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(COA) WORKS TO EDUCATE AND MOTIVATE CITIZENS, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE AND PROTECT THE MARINE WATERS OF NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK. COA IS A COALITION OF OVER 125 PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS WITH THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SENDS MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS AND ACTION ALERTS TO THESE PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS AND OVER 1500 INDIVIDUALS ON THE MAILING LIST. ESSENTIAL TO EDUCATING AND MOTIVATING CITIZENS ARE DIVERSE AND ENGAGING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE SEMI-ANNUAL BEACH SWEEPS, SEMI-ANNUAL STUDENT SUMMITS, EDUCATION CURRICULUM KIT, 10 TIP SERIES, AND E-ACTIVISM AND SOCIAL NETWORKING CAMPAIGNS. THE STUDENT OCEAN ADVOCATE PROGRAM ENGAGES REPRESENTATIVES FROM HIGH SCHOOLS IN OCEAN AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES TO MOTIVATE CONTEMPORARIES IN THEIR SCHOOLS IN ACTION CAMPAIGNS TO PROTECT THE OCEAN. NEW AND EMERGING LEADERS ARE RECRUITED AND EMPOWERED THROUGH THE "NEXT GENERATION" BY CONNECTING WITH 18 TO 30-YEAR OLD OCEAN DEFENDERS. VOLUNTEERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE COA EVENTS AND PROGRAMS ARE A CROSS- SECTION OF NJ AND NY, COMING FROM DIVERSE AREAS THROUGHOUT THE STATES. POLLUTION ABATEMENT - SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1984, COA HAS TARGETED SOURCES OF OCEAN POLLUTION AND HAS SUCCEEDED IN CLOSING ALL EIGHT OCEAN DUMPSITES OFF THE COAST OF NJ. THE NUMBER ONE OCEAN POLLUTION PROBLEM IN NEW JERSEY AND THE NATION 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. IN ADDITION, COA WORKS 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 THE BAY BUDDY PROGRAM TO REDUCE SOURCES OF POLLUTION FROM HOMEOWNERS. RESEARCH- COA CONTINUES TO TARGET SOURCES OF OCEAN POLLUTION BY REVIEWING ALL OCEAN DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS DREDGED MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS. 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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, 2014, 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, 2014, AND IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2011. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 18,298 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 18,298 NJ DENIM AND PEARL 127185 91165 36020 7305 2000 6408 SHORE PADDLE 13658 5547 8111 2585 140843 96712 44131 7305 2000 8993 18298 25833 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A MOTIVATE CONTEMPORARIES IN THEIR SCHOOLS IN ACTION CAMPAIGNS TO PROTECT THE OCEAN. NEW AND EMERGING LEADERS ARE RECRUITED AND EMPOWERED THROUGH THE "NEXT GENERATION" BY CONNECTING WITH 18 TO 30-YEAR OLD OCEAN DEFENDERS. VOLUNTEERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE COA EVENTS AND PROGRAMS ARE A CROSS- SECTION OF NJ AND NY, COMING FROM DIVERSE AREAS THROUGHOUT THE STATES. POLLUTION ABATEMENT - SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1984, COA HAS TARGETED SOURCES OF OCEAN POLLUTION AND HAS SUCCEEDED IN CLOSING ALL EIGHT OCEAN DUMPSITES OFF THE COAST OF NJ. THE NUMBER ONE OCEAN POLLUTION PROBLEM IN NEW JERSEY AND THE NATION 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. IN ADDITION, COA WORKS 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 THE BAY BUDDY PROGRAM TO REDUCE SOURCES OF POLLUTION FROM HOMEOWNERS. 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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 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 18,298 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -18,298