Public Charity

NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION

NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in SILVER SPRING, MD. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $36.0M revenue, $35.1M expenses, $15.5M total assets. 98 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 943370994 SILVER SPRING, MD Single Organization Support NTEE: C11 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$36.0M
Total Expenses$35.1M
Total Assets$15.5M
Grant Records98
Funding Total$8.5M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION IS A LEADING VOICE FOR U.S. PROTECTED WATERS, WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE AND EXPAND THOSE SPECIAL PLACES FOR A HEALTHY OCEAN, COASTS, AND GREAT LAKES. WORKING TOGETHER, WE SAFEGUARD SPECIES AND THE PLACES THEY CALL HOME, AND PRESERVE AMERICA'S MARITIME RESOURCES.

Where $100 goes at National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

How National Marine Sanctuary Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$56
Education & outreach:the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation connects people to their sanctuaries and funds public education, outreach, conservation, and maritime heritage projects that encourage people to become engaged…
69% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 168 participants; 65 families; 12 grants
$18
Conservation & restoration:our national marine sanctuaries are america's protected areas of the ocean and great lakes that safeguard rich biodiversity and cultural treasures
22% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 30,380 pounds of debris; 7,896,669 pounds of debris; 64 attendees
$5
Capitol hill ocean week (chow), the nation's premier ocean policy conference focused on the theme of leadership
6% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. 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 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAM Allison Alexander
DIRECTOR Barbara Birdsey
TASAA MANAGER Britta Culbertson
DIRECTOR Chairmand Timothy Greene
CO-CHAIR Dawn Rodney
TREASURER Elizabeth Crego

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Environment & Conservation
$2,041,003 15 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,249,450 2 grants
General Support
$673,554 30 grants
Animal Welfare
$347,250 13 grants
Research & Policy
$268,600 10 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $36.0M $35.1M $15.5M
2023 $21.6M $22.7M $9.6M
2022 $16.0M $16.7M $10.3M
2021 $12.0M $11.7M $12.2M
2020 $9.5M $10.2M $8.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $9.5M to $36.0M (+280%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.5M.

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

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