Terra Marine Research & Education Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Terra Marine Research & Education, (TMRE), was incorporated in 1986 to conduct research and education in the marine sciences and related fields. TMRE seeks funding and provides logistical support for groups and individuals engaged in projects designed to further our understanding of marine, island, and coastal ecosystems, as well as projects designed to minimize impact and enhance responsible utilization of natural resources.
- Income
- $31,515
- Spending
- $63,408
- Reserves
- 32 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $16,400 spent. TMRE continues to sponsor the NO Child Left Inside Floating Classroom Program. TMRE funded 12 classes, (372 students), in 2025 to participate in the floating classroom.
- $5,816 spent. TMRE has partnered with the Santa Cruz Island Foundation and The Nature Conservancy to maintain 5 historical museums on Santa Cruz Island; one historic ranch site (Del Norte), for Channel Islands National Park; and supervised the restoration of 136 year old island Chapel.
- $27,544 spent. TMRE has partnered with the Santa Cruz Island Foundation under flag carrying expeditions of the Explorers Club of New York to conduct underwater research. TMRE has outfitted a commercial ROV, and assembled a group of professional volunteers to conduct research off the California Channel Islands. TMRE has completed a multibeam survey of the search area using a professional hydrographer.
- $10,757 spent. TMRE has worked with the Ocean Foundation, Segunda Chansa, Casa de los Perros, and Loreto Magical Foundation on projects in Loreto, B.C.S., Mexico to benefit 2 new national Parks and animal shelters.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1992.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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