Oceana Inc
1025 Ct Avenue NW 200, Washington, DC · IRS data through FY2024
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $34,668,686 | $45,522,287 | $50,909,801 |
| FY2023 | $46,497,996 | $45,500,415 | $61,287,361 |
| FY2022 | $43,967,787 | $41,500,110 | $60,287,651 |
| FY2021 | $35,660,414 | $35,324,557 | $57,832,662 |
| FY2020 | $36,350,526 | $33,188,974 | $57,359,591 |
| FY2019 | $38,632,475 | $36,005,199 | $54,093,524 |
| FY2018 | $51,896,477 | $38,122,695 | $51,361,562 |
| FY2017 | $48,279,729 | $37,880,581 | $37,593,914 |
| FY2016 | $24,741,722 | $34,850,883 | $27,144,033 |
| FY2015 | $18,368,767 | $25,840,946 | $37,230,430 |
| FY2014 | $20,639,382 | $21,916,799 | $44,725,008 |
| FY2013 | $44,676,531 | $17,886,835 | $46,024,202 |
| FY2012 | $15,226,982 | $17,025,348 | $19,236,258 |
| FY2011 | $19,694,080 | $20,914,152 | $21,029,783 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Oceana Inc (EIN 51-0401308), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $34,526,730 | 100% |
| Program service revenue | $0 | 0% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $33,193,063 | 73% |
| Management & general | $7,108,441 | 16% |
| Fundraising | $5,220,783 | 11% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 100% of total revenue in FY2024.
- Program services accounted for 73% of functional expenses, management & general 16%, and fundraising 11%.
- 73% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2024. That is higher than 8.1% of 37 Environment organizations in DC.
- Net assets covered about 13.4 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 68th percentile among 203 Environment organizations in DC.
- Total revenue was higher than 92.7% of 206 Environment organizations in DC.
- Total revenue rose from $19,694,080 in FY2011 to $34,668,686 in FY2024. Revenue increased in 6 and decreased in 7 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 6 of 14 reported years (FY2011, FY2012, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2024).
- The highest revenue on record here is $51,896,477 in FY2018.
- Net assets grew from $21,029,783 to $50,909,801 between FY2011 and FY2024.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGES BY GOVERNMENTS AND CORPORATIONS IN ORDER TO PRESERVE OCEAN LIFE AND RETURN THE OCEANS TO THEIR FORMER ABUNDANCE.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 2000 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | C013 — Environment (in DC) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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