2025-07-15T11:33:16-05:00 2023-12-31 651083521 Holyfield & Thomas LLC 125 Butler Street West Palm Beach FL 33407 990 2023-01-01 883386612 SeaLegacy Foundation Inc SEAL 5613868606 PO Box 211135 Royal Palm Beach FL 33421 Ryan Kissick Board Chairman 5613868606 2025-07-14 1 1 Scott Y Haynes CPA P01366363 5616896000 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Ryan Kissick PO Box 211135 Royal Palm Beach FL 33421 2318690 0 X sealegacy.org X 2022 FL To inspire people to fall in love with the ocean, amplify a network of changemakers around the world, and catalyze hands-on diplomacy through hopeful, world-class visual storytelling. 5 5 4 0 0 0 1326305 1889803 0 429975 0 0 182 -1088 1326487 2318690 0 0 0 0 0 213852 0 0 86456 443314 2158301 443314 2372153 883173 -53463 1095426 1492747 212253 663037 883173 829710 X To inspire people to fall in love with the ocean, amplify a network of changemakers around the world, and catalyze hands-on diplomacy through hopeful, world-class visual storytelling. 0 0 1257250 Ocean Conservation Impact Highlights600,000 world-class images were deployed and strategically managed in support of global ocean conservation initiatives, amplifying awareness and engagement worldwide.Hundreds of hours of world-class video were utilized across SeaLegacy and partner-led ocean conservation campaigns to drive public action and policy change.Seven episodes of A Sea of Hope were launched, each spotlighting urgent and impactful conservation opportunities. These episodes highlight efforts led by our visionary co-founders and transformative front-line partners working tirelessly to protect the ocean. 295847 Engage & Collaborate Partners, Campaigns & CommunitiesExpanded our global conservation network to include over 150 strategic partners advancing ocean protection worldwide.Supported more than 100 partnership campaigns with high-impact SeaLegacy visual content, storytelling, and advocacy assets.Grew our global influencer community to over 50 highly engaged advocates, amplifying campaign reach across new and diverse audiences.Collaborated with 25+ leading scientific ocean advisors to ensure our campaigns reflect cutting-edge science and world-class thought leadership.Donated content and social media support to hundreds of partners and mission-aligned conservation campaigns, increasing visibility and momentum for collective ocean action. 200395 Driving Impact Through Strategic CampaignsSeaLegacy partnered with some of the world's leading ocean conservation funders and organizations to develop and deploy high-impact campaigns aimed at educating the public and influencing policymakers. These efforts are focused on one clear goal: significantly expanding Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) around the globe. MPAs are vital to rewilding our ocean, safeguarding frontline communities, and preserving the ocean's long-term resilience.Key HighlightsSupporting Panama's 30x30 Commitment SeaLegacy played a pivotal role in celebrating and promoting Panama's landmark MPA expansion during the Our Ocean Conference, helping the country progress toward its 30x30 conservation targets.Protecting the Southern Ocean: Collaborated on efforts to support the expansion of MPAs in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, contributing to greater ecological protection across the Southern Ocean. 175095 Grow The Conversation & AudienceSeaLegacy's content generated billions of engagements, creating powerful opportunities to expand our global audience and amplify ocean conservation messaging.Our co-founders and campaigns were featured widely in world-class earned media, elevating the visibility and credibility of our mission.We advanced ocean literacy through key educational properties including Ocean School, Ocean InSight Explainers, and new episodes of our award-winning series, A Sea of Hope.In 2023, SeaLegacy experienced over 20% audience growth in just twelve months, a reflection of our expanding global influence.We proudly partnered in the publication of The Last Ice, a donor-sponsored coffee table book capturing the stark impacts of climate change in the polar regionsfurther inspiring public awareness and action. 88742 Other Mission Support 263837 2017329 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 FL X X Craig T Stewart 3T Accounting Solutions 5619519836 PO Box 211135 Royal Palm Beach FL 33421 X John Ryan Kissick Board Chairman 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Jon McCormack Treasurer 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Carolina Manhusen Secretary 3.00 X X 0 0 0 James A Cooper Director 3.00 X 0 0 0 Julia Jackson Director 3.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1889803 1889803 Fees for services 900099 429975 429975 429975 Other Income 900099 -1088 -1088 -1088 2318690 428887 0 0 X 188567 150853 18857 18857 9483 7587 948 948 15802 12642 1580 1580 17462 17462 9238 9238 1087750 949811 132921 5018 6006 6006 4378 596 3782 132388 73850 53037 5501 4462 4462 638 510 64 64 Project Expenses 747144 747144 Equipment Lease & Maint 59600 59600 Memberships & Subscript 53490 7128 18066 28296 Merchant Account Fees 26192 26192 9553 1602 7951 2372153 2017329 268368 86456 1037206 1149683 5500 259224 52720 75852 0 7988 1095426 1492747 168035 591028 44218 72009 212253 663037 X 303173 829710 580000 0 883173 829710 1095426 1492747 -53463 0 X 0 0 0 X 1326305 2319778 3646083 1326305 2319778 3646083 1477825 2168258 182 182 3646265 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 Loans & Notes Receivable 72009 72009 North America - Canada and Mexico, but not the United States 0 0 Engaging World Class Content For Ocean Conservation Collaborated with 25+ leading scientific ocean advisors to ensure our campaigns reflect cutting-edge science and world-class thought leadership. 606083 Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium 0 0 Engage & Collaborate Partners / Campaigns / Communities Expanded our global conservation network to include over 150 strategic partners advancing ocean protection worldwide. 118113 Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, 0 0 Focus 30x30 Commitment SeaLegacy played a pivotal role in celebrating and promoting Panama Collaborated on efforts to support the expansion of MPAs 75288 0 0 0 0 0 0 799484 0 799484 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F Line 14b SeaLegacy Foundation recieved foreign contributuion is the amount of $100,000 these amounts are reported on Schedule B and included in the contrinbutions on page 9 line 1f. Jon McCormack Board Member 100000 Contribution 0 Kissick Family Foundation Board Member 100000 Contribution 0 James A Cooper Board Member 100000 Contribution 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 is provided to the board members for their review prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are retained at the main office and made available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Subcontractor: Program service expenses 949,811. Management and general expenses 132,921. Fundraising expenses 5,018. Total expenses 1,087,750. Schedule F, Line 3 600,000 world class images were deployed and managed on behalf of global ocean conservation initiatives. Hundreds of hours of world class video were deployed via SeaLegacy and our partner's ocean conservation impact campaigns. Launched seven (7) episodes of A Sea of Hope, spotlighting some of the world's most important conservation opportunities that are being championed by our co-founders and transformative front-line partners: The Bahamas, featuring SeaLegacy ambassador and shark conservationist Andre Musgrove, Antarctica's Kingdom of Ice, spotlighting our Co-Founders life-long dedication to Antarctica, Ocean Grandmother, featuring SeaLegacy ambassador Diwigdi Valiente, an indigenous climate activist from Guna Yala archipelago of Panama, focusing on sea level rise and plastic pollution, Neon Nights, exploring the ocean's magical bioluminescence, Mexico's Revillagigedo Marine Protected Area (MPA) and the giant mantas that call this large no-take zone home. Spotlighting the power that large scale, highly and fully protected MPAs have to rewild our ocean, Blue Patagonia, creating marine protections to help preserve one of the ocean's largest 'old growth' kelp forest in the Chile's Pacific coast and Champions of change, celebrating the comeback of the humpback whales and spotlighting the reasons why SeaLegacy was founded. Schedule F, Line 3 SeaLegacy increased our global conservation partners to 150+. Over 100 partnership campaigns were supported with SeaLegacy content. Our global influencer community swelled to 50+ highly engaged influencers, helping to expand our content distribution to new and diverse audiences. Over 25+ dedicated scientific ocean advisors helped to infuse our campaigns with world class thought leadership and leading-edge scientific insights. SeaLegacy donated content and social media support to hundreds of partners and mission aligned conservation campaigns. Schedule F, Line 3 SeaLegacy partnered with some of the world's leading ocean conservation funders and partners to create campaigns designed to educate the general population and elected officials with a goal of significantly growing marine protected areas (MPA)s. MPAs help to rewild our ocean, protect front-line communities, and maintain the ocean's overall resilience. Helping Panama achieve its initial 30x30 goal Our Ocean Conference Celebrating Panama's monumental MPA expansion. Helping South Georgia and the Southern Sandwich Islands expand their MPAs - increasing protection to the Southern Ocean.