Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2009.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
7 people listed on the 990.
Stephanie Marcos’s $46K as Operational Manager is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 312 $100K–1M science & technology nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Marcos | $45,971 | $41,218 | $34,085 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Marine Life Studies executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Rescues whales, conducts marine research, and educates the public.
Questions for Marine Life Studies
Your first name shows with your question. Marine Life Studies answers here, for everyone.
Whale entanglement team- respond to and rescue whales entangled in marine debris and fishing gear, continual wale disentanglement traning - in house and noaa training, proactive measures to remove marine debris and derelict fishing rear, and share data collected from disentanglement responses to noaa disentanglement network, disseminate…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-0318674) · Dispute this lineResearch scientist program conduct research on marine mammals, teach research techniques to students and adults, prepare scientific papers, and is a training platform for the whale disentanglement team.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-0318674) · Dispute this lineOcean Literacy Educational Programs
Includes cetacean, ocean and marine debris education programs for schools, boys & girls clubs, and other ORGANIZATIONS/CLUBS such as girl scouts, etc., take it to the streets conservation community cleanup, and educational outreach at public venues such as whalefest monterey, presentations to ORGANIZATIONS/CLUBS, etc.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-0318674) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $143K | $229K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $157K | $150K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $302K | $380K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $40K | $37K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $262K | $343K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $72K | $72K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $6K | $6K | ||
| Management feesLn 11a | $109 | $109 | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $600 | $600 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $1K | $1K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $21K | $3K | $18K | $807 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $312 | $312 | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $6K | $6K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $26K | $10K | $16K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $85K | $102K | −$17K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $6K | $640 | $6K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $232K | $205K | $19K | $8K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 26, 2025 | $350K | $333K | $17K | $527K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 10, 2024 | $246K | $241K | $6K | $553K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 11, 2023 | $249K | $232K | $17K | $343K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2022 | $223K | $218K | $5K | $262K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $266K | $263K | $3K | $209K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990
Part I · Summary $249,292 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $249,292 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $232,352 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $380,404 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $343,053 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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