2018-11-14T14:19:49-08:00 2018-06-30 Kronzek Fisher & Lopez PLLC 607 2nd Street NE Washington DC 200024909 990 2017-07-01 710863908 The Ocean Foundation OCEA 2028878996 1320 19th Street NW Washington DC 20036 MARK J SPALDING PRESIDENT 2028878996 2018-11-14 true MARITH L FISHER P00105648 2025472727 2018-11-14 74.95.92.9 2018-11-14 14:19:44 PS P 57AC22B8B9A892C9D80BDB4660FB847754DD80D8 57AC22B8B9A892C9D80BDB4660FB847754DD80D8 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z MARK J SPALDING 1320 19th Street NW 5th Floor Washington DC 20036 8496190 false X www.oceanfdn.org X 2001 DC THE OCEAN FDN IS A UNIQUE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WITH A MISSION TO SUPPORT, STRENGTHEN, AND PROMOTE THOSE ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO REVERSING THE TREND OF DESTRUCTION OF OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS AROUND THE WORLD. OUR SLOGAN IS "TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO DO 9 9 30 250 0 6646293 7983847 372855 474807 953 2036 29800 35500 7049901 8496190 888224 1543706 0 1971003 2135441 0 560512 3393169 3924874 6252396 7604021 797505 892169 4325615 5482926 498821 726911 3826794 4756015 X The Ocean Fdn is a unique community foundation with a false false 2457374 913582 183558 PROTECTING SPECIES OF CONCERN - FOR MANY OF US, OUR FIRST INTEREST IN THE OCEANS BEGAN WITH AN INTEREST IN THE LARGE ANIMALS THAT CALL IT HOME. WHETHER IT BE THE AWE INSPIRED BY A GENTLE HUMPBACK WHALE, THE UNDENIABLE CHARISMA OF A CURIOUS DOLPHIN, OR THE FEROCIOUS GAPING MAW OF A GREAT WHITE SHARK, THESE ANIMALS ARE MORE THAN JUST THE AMBASSADORS OF THE SEA. THESE APEX PREDATORS AND KEYSTONE SPECIES KEEP THE OCEAN ECOSYSTEM IN BALANCE, AND THE HEALTH OF THEIR POPULATIONS OFTEN SERVES AS AN INDICATOR FOR THE HEALTH OF THE OCEANS AS A WHOLE. 1031703 57436 72204 EXPANDING OCEAN LITERACY AND PUBLIC AWARENESS - ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO PROGRESS IN THE MARINE CONSERVATION SECTOR IS A LACK OF REAL UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE VULNERABILITY AND CONNECTIVITY OF OCEAN SYSTEMS. IT IS EASY TO THINK OF THE OCEANS AS VAST, ALMOST UNLIMITED SOURCES OF FOOD AND RECREATION WITH ABUNDANT ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND PROTECTED SPACES. THUS, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO SEE THE DESTRUCTIVE CONSEQUENCES OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ALONG THE COAST AND BELOW THE SURFACE. THIS LACK OF 1497847 209999 13479 PROTECTING MARINE HABITATS AND SPECIAL PLACES - OUR OCEANS ARE A MOSAIC OF SPECIAL PLACES, FROM THE BUSTLING VIBRANCY OF CORAL REEFS TO THE TIDAL POOLS OF THE ROCKY COASTS TO THE STARK, GLISTENING BEAUTY OF THE FROZEN ARCTIC. THESE HABITATS AND ECOSYSTEMS ARE MORE THAN JUST PICTURESQUE; THEY ALL PROVIDE VITAL BENEFITS TO THE HEALTH OF THE OCEAN, THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN THEM, AND THE HUMAN COMMUNITIES THAT DEPEND ON THEM. 1548298 362689 22285 BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE MARINE CONSERVATION COMMUNITY - THERE ARE MANY OUTSTANDING CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND PRESERVING OUR THERE ARE MANY OUTSTANDING CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND PRESERVING OUR THERE ARE MANY OUTSTANDING CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND PRESERVING OUR THERE ARE MANY OUTSTANDING CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND PRESERVING OUR THERE ARE MANY OUTSTANDING CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIO 1548298 362689 22285 6535222 true true false true false true false false false false true false false false true true true true false false true true false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 69 0 true 30 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA FL ME SC WA X MARK J SPALDING 2028878996 1320 19th Street NW 5th Floor Washington DC 20036 ANGEL BRAESTRUP Secretary & Director 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSHUA R GINSBERG Treasurer & Director 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WALTER HOWES Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL EICHBAUM Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN MARTIN Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 NORA POUILLON Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLIOT S CAFRITZ Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUSSELL F SMITH Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA VOLGENAU Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK J SPALDING President 60.00 X 251310 0 28567 KAREN MUIR Chief Operating Officer 40.00 X 89774 0 14864 SHANA MILLER Program Manager 40.00 X 118576 0 8438 459660 51869 2 false true false Peggy Kalas 255 Huntington Bay Road Huntington NY 11743 Consulting 107484 1 23511 822595 7137741 4940 7983847 Government Contracts 900099 72500 Fees for Services 900099 402307 474807 2036 2036 35500 35500 35500 35500 8496190 510307 2036 971839 971839 12950 12950 558917 558917 439135 253097 152079 33959 1355140 971172 116914 267054 71492 52358 4455 14679 140161 76364 36987 26810 129513 76428 26342 26743 1625 1625 0 0 81945 36806 36514 8625 2115412 2044410 12990 58012 22212 20892 0 1320 157486 133635 12146 11705 60690 32947 348 27395 187037 74126 62079 50832 620871 598118 11371 11382 232292 216346 6489 9457 4338 1841 2020 477 46309 20583 20810 4916 Project & field expenses 356400 356400 0 0 Dues, books & subscriptions 26627 19113 1586 5928 Licenses, taxes & fees 11630 5255 5157 1218 7604021 6535222 508287 560512 60113 158471 366670 918752 3618543 4036662 75639 141341 32237 29159 133220 125691 2292 7529 3639 8810 154440 170160 12042 12042 4325615 5482926 364054 450695 2950 141081 131817 135135 498821 726911 X 2773906 2821723 1052888 1934292 3826794 4756015 4325615 5482926 X 892169 15200 21852 X false true X true false X 4724273 6654638 5526291 6646293 7983847 31535342 4724273 6654638 5526291 6646293 7983847 31535342 2766189 28769153 4617 43850 40910 30753 37536 157666 31693008 2322542 0.90770 0.85840 X 0 0 0 8855 8855 7595166 7604021 530201 132550 441031 498328 462620 530201 1932180 2898270 25500 8855 34355 110258 124582 115655 132550 483045 724568 8 5 129800 199976 83951 160937 437433 143034 true true 113284 105755 7529 19936 19936 7529 Tenant security deposit 3100 Deferred rent liability 127020 Charitable gift annuity 5015 135135 X 8533242 15200 21852 37052 8496190 8496190 7604021 7604021 7604021 Pt X, Line 2 The organization is exempt from income taxes under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) and applicable DC statutes. No provision for income taxes is required at June 30, 2018, as the Organization had no net unrelated business income. The organization follows FASB ASC 740-10, Income Taxes the authoritative guidance relating to accounting for uncertainity in income taxes. These provisions provide consistent guidance for the accounting for uncertainity in income taxes recognized in an entity's financial statements and prescribe a threshold of "more likely than not" for recognition and derecognition of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Organization performed an evaluation of uncertain tax positions for the year ended June 30, 2018, and determined that there were no matters that would require recognition in the financial statements or which may have any effect on its tax-exempt status. As of June 30, 2018, the statute of limitations for tax years 2014 through 2016 remains open with federal and DC authorities. Pt XI, Line 2d Foreign currency exchange gain true North America 0 0 program service research 403877 North America 0 0 grantmaking grants to recipients 247192 Central America 0 0 program service research & conferences 207093 Central America 0 0 grantmaking grants to recipients 21670 South America 0 0 program service research 44189 South America 0 0 grantmaking grants to recipients 40930 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 program service research 116119 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 grantmaking grants to recipients 35930 East Asia and Pacific 0 0 program service research & conferences 95083 East Asia and Pacific 0 0 grantmaking grants to recipients 64830 Europe 0 0 program service research & conferences 385666 Europe 0 0 grantmaking grants to recipients 140435 Middle East 0 0 program service research & conferences 18999 Middle East 0 0 grantmaking grants to recipients 500 South Asia 0 0 program service general & administrative 371 South Asia 0 0 grantmaking grants to recipients 7430 0 0 0 0 1830314 1830314 North America General Support 73458 Wire n/a Actual North America General Support 8284 Wire n/a Actual North America General Support 7000 Wire n/a Actual North America Marine Science 7000 Wire n/a Actual North America General Support 63500 Wire n/a Actual North America General Support 36350 Wire n/a Actual North America General Support 47000 Wire n/a Actual North America General Support 6540 Wire n/a Actual Central America General Support 5040 Wire n/a Actual Central America General Support 5040 Wire n/a Actual South America General Support 7000 Wire n/a Actual South America TAMAT Turtle proj. 23930 Wire n/a Actual South America General Support 10000 Wire n/a Actual Sub-Saharan Africa General Support 10000 Wire n/a Actual Sub-Saharan Africa Sea turtle conserv. 13930 Wire n/a Actual Sub-Saharan Africa General Support 7000 Wire n/a Actual East Asia and Pacific General Support 10000 Wire n/a Actual East Asia and Pacific Leatherback conserv 14930 Wire n/a Actual East Asia and Pacific General support 25000 Wire n/a Actual East Asia and Pacific General support 11000 Wire n/a Actual Europe General support 10000 Wire n/a Actual Europe General support 10000 Wire n/a Actual Europe General support 10000 Wire n/a Actual Europe General support 10000 Wire n/a Actual Europe General support 89500 Wire n/a Actual Europe General support 10000 Wire n/a Actual South Asia Leatherback turtle 7430 Wire n/a Actual 27 0 false false false false false false Pt I Line 2 The Ocean Foundation's fund and project managers work very closely with foreign grantees on public education, ocean preservation, and achieving the organization's programmatic goals. In addition to regular reporting, the relationship between the Foundation's various funds & projects and foreign grantees is closer to that of a partnership than a passive grantor relationship. Frequent visits and direct involvement in all cases contribute to direct oversight over foreign grant recipients. Other Required Narrative Information - The instructions ask that we report the accounting method used to determine the amounts in Part I, Column F. We have no employees stationed in foreign countries, so there is no payroll included. We analyzed line item detail for Consultants and Service Providers of all types, Meeting and Conferences, and Travel, as well as Grants Awarded, to identify monies spent in foreign regions and that is the method used for reporting on Column F. For Parts II and III the accounting method used was to include and report all foreign grantees (subject to the Part II threshold). Part II and Part III amounts are included in Part I column F (which is therefore the total spent in each region on all types of activity). true Brick City TV LLC 601 W 26th St 1776 New York NY 10001 262087540 n/a 27000 Actual N/A Educ documntry Conservacion ConCiencia 806 Calle Lafayette San Juan RQ 660861228 n/a 301464 Actual N/A General op sup Deep Green Wilderness 2400 NW 80th St PMB 127 Seattle WA 98117 270290082 n/a 24936 Actual N/A General op sup Havenworth Coastal Conserv 5120 Beacon Rd Palmetto FL 34221 273551539 n/a 47267 Actual N/A General op sup DBA Island Reach 21 Rowe Rd Charlemont MA 01339 027540925 n/a 26500 Actual N/A General op sup TrezCo Systems 930 Flying Fish St Foster City CA 94404 813844107 n/a 20000 Actual N/A General op sup MarAlliance 209 Mississippi St San Francisco CA 94107 464381820 501(c)(3) 25000 Actual N/A Shark Conservation Natl Res Def Council 40 W 20th St Fl 11 New York NY 10011 132654926 501(c)(3) 17000 Actual N/A General op sup Noyo Ctr for Marine Science PO Box 1321 Fort Bragg CA 95437 465359631 501(c)(3) 6572 Actual N/A General op sup Ocean Discovery Inst 2211 Pacific Beach Dr A San Diego CA 92109 330862531 501(c)(3) 14930 Actual N/A Ocean Leaders Ocean River Institute 12 Eliot Street Cambridge MA 02138 208273235 501(c)(3) 25200 Actual N/A Seamont Guardians Playa Viva LLC 20 Melrose Court San Mateo CA 94402 208019563 n/a 5999 Actual N/A General sup Project AWARE Fdtn USA 30151 Tomas St 200 Rancho Santa Margarita CA 92688 330540475 501(c)(3) 63500 Actual N/A General op sup SEE Turtles 7227 SW Linette Way Beaverton OR 97007 814325149 501(c)(3) 7907 Actual N/A General sup Stanford University 3160 Porter Dr 100 Palo Alto CA 94304 941156365 501(c)(3) 95992 Actual N/A Sup electonic tagging The Harte Research Inst 6300 Ocean Dr 5869 Corpus Christi TX 78412 741760663 501(c)(3) 147402 Actual N/A Research in Cuba Univ of Cambridge EN 200 Park Avenue New York NY 10166 131599108 501(c)(3) 10000 Actual N/A Stainable Ldershp Univ of Hawaii 2440 Campus Rd PO Box 368 Honolulu HI 96822 996000354 501(c)(3) 20000 Actual N/A OA Initiative World Wildlife Fund 1250 24th St NW Washington DC 20037 521693387 501(c)(3) 12500 Actual N/A Aquaculture/China seafood 12 7 Fellowship 1 12950 FMV N/A Pt I Line 2 The Ocean Foundation works closely with most all of its grantees to solve Ocean preservation issues. It requires reports when a grant is to an entity other than one to a public charity for general operating support. Foundation staff travel widely and attend many of the same policy conferences with grantees and are closely involved and aware of grantees' work in this manner. X X X false false false false false false false false false MARK J SPALDING 251310 18557 11721 281588 Pt VI, Line 2 RELATIONSHIPS AMONG DIRECTORS, OFFICERS & KEY EMPLOYEES - Angel Braestrup, Director & Mark Spalding, President/Officer, own real estate together, unrelated to the business of the Foundation. Pt VI, Line 11b PROCESS FOR REVIEW OF FORM 990 - Prior to filing a complete copy of the Form 990 it is emailed to all Foundation directors calling their attention to sections most likely to be of interest to contributors, the public and seeking comments on any part of the Form 990. Pt VI, Line 12c CONFLICT OF INTEREST MONITORING & ENFORCEMENT - The Foundation's conflict of interest policy covers all directors, officers & staff. Any conflict of interest is to be reported to either the Chair or President. The "cure" is full disclosure, and recusal by the conflicted person form participating in a decision that could lead to a personal gain. Pt VI, Line 15a REVIEW OF COMPENSATION OF CEO - An independent director annually surveys the field of intl NGOs marine philanthropic orgs & community foundations. This director also is on the compensation committee of the Board of a comparable size international NGO which receives a report by an independent compensation consultant based on a compensation survey. Based on this research and experience, the director reports the findings to the Foundation Board. The Board approves Mr. Spalding's (CEO/President) compensation, with Ms. Braestrup (Director) abstaining. Pt VI, Line 15b COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES - The President of the organization sets salaries levels for officers & key employees which is then approved by the board of directors in the salary line of the budget. Pt VI, Line 19 DISCLOSURE - The Foundation considers all requests for disclosures of documents on a case by case basis. It annually posts a copy of its audit to Guidestar in the section which allows additional information, and as a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, makes its audited financials available to the public on request. It also publishes on its website an annual report containing summary information derived from the audited financial statements. Pt XI Foreign Currency Exchange Gain Form 990, Part III, Line 4d BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE MARINE CONSERVATION COMMUNITY - 1548298. 362689. 22285. 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