OCEAN FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: OCEAN FOUNDATION (EIN 71-0863908)
Tax period: 2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed: 2012-11-13
IRS object ID: 201233189349302413
Schema version: 2011v1.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-11-13T10:02:05-08:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KRONZEK FISHER & LOPEZ PLLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	607 2ND STREET NE	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	200024909	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	710863908	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE OCEAN FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	OCEA	NameControl
Phone	2028878992	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1990 M STREET NW	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MARK J SPALDING	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	2028878992	Phone
Date Signed	2012-11-07	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JERRY LOPEZ	Name
Phone	2025472727	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-11-13	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	MARK J SPALDING	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1990 M STREET NW SUITE 250	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	5065861	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.oceanfdn.org	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2001	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	DC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	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 For the Ocean, We Will Take Care Of The Rest." We work with donors who care about the coasts and oceans.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	6	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	6	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	29	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	250	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	4766405	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	4687890	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	228159	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	368842	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	9601	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	3027	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	6102	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	5004165	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	5065861	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	730713	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	1478051	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	1477486	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	1178005	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	160520	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	3429965	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	2409773	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	5638164	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	5065829	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-633999	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	32	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	4169155	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	3568985	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	763149	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	162947	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	3406006	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	3406038	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	The Ocean Foundation's mission is to support, strengthen, and promote those organizations	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	1868765	Expense
Grants	806533	Grants
Revenue	208164	Revenue
Description	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.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	1378916	Expense
Grants	178520	Grants
Revenue	76283	Revenue
Description	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	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	548653	Expense
Grants	221107	Grants
Revenue	1059	Revenue
Description	BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE MARINE CONSERVATION COMMUNITY - THERE ARE MANY OUTSTANDING CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND PRESERVING OUR OCEANS. THE OCEAN FOUNDATION PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THESE ENTITIES, WHICH HAVE A NEED TO DEVELOP A CERTAIN SKILL OR COMPETENCE, OR FOR GENERAL UPGRADING OF PERFORMANCE ABILITY. THE OCEAN FOUNDATION WAS CREATED IN PART TO BRING NEW FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES TO THE TABLE SO THAT WE CAN INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO P	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	729455	Expense
Grants	271891	Grants
Revenue	34143	Revenue
Description	CONSERVING MARINE HABITATS AND SPECIAL PLACES - Our oceans are a mosaic of special places, from the bustling vibrancy Our oceans are a mosaic of special places, from the bustling vibrancy Our oceans are a mosaic of special places, from the bustling vibrancy Our oceans are a mosaic of special places, from the bustling vibrancy Our oceans are a mosaic of special places, from the bustling vibrancy Our oceans are a mosaic of special places, from the bustling vibrancy	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	729455	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Of Other Program Service Grnt	271891	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceGrnt
Total Of Other Program Service Rev	34143	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense	4525789	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	true	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	true	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	true	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	true	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	true	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	60	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	29	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	6	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	6	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	true	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	MARK J SPALDING	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2028878992	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1990 M STREET NW SUITE 250	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (8 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
J THOMAS MCMURRAY PHD
Treasurer & Director	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
WOLCOTT HENRY
Secretary & Director	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
ANGEL BRAESTRUP
Director	2.00	X		0	0	0
LISA HOOK
Director	1.00	X		0	0	0
ANN LUSKEY
Director	1.00	X		0	0	0
SAMANTHA CAMPBELL
Director	1.00	X		0	0	0
MARK J SPALDING
President	60.00		X	227640	0	21398
KAREN MUIR
Chief Operating Officer	40.00		X	144083	0	7315

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	371723	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	28713	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	2	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Federated Campaigns	13663	FederatedCampaigns
Government Grants	307423	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	4366804	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	40902	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	4687890	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn
Government Contracts	541900	34143
Fees for Services	541900	334445
Other Program Revenue	900099	254

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	368842	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3027	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$3,027	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Other income	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	6102	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	6102	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	6102	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	5065861	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	374944	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$3,027	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	850251	Total
Program Services	850251	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31800	Total
Program Services	31800	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	596000	Total
Program Services	596000	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	361906	Total
Program Services	97983	ProgramServices
Management And General	213881	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	50042	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	652105	Total
Program Services	604373	ProgramServices
Management And General	9337	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	38395	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	33280	Total
Program Services	25353	ProgramServices
Management And General	4891	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3036	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	54239	Total
Program Services	53127	ProgramServices
Management And General	763	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	349	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	76475	Total
Program Services	52568	ProgramServices
Management And General	17930	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5977	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	28413	Total
Program Services	16492	ProgramServices
Management And General	8941	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2980	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	55785	Total
Program Services	31999	ProgramServices
Management And General	17840	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5946	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1276559	Total
Program Services	1229749	ProgramServices
Management And General	33008	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	13802	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8138	Total
Program Services	8082	ProgramServices
Management And General	42	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	14	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	202824	Total
Program Services	186546	ProgramServices
Management And General	12455	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3823	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	96894	Total
Program Services	88127	ProgramServices
Management And General	6575	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2192	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	74528	Total
Program Services	45318	ProgramServices
Management And General	21908	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7302	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	395395	Total
Program Services	366653	ProgramServices
Management And General	10799	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	17943	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	95816	Total
Program Services	89864	ProgramServices
Management And General	3212	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2740	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17868	Total
Program Services	10006	ProgramServices
Management And General	5897	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1965	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	30378	Total
Program Services	17011	ProgramServices
Management And General	10025	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3342	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
Project & field expenses	120635	120591	33	11
Licenses, taxes & fees	6540	3896	1983	661

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5065829	Total
Program Services	4525789	ProgramServices
Management And General	379520	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	160520	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	66655	BOY
EOY	79142	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1275224	BOY
EOY	1476736	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2687724	BOY
EOY	1880141	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	17392	BOY
EOY	40444	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	100257	BOY
EOY	74665	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	96348	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	78832	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	21903	BOY
EOY	17516	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	341	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4169155	BOY
EOY	3568985	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	138149	BOY
EOY	157547	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	5400	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	625000	BOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	763149	BOY
EOY	162947	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	706759	BOY
EOY	1474711	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2699247	BOY
EOY	1931327	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3406006	BOY
EOY	3406038	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4169155	BOY
EOY	3568985	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	32	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	true	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	true	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	4435848	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3981056	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	5673864	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	4766405	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	4717934	CurrentTaxYear
Total	23575107	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	4435848	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3981056	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	5673864	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	4766405	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	4717934	CurrentTaxYear
Total	23575107	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	4279530	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	19295577	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	26329	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	30461	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	11682	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	9601	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3027	CurrentTaxYear
Total	81100	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	6102	CurrentTaxYear
Total	6102	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	23662309	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	939890	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.81550	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.78470	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
Public Support Total509	0	PublicSupportTotal509
Public Support Percentage509	0	PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage	0	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Facts And Circumstances Test	OTHER INCOME PART II, LINE 10; DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE; 2007: 0.; 2008: 0.; 2009: 0.; 2010: 0.; 2011: 6102.;	FactsAndCircumstancesTest

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	117900	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	117900	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	4947929	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	5065829	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	403291	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	100823	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	368160	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	377438	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	431908	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	403291	CurrentYear
Total	1580797	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$2,371,196	LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	125400	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	90000	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	117000	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	117900	CurrentYear
Total	450300	Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	92040	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	94360	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	107977	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	100823	CurrentYear
Total	395200	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$592,800	GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number DA Fs Held	5	NumberDAFsHeld
Number Funds Held	4	NumberFundsHeld
Donor Advised Contributions	894399	DonorAdvisedContributions
Contrib To Funds And Other Accounts	31323	ContribToFundsAndOtherAccounts
Grants Paid From Donor Funds	4000	GrantsPaidFromDonorFunds
Grants Funds And Other Accounts	350092	GrantsFundsAndOtherAccounts
Aggregate DAF Value	697370	AggregateDAFValue
Aggregate Fund Value	259447	AggregateFundValue
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	true	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	true	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	94307	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	76791	Depreciation
Book Value	17516	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2041	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2041	Depreciation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	17516	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue	5065861	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	5065829	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	32	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Donated Services And Facilities	30044	DonatedServicesAndFacilities
Total Adjustments	30044	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	30076	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	5095905	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	30044	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	30044	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	5065861	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	5065861	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	5095873	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	30044	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	30044	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	5065829	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	5065829	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt X	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, 2012, 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 UNCERTAINTY 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, 2012, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR WHICH MAY HAVE AN

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	true	GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (14 entries)

RegionRegion	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided	Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
North America	program service	research	363557
North America	grantmaking	grants to recipients	207719
Central America	program service	research & conferences	110472
Central America	grantmaking	grants to recipients	60995
South America	program service	research	6970
South America	grantmaking	grants to recipients	15000
Sub-Saharan Africa	program service	research	60580
Sub-Saharan Africa	grantmaking	grants to recipients	41202
East Asia and Pacific	program service	research & conferences	118628
East Asia and Pacific	grantmaking	grants to recipients	53332
Europe	program service	research & conferences	136040
Europe	grantmaking	grants to recipients	112644
Middle East	grantmaking	grants to recipients	1710
South Asia	program service	research	5528

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices	0	SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees	0	SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices	0	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	0	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent	1294377	SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent	1294377	TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS (18 entries)

RegionRegion	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement	Description Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistance	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
North America	Sea Turtle Conservation	20400	Wire	N/A	Actual
North America	Gulf of Mexico	8250	Check	N/A	Actual
North America	General Support	33588	Wire	N/A	Actual
North America	Shark Conserv.	84848	Wire	N/A	Actual
North America	Baja CA Conserv	51728	Wire	N/A	Actual
Central America	Belize Shark	20000	Check	N/A	Actual
Central America	Little Cayman	9574	Check	N/A	Actual
Central America	Gulf Ana Maria	16000	Check	N/A	Actual
Central America	General Support	5421	Wire	N/A	Actual
Central America	Conf on MMPAs	10000	Check	N/A	Actual
South America	Sea Turtle Cons	15000	Wire	N/A	Actual
Sub-Saharan Africa	Sea Turtle Cons	10000	Wire	N/A	Actual
Sub-Saharan Africa	General Support	6022	Wire	N/A	Actual
East Asia and Pacific	Coral Mariculture	29000	Wire	N/A	Actual
East Asia and Pacific	Sea Turtle Cons	18032	Wire	N/A	Actual
Europe	GRID-Arendal	10022	Wire	N/A	Actual
Europe	Tropical Seagrass	12622	Wire	N/A	Actual
Europe	General Support	90000	Check	N/A	Actual

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of501c3 Orgs	18	TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs

Grants To Ind Outside US GrantsToIndOutsideUS (3 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistance	RegionRegion	Number Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipients	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement	Description Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistance	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
Comcaac Scholarship	North America	2	4750	Wires	N/A	Actual
Research & education	Sub-Saharan Africa	3	21636	Wires	N/A	Actual
Research	East Asia and Pacific	1	6300	Wire	N/A	Actual

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	false	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Pt I Line 2	Identifier
Explanation	PART 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 PARTNERHSHIP THAN A PASSIVE GRANTOR RELATIONSHIP. FREQUENT VISITS AND DIRECT INVOLVEMENT IN ALL CASES CONTRIBUTE TO DIRECT OVERSIGHT OVER FOREIGN GRANT REC	Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (26 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation	Description Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistance	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
ALASKA CENTER FOR THE ENVRNMT
807 G STREET SUITE 100	ANCHORAGE	AK	99501	237380045	501(c)(3)	18000	Actual	N/A	General op sup
ALASKA MARINE CONSERV CL
333 WEST 4TH AVE 306	ANCHORAGE	AK	99501	920155875	501(c)(3)	13300	Actual	N/A	General op sup
ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER
301 RAILWAY AVE	SEWARD	AK	99664	920132479	501(c)(3)	90605	Actual	N/A	Humpback Whale tagging techniques
CTR FOR ALASKA COASTAL STUDIES
PO BOX 2225	HOMER	AK	99603	920086250	501(c)(3)	7500	Actual	N/A	Coastal cleanup
COOK INLET KEEPER
3734 BEN WALTERS LANE	HOMER	AK	99603	920156450	501(c)(3)	10000	Actual	N/A	General op sup
DUKE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 90328	DURHAM	NC	27708	560532129	501(c)(3)	100000	Actual	N/A	Humpback Whale feeding ecology comparisons
FLORIDA AQUARIUM
701 CHANNELSIDE DRIVE	TAMPA	FL	33602	592807815	501(c)(3)	9975	Actual	N/A	Public educ
FRESNO CHAFFE ZOO
894 WEST BELMONT AVE	FRESNO	CA	93728	421661145	501(c)(3)	15000	Actual	N/A	Teen LEADERS
IUCN
1630 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 3RD FL	WASHINGTON	DC	20009	521443147	501(c)(3)	8250	Actual	N/A	Gulf of Mexico working grp
JUNEAU WATERSHED PTNSHP
PO BOX 20649	JUNEAU	AK	99802	920171846	501(c)(3)	5070	Actual	N/A	Int'l Coastal Clean-Up Day
LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
2001 NORTH CLARK STREET	CHICAGO	IL	60614	362512404	501(c)(3)	15000	Actual	N/A	Public educ
MARINE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE FDN
431 N FRANKLIN 305	JUNEAU	AK	99801	680567328	501(c)(3)	8000	Actual	N/A	Study/clean-up
NAT'L MARINE SANCTUARY FDN
8601 GEORGIA AVE STE 501	SILVER SPRING	MD	20910	943370994	501(c)(3)	10000	Actual	N/A	Intl Conf MMPAs
NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM
CENTRAL WHARF	BOSTON	MA	02110	042297514	501(c)(3)	135000	Actual	N/A	Humpback Whales research & Teen Envir. Svc. Learning
OCEAN CHAMPIONS
202 SAN JOSE AVE	CAPITOLA	CA	95010	371502415	501(c)(4)	117900	Actual	N/A	Dir lobby ocn pres
OCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE
2211 PACIFIC BEACH DR	SAN DIEGO	CA	92109	330862531	501(c)(3)	10000	Actual	N/A	Ocean Leaders initiative
OCEANGATE FDN
911 WESTERN AVE	SEATTLE	WA	98104	272857478	501(c)(3)	22500	Actual	N/A	General op sup
UCSD
9500 GILMAN DRIVE	LA JOLLA	CA	92093	952872494	501(c)(3)	15000	Actual	N/A	Marine Mammal wkshp
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
340 PANAMA STREET	STANFORD	CA	94305	941156365	501(c)(3)	79997	Actual	N/A	Atlantic BlueFin Tuna project
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
HOPKINS MARINE STATION	PACIFIC GROVE	CA	93950	941156365	501(c)(3)	91935	Actual	N/A	Tuna accoustics & improving access to ocean observations
SYLVIA EARLE ALLIANCE
100 PINE STREET STE 1550	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94111	261892969	501(c)(3)	6397	Actual	N/A	General op sup
TEENS4OCEANS
3015 BLUFF STREET	BOULDER	CO	80301	274333453	501(c)(3)	6248	Actual	N/A	General op sup
UNIV OF SOUTHERN MAINE
PO BOX 9300	PORTLAND	ME	04104	043350930	501(c)(3)	9574	Actual	N/A	Field research lab in Caribbean
VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
500 RINGGOLD STREET	BROWNSVILLE	TX	78520	742438003	501(c)(3)	15000	Actual	N/A	Public educ
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
2300 SOUTHERN BLVD	BRONX	NY	10460	131740011	501(c)(3)	20000	Actual	N/A	Belize Shark
WORLD DIGITAL DATA
11654 PLAZA AMERICA DR	RESTON	VA	20190	223821872		10000	Actual	N/A	Fishery project planning

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	24	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	2	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII (3 entries)

Type Of GrantTypeOfGrant	Number Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipients	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation	Description Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistance
Boyd Lyon Sea Turtle Scholarship	1	2500	Actual	N/A
Sea Turtle Conservation	1	23000	Actual	N/A
Research on Mantas & Whale Sharks	1	6300	Actual	N/A

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt I Line 2	The Ocean Foundation works closely with most all of its grantees to solve
Pt I Line 2	Ocean preservation issues. It requires reports when a grant is to an entity
Pt I Line 2	other than one to a public charity for general operating support. Foundation
Pt I Line 2	staff travel widely and attend many of the same policy conferences with grantees
Pt I Line 2	and are closely involved and aware of grantees' work in this manner.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
MARK J SPALDING
227640	15891	7303	250834
KAREN MUIR
144083	7315	1162	152560

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	1	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	40902	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market quotation	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (38 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 2	RELATIONSHIPS AMONG DIRECTORS, OFFRS & KEY EMPLOYEES -
	Angel Braestrup, Director & Mark Spalding, President/
	Officer, own real estate together, unrelated to the
	business of the Foundation.
Pt VI, Line 11a	PROCESS FOR REVIEW OF FORM 990 -
	Prior to filing, a complete copy of the Form 990 was e-mailed
	to all Foundation directors calling their attention to
	sections most likely to be of interest to contributors
	and 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 from participating in a decision that
	could lead to a personal gain.
Pt VI, Line 15	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
	his finding to the Foundation Board. The Board approves
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d	CONSERVING MARINE HABITATS AND SPECIAL PLACES - 729455. 271891. 34143.
	Mr Spalding's (CEO/President) compensation, with Ms.
	Braestrup (Director) abstaining.
Pt VI, Line 19	DISCLOSURE -
	The Foundation considers all requests for disclosure
	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.