2025-11-12T15:09:00-06:00 2024-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3580 WILSHIRE BLVD 1755 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2024-01-01 882044353 ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY DBA KELP ARK - THE GLOBAL MACROALGAE SEED ALTA 4243827644 2451 SIGNAL ST SAN PEDRO CA 90731 NINA NOUJDINA CFO 4243827644 2025-11-12 1 JOHN BOVARD MIRON P01358141 2136393550 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NINA NOUJDINA 2451 SIGNAL ST SAN PEDRO CA 90731 398003 0 X WWW.KELPARK.ORG X 2022 CA WE ARE DEVELOPING, MAINTANING AND CURATING SEED BANKS TO HELP NATURAL OCEAN KELP BEDS. 9 5 6 5 0 0 1431402 358812 0 37941 0 1250 0 0 1431402 398003 0 0 0 0 136947 351215 0 0 66125 162826 220192 299773 571407 1131629 -173404 1305212 1064100 78942 11234 1226270 1052866 X WE ARE DEVELOPING, MAINTANING AND CURATING SEED BANKS TO PRESERVE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF KELPS, SUPPORT SELECTION THAT WOULD SUSTAIN RAISING OCEAN TEMPERATURE AND OCIDIFICATION PROMOTE RESTORATION OF KELP BEDS. 0 0 369004 SEEDBANKING:ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY AND COLLABORATORS AT PRESENT HOST OVER 2,500 KELP ACCESSIONS, WHICH IS THE BIGGEST AMONG WORLD'S PUBLIC SEEDBANKS (LEAD MICHAEL MARTY-RIVERA). ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY HAS ENGAGED INTO COLLABORATIONS WITH THE CAL STATE UNIVERSITY DOMINGUEZ HILLS, TO CULTURE KELP-ASSOCIATED MICROBES (LEAD EMILY AGUIRRE). OVER 70 KELP CULTURES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED, WHILE ALTASEADS CONSERVANCY ALSO TRAINED 2 INTERNS FROM DISADVANTAGED CATEGORIES. THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON SAMPLING BIODIVERSITY OF PACIFIC PALISADES AND MALIBU KELPS AFFECTED BY FIRES. THE LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR FOUR SPECIES, LAMINARIA FARLOWII, EGREGIA MENZEESII, EISENIA ARBOREA, AND MICROCYSTIS PYRIFERA. 12, 32, 28, AND 1 SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED OVER THE FIRST 3 SAMPLINGS, WITH MORE COLLECTIONS ONGOING. THE PRESS RELEASE IS ATTACHED. LA TIMES ARTICLE IS COMING. 51 VARIETIES OF KELP-ASSOCIATED FUNGUSES ARE CULTURED. 41 VARIETIES OF MICROBES ARE CULTURED FROM THE KELP SEED BANK, AND 29 FROM FRESHLY COLLECTED BLADES. 64247 37941 OUTREACH AND EDUCATION:KELP ARK STAFF IS DEDICATED TO LEADING TOURS FOR MULTIPLE GROUPS OF VISITORS, EITHER IN COLLABORATION WITH ALTASEA AT THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES, OR INDEPENDENTLY. WE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL MENTORING SUMMER PROGRAM: SLIDES, REFERENCE MATERIALS, SELECTING BOOKS FOR CLASS AND HOME READING.THE KELP ARK DISPLAY CONTAINER AND ART HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE TERASAKI STUDIOS. THE EXHIBIT HAS BEEN VISITED BY OVER HALF A THOUSAND, AND VERY POPULAR WITH BOTH PUBLIC AND SCHOOL GROUPS.THE STRATEGY OF JOINT EDUCATION ACTIVITIES HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WITH ALTASEA, IMPLYING PROGRAMMING BY ALTASEA, AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES BY THE KELP ARK.THREE GIANT KELP CLUSTER EVENTS HAVE BEEN RUN.RELATIONS OF KELP ARK AND NUMEROUS OCEAN-FACING BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED, INCLUDING: NORA EDDY-TNC, CAWTHRON INSTITUTE, CALIFORNIA SEAWEED FESTIVAL, COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN OF SANTA BARBARA, LEWIS PUGH FOUNDATION- KELP GUARDIANS, FED DEGOBBI, ELEVEN ELEVEN FOUNDATION, PORT OF OVER ONE THOUSAND VISITORS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES RECEIVED A TOUR OF OUR GROUNDS. 433251 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X NINA NOUJDINA 4242546318 2451 SIGNAL STREET SAN PEDRO CA 90731 NINA NOUJDINA CFOO/SECRETARY 20.00 X X 40000 0 0 SERGUEI NOUJDINE PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 41667 0 0 NANCY CARUSO DIRECTOR (THROUGH 3/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA DUGUAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN GAINES DIRECTOR (THROUGH 10/24) 1.00 X 21469 0 0 NICK HAJEK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUI PERRIERA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 POLLY PURCELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARC VON KEITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES YARISH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 1200 0 0 ERIC BISHOP VON WETTBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 104336 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 358812 18812 358812 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 37941 37941 37941 1250 1250 398003 37941 0 1250 X 104336 50756 28000 25580 191948 171955 4148 15845 31061 26477 2020 2564 23870 19990 720 3160 17708 17708 81794 75705 1152 4937 3339 2504 334 501 9942 994 5965 2983 24976 18732 2498 3746 11852 6519 3555 1778 3628 1088 1814 726 23001 18401 1150 3450 12416 8594 2967 855 SUPPLIES 24039 24039 LAB EXPENSES 7497 7497 571407 433251 72031 66125 925725 725345 2500 11885 13104 348608 25457 297190 323151 70412 0 1305212 1064100 1406 10567 667 77536 0 78942 11234 X 1226270 783235 269631 1226270 1052866 1305212 1064100 -173404 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 124160 1431392 358812 1914364 7410 7410 124160 1431392 366222 1921774 301540 1620234 1249 1249 1923023 37941 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 348608 25457 323151 323151 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 PRESIDENT SERGUEI NOUJDINE AND SECRETARY TREASURER NINA NOUJDINA HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUR OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT. FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A DRAFT OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND A DRAFT OF FORM 990, THE OUTSIDE AUDITOR MEETS WITH THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW THE FINANICAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 TO ASSURE THAT ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND ANSWERS TO ISSUES, COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ARE ACCURATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR MUST COMPLY WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST APPROVE ALL COMPENSATION DECISIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 41,640. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,152. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,937. TOTAL EXPENSES 47,729. CONSULTANTS - ED AND OUTREACH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 34,065. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 34,065.