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US nonprofit · EIN 522066987 · Berlin, MDiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 522066987) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). 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

Ocean City Reef Foundation's network

7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

7 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bill GordonTres2020
6 yrs
Hugh CropperDirector2020
6 yrs
James BergeyDirector2020
6 yrs
Jerry FieldsDirector2020
6 yrs
Lee Monty HawkinsPresident2020
6 yrs
Rick YoungerDriector2020
6 yrs
Rusty DaubDirector2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Courtney RiffeSecsince 2020
Gail BlazerCompany secretary2019
Greg HallVice Preside2019
Monty HawkinsPresident/Tr2019

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
James BergeyDirector$0
Hugh CropperDirector$0
Rusty DaubDirector$0
Jerry FieldsDirector$0
Bill GordonTres$0
Lee Monty HawkinsPresident$0
Rick YoungerDriector$0

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

About

Legal name
Ocean City Reef Foundation
EIN
522066987
Address
28 Burr Hill Dr, Berlin, MD, 21811-1600
State
Maryland
Mission
To create and enhance artificial reefs off the coast of ocean city maryland (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
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1998
Principal officer
Lee Monty Hawkins (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2000
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsBill Gordon
≥6years on the filingsHugh Cropper
≥6years on the filingsJames Bergey
≥6years on the filingsJerry Fields

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
$84k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$84k
Contributions and grants received
$210k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
26

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$246k$248kDeficit $2k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.