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EIN 81-2921674

Force Blue

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
5
City
Mount Pleasant
State
South Carolina
Year formed
2016
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T00: Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations: General
Description
Force Blue was created to address two seemingly unrelated problems - the rapidily declining health of our planet's marine resources and the difficulty many returning combat veterans have in adjusting to civilian life.
Total revenues
$653,738
2022
Total expenses
$784,175
2022
Total assets
$481,365
2022
Num. employees
5
2022

Program areas at Force Blue

Force Blue is the only nonprofit organization in the world that retrains, retools, and redeploys former special operations veterans and military-trained combat divers on missions of marine conservation.

Who funds Force Blue

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Schwab Charitable FundPublic, Societal Benefit$150,000
C and M Nelson Family FoundationGeneral Use$32,163
Foundation for the CarolinasCharitable Gift$20,000
...and 4 more grants received

Personnel at Force Blue

NameTitleCompensation
James RitterhoffPresident$61,598
Keith SahmChief Operating Officer , Founder$61,430
Rodolfo "rudy" ReyesCo - Founder
Jim RitterhoffExecutive Director , Founder
Will HinksonDirector of Strategy and Advancement
...and 7 more key personnel

Financials for Force Blue

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$442,737
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$315
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$151,945
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$58,741
Total revenues$653,738

Form 990s for Force Blue

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-14990View PDF
2021-122023-02-06990View PDF
2020-122021-12-13990View PDF
2019-122021-04-02990View PDF
2018-122020-01-31990View PDF
...and 2 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 31, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
January 4, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $32,163 from C and M Nelson Family Foundation
July 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Rock Harbor Foundation
July 13, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSocial advocacy organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Operates donor advised fundsFundraising eventsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 1254
Mount Pleasant, SC 29465
Metro area
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
County
Charleston County, SC
Website URL
forceblueteam.org/ 
Phone
(914) 841-7230
IRS details
EIN
81-2921674
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2016
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T00: Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations: General
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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