The Oceanography Society: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 52-1563085)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$596K
FY2021	$389K
FY2022	$938K
FY2023	$340K
FY2024	$830K
FY2025	$583K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$602K
FY2021	$520K
FY2022	$591K
FY2023	$605K
FY2024	$903K
FY2025	$553K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$533K
FY2021	$402K
FY2022	$749K
FY2023	$483K
FY2024	$410K
FY2025	$440K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1989.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

85%

13%

Program services 85% · $771K Management & general 13% · $121K Fundraising 1% · $11K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $141K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII

Jennifer Ramarui

Executive Director

$140,866Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Bronk

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paula Bontempi

President-Elect

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andone Lavery

Past President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mona Behl

Council

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Bernard

Council

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leopoldo Cavaleri Gerhardinger

Council

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vicki Ferrini

Council

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Jennifer Ramarui	$143,824	$140,866	$140,866	$130,223	$129,223	$125,759

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes ocean research, technology, and education, sharing knowledge and opportunities.

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3 programs · $771K · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

TOS sponsors meetings and conferences to disseminate knowledge and promote communication among oceanographers.

$380Kprogram expense

02

Publication of Oceanography magazine which contains peer-reviewed articles that chronicle all aspects of ocean science and its applications. It is published 3-4 times a year in online and paper format. Additionally, extra copies of any article will be produced upon request.

$364Kprogram expense

03

TOS manages seven award programs. The Jerlov Award is given in recognition of contributions made to the advancement of our knowledge of the nature and consequences of light in the ocean. The Walter Munk Medal is awarded biennially by The Oceanography Society to an individual ocean scientist for extraordinary accomplishments and novel…

$27Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$830K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$472K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$354K

Other incomeLn 4–11$4K

Money outPt IX

$903K

Ln 25

Programscol B$771K

Managementcol C$121K

Fundraisingcol D$11K

Owns and owesPt X

$410K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$497K

Total assetsLn 16$681K

LiabilitiesLn 26$271K

PeoplePt VI, VII

25

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a15

IndependentVI 1b15

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$472K

Government grantsLn 1e$367K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$354K

Investment incomeLn 3$12

Other incomeLn 4–11$4K

Total revenueLn 12$830K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$250K

SavingsLn 2$247K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$497K

Total assetsLn 16$681K

LiabilitiesLn 26$271K

Net assetsLn 32$410K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52

VolunteersI 625

Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$362K	$497K
Total assetsLn 16	$529K	$681K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$45K	$271K
Net assetsLn 32	$483K	$410K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$1K	$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$144K	$89K	$47K	$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$28K	$13K	$14K	$746
Payroll taxesLn 10	$15K	$6K	$9K	$462
Legal feesLn 11b	$699	$265	$412	$22
Accounting feesLn 11c	$11K	$4K	$7K	$352
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$247K	$247K	$387	$20
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$2K	$0	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$5K	$4K	$580	$30
Information technologyLn 14	$26K	$17K	$9K	$463
OccupancyLn 16	$8K	$6K	$2K	$101
TravelLn 17	$17K	$11K	$5K	$281
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$237K	$228K	$8K	$403
InsuranceLn 23	$3K	$1K	$2K	$101
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$157K	$140K	$17K	$365
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K	$2K	$157	$8
Total functional expensesLn 25	$903K	$771K	$121K	$11K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$583K	$553K	$30K	$440K	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$830K	$903K	−$73K	$410K	990 PDF
FY2023	$340K	$605K	−$266K	$483K	990 PDF
FY2022	$938K	$591K	$347K	$749K	990 PDF
FY2021	$389K	$520K	−$131K	$402K	990 PDF
FY2020	$596K	$602K	−$5K	$533K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $830,295 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $263,816$472,219

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $73,131$353,895

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24$12

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,691$4,169

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $339,662$830,295

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$1,000

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $177,473$186,992

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $427,802$715,441

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $605,275$903,433

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$265,613−$73,138

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $830,295 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$367,415

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$104,804

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$472,219

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $7,695 · Excluded from tax $0$353,895

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12$12

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,169 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,169

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $350,369 · Unrelated business $7,695 · Excluded from tax $12$830,295

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $903,433 across 16 lines filed

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,000$1,000

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,179 · Management $47,325 · Fundraising $7,425$143,929

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,118 · Management $14,240 · Fundraising $746$28,104

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,674 · Management $8,823 · Fundraising $462$14,959

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $265 · Management $412 · Fundraising $22$699

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,324 · Management $6,731 · Fundraising $352$11,407

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $246,583 · Management $387 · Fundraising $20$246,990

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,667 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,667

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,147 · Management $580 · Fundraising $30$4,757

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,695 · Management $8,837 · Fundraising $463$25,995

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,292 · Management $1,929 · Fundraising $101$8,322

IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,927 · Management $5,359 · Fundraising $281$16,567

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $228,466 · Management $7,692 · Fundraising $403$236,561

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,240 · Management $1,927 · Fundraising $101$3,268

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $139,803 · Management $16,963 · Fundraising $365$157,131

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,912 · Management $157 · Fundraising $8$2,077

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $771,292 · Management $121,362 · Fundraising $10,779$903,433

Part X · Balance sheet $681,309 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $250,299$249,979

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $112,200$246,990

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $165,019$167,349

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$13,965

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,194$3,026

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $528,712$681,309

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,814$55,907

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,510$215,152

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,324$271,059

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $322,094$367,028

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $161,294$43,222

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $483,388$410,250

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $528,712$681,309

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $410,250 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$830,295

XI-2 Total expenses$903,433

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$73,138

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$483,388

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$410,250

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

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The Oceanography Society FY2024 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV