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US nonprofit · EIN 273453984 · Marco Island, FLiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 273453984) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2011.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Marco Eagle Sanctuary Foundation Inc's network

7 people2 organisationsi7 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Carl H WayPresident2018
8 yrs
Curt WitthoffDirector2018
8 yrs
Dan SeboldDirector2018
8 yrs
Dr Gerald SwiackiVice President2018
8 yrs
Ken HoneckerDirector2022
4 yrs
Kenne HelmDirector2023
3 yrs
Linda TurnerDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Carl H WayPresident40$0
Dr Gerald SwiackiVice President20$0
Curt WitthoffDirector10$0
Ken HoneckerDirector10$0
Dan SeboldDirector25$0
Linda TurnerDirector15$0
Kenne HelmDirector10$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Marco Eagle Sanctuary Foundation Inc
EIN
273453984
Address
Po Box 983, Marco Island, FL, 34146-0983
State
Florida
Mission
The marco eagle sanctuary foundation (mesf) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2010. Our primary objective is the preservation of the american bald eagles and their habitats on marco island, florida.our mission is to work with the citizens of marco island as well as, city, county, and state organizations to guarantee the safety of the active bald eagle nest on the marco... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
D30 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2010
Principal officer
Carl H Way (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2012
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsCarl H Way
≥8years on the filingsCurt Witthoff
≥8years on the filingsDan Sebold
≥8years on the filingsDr Gerald Swiacki

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2.3m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$2.3m
Contributions and grants received
$18k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
20

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$12k$27kDeficit $15k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.