Nonprofit · EIN 84-2130219
OCEAN VISIONS INC
Tax-exempt · LEESBURG, VA 20176
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,313,870 | $3,600,559 | $4,713,311 | $9,945,033 | $184,725 | $9,760,308 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,574,949 | $2,480,224 | $1,094,725 | $5,209,733 | $162,736 | $5,046,997 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,075,247
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $236,576
- Other revenue
- $2,047
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $885,336
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $316,410
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,233,860
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,781,982
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $900
- Accounting fees
- $54,581
- Travel
- $308,370
- Depreciation
- $1,362
- Program services (functional)
- $3,372,104
- Management and general (functional)
- $206,223
- Fundraising (functional)
- $22,232
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,209,733
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,945,033
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $184,725
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,760,308
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,087
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,500,026
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $8,260,282
- Gross receipts
- $8,313,870
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2019
- State of legal domicile
- GA
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAD ACK | CEO Officer | 40 | $287,333 | $29,077 |
| DAVID KOWEEK | CHIEF SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $172,350 | $5,703 |
| COURTNEY MCGEACHY | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,949 | $21,609 |
| LEONARDO VALENZUELA PEREZ | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,355 | $16,468 |
| JESSICA KEITH | SR COMMUNICATIONS DIR( FRO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,264 | $4,233 |
| NIKHIL NEELAKANTAN | SR PROGRAM OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,600 | $3,880 |
| PAUL BUNJE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMANUELE DI LORENZO | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY KOWLTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FIORENZA MICHELI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE PULLEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAD ACK | CEO Officer | 40 | $257,431 | $10,100 |
| COURTNEY MCGEACHY | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,726 | $9,434 |
| DAVID KOWEEK | CHIEF SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,460 | $689 |
| LEONARDO VALENZUELA PEREZ | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,377 | $8,968 |
| NIKHIL NEELAKANTAN | SR PROGRAM OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,928 | $622 |
| JESSICA KEITH | SR COMMUNICATIONS DIR( FROM MAR 2023) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,901 | $590 |
| LISA OOSTEROM | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN (FROM MAR 2023) Officer | 40 | $69,825 | $409 |
| PAUL BUNJE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMANUELE DI LORENZO | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY KOWLTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FIORENZA MICHELI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE PULLEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1019-B EDWARDS FERRY RD 1024, LEESBURG, VA 20176-3347
- In care of
- % OCEAN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING PROGR
- Mailing address (990-N for 2018)
- 311 FERST DRIVE NE, ATLANTA GA 30332
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRAD ACK, 1019-B EDWARDS FERRY RD 1024, LEESBURG, VA 20176
- Principal officer (990-N for 2018)
- BRAD ACK, 311 FERST DRIVE NE, ATLANTA GA 30332
- Signed the 990
- BRAD ACK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 766-9386
- Website
- www.oceanvisions.org
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
OCEAN VISIONS DEVELOPS AND ADVANCES SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE OCEAN. WE MOBILIZE AND SUPPORT INVENTORS, SCIENTISTS, POLICY MAKERS AND OTHERS TO INVENT AND ADVANCE INNOVATIVE OCEAN-BASED SOLUTIONS THAT REDUCE STRESSORS, RESTORE OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS, AND REVERSE DISRUPTION. WE FOCUS ON CRITICAL ARENAS OF NEEDED ACTIONS THAT ARE UNDERINVESTED, AND WE CATALYSE EFFORTS TO DEVELOP, TEST, AND ULTIMATELY SCALE INNOVATIONS TO THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES TO THE HEALTH OF THE OCEAN.
Program accomplishments
- OCEAN VISIONS IS A SCIENCE-BASED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION. WE WORK WITH AND ACROSS DIVERSE SECTORS AND DISCIPLINES TO IDENTIFY, CO-DESIGN, EVALUATE AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF BOLD OCEAN-BASED SOLUTIONS TO COUNTER AND REVERSE DANGEROUS IMPACTS TO THE OCEAN. WE PROVIDE DIVERSE FORMS OF SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, TESTING AND APPLICATION OF SOLUTIONS, AND FOR CREATION OF THE ENABLING SOCIAL AND POLITICAL FRAMEWORKS NEEDED FOR THEIR SUCCESS. OUR WORK IS GROUNDED IN ROBUST SCIENCE, AND WE CONTINUALLY SEEK TO IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THE CHALLENGES.Expenses $3,372,104 · grants $885,336
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
- 84-2130219
- 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
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U21)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,945,033
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,313,870
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $8,313,870 | $3,600,559 | $9,945,033 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,574,949 | $2,480,224 | $5,209,733 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,044,937 | $1,453,989 | $4,025,912 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $2,291,104 | $413,491 | $2,405,679 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: BRAD ACK | June 30, 2019 | ≤ $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 84-2130219).
Questions about OCEAN VISIONS INC
- What is the EIN of OCEAN VISIONS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OCEAN VISIONS INC is 84-2130219.
- Is OCEAN VISIONS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to OCEAN VISIONS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OCEAN VISIONS INC 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 OCEAN VISIONS INC 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 OCEAN VISIONS INC 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 OCEAN VISIONS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BRAD ACK.
- Who are the officers and directors of OCEAN VISIONS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $287,333 (BRAD ACK, CEO).
- How much revenue does OCEAN VISIONS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $8,313,870, expenses of $3,600,559 and total assets of $9,945,033 at year end.
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