Colorado · Nonprofit
CONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH INC
CONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH INC (Colorado) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $41,610 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($41,610). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $0
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $42k
- Net assets
- $14k
What Connectocean Conservation and Outreach Inc does
Mission
Connectocean conservation and outreach is dedicated to fostering ocean stewardship and conserving aquatic ecosystems through community engagement, education, and collaborative conservation efforts. Our mission is to connect communities to the ocean by delivering stem-based educational programs, citizen science initiatives, and water safety training, including our swim safe costa rica program, which aims to prevent drowning and promote water safety nationwide. Costa rica ranks as the second-highest country in the world where u.s. Citizens drown abroad. To address this critical issue, we are working closely with the u.s. Embassy and the national drowning prevention commission to advocate for legislative changes and garner government support for water safety initiatives.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Swim safe costa rica - water safety and drowning preventionconnectocean conservation and outreach established swim safe costa rica, a national water safety initiative aimed at preventing drowning and promoting water safety awareness across the country.-lifeguard training and certification: from march 2019 to november 2024, we trained and certified 243 lifeguards in costa rica and 120 lifeguards in the bahamas significantly enhancing the capacity for lifesaving interventions on the beaches in these coastal communities.-nipper surf lifesaving clinics: over 700 children participated in these educational clinics, teaching them essential water safety skills and fostering drowning prevention awareness. Watch the video here.-learn to swim classes: we delivered over 600 swim lessons, integrating ocean stewardship education to empower local communities to understand and protect marine ecosystems.-free surf lifesaving workshops: provided to an additional 550 community members, equipping them with skills to enhance water safety in their regions.to further support life saving efforts, connectocean has invested in surf skis, rescue boards, and other lifesaving equipment to develop lifesaving…
$0 spentRegenerative fisheries and tourism programsconnectocean has implemented programs to promote sustainable fishing practices and provide alternative income sources for artisanal fishers in costa rica and madagascar.-fishery improvement program (fip) in costa rica:in partnership with conservation international and local stakeholders, connectocean supports sustainable fishing practices in the northern pacific. Visitors participate in regenerative tourism experiences, fishing alongside local fishers using hand lines, guided by science officers to ensure sustainable catches. Vulnerable species are released, promoting biodiversity. This initiative, which won first prize at the un global compact reboot the ocean in 2020, has regenerated incomes post-pandemic.-vezo shark fishermen initiative in madagascar:in collaboration with blue ventures, we sponsored 7 vezo shark fishermen to become padi instructors, enabling them to transition to regenerative tourism as an alternative livelihood while advancing marine conservation.impact: these programs have enhanced economic resilience for over 100 artisanal fishers, promoted sustainable fishing practices, and supported marine biodiversity, creating a…
$0 spentRegenerative community conservation and heritage programsconnectocean empowers communities to regenerate ecosystems and preserve cultural heritage through its community managed conservation model, based on the discover, connect, protect pillars.-discover:communities learn to map sensitive ecosystems, identify conservation successes, and recognize their environment's value. Regional conservation alliances guide these efforts, fostering a sense of ownership over local ecosystems.we have been able to do this through the incorporation of the development of an e-learning platform that connectocean conservation and outreach are developing in partnership with conservation partners to create online courses through open ai for source to sea, mangroves, intertidal zones, coral reefs, open ocean and sharks and rays.click here for more info -connect:conservation associations are formed in each community, led by local champions. These groups, supported by the conservation alliance and padi dive centres, use "how-to guides" to implement scalable conservation projects. This phase combines global expertise with local leadership, creating a ripple effect of education and…
$0 spent
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $0.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $46k to $14k (−70%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
0% of CONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Ernst Van Der Poll
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of CONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $42k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
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Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH INC?
- CONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH INC (Colorado) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $41,610 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($41,610). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does CONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $41,610 in grants to CONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH INC.
- Who is the largest funder of CONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH INC?
- DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $41,610 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CONNECTOCEAN CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Colorado. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2023–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing