Public Charity

California Ocean Science Trust

California Ocean Science Trust is a Public Charity headquartered in Sacramento, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.9M revenue, $2.2M expenses, $14.2M total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 651261006 Sacramento, CA Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management NTEE: C32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.9M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$14.2M
Grant Records14
Funding Total$1.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CALIFORNIA OCEAN SCIENCE TRUST (OST) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ACCELERATING PROGRESS TOWARDS A HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE OCEAN FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA. CREATED BY STATE LEGISLATION, OST BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN CUTTING-EDGE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND SOUND OCEAN MANAGEMENT. OST DELIVERS ON THIS MANDATE BY DRAWING RESOURCES TO SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED SCIENCE, SUPPORTING GRADUATE EDUCATION TO FOSTER THE SCIENCE-POLICY WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW, AND DELIVERING PRAGMATIC, SALIENT SCIENCE ADVISE TO CALIFORNIA POLICYMAKERS, REGULATORS, AND MANAGERS.

Where $100 goes at California Ocean Science Trust

How California Ocean Science Trust divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$78
Program accomplishments this year included serving as science advisor to California, developing and creating an ocean health status, which will be published in the coming months; convening stakeholders…
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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

The Chicago Community Trust
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$175,000
CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION
2024
TO SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE CARBON REMOVAL AND RESTORE THE CLIMATE
$100,000
WINDWARD FUND
2024
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
$94,726
CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION
2023
PROJECT SUPPORT
$275,000
The Chicago Community Trust
2023
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$218,709

Showing up to 5 of 14 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Vice-Chair Alexis Jackson
Strategy Director Anthony Rogers
Philanthropy DIR David Lawlor
Treasurer Dr Phillip Taylor
Executive Dir. Elizabeth Whiteman
Chair Gary Griggs

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$768,709 4 grants
Environment & Conservation
$762,745 5 grants
Health & Medicine
$110,000 2 grants
Research & Policy
$55,000 2 grants
Animal Welfare
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.9M $2.2M $14.2M
2024 $2.2M $2.0M $13.7M
2023 $11.3M $1.5M $11.8M
2022 $711K $1.2M $1.8M
2021 $871K $1.4M $2.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $871K to $2.9M (+230%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.2M.

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

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