Small Public Charity

Harmony Coast Aquaculture Institute

Harmony Coast Aquaculture Institute, of Arroyo Grande, CA, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $21K in revenue, $18K in expenses, $27K in total assets. 2 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $300K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 873092394 Arroyo Grande, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$21K
Total Expenses$18K
Total Assets$27K
Grant Records2
Funding Total$300K
Filing Years2022–2025

Mission

The organization's mission is to raise funds for the operation of the Harmony Coast Aquaculture Institute for the purpose of leasing plots with the facility for outreach, conservation, education research and commercial aquacultural activities. Specifically, Public and private enterprises dedicated to rebuilding depleted populations of endangered marine species, Private commercial aquaculture with local, native and naturalized species, commercial growers that meet the highest environmental industry standards. A significant portion of the facility is dedicated to restoration aquaculture to help rebuild depleted populations of endangered abalone and other important marine species.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Ben Ruttenberg
Executive Dir. Don Chartrand
Secretary Michael Graham

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Top Grant Purposes

ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION
$300,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $21K $18K $27K
2024 $318 $25K $24K
2023 $163K $159K $49K
2022 $160K $114K $47K

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $160K to $21K (-87%), with total assets most recently reported at $27K.

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