2025-11-17T15:52:38-08:00 2024-12-31 873976308 Goranson Tax and Consulting Inc 403 Chinn Street Santa Rosa CA 95404 990 2024-01-01 942665367 Ocean Voyages Institute OCEA 4153324681 1709 Broadway Sausalito CA 94965 Mary T Crowley Director 2025-11-17 true true Blake Gunter P02457939 7075421256 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Mary T Crowley 1709 Broadway Sausalito CA 94965 582457 false X www.oceanvoyagesinstitute.org X 1979 CA The mission of the institute is preservation of the maritime arts and sciences, ocean environment and island cultures. Over the last couple of years, a primary program has involved solutions. 6 4 0 0 478777 582455 0 148 2 0 478925 582457 0 0 0 0 2826 241250 205993 241250 205993 237675 376464 3870703 4250469 11931 13284 3858772 4237185 The mission of the institute is preservation of the maritime arts and sciences, ocean environment and island cultures. Over the last couple of years, a primary program has involved solutions. false false 166175 OCEAN VOYAGES INSTITUTE WAS FOUNDED IN 1979 AND WAS ENGAGED IN LOCAL AND GLOBAL SAIL-TRAINING PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS NAUTICAL HISTORY PROGRAMS IN DIVERSE AREAS RANGING FROM THE SAUSALITO WATERFRONT TO WORKING WITH THE POLYNESIAN VOYAGING SOCIETY IN THE PACIFIC. IN 2009 ,WHEN OVI DID OUR FIRST MAJOR MONTH-LONG EXPEDITION TO THE NORTH PACIFIC SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE , OUR MAIN FOCUS HAS BECOME ENACTING SOLUTIONS TO OCEAN CLEANUP AND RESTORATION. THE TOXIC PLASTIC PROLIFERATION BESIEGING OUR GLOBAL OCEAN HAS TO BE CURTAILED TO RESTORE OCEAN HEALTH.DURING 2024, OCEAN VOYAGES INSTITUTE HAS PUT MAJOR EMPHASIS ON COMPLETING THE DESIGN PHASE AND WORKING ON FUNDING TWO CUSTOM DESIGNED SAILING CARGO CLEANUP SHIPS. OVI IS WORKING TO COMPLETE DESIGN AND FUNDRAISING SO CONSTRUCTION CAN BEGIN IN 2026.FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF EFFECTIVELY REMOVING PLASTICS FROM OUR OCEAN.OUR PRIMARY WORK OVER THE PAST 16 YEARS HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON FINDING SOLUTIONS FOR THE ESCALATING PROBLEM OF PLASTICS IN OUR GLOBAL OCEAN, INCLUDING EFFECTIVE CLEANUP MISSIONS. OCEAN VOYAGES INSTITUTE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SHIP OPERATIONS AND PROJECT OVERSIGHT FOR THE PAST 42 YEARS INVOLVING OCEAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS AND OCEAN RESTORATION. OUR OCEAN CLEANUP EFFORTS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AREA, (NORTH PACIFIC GYRE) HAVE BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE IN REMOVING PLASTIC CONSUMER DEBRIS AND PLASTIC GHOSTNETS FROM THIS REGION. WE HAVE FOUND BY USING BOTH SAILING SHIPS AND MOTOR VESSELS, THAT USING WINDPOWER MAKES THE EXPEDITIONS MUCH MORE ECOLOGICAL AND ALLOWS US MORE REASONABLE PRICING TO DO THE MASSIVE REMOVAL OF PLASTICS NECESSARY FOR OCEAN REMEDIATION/CLEANUP. OVI CONTINUES TO BELIEVE IN USING OUR GPS SATELLITE TRACKERS FOR VESSELS OF OPPORTUNITY TO TAG GHOSTNETS AND OTHER LARGE DEBRIS ALLOWING FOR EXTREMELY EFFICIENT CLEANUP. WE HAVE PROVEN THAT OUR METHODS WORK AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SCALING UP OUR EFFORTS WITH ADDITIONAL VESSELS. OCEAN VOYAGES INSTITUTE HAS EFFECTIVELY REMOVED ALMOST 1,000,000 POUNDS OF PLASTIC DEBRIS FROM OUR OCEAN DURING OUR CLEANUP OPERATIONS. IN 2025/26 AND BEYOND WE EXPECT TO BE CONTINUING OUR CLEANUPS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC GYRE DURING THE SUMMER SEASONS AND ADDING CLEANUPS IN THE PANAMA/COSTA RICA/COLUMBIA AND GALAPAGOS ISLAND AREAS AS WELL AS THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA AND GLOBALLY. WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE CONTINUING SUCCESS IN FULFILLING OUR COMMITMENT THAT 100% OF THE PLASTIC WE REMOVE FROM THE OCEAN IS UPCYCLED/RECYCLED/REPURPOSED . WE ARE COMMITTED TO INSURING NONE OF THE PLASTIC ENDS UP BACK IN THE OCEAN OR IN A LANDFILL.IN 2024, IN ADDITION TO OUR DIRECT REMOVAL WORK OF COLLECTING DERELICT FISHING GEAR AND CONSUMER DEBRIS AS WELL AS DORIES, SKIFFS AND SMALL VESSELS FOUND IN THE GYRE AREAS. WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING PLASTICS OUT OF OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, RIVERS, BEACHES, OCEANS, ETC. OCEAN VOYAGES INSTITUTE EDUCATES THROUGH LECTURES, FILM, ATTENDING & PARTICIPATING IN VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCEAN CONFERENCES/EVENTS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND COLLABORATION WITH VARIOUS OTHER NON-PROFITS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. WE WORK WITH A NETWORK OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY. WE OFFER INFORMATION AND COLLABORATION WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS. EDUCATING THE PUBLIC THOUGH LECTURES, EVENTS, SOCIAL MEDIA, INFORMATIVE FILM & VIDEO PUBLICATIONS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY OCEAN FOR OUR OWN HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF OUR PLANET.OVI'S EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED BOTH ON STOPPING THE FLOW OF PLASTICS INTO THE OCEAN AND TO ENCOURAGE MORE CLEAN UPS, IN PARKS, RIVERS, BEACHES, AT SEA,AND MID-OCEAN. WE NEED TO CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF DISPOSABLE PLASTICS THAT ARE UTILIZED IN OUR WORLD AND ULTIMATELY END UP IN OUR OCEAN. WE NEED TO LIMIT WAYS OF USING PLASTIC FOR THINGS WE KEEP AND DO NOT DISPOSE OF SUCH AS RAILROAD TIES, CONSTRUCTION, INSULATION BOARDS, ETC. AND STOP THE PROLIFERATION OF THROW AWAY PLASTIC KNIVES, FORKS, PLATES, CUPS, BAGS, ETC.AND THE DESTRUCTIVE NETS THAT LAST FOR DECADES.OUR OCEAN IS BECOMING CLOGGED WITH OUR GARBAGE, MOST SPECIFICALLY PLASTIC GARBAGE/DEBRIS. AT THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON OCEANS IN JUNE OF 2017, THE PLASTIC DEBRIS IN OUR OCEAN WAS CONSIDERED THE MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE FACING US TODAY. THE HEALTH OF OUR OCEANS ARE DETERIORATING AND OCEAN CREATURES RANGING FROM FISH TO SEA TURTLES TO PORPOISES TO WHALES ARE BEING KILLED BY OUR PLASTIC GARBAGE. WE ARE CURRENTLY FOCUSING PARTICULARLY ON THE AREA OF GHOST NETS AND ARE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH TEAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND ELSEWHERE. THE OCEAN VOYAGES INSTITUTE THINK TANK CONTINUES TO WORK ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOST EFFICIENT METHODS OF OCEAN CLEAN UP EQUIPMENT FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF OCEAN PLASTICS. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR FILM FOOTAGE AND PROJECTS ON OUR DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECTS AND FILM CLIPS USED FOR LECTURES AND GENERAL EDUCATION. WE GIVE PRESENTATIONS RANGING FROM GROUPS SUCH AS THE SOCIETY OF WOMEN GEOGRAPHERS TO SCHOOL GROUPS AT ALL LEVELS TO YACHT CLUBS AND AT A RANGE OF OCEAN EVENTS. WE WORK WITH AND COLLABORATE WITH EXPERTS AROUND THE WORLD TO ADVOCATE FOR SUCCESSFUL AT SEA CLEANUPS. OCEAN VOYAGES INSTITUTE ACTS AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE ADRIATIC MARITIME INSTITUTE WHICH IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF MARITIME HERITAGE THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF USING TRADITIONAL WATERCRAFT AS A PLATFORM FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.AS WE CONTINUE OUR LOCAL WORK ON PRESERVING THE MARITIME HISTORY OF SAUSALITO, CALIFORNIA WHERE WE ARE BASED AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD SUCH AS THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, ETC. 166175 true true false false false false false false false false false false false true true 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 false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 6 4 false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false CA X Ryan Yerkey 4153324681 1709 Broadway Sausalito CA 94965 X Mary T Crowley Director 25.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ann nichols Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 conrad gann Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John grant crowley Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ryan yerkey Director 12.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ann rundle Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 582455 582455 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 582457 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ocean programs 166175 166175 operations 36992 36992 Fundraising 2826 2826 0 205993 166175 36992 2826 1468914 1848680 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1789 1789 0 0 0 2400000 2400000 3870703 4250469 11931 13283 1 11931 13284 X 3858772 4237185 3858772 4237185 3870703 4250469 X 376464 1949 X false false false X 538696 618551 770552 478777 582455 2989031 0 0 0 0 538696 618551 770552 478777 582455 2989031 0 0 2989031 148 2 150 0 148 2 150 0 0 538696 618551 770552 478925 582457 2989181 0.99990 0.99990 0.00010 0.00010 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other assets 2400000 2400000 Rounding 1 1 Mary T Crowley director progrma X 243880 false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b No review was or will be conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 book to tax = $1949