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THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS, THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITY. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT INCURRED ANY INCOME TAX RELATED PENALTIES OR INTEREST FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, AND IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2015. NJ GALA 26975 26975 SURF CONTEST 7014 7014 33989 33989 33989 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CLEAN OCEAN ACTION, INC.(COA)IS THE ONLY FULL TIME COALITION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE MARINE WATERS OF THE NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY REGION. FOUNDED IN 1984, COA BRINGS TOGETHER AND EMPOWERS OVER 115 ORGANIZATIONS, HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES AND THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS TO PROTECT NATURE'S MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE: THE OCEAN. THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF INCLUDES A PHD AND AN ATTORNEY. THE SMALL AND EFFECTIVE TEAM APPLIES RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CITIZEN ACTION TO REDUCE POLLUTION AND IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE WITH FACT-BASED CAMPAIGNS TO IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTALLY-SOUND SOLUTIONS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO MARINE WATER QUALITY BY REDUCING SOURCES OF POLLUTION, PLASTICS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING: ENDED OCEAN DUMPING OF EIGHT OCEAN DUMPSITES OFF THE COAST OF NJ BLOCKED OCEAN INDUSTRIALIZATION, INCLUDING SEVEN LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FACILITIES PASSED THE NATION'S STRONGEST STATE LAW PROHIBITING OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES WITH SUPPORT FROM 99% OF NJ LEGISLATURE PASSED THE NATION'S STRONGEST FERTILIZER CONTROL LAW TO PROTECT NJ'S COASTAL WATERWAYS REDUCED SOURCES OF RAW SEWAGE PROTECTING SWIMMERS FROM SEWAGE REMOVED PLASTIC POLLUTION INCLUDING OVER 6 MILLION PIECES OF TRASH FROM NJ BEACHES AND CREATED A DATA BASE FOR REGIONAL LITTER AND PLASTIC REDUCTION EFFORTS ESTABLISHED THE REGION'S LARGEST ENVIROMENTAL LITTER REDUCTION EVENT, BEACH SWEEPS, AND COLLECTED OVER 6.7 MILLION PIECES OF PLASTIC REDUCED THE USE OF PLASTICS IN COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, AND BY INDIVIDUALS CONDUCTED A STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT OF MICROPLASTICS ALONG THE ENTIRE NJ COAST IMPROVED THE MANAGEMENT OF DREDGE MATERIAL CREATED A COASTAL WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM, CALLED RALLY FOR THE WATERWAYS CREATED A MUNICIPAL POLLUTION REDUCTION CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, CALLED BLUE STAR EDUCATION PROGRAMS COA CREATED THE BEACH SWEEPS - THE REGION'S LONGEST RUNNING LARGEST BI- ANNUAL VOLUNTEER CITIZEN SCIENCE EVENT FOR ALL AGES THAT PUTS FEET ON THE BEACH AND HANDS IN THE SAND TO REDUCE MARINE DEBRIS AND COLLECT A LEGACY OF INFORMATION THAT IS USED TO IDENTIFY SOURCES OF MARINE DEBRIS, MONITOR TRENDS AND PROMOTE SOLUTIONS. COA ALSO DEVELOPED "WATERSHED MINDFULNESS" PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN POLLUTION REDUCTION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, AS WELL AS COORDINATING DIVERSE AND ENGAGING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES (YOUTH - SENIORS), TO REDUCE POLLUTION, CLIMATE CHANGE AND PLASTICS. RESEARCH PROGRAMS COA CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON PLASTICS, PATHOGENS, AND CHEMICAL POLLUTION BY ENGAGING CITIZEN SCIENCE WITH RIGOROUS OVERSIGHT BY THE PHD STAFF SCIENTIST. RESEARCH IS COORDINATED WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, AS WELL AS WITH OUTSIDE SCIENTISTS TO ENSURE QUALITY. CITIZEN ACTION COA ACTS AS A WATCHDOG BY RESPONDING TO AND INVESTIGATING CALLS FROM CITIZENS ABOUT POLLUTING ACTIVITIES. ACTION CAMPAIGNS, INCLUDING MEETINGS AND RALLIES TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND RECORD TESTIMONY, PETITIONS AND LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGNS, ARE PREPARED WITH SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND LEGAL EXPERTISE TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF MARINE WATER QUALITY FROM POLLUTION, INCLUDING FROM PATHOGENS, CHEMICALS, AND MARINE DEBRIS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B REVIEWED BY EACH BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS AND MONITORS COMPLIANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING COMPARABLE DATA AND APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS USING COMPARABLE DATA AND APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 FORM 990 AND FORM 1023 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST