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EIN 22-2573677

Ocean Alliance

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
5
City
Gloucester
State
Massachusetts
Year formed
1971
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
C05: Environment Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis
Description
Ocean Alliance is an environmental research or public policy institute in Gloucester, MA whose mission is: Scientific Research on marine mammals and education.
Total revenues
$1,609,251
2023
Total expenses
$874,059
2023
Total assets
$6,012,509
2023
Num. employees
5
2023

Program areas at Ocean Alliance

Whale Disentanglement- conduct expeditions in order to disentangle whales that get caught in fishing gear.
Ocean Encounters Education Programs educate the public about whales and the ocean environment.
SnotBot and Drones for Whale Research- conduct ongiong, targeted research expeditions focused on whales and ocean pollution through the development and application of tools such as SnotBot, EarBot, and FlirBot

Grants made by Ocean Alliance

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
OPS FoundationMarine Education$25,000

Who funds Ocean Alliance

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Dalio Family FundRestricted To Support Whale Conservation and Research Programs$140,000
Network for GoodUnrestricted$100,048
The Marisla FoundationGeneral Support$75,000
...and 11 more grants received

Financials for Ocean Alliance

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,445,417
Program services$81,736
Investment income and dividends$8,568
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$15,971
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$57,559
Total revenues$1,609,251
Data update history
May 26, 2025
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $140,000 from Dalio Family Fund
January 5, 2025
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $75,000 from The Marisla Foundation
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Morse Family Foundation
May 23, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
EnvironmentPublic policy
Characteristics
Receives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
32 Horton St
Gloucester, MA 01930
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Essex County, MA
Website URL
whale.org/ 
Phone
(978) 281-2815
IRS details
EIN
22-2573677
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1971
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C05: Environment Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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