Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS)

The Ocean Preservation Society is a left-leaning 501(c)(3) organization which utilizes multimedia methods to advocate for environmental issues affecting oceans and wildlife. OPS has opposed the use of zero carbon nuclear energy. 1 2

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Environmental Policy
Location: Greenbrae, CA View on map
Tax ID: 38-3891081
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $5,665,758 Revenue: $3,155,133 Expenses: $2,180,633

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    Opposition to Nuclear Energy

    In May of 2021, OPS was one of 715 groups and businesses listed as a co-signer on a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House and Senate that referred to nuclear energy as a “dirty” form of energy production and a “significant” source of pollution. The letter asked federal lawmakers to reduce carbon emissions by creating a “renewable electricity standard” that promoted production of weather dependent power sources such as wind turbines and solar panels, but did not promote low carbon natural gas and zero carbon nuclear energy. 2

    Nuclear power plants produce no carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions, and as of 2021 accounted for 19 percent of American electricity production—the largest source of zero carbon electricity in the United States. 3 An October 2018 proposal from The Nature Conservancy noted that zero-carbon nuclear plants produced 7.8 percent of total world energy output and recommended reducing carbon emissions by increasing nuclear capacity to 33 percent of total world energy output. 4

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    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $5,665,758 $3,155,133 $2,180,633 View
    2023 $886,037 $1,602,684 $2,236,465 View
    2022 $1,431,858 $635,357 $1,156,659 View
    2021 $1,817,044 $1,617,995 $1,411,389 View
    2020 $1,859,238 $1,878,207 $495,857 View

    Prior year filings: 2015, 2013, 2012

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 3

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Samara SteinCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$238,244
    Louie PsihoyosEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO$198,866
    Matthew StammASSOCIATE EDITOR$128,235

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $12,997,245
    • Number of Grants: 130
    • Number of Funders: 72

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

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $1,500,0002021 James H Clark Charitable FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
    $1,025,7002021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $832,3392024 THE OPS FOUNDATIONSUPPORT
    $400,0002021 The Ford FoundationCore support for the art installation, Projecting Change
    $365,0002024 Vogt FoundationDOCUMENTARY GRANT
    $250,0002021 John E Fetzer Institute IncSUPPORTING IMPACT CAMPAIGN FOR MISSION JOY FILM
    $250,0002020 John E Fetzer Institute IncSponsorship of the film, act like a holy man
    $200,0002024 National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $172,4482024 Santa Barbara FoundationARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES
    $150,0002023 Karuna FoundationAdvocate for the wellbeing of animals.
    $135,0002021 Parley FoundationEDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
    $125,0002022 Holtzman Wildlife FoundationFILM THAT OFFERS SOLUTIONS TO THE PLASTIC POLLUTION PROBLEM
    $114,0502023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $105,0002023 10-25 Tomorrow FoundationGENERAL
    $100,0002022 The Onda Foundation IncUnrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.
    $100,0002022 Vogt FoundationDocumentary grant
    $100,0002020 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
    $60,0002020 Holtzman Wildlife FoundationEDUCATION
    $50,0002021 World Brain Forum FoundationIN SUPPORT OF A BRAIN HEALTHY PLANET.
    $50,0002020 Parley FoundationEDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
    $50,0002020 Okeanos Foundation (us) IncGeneral support
    $40,0002020 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
    $37,5002023 Code Blue Charitable Foundation Inc C/o P Martin Ashford Advisors LLCLEUSER: THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH
    $30,3002023 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
    $25,0002023 San Francisco FoundationADVISED – FOR SHECHANGE DOCUMENTARY.

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $2,306,713
    • Number of Grants: 6
    • Number of Recipients: 4

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

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $609,6352024 THE OPS FOUNDATIONTO SUPPORT THE DOCUMENTARY
    $31,9672020 THE OPS FOUNDATIONdocumentary film pro

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    References

    1. Ocean Preservation Society. “Home.” https://www.opsociety.org/. Accessed July 12, 2022.
    2. Letter from Center for Biological Diversity et. al. to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Joe Manchin, and Rep. Frank Pallone. “RE: CONGRESS SHOULD ENACT A FEDERAL RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY STANDARD AND REJECT GAS AND FALSE SOLUTIONS.” May 12, 2021. Accessed July 25, 2023. https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/energy-justice/pdfs/2021-5-12_600-Group-Letter-for-RES.pdf?_gl=1*1c9h3t8*_gcl_au*MTc3NjM3MTM1Mi4xNjg5OTU1MzAz
    3. “Nuclear explained.” U.S. Energy Information Administration. Accessed July 25, 2023. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/nuclear/us-nuclear-industry.php
    4. “The Science of Sustainability.” The Nature Conservancy. October 13, 2018. Accessed July 25, 2023. https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-insights/perspectives/the-science-of-sustainability/