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MIGRAMAR

MIGRAMAR (California) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,512,783 to it, the largest being MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC ($2,000,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 87% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2024
$868k
Funders on record
12
Grants received
$3.5M
Net assets
$2.0M
4/12 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 77%
01What it does

What Migramar does

Mission

To conduct the scientific research needed to better understand and safeguard healthy populations of marine migratory species in the eastern pacific ocean.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Program

  1. Migramar is the leading scientific authority in migratory species research in the eastern pacific ocean (epo). Over the last fifteen years, we have identified critical areas where migratory species are more vulnerable, including feeding and breeding grounds, and areas where seasonal migrations occur. These results have informed governments and stakeholders on the functioning and connectivity of marine protected areas (mpas) and have supported decisions to improve protection for migratory species across the region.we have delivered the scientific evidence to support creation of new marine reserves and expansion of existing reserves. The total area of mpas has increased fourfold, from 156,000 square kilometers in 2010 to 630,000 square kilometers in 2024, providing larger grounds for migratory species to move without risk of capture. Our swimways initiative has been adopted by national authorities and is currently used as the binding tissue for regional governmental collaborations.Migramar's scientific research is focused on providing a technical basis for the management and conservation of our oceans. For more information regarding our work in our institutional projects and members…

    $647,233 spent
    100% of program spending

The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $647,233.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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.

100 = 20182018 Revenue 100 ($383k) Expenses 100 ($216k) Net assets 100 ($168k)2019 Revenue 79 ($304k) Expenses 181 ($390k) Net assets 49 ($81k)2020 Revenue 114 ($439k) Expenses 139 ($301k) Net assets 131 ($219k)2021 Revenue 206 ($789k) Expenses 236 ($508k) Net assets 298 ($500k)2022 Revenue 724 ($2.8M) Expenses 369 ($795k) Net assets 1480 ($2.5M)2023 Revenue 125 ($480k) Expenses 470 ($1.0M) Net assets 1160 ($1.9M)2024 Revenue 226 ($868k) Expenses 389 ($840k) Net assets 1177 ($2.0M)
2018201920202021202220232024
Revenue (226)Expenses (389)Net assets (1177)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $500k to $2.5M (+396%).

$168k
$81k
$219k
$500k
$2.5M
$1.9M
$2.0M
2018201920202021202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

96% of MIGRAMAR’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (86% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 7,042 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.

$168k
’18
−$86k
’19
$138k
’20
$281k
’21
$2.0M
’22
−$535k
’23
$28k
’24
28
months of
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.

Chief executive

Erick Ross Salazar

Executive director

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

2018201920202021202220232024
Listed5566789
Joined·+0+3+1+1+1+1
No longer listed·021000
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $25k → $228k.

5 of 12 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 87% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of MIGRAMAR’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 11 of 12 funders by total. 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

MIGRAMAR leans on a few funders — its largest provides 57% of grant income and the top three 92%; 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 MIGRAMAR.

57%
largest funder
92%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 67% · 2021 56% · 2022 93% · 2023 97% — 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.

How long its funders stay

0% of MIGRAMAR's funders are still giving 2 years after their first grant; 33% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

87% of MIGRAMAR's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $463k that is directly attributable, 93% of it comes from funders outside California, across 6 states.

NY
MA
SD
CA
VA
DC

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’20
’21
’22
’23
California out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.1M arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

MIGRAMAR holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 6,435 animals nonprofits its size.

Operating margin3% · below the median
Months of reserve28.2mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)15% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,435 animals nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

Organizations like MIGRAMAR

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.

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

77% of spending goes to programs.

Program 77%Management 23%Fundraising 0%

Governance

8
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

79%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CA

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Questions and answers

Who funds MIGRAMAR?
MIGRAMAR (California) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,512,783 to it, the largest being MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC ($2,000,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 87% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does MIGRAMAR have?
IRS filings report 12 organizations giving $3,512,783 in grants to MIGRAMAR, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of MIGRAMAR?
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC is the largest funder on record, with $2,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like MIGRAMAR 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 2018–2024), and the filings of 12 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