GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS INC

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2001

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

COREY JABLONSKI

Phone

3864540811

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS INC, founded in 2001, is a community nonprofit in the Science & Technology sector that reported $1.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 20% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $921K left a modest 11% surplus.

Mission

GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS IS BUILDING GLOBAL COMMUNITIES OF PASSIONATE DIVERS, EMPOWERED BY HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING AND ORGANIZED TO SUPPORT WIDE-RANGING DIVING ACTIVITIES. THESE COMMUNITIES CONTAIN AND PARTNER WITH DEDICATED EXPLORERS, CONSERVATIONISTS AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS TO CONDUCT A DIVERSITY OF AQUATIC INITIATIVES AROUND THE WORLD.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $679,374 Revenue: $822,620

GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS, INC (GUE) EXPANDED DIVER TRAINING PROGRAMS NEW E-LEARNING MODULE, AND RELEASING NEW COURSE MATERIALS, INCLUDING NEW VERSIONS OF BOTH OUR CAVE MANUAL AND FUNDAMENTALS...

GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS, INC (GUE) EXPANDED DIVER TRAINING PROGRAMS NEW E-LEARNING MODULE, AND RELEASING NEW COURSE MATERIALS, INCLUDING NEW VERSIONS OF BOTH OUR CAVE MANUAL AND FUNDAMENTALS BOOK. A NEW DECOMPRESSION SOFTWARE PROGRAM WAS FINALLY RELEASED AFTER MORE THAN FIVE YEARS IN DEVELOPMENT. EFFORTS TO TRANSLATE THE WEBSITE AND EXISTING COURSE MATERIALS ALSO CONTINUED, AS WELL AS A FOCUSED EFFORT IN VIDEO CONTENT CREATION FOR BOTH THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND GUE.TV, IN ORDER TO REACH MORE PEOPLE. A CONSERVATION PLEDGE WAS RELEASED, COMMITTING TO MORE ARDENT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENT AND REDUCE OUR FOOTPRINT. TO THIS END, DIGITAL CERTIFICATIONS WERE MADE AVAILABLE, THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL WAS RE-LAUNCHED AS AN ONLINE PUBLICATION RATHER HAN PRINT, A DONATION WAS MADE TO AN ORGANIZATION FOR SEAGRASS GROWTH TO OFFSET THE CARBON FROM SHIPPING PRODUCTS, AND A GLOBAL CLEANUP WEEKEND WAS ORGANIZED AND PROMOTED. IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE OUR WORLD-WIDE COMMUNITIES, THE THIRD ANNUAL GUE COMMUNITY DAY TOOK PLACE, AS WELL THE PUBLICATION OF A PROJECT REPORT THAT HIGHLIGHTS PROJECTS FROM GUE DIVERS AROUND THE WORLD. SINCE OUR INCEPTION, WE HAVE ISSUED MORE THAN 25,000 CERTIFICATIONS ACROSS OUR CURRICULUM. IN 2023, WE TRAINED MORE THAN 2,750 PEOPLE IN OUR COURSES RANGING FROM OUR BEGINNING COURSES SUCH AS GUE FUNDAMENTALS TO OUR ADVANCED COURSES, LIKE OUR REBREATHER CLASS. OUR MEMBERSHIP AVERAGED APPROXIMATELY 1,260 IN 2023.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $142,766

Program Service Revenue $822,620

Investment Income $2,303

Other Revenue $63,754

TOTAL REVENUE $1,031,443

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $282

Salaries & Benefits $276,691

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $679,374

Other Expenses $644,267

TOTAL EXPENSES $921,240

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$1,031,443	$860,414	+0.2%
Expenses	$921,240	$793,646	+0.2%
Net Income	$110,203	$66,768	+0.7%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

⚠ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$88,554

Total Directors

$114,516

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
COREY JABLONSKI	EXEC DIR/TRE	40.00	Officer Director	$48,000	$6,054	$54,054
JARROD JABLONSKI	PRESIDENT	30.00	Officer Director	$34,500	$0	$34,500
KIRILL EGOROV	DIRECTOR	20.00	Director	$25,962	$0	$25,962
MARIO ARENA	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT CARMICHAEL	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DOROTA CZERNY	VICE PRESIDE	20.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD LUNDGREN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARK MESSERSMITH	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
RICH WALKER	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$1,031,443	$921,240	$620,373	$110,203
2022	$860,414	$793,646	$478,248	$66,768
2021	$896,485	$709,846	$428,010	$186,639
2020	$693,436	$646,870	$280,914	$46,566
2019	$808,698	$775,962	$174,471	$32,736
2018	$694,261	$648,595	$142,012	$45,666