Liabilities / Assets
98th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 98% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 46-5693943 • 501(c)3 • Sedgwick, ME
Profile
World ocean observatory is the leading organization advocating for the health and sustainability of the ocean through an accessible worldwide network of communication. Through education, partnership, information exchange, public connection, and relentless communications, w2o is committed to building an expansive global community of citizens of the ocean to promote and conserve marine resources for the future of all mankind.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
98th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 98% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
86th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
23rd percentile
Higher net margin than 23% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
96th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 49.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
13th percentile
Faster asset growth than 13% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
66th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 66% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$4,397
Down $19,106 (-81%) from 2023
Liabilities
Up$27,253
Up $10,957 (+67%) from 2023
Net Assets
-$22,856
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Up$143,664
Up $15,980 (+13%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$173,726
Up $1,133 (+0.7%) from 2023
Net Income
Up-$30,062
Up $14,847 (+33%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
The latest 2024 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2021 below.
World ocean observatory is a leading organization advocating for the health and sustainability of the ocean through an accessible worldwide network of communication. Through educational resources, partnership, information exchange, public connection, and relentless communications, w2o is committed to building an expansive global community of citizens of the ocean to promote and conserve marine resources for the future of all mankind.
World ocean observatory is the leading organization advocating for the health and sustainability of the ocean through an accessible worldwide network of communication. Through education, partnership, information exchange, public connection, and relentless communications, w2o is committed to building an expansive global community of citizens of the ocean to promote and conserve marine resources for the future of all mankind.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| PROMOTING THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVING MARINE RESOURCES AND OCEAN LITERACY. REACHED THE FOLLOWING MILESTONES: 630 EDITIONS OF WORLD OCEAN RADIO, 7 VOLUMES OF OUR DIGITAL MAGAZINE WORLD OCEAN JOURNAL, AND MORE THAN 900,000 FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK PLUS MANY OTHERS THROUGH ADDITIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. | - | $125,135 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRISHA BADGER | Secretary | FT | $60,054 | $2,997 | $63,051 |
| ROBERT NEILL III | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| MARY BARNES | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| MATTHEW MURPHY | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| TUNDI AGARDY | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| WENDY WATSON-WRIGHT | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Expenses advertising 3,506 marketing and outreach 2,526 supplies 399 computer - domain 2,513 computer fees 1,183 software 1,031 web development 42,395 travel & meetings 1,182 workmen's compensation ins 412 liability 520 total 55,667”
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 815 0 unsecured notes and loans payable 180 452”
“World ocean observatory is the leading organization advocating for the health and sustainability of the ocean through an accessible worldwide network of communication. Through education, partnership, information exchange, public connection, and relentless communications, w2o is committed to building an expansive global community of citizens of the ocean to promote and conserve marine resources for the future of all mankind.”
“Promoting the importance of conserving marine resources and ocean literacy. Reached the following milestones: 630 editions of world ocean radio, 7 volumes of our digital magazine world ocean journal, and more than 900,000 followers on facebook plus many others through additional social media platforms.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING 3,506 MARKETING AND OUTREACH 2,526 SUPPLIES 399 COMPUTER - DOMAIN 2,513 COMPUTER FEES 1,183 SOFTWARE 1,031 WEB DEVELOPMENT 42,395 TRAVEL & MEETINGS 1,182 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INS 412 LIABILITY 520 TOTAL 55,667 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 815 0 UNSECURED NOTES AND LOANS PAYABLE 180 452 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | WORLD OCEAN OBSERVATORY IS THE LEADING ORGANIZATION ADVOCATING FOR THE HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE OCEAN THROUGH AN ACCESSIBLE WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF COMMUNICATION. THROUGH EDUCATION, PARTNERSHIP, INFORMATION EXCHANGE, PUBLIC CONNECTION, AND RELENTLESS COMMUNICATIONS, W2O IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING AN EXPANSIVE GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF CITIZENS OF THE OCEAN TO PROMOTE AND CONSERVE MARINE RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE OF ALL MANKIND. |
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