Orca Behavior Institute is located in Friday Harbor, WA. The organization was established in 2016. According to its NTEE Classification (U50) the organization is classified as: Biological & Life Sciences, under the broad grouping of Science & Technology and related organizations. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Orca Behavior Institute is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
Form
990EZ
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990EZ Filing
TAX YEAR
2022
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
Part 3
OUR MISSION IS TO CONDUCT NON-INVASIVE BEHAVIORAL AND ACOUSTIC RESEARCH ON THE KILLER WHALES OF THE SALISH SEA AND BEYOND. IN 2022 WE HAD 165 FIELD RESEARCH ENCOUNTERS WHERE WE COLLECTED BEHAVIORAL AND/OR ACOUSTIC DATA ON BOTH SOUTHERN RESIDENT AND BIGG'S KILLER WHALES. WE MENTORED TWO FIELD RESEARCH INTERNS AND PROVIDED DATA TO MORE THAN 50 STUDENTS WORKING ON SCHOOL PROJECTS FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH GRADUATE SCHOOL. WE PUBLISHED ONE PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION, REACHED MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL LECTURES, AND PARTICIPATED IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOR SEVEN POLICY-RELATED ISSUES TIED TO THE LONG-TERM WELL BEING OF ORCAS IN THE SALISH SEA.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Monika Wieland Shields Director | 32 | $30,000 | |
Stephanie Dawes Board Member At Large | 0 | $0 | |
Sara Hysong-Shimazu Secretary | 1 | $0 | |
Cindy Hansen Treasurer | 1 | $0 | |
Julie Woodruff President | 1 | $0 | |
Jason Shields Board Member At Large | 0 | $0 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $47,861 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $5,455 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Investment income | $0 |
Gain or Loss | $0 |
Net Income from Gaming & Fundraising | $6,864 |
Other Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $68,292 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and similar amounts paid | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits | $33,001 |
Professional fees and other payments to independent contractors | $1,360 |
Occupancy, rent, utilities, and maintenance | $0 |
Printing, publications, postage, and shipping | $1,170 |
Other expenses | $22,812 |
Total expenses | $58,343 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash, savings, and investments | $71,867 |
Other assets | $0 |
Total assets | $123,210 |
Total liabilities | $0 |
Net assets or fund balances | $123,210 |
Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 3 grants that Orca Behavior Institute has recieved totaling $7,106.
Awarding Organization | Amount |
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Hillsdale Fund Inc Greensboro, NC PURPOSE: TO ASSIST THE TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. | $5,000 |
G A Fowler Family Foundation Irvine, CA PURPOSE: PROMOTING EDUCATION | $2,000 |
Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT | $106 |
Organization Name | Assets | Revenue |
---|---|---|
Portland Va Research Foundation Inc Portland, OR | $12,517,323 | $7,209,614 |
Foundation For Anthropological Research And Environmental Studies Rupert, ID | $156,573 | $645,564 |
Oregon Institute Of Science And Medicine Cave Junction, OR | $1,733,907 | $228,213 |
American Genetic Association South Beach, OR | $4,424,166 | $488,686 |
Friends Of Cooper Island Seattle, WA | $109,283 | $0 |
Cascades Carnivore Project Hood River, OR | $65,810 | $0 |
Orca Behavior Institute Friday Harbor, WA | $123,210 | $0 |
North American Mycological Assn Olympia, WA | $428,904 | $0 |
Biodiversity Research Collective Ashland, OR | $3,652 | $0 |
Enuval Vancouver, WA | $0 | $7,097 |
Foundation For Interdisciplinary Research & Education Promoting Seattle, WA | $1,987 | $863 |
Family Project Steilacoom, WA | $4,618 | $0 |