Nonprofit · EIN 95-3680896
FRIENDS OF THE SEA LION INC
Also known as PACIFIC MARINE MAMMAL CENTER
Tax-exempt · LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,654,449 | $3,986,964 | $667,485 | $26,206,524 | $6,804,204 | $19,402,320 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $7,412,457 | $3,803,316 | $3,609,141 | $21,469,025 | $2,954,498 | $18,514,527 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,675,303
- Program service revenue
- $25,603
- Investment income
- $996,915
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $676,976
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$66,102
- Net income from gaming
- $3,940
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $18,790
- Other revenue
- -$43,372
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $601,917
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,274,617
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,199,185
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,168
- Accounting fees
- $90,239
- Occupancy
- $41,352
- Travel
- $30,564
- Depreciation
- $174,597
- Program services (functional)
- $2,914,752
- Management and general (functional)
- $586,746
- Fundraising (functional)
- $485,466
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $21,469,025
- Total assets, end of year
- $26,206,524
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,804,204
- Net assets, end of year
- $19,402,320
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $13,083,411
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,357,601
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,044,719
- Gross receipts
- $8,034,464
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 398
- Year formed
- 1980
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLENN GRAY | CEO Officer | 40 | $200,000 | $20,436 |
| DR ALISSA DEMING | VP CONSERVATION MEDICINE & SCIENCE Key employee | 40 | $202,283 | $12,818 |
| DEBBIE FINSTER | VP OF PHILANTHROPY Key employee | 40 | $161,680 | $4,700 |
| JEFF MEBERG | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCAS QUASS ESQ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE HALVORSEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KINNEY | GOVERNANCE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER KEYS | FINANCE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| ED BATLLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF BRUMETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM HALE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DAN HASPERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA LOCKLEAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL SHULUK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RACHEL STANALAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROGER FAUBEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR ALISSA DEMING | VP Conservation Medicine & Science | 40 | $190,968 |
| GLENN GRAY | CEO | 40 | $185,560 |
| DEBBIE FINSTER | VP of Philanthropy/Marketing | 40 | $126,586 |
| DR KAYLEE BROWN | ASSOCIATE VETERINARIAN | 40 | $110,947 |
| MICHELLE HUNTER | DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL CARE | 40 | $105,298 |
| SCOTT KRATZER | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF MEBERG | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN KINNEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PHIL SHULUK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DIANE HALVORSEN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TOM HALE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER KEYS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DAN HASPERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RACHEL STANALAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUCAS QUASS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROGER FAUBEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ED BATLLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LISA LOCKLEAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF BRUMETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN DONALD | VP OF EDUCATION/OCEAN ADVOCACY | 40 | $0 |
| ALMA CHU | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY | 8 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 20612 LAGUNA CANYON RD, LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651-1137
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GLENN GRAY, 20612 LAGUNA CANYON ROAD, LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651
- Signed the 990
- GLENN GRAY, CEO
- Phone
- (949) 494-3050
- Website
- WWW.PACIFICMMC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HASKELL & WHITE LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-3680896 or by the name FRIENDS OF THE SEA LION INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION INSPIRES OCEAN STEWARDSHIP THROUGH ANIMAL RESCUE AND REHABILITATION, MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH, STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ADVOCACY FOR A HEALTHY OCEAN.
Program accomplishments
- THE HIGHEST QUALITY MEDICAL TREATMENT IS PROVIDED TO PROPERLY REHABILITATE EACH PATIENT IN ITS CARE. INJURED AND SICK PINNIPEDS ARE TREATED, FED AND REHABILITATED PRIOR TO BEING RELEASED BACK INTO NATURE. TOP OF THE LINE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, STAFF AND FACILITIES ARE USED IN THE TREATMENT OF OVER 200 ANIMALS EACH YEAR. COSTS ARE ALSO INCURRED FOR LABS, PUBLICATIONS, AND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE TO FACILITATE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SUCH AS CLASSROOM SUPPLIES, FULL TIME EDUCATORS AND LITERATURE ARE PROVIDED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT MARINE LIFE AND THE HEALTH OF OUR OCEANS.Expenses $2,914,752 · revenue $44,393
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-3680896
- 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
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D340)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $26,206,524
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,034,464
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,654,449 | $3,986,964 | $26,206,524 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,412,457 | $3,803,316 | $21,469,025 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,809,247 | $3,629,546 | $15,187,767 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 95-3680896).
Questions about FRIENDS OF THE SEA LION INC
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF THE SEA LION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF THE SEA LION INC is 95-3680896.
- Is FRIENDS OF THE SEA LION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF THE SEA LION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF THE SEA LION INC 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 FRIENDS OF THE SEA LION INC 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 FRIENDS OF THE SEA LION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF THE SEA LION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names GLENN GRAY.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF THE SEA LION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $200,000 (GLENN GRAY, CEO).
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF THE SEA LION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $4,654,449, expenses of $3,986,964 and total assets of $26,206,524 at year end.
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