2024-10-10T12:35:11-04:00 2023-12-31 841894608 SANDERS WALSH & EATON CPAS LLC PO BOX F OSTERVILLE MA 02655 990EZ 2023-01-01 263112469 MASSACHUSETTS OYSTER PROJECT INC MASS 7817758756 131 INDEPENDENCE ROAD CONCORD MA 01742 SAM PEPER TREASURER 7817758756 2024-01-18 true true JOSEPH F MCGEE CPA P01584870 5084280790 2024-10-10 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X WWW.MASSOYSTER.ORG X X 142596 X 103103 15257 24236 20817 3419 121779 65376 448 651 61245 127720 -5941 128260 122319 X 128517 124285 128517 124285 257 1966 128260 122319 X THE MASSACHUSETTS OYSTER PROJECT IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO STRENGTHEN OUR COASTAL ENVIRINMENT BY RESTORING NATIVE SHELLFISH POPULATIONS TO OUR BEACHES AND COASTAL ESTUARIES. THROUGH OYSTER CULTIVATION, SHELL RECYCLING, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY WE CAN IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF SEA LIFE AND MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. RESTORATION - WHERE AND WHEN WE CAN, WE WORK TO RESTORE NATIVE SHELLFISH POPULATIONS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, WE STARTED AND MAINTAIN OYSTER UPWELLERS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS. THESE UPWELLS GROW OUR NATIVE OYSTERS FOR LOCAL RESTORATION EFFORTS. WE CURRENTLY SUPPORT FOUR UPWELLERS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS. 117307 SHELL RECYCLING - WE WORK WITH LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND EVENTS TO GATHER AND RECYCLE OYSTER SHELLS. IN TIME, WE ASPIRE TO PROCESS THE SHELL AND USE IT AT OUR RESTORATION SITES. EDUCATION - WE SPEAK TO SCHOOL GROUPS, SCOUT TROOPS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. WE'VE ALSO DEVELOPED AN EFFECTIVE, FAST-BASED CURRICULUM FOR EDUCATORS IN MASSACHUSETTS. EDUCATION IS VITAL TO EXPOSE MORE PEOPLE TO THE WATER RESOURCES OF MASSACHUSETTS AND TO BUILD ENERGY AND MOMENTUM FOR THE RESTORATION OF NATIVE SHELLFISH TO OUR COASTLINES. ADVOCACY - MASSACHUSETTS CUMBERSOME AND ANTIQUATED LAWS ARE HOLDING BACK RESTORATION. WE ARE WORKING TO CHANGE THEM. 117307 ANDREW ROSENBERG CHAIR 5.00 0 SAM PEPER TREASURER 5.00 0 JOSH GEE COMM. CHAIR 5.00 0 NATE BERNITZ ASST. CLERK 5.00 0 GISELLA DE LA ROCHA DIRECTOR 2.00 0 JOE CAIAZZO DIRECTOR 2.00 0 EMILY CLARK DIRECTOR 2.00 0 BRIDGET CALLAHAN DIRECTOR 2.00 0 DAMON WEI DIRECTOR 2.00 0 false false false false false false false false false MA LIV WOODS 131 INDEPENDENCE ROAD CONCORD MA 01742 7817758756 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 11150 15837 53359 133490 103103 316939 11150 15837 53359 133490 103103 316939 316939 316939 39493 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED COMMUNITY ROWLI 24236 24236 5500 6000 1000 8317 24236 24236 5500 6000 1000 8317 20817 3419 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES 1,808 OFFICE SUPPLIES 1,741 TRAVEL 4,084 WORKERS COMP 1,485 INSURANCE 1,612 BANK CHARGES 18 DUES AND SUBSCRIPRIONS 4,181 WEBSITE FEES 246 EDUCATION EXPENSE 965 UPWELLER EXPENSES 5,497 MERCHANDISE 14,860 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 823 CONTRACTORS 513 SHELL RECYCLING 23,238 FILING FEES 87 MISCELLANEOUS 87 TOTAL 61,245 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 257 1,966 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE MASSACHUSETTS OYSTER PROJECT IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO STRENGTHEN OUR COASTAL ENVIRINMENT BY RESTORING NATIVE SHELLFISH POPULATIONS TO OUR BEACHES AND COASTAL ESTUARIES. THROUGH OYSTER CULTIVATION, SHELL RECYCLING, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY WE CAN IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF SEA LIFE AND MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 RESTORATION - WHERE AND WHEN WE CAN, WE WORK TO RESTORE NATIVE SHELLFISH POPULATIONS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, WE STARTED AND MAINTAIN OYSTER UPWELLERS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS. THESE UPWELLS GROW OUR NATIVE OYSTERS FOR LOCAL RESTORATION EFFORTS. WE CURRENTLY SUPPORT FOUR UPWELLERS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 EDUCATION - WE SPEAK TO SCHOOL GROUPS, SCOUT TROOPS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. WE'VE ALSO DEVELOPED AN EFFECTIVE, FAST-BASED CURRICULUM FOR EDUCATORS IN MASSACHUSETTS. EDUCATION IS VITAL TO EXPOSE MORE PEOPLE TO THE WATER RESOURCES OF MASSACHUSETTS AND TO BUILD ENERGY AND MOMENTUM FOR THE RESTORATION OF NATIVE SHELLFISH TO OUR COASTLINES. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31 ADVOCACY - MASSACHUSETTS CUMBERSOME AND ANTIQUATED LAWS ARE HOLDING BACK RESTORATION. WE ARE WORKING TO CHANGE THEM.