Un Mar De Colores

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Oceanside, CA501(c)(3)Since 2020Youth DevelopmentEIN 85-2947340Revenue $587K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmar-de-colores.org216 S Tremont St, 92054-3118 · Oceanside, CATax-exempt since Jun 2023Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We nurture the next generation of ocean stewards by providing free surf therapy, environmental education, and long-term mentorship for underserved youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $161K a year · 35% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $155K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$587K
+71% vs prior year
Spent
$362K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$412K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$587K
FY2025▲ +71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$343K
FY2025$587K
Expenses
$362K
FY2025▲ +48%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$245K
FY2025$362K
Net assets
$412K
FY2025▲ +119%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$188K
FY2025$412K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2023.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $229K Management & general 33% · $118K Fundraising 4% · $15K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$54,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mario Ordonez Calderon’s $54K as Executive Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Mario Ordonez Calderon$54,000$32,500

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

Provides free surf therapy, education, and mentorship to underserved youth, fostering ocean stewards.

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3 programs · $229K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

One ocean is our flagship program, blending year-round surfing and water safety,ocean recreation, nature-based field trips, and environmental education. In 2024, we served 60 youth and 100 family members across 24 sessions.

$103Kprogram expense
02

Oceanside Ocean Stewards Program

Oceanside ocean stewards is an afterschool youth development and environmental stewardship program operating in the city of oceanside the program engages local youth in community-based conservation projects leadership development, and culturally responsive environmental education.

$80Kprogram expense
03

Community Environmental Engagement and Education Program

Community environmental engagement and education programs provides bilingual environmental education, watershed and coastalecology programming, and community advocacy. The organization serves as a community liaison for the tijuana river coalition addressing the transboundary pollution crisis at the tijuana river estuary, anddelivers…

$46Kprogram 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
Justice OutsideFY2024$25K
PatagoniaorgFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$155K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$587K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$582K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$362K
Ln 25
Programscol B$229K
Managementcol C$118K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$412K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$381K
Total assetsLn 16$412K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$582K
Government grantsLn 1e$79K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$587K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$381K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$381K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K
Total assetsLn 16$412K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$412K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$175K$381K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$188K$412K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$188K$412K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$54K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$25K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$3K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K$860
All other expensesLn 24e$205K$189K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$362K$229K$118K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $587K$362K$224K$412K 990 PDF
FY2024 $343K$245K$98K$188K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $586,522 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $342,661$582,433
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7$4,089
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $342,668$586,522
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $35,231$58,376
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $209,691$304,063
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $244,922$362,439
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $97,746$224,083
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $586,522 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$79,112
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$503,321
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$582,433
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $21$21
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $4,068$4,068
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,068 · Unrelated business $21 · Excluded from tax $0$586,522
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $362,439 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $54,000$54,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,376$4,376
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,210$7,210
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,300$11,300
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,933 · Fundraising $14,571$39,504
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,370$1,370
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,086$4,086
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,489$3,489
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $11,332$11,332
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,453 · Management $12,659$16,112
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $3,532 · Fundraising $860$4,392
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $189,422 · Management $15,846$205,268
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $229,108 · Management $117,900 · Fundraising $15,431$362,439
Part X · Balance sheet $412,323 assets, 7 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $175,171$380,582
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,069$31,741
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $188,240$412,323
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $188,240$412,323
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $188,240$412,323
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $188,240$412,323
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $412,323 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$586,522
XI-2 Total expenses$362,439
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$224,083
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$188,240
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$412,323

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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