Altaseads Conservancy EIN 88-2044353

Altaseads Conservancy

EIN  88-2044353 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Pedro, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Develops and maintains seed banks for improved, non-GMO kelp crops, preventing gene flow to wild kelp.
Leadership
Serguei Noujdine · President · $42K
Money in and out
$398K revenue, $571K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency

Develops and maintains seed banks for improved, non-GMO kelp crops, preventing gene flow to wild kelp. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $398K in revenue, $571K in expenses, and $1.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$398K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$571K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$173K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
15.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -65% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-44%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -155% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$398K
FY2024▼ -72%
Expenses
$571K
FY2024▲ +91%
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -18%
Total liabilities
$11K
FY2024▼ -86%
Total revenue
$398K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$571K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$173K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $433K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Seedbanking

Altaseads conservancy and collaborators at present host over 2,500 kelp accessions, which is the biggest among world's public seedbanks (lead michael marty-rivera). Altaseads conservancy has engaged into collaborations with the cal state university dominguez hills, to culture kelp-associated microbes (lead emily aguirre).

$369Kprogram expense
02

Outreach and Education

Kelp ark staff is dedicated to leading tours for multiple groups of visitors, either in collaboration with altasea at the port of los angeles, or independently. We continued to develop educational materials for the high school mentoring summer program: slides, reference materials, selecting books for class and home READING.THE kelp ark…

$64Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAltaseads Conservancy
EINHdr · item D88-2044353
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Pedro, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jkelpark.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2022

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$41,667Pt VII · Sec A
Cfoo/Secretary
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director (through 10/24)
$21,469Pt VII · Sec A
$1,200Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Serguei Noujdine$41,667$20,000
Nina Noujdina$40,000
Nina Nouidina$40,000
Kevin Gaines$21,469
Krish Doraiswamy$7,402
Nina Noujdina$6,667
Serguei Noujdina$3,333
Charles Yarish$1,200$600

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
Contributions & grants$359K · 90%
Program service revenue$38K · 10%
Contributions & grants90%$359K
Program service revenue10%$38K
Investment income$1K
Total revenueLn 12$398K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.12
Program services76%$433K
Management & general13%$72K
Fundraising12%$66K
Total functional expensesLn 25$571K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$728K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed15.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $728K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $571K · Less non-cash grants $19K · Cash operating expenses/yr $553K
15.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $433K · Total expenses $571K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $72K · Total expenses $571K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $66K · Total expenses $571K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $34K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $766K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $359K · Total revenue $398K
90%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $398K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $38K · Total revenue $398K
10%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $398K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $38K · Total expenses $571K
7%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $398K · Prior year $1.4M
-72%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $398K · Expenses $571K
-44%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.1M · Total assets $1.1M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Serguei Noujdine · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $42K · Total expenses $571K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $351K · Total expenses $571K
61%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Revenue growth -72%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1.6M

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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)$398K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$509K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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