2026-03-06T17:30:15-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 010927185 GET INSPIRED GETI 7142065147 6192 Santa Rita Ave Garden Grove CA 92845 Nancy Caruso President 7142065147 2026-02-25 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Nancy Caruso 6192 Santa Rita Ave Garden Grove CA 92845 354588 0 X X 2009 CA We seek to inspire stewardship and curiosity for the natural world through the exploration and hands-on application of science. 7 6 1 400 26389 0 365690 328199 0 0 37490 26389 87 0 403267 354588 0 0 0 0 127929 126534 0 0 0 106360 136819 234289 263353 168978 91235 907971 1010165 0 0 907971 1010165 We seek to inspire stewardship and curiosity for the natural world through the exploration and hands-on application of science. 0 0 132508 0 116246 Green Abalone restoration project- we outplanted 57 eight-year-old abalone on the Orange County coast this year. We have seven classrooms of students growing them in schools and we have trained 60 volunteers to help us survey them on our coast. We teach students ocean chemistry, aquaculture, abalone anatomy, kelp forest ecology in a year long program in schools to compliment this restoration work so that young people know the story of how our abalone disappeared. We are preparing a publication summarizing all the work we have done on our reefs to locate and measure abalone populations. We are working with local and state government to relocate an imperiled population of abalone. 15196 35343 White Seabass restocking project- We are teaching five classrooms of students (1600 kids) to grow white seabass in their classroom for release along our coast. Students learn about ocean chemistry, aquaculture, kelp forest ecology, and conservation while growing the seabass for release in December and June. Students also have the opportunity to snorkel to see the underwater world for the first time. 12399 35343 Aquaponics programs- We are teaching this program to 680 students at 4 schools. Students are learning how to grow crops and fish together in a closed system. This form of food production is viable in places where water is scarce and allows us to grow food where we live while teaching valuable lessons in water chemistry, fish biology, and plant biology. This is considered a "green tech" job and we hope to inspired kids to get jobs in this field. 50063 81573 Pismo clam restoration project- We are surveying the Orange County coast for Pismo clams to complete a population assessment while we are attempting to learn how to culture them by having kids conduct experiments with us in classrooms. We conducted 15 clam surveys with more than 400 volunteers and worked with 360 students in middle and high school to try and figure out how to grow them. We had two high school students present their research at local science conferences and we are partnering with a local shellfish farm to further our research. 34021 35709 Norcal Kelp- A marine heatwave destroyed 600 miles of kelp forest on California's north coast. More than 800 species rely on them. With over 10 years experience restoring kelp in Southern California, we have started a project to help restore these lost forests in Mendocino County. Last year, we removed 23,746 pounds of purple sea urchins from urchin barrens in Caspar cove. 5364 9338 Kelp Sargassum- After restoring the giant kelp forests of Orange County, California, we continue to monitor their health and survey for invasive species. We conduct 8 different surveys twice a year with 10 volunteer divers and work with student interns to analyze and present our data to the community. 89448 0 126620 249551 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 CA X Nancy L Caruso 7142065147 6192 Santa Rita Ave Garden Grove CA 92845 Nancy L Caruso President 40 0 X X 100000 0 0 Tom Caruso Treasurer/Secretary 0 0 X X 0 0 0 Steve Doucette Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Cheryl Martynec Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Gail Bebee Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Travis Garwick Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Barbara Baxter Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 100000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 328199 0 328199 0 26389 0 26389 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 354588 0 26389 0 100000 94000 6000 26534 24858 1676 4317 4317 1442 1442 Abalone Project 55750 55750 0 0 Norcal Kelp 34021 34021 0 0 Pismo Clam Project 23199 23199 0 0 White Seabass Project 7520 7520 0 0 10570 10203 367 263353 249551 13802 0 907971 1010165 907971 1010165 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 907971 1010165 0 0 907971 1010165 907971 1010165 X 91235 0 0 0 10006 953 X 0 0 0 X 190722 228316 354895 365690 328199 1467822 190722 228316 354895 365690 328199 1467822 171288 1296534 147 117 37490 26389 64143 1531965 0.84632 0.93323 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Nancy and Tom Caruso are married. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b We provide our Directors with a copy of our 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Compensation must be approved by our Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Our documents are available upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Carryover payment