2025-12-09T17:08:17+00:00 2024-12-31 135381590 BDO USA 515 E LAS OLAS BLVD FL 5 FORT LAUDERDALE FL 333014220 990 2024-01-01 882694307 4OCEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC 4OCE 5613868606 1550 NW 1ST AVENUE BOCA RATON FL 33432 ALEX SCHULZE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREASURER 5613868606 2025-12-09 true JAKE COOK P01240455 9549897462 2025-12-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ALEX SCHULZE 1550 NW 1ST AVENUE BOCA RATON FL 33432 1601140 false X 4OCEANFOUNDATION.ORG X 2022 DE 4OCEAN FOUNDATION'S CORE PROGRAMMATIC IMPACT IS FOCUSED ON TWO FRONTS (1) GLOBAL OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION CLEANUP (2) EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGNS TO GROW THE AUDIENCE TO HELP REDUCE RELIANCE ON SINGLE USE PLASTICS. 3 3 1 0 0 1601140 0 0 0 0 1601140 0 0 65782 0 16664 188107 253889 0 1347251 0 1366168 0 19217 0 1346951 4OCEAN FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO ENDING PLASTIC POLLUTION BY CLEANING OUR OCEAN, RIVERS, AND COASTLINES, TACKLING THE GROWING THREAT OF MICROPLASTICS, AND EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS. 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INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON TAX LIABILITIES, IF ANY WOULD BE RECORDED IN INTEREST EXPENSE AND OTHER NON-INTEREST EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT BELIEVE IT HAS TAKEN ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND ACCORDINGLY, IT HAS NOT RECORDED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. THE FOUNDATION DID NOT INCUR ANY TAX EXPENSES DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024. THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND FLORIDA ARE THE MAJOR TAX JURISDICTIONS WHERE THE FOUNDATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS. THE FOUNDATION IS GENERALLY NO LONGER SUBJECT U.S. FEDERAL OR STATE EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR FISCAL YEARS BEFORE 2021. East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Program Services ONSHORE CLEANUPS, RIVER INTERCEPTION, NEARSHORE RECOVERY, OFFSHORE RAPID RESPONSE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false false false false Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC-Accrual 1 57077 Market value 0 false false false Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions Securities - Publicly traded - THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons ALEX SCHULZE & MARK PATHY - Business relationship Form 990, Part VI, Line 8b Documentation of meetings held by committees of governing body THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT. A COMPLETE DRAFT OF FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR FINAL REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy THE FOUNDATION SECURED WORLD CLASS COUNSEL, PKT&W, TO IDENTIFY AND NEUTRALIZE ANY CONFLICTS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE ORGANIZATION MAKES APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.