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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$20Mrevenue
FY2024 · +120% in 3 yrs35staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−1.4%
Months of reserve21.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+42.8%
Middle half of peersMedianGlobal Fishing Watch
Where the money goes FY2024 · $20M spent
Programs$17M84%Management and general$2.8M14%Fundraising$436k2%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking3
A funder worth 15% of revenue stopped after FY2021
The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc gave about $1.4M a year for two years, 15% of revenue in FY2021.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsFederal awards stopped after FY2021
$140k in FY2021, none traced since.
USAspendingDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$2.9M in FY2022 and −$266k in FY2024. Cash covers 21.0 months, above the peer median of 4.6.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
10 of 10 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 43% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort31funders
$8.0Ma year, last 3 years
16%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Oceana IncStopped after FY2018$3.0M$608k–The Carl Victor Page Memorial FoundationNew in FY2023$3.0MThe Bloomberg Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$1.5M$1.3M–Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationOn and off$300k$200k$461k$748k$600kValhalla FoundationNew in FY2023$2.0MWal-Mart FoundationOn and off$738k$1.1MDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$30k$648k$6.4M$2.8M$7.1M12 other fundersUp to $1.0M a year each$499k$1.1M$812k$1.1M$2.6M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped