2025-01-28T17:40:35-05:00 2024-12-31 841894608 SANDERS WALSH & EATON CPAS LLC PO BOX F OSTERVILLE MA 02655 990EZ 2024-01-01 263112469 MASSACHUSETTS OYSTER PROJECT INC MASS 7817758756 131 INDEPENDENCE ROAD CONCORD MA 01742 SAM PEPER TREASURER 7817758756 2025-01-20 true true ROUMIANA S POPJELEVA CPA P01538168 5084280790 2025-01-27 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WWW.MASSOYSTER.ORG X X 192302 X 137392 41010 33353 7657 13900 4622 9278 154327 108202 3692 559 84980 197433 -43106 122319 -13445 65768 X 124285 69242 124285 69242 1966 3474 122319 65768 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. 183135 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. 183135 ANDREW ROSENBERG CHAIR 2.00 0 JOHN CIGLIANO PHD VICE CHAIR 2.00 0 SAM PEPER TREASURER 2.00 0 KERRI BISNER CLERK 2.00 0 JOSHUA GEE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 JOE CAIAZZO DIRECTOR 1.00 0 ALEXANDRA COUGHLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 ALLISON LEVY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 MATT ZOLA DIRECTOR 1.00 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 15837 53359 133490 103103 137392 443181 15837 53359 133490 103103 137392 443181 443181 443181 94403 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED GIVE A SHUCK 41010 41010 33353 41010 41010 33353 33353 7657 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES MARKETING & ADVERTISING 18,025 OFFICE SUPPLIES 3,494 TRAVEL 10,318 WORKERS COMP 3,177 INSURANCE 2,207 BANK CHARGES 63 DUES AND SUBSCRIPRIONS 4,807 EDUCATION EXPENSE 1,650 FILING FEES 70 MISCELLANEOUS 839 SHELL RECYCLING 19,373 UPWELLER EXPENSES 20,957 TOTAL 84,980 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 OTHER ADJUSTMENTS -13,445 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 1,966 3,474 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.