Mote Marine Laboratory Inc
The advancement of marine and environmental sciences through scientific research, education and public outreach, leading new discoveries, revitalization and sustainability of our oceans and greater public understanding of our marine resources.
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc at a glance
In short: Mote Marine Laboratory Inc gave $111K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $110,770
- +90.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $22,154
- +90.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $28,580
- Total assets
- $239,005,200
- +18.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Mote Marine Laboratory Inc
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Mote Marine Laboratory Inc
Who Mote Marine Laboratory Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Eckerd College ($35K). Together the top 5 received $111K.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Mote Marine Laboratory Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2021) to $131K (2019). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $111K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Eckerd College St Petersburg, FL | Protect Our Reefs Grant | $35,150 |
| Islamorada Conservation and Restoration Education Islamorada, FL | Protect Our Reefs Grant | $29,349 |
| Brevard Zooeast Coast Zoological Society Melbourne, FL | Seagrass Restoration Technology Development Initiative | $28,580 |
| University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL | Protect Our Reefs Grant | $12,594 |
| University of Miami Miami, FL | Protect Our Reefs Grant | $5,097 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $239,005,200 | $83,003,369 | $44,868,970 | $110,770 | 5 | $160,174 |
| 2024 | $200,983,432 | $80,007,372 | $39,484,284 | $58,174 | 5 | $5,492 |
| 2023 | $137,849,757 | $54,958,764 | $36,250,941 | $50,803 | 5 | $115,898 |
| 2022 | $99,691,252 | $47,804,418 | $31,417,182 | $93,400 | 8 | $52,051 |
| 2021 | $89,374,778 | $43,949,179 | $27,310,456 | $37,518 | 4 | $29,475 |
| 2020 | $72,264,285 | $34,937,768 | $24,546,820 | $62,822 | 5 | $62,417 |
| 2019 | $59,750,581 | $28,057,028 | $22,719,853 | $131,204 | 11 | $15,165 |
About Mote Marine Laboratory Inc
Based on IRS filings
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc is a public charity, based in Sarasota, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $239.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $111K. Net investment income was $160K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc is led by Michael P. Crosby PhD, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 7 of 38 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael P. Crosby PhD
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$360K (2019) → $474K (2025)
Sandra Stuart
Chair to & Emeritus
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2023
Chairman → Chair to & Emeritus, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hobart Skip Swan
Vice Chair to May & Chair May
Secretary → Vice Chairman, 2023
Vice Chairman → Vice Chair to May & Chair May, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Rose
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Moore
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James D. Ericson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeanie Stevenson
Trustee & Secretary May
Trustee → Trustee & Secretary May, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Penelope Kingman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard O. Donegan
Trustee at Large
Trustee → Trustee at Large, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan C. Gilmore
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Brizdle
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rod Hershberger
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Jennings
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harris Silverman
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ltc Frances Presley Rice
Trustee
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donald Featherman
Trustee
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Mitchell
Trustee
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Molinari
Trustee
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Sessions
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ivory Matthews
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jourdan Reinhart
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kirk Boylston
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Rogers
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Bebak
Vice President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$134K (2019) → $164K (2025)
Richard Pierce
Assistant Vice President
Senior Scientist → Assistant Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$153K (2019) → $171K (2025)
Deborah Allen Schultz
CFO & Vice President
CFO & Vice President Administration → CFO & Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$109K (2021) → $139K (2025)
Kevin Cooper
Vice President
Vice President Communications & Strategy → Vice President Communications & Strategic Initiatives, 2021
Vice President Communications & Strategic Initiatives → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$129K (2020) → $173K (2025)
Michael Moore
Special Assistant to President
Special Advisor to President → Special Assistant to President, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$169K (2020) → $211K (2025)
Demian D. Chapman
Senior Scientist
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$168K (2024) → $177K (2025)
Frederick M. Derr Pe
Chairman Emeritus
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard Seider Jr. MD
Chairman Emeritus
Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman, 2021
Immediate Past Chairman → Chairman Emeritus, 2023
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy Graham
Chairman Emeritus
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maurice Cunniffe
Immediate Past Chairman to
Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman, 2023
Immediate Past Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman to, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert A. Essner
Chairman Emeritus
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Carter
Chairman Emeritus
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Economos
Secretary & Vice Chair May
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Secretary & Vice Chair May, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eugene Beckstein
Chairman Emeritus
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
R. Scott Collins
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Dean Eisner (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: G. Lowe Morrison (2019–2024) — Chairman Emeritus to May
- Former: N. Rogan Donelly (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Arthur Armitage (2019–2023) — Chairman Emeritus Dec. March
- Former: Dana Wetzel (2022–2023) — Senior Scientist
- Former: Rogan Donelly (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kevan Main (2019–2021) — Senior Scientist
- Former: Kirk Malcolm (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Hueter PhD (2019–2021) — Senior Scientist
- Former: Ronald D. Ciaravella (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Charles Smith (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Dena J. Smith (2019–2020) — CFO & Vice President Administration
- Former: Gene Beckstein (2019–2020) — Chairman Emeritus
- Former: Mickey Callanen (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Scott Collins (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Skip Swan (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Trudo Letschert (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: David Vaughan PhD (2019) — Senior Scientist
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $474K, to Michael P Crosby PHD (President & CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Mote Marine Laboratory Inc
How much does Mote Marine Laboratory Inc give each year?
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc gave $111K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $58K across 5 grants.
What is Mote Marine Laboratory Inc's typical grant size?
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc's median grant in 2025 was $28,580, and its average grant was $22,154, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Mote Marine Laboratory Inc give grants?
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Mote Marine Laboratory Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Mote Marine Laboratory Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Protect Our Reefs Grant" (4 grants).
Who are Mote Marine Laboratory Inc's largest grantees?
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Eckerd College ($35,150), Islamorada Conservation and Restoration Education ($29,349) and Brevard Zooeast Coast Zoological Society ($28,580), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 84% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Mote Marine Laboratory Inc?
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc reported $239.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $83.0M.
What is Mote Marine Laboratory Inc's EIN?
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-0756643. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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