Nonprofit · EIN 27-0318674
MARINE LIFE STUDIES
Tax-exempt · MOSS LANDING, CA 95039
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $277,116 | $257,885 | $19,231 | $628,460 | $35,661 | $592,799 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $349,930 | $333,177 | $16,753 | $563,705 | $36,470 | $527,235 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $246,284 | $240,747 | $5,537 | $590,701 | $37,854 | $552,847 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $242,765
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $34,351
- Tax-exempt bond proceeds
- $21,000
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $63,552
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $71,273
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,160
- Occupancy
- $47,000
- Travel
- $1,813
- Depreciation
- $17,714
- Program services (functional)
- $217,261
- Management and general (functional)
- $29,138
- Fundraising (functional)
- $11,486
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $563,705
- Total assets, end of year
- $628,460
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $35,661
- Net assets, end of year
- $592,799
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $91,032
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $215,401
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $377,398
- Gross receipts
- $277,116
- Employees
- 5
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEGGY STAP | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 65 | $0 |
| JENNIFER OSBORN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| MARY WHITNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JERRY PEREZCHICA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| RICHARD HUGHETT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE MARCOS | OPERATIONAL MANAGER Key employee | 32 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE MARCOS | OPERATIONAL MANAGER Key employee | 32 | $45,971 |
| MARY WHITNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JERRY PEREZCHICA | CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PEGGY STAP | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 65 | $0 |
| JENNIFER OSBORN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD HUGHETT | TREASURER Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE MARCOS | OPERATIONAL MANAGER Key employee | 32 | $41,218 |
| JERRY PEREZCHICA | CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA E VINCENT | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARY WHITNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PEGGY STAP | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDE Trustee or director, Officer | 65 | $0 |
| JENIFER OSBORN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD HUGHETT | TREASURER Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 163, MOSS LANDING, CA 95039-0163
- In care of
- % PEGGY STAP
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- PEGGY STAP, 6 CARLTON DR, MONTEREY, CA 93940
- Signed the 990
- PEGGY STAP, EXECUTIVE DIR
- Phone
- (831) 901-3833
- Website
- WWW.MARINELIFESTUDIES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BARRY ASSOCIATES INC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 27-0318674 or by the name MARINE LIFE STUDIES.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
MARINE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND WHALE RESCUE
Program accomplishments
- OCEAN LITERACY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - INCLUDES CETACEAN, OCEAN AND MARINE DEBRIS EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS, BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS/CLUBS SUCH AS GIRL SCOUTS, ETC., TAKE IT TO THE STREETS CONSERVATION COMMUNITY CLEANUP, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AT PUBLIC VENUES SUCH AS WHALEFEST MONTEREY, PRESENTATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS/CLUBS, ETC.Expenses $145,277
- RESEARCH SCIENTIST PROGRAM CONDUCT RESEARCH ON MARINE MAMMALS, TEACH RESEARCH TECHNIQUES TO STUDENTS AND ADULTS, PREPARE SCIENTIFIC PAPERS, AND IS A TRAINING PLATFORM FOR THE WHALE DISENTANGLEMENT TEAM. DISSEMINATE DATA COLLECTED FROM RESEARCH ACTIVITIES TO SCIENTISTS, OTHER RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH OCEAN LITERACY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AT PUBLIC VENUES SUCH AS WHALEFEST MONTEREY, PRESENTATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS/CLUBS, ETC.Expenses $39,187
- WHALE ENTANGLEMENT TEAM- RESPOND TO AND RESCUE WHALES ENTANGLED IN MARINE DEBRIS AND FISHING GEAR, CONTINUAL WALE DISENTANGLEMENT TRANING - IN HOUSE AND NOAA TRAINING, PROACTIVE MEASURES TO REMOVE MARINE DEBRIS AND DERELICT FISHING REAR, AND SHARE DATA COLLECTED FROM DISENTANGLEMENT RESPONSES TO NOAA DISENTANGLEMENT NETWORK, DISSEMINATE DATA COLLECTED FRMOM ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSES TO OTHER SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH OCEAN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AT PUBLIC VENUES SUCH AS WHALEFEST MONTEREY, PRESENTATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS/CLUBS, ETC.Expenses $32,797
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0318674
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U21)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $628,460
- Income (IRS master file)
- $277,116
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $277,116 | $257,885 | $628,460 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $349,930 | $333,177 | $563,705 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $246,284 | $240,747 | $590,701 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $249,292 | $232,352 | $380,404 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-0318674).
Questions about MARINE LIFE STUDIES
- What is the EIN of MARINE LIFE STUDIES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MARINE LIFE STUDIES is 27-0318674.
- Is MARINE LIFE STUDIES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to MARINE LIFE STUDIES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MARINE LIFE STUDIES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MARINE LIFE STUDIES due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MARINE LIFE STUDIES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MARINE LIFE STUDIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names PEGGY STAP.
- Who are the officers and directors of MARINE LIFE STUDIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does MARINE LIFE STUDIES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $277,116, expenses of $257,885 and total assets of $628,460 at year end.
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