Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,994,804
- Total expenses
- $4,270,153
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,445,188
- Grants paid
- $68,436
- Program service revenue
- $295,000
- Investment income
- $166,211
- Other revenue
- $88,405
- Total assets, end of year
- $19,750,389
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $10,227,879
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $9,522,510
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,328,060
- Management and general expenses
- $489,641
- Fundraising expenses
- $452,452
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,328,060
Program services were 77.9% 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.
-
1c · Fundraising events
$249,660
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$774,101
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,421,427
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$85,117
-
2a · Program service revenue: Program fees and income
total $295,000 · related or exempt $295,000
-
3 · Investment income
total $165,711 · excluded $165,711
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $500
-
7c · Gain or loss
other assets $500
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $500 · excluded $500
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$112,599
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$249,660
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$24,194
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $88,405 · excluded $88,405
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $68,436 · program services $68,436
-
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 $519,496 · program services $189,349 · management and general $200,160 · fundraising $129,987
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,953,767 · program services $1,665,598 · management and general $121,364 · fundraising $166,805
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $21,273 · program services $15,955 · management and general $2,765 · fundraising $2,553
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $175,690 · program services $131,767 · management and general $22,840 · fundraising $21,083
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $190,276 · program services $142,707 · management and general $24,736 · fundraising $22,833
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $280,933 · program services $244,337 · management and general $19,628 · fundraising $16,968
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,502 · management and general $1,502
-
13 · Office expenses
total $35,181 · program services $25,564 · management and general $7,262 · fundraising $2,355
-
14 · Information technology
total $22,475 · program services $17,980 · management and general $3,084 · fundraising $1,411
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $73,426 · program services $58,741 · management and general $7,343 · fundraising $7,342
-
17 · Travel
total $157,473 · program services $155,569 · management and general $952 · fundraising $952
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $17,815 · program services $14,252 · management and general $3,563
-
20 · Interest
total $8,691 · program services $1,738 · management and general $6,953
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $467,250 · program services $373,800 · management and general $46,725 · fundraising $46,725
-
23 · Insurance
total $45,369 · program services $33,634 · management and general $11,735
-
24a · Other expenses: Equipment and Rental Maintenance
total $59,380 · program services $51,328 · management and general $4,790 · fundraising $3,262
-
24b · Other expenses: Donated Goods
total $85,117 · program services $76,747 · fundraising $8,370
-
24c · Other expenses: Postage and Printing
total $21,358 · program services $17,086 · management and general $2,136 · fundraising $2,136
-
24d · Other expenses: Licenses and Permits
total $11,361 · program services $11,361
-
24e · All other expenses
total $53,884 · program services $32,111 · management and general $2,103 · fundraising $19,670
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $918,259 · end of year $262,099
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,924,045 · end of year $2,306,176
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $596,688
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $195,042
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $4,699 · end of year $3,294
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $61,911 · end of year $69,707
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$17,467,640
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,114,232
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $14,793,446 · end of year $14,353,408
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $2,156,971 · end of year $2,137,964
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $26,901 · end of year $21,053
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $85,209 · end of year $135,499
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $144,496 · end of year $141,093
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $10,253,684 · end of year $9,951,287
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,671,431 · end of year $7,738,433
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,926,454 · end of year $1,784,077
Mission and programs · 2024
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 $3,328,060 · Revenue $295,000
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Shara Fisler
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $167,779
- From this org
- $154,445
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,334
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $154,445
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $1,622
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,712
- Filer's total
- $167,779
-
Sandy MacKenzie
Director of Philanthropy
- Total calculated
- $132,484
- From this org
- $123,872
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,612
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Lindsay McKay Goodwin
Associate Director
- Total calculated
- $131,687
- From this org
- $128,909
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,778
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Elvia Meza
Director of Finance Admin
- Total calculated
- $122,358
- From this org
- $112,270
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,088
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Scott Grimes
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Kristen Koch
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
-
Tara Marathe
Secretary
- 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
-
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. 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
None.
Answered no
- 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
-
$5,436
Educational Assistance
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 27 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533009349302053
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