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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SUSTAINABLE OCEAN ALLIANCE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,330,549
Total expenses
$7,098,498
Contributions and grants received
$4,786,743
Grants paid
$658,250
Program service revenue
$172,484
Investment income
$371,322
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$10,038,233
Total liabilities, end of year
$345,747
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,692,486
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,276,662
Management and general expenses
$1,270,696
Fundraising expenses
$551,140
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,276,662

Program services were 74.3% 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

    $4,786,743

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT FEE

    total $172,484 · related or exempt $172,484

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $51,923 · excluded $51,923

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $335,514

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

    securities $16,115

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $319,399

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $319,399 · excluded $319,399

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $140,552 · program services $140,552

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $52,412 · program services $52,412

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $465,286 · program services $465,286

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $886,877 · program services $123,362 · management and general $404,760 · fundraising $358,755

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,443,750 · program services $1,391,438 · management and general $52,312

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $80,762 · program services $60,998 · management and general $6,680 · fundraising $13,084

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $223,887 · program services $166,322 · management and general $30,189 · fundraising $27,376

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $175,909 · program services $116,289 · management and general $32,972 · fundraising $26,648

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $44,134 · program services $44,134

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $48,470 · management and general $48,470

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $120,729 · fundraising $120,729

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,309,119 · program services $895,474 · management and general $413,645

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $879,200 · program services $872,592 · management and general $6,396 · fundraising $212

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $44,057 · program services $7,066 · management and general $36,197 · fundraising $794

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $79,778 · program services $58,873 · management and general $20,204 · fundraising $701

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $8,533 · program services $1,284 · management and general $7,249

  • 17 · Travel

    total $436,785 · program services $279,409 · management and general $155,299 · fundraising $2,077

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $156,926 · program services $100,385 · management and general $55,795 · fundraising $746

  • 24a · Other expenses: INV. IN CLOSELY-HELD CO

    total $499,246 · program services $499,246

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $2,086 · program services $1,540 · management and general $528 · fundraising $18

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,432,079 · end of year $583,667

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $7,517,481

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,091,667 · end of year $1,835,833

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $63,481 · end of year $101,252

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $126,792 · end of year $345,747

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,460,435 · end of year $3,642,785

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $6,049,701

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SUSTAINABLE OCEAN ALLIANCE EMPOWERS THE NEXT GENERATION TO BECOME LEADERS IN PRESERVING THE HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR OCEAN.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • THE OCEAN SOLUTIONS PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS AND MENTORSHIP TO PROJECT LEADERS WHO ARE UNDER 36 AND ADDRESSING CRITICAL OCEAN ISSUES WITH GRASSROOTS, COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES.

    Expenses $2,228,502 · Grants $495,587 · Revenue $172,484

  • THE OCEAN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTS OCEAN LEADERS WHO ARE ACTIVELY RAISING AWARENESS OF OCEAN CHALLENGES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, CREATING OCEAN SOLUTIONS, AND INFLUENCING OTHERS TO TAKE OCEAN ACTION. YOUNG OCEAN LEADERS ARE MEMBERS OF THE SOA COMMUNITY WHO ARE UNDER 35 YEARS OF AGE AND HAVE DEMONSTRATED A CONCRETE COMMITMENT TO UN SDG14: LIFE BELOW WATER. OVERALL, SOA'S GLOBAL NETWORK OF YOUNG OCEAN LEADERS ARE SPEARHEADING PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS THE CAUSES OF OCEAN HARM SUCH AS UNSUSTAINABLE FISHING, MARINE POLLUTION, AND HABITAT DESTRUCTION IN OVER 150 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE.

    Expenses $2,124,608 · Grants $162,663

  • PROGRAM MARKETING: STRATEGIC PROMOTION AND COMMUNICATION AIMED SPECIFICALLY TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO SAVE OUR OCEAN. THIS INCLUDES EDUCATION PROGRAMS, PROGRAM LAUNCHES, AND TARGETED MARKETING TO DRIVE PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT.

    Expenses $923,552

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Daniela Fernandez

    PRESIDENT / CEO

    Total calculated
    $360,090
    From this org
    $350,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,090
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $350,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,090
    Filer's total
    $360,090
  • Kim Kolt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Trond Wuellner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eva Zlotnicka

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Brekke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jitendra Kavathekar

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christina Ochoa

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Brisson

    BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 07/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert O'Connor

    BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 06/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Walker

    COO (UNTIL 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $526,787
    From this org
    $485,256
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,531
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $270,256
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $215,000
    Deferred
    $16,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,031
    Filer's total
    $526,787
  • Craig Dudenhoeffer

    CHIEF IMPACT & INV. OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $232,300
    From this org
    $220,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,300
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $232,300
  • Melissa Murray

    DIR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $194,906
    From this org
    $159,375
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,531
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,375
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,450
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,081
    Filer's total
    $194,906
  • Brandon Levy

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $185,541
    From this org
    $165,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,541
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,900
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,641
    Filer's total
    $185,541
  • Taylor Garrett

    ASSOCIATE DIR. OF GRANT

    Total calculated
    $163,257
    From this org
    $120,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,257
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,057
    Filer's total
    $163,257
  • Doreen Wong

    ASSOCIATE DIR. OF IMPACT & INV.

    Total calculated
    $134,646
    From this org
    $116,846
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,800
    Hours/week
    40 + 7 related

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

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
AS PER OUR TRAVEL POLICY, ANY FLIGHT EXTENDING LONGER THAN 6 HOURS MAY BE UPDRADED TO BUSINESS OR FIRST CLASS AS LONG AS THE COST DOES NOT EXCEED $1,000 USD.
PART I, LINE 4A
CHRISTOPHER WALKER RECEIVED $215,000 SEVERANCE PAYMENT DURING THE YEAR.

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

  • TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS

  • BLUE LATITUDES LLC

    $15,000

    OCEAN SOLUTIONS GRANT

  • GLASS HALF FULL

    $15,000

    OCEAN SOLUTIONS GRANT

  • FISHERMAN FRESH

    $12,000

    OCEAN SOLUTIONS GRANT

  • NOBLE OCEAN FARMS

    $10,000

    OCEAN SOLUTIONS GRANT

  • OCEAN SOLUTIONS GRANT

  • OCEAN SOLUTIONS GRANT

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

    $8,560

    OCEAN SOLUTIONS GRANT

  • OONEE

    $8,120

    OCEAN SOLUTIONS GRANT

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • SOA SEABIRD VENTURES LLC

    IMPACT INVESTING · CA · general or managing partner

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
18 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202442929349300014

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