Tetiaroa Society

BELLEVUE, WA EIN: 45-1080688 Website

TETIAROA SOCIETY IS A CHARITABLE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TROPICAL ISLAND SOCIO-ECOSYSTEMS, PARTICULARLY THAT OF TETIAROA ATOLL, FRENCH POLYNESIA. THE GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE: -TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE HUMANITIES, AND THE ARTS AND CREATIVE SCIENCES; -TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION OF POLYNESIAN ECOSYSTEMS, BIODIVERSITY, AND CULTURE; -TO DEVELOP AND TEST NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND APPROACHES - PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY, FOOD, WATER SECURITY, AND THE CONTROL AND IMPACT OF INVASIVE SPECIES - THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR TROPICAL ISLANDS IN AN ERA OF RAPID GLOBAL CHANGE; AND -TO HELP ISLAND COMMUNITIES ACIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. TETIAROA SOCIETY IS COMMITTED TO THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF TETIAROA ISLAND THROUGH A UNIQUE CONSERVATION PLAN THAT SUPPORTS SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE INTERDEPENDENCE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$5.0M

+14.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$140K

+33.3% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$140K

+33.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$7M$9M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,008,391$4,360,833$4,475,277
Revenue$722,823$678,633$2,565,534
Expenses$649,682$1,245,369$3,147,278
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$173,868$256,414$1,141,518
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$133K$267K$400K$533K3 grants20208 grants20214 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$140K

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K7$50–100K4$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RICHARD BAILEYPRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN20
ISABELLE HONOREZVP/CFO15
CARL SWANESSECRETARY/DIRECTOR1
HINANO MURPHYCULTURAL DIRECTOR10
NEIL DAVIESSCIENCE DIRECTOR1
CECILE GASPARDIRECTOR2
D STANLEY ROWLANDDIRECTOR2
FRANK RIMKUSDIRECTOR0.5
LARRY DRESSLERDIRECTOR0.5
FRANK RIMKUSDIRECTOR0.5
MIKE MEDAVOYDIRECTOR0.5
DANIEL M KAMMENDIRECTOR0.5
BENJAMIN ANDERSONDIRECTOR0.5
PHILIP SCHYLEDIRECTOR0.5
REBECCA BRANDODIRECTOR0.5
DAVID J SEELEYDIRECTOR0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

ARLINGTONCHESTUNT HILLKAILUAKONASANTA BARBARASANTA CRUZSEATTLE

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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