Ocean Exploration Trust Inc
Donations deductibleOcean Exploration Trust Inc's network
14 people3 organisationsi14 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
14 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.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 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Patricelli Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Arthur House | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Barbara Smit | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr Enric Sala | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Robert Ballard | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Elizabeth Lindsay | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jacqueline Hollister | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| John Culberson | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kristin Rechberger | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Larry Mayer | Vice Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Neil Smit | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Peter Girguis PHD (also filed as Peter Girguis) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Phil Stephenson | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Vicki Phillips | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Allison Fundis | COO/Bot Secretary | since 2018 |
| Daniel Wagner | Chief Scientist | since 2022 |
| Denise H Armstrong | CFO/Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Derek C Sowers | Mapping Operations Manager | 2023 |
| Ethan Gold | Dir. Softwar | 2018 |
| Janice Meagher | Executive Assistant | since 2019 |
| Mark Deroche | Deck Supervi | 2019 |
| Matthew Koskela | Director Data Systems | since 2022 |
| Megan D Cook | Education/Outreach Director | 2023 |
| Nicole Raineault | Chief Scient | since 2019 |
| Nicole Renault | Chief Scient | 2018 |
| Richard Darling | Controller | since 2019 |
| Robert Waters | Rov Pilot/Manager | since 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Robert Ballard | President | 40 | $581k | $88k | |
| Allison Fundis | COO/Bot Secretary | 40 | $433k | $68k | |
| Denise H Armstrong | CFO/Treasurer | 40 | $238k | $37k | |
| Daniel Wagner | Chief Scientist | 40 | $156k | $22k | |
| Matthew Koskela | Director Data Systems | 40 | $155k | $11k | |
| Robert Waters | Rov Pilot/Manager | 40 | $154k | $14k | |
| Richard Darling | Controller | 40 | $138k | $18k | |
| Janice Meagher | Executive Assistant | 40 | $135k | $7k | |
| Derek Sowers | Scientist | 40 | $125k | $16k | |
| Megan Cook | Education Director | 40 | $114k | $5k | |
| Robert Patricelli | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Larry Mayer | Vice Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Arthur House | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jacqueline Hollister | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Culberson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Vicki Phillips | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Enric Sala | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristin Rechberger | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Smit | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Neil Smit | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Lindsay | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Phil Stephenson | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Ocean Exploration Trust Inc
- EIN
- 830488383
- Address
- 613 Williams St, New London, CT, 06320-4130
- State
- Connecticut
- Mission
- (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C05 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2007
- Principal officer
- Dr Robert Ballard (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2008
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRobert Patricelli
≥8years on the filingsArthur House
≥8years on the filingsDr Robert Ballard
≥8years on the filingsLarry Mayer
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
- $12.1m
- Total liabilities
- $2.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $9.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $16.7m
- Program service revenue
- $2.6m
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 60
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Ocean Exploration Trust, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State, business registry and officers (data.ct.gov n7gp-d28j and ka36-64k6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Connecticut
- Entity type
- Non-Stock
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 12 June 2007
- Registered agent
- Robert D. Ballard (city and state not held)
Officers (3)
- Allison Fundis Officer
- Michael Ulica Officer
- Robert Ballard Officer
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.