NonprofitsOceana Inc

Environment

Oceana Inc

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$34.7M

Total expenses

$45.5M

Net assets

$50.9M

Grants received

$104.9M

964 grants

EIN

510401308

Tax year

2024

Mission

To advocate for policy changes by governments and corporations in order to preserve ocean life and return the oceans to their former abundance.

Programs

4 programs

United statesin the united states, oceana is working on science-based policy campaigns to stop new offshore oil and gas development, reduce illegal fishing, protect marine habitat, save endangered species, reduce single-use plastics, and defend the nation's conservation laws.in 2024, our campaign goals included banning new offshore oil drilling in 625 million acres of federal waters, rebuilding the populations of pacific sardines, the basis of the food chain in the waters off the us west coast, saving endangered north atlantic right whales from the threats of ship collisions and entanglement in fishing gear, protecting fragile seafloor habitat in alaska from destructive bottom trawling, supporting the use of traps and nets that do not indiscriminately kill thousands of un-targeted marine animals, enacting policies across the country that ban unnecessary single-use plastics, and defending the endangered species act, the marine mammal protection act, the national environmental policy act, and the magnuson stevens conservation and management act from attempts to weaken legislation or defund agencies that enforce these laws.

Expenses: $10.6MGrants: $202K

Marketing and communicationskey achievements of oceana's marketing and communications department in 2024 are highlighted below:- oceana's grassroots base consisted of 6.3 million organizational supporters. - oceana has 9 million supporters worldwide.

Expenses: $2.9M

Marine science

Expenses: $2.8M

LAW

Expenses: $690K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$34.5M
Program service revenue
Investment income$466K
Other revenue
Total revenue$34.7M

Expenses

Grants paid$993K
Salaries & benefits$29.9M
Fundraising$5.2M
Other expenses$14.3M
Total expenses$45.5M
Total assets$62.2M
Net assets$50.9M

People

39 listed

NameRoleCompensation

JAMES F SIMON PRESIDENT GEN

COUNSEL THRU 7/24; CEO AS OF 7/24

Board

$499K

40 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER M SHARKEY

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Board

$314K

40 hrs/wk

ANDREW F SHARPLESS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER THRU 6/24

Board

$307K

40 hrs/wk

MAYA GABEIRA

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

CESAR GAVIRIA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LOIC GOUZER

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

JENA KING

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

BEN KOERNER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SARA LOWELL

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

DR KRISTIAN PARKER

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

DR DANIEL PAULY

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

SAM WATERSTON

CHAIR THRU 9/24; DIRECTOR AS OF 9/24

Board

6 hrs/wk

SUSAN ROCKEFELLER

DIRECTOR

Board

6 hrs/wk

LEX SANT

DIRECTOR

Board

4 hrs/wk

SIMON SIDAMON-ERISTOFF

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

DR RASHID SUMALIA

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

VALARIE VAN CLEAVE

DIRECTOR UNTIL 4/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH WAHLER

DIRECTOR

Board

4 hrs/wk

ANTHA WILLIAMS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JEAN WEISS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DAVID ROCKEFELLER JR

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

MARA EUGENIA GIRON

VICE-CHAIR

Board

3 hrs/wk

KEITH ADDIS

PRESIDENT

Board

6 hrs/wk

JAMES SANDLER

SECRETARY

Board

3 hrs/wk

DIANA THOMSON

TREASURER THRU 9/24; CHAIR AS OF 9/24

Board

5 hrs/wk

GARY ALAZRAKI

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

HERBERT M BEDOLFE III

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

CHRISTINA CHEMTAI HICKS

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

TED DANSON

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

NICHOLAS DAVIS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

PATRICE ETLIN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JACQUELINE SAVITZ

CHIEF POLICY OFFICER, NORT

Staff

$369K

40 hrs/wk

NANCY GOLDEN

VP, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$304K

40 hrs/wk

KATHY WHELPLEY

CHIEF OF STAFF

Staff

$296K

40 hrs/wk

MATTHEW LITTLEJOHN

SR. VP, STRATEGIC INITIATI

Staff

$276K

40 hrs/wk

KATHRYN MATTHEWS

CHIEF SCIENTIST & SVP

Staff

$243K

40 hrs/wk

PASCALE MOEHRLE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EUROPE

Staff

$243K

40 hrs/wk

DANIEL OLIVARES

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Staff

$242K

40 hrs/wk

BETH LOWELL

VICE PRESIDENT, UNITED STATES

Staff

$215K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

M&R STRATEGIC SERVICES INC

DIGITAL ADVERTISING / FUNDRAISING CONSUL

$489K

OGLETREE DEAKINS PC

LEGAL COUNSEL

$343K

BRITE IDEAS INC

AV SERVIES

$207K

ENGAGING NETWORKS

FUNDRAISING PLATFORM SUBSCRIPTION & SERV

$197K

ORACLE AMERICA INC

GLOBAL FINANCIAL REPORTING SOFTWARE

$167K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$6.5M
TO PROTECT THE OCEAN
2024
$2.3M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$1.7M
AGRICULTURE & FOOD, ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT, ANIMAL-RELATED, ENVIRONMENT
2024
$1M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$205K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$200K
TO RESTORE AND PROTECT OCEAN ABUDANCE
2024
$183K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$116K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2024
$100K
SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE CLEAN REGATTAS PROGRAM AND OTHER SAILING PROGRAMS TO PROTECT CARIBBEAN CORAL REEFS AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.
2024
$80K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$75K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$75K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2024
$60K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
2024
$50K
WORKING TO PROTECT AND RESTORE OUR OCEANS, OCEANA IS THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO OCEAN CONSERVATION.
2024
$50K
To protect and restore the world's oceans on a global scale.
2024
$50K
General Purpose unless otherwise stated
2024
$40K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL CONSERVATION
2024
$36K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$35K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$35K
GENERAL
2024
$33K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
2024
$30K
TO CARRY OUT SPECIFIC CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROJECTS
2024
$30K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$30K
TO PRESERVE OCEAN LIFE
2024
$30K
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
2024
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$29K
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES
2024
$26K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
2024
$24K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$20K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2024
$20K
TO CREATE POLICIES THAT COULD INCREASE FISH POPULATIONS AND PROTECT THE OCEAN.
2024
$15K
Program Support
2024
$15K
FOR CHARITABLE USE
2024
$14K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$11K
Unrestricted funds
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
PRESERVATION & RESTORATION OF OCEANS
2024
$10K
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
2024
$10K
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
2024
$10K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
2024
$10K
GENERAL
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2024
$9K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$9K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$7K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$6K
FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$5K
ANNUAL FUND
2024
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$5K
ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT & CORPORATIONS TO PRESERVE OCEAN LIFE, IN PARTICULAR NOISE AND PLASTIC POLLUTION
2024
$5K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
PUBLIC SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION MISSION
2024
$5K
SECURING CURRENT AND FUTURE PROTECTIONS FOR BELIZES MARINE ENVIRONMENT
2024
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2024
$4K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$3K
FOR OPERATIONS
2024
$3K
environmental assistance
2024
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$2K
UNRESTRICTED GIFT TO GENERAL FUND
2024
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$2K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2024
$2K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$2K
ENVIRONMENT/NATURE
2024
$2K
ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT
2024
$2K
GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT
2024
$2K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CITIZENS TO ENGAGE IN A HEALTHY DEMOCRACY
2024
$1K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$600
TO SUPPORT OCEAN CONSERVATION
2024
$500
International ocean preservation efforts
2024
$350
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$300
CARRY OUT TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$250
SUPPORT OF PUBLIC CHARITY PROGRAM
2024
$150
MATCHING GIFTS
2024
$100
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$69
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$6.5M
TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES AND PROTECT CORAL REEFS
2023
$3.0M
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
$2.3M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$2M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$1M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$798K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2023
$745K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$729K
Provide funding to the organization so that it can continue it stated mission of providing ocean conservation all over the world.
2023
$525K
To support responsible fisheries management in the US, especially around bycatch.
2023
$500K
Environment
2023
$300K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$300K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2023
$262K
To promote seafood traceability, reduce illegal fishing and provide support for recovering depleted fish stocks in Mexico.
2023
$250K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$218K
CHILE OFFSHORE MARINE PROTECTED AREAS; OCEANA-CHILE SUPPORT TO ADVANCING GOALS AT SOUTH PACIFIC REGIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION
2023
$200K
GENERAL USE
2023
$200K
SUPPORT FOR REDUCTION OF OFFSHORE DRILLING
2023
$180K
To support SFSJ's effort to build public awareness of sustainable seafood to in turn compel leaders to act on traceability, illegal fishing, and fisheries sustainability.
2023
$175K
GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR OCEANA'S WORK IN BELIZE, 2023-2026
2023
$150K
FUNDS INTENDED TO BE ALLOCATED TO OCEANA'S WORK IN THE UK
2023
$142K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$128K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$120K
To reduce illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing of four priority fisheries in Chile - northern anchoveta, sardines, common hake and kelp.
2023
$115K
Environment and Science
2023
$100K
to build support towards seafood traceability in Baja California Sur.
2023
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$100K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$100K
TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$100K
Environment and Science
2023
$80K
GENERAL DONATION
2023
$75K
TO ASSIST THE RECIPIENT IN CARRYING OUT ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
2023
$53K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$52K
GENERAL
2023
$50K
General Purpose unless otherwise stated
2023
$50K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$50K
To support two key science-based management functions needed to help manage Chile's mixed Anchoveta/sardine fishery.
2023
$50K
THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT OCEANA'S NEW YORK GALA.
2023
$48K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$43K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$38K
Operating Support
2023
$38K
GENERAL PURPOSE CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$35K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
2023
$31K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$31K
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES
2023
$31K
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES
2023
$30K
To protect and restore the world's oceans on a global scale.
2023
$30K
To protect and restore the world's oceans on a global scale.
2023
$26K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
2023
$25K
GENERAL PURPOSES - Environmental
2023
$25K
Plastic pollultion campaign
2023
$25K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$24K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$21K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2023
$20K
SECURING CURRENT AND FUTURE PROTECTIONS FOR BELIZE'S MARINE ENVIRONMENT
2023
$20K
FOR CHARITABLE USE
2023
$17K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2023
$16K
SUPPORT OF MISSION
2023
$15K
GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR OCEANA'S FISHERIES WORK IN MEXICO 2023
2023
$15K
TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
2023
$14K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$13K
SUPPORT CHARITBLE PURPOSES
2023
$11K
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR BAJA AND CHILE
2023
$10K
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
2023
$10K
EXEMPT PURPOSES
2023
$10K
GENERAL
2023
$10K
CHARTIABLE
2023
$10K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$10K
PRESERVATION & RESTORATION OF OCEANS
2023
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$10K
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
2023
$10K
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
2023
$10K
Futhering the mission of the Org
2023
$10K
Futhering the mission of the Org
2023
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$9K
CHARITABLE
2023
$8K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$8K
SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
2023
$7K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$7K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$7K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$6K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$5K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023

Funded by

$104.9M from 378 funders · 964 grants · 2017–2024

The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc

$17.5M · 3 grants · 2020–2024

Sandler Foundation

$15M · 9 grants · 2017–2023

The Marisla Foundation

$9.6M · 8 grants · 2020–2024

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc

$7.9M · 6 grants · 2018–2024

National Philanthropic Trust

$6.3M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$4.7M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Robertson Foundation

$4.0M · 7 grants · 2019–2022

Walton Family Foundation Inc

$4.0M · 17 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN510401308
NTEE codeC013
Subsection03
Ruling date2000-01
Formed2001
Employees175
Volunteers35149
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