FLORIDA MANTA PROJECT INC

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $79K · expenses $83K · assets $18K

EIN
86-2811920
Address
115 N PALMWAY APT 2, LK WORTH BCH, FL 33460-3545
NTEE code
U21 Marine Science and Oceanography (Science and Technology) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
science: research education (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private operating foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Bryant J Turffs TREASURER2021-2025 $36,000$69,500 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jessica H Pate PRESIDENT2021-2025 40 $0 reported 1
Christina B Pate COO2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $36K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRYANT J TURFFS TREASURER40 $36,000-$0 $36,0001
JESSICA H PATE PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTINA B PATE COO0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $26K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRYANT TURFFS TREASURER30 $26,000-$0 $26,0001
JESSICA PATE PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTINA PATE COO0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $8K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRYANT TURFFS TREASURER5 $7,500-$0 $7,5001
JESSICA PATE PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTINA PATE COO0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JESSICA PATE PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01
BRYANT TURFFS TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTINA PATE COO0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JESSICA PATE PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01
BRYANT TURFFS TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTINA PATE COO0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 1 contributor · $77K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JESSICA PATE Person LAKE WORH BEACH, FL $77,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2024 · 1 contributor · $72K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 G T PATE LEGACY TRUST Organization or other NASHVILLE, TN $72,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $60K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GT PATE LEGACY TRUST Organization or other NASHVILLE, TN $60,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $40K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GT PATE LEGACY TRUST Organization or other NASHVILLE, TN $40,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $55K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GT PATE LEGACY TRUST Organization or other NASHVILLE, TN $55,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,586$83,152 $18,111$18,111 $78,553- $36,000--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,006$73,426 $22,677$22,677 $73,935- $26,000--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$62,596$66,031 $22,097$22,097 $62,443- $7,500--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,000$49,335 $25,532$25,532 $40,000- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55,125$20,258 $34,867$34,867 $55,125- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $32,580,45897 29DAF sponsor2016–2024 MOTE MARINE LABORATORY; PROJECT CETI INC; LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER INC; REEFS UNKNOWN INC and 25 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $11,258,55330 8DAF sponsor2017–2024 PROJECT CETI INC; MOTE MARINE LABORATORY; OCEAN DISCOVERY LEAGUE INC; OCEAN VISIONS INC and 4 more
ED RACHAL FOUNDATION $9,500,0003 1Private foundation2022–2024 PALACIOS MARINE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INC
GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $6,946,97814 1DAF sponsor2011–2024 MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $6,472,41683 19DAF sponsor2014–2024 MOTE MARINE LABORATORY; PROJECT CETI INC; LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER INC; ASCC EDUCATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION and 15 more
WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION $5,141,39634 1Private foundation2020–2024 STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER INC
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FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES $3,914,3617 1DAF sponsor2017–2023 MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY INC $3,343,55719 3DAF sponsor2009–2024 MOTE MARINE LABORATORY; SCIENCE UNDER SAIL INSTITUTE FOR; FLORIDA OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY INC
GIVEWELL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $2,917,6007 1DAF sponsor2011–2022 MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
CORNELIA T BAILEY CHARITABLE TRUST $2,600,0009 1Private foundation2019–2022 LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $2,088,35018 6DAF sponsor2020–2024 OCEAN VISIONS INC; MOTE MARINE LABORATORY; LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER INC; FLORIDA OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY INC and 2 more
NATURE CONSERVANCY $1,953,38634 5DAF sponsor2009–2024 MOTE MARINE LABORATORY; THE PERRY INSTITUTE FOR MARINE SCIENCE INC; BLACK IN MARINE SCIENCE; STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER INC and 1 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $83,152 spent · pay $65,715 · grants $0 · events $6,999
LineAs describedTotalShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $36,000 43.3%
Other salaries and wages $29,715 35.7%
Travel, conferences and meetings $6,999 8.4%
Taxes $5,088 6.1%
Other expenses $4,550 5.5%
Fees: accounting $800 1.0%
Total$83,152100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $73,426 spent · pay $59,054 · grants $0 · events $367
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other salaries and wages $33,054 45.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $26,000 35.4%
Taxes $4,811 6.6%
Occupancy $4,303 5.9%
Other expenses $4,291 5.8%
Fees: accounting $600 0.8%
Travel, conferences and meetings $367 0.5%
Total$73,426100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $66,031 spent · pay $33,900 · grants $0 · events $11,334
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other salaries and wages $26,400 40.0%
Other expenses $12,309 18.6%
Travel, conferences and meetings $11,334 17.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $7,500 11.4%
Printing and publications $4,858 7.4%
Taxes $3,630 5.5%
Total$66,031100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $49,335 spent · pay $28,800 · grants $0 · events $5,944
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other salaries and wages $28,800 58.4%
Other expenses $9,688 19.6%
Travel, conferences and meetings $5,944 12.0%
Printing and publications $2,700 5.5%
Taxes $2,203 4.5%
Total$49,335100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $20,258 spent · pay $16,350 · grants $0 · events $55
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other salaries and wages $16,350 80.7%
Other expenses $2,371 11.7%
Taxes $1,482 7.3%
Travel, conferences and meetings $55 0.3%
Total$20,258100%

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