Public Charity

Orange County Coastkeeper

Orange County Coastkeeper, of Costa Mesa, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.0M in revenue, $2.7M in expenses, $3.8M in total assets. 57 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 330847892 Costa Mesa, CA Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management NTEE: C32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.0M
Total Expenses$2.7M
Total Assets$3.8M
Grant Records57
Funding Total$3.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Orange County Coastkeeper OCCK is a California non-profit public benefit organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of California marine habitats and watersheds through programs of education, advocacy, restoration, and enforcement. Affiliated with the National Waterkeeper Alliance consisting of over 200 keeper organizations worldwide, OCCK maintains a full-time staff of skilled, dedicated professionals, including geologists, marine biologists, and attorneys.

Where $100 goes at Orange County Coastkeeper

How Orange County Coastkeeper divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $90 for programs

$24
Legal
27% of program spending
$20
Education
22% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 40 schools
$19
Advocacy
21% of program spending

Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
2025 ARTS IN CALIFORNIA PARKS GRANT
$40,000
2025
operating fund and general assistance.
$10,000
2024
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
$145,000
2024
RESTORE SEAL BEACH SHORELINE WITH OYSTERS
$62,129
2024
2025 ROUTE TO PARKS GRANT
$43,200

Showing up to 5 of 57 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Alan Freeman
Assoc Dir of Prog Dyana Pena
CFO Ellen Orange-Brown
President & CEO Garry Brown
Director Heather Heleloa
Vice President Janice Sclafani

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Health & Medicine
$1,349,500 5 grants
Environment & Conservation
$1,038,640 18 grants
Animal Welfare
$335,100 6 grants
General Support
$307,172 16 grants
Education
$87,770 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.0M $2.7M $3.8M
2024 $2.8M $2.8M $3.7M
2023 $2.8M $2.2M $3.6M
2022 $2.3M $2.2M $2.7M
2021 $2.2M $1.9M $2.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.2M to $3.0M (+34%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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