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AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BLUE VENTURES INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $681K · expenses $613K · assets $110K

EIN
86-1782827
Address
2311 WILSON BLVD STE 500, ARLINGTON, VA 22201-5422
NTEE code
C30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2022
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Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACHES FOR CATALYZING AND SUSTAINING LOCALLY LED MARINE CONSERVATION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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
Shawn Peabody DIRECTOR (UNTIL 06/2025)2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Peter Everett PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND SECRETARY2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Meghan Jeans DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Emily Kathryn Barnes DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Abbas Hasan DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Box DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Richard Savill DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/2024)2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ebrima Saidy DIRECTOR (FROM 11/2024)2024 1 $0 reported 1
Alasdair Harris (former) DIRECTOR2022 1 $0 reported 1
Martin Halliwell (former) DIRECTOR2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHAWN PEABODY DIRECTOR (UNTIL 06/2025)1 $0$0$0 $01
PETER EVERETT PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
MEGHAN JEANS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
EMILY KATHRYN BARNES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ABBAS HASAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE BOX DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD SAVILL DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/2024)1 $0$0$0 $01
EBRIMA SAIDY DIRECTOR (FROM 11/2024)1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHAWN PEABODY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PETER EVERETT PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
MEGHAN JEANS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
EMILY KATHRYN BARNES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ABBAS HASAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE BOX DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD SAVILL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHAWN PEABODY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PETER EVERETT PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
MEGHAN JEANS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
EMILY KATHRYN BARNES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALASDAIR HARRIS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARTIN HALLIWELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ABBAS HASAN DIRECTOR1 $0$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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$680,750$612,760 $110,385$108,392 $680,750$0 $008
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,104,600$1,158,903 $46,325$40,402 $1,104,000$0 $007
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$565,000$469,565 $550,652$95,435 $565,000$0 $007

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,455,000 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. 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
THE GAUDIO FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BLUE VENTURES INC” 2022-2024 3$600,000 2024$150,000
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SALL FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BLUE VENTURES INC” 2023-2024 2$600,000 2024$350,000
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ALEXANDER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BLUE VENTURES INC” 2022, 2024 2$150,000 2024$50,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$100,000 2023$100,000
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ALGAR FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BLUE VENTURES” 2024 1$5,000 2024$5,000
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FINLEYS GREEN LEAP FORWARDVAC30 $534,915$81,171 Treasurer, Director$0 Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, same state
RIVANNA CONSERVATION ALLIANCEVAC30 $699,088$642,944 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$69,129 Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, same state
MARINE FISH CONSERVATION NETWORKVAC30 $375,577$349,228 Executive Director$127,600 Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, same state
GREAT MEADOW FOUNDATIONVAC30 $808,982$1,583,461 EXECUTIVE DI$75,060 Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, same state
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ENV WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUSTVAC30 $405,593$243,546 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, same state
SYMBIOSIS COALITIONVAC30 $973,567$477,442 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$10,000 Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF MISSOULA PARKS INCMTC30 $452,495$97,704 PAST PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF ILLINOIS NATURE PRESERVESILC30 $831,423$690,247 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$74,615 Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$1,687,13949 172020–2024 ROYAL AFRICAN FOUNDATION INC; COOL EARTH ACTION USA INC; WILD VIRGINIA INCORPORATED; BLUE HERON NATURE PRESERVE INC and 13 more
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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $612,760 spent · pay $0 · grants $600,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $600,000$600,000-- 97.9%
Fees: other services $6,988-$6,988- 1.1%
Fees: legal $4,697-$4,697- 0.8%
Insurance $885-$885- 0.1%
Office expenses $190-$190- 0.0%
Total$612,760100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $1,158,903 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,150,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $1,150,000$1,150,000-- 99.2%
Fees: legal $7,913-$7,913- 0.7%
Insurance $885-$885- 0.1%
Office expenses $105-$105- 0.0%
Total$1,158,903100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $469,565 spent · pay $0 · grants $450,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $450,000$450,000-- 95.8%
Fees: legal $14,397-$14,397- 3.1%
Travel $5,109-$5,109- 1.1%
Office expenses $59-$59- 0.0%
Total$469,565100%

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