Nonprofit · EIN 91-1725640
MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · GLEN ELLEN, CA 95442
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $5,744,252 | $4,827,186 | $917,066 | $2,067,307 | $104,065 | $1,963,242 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,428,350 | $1,513,970 | -$85,620 | $1,107,401 | $81,757 | $1,025,644 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,613,202 | $1,322,551 | $290,651 | $1,206,439 | $111,947 | $1,094,492 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,512,550
- Program service revenue
- $229,837
- Investment income
- $9,199
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $713
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$7,334
- Other revenue
- -$7,334
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,291,806
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $174,843
- Other salaries and wages
- $644,377
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $993,531
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $42,200
- Occupancy
- $15,452
- Travel
- $35,865
- Program services (functional)
- $4,513,175
- Management and general (functional)
- $145,968
- Fundraising (functional)
- $168,043
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,107,401
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,067,307
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $104,065
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,963,242
- Publicly traded securities
- $132,177
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,138,116
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $825,126
- Gross receipts
- $5,797,914
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANCE MORGAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $164,000 | $10,844 |
| NATHALIE UDO | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
| CARIAD LOUIS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY SMITH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
| YONEL GRANT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT NORSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE OLSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL DAKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
| NANDITA PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
| EVERETT SEYMOUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN XAVIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC LIDDLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
| SIMON COLES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANCE MORGAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $154,959 |
| JOAN MONTGOMERY | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,193 |
| NATHALIE UDO | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CARIAD LOUIS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY SMITH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| YONEL GRANT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT NORSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE OLSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAMUEL DAKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANDITA PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EVERETT SEYMOUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN XAVIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE SCOBIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID JOHNS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANCE MORGAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $145,626 | $20,316 |
| NATHALIE UDO | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL OSHERENKO | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY SMITH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID JOHNS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT NORSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE OLSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL DAKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NANDITA PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE SCOBIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN XAVIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY TRAUTWEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 13401 ARNOLD DRIVE SUITE 25, GLEN ELLEN, CA 95442-0000
- In care of
- % JOAN INGE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LANCE MORGAN, 13401 ARNOLD DRIVE SUITE 25, GLEN ELLEN, CA 95442
- Signed the 990
- LANCE MORGAN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (707) 938-7036
- Website
- WWW.MARINE-CONSERVATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 91-1725640 or by the name MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE.
- 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 CONSERVATION INSTITUTE IS DEDICATED TO SECURING PERMANENT, STRONG PROTECTION FOR THE OCEANS' MOST IMPORTANT PLACES FOR US AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
Program accomplishments
- CONSERVING MARINE LIFE & ECOSYSTEMS - WE USE THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE TO IDENTIFY IMPORTANT MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR PROTECTION. WE ADVOCATE FOR THE CREATION OF NEW MPAS AND IMPROVEMENTS OF MAKE EXISTING MPAS MORE EFFECTIVE AT CONSERVING MARINE BIODIVERSITY. OUR AIM IS TO HELP ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE PROTECTION FOR AT LEAST 30% OF EACH ECOSYSTEM IN EVERY REGION OF THE GLOBAL OCEAN. A MAJORITY OF THIS GRANT REVENUE IS RECEIVED THROUGH FISCAL SPONSORSHIP ARRANGEMENTS, WHEREBY MARINE CONSERVATION INSTITUTE SERVES AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR PARTNER PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS, RECEIVING AND ADMINISTERING GRANT FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE APPLICABLE GRANT AGREEMENTS AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENTS.Expenses $3,780,130 · grants $3,267,806
- MPATLAS - OUR MARINE PROTECTION ATLAS (MPATLAS.ORG) INITIATIVE MEASURES PROGRESS TOWARD MARINE CONSERVATION TARGETS AND COMMITMENTS. WE USE SCIENCE-BASED MARINE PROTECTED AREA (MPA) ASSESSMENTS TO CLASSIFY MPAS AND CLARIFY DIFFERENCES AMONG THEM THAT RESULT IN DIFFERENT CONSERVATION OUTCOMES. SCIENTISTS AND CONSERVATIONISTS RELY ON THE MARINE PROTECTION ATLAS TO PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT MEASURE OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS AND ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED MARINE CONSERVATION EFFORTS.Expenses $397,788 · revenue $221,075
- THE BLUE PARKS - THE BLUE PARKS INITIATIVE IS A STRATEGIC PROGRAM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE MARINE PROTECTED AREA QUALITY AND COVERAGE, ENSURING THAT WE ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE PROTECTION FOR AT LEAST 30% OF THE OCEAN BY 2030. THIS TARGET IS GUIDED BY CURRENT SCIENCE - ENOUGH TO SAFEGUARD MARINE BIODIVERSITY. WE SET SCIENCE-BASED STANDARDS FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS AND INCENTIVIZE GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITIES, AND MANAGERS TO ACHIEVE THEM WITH PRESTIGIOUS BLUE PARK AWARDS. WE COLLABORATE WITH MARINE CONSERVATION LEADERS DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING BLUE PARK RECOGNITION THROUGH OUR BLUE SPARK COLLABORATIONS.Expenses $335,257 · grants $24,000 · revenue $8,762
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
- 91-1725640
- 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
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,067,307
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,797,914
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $5,744,252 | $4,827,186 | $2,067,307 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,428,350 | $1,513,970 | $1,107,401 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,613,202 | $1,322,551 | $1,206,439 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,437,845 | $1,289,255 | $917,207 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 91-1725640).
Questions about MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE is 91-1725640.
- Is MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE 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 CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE 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 CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE 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 CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LANCE MORGAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $164,000 (LANCE MORGAN, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,744,252, expenses of $4,827,186 and total assets of $2,067,307 at year end.
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