O C E A N EIN 86-0757824

O C E A N

EIN  86-0757824 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chandler, AZ
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers educational opportunities to foreign students.
Leadership
Dawna Cox-Marez · Employee · $48K
Money in and out
$262K revenue, $299K expenses
Bottom line
39% program efficiency

Offers educational opportunities to foreign students. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $262K in revenue, $299K in expenses.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$262K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$299K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$0
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$37K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.39 Management & general $0.29 Fundraising $0.32
Program efficiency
39%
of spending reaches programs▲ +30% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-14%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -1126% vs prior filing year
Revenue trend
+4%
avg. annual growth over 5 years▼ -81% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$262K
FY2025▼ -42%
Expenses
$299K
FY2025▼ -33%
Total assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$262K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$299K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$0
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$37K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$0
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B39%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $116K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Fund raising to assist with costs to be able to accomplish non profit goals

$116Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CO C E A N
EINHdr · item D86-0757824
Principal addressHdr · item CChandler, AZ
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAZ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q220)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1995

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$33,270Pt VII · Sec A
$32,420Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$9,250Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dawna Cox-Marez’s $48K as Employee is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dawna Cox-Marez$48,000$48,000$48,000$36,000
Francoise Depontes$32,420$39,000$39,000$39,000$16,250$13,000
Cody Marez$33,270$32,400$32,400$32,400
Lisa Heide$9,250$18,000
Laura Bondell$16,250
Jodie Campbell$14,850$6,750
Evonne S Alavos$10,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue100%$262K
Other revenue$66
Total revenueLn 12$262K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.39 Management & general $0.29 Fundraising $0.32
Program services39%$116K
Management & general29%$87K
Fundraising32%$96K
Total functional expensesLn 25$299K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16$0
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $299K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $116K · Total expenses $299K
39%
Management & General
Management & general $87K · Total expenses $299K
29%
Fundraising
Fundraising $96K · Total expenses $299K
32%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $170K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $262K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $262K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $262K · Total revenue $262K
100%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $262K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $262K · Total expenses $299K
88%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $262K · Prior year $455K
-42%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $217K · FY2025 $262K
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $0 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $262K · Expenses $299K
-14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $0
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $0 · Total assets $0
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $0
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dawna Cox-Marez · Reported title EMPLOYEE · Highest reported compensation $48K · Total expenses $299K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $132K · Total expenses $299K
44%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $54K · Gross raised $262K
21%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 39%
Overhead ratio 29%
Revenue growth -42%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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.

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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)$262K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$455K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$408K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$541K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$318K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$217K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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