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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)
$865krevenue
FY2024 · −4% in 3 yrs8staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−5.2%
Months of reserve1.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+15.6%
Middle half of peersMedianOceans Initiative
Where the money goes FY2024 · $909k spent
Programs$721k79%Management and general$172k19%Fundraising$16k2%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking4
A funder worth 23% of revenue stopped after FY2020
The Pew Charitable Trusts gave $156k in FY2020, 23% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsGovernment grants fell 92% in FY2024
$567k in FY2023, $43k in FY2024.
990 Part VIIIFederal awards stopped after FY2022
$322k in FY2022, none traced since.
USAspendingDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$256k in FY2023 and −$45k in FY2024. Cash covers 1.3 months, under the peer median of 7.0.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 16% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort31funders
$203ka year, last 3 years
40%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23National Fish and Wildlife FoundationOn and off$68k$46k$31k$98k$113kThe Pew Charitable TrustsOn and off$156kThe Russell Family FoundationStopped after FY2021$40k$48k$40k–Save Our Coast - Malibu Dolphin WatchStopped after FY2018$40k$30k–Regina Bauer Frankenberg Foundation Xxxxx3008New in FY2023$50kGary E Milgard Family Foundation - MarkOn and off$40kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$26k$13k$39k$78k$45k$11k16 other fundersUp to $25k a year each$10k$79k$26k$8k$47k$11k$45k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped