The organizations mission is to steward clean Shores, healthy habitats, and livingwaters to foster a thriving monterey bay and monterey bay national marine sanctuary.we focus on these three areas because we believe they are the most criticalconditions for a healthy marine ecosystem.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4,620 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $144K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$499K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$522K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$419K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$499K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$446K
FY2021$558K
FY2022$565K
FY2023$552K
FY2024$720K
FY2025$499K
Expenses
$522K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$456K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$461K
FY2023$591K
FY2024$623K
FY2025$522K
Net assets
$419K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$215K
FY2021$275K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$339K
FY2024$441K
FY2025$419K

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 Jul 1982.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $377K Management & general 11% · $59K Fundraising 17% · $86K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$110,256Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katherine O'Dea————$86,688$122,566
Erica Donnelly-Greenan—$79,880$104,231$111,538$28,846—
Kathleen Thompson$110,256$42,450————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protects clean shores, healthy habitats, and living waters for a thriving Monterey Bay.

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1 program · $377K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Save Our Shores protects the Monterey Bay and Central Coast through integrated programs in advocacy, education, and community action. Advocacy efforts focus on advancing local and regional policies that prevent pollution at its source, including ordinances addressing single-use plastics and mobilizing public engagement to oppose offshore…

$377Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$499K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$359K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$135K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$522K
Ln 25
Programscol B$377K
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$419K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$323K
Total assetsLn 16$422K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$359K
Government grantsLn 1e$44K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$135K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$499K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$323K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$323K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$75K
Total assetsLn 16$422K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$419K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 64,620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$341K$323K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1$0
Total assetsLn 16$443K$422K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$441K$419K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$28K$30K$52K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$228K$218K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$23K$4K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$21K$3K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$968$968
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$22K$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$7K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$812$812
Information technologyLn 14$9K$6K$1K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$23K$17K$3K$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$19K$2K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K$278$190
Total functional expensesLn 25$522K$377K$59K$86K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $499K$522K−$23K$419K 990 PDF
FY2024 $720K$623K$96K$441K 990 PDF
FY2023 $552K$591K−$38K$339K 990 PDF
FY2022 $565K$461K$104K$369K 990 PDF
FY2021 $558K$508K$51K$275K 990 PDF
FY2020 $446K$456K−$10K$215K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $498,918 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $528,686$359,210
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $190,776$135,034
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $90$3,420
I-11 Other revenue$1,254
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $719,552$498,918
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $502,924$398,427
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $120,356$123,266
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $623,280$521,693
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $96,272−$22,775
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $498,918 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $151 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$44,360
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$314,850
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$359,210
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $135,034$135,034
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,420$3,420
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,103$1,103
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $135,185 · Excluded from tax $4,523$498,918
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $521,693 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,005 · Management $30,376 · Fundraising $51,875$110,256
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $218,153 · Management $9,715$227,868
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,601 · Management $3,715 · Fundraising $4,645$30,961
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,187 · Management $3,484 · Fundraising $4,671$29,342
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $968$968
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,800 · Management $3,000 · Fundraising $2,500$27,300
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,715 · Fundraising $11,170$17,885
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $812$812
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,270 · Management $1,031 · Fundraising $1,288$8,589
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,078 · Management $2,807 · Fundraising $3,509$23,394
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,433$2,433
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,154 · Management $1,011 · Fundraising $1,264$8,429
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,330 · Management $1,516 · Fundraising $5,187$26,033
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,955 · Management $278 · Fundraising $190$7,423
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $376,681 · Management $58,713 · Fundraising $86,299$521,693
Part X · Balance sheet $421,862 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $341,315$322,700
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,447$23,891
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,340$86
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $150$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $77,796$75,185
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $443,049$421,862
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,467$1,352
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $632$1,654
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,099$3,006
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $440,950$407,617
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$11,239
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $440,950$418,856
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $443,049$421,862
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $418,856 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$498,918
XI-2 Total expenses$521,693
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,775
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$440,950
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,059
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$9,378
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$418,856

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