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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by OCEAN RISK AND RESILIENCE ACTION ALLIANCE INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2025 , filed 9 September 2026. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$13,552,554 changed to $1,887,292
Total expenses
$13,569,700 changed to $2,630,844
Contributions and grants received
$13,453,796 changed to $1,830,615
Grants paid
$8,561,749 changed to $1,272,873
Program service revenue
$42,010 changed to $0
Investment income
$54,425 changed to $33,802
Other revenue
$2,323 changed to $22,875
Total assets, end of year
$5,977,628 changed to $4,944,055
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,761,962 changed to $2,471,941
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,215,666 changed to $2,472,114
Program services expenses
$12,623,621 changed to $2,448,434
Management and general expenses
$872,693 changed to $134,548
Fundraising expenses
$73,386 changed to $47,862
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,623,621 changed to $2,448,434

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Ariane Steinsmeier
  • Ashleigh Cirilla
  • Christopher Cunliffe
  • Heidi Maree Prislan
  • Karen Ancillai

Totals

Total revenue
$13,552,554
Total expenses
$13,569,700
Contributions and grants received
$13,453,796
Grants paid
$8,561,749
Program service revenue
$42,010
Investment income
$54,425
Other revenue
$2,323
Total assets, end of year
$5,977,628
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,761,962
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,215,666
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,623,621
Management and general expenses
$872,693
Fundraising expenses
$73,386
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,623,621

Program services were 93.0% 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)

    $10,895,127

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,558,669

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSULTING SERVICES

    total $42,010 · related or exempt $42,010

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $54,425 · excluded $54,425

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $2,323 · excluded $2,323

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,323

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $568,779 · program services $568,779

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $7,992,970 · program services $7,992,970

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $537,955 · program services $417,163 · management and general $109,079 · fundraising $11,713

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,612,574 · program services $1,250,488 · management and general $326,974 · fundraising $35,112

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $216,180 · program services $167,639 · management and general $43,834 · fundraising $4,707

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $73,109 · program services $56,693 · management and general $14,824 · fundraising $1,592

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $47,284 · program services $38,537 · management and general $8,089 · fundraising $658

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $148,383 · management and general $148,383

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,448,804 · program services $1,319,553 · management and general $128,760 · fundraising $491

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $389,915 · program services $389,915

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $76,985 · program services $62,746 · management and general $13,167 · fundraising $1,072

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $87,639 · program services $71,348 · management and general $15,072 · fundraising $1,219

  • 17 · Travel

    total $335,553 · program services $285,220 · management and general $33,555 · fundraising $16,778

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,015 · program services $1,642 · management and general $345 · fundraising $28

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $30,416 · management and general $30,416

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXCHANGE LOSS

    total $620 · program services $505 · management and general $106 · fundraising $9

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSE

    total $519 · program services $423 · management and general $89 · fundraising $7

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $234,534 · end of year $234,628

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,555,058 · end of year $5,593,794

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,039,912

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $197,365

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $38,846 · end of year $25,843

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

    $2,037

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

    $1,120

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,324 · end of year $917

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $1,607 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $88,304 · end of year $122,446

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $471,353 · end of year $172,469

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,452,785 · end of year $2,589,493

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,830,093 · end of year $1,912,987

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,402,719 · end of year $1,302,679

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

EVERYTHING WE DO IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT AT LEAST 30 PERCENT OF THE OCEAN BY 2030 AND BUILDING OCEAN RESILIENCE BY: ENGAGING AND ACTIVATING BY DELIVERING OCEAN MESSAGES AT KEY MOMENTS THAT MATTER; INNOVATING CHANGE BY BUILDING CONSTITUENCIES AND REACHING NEW AUDIENCES; INVESTING IN BUILDING OCEAN HEALTH AND RESILIENCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EVERYTHING WE DO IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT AT LEAST 30 PERCENT OF THE OCEAN BY 2030

  • ENGAGING AND ACTIVATING BY DELIVERING OCEAN MESSAGES AT KEY MOMENTS THAT MATTER; INNOVATING CHANGE BY BUILDING CONSTITUENCIES AND REACHING NEW AUDIENCES; INVESTING IN BUILDING OCEAN HEALTH AND RESILIENCE.

    Expenses $12,623,621 · Grants $8,561,749 · Revenue $42,010

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ulrike Decoene

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jose Maria Figueres

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Theodore P Janulis

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Lesley Ndlovu

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Shauna Aminath

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Robert Blasiak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Naoko Ishii

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Karen R Sack

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $306,763
    From this org
    $297,835
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,928
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $297,835
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,928
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $306,763

  • Cowyk Fox

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $231,192
    From this org
    $218,138
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,054
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $218,138
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,544
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,510
    Filer's total
    $231,192

  • Christopher Cunliffe

    SENIOR DIRECTOR: INNOVATIO

    Total calculated
    $247,659
    From this org
    $211,162
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,497
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,162
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,497
    Filer's total
    $247,659

  • Ariane Steinsmeier

    DIRECTOR: GLOBAL OUTREACH

    Total calculated
    $245,504
    From this org
    $224,944
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,560
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,944
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,560
    Filer's total
    $245,504

  • Karen Ancillai

    DIRECTOR: DEVELOPMENT AND

    Total calculated
    $194,400
    From this org
    $188,738
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,662
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,738
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,662
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $194,400

  • Ashleigh Cirilla

    DIRECTOR: OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $191,361
    From this org
    $180,090
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,271
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,090
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,403
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,868
    Filer's total
    $191,361

  • Heidi Maree Prislan

    OFFICER - GLOBAL OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $123,283
    From this org
    $108,295
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,988
    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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

  • GLOBAL FISHING WATCH INC

    $336,322

    ONLINE TRANSPARENCY-RELATED TOOLS

  • CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

    $97,457

    METRICS AND GUARDRAILS TO ENSURE QUALITY BLUE CARBON PROJECTS AND CREDITS

  • RARE INC

    $80,000

    INCREASE THE FINANCIAL RESILIENCE OF COASTAL FISHING COMMUNITIES

  • OCEAN EYE INC

    $55,000

    TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING PILOT OF OCEAN EYE, A UNIQUE DATA COLLECTION AND FINANCIAL TRANSFER PLATFORM THAT COLLECTS WILDLIFE SIGHTING DATA AND TRANSFERS ECOSYSTEM SERVICE PAYMENTS, IN INDONESIA AND ALLOW OCEAN EYE TO SCALE TO NEW LOCATIONS IN BIODIVERSITY RICH AREAS.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
7 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202642529349300449

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