2020-06-19T16:12:29-07:00 2019-09-30 352317502 Bunker & Company LLP 4340 Redwood Hwy Suite 117 San Rafael CA 949032123 990 2018-10-01 201660757 Undercurrent Inc UNDE 4154613014 4 MLiss Lane San Rafael CA 94901 Kenneth Smith President 2020-06-19 true Joseph C Bunker P00204452 4154997661 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z Kenneth Smith 4 MLiss Lane San Rafael CA 94901 3414305 false false X N/A X 2005 CA Education and supporting wild animal, land, ocean, and other environmental protection programs. 3 0 1 15 0 3739942 3105941 204667 196983 74 111208 173 3944683 3414305 3959267 5319210 0 62952 52375 0 9342 157894 155571 4180113 5527156 -235430 -2112851 7515235 5408259 6363 12238 7508872 5396021 Education and supporting wild animal, land, ocean, and other environmental protection programs. false false 5493785 5319210 THE 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. 5493785 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 10 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 3 0 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false CA X X Kenneth L Smith 4154613014 4 MLiss Lane San Rafael CA 94901 Kenneth Smith President 40.00 0.00 X X 44000 0 0 Michael H Smith Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 500 0 0 Neil Ostergaard Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 44500 0 false false false 0 3105941 1274460 3105941 Newsletter Income 196983 196983 196983 111208 111208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneos 173 173 173 3414305 197156 111208 2750 2750 0 5316460 5316460 0 44500 33250 8170 3080 0 0 0 2659 1994 479 186 5216 3912 939 365 0 0 0 0 0 0 8432 6449 1358 625 0 20644 15484 3716 1444 45916 34437 8265 3214 0 0 626 470 113 43 0 0 0 0 1027 770 185 72 4252 3189 765 298 Fees for Editorials 74458 74458 Miscellaneous 216 162 39 15 0 5527156 5493785 24029 9342 92732 168246 0 7418548 5238324 0 0 0 0 0 1237 0 22667 20978 2718 1689 0 0 0 0 0 7515235 5408259 6363 12238 6363 12238 X -42128 63301 7551000 5332720 7508872 5396021 7515235 5408259 -2112851 X X false true X true false X 11911 234743 1581561 11290942 3105941 16225098 425 1301 827 227 2780 210151 203954 202420 204337 196983 1017845 0 0 222487 439998 1784808 11495506 3302924 17245723 10791030 2659720 13450750 293031 293031 10791030 2952751 13743781 3501942 57 68 61 74 111208 111468 0 57 68 61 74 111208 111468 0 1701 794 103 173 2771 224245 440860 1784869 11495683 3414305 17359962 0.20170 0.99930 0.00640 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 22667 20978 1689 1689 3414305 3414305 3414305 5527156 5527156 5527156 true Sub-saharan Africa 0 0 Protect African Wildlife 5316460 5316460 5316460 Sub-Saharan Protect Wildlife 150000 Wire trans. Sub-Saharan Protect Wildlife 1901900 Wire trans. Sub-Saharan Protect Wildlife 28560 Wire trans. Sub-Saharan Protect Wildlife 419000 Wire trans. Sub-Saharan Protect Wildlife 467000 Wire trans. Sub-Saharan Protect Wildlife 5000 Wire trans. Sub-Saharan Protect Wildlife 501036 Wire trans. Sub-Saharan Protect Wildlife 585964 Wire trans. Sub-Saharan Protect Wildlife 603000 Wire trans. Sub-Saharan Protect Wildlife 655000 Wire trans. 2 8 false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US A 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. X 1 1274460 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Draft of form 990 provided to all board members for review prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Available upon written request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 1: Change of Accounting Method Changed to accrual method of accounting during fiscal year.