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CARIBBEAN COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM INC

EIN: 66-0842495Lajas, PRZIP: 00667
U21 - Science & Technology501(c)(3)

Mission

As part of its mission as a Regional Coastal Observing System under the IOOS/NOAA program (https://ioos.noaa.gov/), CARICOOS (http://www.caricoos.org/) collects and distributes decision supporting data and products to diverse sectors in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Island including federal and state agencies, marine observers ranging from beachgoers to ship operators and others. Data and forecasts originated and distributed by CARICOOS include waves, winds, currents, storm surge, beach pathogens as well as other biological, chemical and physical properties of the ocean.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$3M$0$803k
2023$3.3M$0$1M

Compensation

2024

JULIO MORELL
Executive Officer / Director
chief executive officer
$150,224
$0
$0
$150,224
PATRICIA CHARDON MALDONADO
Deputy and Technical Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$107,475
ABDIEL ALVARADO
Treasurer
key employee
$0
$0
$0
$56,475
ROY WATLINGTON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK SABINO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CRISTA VON HILLEBRANDT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALEX CRUZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BENITO PINTO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SYLVIA RODRIGUEZ ABUDO
Co-principal Investigator
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CARLOS FARCHETTE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ADA MONZON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ISRAEL MATOS
Vicechairman/vicepresident
board president
$0
$0
$0
$0
GRACIELA GARCIA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RUPERTO CHAPARRO
President
board president
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERNESTO DIAZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
EUGENIO PINEIRO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARJORIE SMITH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERTO CORTES
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

JULIO MORELL
Executive Officer / Director
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$140,177
PATRICIA CHARDON MALDONADO
Deputy and Technical Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$97,316
EDWIN VELEZ
Treasurer
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$12,188
GRACIELA GARCIA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
EUGENIO PINEIRO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALEX CRUZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK SABINO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERTO CORTES
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MIGUEL F CANALS
Co-Principal Investigator
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CARLOS FARCHETTE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROY WATLINGTON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ADA MONZON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ISRAEL MATOS
Vicechairman/Vicepresident
board president
$0
$0
$0
$0
SYLVIA RODRIGUEZ ABUDO
Co-Principal Investigator
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARJORIE SMITH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CRISTA VON HILLEBRANDT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LUIS RAUL TORRES MELENDEZ
Chairman of the South Coast/ Director
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERNESTO DIAZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RUPERTO CHAPARRO
President
board president
$0
$0
$0
$0
BENITO PINTO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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