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Restores, protects, and sustains oceans and the marine life within them. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $217K in revenue, $235K in expenses, and $732 in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Laguna Beach, CA
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$217KFY2023
Expenses
$235K
Net assets
$732
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  81-2593380 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Laguna Beach, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Restores, protects, and sustains oceans and the marine life within them.
Leadership
Evelina Marchetti · COO · $72K
Money in and out
$217K revenue, $235K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$217K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$235K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$732
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$18K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$217K
FY2023▲ +31%
Expenses
$235K
FY2023▲ +27%
Total assets
$82K
FY2023▼ -36%
Total liabilities
$81K
FY2023▲ +9%
Total revenue
$217K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$235K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$732
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$18K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$82K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProject O
EINHdr · item D81-2593380
Principal addressHdr · item CLaguna Beach, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C32)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$54,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard German’s $81K as President & CEO is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard German$81,000$54,000$72,000$50,000$25,000
Evelina Marchetti$79,000$72,000$72,000$65,000$60,000

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

2 program services account for $188K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

To restore, protect and sustain our oceans and marine life living in it.

$188Kprogram expense
02

The podcast for our epic ocean was developed to promote conversations with experts and leaders around the world whoshare their stories and solutions to the challenges the ocean is facing

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$217K
Total revenueLn 12$217K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20
Program services80%$188K
Management & general20%$47K
Total functional expensesLn 25$235K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$81K
Total assetsLn 16$82K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$81K
Total net assetsLn 32$732
Months of cash on handcomputed4.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $81K · Operating expenses/yr $235K
4.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $188K · Total expenses $235K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $47K · Total expenses $235K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $235K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $201K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $217K · Total revenue $217K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $217K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $217K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $217K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $235K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $217K · Prior year $166K
+31%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $732 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $217K · Expenses $235K
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $82K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $732 · Total assets $82K
0.9%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $82K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Evelina Marchetti · Reported title COO · Highest reported compensation $72K · Total expenses $235K
31%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $150K · Total expenses $235K
64%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 31%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$136K
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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
FY2024 (Latest)$191K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$217K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$166K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$220K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$143K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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