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ASSOCIATION FOR MARINE EXPLORATION

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2022 · Form 990EZ · revenue $103K · expenses $32K · assets $104K

EIN
20-0066222
Address
1427A MOKUNA PL, HONOLULU, HI 96816-7713
NTEE code
U21
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2004
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Mission

The Association for Marine Exploration (AME) conducts and facilitates innovative scientific exploration of undersea environments. Through the novel application of advanced diving equipment and techniques, we provide unprecedented opportunities for research and discovery in ways not possible by conventional means. The overriding goal of this organization is to foster increased knowledge about the ocean and its inhabitants, enabling better understanding and more effective preservation of a wide range of marine habitats. The organization serves the scientific and diving community as a vehicle to obtain previously inaccessible data that enables new insights and discoveries about the underwater world.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Joseph Jituri CEO2022 1 $0 reported 1
John Hansen CFO2018-2022 4 $0 reported 1
Richard Pyle CTO2010-2022 4 $0 reported 1
Joseph Dituri (former) Chief executive officer2010-2018 8 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Williams (former) Board Member2010-2014 10 $0 reported 1
Amy Entress Dituri (former) Board Member2010-2014 10 $0 reported 1
John Rooney (former) Board Member2010-2014 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joseph Jituri CEO1 $0-$0 $01
John Hansen CFO4 $0-$0 $01
Richard Pyle CTO4 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joseph Dituri Chief executive officer8 $0-$0 $01
John Hansen Chief Financial Officer8 $0-$0 $01
Richard Pyle Chief Technology Officer8 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joseph Dituri Exec Director/CEO10 $0-$0 $01
Jennifer Williams Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
Amy Entress Dituri Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
John Rooney Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
Richard Pyle Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joseph Dituri Exec Director/CEO10 $0-$0 $01
Jennifer Williams Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Amy Entress Dituri Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
John Rooney Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Richard Pyle Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joseph Dituri Exec Director/CEO15 $0-$0 $01
Jennifer Williams Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Amy Entress Dituri Board Member20 $0-$0 $01
John Rooney Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Richard Pyle Board Member15 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joseph Dituri Exec Director/CEO15 $0-$0 $01
Jennifer Williams Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Amy Entress Dituri Board Member20 $0-$0 $01
John Rooney Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Richard Pyle Board Member15 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joseph Dituri Exec Director/CEO10 $0-$0 $01
Richard Pyle Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Amy Entress Dituri Board Member12 $0-$0 $01
Jennifer Williams Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
John Rooney Board Member3 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$103,286$31,800 $104,397$104,397 $103,286$0 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $25,000$25,000 $0$0 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,514$350 $7,377$7,377 $2,514$0 ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,514$10,725 $5,213$5,213 $2,512$0 ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,723$53,172 $13,424$13,424 $46,937$0 ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,406$5,846 $15,373$15,373 $4,391$0 ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55$8,362 $19,475$19,475 $0$0 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $29,538 in all, tax years 2019 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2019, 2021 2$29,500 2021$7,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ASSOCIATION FOR MARINE EXPLORATION” 2020-2023 4$38 2023$11
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2022 · Form 990EZ · $31,800 spent · pay $0 · grants $13,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $17,563 55.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $13,400 42.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $837 2.6%
Total$31,800100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $350 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $350 100.0%
Total$350100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $10,725 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,457 97.5%
Printing, publications, postage $268 2.5%
Total$10,725100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $53,172 spent · pay $0 · grants $53,067 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $53,067 99.8%
Printing, publications, postage $105 0.2%
Total$53,172100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $5,846 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,082 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $5,082 86.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $734 12.6%
Printing, publications, postage $30 0.5%
Total$5,846100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $8,362 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $5,409 64.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,117 25.3%
Printing, publications, postage $836 10.0%
Total$8,362100%

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