2023-11-15T07:53:56-05:00 2022-12-31 990303190 CARBONARO CPAS & MANAGEMENT GROUP 1885 MAIN ST STE 408 WAILUKU HI 96793 990 2022-01-01 990207417 PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION PACI 8082498811 300 MAALAEA ROAD SUITE 211 WAILUKU HI 96793 KRISTIE WRIGGLESWORTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8082498811 2023-11-14 true KRISTIE WRIGGLESWORTH 999009999 true GRETCHEN KREMEYER P00768528 8082425002 2023-11-14 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KRISTIE WRIGGLESWORTH 300 MAALAEA ROAD SUITE 211 WAILUKU HI 96793 3447171 false X WWW.PACIFICWHALE.ORG X 1980 HI PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT THE OCEAN THROUGH SCIENCE AND ADVOCACY, AND TO INSPIRE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. 6 6 25 750 0 1507069 1463816 531180 713504 2183952 1013725 -22250 54503 4199951 3245548 0 0 1306635 1843552 0 274454 902065 1321152 2208700 3164704 1991251 80844 5445916 9823641 237727 4841214 5208189 4982427 X TO PROTECT THE OCEAN THROUGH SCIENCE AND ADVOCACY AND TO INSPIRE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND DEDICATED TO SAVING THE WORLDS WHALES AND DOLPHINS FROM EXTINCTION THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION (SEE SCHEDULE O) false false 1519712 PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION RESEARCHERS WORK ON APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC OCEAN WHICH SUPPORT WHALE AND DOLPHIN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES. OUR RESEARCH EFFORTS AND FUNDED PROJECTS ARE FOCUSED IN HAWAII, AUSTRALIA, ECUADOR AND CHILE, AND WE ALSO COLLABORATE WITH RESEARCHERS ALL OVER THE GLOBE. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS MAJOR THREATS TO CETACEANS AND DEVELOP SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE THESE THREATS. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE 5 MAJOR THREATS TO BE UNSUSTAINABLE TOURISM, BYCATCH, MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION, VESSEL COLLISIONS WITH MARINE ANIMALS AND CLIMATE CHANGE. 662432 733039 EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, FROM A SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE, ABOUT MARINE WILDLIFE AND THEIR OCEAN HABITAT IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO AT PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION. EARLY ON, WE RECOGNIZED THAT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE OF WHALES AND DOLPHINS WOULD PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN HELPING TO PROTECT THEM. SINCE 1980, WE HAVE PRESENTED FREE TALKS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND DEVELOPED RESOURCE MATERIALS BASED ON OUR RESEARCH FINDINGS AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS, A PRACTICE THAT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. 420305 PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION'S CONSERVATION PROGRAM DEVELOPS AND ADVOCATES FOR SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO MAJOR STRESSORS ON WHALES AND DOLPHINS THAT ALIGN ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY VALUES. USING CUTTING EDGE DATA FROM OUR RESEARCH PROGRAM, OUR TEAM CREATES PUBLIC POLICY AGENDAS AND MOBILIZES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUPPORT OCEAN PROTECTION EFFORTS. OUR PRIORITY ISSUES INCLUDE ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGE OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC POLLUTION, PROMOTING BEST PRACTICES FOR WHALE WATCHING TOURISM, RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT RISING OCEAN TEMPERATURES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND REDUCING THE ACCIDENTAL BYCATCH OF WHALES AND DOLPHINS BY COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS. 2602449 true true false false false false false true false false true false false true true true true false false true true false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true true false true 7 0 25 true false true AS false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true true true HI X X X PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION 8082498811 300 MAALAEA ROAD STE 211 WAILUKU HI 96793 MARY KATE ROSACK CHAIRPERSON 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA CHYNOWETH VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TAHREEM KAMPTON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT WOOD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT ARMANINI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE WHITE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIE WRIGGLESWORTH EXECUTIVE DI 8.00 32.00 X 0 199031 26239 ROBERT GUNDRED CHIEF FIN. O 8.00 32.00 X 0 108889 24079 307920 50318 false true false BRIX MARINE 151 OCTANE LANE PORT ANGELES WA 98362 CONSTRUCTION 423728 1 434237 34427 995152 34427 1463816 WHALE WATCH EDUCATION 611710 618981 618981 EDUCATION 611710 94523 94523 713504 1001217 1001217 789 789 122329 23000 123200 9621 -871 13379 12508 12508 102981 34427 68802 34179 34179 OTHER RESEARCH INCOME 900099 19535 19535 19535 3245548 733039 1048693 X 1563198 1386762 5374 171062 21195 17329 2037 1829 147665 120731 14193 12741 111494 96849 426 14219 201600 66264 90673 44663 42411 13940 19075 9396 325511 304479 14992 6040 19609 19609 28993 24297 4696 87949 71621 9986 6342 236233 145414 90819 53886 50261 3625 11906 983 10923 46746 43305 3441 45033 38376 4438 2219 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 84652 84652 VEHICLE EXPENSE 37118 37118 BANK FEES/CREDIT CARD FEE 26398 23988 65 2345 TRAINING 23138 12344 7196 3598 49969 44127 5842 3164704 2602449 287801 274454 255935 1035611 146152 909732 909792 1709 1709 3300 9167 924634 670964 190533 253670 148836 3935871 7467540 5445916 9823641 84982 200210 152745 242273 4398731 237727 4841214 X 5201181 4982427 7008 5208189 4982427 5445916 9823641 X 80844 -31524 -275082 X false true X true false X 951815 977969 1224550 1507069 1463816 6125219 951815 977969 1224550 1507069 1463816 6125219 148235 5976984 1565 33190 303445 2184921 1002006 3525127 20307 42617 62924 9713270 3424548 0.61530 0.68640 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 50950 X false 190365 190365 565705 411801 153904 168564 68798 99766 253670 SEA SPORT CRUISES 4036238 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 3238141 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 578610 ART DONATION 50950 SECURITY DEPOSITS 1706 PWF ECO ADVENTURES AUSTRALIA -438105 7467540 LEASE LIABILITY 3238141 DUE TO SUBSIDIARY 1160590 4398731 X 3007744 -31524 -206280 -237804 3245548 3245548 3233506 68802 68802 3164704 3164704 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4 THE COLLECTION OF ARTWORK IS FOCUSED ON DEPICTING MARINE LIFE VIA PHOTOGRAPHY, ACRYLIC, OIL PAINTINGS, AND OTHER VISUAL MEDIA. IT IS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE OUR VISITORS AND STAFF TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE PACIFIC WHALE'S MISSION. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR YEARS 2022 AND 2021. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORMS 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, FOR THE YEARS ENDED 2019, 2020 AND 2021, ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 68,802 SUBSIDIARY LOSS-PWF ECO ADVENTURES AUSTRALIA -27,232 SUBSIDIARY LOSS-SSC -247,850 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 68,802 false EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC 1 4 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH 182655 SOUTH AMERICA 1 3 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH 95146 2 7 2 7 277801 277801 false false true false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC 182,655 0 SOUTH AMERICA 95,146 0 SCHEDULE F, PAGE 5, PART V EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC OUR RESEARCH IN HAWAII WAS INITIATED IN 1980 AND OCCURS IN THE FOUR-ISLAND REGION OF MAUI, WHICH INCLUDES THE WATERS SURROUNDING THE ISLANDS OF MAUI, KAHO'OLAWE, LANA'I AND MOLOKA'I. THIS AREA IS A BREEDING GROUND FOR HUMPBACK WHALES BELONGING TO THE HAWAI'I DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT (DPS) AND A VARIETY OF RESIDENT DOLPHIN POPULATIONS. WE STUDY THESE POPULATIONS USING BOTH SYSTEMATIC AND OPPORTUNISTIC DATA COLLECTION METHODS. OUR RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA WAS INITIATED IN 1984 IN HERVEY BAY, QUEENSLAND, WHICH IS A MIGRATORY STOPOVER FOR HUMPBACK WHALES ON THEIR SOUTHERN MIGRATION TO ANTARCTICA AND ALSO HOME TO DOLPHINS. HERVEY BAY IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT IS NEITHER A BREEDING NOR FEEDING GROUND. MOTHER AND CALF PAIRS ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO OUR RESEARCHERS GIVEN THEIR USE OF THIS RESTING AREA TO PROVIDE MATERNAL CARE, AND OUR RESEARCH FOCUSES ON LONG- TERM MONITORING AND QUANTIFYING POTENTIAL HUMAN AND NON-HUMAN THREATS THESE WHALES FACE. SOUTH AMERICA OUR RESEARCH IN ECUADOR BEGAN IN 2002 AND IS BASED IN THE WATERS OF MACHALILLA NATIONAL PARK. THE TOWN OF PUERTO LOPZ, IN ECUADOR'S MANAB PROVINCE, IS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR MACHALILLA NATIONAL PARK AND THE LOCATION FOR OUR ECUADOR OFFICES. OUR PRIMARY FOCUSES IN ECUADOR ARE ON THE GROWTH OF ECOTOURISM IN THE AREA AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE REGION'S HUMPBACK WHALES, ALONG WITH PROMOTING MARINE CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION. OUR ALFAGUARA (BLUE WHALE) RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP IN CHILE WITH THE CENTRO DE CONSERVACION CETACEA SPONSORS AND SUPPORTS THE LONG-TERM EXISTENCE OF ENDANGERED BLUE WHALES IN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FEEDING GROUNDS FOR THE SPECIES IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. THE PROJECT ALSO PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE, COMMUNITY-BASED MARINE ECOTOURISM AND THE EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION OF MARINE AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS OF CHILOE ISLAND IN SOUTHERN CHILE. AUCTION 65651 34427 31224 34427 FILM FESTIVAL 50358 50358 8438 25937 1 21399 21399 137408 34427 102981 8438 60364 68802 34179 X X false false false false false false false false false KRISTIE WRIGGLESWORTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 199031 5971 20268 225270 X AUCTION ITEMS 191 34427 FAIR MARKET VALUE false false false FORM 990, PART III PART III, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2) AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN HAWAII, AUSTRALIA, ECUADOR AND CHILE. ORGANIZATION'S MISSION (FULL DESCRIPTION): PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT THE OCEAN THROUGH SCIENCE AND ADVOCACY AND TO INSPIRE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. OUR VISION IS TO BE THE PEOPLE'S ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD'S WHALES, DOLPHINS AND OTHER MARINE ANIMALS LIVING WILD IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT. WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL TO INVOLVE THE PUBLIC IN OUR MISSION, AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL TO BECOME A PART OF OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR OCEANS AND MARINE WILDLIFE. OVERVIEW 2022 IN THE DYNAMIC TIDE OF 2022, PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION (PWF) EMERGED AS A FORMIDABLE FORCE, SPEARHEADING GROUNDBREAKING INITIATIVES TO SAFEGUARD OUR OCEANS FROM FIVE CRITICAL THREATS-BYCATCH, CLIMATE CHANGE, MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION, UNSUSTAINABLE TOURISM, AND VESSEL COLLISIONS. THESE THREATS IMPERIL MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND THEIR INHABITANTS, BUT WITH UNWAVERING DETERMINATION, WE CONTINUE TO TACKLE THEM HEAD-ON. AS WE REFLECT ON THE STRIDES MADE IN 2022, WE STAND AT THE BRINK OF ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES. WITH THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC, PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION WILL FORGE AHEAD, TIRELESSLY DEFENDING OUR OCEANS. TOGETHER, WE WILL PAINT A FUTURE WHERE THE OCEANS SHINE BRIGHTER, THE WAVES ECHO WITH LIFE, AND MARINE CREATURES THRIVE IN THEIR NATURAL HABITATS. FORM 990, PART III LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT RESEARCH IN THE VAST EXPANSE OF THE OCEAN, WHERE MYSTERY MEETS MAJESTY, PWF'S RESEARCH PROGRAM EMERGED AS A BEACON OF KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION IN 2022. WITH RELENTLESS PASSION AND UNYIELDING DEDICATION, WE DELVED INTO THE HEART OF THE SEA, IDENTIFYING AND ASSESSING THE 5 MAJOR THREATS THAT CAST SHADOWS UPON GLOBAL CETACEAN HEALTH. ARMED WITH SCIENTIFIC ACUMEN AND BOUNDLESS CURIOSITY, WE NOT ONLY UNVEILED THESE THREATS BUT RESPONDED WITH UNPARALLELED, SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS THAT PROMISE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR OUR MARINE COUNTERPARTS. - WE COMPLETED 333 SURVEY DAYS COLLECTING DATA IN 5 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, PUBLISHED 3 SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES AND 1 BOOK CHAPTER, AND DELIVERED 17 PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES, INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION. - WE CONCLUDED A GROUNDBREAKING COLLABORATIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF HUMPBACK WHALES IN HAWAII'S BREEDING GROUNDS. THROUGH METICULOUS RESEARCH, WE COLLECTED VITAL HEALTH INDICATORS, UNRAVELING THE COMPLEX TAPESTRY OF THEIR WELL-BEING AND DECIPHERING THE IMPACTS OF KNOWN THREATS THAT LOOM LARGE IN THEIR HABITATS. - OUR REACH EXPANDED, ENCOMPASSING THE VAST EXPANSES OF HAWAI?I, AUSTRALIA, AND ECUADOR. THROUGH EXTENSIVE SURVEYS, WE MAPPED OUT THE INTRICATE HABITATS OF WHALES AND DOLPHINS, CRAFTING A NARRATIVE THAT INFORMS DATA- DRIVEN MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. EVERY DISCOVERY, EVERY PIECE OF DATA, BECAME A STEPPINGSTONE TOWARD MORE EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES. - WE SET OUR SIGHTS ON GROWTH, AIMING TO FORTIFY OUR PRESENCE IN KEY REGIONS SUCH AS HAWAI?I, AUSTRALIA, ECUADOR, CHILE, AND JAPAN. HERE, WE HONED OUR FOCUS ON THE 5 MAJOR THREATS THAT CONTINUE TO JEOPARDIZE THE VERY ESSENCE OF CETACEANS, ENSURING THAT OUR EFFORTS ARE TARGETED AND IMPACTFUL. FORM 990, PART III LINE 4B - SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT EDUCATION IN THE EVER-EXPANDING UNIVERSE OF KNOWLEDGE, PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION'S EDUCATION PROGRAM SHONE BRIGHTLY, ILLUMINATING MINDS AND NURTURING A PROFOUND CONNECTION WITH OUR PRECIOUS MARINE ECOSYSTEMS. THE YEAR 2022 MARKED A TRIUMPHANT CHAPTER IN OUR JOURNEY, AS WE EMBARKED ON A MISSION TO INSPIRE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP THROUGH A CAPTIVATING BLEND OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS, ALL OFFERED AT SUBSIDIZED RATES. OUR ENDEAVORS WERE NOTHING SHORT OF EXTRAORDINARY, LEAVING AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF 88,166 PARTICIPANTS. - WE CONTINUED TO CAPTIVATE YOUNG MINDS THROUGH OUR VIRTUAL KEIKI WHALEWATCH PROGRAM, WEAVING A DIGITAL TALE THAT RESONATED ACROSS FIVE US STATES AND THREE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. A STAGGERING TOTAL OF 1,339 STUDENTS WERE ENRAPTURED, THEIR CURIOSITY IGNITED BY THE WONDERS OF THE OCEAN. ON MAUI, 744 EAGER STUDENTS DOVE INTO THE WORLD OF MARINE MARVELS THROUGH OUR RESOUNDING IN-PERSON KEIKI WHALEWATCH PROGRAM, FORGING CONNECTIONS THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME. - 2022 WITNESSED THE BIRTH OF OUR NEW OCEAN CAREER QUEST PROGRAM, A BEACON GUIDING 19 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARD POTENTIAL OCEAN-RELATED CAREER PATHS. WITH BOUNDLESS ENTHUSIASM AND WIDE-EYED WONDER, THEY EXPLORED THE DIVERSE AVENUES THAT OUR OCEANS OFFER, KINDLING A PASSION FOR FUTURE MARINE CONSERVATIONISTS, MARINE BIOLOGISTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES. - AMIDST THE NATURAL SPLENDOR OF MAUI, OUR IN-PERSON OCEAN CAMP PROGRAMS RETURNED, A CELEBRATION OF CURIOSITY AND EXPLORATION. COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, 227 CAMPERS EMBARKED ON A THRILLING ADVENTURE, UNRAVELING THE SECRETS OF THE ISLAND'S NATURAL WONDERS AND FORGING FRIENDSHIPS THAT BLOSSOMED UNDER THE AZURE SKIES. - WE EDUCATED AND CONNECTED 85,837 PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD ON PACWHALE ECO-ADVENTURES WORLD-CLASS RESPONSIBLE WHALE WATCH ECO TOURS. BRINGING FACE TO FIN, CREATING A SPECIAL LIFELONG BOND BETWEEN OUR GUESTS AND OUR MAJESTIC OCEAN COUNTERPARTS. WE ARE HUMBLED BY THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF EDUCATION. IT IS A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY AND INSPIRATION. EVERY MOMENT SHARED, EVERY REVELATION UNCOVERED, AND EVERY SPARK OF CURIOSITY IGNITED, REVERBERATES WITH THE PROMISE OF A BRIGHTER, MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS FUTURE. WITH PROFOUND GRATITUDE FOR OUR SUPPORTERS, PARTICIPANTS, AND DEDICATED TEAM, WE CONTINUE TO PAVE THE WAY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. FORM 990, PART III LINE 4C - THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT CONSERVATION IN THE RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF A HARMONIOUS COEXISTENCE BETWEEN HUMANITY AND MARINE LIFE, PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION'S CONSERVATION PROGRAM STOOD AS A BEACON OF INNOVATION AND ADVOCACY IN 2022. WITH UNWAVERING DETERMINATION, WE HONED OUR FOCUS ON DEVELOPING AND CHAMPIONING SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO ALLEVIATE THE STRESSORS FACED BY MARINE MAMMALS. OUR APPROACH WAS COMPREHENSIVE, ALIGNING ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL VALUES TO CRAFT HOLISTIC STRATEGIES THAT MAKE A TANGIBLE IMPACT. - WE COLLABORATED CLOSELY WITH NOAA AND MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL, RESULTING IN THE PASSAGE OF ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR SPINNER DOLPHINS IN HAWAI?I. THIS LANDMARK ACHIEVEMENT UNDERSCORED OUR COMMITMENT TO CREATING POLICIES FIRMLY ROOTED IN RESEARCH, ENSURING THE WELL-BEING OF THESE MAJESTIC CREATURES. - OUR OUTREACH CAMPAIGN, DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NOAA, DLNR, AND THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY, PROMOTED THE NEW GO SLOW-WHALES BELOW VESSEL-SPEED GUIDELINES. BY MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES AND FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS, WE TRANSFORMED GUIDELINES INTO ACTION, SAFEGUARDING MARINE HABITATS AND THEIR INHABITANTS. - THE DEDICATION OF OUR 743 ADOPT A BEACH VOLUNTEERS BORE FRUIT AS THEY METICULOUSLY COLLECTED A STAGGERING 26,897 PIECES OF DEBRIS FROM MAUI BEACHES. A PROFOUND MAJORITY OF THIS DEBRIS-NEARLY 80%-WAS PLASTIC. THROUGH GRASSROOTS EFFORTS, WE CONFRONTED THE PLASTIC CRISIS HEAD-ON, INCHING CLOSER TO PRISTINE SHORES AND CLEANER SEAS. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REVERBERATE WITH THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION AND RESILIENCE. PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION'S INITIATIVES HAVE BECOME MORE THAN JUST STRATEGIES; THEY ARE TESTAMENTS TO THE POWER OF UNIFIED ACTION. WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO OUR PARTNERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND SUPPORTERS WHO STAND BESIDE US IN THIS VITAL MISSION. WITH EVERY ACHIEVEMENT, WE REINFORCE OUR COMMITMENT TO A FUTURE WHERE MARINE LIFE THRIVES, WHERE OCEANS ARE RESPECTED AND PROTECTED, AND WHERE CONSERVATION KNOWS NO BOUNDS. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B AUSTRALIA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 10B THE ORGANIZATION HAS WRITTEN POLICIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, BOARD PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ORGANIZATION MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THEIR ANNUAL BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION USES NATIONALLY KNOWN GUIDELINES FOR COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B BOARD REVIEWS AND ASSESSES APPROPRIATENESS OF COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT SERVICES 8,962 12,263 6,040 CONTRACT LABOR 295,517 2,729 0 TOTAL 304,479 14,992 6,040 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 68,802 SUBSIDIARY LOSS-PWF ECO ADVENTURES AUSTRALIA -27,232 SUBSIDIARY LOSS-SSC -247,850 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -68,802 TOTAL -275,082 SEA SPORT CRUISES INC 300 MAALAEA ROAD STE 211 WAILUKU HI 96793 990191430 EDUCATION HI N/A C CORP 24185870 13618909 1.00000 false PWF ECO ADVENTURES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD LEVEL 16 175 EAGLE STREET BRISBANE AUSTRALIA AS EDUCATION AS N/A C CORP 461977 406350 1.00000 false false false false true true true false false false false false false true true true false false false false PWF ECO ADVENTURES AUSTRALIA D 909792 ACCRUAL SEA SPORT CRUISES INC E 1160590 ACCRUAL SEA SPORT CRUISES INC N 204155 ACCRUAL SEA SPORT CRUISES INC F 1000000 ACCRUAL SEA SPORT CRUISES INC O 307920 ACCRUAL SEA SPORT CRUISES INC M 201600 ACCRUAL SCHEDULE R PACWHALE ECO-ADVENTURES IN HAWAII AND PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION ECO ADVENTURES IN AUSTRALIA ARE WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES OF PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION. THE ROLE OF THESE SUBSIDIARIES IS TO MODEL THE BEST PRACTICES OF ECOTOURISM AND TO SUPPORT PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION'S RESEARCH EFFORTS AND CHANGE INITIATIVES. THIS INNOVATIVE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE STRUCTURE FURTHERS PWF'S MISSION AND PROVIDES CONSISTENT, LONG-TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND MARINE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION AROUND THE WORLD.