Wild Oceans INC EIN 58-1186029 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Wild Oceans INC

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Unites diverse groups to conserve fish stocks and protect ocean environments. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $522K in revenue, $523K in expenses, and $2.2M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1973
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Tampa, FL
Website
www.wildoceans.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$522KFY2025
Expenses
$523K
Net assets
$2.2M
People
11
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  58-1186029 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Tampa, FL Founded 1973
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Unites diverse groups to conserve fish stocks and protect ocean environments.
Leadership
Robert Kramer · President · $139K
Money in and out
$522K revenue, $523K expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$522K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$523K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$1K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
50.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -21% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-0.2%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -101% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$522K
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses
$523K
FY2025▲ +33%
Total assets
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$522K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$523K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$1K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWild Oceans INC
EINHdr · item D58-1186029
Principal addressHdr · item CTampa, FL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wildoceans.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1973
State of legal domicileHdr · item MFL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1974

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$139,443Pt VII · Sec A
$319Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Kramer$139,443$125,000$117,308$100,000$113,461$158,561
Pamela Lyons Gromen$319$903$42,767$48,976$46,166$45,664

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $461K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Restoration of fish stocks and protection of the ocean environment through the promotion of public awareness and encouraging sound management policies.

$461Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$379K · 73%
Investment income$144K · 27%
Contributions & grants73%$379K
Investment income27%$144K
Total revenueLn 12$522K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.03
Program services88%$461K
Management & general9%$45K
Fundraising3%$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$523K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$517K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$2.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed11.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.2M · Operating expenses/yr $523K
50.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $461K · Total expenses $523K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $45K · Total expenses $523K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $18K · Total expenses $523K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $16K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $425K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $379K · Total revenue $522K
73%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $522K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $522K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $144K · Total revenue $522K
+27%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $523K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $522K · Prior year $496K
+5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $392K · FY2025 $522K
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $522K · Expenses $523K
-0.2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.2M · Total assets $2.2M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.7M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.2M
76%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Robert Kramer · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $139K · Total expenses $523K
27%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $223K · Total expenses $523K
43%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$85K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $159K · 2024–2025

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$522K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$496K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$466K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$470K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$580K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$392K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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