Public Charity

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN CLEANUP FOUNDATION

Based in NEW YORK, NY, AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN CLEANUP FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $12.5M in revenue, $17.7M in expenses, $20.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 133 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $36.9M.

EIN: 815132355 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$12.5M
Total Expenses$17.7M
Total Assets$20.2M
Grant Records133
Funding Total$36.9M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL OCEAN ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING (I) PROMOTING, DEVELOPING AND PERFORMING THE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, LARGE-SCALE AND EFFICIENT EXTRACTION AND REMOVAL OF WASTE FROM OCEANS, SEAS AND OTHER WASTE AREAS, AND (II) PROMOTING, DEVELOPING AND PERFORMING THE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY RECYCLING OF SUCH WASTE.

Where $100 goes at American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation

How American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$98 Programs the work itself
$1 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $98 for programs

$98
American friends of the ocean cleanup, foundation ("the foundation") is responsible for soliciting donations in the u.S, primarily to support clean up initiatives in oceans, rivers, and other…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Boyan Damir Slat
SECRETARY Carl Mr Van Der Zandt
TREASURER Joy Gao
DIRECTOR Peter Schwartz
DIRECTOR Robert C Parker

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy
$25,059,000 6 grants
General Support
$8,556,342 91 grants
Animal Welfare
$2,525,763 13 grants
Environment & Conservation
$383,000 8 grants
Human & Social Services
$264,800 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $12.5M $17.7M $20.2M
2023 $19.7M $30.6M $20.7M
2022 $36.7M $23.7M $45.4M
2020 $4.3M $85K $7.6M
2019 $5.8M $3.1M $3.3M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $5.8M to $12.5M (+114%), with total assets most recently reported at $20.2M.

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

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