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Director 40.00 348494 51473 0 Norman Steinberg 7700 Sandholdt Road Moss Landing CA 95039 HR Director 40.00 277366 58183 0 Kaya Johnson 7700 Sandholdt Road Moss Landing CA 95039 Dir of Marine Ops 40.00 348750 46025 0 Mark Talkovic 7700 Sandholdt Road Moss Landing CA 95039 Chief ROV Pilot 54.50 265153 54519 0 205 Allied Universal Security Services 1473 N Davis Road Salinas CA 93906 SECURITY SERVICES 269725 Holland and Knight LLP PO Box 936937 Atlanta GA 311936937 Legal 173085 Grant Thornton LLP 101 California St Suite 2700 San Francisco CA 94111 Accounting 130000 Hirschfeld Kramer LLP 456 Montgomery St Suite 2200 San Francisco CA 94104 Legal 96142 Green Fields Falconry LLC 851 Sinex Pacific Grove CA 93950 Falconry 70448 2 Study the composition, structure, ecological dynamics and population dynamics of the water columns and sea-floor of the Monterey Bay and other West Coast sites. 9965015 Development of oceanographic instruments - DNA probes, sea-floor mapping systems, In Situ analyzers/samplers, chemical sensors, etc. 7876819 New technology data collection vehicles - AUV development and enhancements, and ROV upgrades and enhancements. 3440959 Maintain an ocean observatory system and a data reference system which provides the oceanographic community with access to key data and data collection opportunities. 1074001 0 0 52593582 0 52593582 0 52593582 788904 51804678 2590234 X 64264335 0 45920000 0 110184335 1988-05-03 X 2590234 3363373 1104413 318128 7376148 2201699 2858867 938751 270409 6269726 110184335 87684815 70588687 62316891 330774728 2500 100000 320500 245500 668500 110181835 87584815 70268187 62071391 330106228 1726823 2242249 2473023 1892536 8334630 NONE NONE X Ocean Visions 2520 Trophy Ln Reston VA 20191 Fellow Oceanographic Organization PC Sponsor the Ocean Visions Summit for 2025 2500 2500 0 14 2578631 -40785 AP Discounts 1 308 Credit Card Revenue Sharing 1 61029 Other 1 100493 Recycled Materials 1 3748 Royalties 15 126974 0 2871183 -40785 2830398 Form MBARI DEVELOPS AND UTILIZES INSTRUMENTATION THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED IN THE OCEAN FOR LONG DURATIONS OF TIME. AS A RESULT OF BEING DEPLOYED IN THE OCEAN, INSTRUMENTATION IS SUBJECT TO VARIOUS ELEMENTS WHICH LEAD TO AN ASSET BEING DESTROYED OR RENDERED INOPERABLE PRIOR TO THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE. 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Barbara P. Wright is an officer and director of MBARI. Her firm, Finch Montgomery Wright PC, provides legal services to MBARI. Fees for those services are paid to the firm and are for legal services, not for services in her capacity as an officer or director. Fees paid and expenses reimbursed to the firm in 2024 were $27,210. This amount is included in the appropriate Statement pertaining to Legal Fees. Tangible property elections Tangible property elections Section 1.263(a)-1(f) De Minimis Safe Harbor Election Taxpayer is making the de minimis safe harbor election under Treas. Reg. 1.263(a)-1(f) for all eligible amounts paid or incurred during the taxable year. Section 1.263(a)-3(n) Capitalization Election Taxpayer hereby elects to capitalize repair and maintenance costs under Treas. Reg. 1.263 (a)-3(n). The costs were incurred during the taxable year in the electing taxpayer's trade or business and the electing taxpayer treats such costs as capital expenditures on its books and records Auto/Transportation Equipment 676708 601704 75004 75004 Furniture and Fixtures 1757621 1043196 714425 714425 Machinery and Equipment 61703880 46332105 15371775 15371775 Buildings 68751361 47066398 21684963 21684963 Improvements 0 Land 4236219 4236219 4236219 CIP 61122895 61122895 61122895 SOFTWARE 3166150 1833791 1332359 1332359 SHIP & SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT 60232164 9085596 51146568 51146568 REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES 15057551 12284212 2773339 2773339 AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES 13368999 12533341 835658 835658 Anthony Lombardo and Associates 27755 31346 Cooley LLP 40880 44032 Finch Montgomery Wright PC 46110 27210 Hirschfeld Kramer LLP 107022 96142 Ropes & Gray 30828 32958 Ross Silverman Snyder 2044 51131 Wagner Law Group 28498 28498 Kennedy, Archer & Giffen 481 285 Bird and Bird 1288 1288 Int'l Research and Exchange 3820 3820 Loza and Loza 3400 3400 Mintz 33685 33685 Deposits on ship construction 33504367 0 0 Deposits - Lease and plan accounts 17116 15649 15649 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ASSETS 5741155 6729617 6729617 Deposits for MARS Cabling 449931 0 0 Amortization of prior service cost of postretirement benefits 3357000 Business Meal 42210 42210 Expensed Equipment 441830 482615 Freight & Postage 133645 133645 General Lab and Supplies 2762622 2304346 Insurance 1161280 1161280 Maintenance and Repair 1311413 1311413 Miscellaneous 270705 270705 Outside Services 3677185 2277743 Recruitment 209000 209000 Royalty Expense 30359 30359 30359 Ship Time and Equipment Rental 130202 130202 Subawards 15059316 15059316 AP Discounts 308 Credit Card Revenue Share 61029 Other 2262 Recycled Materials 3748 Royalties 126974 126974 126974 Flex Plan Forfeitures 31233 IEEE Sponsored Event 61998 Equipment 5000 Actuarial gain on postretirement benefits 2921452 Postretirement benefit liabilities 14961000 13140000 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN LIABILITIES 5741155 6729617 STATE FEES 800 800 Investment tax 37520 64875 PCORI tax 156 156