOSCANO P00358542 8605614000 2025-01-23 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RICHARD HOPPER PO BOX 758 FALMOUTH MA 02541 8289602 0 X WWW.SEA.EDU X 1971 MA SEA EDUCATION (SEA) IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN OCEAN EDUCATION, LOCATED IN WOODS HOLE, MASSACHUSETTS. SEA PROVIDES UNDERGRADUATE, GAP, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY OCEAN SCIENCES AND BLUE HUMANITIES THROUGH IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES IN WOODS HOLE, ABOARD ONE OF SEA'S TALL SHIPS, AND WITHIN COASTAL COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. 24 23 213 98 0 0 6714636 2474378 3109534 4670378 631479 408008 189622 136180 10645271 7688944 303273 443572 0 0 4600861 4815887 63000 0 610353 4283978 4195538 9251112 9454997 1394159 -1766053 23348494 22340636 2332460 2549595 21016034 19791041 X SEA EDUCATES AND INSPIRES OCEAN SCHOLARS, STEWARDS AND LEADERS. SEA FOSTERS AND ENHANCES KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE STATE OF OCEANS AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES. IT ALSO HELPS SHAPE PUBLIC DIALOGUE AND POLICY THROUGH LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL RESEACH, GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS AND THE CONTINUED IMPACT OF OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND ALUMNI WORLDWIDE. 0 0 4587934 372109 2546842 98 UNDERGRADUATES AND 5 GAP YEAR STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN SEA SEMESTER PROGRAMS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY ACCREDITED STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT. SEA SEMESTER STUDENTS ENROLLED FROM 54 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND SEA AWARDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 55% OF ENROLLED UNDERGRAD AND 5% OF GAP STUDENTS. GAP YEAR STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY A GROWING PERCENTAGE OF ENROLLED STUDENTS. STUDENTS BEGIN THEIR STUDIES ON OUR CAMPUS IN WOODS HOLE, MA AND THEN JOIN ONE OF OUR TWO 134-FOOT SAIL TRAINING VESSELS FOR A SAILING RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN THE ATLANTIC, PACIFIC, OR CARIBBEAN. WHILE AT SEA, STUDENTS ACT AS FULL MEMBERS OF THE SAILING CREW AND SCIENTIFIC TEAM, OPERATING ALL ASPECTS OF THE VESSEL WHILE COMPLETING SELF-DESIGNED RESEARCH PROJECTS IN A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES. SHORE BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE ALSO OFFERED. 931924 71463 915276 202 STUDENTS FROM 181 SCHOOLS ATTENDED 11 HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS OFFERED DURING THE SUMMER OF 2023. ALL SESSIONS OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT FROM A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: SCIENTIFIC, HISTORICAL, LITERARY AND NAUTICAL. SEA AWARDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 10% OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. 1648789 0 1208260 NINE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS WERE HELD WITH WILLIAMS COLLEGE, THE MBL, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION, PROCTOR ACADEMY, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, MIT, PACE ACADEMY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA WHARTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. INHERENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE SAILING SCHOOL VESSEL, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TEAM BUILDING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS ARE BOTH ATTRACTIVE COMPONENTS FOR UNIVERSITIES IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT. THE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN THE ATLANTIC, PACIFIC, AND CARIBBEAN. 7168647 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 0 1 213 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 23 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MA X X SALLY HAMPTON BUSINESS MANAGER 5084441919 171 WOODS HOLE ROAD PO BOX 758 FALMOUTH MA 02541 X JEREMY R SALESIN TRUSTEE/CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA C MCWADE TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR AND CLERK 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT C KNAPP TRUSTEE/TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEANNE FOUSSARD TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH GRYSKA-RICE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD H HAWKINS TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SAM HOWE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 DR SUSAN E HUMPHRIS TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 AMBROSE JEARLD JR TRUSTEE 5.00 X 30000 0 0 RUSTY KELLOGG TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN LASTER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 BEAU LESCOTT TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 IVAN LUKE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA COX MAGUIRE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN MYERS MADEIRA TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 CALEB MCCLENNEN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP MCKNIGHT TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH MURDOCK TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH POTTER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ONJI SCOTT PRICE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCAH SPARKES TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIS G WANG TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE F WEBB TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 TED WOLFF TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WIGGLESWORTH PRESIDENT 40.00 X 182841 0 5810 EDITH B MILLER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 101289 0 13466 MARK LONG ACADEMIC DEAN 40.00 X 105104 0 3510 419234 0 22786 3 0 1 0 0 613988 1860390 33144 2474378 TUITION AND FEES 611600 3462118 3462118 SEMINARS & OTHER FEES 611600 1208260 1208260 4670378 295806 295806 23400 0 23400 23400 23400 712860 600658 112202 112202 112202 OTHER INCOME 611600 78067 78067 HOUSING INCOME 531190 34713 34713 112780 7688944 4670378 0 544188 443572 443572 185465 139099 35238 11128 3891838 2628015 910014 353809 82061 48983 25196 7882 357505 194000 143959 19546 299018 205224 66984 26810 2711 2711 47753 47753 177954 110781 43420 23753 189316 75937 46192 67187 191414 119160 46704 25550 427594 297533 90238 39823 446058 343461 91229 11368 48727 30334 11889 6504 716482 681561 30414 4507 384280 349209 35071 GRANT SUBAWARDS AND SUB 405611 405611 SHIPBOARD R&M 356334 356334 FOOD 314839 314839 SHIP SUPPLIES 190685 190685 295780 234309 48985 12486 9454997 7168647 1675997 610353 55764 2792111 2009964 264347 46701 883222 688612 176148 297288 28181742 17821151 10870871 10360591 7696900 8937480 609131 23348494 22340636 352248 398713 1980212 2150882 2332460 2549595 X 12569163 11307460 8446871 8483581 21016034 19791041 23348494 22340636 -1766053 541060 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8306031 156156 863693 172000 216400 8937480 6804827 1233557 973947 165100 541200 8306031 7731522 249669 -879564 155800 141000 6804827 5963969 437091 1591962 139300 122200 7731522 5889818 427096 -4920 162600 185425 5963969 0.12069 0.87931 0.00000 0 0 2960734 2960734 5525739 3447305 2078434 3079397 2909652 169745 16615872 11464194 5151678 10360591 7786432 541060 -443572 97488 7688944 0 7688944 9011425 0 9011425 443572 443572 9454997 PART V, LINE 4: SHIP AND CREW SUPPORT AND FELLOWSHIP AWARD. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FINANCIAL AID -443,572. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FINANCIAL AID 443,572. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 WE PUBLICIZE OUR RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN ALL OF OUR BROCHURES AND CATALOGUES. ADDITIONALLY, WE PUBLICIZE OUR POLICY ON THE WEBSITE IN ORDER TO REACH ALL PARTS OF THE GENERAL COMMUNITY WHICH WE SERVE. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM NEIGHBORING SCIENTIFIC PARTNERS, INCLUDING NOAA ($395,627). THE SCIENTIFIC PARTNERS ALSO SUPPORTED THE ORGANIZATION'S DIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. NSF ALSO GRANTED FUNDS THROUGH NORTHEASTERN, A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO SUPPORT A STUDENT AND THEIR RESEARCH BY PARTICIPATING IN A SEA SEMESTER. IN NOVEMBER 2023, THE ASSOCIATION ALSO RECEIVED EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT (ERC) FUNDING FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $268,871, PLUS INTEREST, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROGRAM. X X X X X X 1 GRAHAM-PELTON CONSULTING INC 101 FEDERAL STREET BOSTON MA 02110 GENERAL FUNDRAISING 0 0 95000 0 95000 MA 1 FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING COLLEGE PROGRAMS 53 372109 FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOL AND GAP PROGRAMS 27 71463 PART I, LINE 2: SEA USES ITS FINANCIAL AID PRIMARILY FOR STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. STUDENTS SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE WHICH INCLUDE FAMILY FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND, IN THE CASE OF UNDERGRADUATES, FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION FROM THEIR HOME INSTITUTION. ALL APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY THE FINANCIAL AID COMMITTEE HEADED BY THE DEAN OF ENROLLMENT. AWARDS ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE BUSINESS OFFICE AND AWARDS ARE REFLECTED AS A CREDIT TO THE STUDENT BILL. THE ENROLLMENT AND FINANCE OFFICES REVIEW ALL AWARDS FOR EACH TERM TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY IN DOCUMENTED AMOUNTS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOHN WIGGLESWORTH PRESIDENT 182841 0 0 0 0 0 5319 0 491 0 188651 0 0 0 X 4 33144 FMV AT DONATION 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE AMOUNT REPORTED IN PART I, COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART IV, QUESTION 14A THE VESSEL AND EMPLOYEES TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS OF THE TRUSTEES IN MANAGING THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION DURING INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE TRUSTEES, EXCEPT FOR THE POWERS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 55 OF CHAPTER 156B OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ASSOCIATION HAS MEMBERS DESIGNATED AS "MEMBERS". THESE MEMBERS ELECT OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS TO THE ASSOCIATION'S GOVERNING BODY. MEMBERSS ARE MADE UP OF DONORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERTISE IN THE FIELDS OF TEACHING, FUNDRAISING, FINANCES AND SAILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS TO THE ASSOCIATION'S GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 AND REQUIRED SCHEDULES (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SCHEDULE B) WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO PRESIDE ON THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, PRIOR TO FILING, FOR THEIR REVIEW ALONG WITH REVIEW BY THE TREASURER AND BUSINESS MANAGER. A COPY IS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ALL OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES AND DETERMINES WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. ANY PERSONS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A CONFLICT RELATIVE TO A TRANSACTION OR DECISION ON WHICH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS DELIBERATING ARE EXCLUDED FROM SUCH DELIBERATIONS OR DECISION MAKING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT. THIS MAY INCLUDE COMPENSATION INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROCESS WAS LAST UTILIZED IN OCTOBER 2024 TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE NEW PRESIDENT, WHO BEGAN HIS TENURE IN OCTOBER, 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, WWW.SEA.EDU. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS COPIES OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT ITS CORPORATE OFFICE AT 171 WOODS HOLE ROAD, FALMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, WWW.SEA.EDU. FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN D COMPENSATION WAS PAID TO A TRUSTEE FOR SERVICES PROVIDED AS PART OF THE NOAA GRANT. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGES ITS OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESSES DURING THE TAX YEAR.