East Coast Biologists Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
scientific research and education
- Income
- $19,529
- Spending
- $42,079
- Reserves
- 17.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Highest pay
- $13,612, researcher
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $13,674 spent. Monitoring surveys to detect the presence and abundance of sea turtles after beach nourishment and installation of artificial reefs in Brevard County. Sea turtles are protected under state and federally laws. As part of the environmental assessment of the impact of beach construction on threatened and endangered species and their habitat. Required monitoring for Joint Coastal Permitting for beach construction projects. Funding includes 2025 field monitoring, summaries, and final report report completion. Also, includes permitting.
- $17,239 spent. Outreach activity expenses (travel, setup, materials - brochures, social media sites) to reach the general public through participation in ocean-minded festivals with education booths and presentations and ecological meetings that are open to the general public and travel funds used to collaborate with other researchers on non-profit sea turtle research projects around the state of Florida and USVI (Inwater Research Group (IRG), The Florida Hawksbill Project). Meetings reach out to >500 people. Fieldwork encounters range from 25 to 50 persons for >60 field days. High school education program with educational sea turtle trunks borrowed from IRG reached 100 high school students.
- $4,440 spent. Tagging project to capture and study the health, distribution, and population characteristics of immature sea turtles using nearshore and artificial reefs. Funds assist with costs for part-time field work personnel, equipment, operating costs, and permit reporting for nearshore research and support telemetry projects where additional funds are needed. Reporting and some field expenses for this project roll over into 2026.
- $5,010 spent. Grant to determine the movement, behavior, and origin of foraging grounds of the subadult loggerhead sea turtle using acoustic telemetry and stable isotope analysis. Grant was initially awarded in 2023 to expand on and continue supporting the objectives in the recovery of the Western Atlantic loggerhead turtle that is protected under the endangered species act. This study is in progress and expenses for field work will roll over into 2026. Will finalize this grant in 2026.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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