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US nonprofit · EIN 844744327 · Huntingtn BCH, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 844744327) - 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.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. 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

Operation Open Water

Donations deductible
Revenue
$297k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$262k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$162k
$15k liabilities
Net assets
$148k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
2.8 years on average
Staff
0
20 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
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Operation Open Water's network

8 people5 organisationsi8 people and 5 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 (5) 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
Dave Rhodes ChairChairman2025
1 yr
Brett BarnesVice-Chairman2022
4 yrs
Jacob GreenDirector2023
3 yrs
Jared CheselskiDirector2025
1 yr
Jesse TimmermansTreasurer2025
1 yr
Kyle KellyDirector2022
4 yrs
Leslie SchweneDirector2025
1 yr
Mary LOU ShattuckCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Daniel NicholsPresident2025

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
Dave RhodesChairman10$0
Mary Lou ShattuckSecretary10$0
Jesse TimmermansTreasurer10$0
Kyle KellyDirector1$0
Brett BarnesVice-Chairman1$0
Jared CheselskiDirector1$0
Jacob GreenDirector0$0
Leslie SchweneDirector0$0
Daniel NicholsPresident20$0

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

About

Legal name
Operation Open Water
EIN
844744327
Address
214 5th St Ste 201, Huntingtn BCH, CA, 92648-8191
State
California
Mission
Supporting the health and wellness of every first responder and veteran through unique training programs, and open water experiences. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
M19 Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2020
Principal officer
Daniel Nichols (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2020
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsBrett Barnes
≥4years on the filingsKyle Kelly
≥4years on the filingsMary LOU Shattuck
≥3years on the filingsJacob Green

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
$162k
Total liabilities
$15k
Net assets or fund balances
$148k
Contributions and grants received
$230k
Program service revenue
$63k
Employees
0
Volunteers
20

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$297k$262k$35k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.