Marine Protected Area Collaborative Network FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

San Juan Capistrano, CA501(c)(3)Since 2023EnvironmentEIN 93-1681953

The mission of the mpa collaborative network is to empower diverse communities to engage in marine protected area stewardship for a healthy ocean.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$185K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
1 of 3
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
How much reaches the programs?
88%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$185K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
1
named funder · $414K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$3K
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
6
independent of 7 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$523K
+75% vs prior year
Spent
$581K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$241K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$523K
FY2024▲ +75%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$299K
FY2024$523K
FY2025$541K
Expenses
$581K
FY2024
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$0
FY2024$581K
FY2025$666K
Net assets
$241K
FY2024▼ -19%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$299K
FY2024$241K
FY2025$116K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CMarine Protected Area Collaborative Network
EINHdr · item D93-1681953
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2023
Year of formationHdr · item L2023
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Juan Capistrano, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C60)
WebsiteHdr · item Jmpacollaborative.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.02
Program services88%$514K
Management & general10%$58K
Fundraising2%$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$581K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-11%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$244K
FY2024▼ -19%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2023$299K
FY2024$244K
FY2025$121K
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2024
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2023$0
FY2024$3K
FY2025$5K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$58K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$244K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$244K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$241K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$522K
Other revenue$1K
Total revenueLn 12$523K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $244K · Operating expenses/yr $581K
5.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $514K · Total expenses $581K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $58K · Total expenses $581K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $9K · Total expenses $581K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $410K
$0.01 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $522K · Total revenue $523K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $523K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $523K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $523K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $581K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $523K · Prior year $299K
+75%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $241K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $523K · Expenses $581K
-11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $244K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $241K · Total assets $244K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $244K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Calla Allison · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $120K · Total expenses $581K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $415K · Total expenses $581K
71%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%——
Overhead ratio 10%——
Fundraising cost ratio 2%——
Revenue growth 75%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0.4%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%——
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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$65,170Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Calla Allison’s $130K as CEO is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $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

NameFY2025FY2024
Calla Allison$130,200$120,000
B Claire Arre$74,100$65,170

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 7Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 6Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Empowering communities to protect marine areas for a healthy ocean.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $514K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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1.Facilitate the organization of 14 county-based collaboratives for the purpose of more effective education and outreach of California's 124 marine protected areasa.Stakeholders are gathered in each of California's coastal counties to determine locally appropriate messages and methods for educating the public about marine protected areas…

$514Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$414K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $7K · 2025–2025
Ecologik InstituteCA · FY2025$6,870

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $541K$666K+4% 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $523K$581K+75% 990 PDF
FY2023 $299K$0 990 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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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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