Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by BLUE OCEAN SOCIETY FOR MARINE CONSERVATION INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $484,162
- Total expenses
- $384,597
- Contributions and grants received
- $294,416
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $46,293
- Investment income
- $4,354
- Other revenue
- $139,099
- Total assets, end of year
- $150,910
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $520
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $150,390
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $350,865
- Management and general expenses
- $33,526
- Fundraising expenses
- $206
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $350,865
Program services were 91.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$8,975
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$73,979
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$211,462
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2a · Program service revenue: SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS
total $27,124 · related or exempt $27,124
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2b · Program service revenue: WHALE WATCH
total $10,540 · related or exempt $10,540
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2c · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAMS
total $8,629 · related or exempt $8,629
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3 · Investment income
total $4,354 · related or exempt $4,354
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$18,115
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$8,975
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$4,678
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $13,437 · excluded $13,437
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$122,420
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$4,132
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $118,288 · excluded $118,288
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$13,300
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$5,926
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $7,374 · related or exempt $7,374
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $131,289 · program services $131,289
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $94,258 · program services $94,258
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $14,335 · program services $2,870 · management and general $11,465
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $21,241 · program services $21,241
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $7,510 · management and general $7,510
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,272 · management and general $2,272
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13 · Office expenses
total $18,523 · program services $10,168 · management and general $8,355
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14 · Information technology
total $5,484 · program services $2,602 · management and general $2,882
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16 · Occupancy
total $8,509 · program services $8,509
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17 · Travel
total $16 · program services $16
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $4,519 · program services $4,519
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23 · Insurance
total $6,282 · program services $5,394 · management and general $888
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24a · Other expenses: BLUE OCEAN DISCOVERY CE
total $36,294 · program services $36,294
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24b · Other expenses: EDUCATION/OUTREACH
total $18,869 · program services $18,869
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24c · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $13,955 · program services $13,955
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24d · Other expenses: MEALS
total $881 · program services $881
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24e · All other expenses
total $360 · management and general $154 · fundraising $206
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $6,309 · end of year $19,800
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $45,377 · end of year $129,541
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $580 · end of year $1,569
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,441 · end of year $520
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $50,825 · end of year $150,390
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT MARINE LIFE IN THE GULF OF MAINE THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND INSPIRING ACTION. OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES ARE STUDYING MARINE LIFE OFF THE NH COAST, CONDUCTING OVER 200 COMMUNITY BEACH CLEANUPS EACH YEAR, RUNNING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT OUR BLUE OCEAN DISCOVERY CENTER IN HAMPTON BEACH NH AND CONDUCTING INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS FOR SCHOOLS AND GROUPS THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROTECT MARINE LIFE IN THE GULF OF MAINE THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND INSPIRING ACTION.
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INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - PROVIDE HANDS-ON PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS AND AT OUR BLUE OCEAN DISCOVERY CENTER IN HAMPTON BEACH, TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT MARINE LIFE AND INSPIRE THEM TO PROTECT THE OCEAN. SCHOOL PROGRAMS FEATURE OUR LIFE-SIZED INFLATABLE WHALE AND POLLUTION PREVENTION EDUCATION. OUR BLUE OCEAN DISCOVERY CENTER FEATURES TOUCH TANKS AND A VARIETY OF OTHER EXHIBITS ABOUT THE GULF OF MAINE AND MARINE CONSERVATION. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS REACH APPROXIMATELY 22,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY.
Expenses $162,684 · Revenue $27,124
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BEACH CLEANUP AND MARINE DEBRIS MONITORING - ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS IN CONDUCTING OVER 200 BEACH CLEANUPS A YEAR, STUDY MICROPLASTICS AND DOCUMENT LITTER AS PART OF OUR LONG-TERM STUDY ON MARINE POLLUTION. USE THIS DATA TO DEVELOP TARGETED EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
Expenses $56,085
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WHALE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION - PROVIDE NATURALISTS ON ONE LOCAL WHALE WATCH VESSELS WHO RUN A HANDS-ON EDUCATION PROGRAM AND INFORM OVER 10,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR. COLLECT BEHAVIORAL DATA ON WHALES THAT IS PART OF A LONG-TERM SCIENTIFIC STUDY TO IDENTIFY, CATALOG AND STUDY THE BEHAVIOR OF GULF OF MAINE MARINE LIFE, FOCUSING ON LARGE WHALE SPECIES.
Expenses $103,129 · Revenue $10,540
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OTHER PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE AND PROMOTE A HEALTHY MARINE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE BLUE OCEAN DISCOVERY CENTER AND SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS, AND PROJECTS TO INSPIRE THE PUBLIC TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT MARINE LIFE.
Expenses $28,967 · Revenue $20,357
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Nadine LysiakNADINE LYSIAK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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James BoosJAMES BOOS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Anne CrottyANNE CROTTY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christine CampanellaCHRISTINE CAMPANELLA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tyler O'BrienTYLER O'BRIEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David SchleyerDAVID SCHLEYER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christian BrouillardCHRISTIAN BROUILLARD
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Stephen GiannettiSTEPHEN GIANNETTI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Colleen Durkin BlackburnCOLLEEN DURKIN BLACKBURN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Todd WestTODD WEST
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Laila MillerLAILA MILLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jennifer KennedyJENNIFER KENNEDY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $78,096
- From this org
- $78,096
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Dianna SchulteDIANNA SCHULTE
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
- Total calculated
- $56,465
- From this org
- $56,465
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 11 December 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202413519349300756
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