2023-11-14T15:16:57-06:00 2022-12-31 KPMG LLP 120 VICTORIA STREET S STE 600 KITCHENER ON CA N2G 0E1 990 2022-01-01 980050185 Ocean Wise Conservation Association % JENNIE MOUSHOS OCEA 2368386480 PO BOX 3232 Vancouver British Columbia CA V6B 3X8 Jennie Moushos COO 2368386480 2023-11-01 true Jennie Moushos 888008888 KATHLEEN LI P01506951 5197478800 2023-11-01 2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Jennie Moushos 701-1288 Broughton Street Vancouver BC CA V6G 2B5 11496835 false X www.ocean.org X 1956 CA OWCA is a self supporting, non-profit organization whose mission is to empower communities & individuals to take action to protect & restore our world's oceans. 62 62 199 37168 0 0 10541166 9181040 835319 537942 19469 1464596 -1403553 299416 9992401 11482994 0 0 0 0 8310430 6431135 0 0 546444 5907159 6003105 14217589 12434240 -4225188 -951246 45446866 38510735 6561676 5275897 38885190 33234838 X OCEAN WISE CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION ENDEAVORS TO EFFECT THE CONSERVATION OF AQUATIC LIFE AND HABITATS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, AROUND THE PACIFIC RIM, AND WORLDWIDE BY EXPOSING THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE POSSIBLE TO INFORMATION ABOUT THE AQUATIC WORLD, BY PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, BY CONDUCTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, BY DEVELOPING AND OPERATING CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. false true 4713393 103368 Education - Ocean Wise's education programs engage educators, students and parents by delivering curriculum-based video courses, take-home education kits, activities and virtual visits with ocean experts. Our youth programs empower young people with life and work skills, supporting lasting civic engagement essential for our oceans to remain healthy and flourishing for generations to come. 3381339 541825 Conservation & Research - Ocean Wise Seafood continues to drive responsible consumer choices in North America. The program, established to help businesses and customers identify and purchase sustainable seafood, has over 700 partner organizations around the world. Other activities include our shoreline cleanup program where over 31,000 kg of litter was picked up, led by over 19,500 participants performing more than 1,998 cleanups across the country. Ocean Wise has a number of ongoing research programs with both onsite & field components. This involves research on cetaceans (including killer whales and humpback whales), ocean pollution and microplastics. Our citizen science research collects and analyzes valuable data on plastic pollution as well as cetacean sightings and we are advancing to restore kelp forests at scale in partnership with Indigenous peoples in British Columbia and in Chile. 8094732 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true true false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false true 0 0 0 false true CA false false false false false false X 62 62 false false false false true true false true true false false false true false true false true true true false X JENNIE MOUSHOS 2368386480 PO Box 3232 VANCOUVER BC CA V6B 3X8 Mr Lars Gustafsson President & CEO 37.5 0.0 X 357221 0 0 Dr Carlos Drews EVP, Conservation 37.5 0.0 X 253348 0 0 Ms Jennie Moushos EVP, Finance & Business Dev. 37.5 0.0 X 228471 0 0 Mr Nicholas Schulz Director, Communications 37.5 0.0 X 115315 0 0 Mr Christian Baxter Director & Chair 4.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Mr Guy Dean Director 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Ms Barbara Meens Thistle Director & Secretary 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Mr TJ Schmaltz Director 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mr Scott Shepherd Director 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mr Keith Spencer Director & Vice Chair 4.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Ms Helen Sheridan Director 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mr Ian Warner Treasurer 4.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Ms Lisa Stewart Director 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Ms Ninu Gill Director 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mr Rod Campbell Director 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mr Martin Thibodeau Director 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Ms Alexandra Cousteau Director 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Ms Nina Jensen Director 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mr Richard Sparrow Director 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mr Brian Sullivan Director 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mr Rich Simons Director 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Ms Sarah MacDonald Director 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 954355 0 0 4 false true false Russell Reynolds Associates 101 CALIFORNIA STREET SUITE 4200 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 Management Consulti 405652 Corporate Traveller 700-980 HOWE STREET VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA CA V6Z 0C8 Travel Booking 228141 Skyrocket Digital 301-560 BEATTY STREET VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA CA V6B 2L3 Web Development 214410 Belmar Consulting 300-6060 SILVER DRIVE BURNABY BRITISH COLUMBIA CA V5H 0H5 Software Consulting 200055 TakingItGlobal 212-117 PETER STREET TORONTO ONTARIO CA M5V 0M3 Platform Hosting an 197401 10 1557 6391592 2787891 13841 9181040 GENERAL ADMISSIONS & GROUPS 561499 81660 81660 PROGRAMS 611600 371781 371781 SPONSORSHIPS 561499 39229 39229 PARTNERSHIPS 561499 42307 42307 ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 561499 2965 2965 537942 1464851 1464851 0 0 0 0 0 13587 13841 -254 -255 -255 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FOREIGN EXCHANGE 900099 101546 101546 CANADIAN GST (GOOD & SERVICES TAX) 900099 12101 12101 ALL OTHER REVENUE 900099 78518 78518 107251 107251 299416 11482994 645193 1656761 0 0 0 0 954355 368662 585692 0 4933622 3646573 1012363 274686 77129 62486 1291 13352 131649 74506 55173 1969 334380 259718 56749 17913 0 159132 42830 116302 166913 166913 0 0 93611 93611 1866521 1116145 565109 185271 175879 169784 3978 2117 264149 91878 166573 5698 716030 15273 674294 26463 0 265089 198291 57365 9432 816807 788534 24471 3802 0 128744 126817 1842 86 0 0 58355 11033 47322 79492 55917 19955 3619 ANIMAL CARE 0 EDUCATION & CONSERVATION 683659 683659 FUNDRAISING 181868 181868 RESEARCH 737 737 346119 200758 144061 1299 12434240 8094732 3793064 546444 0 0 43034580 35971722 0 0 1243550 1055692 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143891 168184 737059 288169 99347 448890 0 0 925498 866247 0 0 0 0 0 0 45446866 38510735 2088070 1837935 0 0 4473606 3437962 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6561676 5275897 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 38885190 33234838 45446866 38510735 X -951246 -2437444 -2261662 X X false true X true false X 7516684 8259292 18273565 10541166 9181040 53771747 22689721 24350246 10567822 1091251 537942 59236982 0 0 0 30206405 32609538 28841387 11632417 9718982 113008729 0 0 0 113008729 1922476 2182879 -10737816 859933 1464851 -4307677 0 1922476 2182879 -10737816 859933 1464851 -4307677 0 2619217 2157955 1137616 -1517886 299161 4696063 34748098 36950372 19241187 10974464 11482994 113397115 0.99657 0.98002 0.03799 0.03060 X Part III, line 12 Other income includes foreign exchange gain / (loss), sea water sales, professional services related to research and other special events as well as income from wholesale and catering (private events) business. 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Part VI, line 11b The Form 990 is not provided to the Board of Directors prior to filing.The Form 990 is not provided to the Board of Directors prior to filing. The Form is prepared by the Financial Analyst and is reviewed by the Chief Operating Officer. Part VI, line 12c The conflict of interest policy is reviewed annually by the Board of Directors. Part VI, line 15a and 15b The President and Key Employees' compensation is reviewed annually by the investment and finance committee. Part VI, line 19 The governing documents and the conflict of interest policy are available to anyone who requests them. The financial statements are available upon request through Ocean Wise Conservation Association and the Canada Revenue Agency. Summary Financial Information is provided through the Impact Report which is sent to anyone requesting a copy. The Annual Report is also available online at: www.ocean.org Part IX, line 24e Other encompasses membership fees to external associations, HR training and interest expense. Part XI, line 9 This is mostly due to change in foreign exchange rate compared to prior year along with a minor impact due to an endowment contribution from when the Ocean Wise Conservation Foundation decided to be independent of the Ocean Wise Conservation Association and had the endowment funds divided amongst the two entities. All dollar figures reported are translated from Canadian dollars to US dollars using the average foreign exchange rate in 2022, with the exception of using the foreign exchange spot rate at the end of 2022 year for Part X (Balance Sheet). Part III, Line 3 With the sale of the aquarium facility and operations in 2021, the related program service of "Display & Interpretation" is no longer performed. In addition "Research" is no longer tracked as separate program service but included in "Conservation" services. FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:OTHER TOTAL FEES:1866521 Ocean Wise Nevada LLC PO BOX 3232 Vancouver BC CA V6B 3X8 Inactive NV Ocean Wise Management Ltd PO BOX 3232 Vancouver BC CA V6B 3X8 Inactive CA C 1.00000 true Ocean Wise Research Ltd PO BOX 3232 Vancouver BC CA V6B 3X8 Inactive CA C 1.00000 true Ocean Wise Consulting Servs Ltd PO BOX 3232 Vancouver BC CA V6B 3X8 Consulting CA C 1.00000 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false