2024-08-14T15:25:32-07:00 2023-09-30 920143182 ALTMAN ROGERS & CO 3000 C ST STE 201 ANCHORAGE AK 99503 990 2022-10-01 920129853 Prince William Sound Science & Technology Institute PRIN 9074245800 PO Box 705 Cordova AK 99574 Katrina Hoffman President & CEO 2024-08-14 true true Sterling Gillon CPA P02428406 9072742992 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z Katrina Hoffman PO Box 1711 Cordova AK 995741711 10250860 false X www.pwssc.org X 1989 AK To advance community resilience and the understanding and sustainable use of ecosystems. 14 14 34 43 0 13909369 9477641 371321 511229 63046 47408 -38940 -126734 14304796 9909544 334727 606108 0 1544250 1758222 0 0 2215562 4170763 4094539 6535093 10210257 3374451 25438179 28006238 2367367 1515749 23070812 26490489 X The Prince William Sound Science and Technology Institute (d.b.a. Prince William Sound Science Center) (the Center) was formed in 1989 as an Alaska not-for-profit scientific research and education corporation to contribute to the comprehensive description, sustained monitoring, and ecological understanding of Prince William Sound, the Copper River, and Gulf of Alaska. Establishment of the Center followed the Exxon Valdez oil spill, although planning of this institution preceded that event. The underlying philosophy of the Center is to serve as a model for long-term ecosystem management. false false 3484804 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council Programs:Herring Research and Monitoring ProgramThis is an Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council-funded program designed to improve our ability to predict herring populations in Prince William Sound. This is to be achieved by a mixture of monitoring efforts to provide information needed by the age-structure-analysis model, and research projects that provide a better understanding of aspects of the herring life cycle that is necessary for the development of new models. The program also addresses assumptions in the measurement program and looks to incorporate new technologies. This program includes investigators from PWSSC, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, United States Geological Survey, and the University of Washington. The program works closely with the Gulf Watch Alaska program.Gulf Watch AlaskaThe Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council (EVOSTC) is supporting a long-term monitoring program in the Gulf of Alaska region affected by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. The monitoring program, called Gulf Watch Alaska, involves more than 25 scientists from multiple agencies, universities, and non-profits and seeks to provide data to identify and help understand the impacts of multiple ecosystem factors on the recovery of injured resources. This program is expected to be 20 years in length but is planned and funded in five-year increments. It builds a legacy of restoration research and monitoring by the EVOSTC and federal and state agencies dating back to 1989. The program includes sites in Prince William Sound, lower Cook Inlet, the Gulf of Alaska, and the outer Kenai Peninsula coast. This year has an overlap between two five-year segments.Mariculture ReConThe Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council (EVOSTC) is supporting a mariculture research program. The overall objective of the Mariculture Research and Restoration Consortium (Mariculture ReCon) is to support resporation, habitat enhancement, and economic development through research and partnerships between scientists and seaweed and shellfish farmers. This suite of applied research components takes a farm-centered approach to address EVOSTC restoration, economic development, outreach, administration, and data management interests that overlap top priorities identified by stakeholders and the Alaska Mariculture Development Plan Developed by the Governors Mariculture Task Force. Results will inform shellfish and seaweed production with farmers as full participants in the research. 834256 207935 Government Programs:EVOSTC New FacilitiesThe Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council is supporting the development of new facilities for the Prince William Sound Science Center. The new facilities include warehouse, office, and research and education spaces. Over $23 million has been pledged to cover costs associated with the new campus. The funds are being administered by the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. CORaL NetworkThe Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council is supporting an education and outreach program titled, Community Organized Restoration and Learning [CORaL] Network. The purpose is to create and maintain an ongoing framework that builds the capacity of existing resources withing the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill impacted region to ensure that current scientific information, skills, and activities are publicly accessible and serve ongoing needs as identified by local communities. These funds are being administered by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.BSEE Herder/BurnerThis is a Joint Industry Program that uses funding from OSRI, ExxonMobil, Shell, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and Clean Caribbean Americas for the development of new oil spill response technology. A remotely operated surface vessel is being developed that can apply chemical herders and ignite herded slicks for in-situ burns. The system will carry remote sensing capabilities and can be controlled locally or through a satellite link.AOOS - Alaska Ocean Observing SystemThis project, funded by NOAA via the Alaska Ocean Observing System, continues implementation of the Prince William Sound (PWS) Observing System (PWSOS). The PWSOS collects ocean, atmospheric and biological observations for use by stakeholders. PWSOS supported tracking of marine organisms using the passive acoustic Ocean Tracking Network, salinity measurements at the Cordova tide station, and the maintenance of the SNOTEL meteorological stations. NRL - MooringThe Naval Research Laboratory contracted with PWSSC to assist in deployment, servicing, and recovery of a pair of moorings near the mouth of Cook Inlet. The moorings monitored particles in the upper ocean to evaluate the performance of satellite remote sensing systems.SK Image and ID systemsFunding from NOAA through the Saltonstall-Kennedy program was received to test the ability to detect and enumerate salmon within an index stream. The project worked with ADF&G to set a camera system on a river with a weir and observers. Automatic analysis of the camera images were then compared to the observations to examine the ability to automate a process that currently requires personnel in remote areas.AKSSF Sockeye SalmonThe Alaska Sustainable Salmon Fund provided support to radio tag sockeye salmon traveling up the Copper River. The fish were measured and weighed prior to tagging to determine their fitness. Radio towers allowed the fish to be detected as they moved upstream. The fish were also searched for on the spawning grounds. This provided the information needed to determine how fitness determined survival during migration and success at the spawning grounds.NPRB - Automation of Sockeye Salmon Scale EstimationThis project examines the ability of using machine vision and deep learning to automate the reading of Sockeye Salmon scales to determine their age. Automation has the potential to improve management of salmon fisheries. Precise age information is critical to the evaluation of escapement goals, the generation of pre-season forecasts, and the long-term monitoring of population structure.NOAA - Kelp the SoundNOAA is providing funds to support sharing of expertise among kelp growers to develop local access to regional expertise and local capacity for a kelp nursery to rear seedlings. This project supported local researchers and farmers to travel to meet with other mariculturists in the region.NOAA Empowering kelp famingThe seaweed mariculture industry in Prince William Sound needs market development, science-backed information on best practices, and local capacity to improve the probability of success. This work has kelp farmers and biologists collaborating to establish a kelp nursery in Cordova, AK, and evaluate best practices for collecting seed stock from fertile tissue.NOAA Climate adaptation and resilienceThis project addresses the critical need for fishing communities in the Gulf of Alaska to formalize fisheries resilience strategies in adaptation plans, focusing on three of the most highly dependent and divers fishing communities in the region Cordova, Kodiak, and Sitka. The project will advance integrated scientific research and build partnerships between scientists, fishermen, Tribes, and Tribal citizens to enhance local planning capacity and responsiveness to climate change.NPS Migratory success of Copper River Sockeye SalmonThis project aims to integrate prior and ongoing radio-telemetry data on Copper River sockeye spawning migration with several long-term ADF&G data sets to develop forecasting models to predict migratory success by incorporating new information from a recently available hydrological model developed by USGS.BOEM Cook Inlet Physical OceanographyWith support from the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management this project is pulling together the existing data from Cook Inlet, modeling factors that affect circulation, and make field measurements as needed to fill gaps identified in the analysis of the existing data.USFWS Aleutian TernThe Aleutian Tern Technical Committee working group is undertaking a project to determine the current distribution and abundance of Aleutian terns at a statewide scale. This project uses aerial surveys to identify current breeding colonies, and on-the-ground access to estimate tern abundance.UC Davis OWN Crude Oil ToxicityState of California funding was provided through the Oiled Wildlife Network to support research on oil toxicity to embryonic herring. The funding supports analysis of data collected during earlier experiments where herring eggs were exposed to oil and the lethal and sublethal effects were evaluated. 816122 606108 Oil Spill Recovery Institute Programs:Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI)This program funds the administration and awards of the Oil Spill Recovery Institute, a federally established program to support research, education, and demonstration projects designed to respond to and understand the effects of oil spills in Arctic and sub-Arctic marine environments. Initiated in 1997, funding is provided directly from the interest earnings on a $35.3 million principal allocationadministered by the U.S. Coast Guard (from the National Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund). The Institute is governed by an Advisory Board which includes representatives from Federal and State agencies, Alaska Native and PWS communities, and industry representatives appointed by the Governor of Alaska. The Advisory Board Chair is a U.S. Department of Commerce representative.PWSSC OSRI Program ManagerThe OSRI Program Manager supports OSRI by identifying research needs, working with the Work Plan Committee to develop annual work plans, and track progress on contracts. The Program Manager also interfaces with other research efforts to share the information learned by OSRI.PWSSC H2O Headwaters to Ocean Program & Education ProgramThe H2O Headwaters to Ocean Program is the umbrella under which all our education and outreach efforts occur. This program has four primary components this year: (1) the Discovery Room, a program which supplements elementary school science education; (2) Secondary School Outreach, programming designed to keep older students engaged in marine science-centric activities that promote critical thinking, problem solving and ecological literacy; (3) Outreach Discovery to support delivery of STEM education programming to audiences outside of Cordova; (4) Mini Discovery, such as Seq Squirts and Little Dippers, are designed to engage youth who are not yet school age in hands-on activities. Headwaters to Ocean is funded in large part by OSRI. Other funding comes from ConocoPhillips Alaska, Saltchuk, Boeing, iindividual and small business donations, foundations, and program fees.PWSSC Herder/BurnerThis is a Joint Industry Program that uses funding from OSRI, ExxonMobil, Shell, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, North Caspian Operation Company, and Clean Caribbean Americas for the development of new oil spill response technology. A remotely operated surface vessel is being developed that can apply chemical herders and ignite herded slicks for in-situ burns. 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Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description Contractor hired to assist Prince William Sound Science & Technology Institute in the obtaining of funding. Part IV - Additional Information 18000 461 18461 100845 10 100835 384991 384991 16236 16236 1.00000 false false false 114752 114752 23505988 628638 22877350 2850809 2253592 597217 23589319 X 10302270 45226 -9586 35640 10266630 -357086 -357086 9909544 6882593 208894 208894 6673699 9586 -148192 -138606 6535093 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The purpose of the endowment is to support the general operations of the Prince William Sound Science Center. Procedes from it may be used to support education, research, and administrative needs. Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Center qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Center is exempt from State income taxes under the Alaska Nonprofit Corporation Act. Therefore, the accompanying statements do not reflect a provision for income taxes. Although the Center is exempt from federal income taxes, any income derived from unrelated business activities is subject to the requirement of filing U.S. Federal Income Tax Form 990-T and a tax liability may be determined on these activities. The Center had no income derived from unrelated business activities as of September 30, 2023. The Centers policy is to report interest and penalties associated with income taxes as other expense. The Center applies the provisions of Topic 740 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification relating to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. The Center files tax returns in the US Federal Jurisdiction and the State of Alaska. As of 2023, the tax years that remain subject to examination begins with 2020. Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Fundraising Expenses on Part VIII $208894 Gain/Loss on disposal $0 true Canada Kenneth L. Research 24992 Wire Trans. Cash Paid 1 false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US Grant spending is checked with each invoice. Activities are checked through annual and final reports. X X X X X X X true Curate Progress LLC 4301 SW 54th PL Portland OR 97221 Involved in all fundraisi false 410353 83615 326738 false 410353 83615 326738 AK Dinner & Auction 164617 164617 1970 4105 94455 Annual Appeal & Fall Fundraiser 114646 114646 90919 1 53300 53300 17445 332563 332563 1970 4105 202819 208894 -208894 true University of Alaska Fairbank PO Box 757880 Fairbanks AK 99775 926000147 63938 0 Aerial Sys/Oil Spill/Radar/Env. 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An annual work plan is developed and approved by the OSRI advisory is developed and approved by the OSRI advisory board. OSRI funds are given directly by the USCG Department of Treasury to the PWSSC, who has the fiduciary responsibility for these funds. These funds received from the USCG Department of the Treasury are treated as federal for reporting purposes. These awards include grants and service contracts that are included in the work plan. Proposals are accepted through the advertised request for proposal (RFP) process or by a request for a proposal to a specific entity to meet the work plan needs. These proposals are peer reviewed by OSRI's Scientific & technology committee. If approved, they go to the Executive Director who approves. The grants are then awarded or amended if from prior years. Deliverables, financials and reporting expectations are included in the award documentation and the grant policy manual found online on the OSRI web site OSRI.US. Because the original source of these funds are from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, they can be used for matching purposes on other federal awards. true X false false false false false false false false false Katrina Hoffman President & CEO 125884 13806 30130 169820 X Fundraiser item 60 45643 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Other Programs: Hydroponic FarmPWSSC was able to purchase an established hydroponic farming facility to develop a capacity for providing greater regional resilience through food security of items normally shipped into the community.JIP Herder/BurnerThis is a Joint Industry Program that uses funding from OSRI, North Caspian Operating Company, ExxonMobil, Shell, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and Clean Caribbean Americas for the development of new oil spill response technology. A remotely operated surface vessel is being developed that can apply chemical herders and ignite herded slicks for in-situ burns. The system will carry remote sensing capabilities and can be controlled locally or through a satellite link.Climate Works CO2This project examines the CO2 uptake via chemical weathering of glacial particles in the ocean. These natural particles can help us understand the potential for removing CO2 through the addition of minerals to the ocean. By studying the reaction in fjords, we have a natural reactor with regions farther from glaciers indicating what occurs through time.PWSRCAC Forage FishPrince William Sound Citizens Advisory Council funded PWSSC to survey forage fish in Prince William Sound. The entire coastline was flown and schools of forage fish mapped. These maps provide information about where sensitive species are located and provide an indication of herring recruitment.PWSRCAC Marine BirdsPrince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council funded PWSSC for winter surveys of marine birds in Prince William Sound. The funding allows for winter marine bird surveys along the tanker lanes to identify their presence outside of the summer season when most surveys occur.PWSRCAC Weather BuoyThe Prince William Sound Citizens Advisory Council funded PWSSC to assemble and deploy two weather buoys in the Port of Valdez. These buoys provide weather information necessary to understand potential oil spill trajectories.U-Mass Avian FluSamples are being collected for the University of Massachusetts to detect if avian flu is present in the Cordova area.Other Grants / ContractsMiscellaneous PWSSC projects noted in the audit schedules. Funding from PWSSC enterprise Dept. for the R/V New Wave and miscellaneous funding for project research and education activities. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is prepared by the accounting firm, reviewed and signed by the president. The 990 is sent electronically to all members of the Board of Directors prior to its submittal to the IRS. It is also presented to the board at the next regular meeting following submittal. The 990 is also posted on the PWSSC website, www.pwssc.org, along with the organization's audited financial statements. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c PWSSC does have a conflict of interest policy. A Conflict of Interest Declaration Form is given to the Board of Directors annually and addresses the questions in this section of the 990. The form is then signed and returned to us for our files. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The PWSSC President does an annual self evaluation, which is then submitted to the Board of Directors. The Board meets with the President in open and closed sessions and then completes their evaluation of the President. The evaluation is discussed and any comments or compensation changes are then finalized with a letter signed by the Chairman of the Board. The President evaluates other key employees. The key employees provide a self evaluation to the President who then makes comments on theperformance and reviews the evaluation with the employee. Any compensation changes are finalized with a letter signed by the President/CEO. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The PWSSC President does an annual self evaluation, which is then submitted to the Board of Directors. The Board meets with the President in open and closed sessions and then completes their evaluation of the President. The evaluation is discussed and any comments or compensation changes are then finalized with a letter signed by the Chairman of the Board. The President evaluates other key employees. The key employees provide a self evaluation to the President who then makes comments on theperformance and reviews the evaluation with the employee. Any compensation changes are finalized with a letter signed by the President/CEO. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 PWSSC ensures that one year of audited financial statements and IRS form 990 are available on their website at pwssc.org, guidestar. These documents along with the conflict of interest policy and other governing documents are available upon request at their offices.