2025-11-17T12:52:17-05:00 2024-12-31 251644159 BROWN PLUS 195 STOCK STREET STE 311 HANOVER PA 17331 990 2024-01-01 842922562 THE LEATHERBACK PROJECT INC LEAT 5083159464 87 UNION STREET NORFOLK MA 02056 CALLIE VEELENTURF PRESIDENT 2508842685 2025-11-14 true true ASHLEY HERSHEY CPA P01613326 7176377300 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CALLIE VEELENTURF 87 UNION STREET NORFOLK MA 02056 569871 false X LEATHERBACKPROJECT.ORG X 2019 DE DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE AND OTHER THREATENED AND ENDANGERED MARINE SPECIES THROUGH SCIENCE, ADVOCACY, STORYTELLING, AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN ACTION. 3 2 0 3 0 569871 0 0 0 569871 20000 0 45500 30000 30000 318230 413730 156141 189783 0 189783 X DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE AND OTHER THREATENED AND ENDANGERED MARINE SPECIES THROUGH SCIENCE, ADVOCACY, STORYTELLING, AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN ACTION. false false 342392 20000 THE LEATHERBACK PROJECT CONDUCTS INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES AIMED AT PROTECTING LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES AND OTHER THREATENED MARINE SPECIES. OUR WORK ADDRESSES KEY DRIVERS OF POPULATION DECLINE, INCLUDING FISHERIES BYCATCH AND HABITAT DEGRADATION. WE COLLABORATE WITH SCIENTISTS, POLICYMAKERS, AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS SUCH AS MARINE PROTECTED AREA IMPLEMENTATION AND THE RECOGNITION OF NATURES LEGAL RIGHTS. BY USING SEA TURTLES AS SENTINEL SPECIES, WE INVESTIGATE BROADER ECOLOGICAL CHANGES AND ADVOCATE FOR SUSTAINABLE OCEAN STEWARDSHIP GROUNDED IN SCIENCE. IMPACT INCLUDES 86 SQUARE KILOMETERS OF PROTECTED AREA, 3 CONSERVATION PROJECTS LAUNCHED, 25 SEA TURTLES TAGGED IN THE PEARL ISLANDS ARCHIPELAGO, 40 FISHERS TRAINED IN SAFE BYCATCH RELEASE TECHNIQUES, 300 LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE NESTS MONITORED, 6,494 LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE HATCHLINGS PROTECTED, AND 118 NESTING LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES ID TAGGED. 342392 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 3 2 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false X CALLIE VEELENTURF 5083159464 87 UNION STREET NORFOLK MA 02056 CALLIE VEELENTURF PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 0 0 45500 HENRY ALPAUGH CLERK X 0 0 0 JEFF GOODALL TREASURER X 0 0 0 45500 false false false 569871 569871 569871 X 20000 20000 45500 40950 4550 7622 7622 30000 30000 150098 130638 19460 73 73 2900 2900 3605 3605 5600 5600 34475 34475 28707 28707 SATELLITE TAGS 44935 44935 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 37014 37014 BANK FEES 3201 3201 413730 342392 41338 30000 33642 189783 33642 189783 0 0 X 33642 -19053 208836 33642 189783 33642 189783 156141 X false false false X 569871 569871 569871 569871 159003 410868 569871 0.72100 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false SOUTH AMERICA PROGRAM GRANT 20000 20000 20000 FOR NATURE 20000 ACH false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SOUTH AMERICA 20,000 0 X true GALLAGHER GROUP LLC 750 COLUMBUS AVENUE 11K NEW YORK NY 10025 FUNDRAISER false 30000 -30000 30000 -30000 All States FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE LEATHERBACK PROJECT CONDUCTS INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES AIMED AT PROTECTING LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES AND OTHER THREATENED MARINE SPECIES. OUR WORK ADDRESSES KEY DRIVERS OF POPULATION DECLINE, INCLUDING FISHERIES BYCATCH AND HABITAT DEGRADATION. WE COLLABORATE WITH SCIENTISTS, POLICYMAKERS, AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS SUCH AS MARINE PROTECTED AREA IMPLEMENTATION AND THE RECOGNITION OF NATURES LEGAL RIGHTS. BY USING SEA TURTLES AS SENTINEL SPECIES, WE INVESTIGATE BROADER ECOLOGICAL CHANGES AND ADVOCATE FOR SUSTAINABLE OCEAN STEWARDSHIP GROUNDED IN SCIENCE. IMPACT INCLUDES 86 SQUARE KILOMETERS OF PROTECTED AREA, 3 CONSERVATION PROJECTS LAUNCHED, 25 SEA TURTLES TAGGED IN THE PEARL ISLANDS ARCHIPELAGO, 40 FISHERS TRAINED IN SAFE BYCATCH RELEASE TECHNIQUES, 300 LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE NESTS MONITORED, 6,494 LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE HATCHLINGS PROTECTED, AND 118 NESTING LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES ID TAGGED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8A FORMAL BOARD MEETINGS WERE NOT HELD DURING 2024, SO NO MINUTES WERE RECORDED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A IN 2024, AN ADMINISTRATIVE DONOR COMMITTED FUNDING TO SUPPORT LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL CAPACITY. THE CORE TEAM EVALUATED COMPARABLE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE A REASONABLE SALARY PROPOSAL, WHICH WAS SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY THE DONOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTORS FOR PROGRAMS 130,638 0 0 FINANCE DIRECTOR 0 19,460 0 TOTAL 130,638 19,460 0