Nonprofit · EIN 45-3034636
OCEANELDERS INC
Tax-exempt · HOLLISTER, CA 95024
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $34,252 | $116,303 | -$82,051 | $876,846 | $0 | $876,846 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $499 | $6,509 | -$6,010 | $966,575 | $0 | $966,575 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $97,071 | $94,441 | $2,630 | $872,577 | $0 | $872,577 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $34,175
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $77
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $39,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $73,025
- Program services (functional)
- $75,000
- Management and general (functional)
- $41,303
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $966,575
- Total assets, end of year
- $876,846
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $876,846
- Publicly traded securities
- $176,859
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $876,846
- Gross receipts
- $34,252
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 28
- Year formed
- 2011
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Woodberry Trauner | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jean Oelwang | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nikole Zoumberakis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gigi Brisson | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Lonnie Autry Jr | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Woodberry Trauner | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jean Oelwang | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nikole Zoumberakis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gigi Brisson | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Lonnie Autry Jr | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Woodberry Trauner | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jean Oelwang | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nikole Zoumberakis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gigi Brisson | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Lonnie Autry Jr | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1374, HOLLISTER, CA 95024-1374
- In care of
- % GIGI BRISSON
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- Po Box 1374, Hollister CA 95024
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Gigi Brisson, PO Box 443, New Castle, NH 03854
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- Gigi Brisson, PO Box 188, Seattle WA 98111
- Signed the 990
- Gigi Brisson, CEO
- Phone
- (650) 619-9790
- Website
- www.oceanelders.org
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 45-3034636 or by the name OCEANELDERS INC.
- 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
The primary mission is to protect and value the ocean and its wildlife. We include the protection of all wildlife, land and sea. Activities include a focus on the high seas, marine protected areas, prevention of deep sea mining, and species protection, including coral reefs around the world.
Program accomplishments
- Regulations of high seas, with a particular focus on deep sea mining. Developed other avenues with other ocean organizations and several social media experts in an effort to educate the public of the long-term damages of deep sea mining. Ocean Elder Victor Vescovo has been active in presenting globally the economic reasons why deep sea mining will not work financially.Expenses $20,000
- Marine Protected Areas - efforts continue in the US and with other countries. Ocean Elders continues to support efforts in maintaining existing MPAs, such as the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Hawaii, and others around the world.Expenses $21,000 · grants $5,000
- Species protection - Ocean Elders has been working to protect species around the world since its inception. We continue to work with other NGOs in the protection of sharks, rays, turtles, corals, tuna, whales, and their habitats as ecosystems are increasingly threatened by human activity. Ocean Elders increased its focus on the protection of coral reefs within the Philippines and the Coral Triangle. We supported local efforts to study the effects of warming seas on corals and to protect those in the region. We worked with Dr. Wilfredo Licuanan, Director of the Br. Alfred Shields FSC Ocean Research Center, of De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Dr. Licuanan's work is critical to the health and protection of coral reefs, primarily in this region which is in the coral triangle. Ocean Elders was able to secure $34000 for his work this year through the US-based arm of De La Salle University.Expenses $34,000 · grants $34,000 · revenue $34,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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
- 45-3034636
- 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
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $876,846
- Income (IRS master file)
- $34,252
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $34,252 | $116,303 | $876,846 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $499 | $6,509 | $966,569 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $97,071 | $94,441 | $872,577 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $489 | $82,348 | $818,512 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: Gigi Brisson | December 31, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 45-3034636).
Questions about OCEANELDERS INC
- What is the EIN of OCEANELDERS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OCEANELDERS INC is 45-3034636.
- Is OCEANELDERS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to OCEANELDERS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OCEANELDERS INC file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of OCEANELDERS INC 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 OCEANELDERS INC 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 OCEANELDERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Gigi Brisson.
- Who are the officers and directors of OCEANELDERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does OCEANELDERS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $34,252, expenses of $116,303 and total assets of $876,846 at year end.
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