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UNDERCURRENT INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
UNDERCURRENT INC (EIN 20-1660757)
Tax period
2018-10-01 to 2019-09-30
Filed
2020-06-19
IRS object ID
202031719349301488
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2019-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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DescTHE UNDERCURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS EXPANDED THE PURPOSE OF THIS CORPORATION: 1. TO INFORM SCUBA DIVERS ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES AND DIVING OPPORTUNITIES, WHILE SUPPORTING CONSERVATION PROJECTS IMPORTANT TO DIVERS.2. TO SUPPORT WILD ANIMAL, LAND, OCEAN, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS BY IDENTIFYING THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WITH EFFECTIVE PROJECTS AND FINANCIAL NEEDS, SEEKING SOURCES FOR SUPPORT, AND HELPING THEM FUND SPECIFIC PROJECTS.IN THE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATING SCUBA DIVERS ABOUT HEALTH, TRAVEL AND SAFETY ISSUES WORLDWIDE, THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHED 10 ONLINE NEWSLETTERS TO SUBSCRIBERS, OPERATED A FREE WEB SITE AND SENT OUT 20,000 EMAILS (15,000 TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST). THE NEWSLETTER IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY FOR 11 MONTHS BEGINNING IN JANUARY. THE PUBLICATION IS THE ONLY AD-FREE SCUBA DIVING MAGAZINE FOR DIVERS. UNDERCURRENT PROVIDES SUBSCRIBERS WITH READER REPORTS, EQUIPMENT REVIEWS, DIVING BOOKS AND GUIDES AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING HEALTH, TRAVEL AND SAFETY ISSUES SPECIFIC TO SCUBA DIVING WORLDWIDE. THE WEB SITE "UNDERCURRENT.ORG" IS DIVIDED INTO TWO AREAS. PUBLIC, AND MEMBERS. THE PUBLIC AREA PROVIDES A SEASONAL PLANNER, TRAVEL INDEX, EQUIPMENT INDEX, HEALTH AND SAFETY ARTICLES, AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION, ALL AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE.GRANTS TO THE TIKKI HYWOOD FOUNDATION IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE, SUPPORT THEIR EXTENDED EFFORT TO PROTECT WILD PANGOLINS, THE MOST POACHED MAMMAL IN THE WORLD, BY RESCUING, REHABILITATING AND RELEASING ANIMALS RETRIEVED FROM ILLEGAL TRADE.GRANTS TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN CARE FOR WILD RHINO SANCTUARY AIDS THEIR PROGRAM TO PROTECT 50 WILD RHINOS. THEY ARE DEVELOPING THE EXISTING REHABILITATION CENTER INTO A SECURE STRONGHOLD TO ACCOMMODATE 100 BLACK AND WHITE RHINOS AS A VIABLE AND SECURE BREEDING POPULATION. GRANTS TO THE NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION NETWORK (UGANDA) HELP THEM IMPLEMENT THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UGANDA WILDLIFE AUTHORITY IN WILDLIFE CRIME LAW ENFORCEMENT. NRCN PROSECUTORS ARE LICENSED TO PRACTICE AS ADVOCATES IN BOTH THE SUPREME COURT OF UGANDA AND SUBORDINATE JUDICIARIES TO PRIVATELY PROSECUTE WILDLIFE CRIMINAL CASES. GRANTS TO THE NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION NETWORK (NRCN) COMBAT WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING IN UGANDA BY INCREASING THE INVESTIGATIVE CAPACITY OF WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND IN THE LONG RUN, DETER POTENTIAL POACHERS AND TRAFFICKERS. NRCN HAS UNCOVERED COMPLICITY AMONG SEVERAL ERRANT OFFICERS IN THE UGANDA WILDLIFE AUTHORITY, UGANDA PEOPLES DEFENSE FORCE, AND THE UGANDAN POLICE. GRANTS TO THE NAMIBIA NATURE FOUNDATION FUND AND THE ROOIKAT TRUST FOR THEIR CROSS-BORDER AND NATIONAL COUNTER WILDLIFE CRIME SUPPORT PROGRAM, SUPPORT THE PROTECTION OF WILD ANIMALS IN SEVERAL AFRICAN NATIONS, INCLUDING TANZANIA, MALAWI, ZIMBABWE, AND ZAMBIA. GRANT TO THE FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY SUPPORTS THE PURCHASE OF A CESSNA AIRPLANE FOR WILDLIFE SURVEILLANCE IN THE GONAREZHOU NATIONAL PARK IN ZIMBABWE.GRANT TO THE LILONGWE WILDLIFE TRUST IN MALAWI SUPPORTS INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ILLICIT POACHING AND SMUGGLING TRADES.Desc
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Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,911CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$234,743CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,581,561CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,290,942CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,105,941CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,225,098TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$425CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,301CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$827CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$227CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$2,780TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$210,151CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$203,954CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$202,420CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$204,337CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$196,983CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,017,845TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$222,487CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$439,998CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,784,808CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,495,506CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,302,924CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,245,723TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,791,030CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,659,720CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,450,750TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$293,031CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$293,031TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,791,030CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,952,751CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,743,781TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$3,501,942PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$57CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$68CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$74CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$111,208CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$111,468TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$57CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$68CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$74CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$111,208CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$111,468TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,701CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$794CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$103CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$173CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,771TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$224,245CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$440,860CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,784,869CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,495,683CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,414,305CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,359,962TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.20170PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99930PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00640InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,667OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$20,978DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,689BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,689TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,414,305TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,414,305RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,414,305TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,527,156TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,527,156ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,527,156TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSub-saharan AfricaRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProtect African WildlifeTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$5,316,460RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$5,316,460SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$5,316,460TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (10 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Sub-SaharanProtect Wildlife$150,000Wire trans.
Sub-SaharanProtect Wildlife$1,901,900Wire trans.
Sub-SaharanProtect Wildlife$28,560Wire trans.
Sub-SaharanProtect Wildlife$419,000Wire trans.
Sub-SaharanProtect Wildlife$467,000Wire trans.
Sub-SaharanProtect Wildlife$5,000Wire trans.
Sub-SaharanProtect Wildlife$501,036Wire trans.
Sub-SaharanProtect Wildlife$585,964Wire trans.
Sub-SaharanProtect Wildlife$603,000Wire trans.
Sub-SaharanProtect Wildlife$655,000Wire trans.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org8TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside USFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationA representative of the grantors to Undercurrent makes two to three trips a year to Africa to review programs. Each grantee is required to provide semiannual reports on their activities and to submit their independent audits.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,274,460NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessDraft of form 990 provided to all board members for review prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableAvailable upon written request.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 1: Change of Accounting MethodChanged to accrual method of accounting during fiscal year.