NABS Foundation is a conservation organization dedicated to developing the next generation of aquatic stewards in collaboration with NABS and other organizations, through targeted initiatives focused primarily on marine, aquatic, environmental and educational initiatives.

Diving with A Purpose Collective Approach to Restoring our Eco-System, of Diving with a Purpose and Development Inc, aims to educate people about the human impact we have on our planet and the importance of finding solutions to address the environmental crisis we face. This PADI Distinctive Specialty program has operated primarily in the Florida Keys for the last several years and is currently establishing pilot programs in the Caribbean. The DWP-CARES program operates based on three principles: education, documentation, and mitigation.

Through these partnerships with several other organizations around the country, Sea Scope Inc is able to provide community scientist training and education in areas of marine conservation and provide career pathways in aquatics to those participants that desire to help keep people and our planet safe.

There are several organizations within Indianapolis that aim to uplift our youth who have and continue to face various systemic barriers throughout their lives. Through local collaborations, Sea Scope Inc aims to make a difference in it’s communities as well as the world. By empowering youth and young adults with knowledge, resources, and training in the sciences and aquatics, economic and social advancement will be obtained, while also developing a new population of ocean advocates, underwater exploration, and aquatics professionals.