Civic Intelligence

Whale Trust

990 • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 91-2144632

Jul 01, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023 • Filed on May 15, 2024

Organization ProfileWWW.WHALETRUST.ORG

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PO Box 1360Puunene, HI 96784

(808) 572-5700

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

76th percentile

0.21x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 76% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

79th percentile

0.25x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 79% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

56th percentile

7.1%

Higher net margin than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

69th percentile

$54,775

Higher top officer pay than 69% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 8.3% of source-year revenue.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

57th percentile

6.9%

Faster asset growth than 57% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

60th percentile

16%

Faster revenue growth than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets76th percentile

Assets

Up

$785,373

Up $50,387 (+6.9%) from 2022

Net Assets

Up

$620,088

Up $47,071 (+8.2%) from 2022

Liabilities

Up

$165,285

Up $3,316 (+2.0%) from 2022

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue79th percentileNet Margin56th percentile

Revenue

Up

$663,230

Up $91,379 (+16%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$616,159

Up $160,999 (+35%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

$47,071

Down $69,620 (-60%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth57th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2011: $327,209Liabilities 2011: $4,514Net Assets 2011: $322,6952011Assets 2012: $357,634Liabilities 2012: $3,261Net Assets 2012: $354,3732012Assets 2013: $362,239Liabilities 2013: $11,968Net Assets 2013: $350,2712013Assets 2014: $353,901Liabilities 2014: $6,277Net Assets 2014: $347,6242014Assets 2015: $309,808Liabilities 2015: $8,470Net Assets 2015: $301,3382015Assets 2016: $277,523Liabilities 2016: $4,617Net Assets 2016: $272,9062016Assets 2017: $263,354Liabilities 2017: $7,247Net Assets 2017: $256,1072017Assets 2018: $247,548Liabilities 2018: $3,980Net Assets 2018: $243,5682018Assets 2019: $203,507Liabilities 2019: $5,405Net Assets 2019: $198,1022019Assets 2020: $313,712Liabilities 2020: $31,541Net Assets 2020: $282,1712020Assets 2021: $663,724Liabilities 2021: $207,398Net Assets 2021: $456,3262021Assets 2022: $734,986Liabilities 2022: $161,969Net Assets 2022: $573,0172022Assets 2023: $785,373Liabilities 2023: $165,285Net Assets 2023: $620,0882023Assets 2024: $1,272,896Liabilities 2024: $167,411Net Assets 2024: $1,105,4852024

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$785,373
Liabilities$165,285
Net Assets$620,088
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth60th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2011: $157,561Expenses 2011: $207,678Net Income 2011: -$50,1172011Expenses 2012: $246,7142012Expenses 2013: $280,3832013Revenue 2014: $333,538Expenses 2014: $338,023Net Income 2014: -$4,4852014Revenue 2015: $294,679Expenses 2015: $338,801Net Income 2015: -$44,1222015Revenue 2016: $389,940Expenses 2016: $421,404Net Income 2016: -$31,4642016Revenue 2017: $374,608Expenses 2017: $393,221Net Income 2017: -$18,6132017Revenue 2018: $376,400Expenses 2018: $387,114Net Income 2018: -$10,7142018Revenue 2019: $412,721Expenses 2019: $460,906Net Income 2019: -$48,1852019Revenue 2020: $544,477Expenses 2020: $460,408Net Income 2020: $84,0692020Revenue 2021: $561,393Expenses 2021: $387,238Net Income 2021: $174,1552021Revenue 2022: $571,851Expenses 2022: $455,160Net Income 2022: $116,6912022Revenue 2023: $663,230Expenses 2023: $616,159Net Income 2023: $47,0712023Revenue 2024: $1,215,217Expenses 2024: $729,820Net Income 2024: $485,3972024

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$663,230
Expenses$616,159
Net Income$47,071
Open 2023 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023
Signed
May 15, 2024
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$676,999
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Whale trust supports and conducts scientific research, marine education, and conservation programs on marine mammals and their environment.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$579,659$633,227▲ $53,568
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$93,429$95,764▲ $2,335
Inventories for Sale or Use$28,412$31,123▲ $2,711
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$26,501$18,274▼ $8,227
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$4,231$4,231→ $0
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$2,474$2,474→ $0
Total Assets$734,986$785,373▲ $50,387
Other Assets Total$280$280→ $0
Liabilities
Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property$149,900$149,900→ $0
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$12,069$15,385▲ $3,316
Total Liabilities$161,969$165,285▲ $3,316
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$482,228$537,006▲ $54,778
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$90,789$83,082▼ $7,707
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$573,017$620,088▲ $47,071
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$734,986$785,373▲ $50,387

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$18,274$111,976$130,250
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay69th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Meagan Jones GrayExecutive DiFT$53,200$1,575$54,775

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Allen JonesChairman/tre
Brad Eichhorst MdBoard Member
Cathy MaxwellBoard Member
Charles Flip NicklinBoard Member
Linda CaldwellBoard Member
Norman Estin MdBoard Member
Karyn KunzelmanSecretary
Richard Pat CochranVice-preside
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$641,823
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$11,737
Other Revenue
$9,670
All Other Contributions
$641,823
Change in Net Assets
$47,071
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$431,858
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$171,801
Total Fundraising Expense$23,820
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$12,500
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$56,970$28,727$8,210$93,907
Fees for Services Other$61,784-$3,700$65,484
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$33,861$17,074$4,880$55,815
Occupancy$28,426--$28,426
Fees for Services Accounting-$19,495-$19,495
All Other Expenses$13,090$4,814$1,127$19,031
Other Expenses$9,390$5,929$2,113$17,432
Office Expenses$7,348$6,313$810$14,471
Payroll Taxes$8,015$4,042$1,155$13,212
Advertising$12,615-$168$12,783
Depreciation Depletion-$8,274-$8,274
Grants to Domestic Orgs$7,500--$7,500
Insurance$2,478$4,365-$6,843
Other Employee Benefits$4,311$2,020$419$6,750
Grants to Domestic Individuals$5,000--$5,000
Interest-$4,487-$4,487
Pension Plan Contributions$1,284$648$185$2,117
Information Technology$984$1,012-$1,996
Total Functional Expenses$484,370$107,969$23,820$616,159
International Activity

Grant and Assistance Recipients

RecipientLocationCategoryPurposeAmount
Hawaii National Marine SanctuaryKihei, HI501c3Research$7,500
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 2

“Allen jones meagan jones pres./treas. E.d. Father/daughter”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

“All board members review and approve the 990 before it is finalized.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C

“The organization maintains a conflict of interest policy, and each board member is required to review it annually.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15A

“Salaries are proposed and voted on by the board of directors. The board and the e.d. Work together to research and determine fair and comparable salary rates for key personnel. The board then votes to approve the recommendations made.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

“The 990 is available to the general public via the organization's website.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Whale Trust
EIN
91-2144632
Phone
8085725700
Address
PO BOX 1360, PUUNENE, HI 96784

Signing Officer

Name
Meagan Jones Gray
Title
Executive Director
Phone
8085725700
Signed
2024-05-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Meagan Jones Gray
Formed
2001
Legal Domicile
Hi
Voting Board Members
9
Independent Board Members
8
Employees
4
Volunteers
75

Preparer

Firm
Carbonaro Cpas & Management Group
Address
1885 MAIN ST STE 408, WAILUKU, HI 96793
Preparer
Gretchen Kremeyer
Phone
8082425002
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4D

“Research, other-part of whale trust's mission includes supporting scientific research on whales and the marine environment. Current projects include management of the wildlife and marine mammal spatial observatory project to detect marine mammal species from spatial imagery. Whale trust also supports outside research through donations to selected beneficiary organizations and students conducting independent research studies on whales and their ocean environment.”

Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G

“Program and other contractors 25,099 0 0 outside services 36,685 0 3,700 total 61,784 0 3,700”

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IRS990ScheduleI/RecipientTable/RecipientBusinessName/BusinessNameLine2Txt0FOUNDATION
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IRS990ScheduleI/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0WHALE TRUST ALLOCATES A PERCENTAGE OF FUNDS RAISED TO DONATE TO LOCAL NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS CONDUCTING WHALE RESEARCH IN HAWAII. GRANT DISTRIBUTIONS ARE DETERMINED BY A COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF ADVISORY AND BOARD MEMBERS. ALL GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A FINAL REPORT DETAILING HOW GRANT FUNDS WERE USED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF RECEIVING THE FUNDS.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0RESEARCH, OTHER-PART OF WHALE TRUST'S MISSION INCLUDES SUPPORTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON WHALES AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. CURRENT PROJECTS INCLUDE MANAGEMENT OF THE WILDLIFE AND MARINE MAMMAL SPATIAL OBSERVATORY PROJECT TO DETECT MARINE MAMMAL SPECIES FROM SPATIAL IMAGERY. WHALE TRUST ALSO SUPPORTS OUTSIDE RESEARCH THROUGH DONATIONS TO SELECTED BENEFICIARY ORGANIZATIONS AND STUDENTS CONDUCTING INDEPENDENT RESEARCH STUDIES ON WHALES AND THEIR OCEAN ENVIRONMENT.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1ALLEN JONES MEAGAN JONES PRES./TREAS. E.D. FATHER/DAUGHTER
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2ALL BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW IT ANNUALLY.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4SALARIES ARE PROPOSED AND VOTED ON BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD AND THE E.D. WORK TOGETHER TO RESEARCH AND DETERMINE FAIR AND COMPARABLE SALARY RATES FOR KEY PERSONNEL. THE BOARD THEN VOTES TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5THE 990 IS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6PROGRAM AND OTHER CONTRACTORS 25,099 0 0 OUTSIDE SERVICES 36,685 0 3,700 TOTAL 61,784 0 3,700
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc6FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G
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2023 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$785,373
Liabilities
$165,285
Net assets
$620,088
Revenue
$663,230
Expenses
$616,159
Net income
$47,071
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.27$0.17$1.11$1.22$0.73$0.49
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.79$0.17$0.62$0.66$0.62$0.05
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.73$0.16$0.57$0.57$0.46$0.12
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.66$0.21$0.46$0.56$0.39$0.17
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.31$0.03$0.28$0.54$0.46$0.08
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.20$0.01$0.20$0.41$0.46$0.05
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.00$0.24$0.38$0.39$0.01
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.26$0.01$0.26$0.37$0.39$0.02
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.28$0.00$0.27$0.39$0.42$0.03
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.31$0.01$0.30$0.29$0.34$0.04
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.35$0.01$0.35$0.33$0.34$0.00
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.36$0.01$0.35$0.28
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.36$0.00$0.35$0.25
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.33$0.00$0.32$0.16$0.21$0.05