Nonprofit · EIN 46-5359631
NOYO CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE
Tax-exempt · FORT BRAGG, CA 95437
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,449,600 | $1,314,513 | $135,087 | $1,861,537 | $627,023 | $1,234,514 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $915,207 | $844,707 | $70,500 | $1,519,183 | $422,516 | $1,096,667 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,276,645
- of which government grants
- $803,187
- Membership dues
- $51,409
- Program service revenue
- $41,432
- Investment income
- $2,810
- Net income from fundraising events
- $77,072
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $51,641
- Other revenue
- $128,713
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $566,077
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $566,077
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $50,177
- Occupancy
- $63,095
- Travel
- $5,020
- Depreciation
- $23,703
- Program services (functional)
- $950,330
- Management and general (functional)
- $270,183
- Fundraising (functional)
- $94,000
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,519,183
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,861,537
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $627,023
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,234,514
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,122,615
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,049,038
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $185,476
- Gross receipts
- $1,523,798
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 2014
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheila Semans | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $102,243 |
| Ginny Feth-Michel | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Robby Bruce | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Meline | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Glenn Goodman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dania Stoneham | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Linda Ruffing | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Wendi Felson | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Donna Worster | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Monique Jensen | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheila Semans | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $85,377 |
| Mark Ruedrich | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Paul Sweigart | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Monique Jensen | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dania Stoneham | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Robby Bruce | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Wendi Felson | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Linda Ruffing | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Donna Worster | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Ginny Feth-Michel | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1321, FORT BRAGG, CA 95437-1321
- In care of
- % SHEILA SEMANS
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- PO Box 1321, Fort Bragg CA 95437
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Sheila Semans, PO Box 1321, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- David Alden, 15350 Seadrift Ave, Caspar CA 95420
- Signed the 990
- SHEILA SEMANS, Executive Director
- Phone
- (707) 733-6696
- Website
- www.noyocenter.org
- Return prepared by
- JJACPA Inc
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 46-5359631 or by the name NOYO CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE.
- 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
Conservation and restoration of marine and coastal natural resources. This incudes the provision and promotion of scientific research and public education in the sciences relating to marine and coastal resources.
Program accomplishments
- Noyo Center celebrated its 10-Year Anniversary, marking the following decadal accomplishments: Established three facilities: Crows Nest Interpretive Center, Discovery Center, and Marine Field Station. Welcomed over 175,000 visitors across all facilities. Supported extensive community science programs, including urchin dockside sampling, intertidal sea star search, phytoplankton sampling, beach surveys for marine mammals, etc. Educated more than 20,000 youth. Hosted over 75 science talks. Removed more than 5,000 pounds of trash from beaches. Advanced regenerative aquaculture initiatives. Contributed to marine mammal research responding to over 700 animals and creating an extensive specimen collection. Kelp Recovery: Noyo Center launched a land-based regenerative aquaculture pilot project at its Field Station in Noyo Harbor to cultivate seaweeds and marine animals in ways that actively restore and improve ocean ecosystems and support the local economy. We have built a recirculating water system in a shipping container, pulling water from Noyo River on high tides. Purple urchin were the first animals in the system, testing the water quality while we explored ways to reduce grazing pressure on kelp and create a restorative seafood product. Community engagement was conducted throughout the process to keep students and the public informed and engaged. The following is being planned for aquaculture in partnership with Kashia Band of Pomo Indians, Bodega Marine Lab, CA Sea Grant, Moss Landing Marine Lab and others: Urchin ranching: creating kelp oasis zone off Kashias tribal lands by removing empty, unmarketable purple urchin and turning them into a valuable restorative seafood product. This work contributed to kelp forest restoration and sustainable seafood markets. Abalone Captive Breeding Program: Once permitted, adult wild abalone will be added to the system and fed until the become reproductive again. Abalone will be taken from the Mendocino coast in hopes of restocking the restoration zones in the future. Seaweed Tumble Culture: Dulse seaweed donated to Noyo Center from Monterey Seaweeds is now growing in tumble tanks to feed the abalone and the urchin. Marine Ecosystem Resiliency Project: Noyo Center launched its Resiliency Project at the Field Station in Noyo Harbor, with the following objectives: Advanced sea-level rise adaptation planning for the Field Station to serve as an example to other property owners in the harbor. This work is complimenting work done by the City of Fort Bragg and the County of Mendocino on SLR vulnerability. Continue collaboration on kelp forest restoration, primarily in Sonoma coast. Marine Mammal Stranding & Research Led marine mammal stranding response along the Mendocino Coast in collaboration with the California Academy of Sciences, The Marine Mammal Center, Cal Poly Humboldt, and NOAA as part of West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network. Led data collection efforts, specimen preparation and participated in cetacean necropsies. Expanded educational opportunities for interns and volunteers. Ocean Science Center Planning: Noyo advanced schematic design-phase work for the future Ocean Science Center. Planned features include research labs, a triage center, exhibit hall with 73-foot blue whale skeleton, aquarium, classrooms, and net-zero energy design. Education & Community Engagement Welcomed more than 29,000 visitors to the Discovery Center Science Museum and Crows Nest Interpretive Center. Provided hands-on learning to more than 500 students through school partnerships, after school programs, camps, and field trips. Offered more than 30 public programs including Science Talks, Whale Festival, and KelpFest! Engaged 104 volunteers who contributed more than 6,000 hours.Expenses $950,330
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 | Not 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
- 46-5359631
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,861,537
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,523,798
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,449,600 | $1,314,513 | $1,861,537 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $915,207 | $844,707 | $1,519,183 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $687,395 | $798,142 | $1,827,999 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: David Alden | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $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 46-5359631).
Questions about NOYO CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE
- What is the EIN of NOYO CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NOYO CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE is 46-5359631.
- Is NOYO CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to NOYO CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NOYO CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE 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 NOYO CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NOYO CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of NOYO CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Sheila Semans.
- Who are the officers and directors of NOYO CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $102,243 (Sheila Semans, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does NOYO CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,449,600, expenses of $1,314,513 and total assets of $1,861,537 at year end.
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