OFFIELD CENTER FOR BILLFISH STUDIES

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $87K · expenses $118K · assets $84K

EIN
46-1309989
Address
PO BOX 2080, AVALON, CA 90704-2080
NTEE code
C32
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2015 (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 (private operating foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
Wendy Carr TREASURER2021-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Gail Hodge SECRETARY2014-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Chase Offield CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER2014-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Calen Offield CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER2015-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Paxson H Offield (former) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER2014 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHASE OFFIELD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
GAIL HODGE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
CALEN OFFIELD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
WENDY CARR TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHASE OFFIELD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
GAIL HODGE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
CALEN OFFIELD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
WENDY CARR TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHASE OFFIELD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
GAIL HODGE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
CALEN OFFIELD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
WENDY CARR TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHASE OFFIELD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
GAIL HODGE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
CALEN OFFIELD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
WENDY CARR TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHASE OFFIELD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
GAIL HODGE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
CALEN OFFIELD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHASE OFFIELD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
GAIL HODGE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
CALEN OFFIELD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHASE OFFIELD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
GAIL HODGE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
CALEN OFFIELD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHASE OFFIELD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
GAIL HODGE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
CALEN OFFIELD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHASE OFFIELD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
GAIL HODGE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
CALEN OFFIELD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHASE OFFIELD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
GAIL HODGE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
CALEN OFFIELD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER1 $0-$0 $02
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAXSON H OFFIELD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER1 $0-$0 $01
GAIL HODGE CFO/SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
CHASE P OFFIELD VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 4 grants to organizations · $113K
2023 · 7 grants to organizations · $370K
2022 · 2 grants to organizations · $162K
2021 · 2 grants to organizations · $90K
2020 · 2 grants to organizations · $170K
2019 · 3 grants to organizations · $59K
2018 · 1 grant to organizations · $85K
2017 · 2 grants to organizations · $51K
2016 · 3 grants to organizations · $116K
2015 · 2 grants to organizations · $54K
2014 · 2 grants to organizations · $96K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 1 contributor · $87K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 OFFIELD FAMILY FOUNDATION Person CHICAGO, IL $87,200- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 2 contributors · $455K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 OFFIELD FAMILY FOUNDATION Person CHICAGO, IL $450,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2 CATALINA SEA BASS FUND INC Person AVALON, CA $5,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 2 contributors · $170K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 OFFIELD FAMILY FOUNDATION Person CHICAGO, IL $150,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2 CATALINA SEA BASS FUND INC Person AVALON, CA $20,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $100K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 OFFIELD FAMILY FOUNDATION Person CHICAGO, IL $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $100K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 OFFIELD FAMILY FOUNDATION Person CHICAGO, IL $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $92K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 OFFIELD FAMILY FOUNDATION Person CHICAGO, IL $91,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $100K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 OFFIELD FAMILY FOUNDATION Person CHICAGO, IL $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing
2014 · 1 contributor · $100K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 PAXSON H OFFIELD Person GRAND RAPIDS, MI $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

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 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$87,200$118,387 $84,058$84,058 $87,200- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$455,000$370,310 $115,245$115,245 $455,000- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$170,000$171,935 $30,555$30,555 $170,000- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,000$90,091 $32,490$28,202 $100,000- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,000$175,972 $22,581$22,581 $100,000- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$91,500$66,146 $98,553$98,553 $91,500- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$85,971 $73,199$73,199 $0- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$54,465 $159,170$159,170 $0- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$125,081 $213,635$213,635 $0- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,000$85,689 $338,716$338,716 $100,000- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,000$129,679 $324,405$324,405 $100,000- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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MALIBU FOUNDATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONCAC32 $53,204$19,810 EXEC DIRECTOR$5,500 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
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KERN RIVER CORRIDOR ENDOWMENT AND HOLDING CO INCCAC32 $61,125$192,767 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
BEYOND THE REEF INTERNATIONALCAC32 $53,228$159,379 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
OCEAN CONSERVATION SOCIETY INCCAC32 $106,195$64,488 Board Member$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
BATTLE CREEK WATERSHED CONSERVANCYCAC32 $89,876$90,786 SECTY$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
SAVE THE CALIFORNIA DELTA ALLIANCECAC32 $53,694$114,060 President$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
UPPER MERCED RIVER WATERSHED COUNCILCAC32 $153,959$122,800 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x, same state
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GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation$500,6823 22011–2019 CENTER FOR WATER SECURITY AND COOPERATION; WILD STEELHEAD COALITION
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$289,74920 82019–2025 FRIENDS OF THE RIVER SAN BERNARD; WILD STEELHEAD COALITION; LOWER CLARK FORK WATERSHED GROUP; SAVE GROUNDWATER FOUNDATION and 4 more
JACK WILSON CHARITABLE TR Private foundation$230,0004 12020–2025 FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FOUNDATION
ACACIA FOUNDATION Private foundation$215,0002 12025–2025 ONE PEOPLE ONE REEF
PACIFIC FOREST & WATERSHED LANDS Private foundation$214,6204 12019–2023 SPRING RIVERS FOUNDATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$185,0005 32020–2023 FRIENDS OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVER INC; FRIENDS OF BROOKER CREEK PRESERVE INC; SAVE GROUNDWATER FOUNDATION
CERITY PARTNERS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$160,0002 12021–2022 FRIENDS OF ORINDA CREEKS
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$150,0004 42024–2024 BLUE FINANCE INC; SMALL HOPE BAY FOUNDATION INC; CENTER FOR ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY CORP; MALIBU FOUNDATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$123,9686 32020–2024 CAROLINA WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER; OCEAN CITY REEF FOUNDATION; FRIENDS OF THE CHEMUNG RIVER WATERSHED
MAINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$123,0001 12023–2023 CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL TEACHING AND LEARNING
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $118,387 spent · pay $0 · grants $113,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $113,000 95.4%
Fees: accounting $5,040 4.3%
Other expenses $247 0.2%
Taxes $100 0.1%
Total$118,387100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $370,310 spent · pay $0 · grants $370,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $370,000 99.9%
Other expenses $235 0.1%
Taxes $75 0.0%
Total$370,310100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $171,935 spent · pay $0 · grants $161,990 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $161,990 94.2%
Fees: accounting $9,501 5.5%
Other expenses $394 0.2%
Taxes $50 0.0%
Total$171,935100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $90,091 spent · pay $0 · grants $90,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $90,000 99.9%
Other expenses $91 0.1%
Total$90,091100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $175,972 spent · pay $0 · grants $170,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $170,000 96.6%
Fees: accounting $3,717 2.1%
Other expenses $2,220 1.3%
Taxes $35 0.0%
Total$175,972100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $66,146 spent · pay $0 · grants $59,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $59,000 89.2%
Fees: accounting $6,961 10.5%
Other expenses $175 0.3%
Taxes $10 0.0%
Total$66,146100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $85,971 spent · pay $0 · grants $85,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $85,000 98.9%
Fees: accounting $660 0.8%
Other expenses $271 0.3%
Fees: legal $30 0.0%
Taxes $10 0.0%
Total$85,971100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $54,465 spent · pay $0 · grants $50,525 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $50,525 92.8%
Fees: accounting $2,808 5.2%
Other expenses $1,122 2.1%
Taxes $10 0.0%
Total$54,465100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $125,081 spent · pay $0 · grants $116,240 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $116,240 92.9%
Fees: accounting $7,268 5.8%
Other expenses $1,388 1.1%
Taxes $185 0.1%
Total$125,081100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $85,689 spent · pay $0 · grants $54,050 · events $10,977
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $54,050 63.1%
Fees: accounting $19,321 22.5%
Travel, conferences and meetings $10,977 12.8%
Taxes $1,015 1.2%
Other expenses $326 0.4%
Total$85,689100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $129,679 spent · pay $0 · grants $96,215 · events $26,914
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $96,215 74.2%
Travel, conferences and meetings $26,914 20.8%
Fees: accounting $5,765 4.4%
Other expenses $785 0.6%
Total$129,679100%

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