BLUE PLANET MARINE RESEARCH FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $0 · expenses $703 · assets $6K

EIN
95-4769755
Address
CO ML MGMT 888 7TH AVE FL 4, NEW YORK, NY 10106-0000
NTEE code
U052
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2001 (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 foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
James F Cameron PRESIDENT2010-2025 0 $0 reported 2
Paul Zukowsky SECRETARY2019-2025 0 $0 reported 2
Patrick W Dunn (former) SECRETARY / CFO2012-2013 0 $0 reported 2

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES F CAMERON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $02
PAUL ZUKOWSKY SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $02
2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES F CAMERON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $02
PAUL ZUKOWSKY SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $02
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES F CAMERON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $02
PAUL ZUKOWSKY SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $02
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES F CAMERON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $02
PAUL ZUKOWSKY SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $02
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES F CAMERON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $02
PAUL ZUKOWSKY SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $02
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES F CAMERON President0 $0-- $02
PAUL ZUKOWSKY Secretary0 $0-- $02
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES CAMERON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $02
PAUL ZUKOWSKY SECRETARY / CFO0 $0-$0 $02
2013 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES CAMERON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $02
PATRICK W DUNN SECRETARY / CFO0 $0-$0 $02
2012 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES CAMERON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $02
PATRICK W DUNN SECRETARY / CFO0 $0-$0 $02
2011 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES CAMERON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $02
2010 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES CAMERON PRESIDENT0 $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.

2025 · 1 grant to organizations · $500
2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $500
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $500
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $500
2013 · 1 grant to organizations · $32.6M
2012 · 2 grants to organizations · $60K
2011 · 2 grants to organizations · $45K

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.

2013 · 1 contributor · $124K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES CAMERON Person $124,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2013 · filing
2012 · 2 contributors · $32.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 EARTHSHIP PRODUCTIONS INC Person ENCINO, CA $32,593,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2012 · filing
1 JAMES CAMERON Person ENCINO, CA $79,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2012 · 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
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$703 $5,884$5,884 -- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$1,100 $6,587$6,587 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$724 $7,687$7,687 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$615 $8,411$8,411 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$189 $9,026$9,026 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,000$2,460 $9,215$9,215 $10,000- ---
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$1,731 $1,675$1,675 -- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$124,000$32,716,511 $3,140$3,140 $124,000- $0--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,672,000$78,208 $32,595,651$32,595,651 -- $0--
2011 · Form 990PF period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,000$48,201 $1,859$1,859 -- $0--
2010 · Form 990PF period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,100$1,886 $2,060$2,060 -- $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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HUMAN COMPUTATION INSTITUTENYU05 $174,977$141,212 EXEC DIRECTOR$47,647 Same NTEE code U05, same state
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NETWORKS ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS NET INSTITUTENYU05 $22,883$36,125 Director$0 Same NTEE code U05, same state
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CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY INCNYU05 $671,633$552,320 PRESIDENT/TREASURER/TRUSTEE$198,000 Same NTEE code U05, same state
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PROJECT LIBERTY INSTITUTENYU05 $11,425,472$4,886,388 HEAD OF STRATEGIC INSIGHTS$415,564 Same NTEE code U05, same state
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FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCE RESEARCHCAU05 $4,413$2,489 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code U05, similar name
ORTHOVIRGINIA RESEARCH FOUNDATIONVAU05 $0$3,850 Director$0 Same NTEE code U05
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INNOVATIVE PAVEMENT RESEARCH FOUNDATIONILU05 $277,234$140,302 PRESIDENT/CHAIR$402,288 Same NTEE code U05
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CHOROIDEREMIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCMAU05 $964,837$819,056 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$107,780 Same NTEE code U05
ELECTRON ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT RESEARCH FOUNDATIONCAU05 $56,164$19,085 Pres. & Dir.$0 Same NTEE code U05
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,325,452,95012 82011–2024 NAVIGATION CHARITABLE FUND; REDWOOD RESEARCH GROUP INC; CONVERGENT RESEARCH INC; POLARIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC and 4 more
THE ERIC AND WENDY SCHMIDT FUND FOR STRATEGIC INNOVATION Private foundation$67,048,16914 22022–2024 CONVERGENT RESEARCH INC; ENGINEERING BIOLOGY RESEARCH CONSORTIUM
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$37,654,35411 92021–2024 CONVERGENT RESEARCH INC; CLARITY AI RESEARCH INC; MODEL EVALUATION AND THREAT RESEARCH; NAVIGATION CHARITABLE FUND and 5 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$33,812,42731 122016–2024 CONVERGENT RESEARCH INC; GOOD FOREVER FOUNDATION; CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY INC; CLARITY AI RESEARCH INC and 8 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$22,047,00715 92019–2024 CONVERGENT RESEARCH INC; ENGINEERING BIOLOGY RESEARCH CONSORTIUM; PUBLIC INVENTION; CLARITY AI RESEARCH INC and 5 more
GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION Private foundation$14,790,0004 22021–2024 REDWOOD RESEARCH GROUP INC; CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD
GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation$12,456,89911 12019–2024 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC
INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION INC DAF sponsor$9,269,47511 12010–2024 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$6,443,0003 22022–2024 REDWOOD RESEARCH GROUP INC; CONVERGENT RESEARCH INC
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,000,0001 12020–2020 INDIANA BIOSCIENCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY DAF sponsor$3,618,32416 42009–2024 NATIONAL STRATEGIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE; VIRGINIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATION; UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC; ALLIANCE FOR ENERGY INNOVATION LLC
LEONA M & HARRY B HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$2,897,6954 22021–2024 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC; BALLAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY DAF sponsor$2,723,39917 22010–2024 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC; IUP RESEARCH INSTITUTE
THE HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,701,25214 12016–2024 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH 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.

2025 · Form 990PF · $703 spent · pay $0 · grants $500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $500 71.1%
Other expenses $203 28.9%
Total$703100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $1,100 spent · pay $0 · grants $500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $600 54.5%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $500 45.5%
Total$1,100100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $724 spent · pay $0 · grants $500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $500 69.1%
Other expenses $224 30.9%
Total$724100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $615 spent · pay $0 · grants $500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $500 81.3%
Other expenses $115 18.7%
Total$615100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $189 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $189 100.0%
Total$189100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $2,460 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: accounting $1,916 77.9%
Fees: legal $534 21.7%
Other expenses $10 0.4%
Total$2,460100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $1,731 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: accounting $1,459 84.3%
Other expenses $182 10.5%
Fees: legal $90 5.2%
Total$1,731100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $32,716,511 spent · pay $0 · grants $32,593,000 · events $2,666
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $32,593,000 99.6%
Other expenses $86,412 0.3%
Fees: accounting $32,097 0.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $2,666 0.0%
Fees: legal $2,326 0.0%
Taxes $10 0.0%
Total$32,716,511100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $78,208 spent · pay $0 · grants $60,311 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $60,311 77.1%
Other expenses $13,874 17.7%
Fees: accounting $3,953 5.1%
Taxes $70 0.1%
Total$78,208100%

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2011 · Form 990PF · $48,201 spent · pay $0 · grants $45,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $45,000 93.4%
Fees: accounting $3,106 6.4%
Other expenses $85 0.2%
Taxes $10 0.0%
Total$48,201100%

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2010 · Form 990PF · $1,886 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: accounting $1,811 96.0%
Other expenses $75 4.0%
Total$1,886100%

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