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Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Community Improvement, Capacity Building / Business and Industry (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a donor-advised fund
Organization maintained a donor-advised fund or similar account through which donors could direct the distribution or investment of funds. Details are reported on Schedule D.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$6.26M (2023)

Expenses
$5.9M (2023)

Total Assets
$2.5M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$1.3M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

No Extracted Financial Data

Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,262,135
Expenses
$5,902,091
Net Income
$360,044
Net Assets
$1,196,481
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,203,324
99.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $101
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $58,710
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $125,940
2.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $383,517
6.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,498,105
Total Liabilities $1,301,624
Net Assets $1,196,481
Other
Operated a donor-advised fund
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debra Hernandez (Executive Director) $125,939 $0 $29,210
Bill Savidge (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Conrad Lautenbacher (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Duane De Freese (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bryan Franks (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Copeland (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Nathan Hall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Barrineau (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Evelien Vanderkloet (At Large) $0 $0 $0
Susan Lovelace (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Gary Mitchum (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jim Murley (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,560,971
Expenses
$5,542,572
Net Income
$18,399
Net Assets
$836,437
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,536,386
99.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $92
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $24,493
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $125,939
2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $307,426
5.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,939,455
Total Liabilities $1,103,018
Net Assets $836,437
Other
Operated a donor-advised fund
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debra Hernandez (Executive Director) $127,506 $0 $28,014
Susan Lovelace (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Barrineau (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Evelien Vanderkloet (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bill Savidge (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Conrad Lautenbacher (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gary Mitchum (At Large) $0 $0 $0
Jim Murley (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Quinton White (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mike Piehler (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Michael Crosby (Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,836,995
Expenses
$4,760,182
Net Income
$76,813
Net Assets
$818,038
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,898,482
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$62,907
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,420
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $128,136
2.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $331,661
7.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,915,610
Total Liabilities $1,097,572
Net Assets $818,038
Other
Operated a donor-advised fund
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debra Hernandez (Executive Director) $122,700 $0 $25,600
Marcel Reichert (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kurt Korte (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Roger Pugliese (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bill Savidge (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gary Mitchum (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Conrad Lautenbacher (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Murley (At Large) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Copeland (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Quinton White (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mike Piehler (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Michael Crosby (Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,875,891
Expenses
$3,870,502
Net Income
$5,389
Net Assets
$741,225
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,864,099
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,792
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $118,850
3.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $329,789
8.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,362,164
Total Liabilities $620,939
Net Assets $741,225
Other
Operated a donor-advised fund
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debra Hernandez (Executive Director) $120,000 $0 $24,000
Marcel Reichert (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kurt Korte (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bill Savidge (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Murley (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mike Piehler (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Pat Halpin (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Conrad Lautenbacher (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Roger Pugliese (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rick Devoe (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Copeland (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Quinton White (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Brandal Townsend (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Michael Crosby (Past Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,070,524
Expenses
$2,686,907
Net Income
$383,617
Net Assets
$735,836
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,030,564
98.7%
Program Services $36,433
1.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,527
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $120,000
4.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $239,577
8.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,024,491
Total Liabilities $288,655
Net Assets $735,836
Other
Operated a donor-advised fund
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debra Hernandez (Executive Director) $103,416 $0 $21,790
Rick Devoe (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
George Maul (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Copeland (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Michael Crosby (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mitch Roffer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Marcel Reichert (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Weisberg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Adams (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Willis (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Murley (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Pat Halpin (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Conrad Lautenbacher (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Roger Pugliese (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Quinton White (Past Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nick Shay (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brandal Townsend (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mike Piehler (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,869,739
Expenses
$2,824,467
Net Income
$45,272
Net Assets
$352,219
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,809,872
97.9%
Program Services $37,450
1.3%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $22,417
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $103,416
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $202,694
7.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $708,367
Total Liabilities $356,148
Net Assets $352,219
Other
Operated a donor-advised fund
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debra Hernandez (Executive Director) $111,371 $0 $22,268
Rick Devoe (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
George Maul (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Copeland (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Michael Crosby (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mitch Roffer (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marcel Reichert (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Nelson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ruoying He (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Weisberg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Adams (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Willis (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Murley (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Pat Halpin (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Conrad Lautenbacher (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Roger Pugliese (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Quinton White (Past Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nick Shay (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,908,181
Expenses
$2,853,229
Net Income
$54,952
Net Assets
$306,947
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,819,139
96.9%
Program Services $88,500
3.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $542
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $99,438
3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $178,545
6.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $476,109
Total Liabilities $169,162
Net Assets $306,947
Other
Operated a donor-advised fund
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debra Hernandez (Executive Director) $99,281 $0 $19,983
Lynn Leonard (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Quinton White (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Peter Hamilton (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Marcel Reichert (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Adams (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bill Hogarth (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
George Voulgaris (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rouying He (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rick Devoe (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Michael Crosby (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tim Short (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mitch Roffer (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
George Maul (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Robert Weisberg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Copeland (At Large) $0 $0 $0
Jim Nelson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,874,279
Expenses
$2,845,653
Net Income
$28,626
Net Assets
$251,995
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,829,545
98.4%
Program Services $41,250
1.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,484
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $314,834
11.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $687,789
Total Liabilities $435,794
Net Assets $251,995
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debra Hernandez (Executive Director) $98,808 $0 $19,925
Lynn Leonard (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Conrad Lautenbacher (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Peter Hamilton (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Roger Pugliese (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Adams (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Nick Shay (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
George Voulgaris (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rouying He (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bill Hogarth (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jim Nelson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tim Short (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kathleen O'keife (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
George Maul (Past Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robert Weisberg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Copeland (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marcel Reichert (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,634,309
Expenses
$2,626,467
Net Income
$7,842
Net Assets
$223,369
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,594,310
98.5%
Program Services $35,500
1.3%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,499
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $282,635
10.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $554,788
Total Liabilities $331,419
Net Assets $223,369
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debra Hernandez (Executive Director) $99,348 $0 $20,018
Dick Dodge (Past Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mitch Roffer (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lynn Leonard (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Conrad Lautenbacher (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Peter Hamilton (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Steve Woll (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rick Devoe (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Roger Pugliese (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Adams (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Nick Shay (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
George Voulgaris (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rouying He (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bill Hogarth (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Nelson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tim Short (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kathleen O'keife (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,605,554
Expenses
$2,587,330
Net Income
$18,224
Net Assets
$215,527
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,566,054
98.5%
Program Services $38,000
1.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,500
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $265,913
10.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $588,643
Total Liabilities $373,116
Net Assets $215,527
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debra Hernandez (Executive Director) $99,438 $0 $0
Dick Dodge (Past Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mitch Roffer (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lynn Leonard (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Conrad Lautenbacher (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Peter Hamilton (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Steve Woll (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Peter Sheng (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rick Devoe (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Roger Pugliese (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Adams (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bob Weisberg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Proni (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nick Shay (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
George Maul (Chair) $0 $0 $0
George Voulgaris (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rouying He (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bill Hogarth (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,713,800
Expenses
$2,688,470
Net Income
$25,330
Net Assets
$197,303
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,671,854
98.5%
Program Services $40,000
1.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,946
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $222,385
8.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $599,538
Total Liabilities $402,235
Net Assets $197,303

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,462,793
Expenses
$1,422,840
Net Income
$39,953
Net Assets
$171,973
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,421,311
97.2%
Program Services $41,250
2.8%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $232
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $249,792
17.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $665,245
Total Liabilities $493,272
Net Assets $171,973

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$448,357
Expenses
$424,585
Net Income
$23,772
Net Assets
$132,020
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $405,607
90.5%
Program Services $42,750
9.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $168,576
39.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $178,766
Total Liabilities $46,746
Net Assets $132,020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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