PADI Foundation (Beverly Hills, CA)

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Organization Address

• Organization Name:PADI Foundation
• Address:9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300
  Beverly Hills, CA 90212
  United States

Organization Web

• Web:http://www.padifoundation.org/

Location

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General

• Mission:

The PADI FOUNDATION encourages and supports research and education related to aquatic environments. The Foundation will fund and assist worthwhile projects that either:

- Enrich mankind's understanding of aquatic environments and encourage sensitivity to and protection of ecosystems.

- Increase understanding of sport diving physics and physiology that will benefit the general diving public and add to the scientific understanding of man's relationship and ability to survive in the underwater environment.

- Improve understanding of, and response to, hazards to humans and ecosystems related to climate change in coastal and ocean environments.

The PADI Foundation is an IRC Section 501 (c)(3) non-profit, tax exempt organization. It is a separate and distinct organization, corporately unrelated to PADI, Inc. and its affiliates, but funded through International PADI, Inc.

• History:

Since 1992, the Foundation has awarded approximately $5 million to almost 964 projects. In 2022, there were over 400 grant applications of which 46 received grants aggregating $251,508.

• Year established:1991

Board and Executive Names

• Board Members / Trustees:

Paul K. Dayton, Ph.D.
Daniel M. Hanes, Ph.D.
Cory Stigile, Esq.
Andrew Saxon, M.D.
Jeff Nadler

• Executive Director / President:

Cory Stigile, Esq.

Staff Names

• Key Staff:

Sharon Tanaka
Kate Hanes, Evaluator
Greg Piniak, Evaluator
Ed Parnell, Evaluator
Vreni Häussermann, Evaluator

Registration

• Organization type:Private Foundation
• Country of registration:United States
• Tax Determination Letter:Unknown
• IRS Section:501(c)(3)

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