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Nonprofit · EIN 91-1742694

ORCA CONSERVANCY

Tax-exempt (reinstated) · SEATTLE, WA 98116

Financials

$187K$232K2023$358K$308K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ORCA CONSERVANCY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$357,694$307,958$49,736$160,691$0$160,691
December 31, 2023990-EZ$187,209$231,683-$44,474$121,842$0$121,842
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$370,659
of which government grants
$297,617
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$79
Net income from sales of inventory
-$13,044
Other revenue
-$13,044

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Benefits paid to members
$17,526
Other salaries and wages
$238,882
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$238,882
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$7,965
Program services (functional)
$307,958

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$111,135
Total assets, end of year
$160,691
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$160,691
Net assets without donor restrictions
$160,691
Gross receipts
$370,738
Employees
0
Volunteers
10
Year formed
1996
State of legal domicile
WA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DAVID BAINCHIEF SCIENTIST
Key employee
20$77,450
SHARI TARANTINOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$72,120
TAMERA KELLEYDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$69,988
SARA MUDURADIRECTOR
Officer
1$0
KENDRA NELSONSECRETARY
Officer
6$0
NICHOLE NOVAKDIRECTOR
Officer
1$0
KAYLEY PINGEONDIRECTOR
Officer
3$0
STEVE CHRISTIANSONPRESIDENT
Officer
6$0
VANESSA CURTINDIRECTOR
Officer
0$0
MATT GUNDREDTREASURER
Officer
2$0
CHLOE KOTIKASSOCIATE RESEARCHER
Key employee
10$0
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DAVID BAINCHIEF SCIENTIST25$71,833
SHARI TARANTINOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$67,000
TAMERA KELLEYDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT20$51,959
STEVE CHRISTIANSONPRESIDENT3$0
MARY K ROSACKSECRETARY15$0
VANESSA LENNONDIRECTOR1$0
MATT GUNDREDTREASURER3$0
SARA MUDURADIRECTOR0$0
KENDRA NELSONDIRECTOR0$0
NICHOLE NOVAKDIRECTOR0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 16628, SEATTLE, WA 98116-0628
In care of
% SHARI TARANTINO
Signed the 990
SHARI TARANTINO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(206) 379-0331
990-N for 2018 filed under this EIN
Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: SHARI TARANTINO, PO BOX 16628, SEATTLE WA 98116. Mailing address: PO BOX 16628, SEATTLE WA 98116.
Return prepared by
Arch Accounting & Tax Services

Mission

ORCA CONSERVANCY IS WORKING ON BEHALF OF ORCINUS ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE, AND PROTECTING THE WILD PLACES ON WHICH IT DEPENDS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • ORCA CONSERVANCY IS WORKING ON BEHALF OF ORCINUS ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE, AND PROTECTING THE WILD PLACES ON WHICH IT DEPENDS. ORCA CONSERVANCY COLLABORATES WITH SOME OF THE WORLDS TOP RESERACH INSTITUTIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS TO ADDRESS THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES NOW FACING WILD ORCAS. ORCA CONSERVANCY IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE WELFARE OF ORCINUS ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE, AND PROTECTING THE WILD PLACES ON WHICH IT DEPENDS. OUR PROJECTS ARE DESIGNED TO FACE THE THREE BIGGEST THREATS FACING THE SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALE POPULATION - LACK OF PREY, TOXINS, AND NOISE. ONGOING INITIATIVES: A. SALMON RESTORATION. BIG SOOS CREEK 1. SITE 1 (COVINGTON, WA) 2. SITE 2 (KENT, WA) ORCA CONSERVANCYS GOAL WILL BE TO CONTINUE WORKING DILIGENTLY TOWARDS RESTORING CRITICAL SALMON HABITAT WITHIN THE GREEN-DUWAMISH WATERSHED AND TO COLLECTIVELY RECREATE HABITATS ADULT SALMON ARE SEARCHING FOR AS THEY TRAVEL UP LOCAL RIVERS TO SPAWN AND POTENTIALLY BECOME ORCA FOOD FOR THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALE POPULATION. B. HYDROPHONE (AI TECHNOLOGY) 1. VESSEL NOISE AND DISTURBANCE IS ONE OF THE TOP THREE MAJOR ISSUES CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALE POPULATIONS RECOVERY BY IMPAIRING THEIR ABILITY TO ECHOLOCATE TO HUNT AND FIND FOOD, AND COMMUNICATE. THE SALISH SEA PLAYS HOST TO HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF VESSELS A DAY RANGING FROM FERRIES, OIL TANKERS, CRUISE SHIPS, PRIVATE BOATS, AND MORE, ALL OF WHICH FLOOD THE WATER WITH NOISE. 2. THE HYDROPHONES WILL BE CONNECTED TO AI TECHNOLOGY WHICH USES MACHINE LEARNING TO DETECT AND IDENTIFY WHALE CALLS AND NOTIFY A USER WHO WILL THEN CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT THE AUDIO IS A WHALE OR ANOTHER SOUND. ONCE CALLS HAVE BEEN DETECTED AND CONFIRMED AN ALERT WILL BE SENT OUT IMMEDIATELY TO SELECTED PARTIES SUCH AS THE U.S. MILITARY, LOCAL FERRIES, GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT AND RESEARCH AGENCIES, AND SHIPPING COMPANIES TO NOTIFY PARTIES OF THE PRESENCE OF WHALES TO ALLOW VESSELS TO CEASE DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES (SUCH AS MILITARY TESTING) AND SLOW DOWN OR RE-ROUTE SO TO KEEP WATERS QUIET TO ALLOW SRKWS TO HUNT AND REDUCE ANY RISK OF HARM. 3. CURRENTLY, ORCA CONSERVANCY HAS A SINGLE HYDROPHONE DEPLOYED AT SUNSET BAY BEACH CAMP IN EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AND ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS TO INSTALL TWO NEW HYDROPHONES IN SEATTLE AND IN ROSARIO STRAIT (PENDING LOCATION APPROVAL AND PERMITTING). B. WATER TEMPERATURE AND CHEMISTRY TESTING 1. NUMEROUS PUGET SOUND BASIN WATERWAYS ARE ON THE CLEAN WATER ACT 303(D) LIST OF WATERS IMPAIRED FOR WATER TEMPERATURE. 2. THESE WATERS REQUIRE DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT PLANS TO REDUCE WATER TEMPERATURES WHILE PROVIDING DATA ON AREAS WHICH NEED RESTORATION AND/OR VIABLE RIPARIAN ZONES. THEREFORE, AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT FOR DEVELOPING SAID PLANS IS UNDERSTANDING WHERE WATERS WARM AND WHERE WATERS COOL. 3. IN ADDITION, HABITAT FEATURES SUCH AS RIPARIAN VEGETATION, SHADE, GROUND COMPOSITION, GREY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OTHER FACTORS MAY INFLUENCE TEMPERATURE CHANGES, AND CAN BE TESTED FOR CORRELATIONS. C. EMERGENCY RESPONSE 1. MITIGATED THREATS: OIL/CHEMICAL SPILLS, STRANDING, AND ENTRAPMENTS. 2. TO BOLSTER PREPAREDNESS IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION, ORCA CONSERVANCY IS WORKING WITH THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AND FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES SUCH AS WDFW AND NOAA TO TRAIN RESPONDERS ON WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND HAZING DURING OIL SPILLS. WITH MULTIPLE RESPONDERS AND AGENCIES BEING TRAINED, THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A LARGER COVERAGE OF A WILDLIFE RESPONSE IN ADDITION TO THE STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOLS WITHIN A SPILL EVENT AND WILL AID IN MITIGATING THE RISK OF WILDLIFE BEING EXPOSED TO DANGEROUS CHEMICALS. 3. ORCA CONSERVANCY HAS PARTICIPATED AND TRAINED EMPLOYEES AND SCIENTISTS IN RESPONDING TO STRANDING AND ENTRAPMENTS, AND ASSISTS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AS NEEDED. 4. READ ABOUT THE BARNES LAKE RESPONSE: HTTPS://WWW.ORCACONSERVANCY.ORG/BLOG/ORCAS D. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 1. CHLOE KOTIK, PHD STUDENT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH BAY CETOLOGY AND DFO TO CONDUCT PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION SURVEYS ON AT-RISK CETACEANS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. 2. PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION IS A CORNERSTONE OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND ID EFFORTS ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO ONGOING STUDIES ON THE HEALTH AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF MARINE MAMMALS, WHICH IN TURN HELP TO INFORM MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION. E. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS 1. A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS A VOLUNTARY, LEGAL AGREEMENT THAT PERMANENTLY LIMITS USES OF THE LAND IN ORDER TO PROTECT CONSERVATION VALUES. ALSO KNOWN AS A CONSERVATION RESTRICTION OR AGREEMENT, IT IS AN OPTION TO PROTECT A PROPERTY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. IN EARLY 2024, ORCA CONSERVANCY COMPLETED THE TRANSFER OF A 5 ACRE PARCEL WITHIN BOTHELL, WA AND HAS SECURED USE OF SAID LAND IN UNITY WITH THE SNOQUALMIE TRIBE TOWARD PROTECTING THE CONSERVATION VALUE IN PERPETUITY. F. BOATER EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT 1. MITIGATED THREATS: VESSEL DISTURBANCE 2. VOLUNTEERS ARE STATIONED AT VARIOUS MARINAS AND/OR BOAT RAMPS WITHIN CENTRAL/SOUTH PUGET SOUND BETWEEN JUNE AND SEPTEMBER TO EDUCATE BOATERS ON THE NEWLY REVISED BE WHALE WISE GUIDELINES.
    Expenses $307,958

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-EZ on file

IRS record

EIN
91-1742694
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2014
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Animal-related (D30)
Assets (IRS master file)
$160,691
Income (IRS master file)
$370,738

Revocation and reinstatement

Exemption revoked
February 15, 2011
Posted by the IRS
October 7, 2011
Reinstated
Effective March 15, 2011

From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$357,694$307,958$160,691XML
990-EZDecember 2023$187,209$231,683$121,842XML
990-EZDecember 2022–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2019–––IRS
990-N for 2018
Officer: SHARI TARANTINO
Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate
December 31, 2018≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 91-1742694).

Questions about ORCA CONSERVANCY

What is the EIN of ORCA CONSERVANCY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ORCA CONSERVANCY is 91-1742694.
Is ORCA CONSERVANCY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on February 15, 2011 and reinstated it effective March 15, 2011.
Are donations to ORCA CONSERVANCY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ORCA CONSERVANCY file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of ORCA CONSERVANCY due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did ORCA CONSERVANCY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of ORCA CONSERVANCY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $77,450 (DAVID BAIN, CHIEF SCIENTIST).
How much revenue does ORCA CONSERVANCY have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $357,694, expenses of $307,958 and total assets of $160,691 at year end.

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