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International Seakeepers Society Inc

EIN 58-2385869 · Coral Gables, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood81 out of 100GovernanceGood80 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE INTERNATIONAL SEAKEEPERS SOCIETY PROMOTES OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION THROUGH DIRECT INVOLVEMENT WITH THE YACHTING COMMUNITY. PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND HANDS-ON MARINE SCIENCE EXPERIENCES TO STUDENTS IS THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR ENSURING THE FUTURE WELLBEING OF OUR PLANET. SEAKEEPERS ENABLES THE YACHTING COMMUNITY TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THEIR UNIQUE POTENTIAL TO ADVANCE MARINE SCIENCES AND TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT GLOBAL OCEAN ISSUES.

Income
$8.0 million
Spending
$7.0 million
Spent on programs
92%
Reserves
17.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
14
Volunteers
1,744
Highest pay
$126,346, chief prog.

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

Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (science, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 17.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 15% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 74% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    92% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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

Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (science, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (2)
  1. $1.4 million spent. VESSEL CHARTER PROGRAM - A YACHT OR TENDER DONATED TO SEAKEEPERS IS IMMEDIATELY DELIVERED TO A CHARTERING AGENT. CHARTER REVENUE IS PAID TO SEAKEEPERS OVER THREE YEARS, WITH A PURCHASING OPTION AFTER THE TERM IS OVER. THE CHARTERING PROGRAM EASES THE BURDEN OF SIGNIFICANT COSTS OF KEEPING DONATED VESSELS AND FACILITATES SEAKEEPERS MISSION TO PRESERVE THE WORLDS OCEANS AND OFFERS RESEARCH PLATFORMS TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.
  2. $5.1 million spent. DURING 2025, SIX HUNDRED AND NINE (609) ACTIVITIES WERE COMPLETED. EACH STRAND OF PROGRAMMING WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTRIBUTING AS FOLLOWS. SEAKEEPERS COMPLETED 51 SCIENTIST-LED EXPEDITIONS WITH 204 TOTAL DAYS OF FIELD RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES, THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON, INDONESIA, AUSTRALIA, PITCAIRN ISLANDS, THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, COSTA RICA, NEW ZEALAND, SICILY, AND THE BAHAMAS. CITIZEN SCIENCE INITIATIVES WERE PROMINENT AND SEAKEEPERS INSTALLED 77 DATA LOGGERS THROUGH OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE GLOBAL PROGRAM, SEABED 2030 WHICH AIMS TO MAP THE SEABED FLOOR BY THE YEAR 2030. 19 EDNA SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN TO HELP TRACK WHITE SHARK PRESENCE AND MOVEMENT, WITH A TOTAL OF 317 CITIZEN SCIENCE ACTIVITIES. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ORGANIZED 110 ACTIVITIES THAT ALLOWED SEAKEEPERS STAFF TO ENGAGE WITH 3,461 STUDENTS AND 728 EDUCATORS, AND COLLABORATE WITH A TOTAL OF 85 SCHOOLS (AND ORGANIZATIONS) WITH 22% (19 OF 85) OF ENGAGEMENT COMING FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS. SEAKEEPERS ENGAGED IN 81 PUBLIC EVENTS, WHICH INCLUDED SCIENTIFIC SEMINARS, EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, SHORELINE AND UNDERWATER CLEANUPS, AND YACHTING INDUSTRY FUNCTIONS. SEAKEEPERS COMPLETED 50 CLEANUPS WITH 1,744 VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY RESULTING IN A COLLECTION OF 6,032 POUNDS OF MARINE DEBRIS REMOVED FROM THE ENVIRONMENT - A 7% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SEAKEEPERS IS A GLOBAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH ITS HEADQUARTERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CHAPTERS ALL AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING SEAKEEPERS ASIA, SEAKEEPERS UNITED KINGDOM, AND SEAKEEPERS SOUTH PACIFIC. SEAKEEPERS HEADQUARTERS (USA) COMPLETED 36 SCIENTIST-LED EXPEDITIONS, INCLUDING 112 AT-SEA RESEARCH DAYS, SAVING RESEARCHERS OVER 303,292 IN PROJECTED COSTS. ACROSS ALL CHAPTERS, THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED 79.1 MILLION DEPTH SOUNDING MEASUREMENTS TO SEABED 2030 AND ACTIVATED 30 VESSELS THROUGH THE U.S. CHAPTER IN PROGRAMMING. IN EDUCATION, SEAKEEPERS DELIVERED 86 PROGRAMS, DIRECTLY ENGAGING 2,281 STUDENTS AND REACHING 676 OTHERS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND ONLINE LESSON PLANS, WHILE COLLABORATING WITH 685 EDUCATORS, 64 SCHOOLS, AND OVER 30 PARTNERS. ADDITIONALLY, SEAKEEPERS USA COMPLETED 47 CLEANUPS AND PARTICIPATED IN 73 EVENTS. SEAKEEPERS ASIA COMPLETED 14 ACTIVITIES, WITH 10 CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS THAT REACHED OVER 170 STUDENTS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN COLLABORATION WITH 14 SCHOOLS AND 9 EDUCATORS. IN 2025, THE CHAPTER LAUNCHED ITS INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR SEAKEEPERS PROGRAM, INCLUDING STUDENT PRESENTATIONS AT THE EARTH IN FOCUS FILM FESTIVAL. ANOTHER KEY MILESTONE WAS THE FOURTH OCEAN COLLECTIVE SUMMIT IN SINGAPORE, A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE THAT CONVENED 190 PARTICIPANTS AND 23 INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS ACROSS SCIENCE, POLICY, BUSINESS, AND CONSERVATION. SEAKEEPERS UNITED KINGDOM COMPLETED 16 ACTIVITIES, ENGAGING OVER 180 STUDENTS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN COLLABORATION WITH 5 SCHOOLS AND 26 EDUCATORS. IN 2025, THE CHAPTER LAUNCHED ITS RACES & RALLIES CAMPAIGN, ENABLING LARGE-SCALE CROWDSOURCED DATA COLLECTION THROUGH MAJOR EVENTS. THIS INITIATIVE EARNED NATIONAL RECOGNITION, WITH SEAKEEPERS UK RECEIVING GOLD AWARDS AT THE CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT AWARDS FOR BEST PRO-BONO WORK AND MOST INNOVATIVE CSR COLLABORATION. SEAKEEPERS SOUTH PACIFIC COMPLETED OVER 12 ACTIVITIES, REACHING MORE THAN 150 STUDENTS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN COLLABORATION WITH MULTIPLE SCHOOLS AND 10 EDUCATORS. THE CHAPTER'S PARTNERSHIP WITH MANTA WATCH NEW ZEALAND ADVANCED REGIONAL MANTA RAY IDENTIFICATION AND POPULATION MONITORING, WHILE STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS EXPANDED TO LEADING ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS LIVE OCEAN, WWF-NEW ZEALAND, AND LEIGH MARINE LABORATORY. DURING 2025, SIX HUNDRED AND NINE (609) ACTIVITIES WERE COMPLETED. EACH STRAND OF PROGRAMMING WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTRIBUTING AS FOLLOWS. SEAKEEPERS COMPLETED 51 SCIENTIST-LED EXPEDITIONS WITH 204 TOTAL DAYS OF FIELD RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES, THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON, INDONESIA, AUSTRALIA, PITCAIRN ISLANDS, THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, COSTA RICA, NEW ZEALAND, SICILY, AND THE BAHAMAS. CITIZEN SCIENCE INITIATIVES WERE PROMINENT AND SEAKEEPERS INSTALLED 77 DATA LOGGERS THROUGH OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE GLOBAL PROGRAM, SEABED 2030 WHICH AIMS TO MAP THE SEABED FLOOR BY THE YEAR 2030. 19 EDNA SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN TO HELP TRACK WHITE SHARK PRESENCE AND MOVEMENT, WITH A TOTAL OF 317 CITIZEN SCIENCE ACTIVITIES. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ORGANIZED 110 ACTIVITIES THAT ALLOWED SEAKEEPERS STAFF TO ENGAGE WITH 3,461 STUDENTS AND 728 EDUCATORS, AND COLLABORATE WITH A TOTAL OF 85 SCHOOLS (AND ORGANIZATIONS) WITH 22% (19 OF 85) OF ENGAGEMENT COMING FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS. SEAKEEPERS ENGAGED IN 81 PUBLIC EVENTS, WHICH INCLUDED SCIENTIFIC SEMINARS, EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, SHORELINE AND UNDERWATER CLEANUPS, AND YACHTING INDUSTRY FUNCTIONS. SEAKEEPERS COMPLETED 50 CLEANUPS WITH 1,744 VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY RESULTING IN A COLLECTION OF 6,032 POUNDS OF MARINE DEBRIS REMOVED FROM THE ENVIRONMENT - A 7% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SEAKEEPERS IS A GLOBAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH ITS HEADQUARTERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CHAPTERS ALL AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING SEAKEEPERS ASIA, SEAKEEPERS UNITED KINGDOM, AND SEAKEEPERS SOUTH PACIFIC. SEAKEEPERS HEADQUARTERS (USA) COMPLETED 36 SCIENTIST-LED EXPEDITIONS, INCLUDING 112 AT-SEA RESEARCH DAYS, SAVING RESEARCHERS OVER 303,292 IN PROJECTED COSTS. ACROSS ALL CHAPTERS, THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED 79.1 MILLION DEPTH SOUNDING MEASUREMENTS TO SEABED 2030 AND ACTIVATED 30 VESSELS THROUGH THE U.S. CHAPTER IN PROGRAMMING. IN EDUCATION, SEAKEEPERS DELIVERED 86 PROGRAMS, DIRECTLY ENGAGING 2,281 STUDENTS AND REACHING 676 OTHERS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND ONLINE LESSON PLANS, WHILE COLLABORATING WITH 685 EDUCATORS, 64 SCHOOLS, AND OVER 30 PARTNERS. ADDITIONALLY, SEAKEEPERS USA COMPLETED 47 CLEANUPS AND PARTICIPATED IN 73 EVENTS. SEAKEEPERS ASIA COMPLETED 14 ACTIVITIES, WITH 10 CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS THAT REACHED OVER 170 STUDENTS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN COLLABORATION WITH 14 SCHOOLS AND

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1998.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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