Friends of the Elephant Seal
Donations deductibleRevenue
$233k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$188k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$660k
$72k liabilities
Net assets
$589k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
2.6y av
Staff
5
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
6
named in Part VII
Friends of the Elephant Seal'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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Karagosian | Company secretary | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Becly Mandredini | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Carla Swift | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Dana Navarro | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kate Kelley | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Marlyn Denter | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| William Kneeland (also filed as Bill Kneeland) | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kathy Curtis | President | 2019 |
| Lynette Harrison | Co President | 2018 |
| Michael O'Bannon | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Stephen Beck | Company secretary | 2019 |
| TIM Bridwell | Co President | 2018 |
| Wayne Attoe | Company secretary | 2018 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Kneeland | President | 10 | $0 | ||
| Carla Swift | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Karagosian | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| Becly Mandredini | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dana Navarro | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Marlyn Denter | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kate Kelley | Director | 2 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Friends of the Elephant Seal
- EIN
- 770481003
- Address
- Po Box 115, San Simeon, CA, 93452-0115
- State
- California
- Mission
- Friends of the Elephant Sea is dedicated to educating people about elephant seals and other marine life and teaching stewardship for the ocean along the central coast of California. by providing docent/guide services year round at the Piedras Blancas elephant seal rookery, conducting school field trips and an internship program. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- D300 Animal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Animal-Related
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1998
- Principal officer
- Carla Swift (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 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
≥7years on the filingsWilliam Kneeland
≥3years on the filingsMarlyn Denter
≥1years on the filingsBarbara Karagosian
≥1years on the filingsBecly Mandredini
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
- $660k
- Total liabilities
- $72k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $589k
- Contributions and grants received
- $95k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 5