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FRIENDS OF OCEAN ACADEMY INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $77K · expenses $29K · assets $54K

EIN
46-3776428
Address
5200 CLARKSON AVE, AUSTIN, TX 78751-2111
Website
www.
NTEE code
B90
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Mission

Financial stability

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Heidi Curry Executive director2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Penelope Williams Director2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Stefanie M Brown Secretary2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
David V Gibson Director2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Justin Whitehead Chair2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Erin Beffa Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Melanie Venture (former) CHAIR2023 1 $0 reported 1
Monty Curry (former) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2014-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Kathy Curry (former) DIRECTOR2014-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Steve Watkins (former) SECRETARY2014-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Edward Harris (former) TREASURER2014-2022 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Heidi Curry Executive director5 $0-$0 $01
Penelope Williams Director3 $0-$0 $01
Stefanie M Brown Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
David V Gibson Director0 $0-$0 $01
Justin Whitehead Chair1 $0-$0 $01
Erin Beffa Director1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HEIDI CURRY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
PENELOPE WILLIAMS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
STEFANIE M BROWN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
DAVID V GIBSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE VENTURE CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
JUSTIN WHITEHEAD VICE CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
ERIN BEFFA DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MONTY CURRY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY CURRY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
STEVE WATKINS SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
EDWARD HARRIS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MONTY CURRY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY CURRY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
STEVE WATKINS SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
EDWARD HARRIS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MONTY CURRY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY CURRY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
STEVE WATKINS SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
EDWARD HARRIS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MONTY CURRY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY CURRY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
STEVE WATKINS SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
EDWARD HARRIS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MONTY CURRY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY CURRY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
STEVE WATKINS SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
EDWARD HARRIS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MONTY CURRY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY CURRY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
STEVE WATKINS SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
EDWARD HARRIS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MONTY CURRY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY CURRY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
STEVE WATKINS SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
EDWARD HARRIS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MONTY CURRY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY CURRY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
STEVE WATKINS SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
EDWARD HARRIS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MONTY CURRY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY CURRY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
STEVE WATKINS SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
EDWARD HARRIS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,628$29,281 $54,466$54,466 $76,628$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$29,255$24,028 $7,119$7,119 $29,255- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$27,987$29,565 $1,892$1,892 $27,987- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,725$37,740 $3,470$3,470 $32,725- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,272$94,928 $8,485$8,485 $92,272- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$52,619$50,867 $11,141$11,141 $52,619- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,086$32,536 $9,389$9,389 $38,086- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$42,551$52,233 $3,839$3,839 $42,551- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,800$44,118 $13,521$13,521 $49,800- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,376$50,553 $7,839$7,839 $50,376- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,713$16,697 $8,016$8,016 $24,713- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $97,749 in all, tax years 2019 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$54,644 2020$54,644
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2020 2$37,168 2020$19,021
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$5,937 2022$5,937
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$265,5447 32018–2024 AGR ALPHA THETA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC; TEACH A CLASS; LONGVIEW AREA CHAMBER EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
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TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$105,0001 12020–2020 PROVIDENCE ON SOUTHMORE
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$95,9989 62019–2024 WHEELS OF HAPPINESS FOUNDATION INC; LEAD FOR FUTURE ACADEMY; EMERGING LADIES ACADEMY; GAMMA GAMMA BOULE FOUNDATION and 2 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $29,281 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,291 93.2%
Fees to independent contractors $1,990 6.8%
Total$29,281100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $24,028 spent · pay $0 · grants $18,254 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $18,254 76.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,906 16.3%
Fees to independent contractors $1,868 7.8%
Total$24,028100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $29,565 spent · pay $0 · grants $24,489 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $24,489 82.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,586 8.7%
Fees to independent contractors $2,490 8.4%
Total$29,565100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $37,740 spent · pay $0 · grants $33,925 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $33,925 89.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,215 5.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,600 4.2%
Total$37,740100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $94,928 spent · pay $0 · grants $90,395 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $90,395 95.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,933 3.1%
Fees to independent contractors $1,600 1.7%
Total$94,928100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $50,867 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $49,207 96.7%
Fees to independent contractors $1,660 3.3%
Total$50,867100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $32,536 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30,998 95.3%
Fees to independent contractors $1,538 4.7%
Total$32,536100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $52,233 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $50,658 97.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,575 3.0%
Total$52,233100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $44,118 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,378 98.3%
Fees to independent contractors $740 1.7%
Total$44,118100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $50,553 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $49,037 97.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,516 3.0%
Total$50,553100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $16,697 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,830 76.8%
Fees to independent contractors $3,610 21.6%
Printing, publications, postage $257 1.5%
Total$16,697100%

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