To preserve and protect the world's oceans, seas, wetlands, and estuaries by motivating citizens to evaluate the critical issues facing the water environment, educating the public on best practices for Sustainability, and providing guidance for taking effective action.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$63K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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
FY2024
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $102K a year · 85% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
5
named funders · $20K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$190K
+44% vs prior year
Net assets
$30K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$190K
FY2024▲ +44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$127K
FY2023$132K
FY2024$190K
Expenses
—
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$54K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$462K
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$30K
FY2024▲ +48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8K
FY2021$54K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$20K
FY2024$30K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990-EZ; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$63,200Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer & Clerk
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Magers’s $63K as Executive Director is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Eric Magers$63,200$65,631$66,846

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.

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Programs and updates

Protects oceans and wetlands by educating citizens and guiding sustainable actions.

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3 programs · $384K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The science division aims to illuminate and address marine environmental issues through youth-driven research and action. Our local interns, action team members, and board members actively clean our oceans and shorelines and perform a multitude of other research tasks, such as invasive green crab mitigation, and mudflat acidification…

$336Kprogram expense
02

Seaside education adventure (sea) incorporates marine ecology themes into hands-on investigations designed to expose local youth to the short and long term effects of a variety of ocean threats. These boat-based inquiries take participants out onto the water to explore topics in oceanography, marine stewardship and ecosystem balance.

$34Kprogram expense
03

Our legislature division works with local cities and government officials to enact legislation to reduce the use of single-use plastic items, which negatively impacts our environment, health and oceans. We act as a liaison between communities, cities, and towns to preserve the natural beauty of our home.

$14Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $316K · 2023–2023
Black Earth Compost LLCFY2023$315,511

By the numbers

The FY2024 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$190K
Other income$190K
Owns and owes
$30K
net assets
Liabilities$34K
People
4
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$190K
Total revenue$190K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$34K
Net assets$30K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers0
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $190K$30K 990 PDF
FY2023 $132K$462K−$330K$20K 990 PDF
FY2022 $127K$148K−$21K$347K 990 PDF
FY2021 $101K$54K$47K$54K 990 PDF
FY2020 $44K$8K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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