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US nonprofit · EIN 330847892 · Costa Mesa, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 330847892) - 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 31 December 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 PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Orange County Coastkeeper

Donations deductible
Revenue
$3m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$2.7m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$3.8m
$653k liabilities
Net assets
$3.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
4.9 years on average
Staff
47
275 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
5
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Orange County Coastkeeper's network

8 people2 organisationsi8 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). 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

8 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 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alan FreemanDirector2018
8 yrs
Ellen Orange-BrownCFO2025
1 yr
Garry BrownPresident & CEO2018
8 yrs
Heather HeleloaDirector2025
1 yr
Janice SclafaniVice President2025
1 yr
Kara AdamsTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Steven SchinhofenDirector2025
1 yr
Vince ZimmererPresident2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Colin KellySenior Staff Attorneysince 2018
Ellen OrangeAssociate Directorsince 2019
Ellen Orange-BrownAssoc. Dir. & CFO2023
Garry BrownPresident & CEOsince 2021
Sarah SpinuzziStaff Attorneysince 2019

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 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
Garry BrownPresident & CEO40$229k$10k
Sarah SpinuzziLegal Director40$178k$12k
Ellen Orange-BrownCFO40$146k$6k
Dyana PenaAssoc Dir of Prog40$113k$10k
Vince ZimmererPresident1.5$0
Steven SchinhofenDirector1.5$0
Kara AdamsTreasurer1.5$0
Alan FreemanDirector1.5$0
Janice SclafaniVice President1.5$0
Heather HeleloaDirector1.5$0

About

Legal name
Orange County Coastkeeper
EIN
330847892
Address
3151 Airway Ave Ste F110, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626-4621
State
California
Mission
Orange County Coastkeeper OCCK is a California non-profit public benefit organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of California marine habitats and watersheds through programs of education, advocacy, restoration, and enforcement. Affiliated with the National Waterkeeper Alliance consisting of over 200 keeper organizations worldwide, OCCK maintains a full-time staff of... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C320 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1999
Principal officer
Garry Brown (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 1999
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAlan Freeman
≥8years on the filingsGarry Brown
≥8years on the filingsKara Adams
≥8years on the filingsVince Zimmerer

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3.8m
Total liabilities
$653k
Net assets or fund balances
$3.1m
Contributions and grants received
$1.9m
Program service revenue
$1.1m
Employees
47
Volunteers
275