BLUE PLANET MARINE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2012

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Organization
BLUE PLANET MARINE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (EIN 95-4769755)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-11-13
IRS object ID
201303179349100775
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2013-11-13T14:18:02-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN954256819EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DUNN & PARISER AN ACCOUNTANCY CORPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line116255 VENTURA BLVD SUITE 525AddressLine1
CityENCINOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code91436ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN954769755EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLUE PLANET MARINE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2C/O DUNN & PARISER AN ACCOUNTANCY CORPBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlBLUENameControl
Phone8182850400Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line116255 VENTURA BLVD NO 525AddressLine1
CityENCINOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code91436ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJAMES CAMERONName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone8182850400Phone
Date Signed2013-11-13DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMARK A PARISERName
PTINP00558643PTIN
Phone8182850400Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY32595651FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Received Rev And Expnss32672000ContriReceivedRevAndExpnss
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm0CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses32672000TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income0TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Total Adjusted Net Income0TotalAdjustedNetIncome
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnss
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncm
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Adj Net Incm0CompOfcrDirTrstAdjNetIncm
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblPrps
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss3953AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm0AccountingFeesNetInvstIncm
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm0AccountingFeesAdjNetIncm
Accounting Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0AccountingFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Taxes Rev And Expnss70TaxesRevAndExpnss
Taxes Net Invst Incm0TaxesNetInvstIncm
Taxes Adj Net Incm0TaxesAdjNetIncm
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0TaxesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss13874OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm0OtherExpensesNetInvstIncm
Other Expenses Adj Net Incm0OtherExpensesAdjNetIncm
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss17897TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss60311ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps60311ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss78208TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps60311TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses32593792ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income0AdjustedNetIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY68CashBOY
Cash EOY2651CashEOY
Cash EOYFMV2651CashEOYFMV
Other Assets BOY1791OtherAssetsBOY
Other Assets EOY32593000OtherAssetsEOY
Other Assets EOYFMV32593000OtherAssetsEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY1859TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY32595651TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV32595651TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities BOY0TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Do Not Follow SFAS117XOrgThatDoNotFollowSFAS117
Capital Stock BOY0CapitalStockBOY
Capital Stock EOY0CapitalStockEOY
Paid In Or Capital Surplus BOY0PaidInOrCapitalSurplusBOY
Paid In Or Capital Surplus EOY0PaidInOrCapitalSurplusEOY
Retained Earnings BOY1859RetainedEarningsBOY
Retained Earnings EOY32595651RetainedEarningsEOY
Total Net Assets BOY1859TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY32595651TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY1859TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY32595651TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY1859TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses32593792ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Other Increases0OtherIncreases
Subtotal32595651Subtotal
Other Decreases0OtherDecreases
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY32595651TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 Tax0LiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year145000QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year1491NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year191.649695DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year20QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year20NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year20.000000DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year31000QualifyingDistributionsYear3
Noncharitable Assets Year30NoncharitableAssetsYear3
Distribution Ratio Year30.000000DistributionRatioYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year40QualifyingDistributionsYear4
Noncharitable Assets Year40NoncharitableAssetsYear4
Distribution Ratio Year40.000000DistributionRatioYear4
Qualifying Distributions Year50QualifyingDistributionsYear5
Noncharitable Assets Year58NoncharitableAssetsYear5
Distribution Ratio Year50.000000DistributionRatioYear5
Total Distribution Ratio91.649695TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio18.329939AverageDistributionRatio
Net Noncharitable Assets2357NetNoncharitableAssets
Adjusted Noncharitable Assets43204AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income0OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One43204AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions60311QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eXDomesticOrgMeetingSect4940e
Investment Income Excise Tax0InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Tax Under Section5110TaxUnderSection511
Subtotal0Subtotal
Subtitle A Tax0SubtitleATax
Tax Based On Investment Income0TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Credits And Payments0TotalCreditsAndPayments
Tax Due0TaxDue

Statements Regarding Activities StatementsRegardingActivities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Activities0LegislativePoliticalActivities
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100Spent
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiled
Sect4955 Tax On Organization0Sect4955TaxOnOrganization
Sect4955 Tax On Managers0Sect4955TaxOnManagers
Reimbursement Of Tax0ReimbursementOfTax
Activities Not Prev Reported0ActivitiesNotPrevReported
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylaws
Unrelated Bus Income Over10000UnrelatedBusIncomeOver1000
Termination Etc0TerminationEtc
Requirements Of Sect508e1RequirementsOfSect508e
At Least5000 In Assets1AtLeast5000InAssets
States Filed WithCAStatesFiledWith
Form990 PF Filed With AG1Form990PFFiledWithAG
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial Contributors1NewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled Entity0InterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance Contract0ApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection Rqr1ComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddress
Books In Care Of Person NameDUNN PARISER AN ACCOUNTANCY CORPBooksInCareOfPersonName
Books In Care Of Phone Number8182850400BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line116255 VENTURA BLVD SUITE 525AddressLine1
CityENCINOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code91436ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Bank0ForeignBank

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exchange With Dsqfly Person0SaleOrExchangeWithDsqflyPerson
Borrow Or Lend With Dsqfly Person0BorrowOrLendWithDsqflyPerson
Furnished Goods With Dsqfly Person1FurnishedGoodsWithDsqflyPerson
Pay Compensation To Dsqfly Person0PayCompensationToDsqflyPerson
Transfer Assets To Dsqfly Person0TransferAssetsToDsqflyPerson
Payment To Government Offical0PaymentToGovernmentOffical
Acts Fail To Qualify As Exceptions0ActsFailToQualifyAsExceptions
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActs
Undistributed Income Prior Years0UndistributedIncomePriorYears
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldings
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestments
Uncorrected Jeopardy Investments0UncorrectedJeopardyInvestments
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislation
Influence Election0InfluenceElection
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividuals
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizations
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurpose
Rcv Funds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Contract0RcvFundsToPayPrsnlBnftContract
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Contract0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter Transactn0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeTitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensationContri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtcExpense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances
JAMES CAMERON
16255 VENTURA BLVD SUITE 525ENCINOCA91436PRESIDENT0.00000
PATRICK W DUNN
16255 VENTURA BLVD SUITE 525ENCINOCA91436SECRETARY / CFO0.00000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Highest Paid Empl NONENONECompOfHighestPaidEmplNONE
Tot Number Of Oth Empl Paid Over50k0TotNumberOfOthEmplPaidOver50k
Comp Of Hghst Paid Cntrct NONENONECompOfHghstPaidCntrctNONE
Tot Number Of Cntrct Paid Over50k0TotNumberOfCntrctPaidOver50k

Summary Of Direct Charitable Acty SummaryOfDirectCharitableActy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1
Expenses10Expenses1

Sum Of Program Related Investments SumOfProgramRelatedInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities0AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances2393AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets2393TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Reduction Claimed0ReductionClaimed
Acquisition Indebtedness0AcquisitionIndebtedness
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets2393AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable36CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets2357NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return118MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return118MinimumInvestmentReturn
Total Tax0TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj118DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Recoveries Qlfy Distributions0RecoveriesQlfyDistributions
Distributable Amount Before Ded118DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Deduction Fr Distributable$0DeductionFrDistributableAmount
Distributable Amount As Adjusted118DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions60311ExpensesAndContributions
Program Related Investments Total0ProgramRelatedInvestmentsTotal
Qualifying Distributions60311QualifyingDistributions
One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm0OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm
Adj Qualifying Distributions60311AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted118DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Undistributed Income Prior Year0UndistributedIncomePriorYear
Total For Prior Years0TotalForPriorYears
Excess Distri Carryover Year31000ExcessDistriCarryoverYear3
Excess Distri Carryover Year144975ExcessDistriCarryoverYear1
Total Excess Distri Carryover45975TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions60311QualifyingDistributions
Applied To Year10AppliedToYear1
Applied To Prior Years0AppliedToPriorYears
Treated As Distri From Corpus0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpus
Applied To Current Year118AppliedToCurrentYear
Remaining Distri From Corpus60193RemainingDistriFromCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov Applied CY0ExcessDistriCyovAppliedCY
Total Corpus106168TotalCorpus
Prior Year Undistributed Income0PriorYearUndistributedIncome
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTax
Taxable Amount10TaxableAmount1
Taxable Amount20TaxableAmount2
Undistributed Income CY0UndistributedIncomeCY
Distri From Corpus170b1 E Or4942g30DistriFromCorpus170b1EOr4942g3
Excess Distri Cyov From Year50ExcessDistriCyovFromYear5
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year106168ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear
Excess From Year31000ExcessFromYear3
Excess From Year144975ExcessFromYear1
Excess From Current Year60193ExcessFromCurrentYear

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerJAMES CAMERONContributingManager

Appication Submission Info AppicationSubmissionInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient NamePATRICK DUNN CPARecipientName

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line116255 VENTURA BLVD SUITE 525AddressLine1
CityENCINOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code91436ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone Number8182850400RecipientPhoneNumber
Form And Info And MaterialsGENERAL INFORMATION - LETTER REQUEST SATISFACTORYFormAndInfoAndMaterials
Submission DeadlinesNONESubmissionDeadlines
Restrictions On AwardsSUPPORT OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHICH SPECIALIZE IN MARINE RESEARCH AND/OR EDUCATIONRestrictionsOnAwards

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (2 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusPurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmount
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
9500 GILMAN DRIVE 0940LA JOLLACA920930140501(C)(3)OCEAN RESEARCH$39,590
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION
2444 DOLE STREET BACHMAN HALL 105HONOLULUHI968222388501(C)(3)OCEAN RESEARCH$20,721
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year60311TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear
Tot Grant Or Contri Approved Future0TotGrantOrContriApprovedFuture

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Income$0UnrelatedBusinessIncomeAmount
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmount
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA0TotalPartXVIA

Trnsfr Tr Rln With Noncharitable EO TrnsfrTrRlnWithNoncharitableEO

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Noncharitable EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNoncharitableEO
Trnsfr Oth Assets Noncharitable EO0TrnsfrOthAssetsNoncharitableEO
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssets
Purchase Assets Noncharitable EO0PurchaseAssetsNoncharitableEO
Rental Of Facilities Etc0RentalOfFacilitiesEtc
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangements
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuarantees
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtc
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtc
Relationships Noncharitable E Os0RelationshipsNoncharitableEOs

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFXOrganization501c3ExemptPF
General RuleXGeneralRule

Contributor Info ContributorInfo (2 entries)

Contributor NumberContributorNumberContributor Name IndividualContributorNameIndividualAddress Line1ContributorAddressUS/AddressLine1CityContributorAddressUS/CityStateContributorAddressUS/StateZIP CodeContributorAddressUS/ZIPCodeAggregate ContributionsAggregateContributionsPerson Contribution TypePersonContributionTypeNoncash Contribution TypeNoncashContributionType
1JAMES CAMERON16255 VENTURA BLVD SUITE 525ENCINOCA9143679000X
2EARTHSHIP PRODUCTIONS INC16255 VENTURA BLVD SUITE 525ENCINOCA9143632593000X

Noncash Property NoncashProperty

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number From Part I2ContributorNumberFromPartI
Noncash Property DescriptionDEEP WATER SUBMARINENoncashPropertyDescription
Fair Market Value32593000FairMarketValue
Date Received2012-12-27DateReceived

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryDUNN & PARISERCategory
Amount$3,953Amount
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income0AdjustedNetIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps0DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets OtherAssets (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueEOYFMVEOYFMV
OTHER1791
SUBMARINE3259300032593000

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrps
OUTSIDE SERVICES12000000
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE83000
UNRETURNED SECURITY DEPOSIT1791000

Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor SubstantialContributor (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode
JAMES CAMERON
16255 VENTURA BLVD STE 525ENCINOCA91436
EARTHSHIP PRODUCTIONS INC
16255 VENTURA BLVD STE 525ENCINOCA91436

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryAmountAmountNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrps
STATE REGISTRATION FEE$20000
ATTY GENERAL FORM RRF-1 FEE$25000
CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE BOARD$25000

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