2020-06-11T14:36:50-05:00 2019-09-30 591753337 KERKERING BARBERIO & CO PO BOX 49348 SARASOTA FL 342306348 990 2018-10-01 590756643 MOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC MOTE 9413884441 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY SARASOTA FL 34236 MICHAEL P CROSBY PHD CEO 9413884441 2020-06-09 1 REBECCA U STONER P00585910 9413654617 71.101.221.218 2020-06-09 09:11:36 ED P 1DDA76E780E419B43F0AC8CCF8703AACD10E77E2 714E6C1B206DC3F987CF9E146D19709275A9BB1D 2018 2020-11-19 02:30:22Z MICHAEL P CROSBY PHD 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY SARASOTA FL 34236 28626699 0 X WWW.MOTE.ORG X 1955 FL ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF THE SEA THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. 27 26 263 1696 0 0 7019564 12741272 13443755 15002672 -62618 15165 547253 297919 20947954 28057028 282550 449040 0 0 11865825 12448953 15000 15000 1532686 10199080 9806860 22362455 22719853 -1414501 5337175 54216063 59750581 19723866 19876808 34492197 39873773 X THE ADVANCEMENT OF MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH, LEADING NEW DISCOVERIES, REVITALIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR OCEANS AND GREATER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF OUR MARINE RESOURCES. 0 0 11733728 142540 6650929 SEE SCHEDULE O: 3927083 5126488 SEE SCHEDULE O: 1252335 171751 627758 SEE SCHEDULE O: 1941615 134749 2597497 PROTECT OUR REEFSFLORIDA'S CORAL REEF IS THE THIRD-LARGEST BARRIER CORAL REEF SYSTEM IN THE WORLD. IT PROVIDES ESSENTIAL ECOLOGICAL SERVICES, PROTECTS COASTLINES FROM MAJOR STORM IMPACTS AND IS CRUCIAL TO FLORIDA'S ECONOMY, WITH AN ASSET VALUE OF $8.5 BILLION.SADLY, THIS NATURAL TREASURE HAS DECLINED DRASTICALLY OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES DUE TO MAJOR CORAL DISEASE OUTBREAKS, LOCAL TO REGIONAL HUMAN IMPACTS, HEAT-DRIVEN CORAL BLEACHING, AND LONG-TERM CLIMATE CHANGE THAT IS STRESSING CORALS IN FLORIDA AND AROUND THE WORLD.MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S PROTECT OUR REEFS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING THESE AND OTHER CHALLENGES BY SUPPORTING CORAL REEF RESEARCH, RESTORATION, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION IN FLORIDA. THE PROTECT OUR REEFS (POR) SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE (MOTEREEFPLATE.COM) WAS APPROVED BY THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE IN JULY 2003 AND IS ADMINISTERED BY MOTE AND AVAILABLE TO FLORIDA-LICENSED DRIVERS. EACH PLATE SALE PROVIDES $25 FOR REEF RESEARCH, RESTORATION, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION IN FLORIDA, INCLUDING A SPECIAL PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANTS PROGRAM. 37.5% OF REVENUES SUPPORT GRANTS AND AN ADDITIONAL 37.5% OF REVENUES SUPPORTS MOTE'S CORAL REEF RESEARCH AND RESTORATION. IN GENERAL, POR GRANT PRIORITIES ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OUTLINED BY A NUMBER OF FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES, AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL, LOCAL COMMUNITY AND NON-PROFIT ADVISORY GROUPS, WITH RESPECT TO CORAL REEF RESEARCH AND OTHER RELATED CORAL REEF PROGRAM PRIORITIES. BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO STRATEGICALLY FOCUS THE POR PLATE'S LIMITED RESOURCES ON CRITICAL CHALLENGES CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS ARE CURRENTLY FACING, PRIORITY FOR FUNDING IN ALL CATEGORIES OF POR PROPOSALS (RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION) WILL BE ON CORAL REEF RESTORATION PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE RESEARCH OF NEW RESTORATION METHODS THAT FURTHER THE ENHANCEMENT OF CORAL GENETIC DIVERSITY AND RESILIENCY IN THE RESTORATION OF CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS. EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROPOSALS DIRECTLY RELATED TO SCIENCE-BASED RESTORATION OF CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED. OTHER QUALITY PROPOSALS WILL BE GIVEN CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, BUT THE PRIORITY FOCUS WILL BE ON PROJECTS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES OF CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEM RESOURCE MANAGERS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY USE SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION IN PROMOTING AND IMPLEMENTING RESTORATION AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE USE OF THESE ECOSYSTEMS. PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO PROJECTS WHOSE DELIVERABLES ASSOCIATED ARE CLEARLY DEFINED AND ALIGNED WITH CORAL REEF RESTORATION ACTIONS. THE POR WILL ACCEPT CREATIVE PROPOSALS THAT ADDRESS NOVEL CORAL REEF RESTORATION IDEAS AND CONCEPTS THAT MAY REQUIRE INITIAL SUPPORT TO TEST THEIR MERIT. THE POR ENCOURAGES SCIENTISTS THAT MEET THE "YOUNG-INVESTIGATOR" CRITERIA TO NOTE THAT ON THEIR APPLICATION. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD OF AN EXPECTED MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS THAT POR WILL FOCUS ON CORAL REEF RESTORATION.MEMBERSHIPIN FISCAL YEAR OCT. 2018-SEPT. 2019, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY & AQUARIUM WAS FORTUNATE TO CONTINUE STRENGTHENING OUR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM WITH MORE THAN 10,000 MEMBERS. MEMBERSHIP DUES PROVIDE UNRESTRICTED FUNDS THAT ARE ALLOCATED TO WHERE THE NEED IS GREATEST ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT MOTE'S OVERALL MISSION OF MARINE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP LEVELS BEGIN AT $70 FOR STUDENTS AND $95 FOR GENERAL PUBLIC (PARTY OF TWO) AND RISE TO $1,000 (PARTY OF 10). MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE UNRESTRICTED VISITS TO MOTE AQUARIUM, WITH THE NUMBER OF GUESTS ALLOWED BASED ON INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP LEVELS; DISCOUNTS IN THE AQUARIUM SHOPS; FREE MEMBER-ONLY EVENTS; DISCOUNTS ON EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CAMPS; FREE AND DISCOUNTED ADMISSIONS TO MORE THAN 100 RECIPROCAL ZOOS, AQUARIUMS AND GARDENS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, AND MUCH MORE. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF MEMBERSHIP LEVELS, BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES, PLEASE VISIT MOTE.ORG/MEMBERSHIP.MOTE AQUACULTURE RESEARCH PARK FACILITY OPERATIONSMOTE HAS A 200-ACRE, STATE-OF-THE-ART AQUACULTURE RESEARCH FACILITY SUPPORTING THE CONSERVATION OF THE WORLD'S FISHERIES AND SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD PRODUCTION. MOTE AQUACULTURE RESEARCH PARK INCLUDES MORE THAN 125,000 SQUARE FEET OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES DEDICATED TO MOTE'S MARINE AND FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE RESEARCH PROGRAM AND SUPPORTING THE WORK OF RELATED MOTE PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT, MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND ECOTOXICOLOGY.AT THE PARK, MOTE SCIENTISTS STUDY THE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, SPAWNING, HEALTH, NUTRITION, GENETICS, MICROBIOLOGY AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF SALTWATER FISH SPECIES, SUCH AS COMMON SNOOK, POMPANO, RED DRUM, FLOUNDER AND ALMACO JACK FOR RESTOCKING PROGRAMS AND FOR SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD PRODUCTION AND/OR UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON FISH. MOTE'S SALTWATER AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS RECYCLE 100 PERCENT OF THEIR WATER AND DEMONSTRATE INNOVATIVE FISH-FARMING TECHNOLOGIES TO INFORM THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY AND HELP U.S.-BASED PRODUCERS MEET THE GROWING, GLOBAL DEMAND FOR SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD. THE PARK OPERATES A PROTOTYPE MARINE AQUAPONICS GREENHOUSE WHERE EDIBLE SEA PURSLANE IS GROWN IN HIGH-NUTRIENT, PART-SALT WATER TOGETHER WITH THE POPULAR SPORTFISH RED DRUM, OR REDFISH. WITH THE PLANET'S LIMITED FRESHWATER RESOURCES, ONE OF THE ONLY WAYS TO EXPAND FOOD PRODUCTION IS THROUGH SEAFOOD AND SEA VEGETABLE PRODUCTION; THIS NECESSITATES RESEARCH TO FIND THE BEST CANDIDATE SPECIES AND DEVELOP EFFICIENT, ECO-FRIENDLY SYSTEMS. MOTE SCIENTISTS ALSO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF FISH FEED FOR AQUACULTURE, GIVEN THAT MANY WILD FISHERIES TAPPED FOR COMMERCIAL "FISH MEAL" HAVE PLATEAUED OR DECLINED. MOTE AQUACULTURE RESEARCH PARK IS ALSO THE HOME BASE FOR MAJOR STUDIES OF OIL-SPILL IMPACTS ON FISH HEALTH, IMMUNE SYSTEM AND REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS. THESE CONTROLLED, EXPOSURE STUDIES BEGAN IN THE WAKE OF THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL AND ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF RAPID HEALTH-DIAGNOSTIC TESTS BASED ON SUB-LETHAL RESPONSES THAT WILL BETTER PREDICT SHORT- AND LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF OIL EXPOSURE IN GULF OF MEXICO FISHES. MOTE'S MARINE & FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE RESEARCH PROGRAM COLLABORATES WITH MOTE'S ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY FOR FORENSICS ON THESE IMPORTANT STUDIES, WITHIN THE MULTI-INSTITUTION CONSORTIUM C-IMAGE FOCUSED ON DEEPWATER HORIZON. 1941615 134749 2597497 18854761 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 168 0 1 263 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 27 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL X X DENA SMITH MOTE MARINE LABORATORY 9413884441 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY SARASOTA FL 34236 MICKEY CALLANEN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD D CIARAVELLA TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD O DONEGAN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROGAN DONELLY TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 DEAN EISNER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES D ERICSON TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN C GILMORE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 PENELOPE KINGMAN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 TRUDO LETSCHERT TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KIRK MALCOLM TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH MOORE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN ROSE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES SMITH TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JEANIE STEVENSON TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SKIP SWAN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR ARMITAGE CHAIRMAN EMERITUS 5.00 X 0 0 0 GENE BECKSTEIN CHAIRMAN EMERITUS 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT CARTER CHAIRMAN EMERITUS 5.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK M DERR PE CHAIRMAN EMERITUS 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT ESSNER CHAIRMAN EMERITUS 5.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY GRAHAM CHAIRMAN EMERITUS 5.00 X 0 0 0 G LOWE MORRISON CHAIRMAN EMERITUS 5.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD SEIDER JR MD CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MAURICE CUNNIFFE VICE-CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT COLLINS TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDRA STUART SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL P CROSBY PHD PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 X X 360315 0 16058 DENA J SMITH CFO & VP, ADMINISTRATION 40.00 X 138118 5500 15930 DANIEL BEBAK VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 134236 0 14380 ROBERT HUETER PHD SR SCIENTIST 40.00 X 181899 0 23422 KEVAN MAIN SR SCIENTIST 40.00 X 155980 0 15874 RICHARD PIERCE PHD SR SCIENTIST 40.00 X 153103 0 16010 DAVID VAUGHAN PHD SR SCIENTIST 40.00 X 152330 0 14884 1275981 5500 116558 7 0 1 0 CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES 1050 MASSACHUSETTS AVE CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 DESIGN CONSULTING 809093 SARASOTA BAY EXPLORERS INC 1923 LINCOLN DRIVE SARASOTA FL 34236 ECO BOAT TOURS 466888 PARADISE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING INC 150 SECOND AVE 800 ST PETERSBURG FL 33701 ADVERTISING 445313 MANCINI DINERS INC 4411 BEAUCHAMP CT SARASOTA FL 34243 FOOD SERVICE 411505 JANI-KING OF TAMPA BAY 2469 SUNSET POINT RD CLEARWATER FL 33765 JANITORIAL SERVICES 224187 5 281915 612767 11846590 195867 12741272 RESEARCH 541700 6650929 6650929 AQUARIUM 713990 5126488 5126488 MEMBERSHIPS 900099 1048295 1048295 PROTECT OUR REEFS - 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PART X, LINE 2: UNDER THE INCOME TAXES TOPIC OF THE FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION, THE LABORATORY HAS REVIEWED AND EVALUATED THE RELEVANT TECHNICAL MERITS OF EACH OF ITS TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE LABORATORY. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN NET ASSETS OF MOTE MARINE FOUNDATION, INC. 37,245. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED WITH SALES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 -20,671. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 -304,610. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED WITH SALES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 20,671. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 304,610. 1 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE STOCK ENHANCEMENT AND PRODUCTION OF GREY MULLET FRY: A SUSTAINABLE CHOICE 103718 0 0 0 0 0 0 103718 0 103718 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: MOTE MARINE LABORATORY NOTES THAT THE "DURING-THE-AWARD MONITORING" IS DONE THROUGH THE REVIEW OF THE PERIODIC REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS (AS SPECIFIED IN AGREEMENT). THE REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS INCLUDE A SUMMARY THAT DETAILS ACTUAL EXPENSES FOR THE PERIOD COMPARED TO BUDGET BY LINE ITEM. FL OCEANIC EVENING 302239 219404 82835 130416 46001 PARTY ON THE PASS 71538 47990 23548 13757 13481 2 78131 13111 65020 95694 451908 280505 171403 144173 155176 299349 -127946 1 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PO BOX 37012 MRC 1205 WASHINGTON DC 20013 530206027 501(C)(3) 5103 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY MIAMI FL 33149 590624458 501(C)(3) 50818 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT NOVA UNIVERSITY 3301 COLLEGE AVENUE FT LAUDERDALE FL 33314 591083502 501(C)(3) 10510 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT REEF RELIEF PO BOX 430 KEY WEST FL 33041 592696402 501(C)(3) 7200 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT ECKERD COLLEGE 4200 54TH AVE S ST PETERSBURG FL 33711 590859121 501(C)(3) 11579 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION PO BOX 6150 TALLAHASSEE FL 32314 593105845 THE STATE OF FLORIDA 7481 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE 111 LAKE HOLLINGSWORTH DRIVE LAKELAND FL 33801 590624401 501(C)(3) 7190 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY 2800 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD NORTH JACKSONVILLE FL 32211 590624412 501(C)(3) 5772 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT PHILLIP & PATRICIA FROST MUSEUM 1101 BISCAYNE BLVD MIAMI FL 33132 590854960 501(C)(3) 4774 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 600 4TH ST S ST PETERSBURG FL 33701 530196958 FEDERAL GOV'T AGENCY 7011 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA 1 UNF DRIVE JACKSONVILLE FL 32224 592976169 THE STATE OF FLORIDA 13766 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT 11 0 SCHOLARSHIPS 56 41500 STIPENDS 79 272791 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S PROTECT OUR REEFS PROGRAM USING FUNDS COLLECTED FROM REEF LICENSE PLATE SALES. THE FINAL DECISION AS TO WHICH PROPOSALS WILL BE FUNDED AND UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS WILL BE MADE BY MICHAEL CROSBY, PH.D., THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF MOTE. TO ASSIST HIM, DR. CROSBY HAS ASSEMBLED A GRANTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF EIGHT INDIVIDUALS WITH BROAD AND DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS IN CORAL REEF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT. THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES AND RANKS EACH OF THE PROPOSALS SUBMITTED. OUTSIDE EXPERTS ARE ALSO CONSULTED TO PEER REVIEW THE PROPOSALS AS NECESSARY. THE COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO DR. CROSBY AS TO WHICH PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SELECTED AND IN WHAT AMOUNTS. A LIMITED NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR. THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RANGES FROM $500 TO $2,000 FOR A MINIMUM 10 WEEK INTERNSHIP. A SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON STUDENT'S FINANCIAL NEED AND INTERNSHIP DURATION. STIPENDS ARE AWARDED TO PARTICIPANTS IN SEVERAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REU) PROGRAMS AT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. THE FUNDING AGENCY DETERMINES THE APPLICATION CRITERIA, BUT USUALLY THE STUDENTS ARE SELECTED IF THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND MEET OTHER SPECIFIC CRITERIA SUCH AS UNDERSERVED, UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS OR ALUMNI OF NON-R1 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE STIPENDS CAN RANGE FROM $500 TO $6500 DEPENDING ON GRANT. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MICHAEL P CROSBY PHD PRESIDENT/CEO 360315 0 0 0 0 0 15088 0 970 0 376373 0 0 0 DENA J SMITH CFO & VP, ADMINISTRATION 138118 5500 0 0 0 0 6774 0 9156 0 154048 5500 0 0 ROBERT HUETER PHD SR SCIENTIST 181899 0 0 0 0 0 9104 0 14318 0 205321 0 0 0 KEVAN MAIN SR SCIENTIST 155980 0 0 0 0 0 7588 0 8286 0 171854 0 0 0 RICHARD PIERCE PHD SR SCIENTIST 153103 0 0 0 0 0 7462 0 8548 0 169113 0 0 0 DAVID VAUGHAN PHD SR SCIENTIST 152330 0 0 0 0 0 7436 0 7448 0 167214 0 0 0 X 9 195867 NYSE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS WORKED IN MANY PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDING IN THE AQUARIUM, ANIMAL CARE, THE SEA TURTLE PROGRAM, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE INTERNS, ADVISORY BOARD, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND RESEARCH. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A RESEARCH MOTE IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT 501(C)3 MARINE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION BASED IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA, WITH SIX TOTAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION LOCATIONS FROM SARASOTA TO KEY WEST. MOTE HAS MORE THAN 20 DIVERSE RESEARCH PROGRAMS WORKING IN OUR HOME COMMUNITY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND IN OCEANS AROUND THE WORLD. MOTE'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE THROUGH WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH LEADING TO NEW DISCOVERIES, REVITALIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF EARTH'S OCEAN RESOURCES AND TO A GREATER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF OUR MARINE ECOSYSTEMS. WE EMPHASIZE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY, HEALTHY HABITATS AND NATURAL RESOURCES. MOTE IS ONE OF THE FEW INDEPENDENT MARINE LABS IN THE WORLD HAVING A GLOBAL IMPACT. AS SUCH, WE NURTURE THE SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION AND FLEXIBILITY NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING OCEAN ISSUES OF OUR TIME. MOTE IS ALSO UNIQUE BECAUSE WE TRANSLATE OUR SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES THROUGH A PUBLIC AQUARIUM AND STRUCTURED EDUCATION PROGRAMS. OUR VISION ALSO INCLUDES POSITIVELY IMPACTING PUBLIC POLICY BY BUILDING A MORE OCEAN-LITERATE SOCIETY. MOTE FEATURES A 10.5-ACRE CAMPUS ON SARASOTA BAY IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA, THE ELIZABETH MOORE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CORAL REEF RESEARCH & RESTORATION ON SUMMERLAND KEY IN THE FLORIDA KEYS, THE 200-ACRE MOTE AQUACULTURE RESEARCH PARK IN EASTERN SARASOTA COUNTY, A BOCA GRANDE OUTREACH OFFICE DESIGNED TO CONNECT THE COMMUNITY WITH MOTE'S RESEARCH IN THE CHARLOTTE HARBOR REGION, AND PUBLIC CORAL REEF EXHIBITS IN KEY WEST AND ISLAMORADA. OUR STAFF OF MORE THAN 220 INCLUDES MORE THAN 30 DOCTORAL-LEVEL SCIENTISTS PUBLISHING NUMEROUS PEER-REVIEWED STUDIES PER YEAR AND SERVING AS AMBASSADORS FOR MARINE SCIENCE THROUGH SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS BRIEFINGS, AND PRESENTATIONS. MOTE SCIENTISTS ADVANCE THE FIELDS OF: SHARK AND RAY BIOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM DYNAMICS AND MITIGATION; CORAL REEF RESEARCH AND RESTORATION; MARINE MAMMAL AND SEA TURTLE BIOLOGY AND POPULATION DYNAMICS; AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; STUDIES OF HUMAN DISEASE USING MARINE MODELS; EFFECTS OF HUMAN-MADE AND NATURAL TOXIC SUBSTANCES ON ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT; THE HEALTH OF WILD FISHERIES, IMPROVED FISHERIES MONITORING, AND RESPONSIBLE APPROACHES TO FISHERIES STOCK ENHANCEMENT; OCEAN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE HEALTH OF OUR ECOSYSTEMS; BOTTOM-DWELLING ORGANISMS, INCLUDING A FOCUS ON SHELLFISH RESTORATION, AND MORE. (FOR A FULL AND CURRENT LISTING OF MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES, PLEASE VISIT MOTE.ORG.) FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B AQUARIUM MOTE AQUARIUM IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA, IS THE PUBLIC OUTREACH FACILITY FOR MOTE MARINE LABORATORY AND IS DEDICATED TO TRANSLATING AND TRANSFERRING MOTE'S CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS RARE COMBINATION OF RESEARCH AND DEDICATED OUTREACH MAKE MOTE AN INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION AND A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GEM. OPEN 365 DAYS PER YEAR WITH CLOSE TO 350,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY, MOTE AQUARIUM FEATURES HUNDREDS OF MARINE SPECIES FROM LOCAL TO INTERNATIONAL OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS ENHANCES PUBLIC OCEAN LITERACY TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF MARINE RESOURCES. ESTABLISHED IN 1980, MOTE AQUARIUM HAS GROWN TO FEATURE SEVERAL SPECIES OF SHARKS AND NUMEROUS SPECIES OF BONY FISHES, SEA TURTLES, TERRAPINS, CROCODILIANS (ALLIGATORS AND CAIMANS), FLORIDA MANATEES, NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTERS, INVERTEBRATES INCLUDING MULTIPLE SPECIES OF REEF-BUILDING CORALS, MOLLUSKS AND CRUSTACEANS, AND RELATED DISPLAYS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION CONTENT. MOTE AQUARIUM BIOLOGISTS UNDERTAKE MULTIPLE EFFORTS TO BREED AND RAISE MARINE ORGANISMS SUCH AS GOBIES AND SEAHORSES IN-HOUSE, TO HELP THE PUBLIC CONNECT WITH THESE ANIMALS WHILE LESSENING PRESSURE ON WILD POPULATIONS. MOTE AQUARIUM BIOLOGISTS LEAD NARRATED TRAINING SESSIONS WITH RESIDENT ANIMALS TO HELP VISITORS CONNECT WITH OCEAN SPECIES AND THEIR CARE AT THE AQUARIUM, ALONG WITH MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S RESEARCH. MOTE AQUARIUM FEATURES WINDOWS INTO WORKING LABS, OFFERING A DIRECT GLIMPSE INTO THE MARINE SCIENCE AT THE HEART OF MOTE. TRAINED VOLUNTEER DOCENTS THROUGHOUT THE AQUARIUM ENSURE THAT GUESTS HAVE AN ENJOYABLE, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. THE AQUARIUM'S ANIMAL CARE AND TRAINING PROGRAMS ENABLE RESEARCH THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE POSSIBLE - MOST NOTABLY, SENSORY AND TEMPERATURE-RELATED STUDIES WITH RESIDENT MANATEES HUGH AND BUFFETT, WHOSE VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION HAS ALLOWED FOR MULTIPLE PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES PRESENTING KNOWLEDGE TO BENEFIT CONSERVATION OF THE SPECIES IN THE WILD. MOTE MARINE LABORATORY & AQUARIUM HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA) SINCE 2003, UNDERGOING A RIGOROUS INSPECTION EVERY FIVE YEARS. ACCREDITATION ENSURES THAT MOTE HAS MET AND WILL CONTINUE TO MEET EVER-RISING STANDARDS IN CATEGORIES INCLUDING ANIMAL CARE AND WELFARE, VETERINARY PROGRAMS, SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENT, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND SAFETY. MOTE HAS ALSO BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE MOST RESEARCH-PRODUCTIVE AZA MEMBERS BASED ON ITS HIGH NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS. MOTE AQUARIUM PROVIDES A UNIQUE VENUE FOR EVENTS SUCH AS ITS ANNUAL WORLD OCEANS DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL, AND FOR LIMITED-TIME EXHIBITS THAT REFRESH AND ENRICH VISITORS' LEARNING EXPERIENCES. MORE THAN 10,000 MOTE MEMBERS STAY CONNECTED THROUGH MOTE AQUARIUM AND HELP TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE FACETS OF MOTE'S MISSION. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C EDUCATION MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S COMMITMENT TO SHARING OCEAN LITERACY BEGINS WITH PRE-K CHILDREN AND EXTENDS TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND SOCIETAL BACKGROUNDS. MOTE OPERATES MORE THAN 50 STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, INCLUDING IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND FIELD TRIPS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SPRING BREAK AND SUMMER CAMPS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT REACH STUDENTS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN SCIENCE, TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, DIGITAL LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT REACH AUDIENCES FAR AND WIDE, ADULT LIFELONG LEARNING COURSES, EDUCATIONAL EVENTS SUCH AS LECTURES AND SCIENCE CAFES, SCOUT PROGRAMS, HOMESCHOOL PROGRAMS AND MORE. ALL TOLD, MOTE'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACH WELL OVER 30,000 PEOPLE PER YEAR. MOTE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO INSTILL ESSENTIAL STEM CONCEPTS, HELP PARTICIPANTS DISCOVER CAREERS IN MARINE SCIENCE AND BETTER UNDERSTAND OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS, THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, CONSERVATION ISSUES, OCEAN TECHNOLOGY, THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS. MOTE LEADS THE MULTI-PARTNER LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION (LSAMP): MARINE SCIENCE LABORATORY ALLIANCE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (MARSCI-LACE) WHICH WAS FOUNDED THROUGH A NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) GRANT TO MOTE, THE ONLY NON-ACADEMIC INSTITUTION TO RECEIVE AN LSAMP CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AWARD. IT IS WITH CO-FUNDED BY THE NSF INCLUSION ACROSS THE NATION OF COMMUNITIES OF LEARNERS OF UNDERREPRESENTED DISCOVERERS IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE (NSF INCLUDES) INITIATIVE. MOTE OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE INTERNSHIPS, INCLUDING THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, NSF-FUNDED RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES, WHICH ALLOW UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF A PH.D.-LEVEL MOTE SCIENTIST. MOTE'S EDUCATION TEAM OVERSEES SOME 1,700 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, WHO HELP TO ADVANCE THE LAB'S MISSION BY ASSISTING SCIENTISTS AND EDUCATORS, SERVING AS DOCENTS ON THE MOTE AQUARIUM FLOOR, CONTRIBUTING TO MOTE'S HOSPITALS FOR DOLPHINS, WHALES AND SEA TURTLES, AND PROVIDING A NUMBER OF SUPPORTING SERVICES TO OTHER AREAS OF THE LAB AND AQUARIUM. SOME VOLUNTEERS HAVE GIVEN THEIR TIME TO MOTE'S MISSION FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS! MOTE EDUCATORS WORK CLOSELY WITH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THEIR REGION, HELPING STUDENTS CONNECT WITH MOTE SCIENTISTS DIRECTLY - FOR EXAMPLE, THROUGH SUSTAINABLE FISHING CLINICS AND HANDS-ON COLLABORATION WITH MOTE'S FISH-FARMING SCIENTISTS. THROUGH THE SUCCESSFUL REGIONAL PLATFORM EDEXPLORESRQ, MOTE OFFERS "EXPLORATIONS" THAT ALLOW TEACHERS TO ENRICH THEIR CURRICULA AND GIVE STUDENTS UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES THROUGH ACTIVITIES APPROVED BY SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF TO ENSURE CONNECTIONS TO EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS. MOTE EDUCATORS ARE ACTIVE IN THE FLORIDA MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION, THE NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT INFORM AND INSPIRE OUR EFFORTS TO TRANSLATE AND TRANSFER MOTE SCIENCE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS A VOTING BOARD MEMBER. WHEN ISSUES ARISE THAT MAY CAUSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, HE RECUSES HIMSELF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM WITH INFORMATION FROM THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE FINAL FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND CFO. PRIOR TO FILING, FORM 990 IS SIGNED BY THE CEO AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS DISTRIBUTED AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING OR OTHER TIMES AS NEEDED. ALL SIGNED DISCLOSURES ARE COLLECTED WITH A FOLLOW UP UNTIL RETURNED. THEY ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT OR CFO AND BROUGHT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IF NEEDED FOR DETERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS DETERMINED BY THE CEO EVALUATION/COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE BASES THEIR DECISION ON COMPENSATION DATA FROM COMPARABLE INSTITUTIONS AND A COMPREHENSIVE WRITTEN SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES BY THE CEO. THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CFO IS DETERMINED BY THE CEO AFTER A BOARD APPROVED BUDGET RATE OF INCREASE. ALL DELIBERATION AND DECISIONS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SUBSTANTIATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THE FORM 990 AND THE ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON WWW.MOTE.ORG FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF MOTE MARINE FOUNDATION, INC. 37,245. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C AUDIT REVIEW PROCESS THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AUDIT REVIEW PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. MOTE MARINE FOUNDATION INC 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY SARASOTA FL 34236 592226800 PROVIDES FUNDS TO SUPPORT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY FL 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1