2025-11-17T13:48:30-06:00 2024-12-31 911194016 CLARK NUBER PS 555 110TH AVE NE SUITE 700 BELLEVUE WA 98004 990 2024-02-21 991603704 OCEANX EDUCATION INC OCEA 2032915000 CO DFO ONE GLENDINNING PLACE 100 WESTPORT CT 06880 GRETCHEN WAGNER SECRETARY 2032915000 2025-11-17 1 0 JENNIFER BECKER HARRIS P00183358 4254544919 2025-11-16 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X MARK DALIO C/O DFO ONE GLENDINNING PLACE 100 WESTPORT CT 06880 3352968 0 X OCEANX.ORG/EDUCATION/ X 2024 DE OCEANX EDUCATION'S MISSION TO INSPIRE AND NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATION OF PASSIONATE OCEAN LEADERS TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND HARNESS OUR OCEANS FOR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. OCEANX EDUCATION IS A NON-PROFIT INITIATIVE OFFERING YOUNG PEOPLE INSIGHTS INTO THE IMPORTANCE OF OCEAN CONSERVATION, RESEARCH, AND STORYTELLING THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES OPPORTUNITIES. 3 3 0 5 0 0 3342290 0 10678 0 3352968 0 0 0 0 154531 1945153 1945153 1407815 1869615 461800 1407815 X OCEANX EDUCATION'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATION OF PASSIONATE OCEAN LEADERS TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND HARNESS OUR OCEANS FOR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. OCEANX EDUCATION IS A NON-PROFIT INITIATIVE OFFERING YOUNG PEOPLE INSIGHTS INTO THE IMPORTANCE OF OCEAN CONSERVATION, RESEARCH, AND STORYTELLING THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES OPPORTUNITIES. 0 0 687418 MISSION & PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENT: DURING THE INITIAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PROGRAM DESIGN TO ESTABLISH ITS CORE PROGRAMMATIC FRAMEWORK. THESE ACTIVITIES LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE PROGRAM DELIVERY ALIGNED WITH ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. 601728 ON SHIP PROGRAMMING: PROMOTE OCEAN EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION BY CREATING ENGAGING OPPORTUNITIES ABOARD THE STATE-OF-ART RESEARCH VESSEL OCEANXPLORER FOR STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND OTHERS TO LEARN ABOUT OCEAN PRESERVATION, RESEARCH, AND MORE.REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 472081 DIGITAL EDUCATION: CREATE AND DISSEMINATE CAPTIVATING EDUCATIONAL CONTENT USING THE STATE-OF-ART OCEAN RESEARCH VESSEL TO REACH BROAD AUDIENCES WITH ENGAGING AND INTERACTIVE CONTENT INCLUDING DOCUMENTARIES, SOCIAL CONTENT, VR AND XR EXPERIENCES, AND MORE.REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1761227 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 NY X LISA SAFIAN 2032915000 C/O DFO ONE GLENDINNING PLACE 100 WESTPORT CT 06880 X GRETCHEN WAGNER SECRETARY 1.00 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES SCHWAB TREASURER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW DALIO DIRECTOR 1.00 4.50 X 0 0 0 MARK DALIO CHAIR 2.00 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID BELT DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RALPH APPELBAUM ASSOCIATES INC 88 PINE STREET MEZZANINE NEW YORK NY 10005 PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES 250000 LISTO IDEA CO LLC 2019 LINCOLN AVENUE SAINT PAUL MN 55105 DESIGN SERVICES AND CONSULTING 168012 OMNIACCESS SL PAR TECNOLOGICO PARCBIT BLAISE PAS MALLORCA SP DIGITAL SOLUTIONS SERVICES 148623 KEPPEL BAY PTE LTD 2 KEPPEL BAY VISTA MARINA AT BAY SN 098382 MARINE OPERATIONS SERVICES 136262 CAVAZOS CONSULTING LLC 4424 BISHOP STREET DETROIT MI 48224 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES 115229 5 2092290 1250000 2092290 3342290 10678 10678 3352968 0 0 10678 X 38126 19063 19063 6880 5160 1720 780573 749573 31000 34606 25994 8612 294226 294226 117412 117412 56058 56058 25212 25212 VESSEL FUEL & MAINT. 268651 268651 COMMUNITY OUTREACH 148742 25211 123531 MEDIA PRODUCTION 121229 121229 VESSEL MEALS & TRAVEL 34970 34970 18468 18468 1945153 1761227 29395 154531 0 756158 0 500000 667363 56058 0 611305 0 2152 0 1869615 0 461800 0 461800 X 818042 589773 0 1407815 0 1869615 1407815 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3342290 3342290 3342290 3342290 3141113 201177 10678 10678 3352968 X PART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION: 2024 IS AN INITIAL RETURN. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 614372 47226 567146 52991 8832 44159 611305 DUE TO RELATED PARTY 416793 DUE TO OTHER 45007 461800 4039968 687000 687000 3352968 0 3352968 2632153 687000 687000 1945153 0 1945153 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 7 PROGRAM SERVICES MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC AND MEDIA EXPEDITION 162049 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 27 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON ENHANCING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND OCEAN CONSERVATION 1120777 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 28 PROGRAM SERVICES YOUNG EXPLORERS PROGRAM 49217 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 25 PROGRAM SERVICES MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC AND MEDIA EXPEDITION 429185 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 6 FUNDRAISING 154531 0 93 0 0 0 93 1915759 0 1915759 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: EXPENDITURES ARE REPORTED ON AN ACCRUAL BASIS. SCHEDULE F, PART IV, LINE 1: FORM 926 IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE FILED BECAUSE THE TRANSFER TO A FOREIGN CORPORATION DOES NOT MEET THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN THE IRC SEC 6038(A)(1)(A). OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH & EXPLORATION FOUNDATION ENTITY MORE THAN 35% CONTROLLED BY DIRECTORS 416793 SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT 0 X EXPENSES PAID 1 1498177 COST X MARINE ASSET 1 594113 COST 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE AMOUNT IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART 1, LINE 6: THE ORGANIZATION HAD THREE VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS AND TWO VOLUNTEER OFFICERS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4: 2024 SINGAPORE EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING IN SEPTEMBER 2024, OCEANX EDUCATION CARRIED OUT A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS IN SINGAPORE, INCLUDING CONDUCTING 20+ PORTSIDE TOURS OF THE OCEANXPLORER FOR HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND OTHERS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF OCEAN RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION AND ENGAGE STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS TO INSPIRE INTEREST IN OCEAN SCIENCE. 2024 YEP V & YEP VI THE YOUNG EXPLORER'S PROGRAM (YEP) IS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM INTENDED TO EXPOSE STUDENTS WITH AN INTEREST IN THE OCEANS TO SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION, SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS AND VESSEL OPERATIONS. WE COMPLETED TWO YEP PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDED STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES THREE COMPONENTS: 1) OCEANOGRAPHIC AND MARINE BIOLOGICAL STUDIES; 2) SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING SHORT AND LONG FORM VISUAL MEDIA; AND 3) SHIP OPERATIONS INCLUDING FUNCTIONS OF VARIOUS CREW DEPARTMENTS. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN INDONESIA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL PARTNER, OCEANX EDUCATION IMPLEMENTED PORTSIDE PROGRAMS IN JAKARTA AND BALI IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INDONESIAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. PROGRAMS REACHED HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS FROM AND OFFERED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING CENTERED AROUND MARINE BIOLOGY, OCEAN RESEARCH, AND PRESERVATION. EVENT LIVESTREAMS OCEANX EDUCATION HELPED FACILITATE A HISTORIC LIVESTREAM FROM A SUBMERSIBLE 300M BELOW THE SURFACE, CONNECTING A DEEP-SEA BIOLOGIST IN A SUBMERSIBLE AND OUR ON-SHIP SCIENCE TEAM TO A FEED THAT WAS SENT DIRECTLY INTO THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS, SWITZERLAND. THE FEED WAS ALSO SHARED GLOBALLY VIA OCEANX AND THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL. THE GOAL OF THIS WAS TO CONNECT AUDIENCES TO A PART OF THE PLANET ACCESSIBLE BY ONLY A FEW, AND TO FOSTER A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE DEEP-SEA EXPLORERS AND AN AUDIENCE OF GLOBAL LEADERS. CLASSROOM LIVESTREAMS OCEANX EDUCATION HELPED FACILITATE CLASSROOM LIVESTREAMS THAT BROUGHT OCEAN EDUCATION AND MARITIME OPERATIONS TO CLASSROOMS WORLDWIDE, WITH OVER 5,000 STUDENTS HAVING CURATED SESSIONS OF OCEAN LEARNING IN 2024. DIGITAL PARTNERSHIPS AND EXHIBITS IN 2024, OCEANX EDUCATION LAUNCHED DIGITAL PARTNERSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS. KEY INITIATIVES INCLUDED PILOTING VR/AR EXPERIENCES SUCH AS THE "DIVE AND DISCOVER: SEYCHELLES" GAME FOR VR HEADSETS AND THE OCEANXPLORER PORTA. THE TEAM ALSO WORKED ON DEVELOPING A DIGITAL TWIN OF THE OCEANXPLORER. EDUCATIONAL TOURS AND PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WERE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, INCLUDING MANILA AND SINGAPORE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MARK DALIO AND MATTHEW DALIO HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED IN SEPTEMBER 2024 TO GIVE MEMBERS THE AUTHORITY TO FIX THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS ON THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 UNDER DELAWARE LAW, CORPORATIONS MUST HAVE MEMBERS AS PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A UNDER DELAWARE LAW, CORPORATIONS MUST HAVE MEMBERS AS PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE MEMBERS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ELECT DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND AMEND THE BYLAWS. UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD, THE MEMBERS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE THE SALE, LEASE OR EXCHANGE OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE CORPORATION'S ASSETS; ANY AGREEMENT OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION; ANY AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION; THE ANNUAL BUDGET; ANY LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLAN; APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AND APPROVAL OF DISSOLUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO COMMITTEES DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B GRETCHEN WAGNER (SECRETARY) AND JAMES SCHWAB (TREASURER), ALONG WITH DESIGNATED TAX ADVISORS, WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990 TAX RETURN BEFORE IT IS FILED. OTHER DIRECTORS WILL REVIEW THE FORM PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C 1. COVERED PERSONS ARE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF OCEANX EDUCATION, AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND BUSINESSES FOR WHICH THEY OWN 35% OR MORE. 2. CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES ARE MADE VIA AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT THAT COVERED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN. 3. UPON A COVERED PERSON'S DISCLOSURE OF AN INTEREST IN A TRANSACTION, THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, IN CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL IF NECESSARY, WILL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. 4. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CONFLICT EXISTS OR THAT THERE IS AN APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT, THE TRANSACTION MAY BE APPROVED ONLY UPON A VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS, OR, IF THERE ARE NO DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS, BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE DIRECTORS. THE COVERED PERSON MAY BE PRESENT FOR THE DISCUSSION IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS AND ELABORATE ON THE INFORMATION PRESENTED. UPON REQUEST OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS, THE COVERED PERSON WILL BE REQUIRED TO EXCUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM THE VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION. IN ANY EVENT, THE COVERED PERSON, IF A DIRECTOR OF OCEANX EDUCATION, WILL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE TRANSACTION EXCEPT INSOFAR AS THE POLICY REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 749,573. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 31,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 780,573. 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