Marine Life Studies
Donations deductibleRevenue
$350k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$333k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$564k
$36k liabilities
Net assets
$527k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
6.0 years on average
Staff
4
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Jerry Perezchica
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Marine Life Studies' network
5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Perezchica Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Osborn | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mary Whitney | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Price | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Peggy Stap | Executive Director & Founder | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Hughett | Treasurer | since 2019 |
| Stephanie Marcos | Operational Manager | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Marcos | Operational Manager | 32 | $46k | ||
| Mary Whitney | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Jerry Perezchica | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael Price | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Peggy Stap | Executive Director & Founder | 65 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Osborn | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard Hughett | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Marine Life Studies
- EIN
- 270318674
- Address
- Po Box 163, Moss Landing, CA, 95039-0163
- State
- California
- Mission
- Marine research, education and whale rescue (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- U21 Science and technology research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Science & Technology
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2009
- Principal officer
- Peggy Stap (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2009
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJerry Perezchica
≥8years on the filingsMary Whitney
≥8years on the filingsPeggy Stap
≥2years on the filingsJennifer Osborn
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $564k
- Total liabilities
- $36k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $527k
- Contributions and grants received
- $302k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 4
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $350k | $333k | $17k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.