2026-04-20T15:58:49-05:00 2025-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 200 BRICKSTONE SQUARE SUITE 103 ANDOVER MA 01810 990 2024-07-01 042702102 SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION INC SEAE 5085403954 171 WOODS HOLE ROAD FALMOUTH MA 02540 RICHARD HOPPER PRESIDENT 5085403954 2026-04-08 1 1 LUKE BURNETT P01079018 9786202000 2026-04-01 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X RICHARD HOPPER 171 WOODS HOLE ROAD FALMOUTH MA 02540 11106162 0 X WWW.SEA.EDU X 1971 MA SEA EDUCATION (SEA) IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN OCEAN EDUCATION, LOCATED IN WOODS HOLE, MASSACHUSETTS. SEA PROVIDES UNDERGRADUATE, GAP, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY OCEAN SCIENCES AND BLUE HUMANITIES THROUGH IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES IN WOODS HOLE, ABOARD ONE OF SEA'S TALL SHIPS, AND WITHIN COASTAL COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. 21 21 204 22 0 0 2474378 2338734 4670378 3889885 408008 -729682 136180 258482 7688944 5757419 443572 388855 0 0 4815887 4964932 0 135000 643146 4195538 4085534 9454997 9574321 -1766053 -3816902 22340636 17754559 2549595 1518745 19791041 16235814 X SEA EDUCATES AND INSPIRES OCEAN SCHOLARS, STEWARDS AND LEADERS. SEA FOSTERS AND ENHANCES KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE STATE OF OCEANS AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES. IT ALSO HELPS SHAPE PUBLIC DIALOGUE AND POLICY THROUGH LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL RESEACH, GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS AND THE CONTINUED IMPACT OF OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND ALUMNI WORLDWIDE. 0 0 4908842 257155 2010217 83 UNDERGRADUATES PARTICIPATED IN SEA SEMESTER PROGRAMS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY ACCREDITED STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT. SEA SEMESTER STUDENTS ENROLLED FROM 58 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND SEA AWARDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 46% OF ENROLLED STUDENTS. STUDENTS BEGIN THEIR STUDIES ON OUR CAMPUS IN WOODS HOLE, MA AND THEN JOIN ONE OF OUR TWO 134-FOOT SAIL TRAINING VESSELS FOR A SAILING RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN THE ATLANTIC, PACIFIC, OR CARIBBEAN. WHILE AT SEA, STUDENTS ACT AS FULL MEMBERS OF THE SAILING CREW AND SCIENTIFIC TEAM, OPERATING ALL ASPECTS OF THE VESSEL WHILE COMPLETING SELF-DESIGNED RESEARCH PROJECTS IN A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES. SHORE BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE ALSO OFFERED. 1461334 0 710546 COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS WERE HELD WITH PROCTOR ACADEMY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA WHARTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. INHERENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE SAILING SCHOOL VESSEL, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TEAM BUILDING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS ARE BOTH ATTRACTIVE COMPONENTS FOR UNIVERSITIES IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT. THE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN THE ATLANTIC, PACIFIC, AND CARIBBEAN. 998536 131700 1169122 200 STUDENTS ATTENDED 6 HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS OFFERED DURING THE SUMMER OF 2024. ALL SESSIONS OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT FROM A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: SCIENTIFIC, HISTORICAL, LITERARY AND NAUTICAL. 7368712 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 0 1 204 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MA X X SHERRY PARSHLEY 5085403954 171 WOODS HOLE ROAD FALMOUTH MA 02540 JEREMY R SALESIN TRUSTEE/CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA C MCWADE TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR AND CLERK 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT C KNAPP TRUSTEE/TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEANNE FOUSSARD TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH GRYSKA-RICE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD H HAWKINS TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SAM HOWE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 DR SUSAN E HUMPHRIS TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 RUSTY KELLOGG TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN LASTER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 BEAU LESCOTT TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA COX MAGUIRE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN MYERS MADEIRA TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 CALEB MCCLENNEN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JULIETTE MCCULLOUGH TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP MCKNIGHT TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH MURDOCK TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH POTTER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ONJI SCOTT PRICE TRUSTEE UNTIL 3/25 5.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCAH SPARKES TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIS G WANG TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 TED WOLFF TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WIGGLESWORTH PRESIDENT UNTIL 10/24 40.00 X 160571 0 0 RICHARD HOPPER PRESIDENT AS OF 10/24 40.00 X 42863 0 3195 MARK LONG DEAN OF ACADEMICS 40.00 X 115000 0 3450 EDITH B MILLER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN 40.00 X 115000 0 11499 LAURIE BLACK DEAN OF EDUCATION MANAGEMENT 40.00 X 108000 0 7668 MONICA BOWMAN ACTING DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING 40.00 X 128400 0 8280 669834 0 34092 5 0 1 0 GRAHAM PELTON 39 BEECHWOOD ROAD SUMMIT NJ 07901 CONSULTING SERVICES 155276 1 248145 2090589 131080 2338734 TUITION AND FEES 611600 3179339 3179339 SEMINARS & OTHER FEES 611600 710546 710546 3889885 288366 288366 23400 0 23400 23400 23400 1410521 2920174 1165376 4183367 245145 -1263193 -1018048 -1018048 WATER DAMAGE INSURANCE CLAIM 900099 123407 123407 OTHER INCOME 900099 104160 104160 HOUSING INCOME 900099 7515 7515 235082 5757419 3889885 0 -471200 388855 388855 178698 127401 28655 22642 4053044 2852077 875747 325220 73515 47173 19905 6437 348281 225415 102952 19914 311394 220114 65399 25881 14270 14270 31435 31435 135000 135000 148788 2602 100982 45204 155190 137631 17559 193064 146146 44475 2443 170247 126722 34092 9433 431355 402858 24819 3678 342669 243094 93571 6004 50671 2111 38073 10487 666035 645613 17786 2636 418134 374535 43599 SHIPBOARD R&M 560618 560618 FOOD 276493 276493 GRANT SUBAWARDS AND SUB 215696 215696 SHIP SUPPLIES 207583 207583 203286 165975 26703 10608 9574321 7368712 1562463 643146 239529 201738 1770435 3003079 46701 28525 688612 219171 297288 189982 24094229 18311547 10360591 5782682 8278518 7586455 658962 742927 22340636 17754559 398713 188670 2150882 1330075 2549595 1518745 X 11307460 7588170 8483581 8647644 19791041 16235814 22340636 17754559 -3816902 261675 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8937480 92355 710066 173800 1236719 8329382 8306031 156156 863693 172000 216400 8937480 6804827 1233557 973947 165100 541200 8306031 7731522 249669 -879564 155800 141000 6804827 5963969 437091 1591962 139300 122200 7731522 0.00770 0.99230 0.00000 0 0 190484 190484 3417742 3370486 47256 3153307 3041958 111349 17332696 11899103 5433593 5782682 5630239 261675 -388855 -127180 5757419 0 5757419 9185466 0 9185466 388855 388855 9574321 PART V, LINE 4: SHIP AND CREW SUPPORT AND FELLOWSHIP AWARD. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FINANCIAL AID -388,855. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FINANCIAL AID 388,855. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 SEE PART II SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM NEIGHBORING SCIENTIFIC PARTNERS, INCLUDING NOAA ($248,145). THE SCIENTIFIC PARTNERS ALSO SUPPORTED THE ORGANIZATION'S DIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. NSF ALSO GRANTED FUNDS THROUGH NORTHEASTERN, A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO SUPPORT A STUDENT AND THEIR RESEARCH BY PARTICIPATING IN A SEA SEMESTER. LINE 3 - EXPLANATION OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY: THE SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CUSTOMARILY DRAWS STUDENTS FROM A BROAD NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND MAINTAINS A RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS. PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1) OF SECTION 4.03(B), THE ORGANIZATION SATISFIES THE PUBLICITY REQUIREMENT EXCEPTION THROUGH ADMISSIONS AND RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES THAT ARE CONDUCTED ON A NONDISCRIMINATORY BASIS AND ARE REASONABLY DESIGNED TO INFORM PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS FROM ALL RACIAL SEGMENTS WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS FROM WHICH STUDENTS ARE DRAWN OF THE AVAILABILITY OF ITS PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION'S ADMISSIONS POLICIES ARE APPLIED UNIFORMLY WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE. BASED ON THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, THE ORGANIZATION SATISFIES THE APPLICABLE EXCEPTION TO THE PUBLICITY REQUIREMENT. THE ORGANIZATION PUBLICIZES ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN ALL OF ITS BROCHURES AND CATALOGUES. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION PUBLICIZES THIS POLICY ON ITS WEBSITE IN ORDER TO REACH ALL PARTS OF THE GENERAL COMMUNITY IT SERVES. X X X X X X 1 GRAHAM-PELTON CONSULTING INC 101 FEDERAL STREET SUITE 1900 BOSTON MA 02110 GENERAL FUNDRAISING 0 0 135000 -135000 135000 -135000 MA 1 FINANCIAL AID UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS 37 262137 FINANCIAL AID HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS 34 126718 PART I, LINE 2: SEA USES ITS FINANCIAL AID PRIMARILY FOR STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. STUDENTS SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE WHICH INCLUDE FAMILY FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND, IN THE CASE OF UNDERGRADUATES, FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION FROM THEIR HOME INSTITUTION. ALL APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY THE FINANCIAL AID COMMITTEE HEADED BY THE DEAN OF ENROLLMENT. AWARDS ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE BUSINESS OFFICE AND AWARDS ARE REFLECTED AS A CREDIT TO THE STUDENT BILL. THE ENROLLMENT AND FINANCE OFFICES REVIEW ALL AWARDS FOR EACH TERM TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY IN DOCUMENTED AMOUNTS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOHN WIGGLESWORTH PRESIDENT UNTIL 10/24 160571 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160571 0 0 0 X 12 131080 FMV 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE AMOUNT IN PART I, COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART IV, QUESTION 14A THE VESSEL AND EMPLOYEES TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS OF THE TRUSTEES IN MANAGING THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION DURING INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE TRUSTEES, EXCEPT FOR THE POWERS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 55 OF CHAPTER 156B OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ASSOCIATION HAS MEMBERS DESIGNATED AS "MEMBERS". THESE MEMBERS ELECT OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS TO THE ASSOCIATION'S GOVERNING BODY. MEMBERS ARE MADE UP OF DONORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERTISE IN THE FIELDS OF TEACHING, FUNDRAISING, FINANCES AND SAILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS TO THE ASSOCIATION'S GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 AND REQUIRED SCHEDULES (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SCHEDULE B) WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO RESIDE ON THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEES, PRIOR TO FILING, FOR THEIR REVIEW, ALONG WITH REVIEW BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. A COPY IS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AFTER FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ALL OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ANNUALLY, THE PRESIDENT OR THEIR DESIGNEE ADVISES FIDUCIARIES IN WRITING OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REQUIRES EACH INDIVIDUAL TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A DISCLOSURE FORM IDENTIFYING ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, WHO ADVISES THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, BOARD-LEVEL COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS, AND OTHERS, AS APPROPRIATE, OF ANY IDENTIFIED POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THE PRESIDENT OR THEIR DESIGNEE PREPARES A SUMMARY REPORT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND CIRCULATES IT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES AND DETERMINES WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. ANY PERSONS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A CONFLICT RELATIVE TO A TRANSACTION OR DECISION ON WHICH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS DELIBERATING ARE EXCLUDED FROM SUCH DELIBERATIONS OR DECISION MAKING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT. THIS INCLUDES COMPENSATION INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OTHER IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROCESS WAS LAST UTILIZED IN OCTOBER 2024 TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE NEW PRESIDENT, WHO BEGAN HIS TENURE IN OCTOBER 2024. THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL WERE PERFORMED BY INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE COMMITTEE'S MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, WWW.SEA.EDU. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS COPIES OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT ITS CORPORATE OFFICE AT 171 WOODS HOLE ROAD, FALMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, WWW.SEA.EDU.