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Clean Oceans Project

  • Santa Cruz, CA
  • Tax-exempt since Feb. 2011
  • EIN: 27-1898223

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: Science and Technology Research Institutes, Services / Marine Science and Oceanography (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$148k (2024)

Expenses
$118k (2024)

Total Assets
$164k (2024)

Total Liabilities
$2.79k (2024)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings 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.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$147,556
Expenses
$118,425
Net Income
$29,131
Net Assets
$160,989
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $148,640
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $189
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,273
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $163,782
Total Liabilities $2,793
Net Assets $160,989
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
James Earl Holm (Ceo) $14,633 $0
Patricia Clark (Secretary) $0 $0
Jay Pennock (95010) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Aug. 21, 2024

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$184,982
Expenses
$78,348
Net Income
$106,634
Net Assets
$131,858
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $184,856
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $126
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $133,507
Total Liabilities $1,649
Net Assets $131,858
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
James Earl Holm (Ceo) $8,282 $0
Patricia Clark (Secretary) $0 $0
Claudia R Rocha (Cfo) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Oct. 15, 2023

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$25,751
Expenses
$33,051
Net Income
-$7,300
Net Assets
$17,219
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $25,750
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,513
Total Liabilities $294
Net Assets $17,219
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
James Earl Holm (Ceo) $0 $0
Patricia Clark (Secretary) $0 $0
Claudia R Rocha (Cfo) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 12, 2021

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$36,209
Expenses
$36,156
Net Income
$53
Net Assets
$24,519
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $36,207
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $24,519
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $24,519
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
James Earl Holm (Ceo) $0 $0
Patricia Clark (Secretary) $0 $0
Claudia R Rocha (Cfo) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Aug. 31, 2020

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$35,328
Expenses
$51,312
Net Income
-$15,984
Net Assets
$24,466
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $35,221
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $107
0.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,314
Total Liabilities $3,848
Net Assets $24,466
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
James Earl Holm (Ceo) $0 $0
Robin Rush (Secretary) $0 $0
Claudia R Rocha (Cfo) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Sept. 9, 2019

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$75,183
Expenses
$70,524
Net Income
$4,659
Net Assets
$40,450
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $75,181
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $40,628
Total Liabilities $178
Net Assets $40,450
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
James Earl Holm (Ceo) $0 $0
Robin Rush (Secretary) $0 $0
Claudia R Rocha (Cfo) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 7, 2018

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$90,449
Expenses
$51,762
Net Income
$38,687
Net Assets
$35,791
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $90,407
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $42
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $35,791
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $35,791
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
James Earl Holm (Ceo) $0 $0
Robin Rush (Secretary) $0 $0
Claudia R Rocha (Cfo) $0 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Dec. 8, 2017

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$15,509
Expenses
$18,628
Net Income
-$3,119
Net Assets
-$13,433
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,029
64.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $5,480
35.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,176
Total Liabilities $18,609
Net Assets -$13,433

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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.

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

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Types of Nonprofits

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