Nonprofit · EIN 20-0785702
TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE
Tax-exempt · N CHARLESTON, SC 29406
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $11,011,840 | $5,569,191 | $5,442,649 | $21,979,425 | $200,196 | $21,779,229 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $3,813,270 | $4,300,262 | -$486,992 | $16,625,218 | $288,648 | $16,336,570 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $4,047,456 | $3,946,815 | $100,641 | $17,293,602 | $482,414 | $16,811,188 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,044,775
- of which government grants
- $314,714
- Program service revenue
- $5,463
- Investment income
- $786,932
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $458,069
- Other revenue
- $174,670
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $987,531
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $445,827
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,537,066
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,275,395
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $26,672
- Travel
- $390,291
- Depreciation
- $65,983
- Program services (functional)
- $4,277,386
- Management and general (functional)
- $482,210
- Fundraising (functional)
- $809,595
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $16,625,218
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,979,425
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $200,196
- Net assets, end of year
- $21,779,229
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,011,092
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,499,418
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,279,811
- Gross receipts
- $11,011,840
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- TX
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARC DUPUIS-DESORMEAUX | CEO/PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $175,729 | $23 |
| SAMANTHA NOTTINGHAM | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $141,461 | $0 |
| JEFF TRAVERS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $18,638 | $0 |
| KELLY FOY | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $6,269 | $0 |
| PATRICIA KOVAL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| BECCA COZAD | CHAIR, FIELD CONSERVATION COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY HEWITT | CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| HUGH QUINN | CHAIR, ANIMAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH DALE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE GIBBONS | CHAIR, NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON NGIBUINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDERS RHODIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE DANEAULT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COLLEEN DILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANK SLAVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER BARRETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN IVERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN WHITFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELANIE GREGORY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FOURAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUSS MITTERMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DENNLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ILANA MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARC DUPUIS-DESORMEAUX | CEO/PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 40 | $155,736 | $9,464 |
| HOLLY HEWITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $668 | $0 |
| PATRICIA KOVAL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH DALE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON NGIBUINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDERS RHODIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECCA COZAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK SLAVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER BARRETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUGH QUINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN IVERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FOURAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE GIBBONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSS MITTERMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM GREGORY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DENNLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE DANEAULT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON ALBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ILANA MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW WALDE | TREASURER Officer | 40 | $101,412 | $29,719 |
| MARC DUPUIS-DESORMEAUX | CEO/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $49,857 | $0 |
| RICK HUDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $10,786 | $0 |
| ALLISON ALBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDERS RHODIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE DANEAULT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BECCA COZAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN HORNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTINA JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK SLAVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER BARRETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUGH QUINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| IIANA MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKIE LITZGUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JJ APODACA | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH DALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FOURAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE GIBBONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA KOVAL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSS MITTERMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM GREGORY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DENNLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5900 CORE RD STE 504, N CHARLESTON, SC 29406-6070
- In care of
- % GENEVIEVE WALLER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARC DUPUIS-DESORMEAUX, 5900 CORE ROAD STE 504, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406
- Signed the 990
- MARC DUPUIS-DESORMEAUX, CEO/PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (843) 753-2159
- Website
- WWW.TURTLESURVIVAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- VERIS LLC
Mission
TO PROTECT AND RESTORE WILD POPULATIONS OF TORTOISES AND TURTLES.
Program accomplishments
- FIELD CONSERVATION CONDUCTS FIELD RESEARCH. DEVELOPS CONSERVATION PLANS AND PUTS THOSE PLANS INTO ACTION. PROMOTES CONSERVATION AWARENESS AMONG LOCAL COMMUNITIES, PROVIDES SUPPORT, KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING AROUND THE WORLD. ADVOCATES FOR GREATER ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE LAWS.Expenses $2,750,872 · grants $987,531
- CONFERENCE-HOSTING AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 250 ATTENDEES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. THE SYMPOSIUM REPRESENTS THE LARGEST GATHERING OF THE NON-MARINE TURTLE BIOLOGISTS IN THE WORLD AND PROVIDES AN UNMATCHED OPPORTUNITY FOR NETWORKING AND STRATEGIZING ABOUT TURTLE CONSERVATION. IN ADDITION, THE MEETING PROVIDES A VENUE FOR EXISTING TURTLE CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET.Expenses $293,578
- ANIMAL MANAGEMENT - TSA CURRENTLY OWNS AND MANAGES MORE THAN 2000 TURTLES AND TORTOISES REPRESENTING MORE THAN 50 SPECIES. CURRENTLY THESE 2000+ ANIMALS RESIDE AT TSA'S TURTLE SURVIVAL CENTER IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND WITH 93 PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, 33 ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS AND FIVE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (I.E. UNIVERSITIES AND VETERINARY SCHOOLS).Expenses $1,232,936
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-0785702
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $21,979,425
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,011,840
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $11,011,840 | $5,569,191 | $21,979,425 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,813,270 | $4,300,262 | $16,625,218 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,047,456 | $3,946,815 | $17,293,602 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,647,194 | $2,894,565 | $16,284,495 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-0785702).
Questions about TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE
- What is the EIN of TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE is 20-0785702.
- Is TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARC DUPUIS-DESORMEAUX.
- Who are the officers and directors of TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $175,729 (MARC DUPUIS-DESORMEAUX, CEO/PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $11,011,840, expenses of $5,569,191 and total assets of $21,979,425 at year end.
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