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US nonprofit · EIN 911742694 · Seattle, WAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 911742694) - 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 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. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2018.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Orca Conservancy

Donations deductible
Revenue
$358k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$308k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$161k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$161k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
5.0 years on average
Staff
0
10 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
11
named in Part VII
Exemption reinstated on 15 March 2011. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 February 2011 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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Orca Conservancy'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.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 0 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 7 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Kendra NelsonDirector2023
3 yrs
Matt GundredTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Mary Kate Rosack (also filed as Mary K Rosack)Company secretary2020
6 yrs
Nichole NovakDirector2023
3 yrs
Sara MuduraDirector2023
3 yrs
Steve ChristiansonPresident2019
7 yrs
Vanessa LennonDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

11 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Chloe KotikAssociate Researcher2024
David Bain PhDChief Scientist2024
Kayley PingeonDirector2024
Kendra NelsonCompany secretary2024
Matt GundredTreasurer2024
Nichole NovakDirector2024
Sara MuduraDirector2024
Shari TarantinoExecutive Directorsince 2021
Steve ChristiansonPresident2024
Tamera KelleyDirector of Developmentsince 2022
Vanessa CurtinDirector2024

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
David BainChief Scientist20$77k
Shari TarantinoExecutive Director40$72k
Tamera KelleyDirector of Development40$70k
Sara MuduraDirector1$0
Kendra NelsonSecretary6$0
Nichole NovakDirector1$0
Kayley PingeonDirector3$0
Steve ChristiansonPresident6$0
Vanessa CurtinDirector0$0
Matt GundredTreasurer2$0
Chloe KotikAssociate Researcher10$0

About

Legal name
Orca Conservancy
EIN
911742694
Address
Po Box 16628, Seattle, WA, 98116-0628
State
Washington
Mission
Orca conservancy is working on behalf of orcinus orca, the killer whale, and protecting the wild places on which it depends. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
D30 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1996
IRS ruling date
1 January 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Shari Tarantino (Form 990-N, tax year 2018)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsSteve Christianson
≥6years on the filingsMatt Gundred
≥6years on the filingsMary Kate Rosack
≥4years on the filingsVanessa Lennon

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
$161k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$161k
Contributions and grants received
$371k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
10

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$358k$308k$50k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.