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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by OCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,450,999
Total expenses
$3,743,341
Contributions and grants received
$3,784,679
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$295,000
Investment income
$109,687
Other revenue
$261,633
Total assets, end of year
$20,081,274
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,483,389
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,597,885
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,836,660
Management and general expenses
$390,567
Fundraising expenses
$516,114
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,836,660

Program services were 75.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,784,679

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program fees and income

    total $295,000 · related or exempt $295,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $109,687 · excluded $109,687

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $382,715

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $121,082

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $261,633 · excluded $261,633

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $506,146 · program services $160,526 · management and general $204,659 · fundraising $140,961

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,749,135 · program services $1,467,178 · management and general $51,825 · fundraising $230,132

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $18,496 · program services $13,354 · management and general $2,109 · fundraising $3,033

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $129,836 · program services $93,702 · management and general $14,760 · fundraising $21,374

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $175,588 · program services $126,727 · management and general $19,969 · fundraising $28,892

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $36 · management and general $36

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,800 · management and general $10,800

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $183,227 · program services $167,437 · fundraising $15,790

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $854 · program services $854

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $82,293 · program services $78,904 · fundraising $3,389

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $22,518 · management and general $22,518

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $71,034 · program services $66,772 · management and general $2,131 · fundraising $2,131

  • 17 · Travel

    total $110,726 · program services $110,445 · fundraising $281

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,925 · program services $12,925

  • 20 · Interest

    total $17,585 · management and general $5,678 · fundraising $11,907

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $470,116 · program services $389,370 · management and general $32,996 · fundraising $47,750

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $33,930 · program services $27,374 · management and general $6,556

  • 24a · Other expenses: Equipment and Rental Maintenance

    total $48,471 · program services $37,686 · management and general $8,060 · fundraising $2,725

  • 24b · Other expenses: Postage and Printing

    total $29,210 · program services $25,774 · fundraising $3,436

  • 24c · Other expenses: Licenses and Permits

    total $5,954 · program services $5,954

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $64,461 · program services $51,678 · management and general $8,470 · fundraising $4,313

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,247,879 · end of year $918,259

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $1,924,045

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $90,726 · end of year $195,042

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $5,650 · end of year $4,699

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $84,707 · end of year $61,911

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $17,467,640

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,674,194

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,178,859 · end of year $14,793,446

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $2,156,971

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $31,507 · end of year $26,901

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $63,805 · end of year $85,209

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $87,500

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $148,361 · end of year $144,496

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $10,555,018 · end of year $10,253,684

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,110,856 · end of year $7,671,431

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $673,788 · end of year $1,926,454

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

See Schedule O

  • OCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE THE INSTITUTE IS A CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED IN 1999. TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENCE LEADERS, OCEAN DISCOVEY INSTITUTE CREATES LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TRAIDITIONALLY EXCLUDED FROM SCIENCE DUE TO RACE, INCOME STATUS, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY. THE EDUCATION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TUITION FREE AND PRIMARILY BENEFIT LOWER INCOME STUDENTS IN CITY HEIGHTS, CA CURRENTLY, APPROXIMATELY 7,000 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN HANDS ON SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND THE INSTITUE IS GROWING TO SERVE 10,000 STUDENTS. THE INSTITUTE ALSO ENGAGEES SAN DIEGO TEACHERS, STEM PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS VOLUNTEERS.

    Expenses $2,836,660 · Revenue $295,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shara Fisler

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $151,847
    From this org
    $151,847
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lindsay McKay

    Associate Director

    Total calculated
    $124,735
    From this org
    $124,735
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sandy MacKenzie

    Director of Philanthropy

    Total calculated
    $119,258
    From this org
    $119,258
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Elvia Meza

    Director of Finance Admin

    Total calculated
    $110,306
    From this org
    $110,306
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Scott Grimes

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dan McClellan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kristen Koch

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kurt Gering

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Matthew Mitchell

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Heather Bentley

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Rudy Vargas

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Theodore J Griswold

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • John Johns

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dr Noelle Norton

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Tara Marathe

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jessica Mier

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jasmine Davenport

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Vanessa Sandoval

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sean Caddell

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Tres Conrique

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ileana Ovalle

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Scott Pearson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Devon Gibson

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Barbra Calantas

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Anai Novoa

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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
8 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202432829349301643

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