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FOUNDED IN 1984, COA HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER AND EMPOWERED OVER 115 ORGANIZATIONS, HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES AND THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS TO PROTECT NATURE'S MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE: THE OCEAN. OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF APPLIES RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CITIZEN ACTION TO DEVELOP SENSIBLE CAMPAIGNS BASED ON FACT AND FOCUSED ON SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE MARINE WATER QUALITY AND ADDRESS IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING SEA LEVEL RISE AND OCEAN ACIDIFICATION. COA ALSO COORDINATES DIVERSE AND ENGAGING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES (YOUTH-SENIORS), INCLUDING THE BEACH SWEEPS, STUDENT SUMMITS, EDUCATION CURRICULUM KIT, 10 TIP SERIES, AND E-ACTIVISM AND SOCIAL NETWORKING CAMPAIGNS. NEW AND EMERGING LEADERS ARE RECRUITED AND EMPOWERED BY CONNECTING WITH 18 TO 30- YEAR OLDS. COA'S VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS REPRESENT A CROSS-SECTION OF DIVERSE INTEREST AND AREAS THROUGHOUT NJ AND NY. POLLUTION ABATEMENT - COA TARGETS SOURCES OF OCEAN POLLUTION AND HAS SUCCEEDED IN CLOSING ALL EIGHT OCEAN DUMPSITES OFF THE COAST OF NJ. FROM ENDING OCEAN DUMPING TO SPEARHEADING CAMPAIGNS AND BLOCKING OCEAN INDUSTRIALIZATION, COA HAS A PROUD RECORD OF TAKING ON SOME OF THE REGION'S GREATEST POLLUTION THREATS AND ACHIEVING SUCCESS. THE NUMBER ONE OCEAN POLLUTION PROBLEM IS NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION (NPSP). COA HAS MANY PROGRAMS TO MOTIVATE CITIZENS TO GET INVOLVED AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EBB THE TIDE OF NPSP AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY. IN ADDITION, COA HAS WORKED THROUGH STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE REGULATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND REDUCE POLLUTION SOURCES. COA ALSO WORKS AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL, INCLUDING LITTER ABATEMENT PROGRAMS AND CITIZEN-ACTION MICROPLASTICS RESEARCH TO REDUCE SOURCES OF POLLUTION. 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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, 2015, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT INCURRED ANY INCOME TAX RELATED PENALTIES OR INTEREST FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, AND IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2012. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A TIP SERIES, AND E-ACTIVISM AND SOCIAL NETWORKING CAMPAIGNS. NEW AND EMERGING LEADERS ARE RECRUITED AND EMPOWERED BY CONNECTING WITH 18 TO 30- YEAR OLDS. COA'S VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS REPRESENT A CROSS-SECTION OF DIVERSE INTEREST AND AREAS THROUGHOUT NJ AND NY. POLLUTION ABATEMENT - COA TARGETS SOURCES OF OCEAN POLLUTION AND HAS SUCCEEDED IN CLOSING ALL EIGHT OCEAN DUMPSITES OFF THE COAST OF NJ. FROM ENDING OCEAN DUMPING TO SPEARHEADING CAMPAIGNS AND BLOCKING OCEAN INDUSTRIALIZATION, COA HAS A PROUD RECORD OF TAKING ON SOME OF THE REGION'S GREATEST POLLUTION THREATS AND ACHIEVING SUCCESS. THE NUMBER ONE OCEAN POLLUTION PROBLEM IS NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION (NPSP). COA HAS MANY PROGRAMS TO MOTIVATE CITIZENS TO GET INVOLVED AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EBB THE TIDE OF NPSP AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY. IN ADDITION, COA HAS WORKED THROUGH STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE REGULATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND REDUCE POLLUTION SOURCES. COA ALSO WORKS AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL, INCLUDING LITTER ABATEMENT PROGRAMS AND CITIZEN-ACTION MICROPLASTICS RESEARCH TO REDUCE SOURCES OF POLLUTION. RESEARCH- COA CONTINUES TO TARGET SOURCES OF OCEAN POLLUTION BY REVIEWING ALL OCEAN DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS DREDGED MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION, COA MONITORS FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES AND STATE PUBLIC NOTICES TO DETERMINE IF PROPOSED PROJECTS WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO MARINE WATER QUALITY AND RESPONDS ACCORDINGLY. MOREOVER, OCEAN ENERGY PROPOSALS, OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ARE REVIEWED TO ENSURE OCEAN WATER QUALITY PROTECTION. COA ALSO ACTS AS A WATCHDOG BY RESPONDING TO AND INVESTIGATING CALLS FROM CITIZENS ABOUT POLLUTING ACTIVITIES. ALL EVALUATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT COMMENTS ARE PREPARED WITH SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, AND LEGAL EXPERTISE TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF MARINE WATER QUALITY FROM POLLUTION, INCLUDING FROM CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, LITTER AND FLOATABLE MATERIALS. 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 IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST