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US nonprofit · EIN 330540475 · Rcho Sta Marg, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 330540475) - 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 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).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.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Padi Aware Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$830k
$98k liabilities
Net assets
$732k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
8.4 years on average
Staff
6
25,000 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Drew Richardson
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Padi Aware Foundation's network

4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

4 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 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Drew Richardson ChairPresident/Chairman2018
8 yrs
Deborah BrosnanDirector2018
8 yrs
Jeff NadlerDirector2018
8 yrs
Kristin Valette-WirthSecretary/ Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Danna MooreGlobal Operations Directorsince 2018
Danna PfhalGlobal Operations Director2019

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Danna MooreGlobal Operations Director40$118k
Drew RichardsonPresident/Chairman2$0
Kristin Valette-WirthSecretary/ Treasurer3$0
Deborah BrosnanDirector1$0
Jeff NadlerDirector1$0

Colorado roster

6 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253027929). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Danna Moore PfahlDirector Global Operations
Kristin Wirth
Kristin WirthTreasurer / Secretary of the Board
Thomas (Drew) Richardson EddPresident of the Board
Jeff NadlerBoard Member
Deborah Brosnan Ph DBoard Member

About

Legal name
Padi Aware Foundation
EIN
330540475
Address
30151 Tomas, Rcho Sta Marg, CA, 92688-2125
State
California
Mission
Our mission to 'drive local action for global ocean conservation' is carried out through citizen science, public policy, and community grants. For over 30 years, padi and aware have built a truly unique voice for the protection of the underwater world. Together, we have set ambitious ocean conservation targets through a shared blueprint for ocean action that provides the framework to tackle... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Z99Z Unknown
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Unknown
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1992
Principal officer
Kristin Valette-Wirth (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1994
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDrew Richardson
≥8years on the filingsDeborah Brosnan
≥8years on the filingsJeff Nadler
≥8years on the filingsKristin Valette-Wirth

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$830k
Total liabilities
$98k
Net assets or fund balances
$732k
Contributions and grants received
$1.4m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$378k
Employees
6
Volunteers
25,000

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.4m$1.4mDeficit $62k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

2 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Islamorada Dive CentreShark conservation$10k
Ocean Conservation FoundationCoral restoration$10k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
PADI AWARE Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Colorado
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Good Standing
Formed
15 November 2011
Registered agent
Affinity Resources LLC (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.