Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by SOUTHEAST COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVING REGIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,572,973
- Total expenses
- $6,630,415
- Contributions and grants received
- $6,504,116
- Grants paid
- $5,484,778
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $68,857
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,632,491
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,493,452
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,139,039
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $6,522,017
- Management and general expenses
- $100,019
- Fundraising expenses
- $8,379
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $6,522,017
Program services were 98.4% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$68,755
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$6,435,361
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $68,857 · related or exempt $68,857
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11e · Other revenue, total
$68,857
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $5,378,909 · program services $5,378,909
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $105,869 · program services $105,869
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $150,000 · program services $134,111 · management and general $14,224 · fundraising $1,665
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $453,746 · program services $405,684 · management and general $43,027 · fundraising $5,035
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $39,413 · program services $35,709 · management and general $3,240 · fundraising $464
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $57,257 · program services $51,876 · management and general $4,707 · fundraising $674
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $45,966 · program services $41,646 · management and general $3,779 · fundraising $541
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11g · Fees: other
total $119,602 · program services $111,754 · management and general $7,848
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13 · Office expenses
total $9,091 · program services $9,091
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17 · Travel
total $47,080 · program services $46,171 · management and general $909
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $82,598 · program services $82,598
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $78,007 · program services $78,007
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24a · Other expenses: BUSINESS SERVICES
total $47,203 · program services $40,517 · management and general $6,686
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24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $14,000 · management and general $14,000
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24c · Other expenses: SUBCONTRACT RESEARCH
total $1,599 · management and general $1,599
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24d · Other expenses: MEETING SPONSORSHIP
total $75 · program services $75
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $153,778 · end of year $527,380
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $251,594 · end of year $251,695
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,467,917 · end of year $1,235,177
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $33,610 · end of year $70,398
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$770,820
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$222,979
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $591,206 · end of year $547,841
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,288,222 · end of year $1,480,452
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $13,402 · end of year $13,000
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,113,334 · end of year $1,062,588
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $83,147 · end of year $76,451
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
SECOORA IS THE REGIONAL SOLUTION TO INTEGRATING COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVING DATA IN THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES TO INFORM DECISION MAKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE SECOORA REGION ENCOMPASSES 4 STATES, OVER 42 MILLION PEOPLE AND SPANS THE COASTAL OCEAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA. WE ARE CREATING CUSTOMIZED PRODUCTS TO ADDRESS THESE THEMATIC AREAS: MARINE OPERATIONS; COASTAL HAZARDS; ECOSYSTEMS, WATER QUALITY, AND LIVING MARINE RESOURCES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SECOORA, THE SOUTHEAST COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVING REGIONAL ASSOCIATION, IS THE REGIONAL SOLUTION TO INTEGRATING COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVING DATA AND INFORMATION IN THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES.
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PROVIDE OCEAN INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND OTHER PARTIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS ONE OF 11 REGIONAL COASTAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS. SECOORA COLLECTS DATA AND CREATES TOOLS THAT SUPPORT HUMAN POPULATIONS, COASTAL ECONOMIES AND A HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT. ITS OBSERVING SYSTEM IS COMPRISED OF MULTIPLE DATA PRODUCTS, MOORED AND COASTAL STATIONS, HIGH-FREQUENCY RADARS, AND A GLIDER OBSERVATORY.
Expenses $6,522,017 · Grants $5,484,778
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PRIORITIES FOR SECOORA FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS ARE TO SUSTAIN, REPAIR AND EXPAND CRITICAL OBSERVING INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ENHANCE DATA MANAGEMENT, DATA SHARING, AND DELIVERY OF DATA PRODUCTS, TO STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST, INCLUDING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. IN SECOORA'S BIL AWARD SECOORA IS PROPOSING WORK UNDER TOPIC AREA 1 AND TOPIC AREA 2:
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SECOORA AND PARTNERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PILOTED AND TRANSITIONED TO OPERATIONS A COASTAL WEBCAM NETWORK FOR THE SOUTHEAST US. THE NETWORK, KNOWN AS WEBCOOS, STREAMLINED THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, AND ACCESS TO REAL-TIME AND HISTORIC WEBCAM IMAGERY AND ENABLES IMAGE ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVED PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE USED FOR DECISION-MAKING.
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Erin HagueERIN HAGUE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Duane De FreeseDUANE DE FREESE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bryan FranksBRYAN FRANKS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nathan HallNATHAN HALL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Patrick BarrineauPATRICK BARRINEAU
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Evelien VanderkloetEVELIEN VANDERKLOET
AT LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bill SavidgeBILL SAVIDGE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Susan LovelaceSUSAN LOVELACE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeff CopelandJEFF COPELAND
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gary MitchumGARY MITCHUM
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Debra HernandezDEBRA HERNANDEZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $200,323
- From this org
- $166,980
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,343
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $166,980
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $15,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,343
- Filer's total
- $200,323
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 · 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
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
$638,512
TO FURTHER MISSION OF PROVIDING OCEAN INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND OTHER PARTIES
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UNC WILMINGTON
$510,657
TO FURTHER MISSION OF PROVIDING OCEAN INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND OTHER PARTIES
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TO FURTHER MISSION OF PROVIDING OCEAN INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND OTHER PARTIES
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AXIOM DATA SCIENCES LLC
$385,218
TO FURTHER MISSION OF PROVIDING OCEAN INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND OTHER PARTIES
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$378,961
TO FURTHER MISSION OF PROVIDING OCEAN INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND OTHER PARTIES
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
$314,166
TO FURTHER MISSION OF PROVIDING OCEAN INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND OTHER PARTIES
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
$291,066
TO FURTHER MISSION OF PROVIDING OCEAN INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND OTHER PARTIES
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GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
$257,880
TO FURTHER MISSION OF PROVIDING OCEAN INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND OTHER PARTIES
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TO FURTHER MISSION OF PROVIDING OCEAN INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND OTHER PARTIES
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$140,112
TO FURTHER MISSION OF PROVIDING OCEAN INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND OTHER PARTIES
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 11 February 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202540429349300224
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