2024-11-13T09:03:27-06:00 2023-12-31 470900880 CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLC 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200 WEST BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2023-01-01 954789334 EARTHECHO INTERNATIONAL INC EART 2023503190 2101 L STREET NW 300 WASHINGTON DC 20037 SCOTT A WEBB CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2023503190 2024-11-13 1 1 ERIN CRANMER P01712644 2023319880 2024-11-08 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z PHILLIPE COUSTEAU 2101 L STREET NW 300 WASHINGTON DC 20037 1493651 0 X WWW.EARTHECHO.ORG X 2000 CA EARTHECHO INTERNATIONAL'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A GLOBAL YOUTH MOVEMENT TO PROTECT AND RESTORE OUR OCEAN PLANET. 16 14 12 0 0 0 1460898 1454268 12222 35075 0 0 458 4308 1473578 1493651 44232 39232 0 0 701431 697646 0 0 104912 706361 750937 1452024 1487815 21554 5836 1776540 1715437 97536 30597 1679004 1684840 EARTHECHO INTERNATIONAL'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A GLOBAL YOUTH MOVEMENT TO PROTECT AND RESTORE OUR OCEAN PLANET. 0 0 323109 39232 THE OURECHO CHALLENGE IS AN ANNUAL STEM COMPETITION THAT EMPOWERS U.S. AND UK YOUTH, AGES 13-16, TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT BIODIVERSITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. YOUNG CHANGEMAKERS FIRST IDENTIFY THREATS TO LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS AND THEN PROPOSE SOLUTIONS TO HELP PRESERVE, PROTECT, OR REPAIR THOSE NATURAL RESOURCES. ANNUAL WINNERS RECEIVE FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT AND TRACK THE SUCCESS OF THEIR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS! 242940 35075 THE EARTHECHO WATER CHALLENGE IS A SIGNATURE PROGRAM THAT EQUIPS YOUNG LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD TO BECOME COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS, TESTING THEIR LOCAL WATER QUALITY, SHARING THEIR DATA THROUGH OUR GLOBAL DATABASE AT MONITORWATER.ORG, AND USING THIS DATA TO INFORM ACTIONS TO PROTECT LOCAL WATERWAYS. TO DATE, THIS PROGRAM HAS ACTIVATED OVER 1.6 MILLION PARTICIPANTS IN 147 COUNTRIES TO PROTECT AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR LOCAL WATER RESOURCES. 458400 THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (YLC) IS THE GUIDING YOUTH VOICE DRIVING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EARTHECHO'S GLOBAL PROGRAMS. THE YLC UNITES 25 YOUNG LEADERS, AGES 15-22, SELECTED ANNUALLY THROUGH AN INTERNATIONAL, COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS. YLC MEMBERS EXPAND THE REACH AND IMPACT OF EARTHECHO'S PROGRAMS, DESIGN COLLABORATIVE CAMPAIGNS TO MOBILIZE YOUNG OCEAN ADVOCATES WORLDWIDE THROUGH GENSEA AND LEARN ALONGSIDE A GLOBAL NETWORK OF THEIR PEERS WHILE GAINING SKILLS TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN CONSERVATION WORK. 199452 199452 1223901 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA DC FL LA SC VA X X THE ORGANIZATION 2023503190 2101 L STREET NW 300 WASHINGTON DC 20037 JANICE COUSTEAU DIRECTOR 16.00 X 14134 0 543 PHILIPPE COUSTEAU PRESIDENT 30.00 X X 91006 0 19124 CARLEEN BESTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX MORRISON CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DOMINIQUE LUECKENHOFF VICE CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN WENTZEL TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AMANDA SUN DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID SONTAG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL BELASCO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA TOUSSAINT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEIKO HENNING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LELA DEVINE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA COUSTEAU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALDRINANA LEUNG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMON ALEX DIRECTOR - FORMER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLAS CHESTA DIRECTOR - FORMER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIA DEMEZZA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 117650 0 17099 SCOTT A WEBB CFO 18.00 X 48011 0 0 270801 0 36766 1 0 0 0 0 1454268 1454268 CONFERENCE FEES 900099 35075 35075 35075 405 405 REIMBURSED EXPENSES 900099 3903 3903 3903 1493651 35075 0 4308 X 39232 39232 266233 215425 20692 30116 362325 348408 13917 24504 22054 1225 1225 44584 44126 229 229 19190 18588 602 65105 52811 9187 3107 208498 97759 46739 64000 36547 34201 2023 323 10333 7431 2031 871 11558 10509 816 233 187099 173556 11066 2477 12721 9962 2173 586 14113 3098 11015 PUBLIC RELATIONS 58778 58778 OTHER EXPENSES 58634 22497 35527 610 PROGRAM EDUCATION AND M 34686 33591 860 235 MEDIA DEVELOPMENT 33675 31875 900 900 1487815 1223901 159002 104912 1466060 1346490 250000 320000 537 537 2682 13766 19514 17695 2364 1819 36476 32476 18421 349 1776540 1715437 97536 30597 97536 30597 X 9998 232268 1669006 1452572 1679004 1684840 1776540 1715437 5836 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1920228 1289610 1783882 1460898 1204266 7658884 1920228 1289610 1783882 1460898 1204266 7658884 4751132 2907752 38862 32200 29551 100613 2061 674 458 4308 7501 7766998 47497 0.37440 0.35070 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 19514 17695 1819 1819 X 1493651 0 1493651 0 1493651 1487815 0 1487815 0 1487815 PART X, LINE 2: EEI ACCOUNTS FOR INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASC TOPIC INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. EEI PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2020 THROUGH 2022 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH EEI FILES RETURNS. 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, PROGRAM SERVICES EARTHECHO EXPEDITIONS PROGRAM 14900 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, PROGRAM SERVICES EARTHECHO EXPEDITIONS PROGRAM 3377 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM PROGRAM SERVICES EARTHECHO EXPEDITIONS PROGRAM 28533 SOUTH AMERICA PROGRAM SERVICES EARTHECHO EXPEDITIONS PROGRAM 5833 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES 1120 0 0 0 0 0 0 53763 0 53763 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: EARTHECHO INTERNATIONAL IS THE FISCAL SPONSOR OF BEYOND THE REEF, AN ORGANIZATION IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS THAT WORKS TO CREATE AN ABUNDANT AND DIVERSE MARINE ECOSYSTEM WITHIN THE CARIBBEAN THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY ENCOURAGES LOCAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PRIDE IN THE SURROUNDING UNDERWATER HABITAT. BEYOND THE REEF CREATES ARTIFICIAL REEF SYSTEMS FOR AQUATIC SPECIES TO INHABIT AND THRIVE IN WHERE THE SEAFLOOR IS OTHERWISE DESOLATE OR DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF STORMS OR MAN; RECYCLES SMALL ITEMS IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONCRETE AS WELL AS LARGER ITEMS SUCH AS DERELICT BOATS AND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE END UP AS WASTE IN LANDFILL; AND INVOLVES LOCAL CHILDREN IN THE DESIGN AND ARTWORK OF THE CORAL STRUCTURES AND BOATS TO EDUCATE FUTURE GENERATIONS ON THE NEED TO PROTECT THEIR OCEAN BOTH LOCALLY AND BEYOND. 1 PROTECT WILD DOLPHINS ALLIANCE INC 6300 FLORIDA A1A INDIAN RIVER SHORES FL 32963 650562563 501(C)(3) 38832 0 PROTECT WILD DOLPHINS PROGRAM 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: WHILE EEI OCCASIONALLY PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, WE ARE NOT GENERALLY A GRANT-MAKING ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JANICE COUSTEAU, PHILIPPE COUSTEAU, AND ALEXANDRA COUSTEAU ALL HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION CIRCULATES THE FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIROR TO FILING THE RETURN. ONCE THEY HAVE APPROVED THE FILING, THE RETURN IS THEN SENT TO ALL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS FOR ANY FINAL COMMENT AND THEN IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION WILL TAKE AN ANNUAL POLL OF THE BOARD AND THE OFFICERS TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY CONFLICTS THAT MAY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. IF A MATTER ARISES CREATING A CONFLICT DURING THE YEAR THE AFFECTED MEMBER OF THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS CONCERNING THE RELATED TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVICES AS THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE USES OUTSIDE SOURCES, INCLUDING THE GUIDESTAR NONPROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT, TO OBTAIN COMPARABILITY DATA USED IN DETERMINING INDIVIDUAL COMPENSATION LEVELS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FORMS 990, THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND SOME SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEB SITE, HOWEVER, ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 97,759. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 46,739. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 64,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 208,498. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE.