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Ocean Foundation

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
Environment · WASHINGTON, DC · EIN 71-0863908

About

As the only community foundation for the ocean, The Ocean Foundation's mission is to improve global ocean health, climate resilience, and the blue economy. We create partnerships to connect all peoples in the communities in which we work to the informational, technical and financial resources they need to achieve their ocean stewardship goals.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Environment
Employees
50
Volunteers
250

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$15.2M
Expenses
$15.9M
Assets
$18.3M
Liabilities
$3.2M

Financial history

$18.5M$9.3M$0
17181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $15.2M · Peak FY2020: $18.5M · Avg: $12.3M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$5.7M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
North America——
North America——
Central America——
Central America——
South America——
South America——
Sub-Saharan Africa——
Sub-Saharan Africa——
East Asia and Pacific——
East Asia and Pacific——
Russia——
Russia——
Europe——
Europe——
South Asia——
South Asia——
Middle East——
Middle East——

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
$0
Grants Given
$2.9M
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Address

1320 19TH ST NW STE 401
Washington, DC, 20036-163

Governance

Voting board members14
Independent members14
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
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