Totals
- Total revenue
- $719,552
- Total expenses
- $623,280
- Contributions and grants received
- $528,686
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $190,776
- Investment income
- $90
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $443,045
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,095
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $440,950
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $381,695
- Management and general expenses
- $146,519
- Fundraising expenses
- $95,066
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $381,695
Program services were 61.2% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$528,686
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM CONTRACTS
total $190,776 · related or exempt $190,776
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3 · Investment income
total $90 · excluded $90
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $124,521 · program services $27,300 · management and general $70,719 · fundraising $26,502
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $304,133 · program services $230,721 · management and general $28,425 · fundraising $44,987
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $36,870 · program services $22,193 · management and general $8,528 · fundraising $6,149
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $37,400 · program services $22,512 · management and general $8,650 · fundraising $6,238
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $10,675 · management and general $10,675
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $929 · management and general $929
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,861 · program services $6,861
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13 · Office expenses
total $15,226 · management and general $15,226
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $25,120 · program services $20,096 · management and general $2,512 · fundraising $2,512
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17 · Travel
total $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $9,702 · program services $9,702
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $33,869 · program services $33,869
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24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $11,945 · program services $4,779 · fundraising $7,166
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24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE/IT
total $4,276 · program services $3,420 · management and general $428 · fundraising $428
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24d · Other expenses: EVENT COST & SUPPLIES
total $1,073 · fundraising $1,073
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24e · All other expenses
total $680 · program services $242 · management and general $427 · fundraising $11
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $175,670 · end of year $82,622
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $71,710 · end of year $268,070
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $32,652 · end of year $22,447
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $4,094 · end of year $1,340
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $150 · end of year $150
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$38,172
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$38,172
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $66,080 · end of year $68,416
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $4,432 · end of year $1,980
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $6,744 · end of year $115
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $327,419 · end of year $440,950
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $11,761
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO STEWARD CLEAN SHORES, HEALTHY HABITATS, AND LIVING WATERS TO FOSTER A THRIVING MONTEREY BAY AND MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. WE FOCUS ON THESE THREE AREAS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THEY ARE THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR A HEALTHY MARINE ECOSYSTEM.
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Save Our Shores engaged 9,658 individuals in its various outreach, education, and volunteer programs from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. Public Outreach & Advocacy: Save Our Shores hosted or participated in 45 public outreach events, reaching approximately 2,713 individuals. These events included SOS Speaker Series, Pollution Prevention Outreach, Whalefest Monterey, SOS Open House, and more. In addition, Save Our Shores in collaboration with a local coalition of supporters successfully executed the Ban the Butt campaign, resulting in the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously passing a historic ordinance banning the sale of single use cigarette filters within unincorporated areas of the county. Ocean/Marine Education: Save Our Shores engaged 1,631 students and 357 adults through our education programs. Many students were engaged multiple times through our education program series. SOS provided 33 educational presentations to 37 classes, 21 educational field trips with 41 classes, and 51 days of afterschool programs with 4 cohorts of students across 4 schools. 102 students enrolled and participated in the Junior Sanctuary Stewards afterschool program, 100% of these students were from an underserved school. Save Our Shores worked with youth in 25 schools from 13 school districts throughout the Central Coast region and 1 out of state school, 52% of schools that received education programming are from underserved communities and Title 1 schools.Beach, River, and Inland Cleanups: Save Our Shores engaged community volunteers in cleanup activities throughout Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, including Annual Coastal Cleanup Day in September. In total, the organization held 182 cleanups along beaches, rivers, and inland areas. 4,679 volunteers, including 2,008 youth, volunteered their time in cleanups. Altogether, these individuals logged over 10,000 volunteer-hours throughout the year at cleanup events and removed over 16,727 pounds of debris from the environment.
Expenses $381,695 · Revenue $190,776
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Erica Donnelly-GreenanERICA DONNELLY-GREENAN
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $79,880
- From this org
- $79,880
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Kathleen ThompsonKATHLEEN THOMPSON
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $44,641
- From this org
- $42,450
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,191
- Hours/week
- 40
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Michael JonesMICHAEL JONES
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tristan KaasTRISTAN KAAS
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Cathleen EckhardtCATHLEEN ECKHARDT
Vice Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Mary CurtissMARY CURTISS
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Nancy ConnellyNANCY CONNELLY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Leann CoprivizaLEANN COPRIVIZA
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dr Justin CummingsDR JUSTIN CUMMINGS
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tonia McCleanTONIA MCCLEAN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dr Charles LesterDR CHARLES LESTER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jane SilbersteinJANE SILBERSTEIN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 3 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533079349301673
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