CORDELL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $57K · expenses $23K · assets $126K

EIN
35-2335570
Address
911 LAKEVILLE STREET - 187, PETALUMA, CA 94952-3329
Website
cordellfoundation.org
NTEE code
U21
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2009 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Drew McCalley (its 2023 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Support research and education regarding Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Gavin Chilcott President2024 5 $0 reported 1
Drew McCalley Treasurer2024 5 $0 reported 1
Dan Howard Secretary2024 5 $0 reported 1
Robert Lee Board Member2024 2 $0 reported 1
Robert Van Syoc Board Member2024 2 $0 reported 1
Tatum Bernat Board Member2024 2 $0 reported 1
Nicholas Trautman Board Member2024 2 $0 reported 1
Robert Rubin Board Member2024 0 $0 reported 1
Tom Lambert Board Member2024 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Gavin Chilcott President5 $0-$0 $01
Drew McCalley Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
Dan Howard Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Robert Lee Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Robert Van Syoc Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Tatum Bernat Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Nicholas Trautman Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Robert Rubin Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Tom Lambert Board Member2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,501$22,601 $125,507$125,507 $56,383$0 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $175,290 in all, tax years 2011 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2011, 2016 2$90,262 2016$25,000
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INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC Public charity Exact 2013-2014 2$60,000 2014$30,000
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LEE OCEANS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CORDELL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION” 2024-2025 2$25,000 2025$15,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CORDELL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION” 2020 1$28 2020$28
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Where the money went

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $22,601 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,601 100.0%
Total$22,601100%

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