Blue World Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO STABILIZE THE POPULATION OF MARINE SPECIES IN DANGER, ESPECIALLY SHARKS AND RAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN OF GUATEMALA; THROUGH SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE CREATION OF ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS, WHICH EVENTUALLY WILL SUBSTITUTE FISHING.
- Income
- $330,955
- Spending
- $326,596
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- -0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 44 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 98% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (1)
- $326,596 spent. IN 2025, FUNDACIN MUNDO AZUL ADVANCED ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF MARINE-COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS AND ARTISANAL FISHERIES IN GUATEMALA AND THE MESOAMERICAN REGION THROUGH INTEGRATED PROGRAMS IN APPLIED RESEARCH, PUBLIC AWARENESS AND POLICY ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. MEASURABLE OUTPUTS AND REACH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION CONTINUED LONG-TERM MONITORING OF SHARKS AND RAYS ON BOTH THE PACIFIC (SINCE 2017) AND CARIBBEAN (SINCE 2015) COASTS, GENERATING CRITICAL DATASETS FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION DECISION-MAKING. IN 2025 ALONE, MONITORING IN THE PACIFIC RECORDED 10,003 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS 26 SPECIES, PROVIDING KEY EVIDENCE ON CATCH COMPOSITION AND POPULATION TRENDS. SHARK-TAGGING INITIATIVES MARKED 163 INDIVIDUALS (156 HAMMERHEAD SHARKS AND 7 SHARPNOSE SHARKS), WITH RECAPTURES DOCUMENTING MOVEMENT PATTERNS AND HABITAT CONNECTIVITY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXECUTED 53 PROJECTS, PRODUCED 30 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS, AND PUBLISHED 9 BOOKS OVER ITS YEARS OF OPERATION. EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES HAVE REACHED 65,945 PEOPLE ON ISSUES SUCH AS MARINE CONSERVATION, ECOSYSTEMS, AND SHARK PROTECTION. A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTED STUDENTS FROM COASTAL COMMUNITIES, ENABLING CONTINUED ACCESS TO PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATION WHILE INVOLVING YOUTH IN CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES. COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING ENGAGED FISHERS DIRECTLY IN SCIENTIFIC DATA COLLECTION, STRENGTHENING LOCAL STEWARDSHIP OF MARINE RESOURCES. SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION THE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE EXPANDED TO 41 COMMUNITIES IN IZABAL, BENEFITING 210 FAMILIES AND PROMOTING AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS THAT REDUCE SEDIMENT RUNOFF TO MARINE ECOSYSTEMS. FOR THE 2025-2026 SEASON, THE PROGRAM PROJECTED THE PLANTING OF 26,666 TREES (INCLUDING 5,333 FRUIT TREES), RESTORING DEGRADED LAND AND DIVERSIFYING HOUSEHOLD INCOME SOURCES. HISTORICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DELIVERED 10,258 FRUIT TREES AS PART OF COMMUNITY RESILIENCE EFFORTS. PARTNERSHIPS AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDACIN MUNDO AZUL MAINTAINED COLLABORATION WITH 47 ORGANIZATIONS, GROUPS, AND COMMUNITIES AND FORMALIZED 19 COOPERATION AGREEMENTS, STRENGTHENING REGIONAL CONSERVATION NETWORKS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH 32 DONORS, INCLUDING 11 LONG-TERM SUPPORTERS, TO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. ACHIEVEMENTS NOT FULLY MEASURABLE COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND CO-PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE: BY TRAINING FISHERS AS COMMUNITY MONITORS AND INVOLVING THEM IN RESEARCH, THE FOUNDATION BUILT TRUST BETWEEN SCIENCE AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, ENABLING PARTICIPATORY CONSERVATION APPROACHES AND LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP. POLICY INFLUENCE AND EVIDENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT: SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS WERE SHARED WITH NATIONAL AUTHORITIES AND REGIONAL FORUMS, CONTRIBUTING TO PROPOSALS SUCH AS PROTECTED DEEP-SEA HABITATS AND IMPROVED FISHERIES GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKS. YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL MOBILITY: SCHOLARSHIPS AND HANDS-ON CONSERVATION EXPERIENCES ARE CULTIVATING A NEW GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COASTAL COMMUNITIES. INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND ETHICAL STANDARDS: ADOPTION OF A FORMAL SAFEGUARDS POLICY IN 2025 EMBEDDED HUMAN-RIGHTS, GENDER EQUITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ACROSS ALL PROJECTS, REINFORCING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. CULTURAL SHIFT TOWARD CONSERVATION: EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES HELPED FOSTER A BROADER SOCIETAL UNDERSTANDING THAT MARINE CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING ARE INTERCONNECTED. OVERALL COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDACIN MUNDO AZUL'S INTEGRATED MODEL LINKS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, POLICY ENGAGEMENT, AND LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION TO ADDRESS BOTH ECOLOGICAL DECLINE AND SOCIOECONOMIC VULNERABILITY IN COASTAL GUATEMALA. BY COMBINING CONSERVATION SCIENCE WITH EDUCATION, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AND PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE, THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTES TO HEALTHIER MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, STRENGTHENED LOCAL ECONOMIES, AND INCREASED RESILIENCE OF COASTAL POPULATIONS. IN 2025, FUNDACIN MUNDO AZUL ADVANCED ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF MARINE-COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS AND ARTISANAL FISHERIES IN GUATEMALA AND THE MESOAMERICAN REGION THROUGH INTEGRATED PROGRAMS IN APPLIED RESEARCH, PUBLIC AWARENESS AND POLICY ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. MEASURABLE OUTPUTS AND REACH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION CONTINUED LONG-TERM MONITORING OF SHARKS AND RAYS ON BOTH THE PACIFIC (SINCE 2017) AND CARIBBEAN (SINCE 2015) COASTS, GENERATING CRITICAL DATASETS FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION DECISION-MAKING. IN 2025 ALONE, MONITORING IN THE PACIFIC RECORDED 10,003 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS 26 SPECIES, PROVIDING KEY EVIDENCE ON CATCH COMPOSITION AND POPULATION TRENDS. SHARK-TAGGING INITIATIVES MARKED 163 INDIVIDUALS (156 HAMMERHEAD SHARKS AND 7 SHARPNOSE SHARKS), WITH RECAPTURES DOCUMENTING MOVEMENT PATTERNS AND HABITAT CONNECTIVITY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXECUTED 53 PROJECTS, PRODUCED 30 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS, AND PUBLISHED 9 BOOKS OVER ITS YEARS OF OPERATION. EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES HAVE REACHED 65,945 PEOPLE ON ISSUES SUCH AS MARINE CONSERVATION, ECOSYSTEMS, AND SHARK PROTECTION. A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTED STUDENTS FROM COASTAL COMMUNITIES, ENABLING CONTINUED ACCESS TO PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATION WHILE INVOLVING YOUTH IN CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES. COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING ENGAGED FISHERS DIRECTLY IN SCIENTIFIC DATA COLLECTION, STRENGTHENING LOCAL STEWARDSHIP OF MARINE RESOURCES. SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION THE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE EXPANDED TO 41 COMMUNITIES IN IZABAL, BENEFITING 210 FAMILIES AND PROMOTING AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS THAT REDUCE SEDIMENT RUNOFF TO MARINE ECOSYSTEMS. FOR THE 2025-2026 SEASON, THE PROGRAM PROJECTED THE PLANTING OF 26,666 TREES (INCLUDING 5,333 FRUIT TREES), RESTORING DEGRADED
Source: Form 990 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 December 2014.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: New World Foundation (New York, NY), EIN 13-1919791. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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