2017-05-11T15:58:59-07:00 2016-12-31 Guzman & Gray Certified Public Accountants 4510 E Pacific Coast Highway Suite Long Beach CA 90804 990 2016-01-01 330657882 ALGALITA MARINE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ALGA 5625984889 148 NORTH MARINA DRIVE LONG BEACH CA 90813 KATIE ALLEN Executive Director 2017-05-09 true PATRICK S GUZMAN CPA P00354029 5624980997 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z 542310 false false X ALGALITA.ORG X 1994 CA TO PROTECT THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS WATERSHEDS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND RESTORATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN FOCUS IS ONTHE ISSUE OF PLASTIC POLLUTION AND ITS EFFECT ON THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM AND POTENTIAL RISKS TO HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH THE TRANSFER OF TOXINS FROM INGESTED PLASTIC DEBRIS BY FISH AND THROUGH THE FOOD CHAIN. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT OF PLASTICS ON OUR MARINE ENVIORNMENT BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ECOLOGICAL VALUE AND VULNERABILITIES OF OUR OCEANS AND HOW INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS INFLUENCE THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM AND HUMAN HEALTH. 8 8 5 0 696340 511340 9208 1682 15625 7375 654 705397 536827 0 0 160214 148554 0 25469 297943 300145 458157 448699 247240 88128 321141 401803 11259 3723 309882 398080 TO PROTECT THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS WATERSHEDS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND RESTORATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN FOCUS IS ONTHE ISSUE OF PLASTIC POLLUTION AND ITS EFFECT ON THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM AND POTENTIAL RISKS TO HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH THE TRANSFER OF TOXINS FROM INGESTED PLASTIC DEBRIS BY FISH AND THROUGH THE FOOD CHAIN. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT OF PLASTICS ON OUR MARINE ENVIORNMENT BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ECOLOGICAL VALUE AND VULNERABILITIES OF OUR OCEANS AND HOW INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS INFLUENCE THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM AND HUMAN HEALTH. false false 251057 9209 CONCURRENTLY, THE ALGALITA EDUCATION TEAM: 1) REACHED STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THROUGH OUR STEM EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, 2) EXPANDED OUR OFFICE TO INCLUDE A NEW CAPTAIN CHARLES MOORE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER, 3) EXPANDED OUR OFFICE TO SHIP2SHORE PROGRAM, ENGAGING SCHOOLS IN LOCAL PLASTIC POLLUTION RESEARCH OFF THE COAST OF LONG BEACH, CA, 4) HELPED DEVELOP WASTE REDUCTION CAMPAIGNS THROUGH OUR ANNUAL POPS INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SUMMIT, WHERE STUDENTS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, HAWAII, GERMANY, KENYA, INDIANA, FLORIDA, AND THE BAHAMAS WERE REPRESENTED 118760 DURING THE 2016 CALENDAR YEAR, CAPTAIN MOORE AND OUR RESEARCHERS: 1) PARTICIPATED IN A COLLABORATIVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT 13 RESEARCH PROJECT WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PRORJECT, 2) COLLABORATED WITH UNIVERSITIES TO EXPAND OUR RESEARCH TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF PLASTIC POLLUTION ON MARINE LIFE AND HUMAN HEALTH, 3) MOVED CLOSER TO FINISHING OUR 15-YEAR PACIFIC GYRE RETROSPECTIVE STUDY 369817 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 10 0 false 5 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X X KATIE ALLEN 5625984889 148 NORTH MARINA DRIVE LONG BEACH CA 90813 TERRI BUCHANAN President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD E JAGNER Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NIKHIL DAVE Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MALLORY BURDEN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF CARRICK Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLE HARRIS Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAN KALMICK Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN POFFENBARGER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE ALLEN Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 52983 0 0 52983 0 false false false 0 3550 6512 501278 8373 511340 PREVENTION AND OUTREACH 541900 9208 9208 9208 15625 15625 0 0 0 0 5483 6512 5483 0 0 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 654 654 654 536827 9862 15625 0 0 0 0 52983 43127 9418 438 0 82352 64804 16767 781 0 0 13219 3978 9134 107 0 180 180 10199 10199 0 0 0 0 20242 20115 127 4104 3766 338 0 0 21558 17846 1983 1729 10709 10709 0 3402 1779 1623 0 0 3048 3048 6042 5376 666 PROGRAM 172970 172970 FUND DEVELOPMENT 18998 18998 INKIND 8373 8373 TELEPHONE 5745 4596 568 581 14575 9330 3541 1704 448699 369817 53413 25469 91273 105510 40677 7500 0 1232 0 0 0 0 0 43868 30930 4681 12938 605 0 215686 0 0 2001 240841 321141 401803 11259 3723 11259 3723 X 214882 220449 82631 95000 95000 309882 398080 321141 401803 88128 70 X true X false false false X 612464 295330 432269 270208 496455 2106726 4158 23149 920 72099 9209 109535 0 0 0 616622 318479 433189 342307 505664 2216261 0 0 2216261 20846 32367 7901 1682 15625 78421 0 20846 32367 7901 1682 15625 78421 0 22469 13953 7165 43587 637468 350846 463559 357942 528454 2338269 0.94780 0.95440 0.03350 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 215686 10250 16050 2589 239397 266674 1682 50000 2670 215686 213400 101 213299 1.00000 false false false 1475 130 1345 42393 30800 11593 12938 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN QUASI ENDOWMENT 239397 DEPOSIT 1443 INVENTORY INVESTMENTS Rounding 1 240841 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ED AND A COPY IS GIVEN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO BEING FILED. 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