2021-08-16T13:32:52-05:00 2020-09-30 521186096 RUBINO AND COMPANY CHARTERED 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 300 BETHESDA MD 208171818 990 2019-10-01 521892964 CONSORTIUM FOR OCEAN LEADERSHIP CONS 2022323900 1225 NEW YORK AVENUE NW NO 300 WASHINGTON DC 20005 YAN XING VP & CFO 2022323900 2021-08-16 1 KAY VOLLANS CPA P01404047 3015643636 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X DR ALAN LEONARDI 1225 NEW YORK AVENUE NW NO 300 WASHINGTON DC 20005 19622002 0 X WWW.OCEANLEADERSHIP.ORG X 1994 DE TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OCEAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGH DISCOVERY, UNDERSTANDING AND ACTION. 14 14 40 1617 0 0 36059418 19218438 596625 381775 883 21789 0 0 36656926 19622002 258536 240690 0 0 4016820 3532253 0 0 0 32635869 15987866 36911225 19760809 -254299 -138807 24977459 5759427 22982364 3903139 1995095 1856288 X OCEAN LEADERSHIP SHAPES THE FUTURE OF OCEAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGH DISCOVERY, UNDERSTANDING AND ACTION. OCEAN LEADERSHIP PROVIDES EXPERTISE IN MANAGING, COORDINATING, AND FACILITATING SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS; INFLUENCING SOUND OCEAN POLICY; AND EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF OCEAN LEADERS. 0 0 14295023 THE GULF OF MEXICO RESEARCH INITIATIVE (GOMRI) WILL INVESTIGATE THE IMPACTS OF THE OIL, DISPERSED OIL, AND DISPERSANT ON THE ECOSYSTEMS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND AFFECTED COASTAL STATES IN A BROAD CONTEXT OF IMPROVING FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE DYNAMICS OF SUCH EVENTS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS. 798255 THE NOSB IS AN ACADEMIC COMPETITION AND PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES A NATIONAL GAP IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCES IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY INTRODUCING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO AND ENGAGING THEM IN OCEAN SCIENCE, PREPARING THEM FOR OCEAN SCIENCE-RELATED AND OTHER STEM CAREERS, AND HELPING THEM BECOME KNOWLEDGEABLE CITIZENS AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS. 212794 THE OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE (OOI) WILL CONSTRUCT A NETWORKED INFRASTRUCTURE OF SCIENCE-DRIVEN SENSOR SYSTEMS TO MEASURE THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL VARIABLES IN THE OCEAN AND SEAFLOOR. 2363953 240690 381775 OTHER RESEARCH & EDUCATION 2363953 240690 381775 17670025 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X YAN XING 2022323900 1225 NEW YORK AVENUE NW NO 300 WASHINGTON DC 20005 DR WILLIAM GRAHAM BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DR ROBERTA MARINELLI BOARD OF TRUSTESS, VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DR S BRADLEY MORAN BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DR MARK ABBOTT BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR DEBORAH BRONK BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR CHRISTOPHER F D'ELIA BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR ROBERT DUNBAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR JON KAYE ASSOCIATE TRUSTEES 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR JENNIFER MIKSIS-OLDS BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR RUTH PERRY AFFILIATE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR MICHAEL R ROMAN BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR CHRIS SCHOLIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR DEBBIE THOMAS BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2.00 X 0 0 0 MR RICHARD WEST AT-LARGE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RADM JONATHAN WHITE PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 292341 0 32334 AMY CASTNER END 12020 SEC/DIR OF BOARD RELATIONS 40.00 X 133955 0 24177 MARCH MOORE END 92020 ACTING BOARD SEC./EXEC. OFFICE MGR 40.00 X 85554 0 32300 YAN XING VP AND CFO 40.00 X 220488 0 47439 KRISTEN YARINCIK VP RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 40.00 X 178211 0 36557 DOUGLAS FILS DATA MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL EXPERT 40.00 X 157564 0 33696 YIN YIN OOI COMPTROLLER 40.00 X 152330 0 27744 LEIGH ZIMMERMAN SR. MANAGER, GOMRI AND ASST DIR 40.00 X 129148 0 18674 TAMMY HANCOCK SR. ACCOUNTING MANAGER 40.00 X 123522 0 21231 VIKTORIYA SHEK MANAGER, OII BUSINESS OPERATIONS 40.00 X 106642 0 16365 1579755 0 290517 10 0 1 0 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 4600 RICKENBACKER CSWY RM 111 MIAMI FL 33149 IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH 4216136 LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM 8124 HWY56 CHAUVIN LA 70344 IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH 1984418 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA PO BOX 864568 ORLANDO FL 328864568 IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH 1779428 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-AUSTIN OSP 101 E 27TH STREET STE 4389 MA AUSTIN TX 78712 IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH 1635939 NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL FOUNDATION 2240 SHELTER ISLAND DR STE 200 SAN DIEGO CA 92106 IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH 1226752 5 2344610 16873828 19218438 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 381775 381775 381775 21789 21789 19622002 381775 0 21789 X 208881 208881 31809 31809 865163 401010 464153 1957370 1401636 555734 186045 134969 51076 309462 239886 69576 214213 140620 73593 71549 71549 71248 71248 14908473 14720558 187915 4586 4586 222229 90069 132160 143039 29020 114019 180590 180590 231427 197257 34170 78986 69724 9262 13096 13096 62643 62643 19760809 17670025 2090784 0 911346 582018 2186892 2295743 801772 708643 20422712 2094016 154540 30021 1685524 1665003 12422 20521 459310 0 28465 28465 24977459 5759427 4459323 311093 16999430 2669738 1523611 922308 22982364 3903139 X 1995095 1856288 1995095 1856288 24977459 5759427 -138807 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 113562148 101125408 102711656 36059418 19218438 372677068 113562148 101125408 102711656 36059418 19218438 372677068 148384194 224292874 119979 78603 36669 883 21789 257923 372934991 2818500 0.60140 0.66490 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 92905 0 0 92905 0 496313 496313 0 657102 636581 20521 532109 532109 0 20521 DEFERRED RENT 922308 922308 X 19622002 0 19622002 0 19622002 19760809 0 19760809 0 19760809 PART X, LINE 2: OCEAN LEADERSHIP IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. AS SUCH, IT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON ALL BUT UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, IF ANY. THERE WAS NO NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019. 1 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE PO BOX 500 MILWAUKEE WI 53201 391805963 STATE OF WI 9000 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM 77 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NE CAMBRIDGE MA 02139 042103594 501C3 10500 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY 104 COAS ADMIN BUILDING CORVALLIS OR 97331 481278540 STATE OF OR 9000 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD REGENTS UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BOX 223131 PITTSBURGH PA 15251 386006309 501C3 9000 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY 33 KNIGHTSBRIDGE ROAD 2ND FLOOR PISCATAWAY NJ 088543925 226001086 STATE OF NJ 9000 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD STONY BROOK FOUNDATION INC PO BOX 1511 STONY BROOK NY 11790 146013200 STATE OF NY 9750 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO 5998 ALCALA PARK SAN DIEGO CA 92110 952544535 501C3 9000 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 703 OCEAN BEACH DR OCEAN SPRINGS MS 39564 646000818 STATE OF MS 13506 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION 3716 BROOKLYN AVE NE PO BOX 355060 SEATTLE WA 98105 916001537 IRC 115 9000 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY ONE UNIVERSITY PLAZA YOUNGSTOWN OH 44555 341011998 STATE OF OH 9000 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION 216 UCB ROOM 302 CIRIES BOULDER CO 803090216 846000555 STATE OF CO 9000 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM 2525 CORREA RD HG 238 HONOLULU HI 96822 990115254 STATE OF HI 10500 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE MONTEREY BAY ALUMNI AND VISITORS CENTER 97-133 SEASIDE CA 93933 800494808 501C3 9000 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION MARINE SCIENCE 140 SEVENTH AVE SOUTH ST PETERSBURG FL 33701 593102112 STATE OF FL 9000 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA PO BOX 755080 FAIRBANKS AK 99775 926000147 STATE OF AK 10500 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD SAVANNAH STATE PO BOX 20419 SAVANNAH GA 31404 586002069 STATE OF GA 18000 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY PO BOX 6369 NORFOLK VA 23508 546068198 501C3 9000 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI PO BOX 248106 CONTROLLERS OFFICE CORAL GABLE FL 33124 590624458 STATE OF FL 9000 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE UNH OFFICE OF SPONSORED RESEARCH SERVICE BLDG ROOM 109 DURHAM NH 03824 026000937 501C3 10125 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE 116 STUDENT SERVICES BULDING CASHIERS OFFICE NEWARK DE 19716 516000297 501C3 9000 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY 401 GEORGE BUSH DR BRYAN TX 77840 746000531 IRC 115 9000 NOSB REGIONAL AWARD 21 0 TEMPORARY HELP TRAVEL 1 6309 FMV EXHIBITION SITE PARTNERS, STIPEND, QUESTION WRITER, HONORARIUM, NOSB SCHOLORSHIP, GRAHM SHIMMIFIELD AWARD 19 25500 FMV PART I, LINE 2: OCEAN LEADERSHIP MAINTAINS RECORDS THAT INCLUDE: PURCHASE REQUEST WITH AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE, COPY OF AWARD AND CERTIFICATIONS, EPLS PRINT OUT AS EVIDENCE OF ELIGIBILITY, AND SELECTION CRITERIA IF AWARD EXCEEDS THE MICRO PURCHASE THRESHOLD OF $10,000 AS PER OCEAN LEADERSHIP'S POLICIES. OCEAN LEADERSHIP HAS PROVIDED A LEVEL OF OVERSIGHT AND MONITORING THAT WILL ALLOW ADEQUATE AND ACCURATE COLLECTION OF DATA ON PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF A PROGRAM. MONITORING PROCESS FOR THE GRANTS AND SUBCONTRACTS: THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION IS THE MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE IN ORDER TO MORE EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THE OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES OF EXPENDITURES. OCEAN LEADERSHIP MONITORS AWARDS AT SEVERAL KEY PHASES OF THE AWARD'S LIFE CYCLE. 1)PRE-AWARD ASSESSMENT: THE INITIAL MONITORING BEGINS WITH A PRE-AWARD ASSESSMENT OF THE PROSPECTIVE RECIPIENT'S ABILITIES AND RESOURCES TO BE APPLIED TO THE AWARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE RECIPIENT CAN ADEQUATELY PROVIDE THE SERVICES DEMANDED BY THE AWARD. 2)PERIODIC MONITORING: ON-GOING MONITORING IS CONDUCTED DURING THE LIFE OF THE AWARD. PERIODIC MONITORING INCLUDES REVIEW OF THE QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIRED UNDER THE AWARD AND ANY OTHER REPORTS AS SPECIFIED IN THE AWARD. 3)COMPLETION OF GRANT: A FINAL REVIEW OF THE AWARD'S ACTIVITY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SPENDING IS CONDUCTED AT THE COMPLETION OF THE AWARD. 4)THE ABOVE MONITORING IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL AWARD. TECHNIQUES USED WILL CONSIST OF PERIODIC WRITTEN REPORTS FROM THE RECIPIENT, ON-SITE VISITS (ANNOUNCED AND UNANNOUNCED), TELEPHONE CONTACTS, AND, IF APPLICABLE ON-LINE REVIEW OF AWARD DATA. 5)REPORTING FORMAT: THE RECIPIENT IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THE REPORTS IDENTIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN OCEAN LEADERSHIP AND THE RECIPIENT. THE ANNUAL REPORTS REQUIRED ARE COMPLETED USING THE REPORTING FORMAT PROVIDED FOR BY OCEAN LEADERSHIP. 6)PROGRAM DIRECTORS WILL REVIEW THE SUBCONTRACTOR'S REPORTS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE COMPLETE AND THAT THE INFORMATION AGREES WITH ANY PERIODIC REPORTING. 7)MONITORING RECORDS: PROGRAM STAFF FULLY AND ACCURATELY DOCUMENT ALL MONITORING EFFORTS. 8) SITE VISITS: OCEAN LEADERSHIP MAY UNDERTAKE ADDITIONAL RECIPIENT MONITORING BY MAKING PERIODIC SITE VISITS. BASED ON THE LEVEL OF RISK ASSIGNED TO EACH RECIPIENT, ONE TO SEVERAL SITE VISITS MAY BE SCHEDULED DURING THE TERM OF THE AWARD. X X X X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 RADM JONATHAN WHITE PRESIDENT & CEO 291472 0 869 0 0 0 0 0 32334 0 324675 0 0 0 AMY CASTNER END 12020 SEC/DIR OF BOARD RELATIONS 112098 0 3000 0 18857 0 0 0 24177 0 158132 0 0 0 YAN XING VP AND CFO 218488 0 2000 0 0 0 0 0 47439 0 267927 0 0 0 KRISTEN YARINCIK VP RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 176211 0 2000 0 0 0 0 0 36557 0 214768 0 0 0 DOUGLAS FILS DATA MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL EXPERT 155564 0 2000 0 0 0 0 0 33696 0 191260 0 0 0 YIN YIN OOI COMPTROLLER 148330 0 4000 0 0 0 0 0 27744 0 180074 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A AMY CASTNER RECEIVED SEVERANCE OF $18,857 PART I, LINE 7 THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S BONUS IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE PRESIDENT'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. PERFORMANCE BONUSES MAY BE AWARDED TO STAFF EACH YEAR BASED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET AND CALCULATED AS A PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SALARY BUDGET. THE PRESIDENT/CEO REVIEWS THE SUBMITTED BONUS RECOMMENDATIONS AND APPROVES THE FINAL BONUS AMOUNTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS THIRTEEN VOTING MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATION'S THIRTEEN VOTING MEMBERS ELECT INDIVIDUALS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION MAY BE AMENDED ONLY BY A VOTE OF THE VOTING MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, VOTING MEMBERS ELECT TRUSTEES TO SERVICE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ADMIT NEW MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE RELEASED FORM 990 IS BEING PREPARED TO SHARE WITH ANY MEMBER WHO ASKS FOR A COPY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OCEAN LEADERSHIP MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE POLICY IS PART OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK WHICH NEW HIRES RECEIVE AS PART OF THE ORIENTATION PROCESS. THE HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS WELL AS ALL OTHER KEY OCEAN LEADERSHIP POLICIES WITH ALL NEW HIRES DURING NEW HIRE ORIENTATION. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A RECEIPT OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AS WELL AS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. AN EMPLOYEE WHO VIOLATES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION PER THE ORGANIZATION'S DISCIPLINARY ACTION POLICY. SUCH DISCIPLINARY ACTION COULD INCLUDE TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE SITUATION. OCEAN LEADERSHIP MAINTAINS TWO CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES FOR THE MEMBERSHIP AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. EACH MEMBER AND TRUSTEE IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT TO THE BOARD SECRETARY, AS WELL AS TO DISCLOSE IMMEDIATELY AND IN WRITING ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS AT SUCH TIME HE OR SHE BECOMES AWARE THAT ONE MIGHT EXIST. THE COLLECTION OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENTS BEGINS WITH THE MARCH MEMBERS MEETING AND CONTINUES UNTIL ALL MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES AND TRUSTEES HAVE A FORM ON FILE. ONCE ALL FORMS ARE ON FILE, THEY ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTE AND ALL POSSIBLE CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON, AS APPROPRIATE. ADDITIONALLY, ALL MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES ARE REMINDED OF THESE POLICIES AND THEIR NEED TO DISCLOSE AT EACH MEMBER AND BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO - AN ASSESSMENT IS CONDUCTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE CONSORTIUM FOR OCEAN LEADERSHIP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS NEEDED. THE ASSESSMENT INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE MARKET SALARY REVIEW CONDUCTED BY NONPROFIT HR, AN INDEPENDENT HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING FIRM. THE INDEPENDENT STUDY ALSO INCLUDES A REVIEW OF BENEFITS PROVIDED TO OTHER NON-PROFIT CHIEF EXECUTIVES WITH COMPARABLE BUDGET, STAFF SIZE, SCOPE AND MISSION. IN SOME YEARS THE ASSESSMENT INCLUDES A REVIEW OF MARKET INCREASE DATA. RESULTS OF THESE MARKET REVIEWS ARE PRESENTED BY NPHR TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH DISCUSSES THE DATA COLLECTED, CONSIDERS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO, AND SETS A SALARY ALIGNED TO A FIGURE THEY DEEM TO BE REASONABLE AND APPROPRIATE, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE REPORTED MEAN OF THE MARKET. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS ESTABLISHED BY CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR VICE PRESIDENTS INCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE MARKET SALARY REVIEWS FOR VICE PRESIDENT LEVEL POSITIONS AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT SALARIES ARE APPROPRIATELY ALIGNED WITH THE MEAN OF THE MARKET. SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ARE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. ALL DATA USED IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND RANGES ARE SHIFTED EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS. DATA IS GATHERED FROM COMPENSATION SURVEYS USING DATA FROM ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE, BUDGET, SCOPE, AND MISSION. DATA WAS LAST GATHERED IN 2015. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN OFFER LETTERS, PERSONNEL ACTION FORMS AND SALARY NOTIFICATIONS TO EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND GOVERNANCE-RELATED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G SUBCONTRACT EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 14,518,661. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10,250. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,528,911. STIPENDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 69,306. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 69,306. CONSULTANT FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 126,281. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 165,342. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 291,623. TEMPORARY HELP: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,310. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,323. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,633. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE SELECTS THE AUDIT FIRM AND OVERSEES THE AUDIT PROCESS. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE OCEAN LEADERSHIP'S CREATION IN 2007. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE INCLUDES THE BOARD CHAIR, THE VICE CHAIR, THE TREASURER AND THE CHAIRS OF THE OTHER STANDING BOARD COMMITTEES: AUDIT AND BOARD NOMINATING - AND A "CHAIR'S CHOICE" WHICH IS FILLED BY A TRUSTEE AT THE PREFERENCE OF THE BOARD CHAIR. THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF THE BOARD ARE NON-VOTING MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS CHARGED WITH EXERCISING ALL THE POWERS VESTED IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND MAKING NOMINATIONS OF AT-LARGE TRUSTEES.