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US nonprofit · EIN 330650013 · San Pedro, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 330650013) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SOUNK), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Southern California Marine Institute

Donations deductible
Revenue
$573k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$599k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$552k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$552k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
6.7 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Southern California Marine Institute's network

10 people14 organisationsi10 people and 14 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (14) 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

10 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 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Andrew SolomonDirector2022
4 yrs
Bryant ChasneyDirector2023
3 yrs
Dr Christopher LoweDirector2018
8 yrs
Dr Curtis BennettDirector2022
4 yrs
Dr Daniel J Pondella IIDirector2018
8 yrs
Dr George LeddyDirector2018
8 yrs
Dr John HeidelbergPresident2018
8 yrs
Dr Larry AllenDirector2020
6 yrs
Dr Steve MurrayDirector2018
8 yrs
Dr Tina TreudeDirector2020
6 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.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Dr Douglas E HammondCompany secretarysince 2018
Tom FordVice Presidentsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Dr Christopher LoweDirector0$0
Dr Steve MurrayDirector0$0
Dr Daniel J Pondella IIDirector0$0
Dr John HeidelbergPresident0$0
Dr Larry AllenDirector0$0
Dr Tina TreudeDirector0$0
Bryant ChasneyDirector0$0
Dr George LeddyDirector0$0
Dr Curtis BennettDirector0$0
Andrew SolomonDirector0$0
Dr James MoffettTreasurer0$0
Tom FordVice President0$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Southern California Marine Institute
EIN
330650013
Address
820 S Seaside Ave, San Pedro, CA, 90731-7330
State
California
Mission
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MARINE INSTITUTE mission is to foster marine research and education, focusing on urban impacts of the greater Los Angeles region on the coastal ocean. We seek to improve scientific understanding and the development of solutions that will enable coastal waters and watersheds to thrive, adapt and become resilient to ongoing environmental stressors. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
U50Z 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)
IRS ruling date
1 November 1995
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
SOUNK (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDr Christopher Lowe
≥8years on the filingsDr Daniel J Pondella II
≥8years on the filingsDr George Leddy
≥8years on the filingsDr John Heidelberg

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$552k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$552k
Contributions and grants received
$564k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0