Programs

  • Vessel Charter Program for Ocean Research

    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.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.8M

  • Seakeepers Conservation Initiatives

    DURING 2023 TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE (245) ACTIVITIES WERE COMPLETED. EACH STRAND OF PROGRAMMING WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTRIBUTING AS FOLLOWS. SEAKEEPERS COMPLETED 21 SCIENTIST-LED EXPEDITIONS WITH 100 TOTAL DAYS OF FIELD RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES, COSTA RICA, NEW ZEALAND, AND THE BAHAMAS. CITIZEN SCIENCE INITIATIVES WERE PROMINENT AND SEAKEEPERS INSTALLED 81 DATA LOGGERS THROUGH OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE GLOBAL PROGRAM, SEABED 2030 WHICH AIMS TO MAP THE SEABED FLOOR BY THE YEAR 2030. 18 NEUSTON NETS WERE ACTIVATED BY THE DISCOVERY YACHT FLEET SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THREE RESEARCHERS FROM FLORIDA GULF COST UNIVERSITY, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER. ADDITIONALLY, THE NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTER ALSO PARTNERED TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON MICROPLASTICS. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ORGANIZED 57 ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING 27 FLOATING CLASSROOMS THAT ALLOWED OUR STAFF TO ENGAGE WITH 2,277 STUDENTS, 223 EDUCATORS, AND COLLABORATE WITH A TOTAL OF 50 SCHOOLS. 28% OF ENGAGEMENT WAS FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS. SEAKEEPERS ENGAGED IN 68 PUBLIC EVENTS, WHICH INCLUDED SCIENTIFIC SEMINARS, EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, SHORELINE AND UNDERWATER CLEANUPS, AND YACHTING INDUSTRY FUNCTIONS. SEAKEEPERS COLLECTED 4,323 POUNDS OF MARINE DEBRIS THROUGH COASTAL AND UNDERWATER DIVE CLEANUPS AND ENGAGED 1,839 VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY. SEAKEEPERS RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR CONSIDERABLE EFFORTS IN IMPROVING LOCAL ECOSYSTEM HEALTH THROUGH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. ON JANUARY 28, 2023 - SEAKEEPERS RECEIVED THE CHARITY OF THE YEAR AWARD AT THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN YACHTING (YPY) ANNUAL GALA. THE CHARITY OF THE YEAR AWARD RECOGNIZES AN ORGANIZATION AS YPY'S CHARITY PARTNER TO BECOME THEIR FOCUS FOR COLLABORATION DURING THE YEAR. EXPANSION OF PROGRAMMING INCLUDED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE TO SUPPORT THE SOUTH PACIFIC WITH A REPRESENTATIVE BASED IN NEW ZEALAND AS OF APRIL 2023. THE SEAKEEPERS ASIA CHAPTER IN SINGAPORE HAD 6 EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH EVENTS AND 9 COMMUNITY EVENTS WITH PROGRAMMING BEGINNING IN JANUARY OF 2023 AND CONCLUDING WITH THE OCEAN COLLECTIVE SUMMIT IN NOVEMBER. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS RANGED FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WITH A NEWLY INTRODUCED ROBOTICS COMPETITION ORGANIZED TO ADVANCE PARTICIPANTS' KNOWLEDGE IN ROBOTICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN OCEAN CONSERVATION.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.2M

  • Program 1 [2024]

    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.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $3.7M