2019-06-28T09:55:35-05:00 2018-09-30 591753337 KERKERING BARBERIO & CO PO BOX 49348 SARASOTA FL 342306348 990 2017-10-01 590756643 MOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC MOTE 9413884441 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY SARASOTA FL 34236 MICHAEL P CROSBY PHD CEO 9413884441 2019-06-27 1 REBECCA U STONER P00585910 9413654617 71.101.221.218 2019-06-27 10:02:16 ED P CF072AC4D14D0889DABE0792FAF85488FDA02D1A 262576631B761DD032A50EB4523BB6276368EFF7 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z MICHAEL P CROSBY PHD 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY SARASOTA FL 34236 22703691 0 X WWW.MOTE.ORG X 1955 FL ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF THE SEA THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. 28 27 256 1734 0 0 8298235 7019564 13380425 13443755 10260 -62618 512150 547253 22201070 20947954 406075 282550 0 0 11724077 11865825 31500 15000 1400215 9929900 10199080 22091552 22362455 109518 -1414501 56298534 54216063 21014427 19723866 35284107 34492197 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 10977725 123643 5648847 SEE SCHEDULE O: 4125162 4828892 SEE SCHEDULE O: 1171955 108148 603004 SEE SCHEDULE O: 2060396 50759 2363012 PROTECT OUR REEFSTHE FLORIDA REEF TRACT 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 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. PROTECT OUR REEFS-SUPPORTED PROJECTS ALIGN WITH MAJOR CORAL REEF RESEARCH PRIORITIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND RESOURCE-MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY, SUCH AS THOSE OUTLINED BY THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SCIENCE PLAN, NOAA'S CORAL REEF CONSERVATION PROGRAM, WATER QUALITY PROTECTION PROGRAM AND OTHER KEY ENTITIES. MAJOR POINTS OF FOCUS INCLUDE DEVELOPING SCIENCE-BASED REEF RESTORATION METHODS, PRESERVING CORAL GENETIC DIVERSITY AND RESILIENT TRAITS IN CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS, BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE MAJOR THREATS TO CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS, AND ENHANCING THE ABILITY OF RESOURCE MANAGERS TO USE SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION TO PROMOTE AND IMPLEMENT RESTORATION AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE USE OF CORAL REEFS.IT WAS EXPECTED THAT POR WOULD FOCUS ON THE PRIORITIES FOR THE SCIENCE OF CORAL RESTORATION FOR AT LEAST A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING IN 2017. HURRICANE IRMA RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT DEVASTATION TO FLORIDA'S PRIMARY LAND-BASED AND OFF-SHORE CORAL RESTORATION RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE OF MOTE MARINE LABORATORY IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. THIS LAND-BASED AND OFFSHORE INFRASTRUCTURE IS A STATE ASSET UTILIZED EACH YEAR BY HUNDREDS OF SCIENTISTS AND STUDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT FLORIDA-BASED SCIENTIFIC, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE UTILIZING THIS CRITICAL LAND-BASED AND OFF-SHORE CORAL RESTORATION RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE COLLECTION, ANALYSES AND DISTRIBUTION OF SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION INFORMATION TO THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY; FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS; AND THE PUBLIC, THE POR PROGRAM TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED ITS REGULAR ANNUAL COMPETITIVE SMALL GRANT PROGRAM FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR IN ORDER TO FOCUS ON THE RECOVERY EFFORTS OF THIS CRITICAL CORAL RESEARCH AND RESTORATION RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE. HOWEVER, CURRENTLY FUNDED MULTI-YEAR POR GRANTS (PI MUST HAVE STATED IN ORIGINAL PROPOSAL THAT THE PROJECT WAS A TWO YEAR PROPOSAL) IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GRANT CYCLE REMAINED ELIGIBLE FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION IN 2018 IN ORDER TO CONSIDER POSSIBLE SECOND YEAR FUNDING AS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. POR RESUMES ITS REGULAR ANNUAL COMPETITIVE SMALL GRANT PROGRAM IN 2019. PRIORITY FOCUS WILL REMAIN ON PROJECTS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES OF CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEM RESOURCE MANAGERS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY USE SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION IN PROMOTING AND IMPLEMENTING THE RESTORATION AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE USE OF CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS USING THE OUTCOMES OF POR-FUNDED PROJECTS.MEMBERSHIPIN FISCAL YEAR OCT. 2017-SEPT. 2018, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY AND 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 (STUDENT) 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. 2060396 50759 2363012 18335238 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 182 0 1 256 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 28 27 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 SCOTT COLLINS TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MAURICE CUNNIFFE 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 RANDE RIDENOUR TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN ROSE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES R SMITH TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JEANIE STEVENSON 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 JUDY GRAHAM CHAIRMAN EMERITUS 5.00 X 0 0 0 G LOWE MORRISON IMMED. PAST CHAIRMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT ESSNER CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 HOWARD SEIDER JR MD VICE-CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LT GEN HOWARD G CROWELL JR 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 348837 0 15731 DENA J SMITH CFO & VP, ADMINISTRATION 40.00 X 134025 5500 15591 DAVID VAUGHAN PHD SR SCIENTIST 40.00 X 179253 0 19776 KEVAN MAIN SR SCIENTIST 40.00 X 149004 0 14826 KENNETH LEBER PHD SR SCIENTIST 40.00 X 146326 0 14723 RICHARD PIERCE PHD SR SCIENTIST 40.00 X 148641 0 15606 ROBERT HUETER PHD SR SCIENTIST 40.00 X 168899 0 30503 1274985 5500 126756 7 0 1 0 WILLIS A SMITH CONSTRUCTION INC 5001 LAKEWOOD RANCH BLVD N SARASOTA FL 34240 CONSTRUCTION 1652745 SARASOTA BAY EXPLORERS INC 1923 LINCOLN DRIVE SARASOTA FL 34236 ECO BOAT TOURS 555791 MANCINI DINERS INC 4411 BEAUCHAMP CT SARASOTA FL 34243 FOOD SERVICE 402145 PARADISE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING INC 150 SECOND AVE 800 ST PETERSBURG FL 33701 ADVERTISING 374351 JANI-KING OF TAMPA BAY 2469 SUNSET POINT RD CLEARWATER FL 33765 JANITORIAL SERVICES 225234 5 309277 735060 5975227 965586 7019564 RESEARCH 541700 5648847 5648847 AQUARIUM 713990 4828892 4828892 MEMBERSHIPS 900099 998989 998989 PROTECT OUR REEFS - LICENSE PLATE 900099 877114 877114 EDUCATION AND DISTANCE LEARNING 611710 603004 603004 486909 486909 13443755 12563 12563 947105 35360 951086 106560 -3981 -71200 -75181 -75181 139930 309277 225218 -85288 -85288 1105414 472873 632541 632541 20947954 13443755 0 484635 50759 50759 231791 231791 526498 142163 329425 54910 9399853 7240210 1502775 656868 507785 391416 74848 41521 732861 545531 129461 57869 698828 516614 127413 54801 45510 31324 14186 39000 39000 144677 144677 15000 15000 1579100 1402821 111741 64538 462955 326751 6347 129857 802560 544182 178956 79422 770314 471238 295958 3118 352263 326025 9911 16327 50397 44504 2882 3011 226086 185518 40568 2842021 654550 2187471 491521 265137 217641 8743 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN 1504942 1065434 413488 26020 SUPPLIES 522623 516715 5908 INTERNAL RENTALS 0 175157 -185378 10221 OVERHEAD ALLOCATION 0 2944267 -2944267 365111 263131 68668 33312 22362455 18335238 2627002 1400215 5449915 6095431 2570707 2583497 3650235 1944806 121242 11023 120080 138760 68097025 42653795 27125608 25443230 17260747 17999316 56298534 54216063 1462587 1541290 7786199 6937678 11162907 10691882 602734 553016 21014427 19723866 X 14026483 13007676 10638374 10828733 10619250 10655788 35284107 34492197 56298534 54216063 X -1414501 851 621740 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 4826927 12678299 3276438 8298235 7019564 36099463 4826927 12678299 3276438 8298235 7019564 36099463 3706788 32392675 55103 32583 6827 6691 12563 113767 36213230 71452460 0.89450 0.88970 X 144677 144677 22217778 22362455 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 948039 1000000 3948039 5922059 164351 110390 142830 144677 562248 250000 250000 237010 250000 987010 1480515 0 621318 1774 309 622783 619192 2406 280 621318 617820 1568 196 619192 618670 418 1268 617820 618040 2655 2025 618670 0.98280 0.01720 0 0 7498190 7498190 42143074 27026794 15116280 16052964 13517243 2535721 2402797 2109758 293039 25443230 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN MOTE MARINE FOUNDATION, INC. 16830569 DONATED ASSETS HELD FOR SALE 41300 PATENTS 103896 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 284344 INVESTMENT IN DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 553016 DUE FROM RELATED ORGANIZATION 186191 17999316 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE 553016 553016 X 22286765 851 18129 621740 640720 21646045 -698091 -698091 20947954 23078675 18129 698091 716220 22362455 0 22362455 PART V, LINE 4: ALL ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD IN PERPETUITY WITH THE INCOME USED AS FOLLOWS 1-THE CULTURAL ENDOWMENT FUND INCOME IS USED TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS FOR THE AQUARIUM 2- THE KEYS ADVISORY BOARD ENDOWMENT FUND INCOME IS USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AT THE KEYS FACILITY. 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. 621,740. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED WITH SALES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 -472,873. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 -225,218. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED WITH SALES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 472,873. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 225,218. 1 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE STOCK ENHANCEMENT AND PRODUCTION OF GREY MULLET FRY: A SUSTANINABLE CHOICE 107314 0 0 0 0 0 0 107314 0 107314 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. 1 PHILANTHROPY MANAGEMENT INC 1800 2ND STREET SARASOTA FL 34236 FUNDRAISING COUNSEL TO MOTE MARINE LABORATORY 0 0 15000 -15000 15000 -15000 FL OCEANIC EVENING 320131 237847 82284 115950 1318 50786 PARTY ON THE PASS 60730 38414 22316 15878 2596 10001 2 68346 33016 35330 3248 250 25191 449207 309277 139930 135076 4164 85978 225218 -85288 SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V) PHILANTHROPY MANAGEMENT INC. - AGREEMENT STIPULATES FIXED SERVICE FEES FOR FUNDRAISING COUNSEL. CONSULTANT SUBMITS RECEIPTS FOR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT AT COST. 1 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PO BOX 37012 MRC 1205 WASHINGTON DC 20013 530206027 501(C)(3) 21126 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY MIAMI FL 33149 590624458 501(C)(3) 13267 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT NOVA UNIVERSITY 3301 COLLEGE AVENUE FT LAUDERDALE FL 33314 591083502 501(C)(3) 5857 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT REEF RELIEF PO BOX 430 KEY WEST FL 33041 592696402 501(C)(3) 7500 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT 4 0 SCHOLARSHIPS 70 108148 STIPENDS 30 123643 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 TWO TO THREE MONTH INTERNSHIP. A SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON PROGRAM NEED AND STUDENT'S FINANCIAL NEED, ACADEMIC MERIT AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 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 AT A SPECIFIC UNIVERSITY. THE STIPENDS CAN RANGE FROM $500 TO $5,250 DEPENDING ON GRANT AND LENGTH OF INTERNSHIP. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MICHAEL P CROSBY PHD PRESIDENT/CEO 348837 0 0 0 0 0 14702 0 1029 0 364568 0 0 0 DENA J SMITH CFO & VP, ADMINISTRATION 134025 5500 0 0 0 0 6576 0 9015 0 149616 5500 0 0 DAVID VAUGHAN PHD SR SCIENTIST 179253 0 0 0 0 0 8808 0 10968 0 199029 0 0 0 KEVAN MAIN SR SCIENTIST 149004 0 0 0 0 0 7227 0 7599 0 163830 0 0 0 KENNETH LEBER PHD SR SCIENTIST 146326 0 0 0 0 0 7099 0 7624 0 161049 0 0 0 RICHARD PIERCE PHD SR SCIENTIST 148641 0 0 0 0 0 7245 0 8361 0 164247 0 0 0 ROBERT HUETER PHD SR SCIENTIST 168899 0 0 0 0 0 8839 0 21664 0 199402 0 0 0 X 2 14500 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 20 951086 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 WITH FIVE FLORIDA CAMPUSES FROM SARASOTA TO KEY WEST AND 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, THE SUMMER EDUCATIONAL EVENT SERIES SHARK DAYS: REAL SHARKS, REAL SCIENCE, 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 45 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 20,000 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 OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE INTERNSHIPS, INCLUDING THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-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. 621,740. 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