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← MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER LOS ANGELES

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER LOS ANGELES.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,517,693
Total expenses
$3,409,018
Contributions and grants received
$3,450,332
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$40,536
Other revenue
$26,825
Total assets, end of year
$3,301,754
Total liabilities, end of year
$294,356
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,007,398
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,725,181
Management and general expenses
$424,025
Fundraising expenses
$259,812
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,725,181

Program services were 79.9% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $494,176

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,956,156

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $50,358

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $46,416 · excluded $46,416

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $11,560

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $9,173 · other assets $8,267

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,387 · other assets -$8,267

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$5,880 · excluded -$5,880

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $130,715

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $114,923

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $15,792 · related or exempt $15,792

  • 11a · Other revenue: WORKERS COMPENSATION R

    total $10,784 · excluded $10,784

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $249 · excluded $249

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $11,033

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $256,612 · program services $155,382 · management and general $51,057 · fundraising $50,173

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,460,880 · program services $1,235,763 · management and general $138,218 · fundraising $86,899

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $124,125 · program services $100,566 · management and general $13,302 · fundraising $10,257

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $119,875 · program services $97,099 · management and general $13,186 · fundraising $9,590

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $16,759 · management and general $16,759

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $51,750 · management and general $51,750

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $15,000 · fundraising $15,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $810 · management and general $810

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $347,030 · program services $270,957 · management and general $55,835 · fundraising $20,238

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $266,871 · program services $174,692 · management and general $51,769 · fundraising $40,410

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $90,141 · program services $86,435 · management and general $2,066 · fundraising $1,640

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,705 · program services $5,610 · management and general $12 · fundraising $83

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $72,950 · program services $59,090 · management and general $8,024 · fundraising $5,836

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $69,269 · program services $54,333 · management and general $9,570 · fundraising $5,366

  • 24a · Other expenses: PATIENT FOOD AND MEDICA

    total $370,841 · program services $370,841

  • 24b · Other expenses: AUTOMOBILE

    total $47,564 · program services $46,646 · management and general $480 · fundraising $438

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF & VOLUNTEER DEVEL

    total $45,602 · program services $40,440 · management and general $3,540 · fundraising $1,622

  • 24d · Other expenses: DONATED EQUIPMENT

    total $34,974 · program services $27,327 · management and general $7,647

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $12,260 · fundraising $12,260

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $280,615 · end of year $264,657

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,159,302 · end of year $1,158,310

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,023,156 · end of year $896,567

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $28,359 · end of year $52,070

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $34,345 · end of year $67,629

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

    $697,926

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

    $249,318

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $355,555 · end of year $448,608

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $116,187 · end of year $127,985

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $58,698 · end of year $285,928

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $156,830 · end of year $201,622

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $92,734

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,370,030 · end of year $1,110,344

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,529,357 · end of year $1,897,054

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO INSPIRE OCEAN CONSERVATION THROUGH MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE, REHABILITATION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH.

  • REHABILITATION: THE CENTER REHABILITATES SICK AND INJURED MARINE MAMMALS AT OUR HOSPITAL UNTIL THEY CAN BE RELEASED BACK TO THE WILD. ANNUALLY, WE CARE FOR 250 TO 500 SEA LIONS, ELEPHANT SEALS, FUR SEALS, AND HARBOR SEALS. SINCE 1992, WE'VE TREATED MORE THAN 11,000 MARINE MAMMALS. AS A PARTNER IN NOAA'S MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH AND STRANDING RESPONSE PROGRAM, MMCC HAS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF STRANDED MARINE WILDLIFE WHILE LEARNING MORE ABOUT SPECIES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE INACCESSIBLE. OUR EXPERTS DEVELOP TREATMENT AND HUSBANDRY PROTOCOLS TO DELIVER ADVANCED CARE TO ANIMALS IN NEED AND COLLABORATES WITH SCIENTISTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO CONDUCT RESEARCH THAT ADVANCES MARINE MAMMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.

    Expenses $2,550,337

  • RESCUE AND RESPONSE: MMCC RESCUES AND RESPONDS TO MARINE MAMMALS ALONG THE COAST OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, INCLUDING CATALINA ISLAND, AND HAS WITNESSED AN INCREASE IN THE FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF RECENT STRANDING EVENTS. CAUSES OF STRANDINGS INCLUDE MALNUTRITION, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, HUMAN INTERACTION SUCH AS ENTANGLEMENT AND GUNSHOT WOUNDS, ALGAL TOXINS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS. ON AVERAGE, OUR EXPERTS RESPOND TO 750 TO 1,000 REPORTS OF MARINE MAMMALS IN DISTRESS EACH YEAR. MMCC IS ALSO A MEMBER OF NOAA'S NATIONAL LARGE WHALE ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE NETWORK TO HELP SAVE THE GROWING NUMBER OF WHALES ENTANGLED IN FISHING GEAR THAT TRAVERSE OUR COASTLINE.

    Expenses $97,035

  • EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: MMCC'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR K-12 STUDENTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CONSERVATION PARTNERS, AND THE PUBLIC. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO BE INQUIRY-DRIVEN AND LEARNER-CENTRIC, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT WE ALL PLAY IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. WE CREATE EXPERIENCES THAT MOTIVATE, INSPIRE AND EQUIP PEOPLE TO TAKE CONCRETE ACTIONS TO PROTECT THE OCEAN AND MARINE MAMMALS. MMCC'S REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IS A UNIQUE TRAINING GROUND FOR VETERINARY AND ANIMAL CARE PROFESSIONALS. OUR PROGRAMS COMBINE HANDS-ON PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE, INNOVATIVE MEDICINE, AND MEANINGFUL PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION.

    Expenses $77,809 · Revenue $15,792

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Elizabeth Kendrick Galowich

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Fred Felman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Elizabeth Schindler Johnson

    SECRETARY (UNTIL 11/01/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Donna Dutcher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Dr Tammy Da Costa Gomez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Lisa Jordan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Elaine Wah

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Christopher Knight

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jon Polma

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Irene Gilgoff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • John Warner

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $258,969
    From this org
    $249,759
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,210
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $249,759
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,210
    Filer's total
    $258,969

  • David Bader

    CHIEF OPERATIONS & EDUCATI

    Total calculated
    $120,059
    From this org
    $112,479
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,580
    Hours/week
    40

  • Michelle Rivard

    DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HEALTH & CONSERVATION

    Total calculated
    $144,571
    From this org
    $138,621
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,950
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mattison Peters

    VETERINARIAN & RESPONSE OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $112,377
    From this org
    $106,591
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,786
    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
20 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202622019349301517

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