To make grants in furtherance of educational activities and programs about the environment, including marine life and ocean sustainability.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $415K a year · 136% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $276K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $188K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$263K
-61% vs prior year
Spent
$633K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$331K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$263K
FY2020▼ -61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$673K
FY2020$263K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$261K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$326K
FY2025$132K
Expenses
$633K
FY2020▼ -79%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$3.0M
FY2020$633K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$133K
FY2023$189K
FY2024$196K
FY2025$121K
Net assets
$331K
FY2020▼ -51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$674K
FY2020$331K
FY2021$408K
FY2022$495K
FY2023$517K
FY2024$695K
FY2025$778K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $544K Management & general 1% · $9K Fundraising 13% · $80K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tres,secty&dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds environmental education, focusing on marine life and ocean sustainability.

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3 programs · $544K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Grants given to Roundhouse Aquarium to create a world-class marine learning center.

$285Kprogram expense
02

Grants given to Oceanographic Teaching Stations to further the education and research of marine habitat

$185Kprogram expense
03

Grants given to Skechers Foundation to help fund the Restaurant COVID Relief Fund to assist local restaurant owners and their staff during an unprecedented time.

$74Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Windsong TrustFY2024$150K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$188K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $394K · 2022–2025
Individual RecipientFY2025$13,659
Individual RecipientFY2024$155,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$125,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$100,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$263K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$262K
Investment incomeLn 3$723
Money outPt IX
$633K
Ln 25
Programscol B$544K
Managementcol C$9K
Fundraisingcol D$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$331K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$331K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$262K
Investment incomeLn 3$723
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$263K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$331K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$331K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY20FY19
End of yearLn 1g$276K$250K
Given inLn 1b$250K
SpentLn 1d–1f$2K$8
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$424K$55K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$250K$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$674K$331K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$674K$331K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$544K$544K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$70K$70K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$633K$544K$9K$80K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $132K$121K$12K$778K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 $326K$196K$130K$695K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $174K$189K−$15K$517K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 4, 2023 $261K$133K$128K$495K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 13, 2022 $196K$408K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 2, 2021 $263K$633K−$370K$331K 990 PDF
FY2019Filed with the IRS Feb 23, 2021 $673K$3.0M−$2.4M$674K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $263,051 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $673,346$262,328
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42$723
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $673,388$263,051
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,901,635$543,961
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $142,273$89,268
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,043,908$633,229
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,370,520−$370,178
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $263,051 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$262,328
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$262,328
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $723$723
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $723$263,051
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $633,229 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $543,961$543,961
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesFundraising $10,000$10,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,464$4,464
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,053$2,053
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $69,892$69,892
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,859$2,859
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $543,961 · Management $9,376 · Fundraising $79,892$633,229
Part X · Balance sheet $330,737 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $424,058$55,210
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $249,993$275,526
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $674,051$330,737
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $674,051$330,737
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $674,051$330,737
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $330,737 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$263,051
XI-2 Total expenses$633,229
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$370,178
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$674,051
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$26,864
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$330,737

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