Public Charity

OO PROJECT

Based in WASHINGTON, DC, OO PROJECT operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.9M in revenue, $1.6M in expenses, $4.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 15 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $3.7M.

EIN: 843451269 WASHINGTON, DC Environment N.E.C. NTEE: C99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.9M
Total Expenses$1.6M
Total Assets$4.4M
Grant Records15
Funding Total$3.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE OUTLAW OCEAN IS TO PRODUCE HIGH-IMPACT INVESTIGATIVE STORIES ON TOPICS SUCH AS ILLEGAL AND DESTRUCTIVE FISHING PRACTICES, OCEAN DUMPING AND POLLUTION, MARINE PROTECTED AREAS, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND LABOR ABUSES THAT WILL MOVE INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES IN PRINT, TV, FILM, AND OTHER NEW MEDIA.

Where $100 goes at Oo Project

How Oo Project divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$99 Programs the work itself
$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $99 for programs

$99
The outlaw ocean project continued it's mission to produce high impact stories on the lawlessness in the ocean
All program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Adam Bryant
President Ian Urbina
Vice President Jason Uechi
Secretary Joseph Sorkin

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,471,000 3 grants
Animal Welfare
$1,200,432 3 grants
Education
$672,973 2 grants
Environment & Conservation
$377,000 5 grants
Human & Social Services
$16,595 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.9M $1.6M $4.4M
2024 $4.2M $2.5M $2.2M
2023 $2.5M $3.0M $427K
2022 $2.1M $2.1M $1.7M
2021 $1.1M $393K $1.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.1M to $3.9M (+241%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.4M.

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

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