2020-09-16T17:02:59-05:00 2019-12-31 910189318 MOSS ADAMS LLP 10960 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 1100 LOS ANGELES CA 90024 990 2019-01-01 330540475 PROJECT AWARE FOUNDATION PROJ 9498587657 30151 TOMAS STREET RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CA 92688 KRISTIN VALETTE-WIRTH TREASURER 9498587657 2020-08-31 1 LAUREN A HAVERLOCK P00545829 3104770450 2020-08-31 172.90.17.200 2020-08-31 12:19:39 PD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 45A0DEE88EBA5BC01B2D6E064F66B43F0304238A 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z KRISTIN VALETTE-WIRTH 30151 TOMAS STREET RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CA 92688 856528 0 X WWW.PROJECTAWARE.ORG X 1992 CA PROJECT 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 7 10003 0 0 799380 816497 0 0 223 236 13827 39795 813430 856528 27952 60113 0 0 375135 396786 0 20000 101051 482376 583335 885463 1060234 -72033 -203706 667132 540902 87907 165383 579225 375519 X PROJECT AWARE IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR OCEAN PROTECTION POWERED BY ACOMMUNITY OF ADVENTURERS. WE CONNECT THE PASSION FOR OCEAN ADVENTUREWITH THE PURPOSE OF MARINE CONSERVATION. 0 0 473439 0 46 CLEAN OCEAN - POLLUTION IS ONE OF THE GREATEST THREATS FACING THE OCEAN PLANET. MARINE DEBRIS - OUR MAN MADE TRASH THAT ENTERS THE OCEAN - IS HIGHLY DAMAGING WITH LONG LASTING IMPACTS ON MARINE LIFE, ECOSYSTEMS NOT TO MENTION OUR VERY OWN HUMAN HEALTH. WHILST CONJECTURE REMAINS REGARDING THE CONTRIBUTION OF SEA-BASED SOURCES OF MARINE DEBRIS VERSUS LAND-BASED SOURCES, THE FACT REMAINS THAT HUMANS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MARINE DEBRIS THAT IS PRESENT IN THE OCEAN.PROJECT AWARE HAS A LONGSTANDING HISTORY WORKING ON MARINE DEBRIS. AND THROUGH 2019, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO STRIVE TOWARDS OUR VISION OF RETURNING TO A CLEAN AND HEALTHY OCEAN THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTION AND DEDICATED POLICY ACTION.DEMONSTRATING OUR COMMITMENT TO THE UNITED NATIONS 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, 2019 SAW THE LAUNCH OF THE INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPHIC VISUALISING THE WAY IN WHICH OUR CLEAN OCEAN STRATEGY SUPPORTS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NUMBER OF TARGETS ACROSS THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SDG 14 - LIFE BELOW WATER.2019 ALSO SAW US TAKE THE GLOBAL DIVE AGAINST DEBRIS DATASET TO THE NEXT LEVEL - EMBARKING ON A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION (CSIRO) AND THE OCEAN CONSERVANCY TO UNDERTAKE PIVOTAL ANALYSES TO INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP, IF ANY, BETWEEN THE DEBRIS WE FIND ON LAND VERSUS WHAT WE FIND ON THE SEAFLOOR AS WELL AS WHAT SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCE WHERE DEBRIS ENDS UP ON THE LAND AND THE SEAFLOOR. WATCH THIS SPACE IN 2020 TO SEE THESE ANALYSES PUBLISHED IN THE PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE. 355685 60113 39749 HEALTHY OCEAN - AT PROJECT AWARE, WHEN IT COMES TO MARINE SPECIES, WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT ALL SEA CREATURES DESERVE LOVE AND ATTENTION. PROJECT AWARE AND OUR PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS HAVE BEEN SHOWING THE LOVE FOR THREATENED SPECIES OF SHARKS AND RAYS FOR MANY YEARS, EVEN IF FISHERY MANAGERS HAVEN'T BEEN THAT WAY INCLINED. 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 ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF FLORA AND FAUNA (CITES).2019 WAS ANOTHER IMPORTANT YEAR FOR SHARKS AND RAYS WITH SOME SIGNIFICANT WINS INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE CONTROLS SECURED FOR 18 SHARK AND RAY SPECIES AT CITES COP18. AS WELL AS OUR SHARK WORK, WE SHONE A LIGHT ON AN ARGUABLY LESS CHARISMATIC OCEAN DWELLER AND MADE THE HUMBLE SEA CUCUMBER OUR 2019 POSTER BOY. THESE INCREDIBLE CREATURES NEEDED SOME LOVE AND OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY DIDN'T DISAPPOINT WHEN WE CALLED FOR SUPPORT.IN 2019, AS WELL AS LEADING THE CHARGE TO SECURE TRADE CONTROLS FOR VULNERABLE SHARKS AND RAYS, WE SUPPORTED THE LISTING OF THREE SPECIES OF HOLOTHURIANS AT THE 18TH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO CITES (COP18). 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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, 2019 OR 2018. 1 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTMAKING GRANTS MADE TO PROJECT AWARE EMEA FOR WORK RELATED TO CONSERVATION OF SHARKS AND RAYS AND GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 46812 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTMAKING GRANT MADE TO PROJECT AWARE AP FOR GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 13301 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PAYMENT TO A LOCAL ORGANIZATION TO DETERMINE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POSSIBLE PROJECT AWARE EXPANSION 7500 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES EVENT SUPPORT 4186 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SUPPORT RELATED TO OCEAN CLEAN-UP EVENTS, LOCAL CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES 47778 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SUPPORT RELATED TO OCEAN CLEAN-UP EVENTS, LOCAL CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES 15925 0 0 0 0 0 0 135502 0 135502 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM GRANTS MADE TO PROJECT AWARE EMEA, SISTER CHARITY FOR WORK RELATED TO CONSERVATION OF SHARKS AND RAYS AND GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 46812 WIRE TRANSFER EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, GRANT MADE TO PROJECT AWARE ASIA PACIFIC, SISTER CHARITY FOR GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 13301 WIRE TRANSFER 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PROVIDE GRANTS TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ENTITIES. ON OCCASION, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SUB-GRANTS TO ITS SISTER CHARITIES IN RESPONSE TO SPECIFIC NEEDS. MONITORING PROCEDURES INCLUDE REVIEW OF MONTHLY FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM REPORTS. ON OCCASION PROJECT AWARE MAY COLLABORATE WITH AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION TO COORDINATE OCEAN CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR SUPPLIES. IN THAT CASE, THE OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION WOULD PROVIDE A DETAILED INVOICE FOR EXPENSES AND REPORT REGARDING THE EVENT. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X 1 ORANGE DOOR CONSULTING 10341 LOS ALAMITOS BLVD LOS ALAMITOS CA 90720 GRANT WRITING 0 38000 20000 18000 38000 20000 18000 CA AK AL CO DC FL GA HI IL KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT CT MO FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR INDIVIDUAL REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT LEAST ANNUALLY OR WHEN THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR 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.