Wave Foundation Inc
Donations deductibleWave Foundation Inc's network
14 peoplei14 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
14 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Weisker Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Anthony Serelakis | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dudley Taft | Lifetime Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Greg Flasch | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jacob Purcell | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jennifer Gothard | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Khalid Kareem | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kim Snyder | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Marcus Laifook | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Shayna Nevermann | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stepahanie Koch Snyder | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tabitha Tolliver | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Yashna Patel | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Zach Weber | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Uffman | Business Manager | since 2022 |
| Scott Wingate | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Tricia Watts | Executive Director | since 2022 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tricia Watts | Executive Director | 60 | $127k | $17k | |
| Julie Uffman | Business Manager | 30 | $40k | $3k | |
| Jeff Weisker | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jacob Purcell | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Greg Flasch | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Gothard | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marcus Laifook | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stepahanie Koch Snyder | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Zach Weber | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dudley Taft | Lifetime Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kim Snyder | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Khalid Kareem | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Anthony Serelakis | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Yashna Patel | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tabitha Tolliver | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Todd Klesch | Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Wave Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 611325992
- Address
- 1 Aquarium Way, Newport, KY, 41071-1679
- State
- Kentucky
- Mission
- WAVE Foundation inspires and fosters environmental stewards of aquatic life through education, conservation, and volunteerism. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A501 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1998
- Principal officer
- Tricia Watts (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1998
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJeff Weisker
≥8years on the filingsDudley Taft
≥8years on the filingsGreg Flasch
≥8years on the filingsJennifer Gothard
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
- $3.2m
- Total liabilities
- $122k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $447k
- Program service revenue
- $378k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $22k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 100