2024-11-15T15:16:50-06:00 2023-12-31 871353108 EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC 4225 EXECUTIVE SQUARE SUITE 1150 LA JOLLA CA 92037 990 2023-01-01 823477332 WALTER MUNK FOUNDATION FOR THE OCEANS WALT 6198400250 2120 VALLECITOS 203 LA JOLLA CA 92037 MARY MUNK PRESIDENT 6198400250 2024-11-14 1 1 MARY H MCGROARTY P00735101 8585589200 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MARY MUNK 2120 VALLECITOS 203 LA JOLLA CA 92037 699935 0 X WALTERMUNKFOUNDATION.ORG X 2018 CA MISSION IS TO CONTINUE WALTER MUNK'S LEGACY OF DARING EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OCEAN CONSERVATION. 8 8 4 70 0 0 665505 699935 11775 0 0 0 497 0 677777 699935 51988 28159 0 0 103990 155726 0 0 5540 451673 474842 607651 658727 70126 41208 102433 144181 15937 16477 86496 127704 X MISSION IS TO CONTINUE WALTER MUNK'S LEGACY OF DARING EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OCEAN CONSERVATION. 0 0 380643 18859 THE WALTER MUNK FOUNDATION FOR THE OCEANS CONTINUES WALTER MUNK'S LEGACY OF DARING EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OCEAN CONSERVATION WITH FOCUS ON INSPRING STEWARDSHIP THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES: - WALTER MUNK EDUCATIONAL PLAZA, LOCATED IN KELLOGG PARK (LA JOLLA SHORES), FEATURES THE MAP OF THE GRAND CANYONS OF LA JOLLA, A 2,434 SQ. FT. LITHOMOSAIC EDUCATIONAL TOOL DEPICTING THE UNDERWATER PARK AND ECOLOGICAL RESERVES OFFSHORE, ILLUSTRATING 123 LOCAL LIFE-SIZED SPECIES; MARINE PROTECTED AREAS; LOCAL DIVE SITES AND FEATURES; TIDEPOOLS; EDUCATIONAL PANELS. THE FOUNDATION HOSTS MEET ME AT THE MAP, DOCENT, AND BEACH CLEAN-UP PROGRAMS.- WE PROVIDE FIELD TRIPS TO THE MAP (OCEAN) FOR STUDENTS FROM THE SAN DIEGO'S UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIESAPPROXIMATELY 80% HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE OCEAN!- WE HOST AN ANNUAL WALTER MUNK DAY ~ CELEBRATE OUR OCEANS EVENT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE FRAGILITY OF THE OCEANS AND OUR ENVIRONMENT AND INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP. IT INCLUDES 30+ EXHIBITORS WITH INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL OCEAN-RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. 182104 WALTER MUNK VISITED ALTAUSSEE, AUSTRIA IN AUGUST 2018 TO ARRANGE FOR AN EXPEDITION TO STUDY LAKE ALTAUSSEE IN THE SPRING OF 2019. IT WAS HIS WAY OF GIVING BACK TO HIS BOYHOOD COMMUNITY HE LOVED, BY PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE LAKE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE COMMUNITY TO PRESERVE ITS PRISTINE ALPINE TREASURE. IT WAS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH EFFORT TO OBTAIN A BETTER SCIENTIC UNDERSTANDING OF LAKE ALTAUSSEE IN TERMS OF ITS CULTURAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND GEOLOGICAL SIGNICANCE. OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, THE STUDY HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 28 SCIENTISTS, RESEARCHERS, PHD AND MASTERS STUDENTS. ERWIN HEINE, PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND APPLIED LIFE SCIENCE IN VIENNA IS THE PI FOR THE EXPEDITIONS. DIMITRI DEHEYN, PH.D., FROM SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY JOINED US TO WORK WITH THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO FURTHER HIS STUDY OF PLASTICS AND THEIR IMPACT IN THE LAKE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. WE ARE ARRANGING A STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERNSHIPS IN DIMITRI DEHEYN'S LAB AT SCRIPPS. 11039 9300 WMFO SUPPORTS CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOR THE MOBULA MUNKIANA, WALTER'S NAMESAKE, THE SMALLEST OF THE MANTA RAYS, FOUND IN WARM AND TEMPERATE SEAS. IT IS CONSIDERED VULNERABLE DUE TO SHING BYCATCH PRESSURE AND HABITAT LOSS. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS SCIENTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS CONDUCTING MOBULA MUNKIANA RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. THE GOAL IS TO ND EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION MEASURES TO PROTECT CRITICAL HABITAT. 573786 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CA X MARY MUNK 6198400250 2120 VALLECITOS UNIT 203 LA JOLLA CA 92037 X PAULA SELBY TREASURER 15.00 X X 0 0 0 PHILIP MCGILLIVARY SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY MUNK PRESIDENT 60.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA COWETT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE ORBELIAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DIMITRI DEHEYN BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS VERLINDEN BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 BROOK DARSHANA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS STEININGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 699935 699935 699935 0 0 0 10159 10159 18000 18000 139632 96855 37678 5099 4116 4116 11978 8272 3265 441 37419 37419 8100 8100 49909 47748 2161 20826 20826 8877 4981 3896 4097 560 3537 44737 39957 4780 2468 2468 PROGRAM COSTS 278572 278572 SOFTWARE FEES & SUBSCRI 7159 7159 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 5543 5543 REGISTRATION FEES 5017 360 4657 2118 418 1700 658727 573786 79401 5540 102433 144181 0 102433 144181 15937 16477 15937 16477 X 86496 127704 86496 127704 102433 144181 41208 0 X 0 0 0 X 422563 357211 726334 665505 699935 2871548 422563 357211 726334 665505 699935 2871548 1338061 1533487 2871548 36100 0.53400 0.38490 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NORTH AMERICA SUPPORT FOR PRESENTER AT UNITED NATIONS MEETINGS ON UNDERWATER MUNITIONS 18000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE GRANT RECIPIENTS AND COLLABORATES WITH THEM ON CERTAIN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. DUE TO THIS CLOSE RELATIONSHIP, THE ORGANIZATION HAS FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE OF HOW THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN USED AND ENSURES THAT THEY ARE USED TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE AND MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. 0 ACTION FOR MANTAS 1401 21ST STREET 4395 SACRAMENTO CA 95811 811005011 501(C)(3) 9300 0 SUPPORT PH.D. STUDENT RESEARCH 1 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE GRANT RECIPIENTS AND COLLABORATES WITH THEM ON CERTAIN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. DUE TO THIS CLOSE RELATIONSHIP, THE ORGANIZATION HAS FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE OF HOW THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN USED AND ENSURES THAT THEY ARE USED TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE AND MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. PART III, RESPONSE OR NOTE TO ANY OTHER LINE IN PART III ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS CORPORATION IS TO CONTINUE WALTER MUNK'S WORK AND LEGACY OF DARING EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OCEAN CONSERVATION. IN PARTICULAR, THE CORPORATION'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS: A) TO PROMOTE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR OCEANS BY: I. CREATING AWARENESS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE OCEANS; II. TEACHING RESPONSIBLE USE AND PROTECTION OF OUR OCEANS THROUGH CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES; III. CONSERVING OUR AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS AND PROTECTING SPECIES THAT ARE ENDANGERED; IV. DEVELOPING AND REACHING OUT TO DOERS, DONORS, AND PRACTITIONERS. CONTINUED B) WORK WITH STUDENTS OF ALL AGES THROUGH OUTREACH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: I. PUBLICIZING EXPEDITIONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES; II. COLLECTING AND SHARING DATA; AND III. PUBLISHING SCIENTIFIC PAPERS. C) TO ESTABLISH COLLABORATIONS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PARTNERSHIPS WITH GLOBAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR GOALS; D) TO ADVOCATE FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL RISE; AND E) TO RAISE MONEY TO SUPPORT THE COPORATION'S CHARITABLE GOALS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B CORPORATION IS RELATIVELY NEW AND DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES. CURRENTLY, ONLY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXISTS AND IS DOCUMENTING THEIR MINUTES UNTIL THEY HAVE A COMMITTEE IN PLACE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT OF THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE THE 990 IS FINALIZED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C 1. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT MAY AFFECT A MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION SHALL BE DISCLOSED BY THE TRUSTEE TO THE BOARD AND MADE A MATTER OF RECORD AS SOON AS THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT IS DETERMINED. 2. THE INTERESTED TRUSTEE SHALL NOT VOTE ON SUCH MATTER AND SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO EXERT INFLUENCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE MATTER. HE OR SHE MAY BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, BUT HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 3. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING SHALL REFLECT THAT A DISCLOSURE WAS MADE AND THE INTERESTED TRUSTEE'S ABSTENTION FROM VOTING. 4. A MEMBER OF ANY COMMITTEE WHOSE JURISDICTION INCLUDES COMPENSATION MATTERS AND WHO RECEIVES COMPENSATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE CORPORATION FOR SERVICES IS PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THAT MEMBER'S COMPENSATION. 5. A MASTER LIST OF ALL DISCLOSED POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IS COMPILED ANNUALLY AND REVIEWED PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.