Plastic Oceans International: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 81-3778043)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$851K
FY2021	$326K
FY2022	$494K
FY2023	$197K
FY2024	$217K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$551K
FY2021	$675K
FY2022	$530K
FY2023	$335K
FY2024	$224K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$820K
FY2021	$471K
FY2022	$434K
FY2023	$297K
FY2024	$54K

Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

98%

Program services 98% · $521K Management & general 2% · $9K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Courtney Harold

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Schuler Moore

Vice Chairman

$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Pfeiffer

Chairman

$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

Empowering communities to create a plastic-free future.

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1 program · $521K · in their own filed words · FY2022

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We align film and with our pillars of education, activism, advocacy and science to inspire and incite action that can lead to changes in consumer behavior, corporate practices and public policy.

$521Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$58K

The Suwinski Family Foundation INCFY2024$30K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$10K

Wings Up Family FoundationFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$101K

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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$494K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$494K

Money outPt IX

$530K

Ln 25

Programscol B$521K

Managementcol C$9K

Owns and owesPt X

$434K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$434K

Total assetsLn 16$434K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$494K

Total revenueLn 12$494K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$234K

SavingsLn 2$200K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$434K

Total assetsLn 16$434K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$434K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$471K	$434K
Total assetsLn 16	$471K	$434K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$471K	$434K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$24K	$24K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$31K	$31K
Management feesLn 11a	$63K	$63K
Legal feesLn 11b	$6K		$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$5K	$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$27K	$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$34K	$34K
Office expensesLn 13	$20K	$20K
OccupancyLn 16	$18K	$18K
TravelLn 17	$25K	$25K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$11K	$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$235K	$235K
All other expensesLn 24e	$31K	$28K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$530K	$521K	$9K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$217K	$224K	−$7K	$54K	990 PDF
FY2023	$197K	$335K	−$138K	$297K	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$494K	$530K	−$36K	$434K	990 PDF
FY2021	$326K	$675K	−$349K	$471K	990 PDF
FY2020	$851K	$551K	$300K	$820K	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 $493,705 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $326,270$493,705

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $326,270$493,705

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$55,097

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $670,306$474,912

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $675,306$530,009

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$349,036−$36,304

Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members3

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $493,705 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$493,705

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$493,705

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$493,705

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $530,009 across 13 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $23,870$23,870

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $31,227$31,227

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $62,615$62,615

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,093$6,093

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,906$4,906

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,357$27,357

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $34,262$34,262

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,280$20,280

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,526$17,526

IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,049$25,049

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,558$10,558

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $235,451$235,451

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $28,337 · Management $2,478$30,815

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $521,438 · Management $8,571 · Fundraising $0$530,009

Part X · Balance sheet $434,240 assets, 7 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $270,544$234,240

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $200,000$200,000

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $470,544$434,240

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $470,544$434,240

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $470,544$434,240

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $470,544$434,240

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $434,240 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$493,705

XI-2 Total expenses$530,009

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$36,304

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$470,544

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$434,240

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Plastic Oceans International FY2022 filing

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Plastic Oceans International

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV