OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY INC DAF sponsor

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $385K · expenses $487K · assets $1.9M

EIN
95-4455199
Address
1525 STATE STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101-2500
Website
WWW.OCEANFUTURES.ORG
NTEE code
C30Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 1995 (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))
Donor-advised funds
Sponsor: its returns say it maintains donor-advised funds (latest tax year 2019). Figures by year
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Mission

TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO ACT RESPONSIBLY FOR THE PROTECTION OF EARTHS OCEAN

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jean Michel Cousteau PRESIDENT2019-2023 $81,210$534,706 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 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
Charles Vinick CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER2019-2023 Not reported $0 reported 1
Sylvia Earle DIRECTOR2019-2023 Not reported $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $81K · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN MICHEL COUSTEAU PRESIDENT40 $74,000$0$7,210 $81,2101
CHARLES VINICK CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER- $0$0$0 $01
SYLVIA EARLE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $62K · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN MICHEL COUSTEAU PRESIDENT40 $55,000$0$7,341 $62,3411
CHARLES VINICK CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER- $0$0$0 $01
SYLVIA EARLE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $84K · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN MICHEL COUSTEAU PRESIDENT40 $77,000$0$7,341 $84,3411
CHARLES VINICK CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER- $0$0$0 $01
SYLVIA EARLE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $130K · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN MICHEL COUSTEAU PRESIDENT40 $123,000$0$7,158 $130,1581
CHARLES VINICK CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER- $0$0$0 $01
SYLVIA EARLE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $177K · 1 employee · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEAN MICHEL COUSTEAU PRESIDENT40 $168,500$0$8,156 $176,6561
CHARLES VINICK CFO- $0$0$0 $01
SYLVIA EARLE DIRECTOR- $0$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
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$384,635$486,639 $1,933,795$1,796,074 $228,176$153,112 $74,00002
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$575,537$658,282 $2,043,491$1,898,078 $344,745$219,825 $55,00002
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$492,935$542,924 $2,130,723$1,980,823 $185,678$182,045 $77,00002
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$316,228$415,246 $2,180,712$2,030,812 $127,662$166,622 $123,00002
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$771,937$538,026 $2,129,830$2,129,830 $493,060$261,622 $168,50012

Funders of this organization

10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $239,583 in all, tax years 2013 to 2023. 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 2013-2014 2$63,508 2014$13,320
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FRONTSTREAM GLOBAL FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$58,480 2022$27,457
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TURNER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY INC” 2022 1$50,000 2022$50,000
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2015 1$30,000 2015$30,000
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W W W FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY INC” 2015 1$20,000 2015$20,000
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SCHLINGER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY INC” 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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DAVID AND ARLEEN MCGLADE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY INC” 2023 1$5,000 2023$5,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY INC” 2020-2023 4$1,295 2023$230
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2014, 2017 2$1,200 2017$1,000
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SHELL USA COMPANY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Ocean Futures Society Inc” 2020 1$100 2020$100
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EARTH DISCOVERY INSTITUTECAC30 $763,334$843,452 Executive Dir.$130,179 Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, same state
RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTECAC30 $244,632$655,175 PRESIDENT$122,919 Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x, same state
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$4,822,060112 382014–2024 HEADWATERS BASIN PROJECT; ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA RESEARCH & POLICY CENTER INC; CARBON UNDERGROUND; HILLSBOROUGH BEAUTIFICATION FOUNDATION and 34 more
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WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,895,00015 42012–2022 ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA RESEARCH & POLICY CENTER INC; PROJECT REGENERATION; CULTURAL FIRE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL; SIERRA COUNTY LAND TRUST
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$1,400,25034 92010–2024 FRIENDS OF HUDDART & WUNDERLICH PARKS; ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA RESEARCH & POLICY CENTER INC; FRIENDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH HERITAGE FUND; SUGI FOUNDATION and 5 more
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ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,031,74020 62011–2024 SEA & SAGE AUDUBON SOCIETY; LAGUNA OCEAN FOUNDATION; LIVING OCEANS SOCIETY; RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE and 2 more
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JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF S F MARIN PENINSULA & SONOMA COUNTIES DAF sponsor$908,31011 22014–2023 WILDERNESS TORAH; ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA RESEARCH & POLICY CENTER INC
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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.

2023 · Form 990 · $486,639 spent · pay $74,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $297,377$258,718$29,738$8,921 61.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $74,000$64,380$7,400$2,220 15.2%
Occupancy $36,238$31,527$3,624$1,087 7.4%
Travel $24,040$20,915$2,404$721 4.9%
Fees: accounting $15,200$13,224$1,520$456 3.1%
Other (as described)WEBSITE EXPENSES $9,998$8,698$1,000$300 2.1%
Benefits paid to members $7,843$6,823-- 1.6%
Information technology $7,480$6,508$748$224 1.5%
Insurance $6,810$5,925$681$204 1.4%
Other (as described)BANK FEE $2,958$2,573$296$89 0.6%
Office expenses $2,719$2,365$272$82 0.6%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $2,160$1,879$216$65 0.4%
Advertising and promotion -$184-$160-$18-$6 -0.0%
Total$486,639100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $658,282 spent · pay $55,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $454,478$395,396$45,448$13,634 69.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $55,000$47,850$5,500$1,650 8.4%
Occupancy $42,503$36,978$4,250$1,275 6.5%
Travel $30,726$26,731$3,073$922 4.7%
Fees: accounting $17,572$15,288$1,757$527 2.7%
Office expenses $14,790$12,867$1,479$444 2.2%
Other (as described)WEBSITE EXPENSES $10,154$8,834$1,015$305 1.5%
Insurance $8,963$7,798$896$269 1.4%
Information technology $7,610$6,621$761$228 1.2%
Benefits paid to members $7,341$6,387-- 1.1%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $6,875$5,981$688$206 1.0%
Other (as described)BANK FEE $2,005$1,744$201$60 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $137$119$14$4 0.0%
Depreciation and depletion $128$111$13$4 0.0%
Total$658,282100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $542,924 spent · pay $77,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $329,689$286,829$32,969$9,891 60.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $77,000$66,990$7,700$2,310 14.2%
Fees: accounting $33,910$29,502$3,391$1,017 6.2%
Occupancy $32,608$28,369$3,261$978 6.0%
Travel $19,458$16,928$1,946$584 3.6%
Other (as described)WEB HOSTING $9,597$8,349$960$288 1.8%
Other (as described)ALL OTHER EXPENSE $8,333$7,250$833$250 1.5%
Information technology $7,557$6,574$756$227 1.4%
Benefits paid to members $7,341$6,387-- 1.4%
Insurance $7,099$6,176$710$213 1.3%
Office expenses $6,211$5,404$621$186 1.1%
Other (as described)BANK FEE $3,403$2,961$340$102 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $380$331$38$11 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $288$251$29$8 0.1%
Other (as described)PROJECT COST $50$44$5$1 0.0%
Total$542,924100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $415,246 spent · pay $123,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $142,996$124,406$14,300$4,290 34.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $123,000$107,010$12,300$3,690 29.6%
Occupancy $32,341$28,137$3,234$970 7.8%
Fees: legal $26,000$22,620$2,600$780 6.3%
Fees: accounting $20,486$17,822$2,049$615 4.9%
Travel $13,358$11,621$1,336$401 3.2%
Other (as described)WEBHOSTING $12,290$10,692$1,229$369 3.0%
Insurance $11,311$9,841$1,131$339 2.7%
Office expenses $10,221$8,892$1,022$307 2.5%
Information technology $7,520$6,542$752$226 1.8%
Benefits paid to members $7,158$6,227-- 1.7%
Advertising and promotion $3,847$3,347$385$115 0.9%
Other (as described)ALL OTHER EXPENSES $3,342$2,908$334$100 0.8%
Other (as described)BANK FEE $1,188$1,033$119$36 0.3%
Other (as described)PROJECT COST $151$131$15$5 0.0%
Depreciation and depletion $37$32$4$1 0.0%
Total$415,246100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $538,026 spent · pay $168,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $204,518$177,930$20,452$6,136 38.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $168,500$146,595$16,850$5,055 31.3%
Fees: accounting $60,173$52,351$6,017$1,805 11.2%
Occupancy $31,081$27,041$3,108$932 5.8%
Travel $19,950$17,356$1,995$599 3.7%
Information technology $10,357$9,010$1,036$311 1.9%
Other (as described)WEBHOSTING $9,660$8,404$966$290 1.8%
Office expenses $9,560$8,317$956$287 1.8%
Benefits paid to members $8,156$8,156-- 1.5%
Other (as described)ALL OTHER EXPENSES $7,742$6,736$774$232 1.4%
Insurance $5,197$4,521$520$156 1.0%
Other (as described)BANK FEE $1,684$1,465$168$51 0.3%
Fees: legal $666$579$67$20 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $454$395$45$14 0.1%
Other (as described)PROJECT COST $251$218$25$8 0.0%
Depreciation and depletion $77--- 0.0%
Total$538,026100%

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Donor-advised funds

Donors to individual donor-advised funds are not public. These filings show what the sponsor reports, not who gave.

As reported on Schedule D Part I (and the Form 990 Part IV question “did the organization maintain donor advised funds”). Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Maintains DAFsDAFs heldContributionsGrantsValue at year endOther funds heldOther contributionsOther grantsOther value at year end
2019 · Form 990 view filing
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Federal lobbying

Lobbying Disclosure Act reports naming a client or registrant with this organization's name and state. Spent: what lobbying for it cost (firm income plus its own reported expenses). Earned: income it reported as a lobbying firm.

YearSpentEarnedReports
20021
20012
2000$20,0002

Issues: Environment/Superfund, Animals

Firms hired: ASHURST PERKINS COIE US LLP

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2020$0$02
2015$0$01
2013$50,000$01
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2013National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationGrant or other assistanceMARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM 11.429SHARING A LEGACY OF EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY WITH MULTICULTURAL YOUTH (MERITO ACADEMY)$50,000

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