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Sea Hugger

Be the Solution, not the Pollution!

HALF MOON BAY, CA   |  https://www.seahugger.org

Mission

Sea Hugger is a nonprofit organization focused on protecting and healing the marine environment from plastic pollution. Our mission is to educate the public to reduce plastic dependency, while focusing on protecting the marine environment, ensuring the intrinsic rights of aquatic life, and helping create sustainable coastal communities that are no longer affected by plastic pollution.

Ruling year info

2018

Founder

Ms. Shell Cleave

Main address

1047 SAN CARLOS AVE

HALF MOON BAY, CA 94019 USA

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EIN

83-1463002

NTEE code info

Pollution Abatement and Control Services (C20)

IRS filing requirement

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Microplastic Removal and Education Program

We focus on Microplastics education and removal. We have a Nurdle Trommel, which is a device that removes microplastic from sand. Our education program draws awareness to the dangers of microplastic to the marine environment.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth

Where we work

Awards

Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce. 2020

Green Business Award

Bronze Jefferson Award 2021

Jefferson Award for Service

Affiliations & memberships

Upstream National Reuse System 2020

Upstream National Reuse Network 2022

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Average number of years of formal education for teachers/instructors

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth, Multiracial people, People of African descent, People of Asian descent, Economically disadvantaged people

Related Program

Microplastic Removal and Education Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

In 2022 Sea Hugger hopes to accomplish the following:

1. Purchase and install a second Seabin water cleaning device in our local harbor.
3. Add two more beach cleanups a month to our calendar and purchase more cleanup equipment.
5. Provide six more cigarette butt receptacles to businesses in our community.
6. Purchase a portable water bottle refilling station for events and to rent out to other organizations in our community so that we can have plastic-free events in our community.
7. Attract 75 to 100 new volunteers for our programs.
8. Sponsor scholarships for 5 underserved children to Camp Sea Hugger.
10. Purchase a van to take our campers on field trips/excursions.

Our strategies to accomplish our goals consist of the following:

1. Increase our fundraising by $80,000.00. We plan to do this by direct email requests to our donors to help us reach our goal. Now that we are able to have more events, we are hosting two large community events with music, food, "Sea Hugger" merchandise, and raffle. We are also recipients of funds raised by the Mavericks Surf Festival this year, which will bring in approximately $10,000.00.

2. We have partnered with three local high schools to acquire more volunteers and we have signed up to MobileServe, which is a platform to attract and retain volunteers.

3. We have an account on Catch-a-Fire where we can find highly skilled volunteers to help with specific tasks and programs.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Sea Hugger

Board of directors
as of 06/28/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Ms. Michelle Cleave

Retired

Term: 2025 - 2023

Jennifer Dill

Secretary

Kirsten Hagen

Treasurer

David Casentini

Board Member

Jeremy Brown

Board Member

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 3/8/2023
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.

Equity strategies

Last updated: 01/26/2022

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.