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ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED
ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,510,000 to it, the largest being ALTASEA AT THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES ($900,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $398k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $1.5M
- Net assets
- $1.1M
What Altaseads Conservancy Dba Kelp Ark - the Global Macroalgae Seed does
Mission
We are developing, maintaning and curating seed banks to preserve genetic diversity of kelps, support selection that would sustain raising ocean temperature and ocidification promote restoration of kelp beds.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Seedbanking:altaseads conservancy and collaborators at present host over 2,500 kelp accessions, which is the biggest among world's public seedbanks (lead michael marty-rivera). Altaseads conservancy has engaged into collaborations with the cal state university dominguez hills, to culture kelp-associated microbes (lead emily aguirre). Over 70 kelp cultures have been established, while altaseads conservancy also trained 2 interns from disadvantaged categories. The focus has been on sampling biodiversity of pacific palisades and malibu kelps affected by fires. The letter of authorization has been received for four species, laminaria farlowii, egregia menzeesii, eisenia arborea, and microcystis pyrifera. 12, 32, 28, and 1 samples were collected over the first 3 samplings, with more collections ongoing. The press release is attached. La times article is coming. 51 varieties of kelp-associated funguses are cultured. 41 varieties of microbes are cultured from the kelp seed bank, and 29 from freshly collected blades.
$369,004 spent85% of program spendingOutreach and education:kelp ark staff is dedicated to leading tours for multiple groups of visitors, either in collaboration with altasea at the port of los angeles, or independently. We continued to develop educational materials for the high school mentoring summer program: slides, reference materials, selecting books for class and home reading.the kelp ark display container and art has been developed in collaboration with the terasaki studios. The exhibit has been visited by over half a thousand, and very popular with both public and school groups.the strategy of joint education activities has been developed with altasea, implying programming by altasea, and hands-on activities by the kelp ark.three giant kelp cluster events have been run.relations of kelp ark and numerous ocean-facing businesses and organizations have been established, including: nora eddy-tnc, cawthron institute, california seaweed festival, commercial fishermen of santa barbara, lewis pugh foundation- kelp guardians, fed degobbi, eleven eleven foundation, port of over one thousand visitors from local schools and colleges received a tour of our grounds.
$64,247 spent$37,941 earned by the program15% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $433,251.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $385k to $1.3M (+239%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
90% of ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (94% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $509k → $991k.
From the IRS filings of ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED leans on a few funders — its largest provides 60% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
99% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 61% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
60% of ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 2,974 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,974 food & nutrition nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Government funding ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $200k on record.
- National Science Foundation$200k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED?
- ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,510,000 to it, the largest being ALTASEA AT THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES ($900,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $1,510,000 in grants to ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED?
- ALTASEA AT THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES is the largest funder on record, with $900,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2022–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing