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Company Details

Name:	Ocean Discovery League, Inc.
Jurisdiction:	Rhode Island
Entity type:	Domestic Non-Profit Corporation
Status:	Activ
Date of Organization in Rhode Island:	06 May 2019 (6 years ago)
Identification Number:	001695791
ZIP code:	02874
City:	Saunderstown
County:	Washington County
Purpose:	SAID ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, INCLUDING, FOR SUCH PURPOSES, THE MAKING OF DISTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER THE SECTION 501 (C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR CORRESPONDING SECTION OF ANY FUTURE FEDERAL TAX CODE. THE BUSINESS ACTIVITY FOR SAID ORGANIZATION IS AS FOLLOWS: THE OCEAN DISCOVERY LEAGUE WILL TRANSFORM OCEAN EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY BY EMPLOYING COLLABORATIVE, INNOVATIVE RESEARCH METHODS ACROSS A SPECTRUM OF PLATFORMS AND TOOLS, MAKING OCEAN DISCOVERY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL COMMUNITIES.
Principal Address:	PO BOX 182, SAUNDERSTOWN, RI, 02874, USA

Industry & Business Activity

NAICS

813990 Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations)

This industry comprises establishments (except religious organizations, social advocacy organizations, civic and social organizations, business associations, professional organizations, labor unions, and political organizations) primarily engaged in promoting the interests of their members. Learn more at the U.S. Census Bureau

Agent

Name	Role	Address
WARD, FISHER & COMPANY LLP	Agent	250 CENTERVILLE RD, WARWICK, RI, 02886, USA

PRESIDENT

Name	Role	Address
KATHERINE LC BELL	PRESIDENT	PO BOX 182 SAUNDERSTOWN, RI 02874 USA

TREASURER

Name	Role	Address
RODERICK MACLEOD	TREASURER	PO BOX 182 SAUNDERSTOWN, RI 02874 USA

CHAIR

Name	Role	Address
ELLEN BLIX	CHAIR	PO BOX 182 SAUNDERSTOWN, RI 02874 USA

DIRECTOR

Name	Role	Address
RAFAEL ANTA	DIRECTOR	PO BOX 182 SAUNDERSTOWN, RI 02874 USA
PETER GIRGUIS	DIRECTOR	PO BOX 182 SAUNDERSTOWN, RI 02874 USA
TERRY GARCIA	DIRECTOR	PO BOX 182 SAUNDERSTOWN, RI 02874 USA

Unique Entity ID

A UEI is a government-provided number, like a tax ID number, that’s used to identify businesses eligible for federal grants, awards and contracts.

Note: In April 2022, the federal government replaced its old identifier of choice, the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, with a government-issued UEI. Now all the federal government’s Integrated Award Environment systems use UEI numbers instead of DUNS numbers. So any entity doing business with the federal government must register for a UEI.

Unique Entity ID:

M4HPS9LE6WD8

CAGE Code:

922X7

UEI Expiration Date:

2026-06-20

Business Information

URL:

www.oceandiscoveryleague.org

Activation Date:

2025-06-24

Initial Registration Date:

2021-06-11

Licenses

License No	License Type	Status	Date Issued	Expiration Date
CO.9905033	Charitable Organization	INACTIVE	No data	2024-11-20

Filings

Number	Name	File Date
202454151220	Statement of Change of Registered/Resident Agent	2024-05-10
202443829510	Annual Report	2024-01-09
202329101040	Annual Report	2023-02-21
202224374080	Annual Report	2022-10-28
202224372590	Reinstatement	2022-10-28

USAspending Awards / Financial Assistance

Business Type:

NONPROFIT WITH 501C3 IRS STATUS (OTHER THAN AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION)

Date:

2024-07-28

Link:

View on USAspending

Awarding Agency Name:

Department of Commerce

Transaction Description:

PURPOSE: THE DEEP OCEAN BELOW 200 M REMAINS LARGELY UNEXPLORED. DUE TO FINANCIAL AND LOGISTICAL BARRIERS, CURRENT DEEP-SEA TECHNOLOGY IS INACCESSIBLE TO MOST PEOPLE AND COASTAL COUNTRIES. THE OCEAN DISCOVERY LEAGUE (ODL) PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A DEEP-DIVING, LOW-COST MODULAR OCEAN DISCOVERY SYSTEM (MODS), TO LOWER THE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO DEEP-SEA EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH. MODS IS A NOVEL, CUSTOMIZABLE TOOL CONSISTING OF INTERCHANGEABLE SENSING AND OPERATIONAL MODULES DEPLOYABLE IN VARIOUS CONFIGURATIONS TAILORED TO USER MISSION OBJECTIVES. THE HIGH DEGREE OF MODULARITY GIVES USERS CONSIDERABLE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE THEIR MISSIONS AND CREATE A TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION THAT WILL MEET THEIR NEEDS. MODS WILL INTEGRATE WITH OUR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-DRIVEN DATA PROCESSING TOOLS FOR VIDEO AND SENSOR DATA AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, AND ARCHIVING TO ACCELERATE THE PACE OF DISCOVERY FOR OUR USERS. WE WILL WORK TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM CAPACITY WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM IMPACT FOR HISTORICALLY UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE IOOS DOMAIN, WE ARE PARTNERING WITH PACIFIC ISLANDS OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM (PACIOOS). PACIOOS SUPPORTS OCEAN USERS AND STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC ISLANDS BY PROVIDING ACCURATE AND RELIABLE COASTAL AND OCEAN INFORMATION, TOOLS, AND SERVICES THAT ARE EASY TO ACCESS AND USE. WE WILL LEVERAGE THE PACIOOS NETWORK OF COMMUNITIES, REGIONAL LIAISONS, AND THEIR DATA VISUALIZATION PLATFORM TO PROVIDE LOW-COST OCEAN SENSOR TECHNOLOGY AND BOLSTER COMMUNITY CAPACITY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING CAPACITY BY CO-DESIGNING MODS WITH COMMUNITIES AND WILL PROVIDE EXTENSIVE TRAINING, USER SUPPORT, AND WORKSHOPS TO HELP ADDRESS KNOWLEDGE GAPS CONCERNING OCEAN TECHNOLOGY AND FOSTER NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. AT ODL, WE HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS IN DEVELOPING LOW-COST OCEAN SENSORS. OUR FIRST LOW-COST SENSOR SYSTEM, MAKA NIU (1,500 M DEPTH, ~$900 USD), WAS CREATED IN 2020-2021, ELEVEN UNITS OF WHICH ARE CURRENTLY IN THE FIELD WORLDWIDE. IN 2020, WE DEVELOPED A PROTOTYPE MODULAR SYSTEM, WAYFINDER (300 M DEPTH), WHICH PROVIDED CRITICAL LESSONS IN DEVELOPING MODULAR OCEANOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS. WE AIM TO COMBINE THE STRENGTHS OF THE TWO SYSTEMS TO CULMINATE IN THE DEEP-DIVING, INNOVATIVE EXPLORATION SYSTEM, MODS. TO DEVELOP MODS AND ENABLE CAPACITY ON A COMMUNITY LEVEL, WE AIM TO ACHIEVE AN OPERATIONAL DEPTH FOR MODULAR SYSTEMS OF 1,500 METERS; DEVELOP A SUITE OF MODULES, INCLUDING SENSING MODULES (E.G., O2/CO2, ACOUSTIC SENSORS) AND OPERATIONAL MODULES (E.G., LIGHTING, PROPULSION); DEVELOP A USER INTERFACE FOR MODS THAT IS ROBUST AND ACCESSIBLE WHILE REDUCING THE RELIANCE ON TECHNICAL EXPERTISE FOR OPERATION; ENABLE UPLOAD TO A CLOUD-BASED DATA AND VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AI-DRIVEN DATA ANALYSIS, ARCHIVING, AND SHARING; TRAIN TEST USERS AND GATHER FEEDBACK ON THE OPERATION OF MODS; AND, SUPPORT CAPACITY BUILDING AT A LOCAL COMMUNITY LEVEL THROUGH DEVELOPING TECHNICAL AND NETWORKING WORKSHOPS FOR USERS.

Obligated Amount:

$1,199,919

Face Value Of Loan:

Total Face Value Of Loan:

Tax Exempt

Employer Identification Number (EIN) :

84-1827384

Classification:

Government Instrumentality, Title-Holding Corporation, Charitable Organization, Agricultural Organization, Board of Trade, Pleasure, Recreational, or Social Club, Fraternal Beneficiary Society, Order or Association, Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Non-Govt. Emps.), Domestic Fraternal Societies and Associations, Teachers Retirement Fund Assoc., Benevolent Life Insurance Assoc., Burial Association, Credit Union, Mutual Insurance Company or Assoc. Other Than Life or Marine, Corp. Financing Crop Operations, Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Trust or Plan, Employee Funded Pension Trust (Created Before 6/25/59), Post or Organization of War Veterans, Legal Service Organization, Black Lung Trust, Multiemployer Pension Plan, Veterans Assoc. Formed Prior to 1880, Trust Described in Sect. 4049 of ERISA, Title Holding Co. for Pensions, etc., State-Sponsored High Risk Health Insurance Organizations, State-Sponsored Workers' Compensation Reinsurance, ACA 1322 Qualified Nonprofit Health Insurance Issuers, Apostolic and Religious Org. (501(d)), Cooperative Hospital Service Organization (501(e)), Cooperative Service Organization of Operating Educational Organization (501(f)), Child Care Organization (501(k)), Charitable Risk Pool, Qualified State-Sponsored Tuition Program, 4947(a)(1) - Private Foundation (Form 990PF Filer)

Ruling Date:

2021-02

National Taxonomy Of Exempt Entities:

Science and Technology: Marine Science and Oceanography

Deductibility:

Type of organization and use of contribution: A public charity. Deductibility Limitation: 50% (60% for cash contributions)

Determination Letters