2024-07-26T09:04:37-07:00 2023-12-31 271258418 WILKERSON & ASSOCIATES PC 1010 WISCONSIN AVE NW SUITE 305 WASHINGTON DC 20007 990 2023-01-01 521530218 OceanitesInc OCEA 2022376262 PO Box 15259 Chevy Chase MD 208255259 Ron Naveen President 2022376262 2024-01-31 true true Donna L Wilkerson CPA P00289305 2026217895 2024-07-26 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z Ron Naveen 3292 Arcadia Place NW Washington DC 20015 176667 false X www.oceanites.org X 1987 MD Oceanitess mission is championing science-based conservation and increased awareness of climate change, its potential impacts, and climate change adaptation through the lens of penguins and Antarctica. 12 11 1 0 0 0 253821 176661 0 9 6 0 253830 176667 0 0 74513 54877 0 15312 162728 191827 237241 246704 16589 -70037 94552 24471 5464 5464 89088 19007 Oceanites purpose is to build a science-based understanding of the increasing change in our planets climate, while collaborating with, informing, and educating others in a way that advances their ability to advocate for and remediate harmful changes caused by human activity. See mission on Schedule O false false 215960 0 176619 For Oceanites, an important milestone has been reached: The 30th Anniversary of the Antarctic Site Inventory, our seminal penguin counting project. Monitoring of Keystone species is critical to assessing the health of any and all ecosystems, not least the Antarctic ecosystem, and Oceanites has succeeded in providing penguin population data that everyone relies upon - from governments, universities and the scientific community to the tourism and krill-fishing industries. There is no substitute for fieldwork - but technology has now allowed us to achieve a greater level of accuracy and real-time monitoring based on drones, satellite imagery and AI algorithms to enhance our species population models. 215960 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 1 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 11 true false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true false false X X Ron Naveen President 2022376262 3292 Arcadia Place NW Washington DC 20015 X Ron Naveen President 40.00 X X X X 37275 0 0 Grant Ferrier Chair 1.00 X 0 0 0 Heidi Ann Richardson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Catherine Nicholson Vice Chair 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sheldon J Harris Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 R Tucker Scully Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Steven Forrest Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ford Nicholson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Thom Gilligan Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffery Adams Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dylan Ogline Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Grant Humphries Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 37275 false false false 15192 161469 176661 6 0 0 176667 6 0 0 37275 29820 1864 5591 14751 11801 738 2212 2851 2281 142 428 7564 0 7564 0 33703 30388 0 3315 298 238 15 45 4806 3845 240 721 14850 11880 742 2228 49312 49312 0 0 510 510 0 0 Antarctic Supplies 21937 21937 0 0 MAPPD Data 44861 44861 0 0 Website Content/maint 1261 1009 63 189 Dues & Subs/Ref Materials 3539 3539 0 0 9186 4539 4064 583 246704 215960 15432 15312 93552 23469 1000 1002 94552 24471 5464 5464 5464 5464 X 89088 19007 89088 19007 94552 24471 -70037 X X true X false false false X 0 269869 137523 211922 253821 176619 1049754 0 0 269869 137523 211922 253821 176619 1049754 128820 920934 12 7 9 6 34 0 0 1049788 0.87730 1.00000 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Ellen Luria spouse of President 14850 annual office rent false Pt VI, Line 8a After each meeting, the President captures the content in writing and circulates such minutes to fellow board members. Pt VI, Line 8b As the Board is small, there are no committees other than the full board. Pt VI, Line 11b A draft Form 990 is provided to the full board for review and comment prior to filing. Pt VI, Line 12c Independent CPA receives and reviews annual conflict of interest statements provided by each board member, as well as disclosure of possible conflicts. Any reported matters are investigated and appropriate action taken, including discussion with President and other board members. Pt VI, Line 15a Board approves total compensation of President (only employee). Pt VI, Line 19 Such documents are available upon request. Pt XII, Line 1 Organization uses a modified cash basis; has always used this basis. Credit card charges and payroll taxes are recorded when the item is incurred; all other income and expense items are recorded when received or paid, respectively. Pt VI, Line 2 Board members Ford Nicholson and Catherine Nicholson are married. Other Part IX, line 11g: line includes fees which supported and advanced Oceanites programmatic activities and mission: releasing the State of Antarctic Penguins report, a key accomplishment; producing three three childrens ebooks about penguins and climate change and making them publicly and available online; conducting a Zoom webinar with the Girl Scouts of southern Illinios, Pennsylvania, and Missouri; and other social media outreach and awareness activities. Other Part III, line 1. The mission is twofold: First, to monitor penguin populations on the frontlines of climate change in the Antarctic Peninsula. There, it has warmed faster than almost anywhere else and the gentoo penguin population has soared while Adelie and chinstrap populations have dramatically plunged. Secondly, from this flows our effort, using the lens of penguins, to create a new movement with a more positive and impactful climate change narrative about whether we will be winners who will adapt when the warming comes our way. Oceanites values are grounded in the belief that all of us, working together, can bring about positive change, and that too many people are disengaged from the reality that we are essentially no different than penguins. We breathe the same air and have the same necessities of life. We, too, are biological creatures who cannot sustain ourselves without food to eat, safe homes, a disease-free and healthy environment, and retaining the ability to produce kids and grandkids. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Communications 19788. 16820. 0. 2968. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Social Media 2315. 1968. 0. 347. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Intern 1700. 1700. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g 9900. 9900. 0. 0.