Oceana

Oceana is a left-leaning 501(c)(3) organization which advocates for environmental issues impacting oceans. It was founded in 2001 by Pew Charitable Trusts, Oak Foundation, Sandler Foundation, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.1

At-A-Glance

Location: Washington, DC View on map
Tax ID: 51-0401308
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $62,222,743 Revenue: $34,668,686 Expenses: $45,522,287

Oceana is a left-leaning 501(c)(3) organization which advocates for environmental issues impacting oceans. It was founded in 2001 by Pew Charitable Trusts, Oak Foundation, Sandler Foundation, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.1

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $62,222,743 $34,668,686 $45,522,287 View
2023 $74,734,235 $46,497,996 $45,500,415 View
2022 $74,617,155 $43,967,787 $41,500,110 View
2021 $64,267,240 $35,660,414 $35,324,557 View
2020 $66,584,495 $36,350,526 $33,188,974 View

Prior year filings: 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 175

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
James F Simon President GenCOUNSEL THRU 7/24; CEO AS OF 7/24$498,693
Jacqueline SavitzCHIEF POLICY OFFICER, NORT$368,683
Christopher M SharkeyCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$314,414
Andrew F SharplessCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER THRU 6/24$307,397
Nancy GoldenVP, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT$304,372
Kathy WhelpleyCHIEF OF STAFF$295,541
Matthew LittlejohnSR. VP, STRATEGIC INITIATI$276,435
Kathryn MatthewsCHIEF SCIENTIST & SVP$243,122
Pascale MoehrleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EUROPE$242,753
Daniel OlivaresSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$242,418
Beth LowellVICE PRESIDENT, UNITED STATES$215,187

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $382,090,233
  • Number of Grants: 2,424
  • Number of Funders: 664

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$10,000,0002022 Oak FoundationTo support Oceana's campaigns that rebuild ocean abundance.
$6,500,0002024 The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncTO PROTECT THE OCEAN
$6,500,0002023 The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncTO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES AND PROTECT CORAL REEFS
$4,480,0002020 The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncTO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES AND PROTECT CORAL REEFS
$4,185,0002021 The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncTO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES AND PROTECT CORAL REEFS
$2,997,4872024 National Philanthropic TrustCULTURE & ARTS
$2,750,0002021 Wyss FoundationCharitable Contribution
$2,750,0002020 Wyss Foundation
$2,300,0002024 The Marisla FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$2,300,0002023 The Marisla FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$2,250,0002021 Sandler FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$2,250,0002020 Sandler FoundationGeneral support
$2,000,0002024 Sandler FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$2,000,0002023 Sandler FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$2,000,0002022 Sandler FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$2,000,0002022 The Marisla FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$2,000,0002021 The Marisla FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$2,000,0002020 The Marisla FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$1,896,7372023 Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.GENERAL
$1,886,9392021 National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
$1,785,0002022 Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.GENERAL
$1,675,0002024 Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.AGRICULTURE & FOOD, ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT, ANIMAL-RELATED, ENVIRONMENT
$1,280,6952022 National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
$1,250,0002023 Sue & Edgar Wachenheim FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$1,200,0002020 Silicon Valley Community Foundation

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $13,284,471
  • Number of Grants: 69
  • Number of Recipients: 34

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$890,4252021 Multiple North America (Canada and Mexico) RecipientsTO SUPPORT OCEANA CANADA'S MISSION TO RESTORE CANADIAN OCEANS.
$714,0832022 Multiple North America RecipientsPRESERVE AND RESTORE THE BOUNTY OF THE OCEAN AND PRESERVE THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM.
$610,0822023 Multiple North America RecipientsSUPPORT OCEANA CANADA'S ACTIVITIES TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE BOUNTY OF THE OCEAN AND PROTECT OCEAN RESOURCES IMPORTANT FOR THE ECONOMY AND COMMUNITIES
$467,7442020 Multiple North America RecipientsTO SUPPORT OCEANA CANADA'S MISSION TO RESTORE CANADIAN OCEANS.
$374,9682024 Multiple North America RecipientsSUPPORT OCEANA CANADA'S ACTIVITIES TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE BOUNTY OF THE OCEAN AND PROTECT OCEAN RESOURCES IMPORTANT FOR THE ECONOMY AND COMMUNITIES.
$349,0002024 Multiple EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) RecipientsSUBGRANT TO SUPPORT THE COALITION FOR FISHERIES TRANSPARENCY, INCLUDING BY CO-CHAIRING THE COALITION AND ALLOCATING EJF STAFF TIME TO ADVANCE THE COALITION'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS.
$320,0002023 Multiple CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN RecipientsSUPPORT SFS JAPAN'S EFFORTS TO BUILD PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD AND COMPEL LEADERS TO ACT ON FISHERIES SUSTAINABILITY
$231,8312021 Multiple CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN – ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, RecipientsMANAGE THE GILLNET TRANSITION FUND FOR LOCAL FISHERMEN IN BELIZE.
$230,0002022 Multiple EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) RecipientsSUB-GRANT AGRMT FOR THE GLOBAL FISHERIES TRANSPARENCY COALITION
$230,0002021 Center for Strategic and International StudiesSUPPORT THE PROJECT JOINT CAMPAIGN ON ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING, TRANSPARENCY AND HUMAN RIGHTS. A THREE-YEAR EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN U.S. LEADERSHIP IN ADDRESSING IUU FISHING, IMPROVING THE TRANSPARENCY OF FISHING, ADDRESSING LABOR AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND EXPANDING SEAFOOD TRACEABILITY.
$205,0002021 World Wildlife Fund, Inc.SUPPORT THE PROJECT JOINT CAMPAIGN ON ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING, TRANSPARENCY AND HUMAN RIGHTS. A THREE-YEAR EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN U.S. LEADERSHIP IN ADDRESSING IUU FISHING, IMPROVING THE TRANSPARENCY OF FISHING, ADDRESSING LABOR AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND EXPANDING SEAFOOD TRACEABILITY.
$184,3162022 Multiple CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN RecipientsFUNDS DISBURSED TO LOCAL FISHERS TO FINANCE THE GILLNET TRANSITION FUND
$180,0002022 Center for Strategic and International StudiesSUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR THE PROJECT JOINT CAMPAIGN ON ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING, TRANSPARENCY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
$180,0002022 World Wildlife Fund, Inc.SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR THE PROJECT JOINT CAMPAIGN ON ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING, TRANSPARENCY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
$180,0002020 Center for Strategic and International StudiesTO SUPPORT THE JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN WWF AND CSIS TITLED "JOINT CAMPAIGN ON ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING, TRANSPARENCY AND HUMAN RIGHTS".
$180,0002020 World Wildlife Fund, Inc.TO SUPPORT THE JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN WWF AND CSIS TITLED "JOINT CAMPAIGN ON ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING, TRANSPARENCY AND HUMAN RIGHTS".
$165,0002021 Tides CenterSUPPORT THE PROJECT JOINT CAMPAIGN ON ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING, TRANSPARENCY AND HUMAN RIGHTS. A THREE-YEAR EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN U.S. LEADERSHIP IN ADDRESSING IUU FISHING, IMPROVING THE TRANSPARENCY OF FISHING, ADDRESSING LABOR AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND EXPANDING SEAFOOD TRACEABILITY.
$110,3742020 Anonymous RecipientFOR THE BAN OF GIL NETS AND BYCATCH
$90,6252024 Center for Strategic and International StudiesSUPPORT THE "JOINT CAMPAIGN ON ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING, TRANSPARENCY AND HUMAN RIGHTS" PROJECT WITH OCEANS 5.
$90,6252023 Center for Strategic and International StudiesSUPPORT THE "JOINT CAMPAIGN ON ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING, TRANSPARENCY AND HUMAN RIGHTS" PROJECT.
$90,0002022 Tides CenterHomeless Youth AllianceSUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR THE PROJECT JOINT CAMPAIGN ON ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING, TRANSPARENCY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
$80,0002023 The Campanile FoundationPROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
$56,2502024 Tides CenterSUPPORT THE "JOINT CAMPAIGN ON ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING, TRANSPARENCY AND HUMAN RIGHTS" PROJECT WITH OCEANS 5.
$56,2502023 Tides CenterSUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY ROUNDTABLE.
$52,5432023 American UniversityTHIS PROJECT USES THE AQUATIC RESOURCE TRADE IN SPECIES (ARTIS) DATABASE AND FOCUSES ON IMPROVING AND ANALYZING PATTERNS RELATED TO DISTANT WATER FISHING (DWF) AND FISHMEAL AND FISH OIL (FMFO).

References

1. Oceana. “About Us.” https://oceana.org/about-us/. Accessed July 12, 2022.