Honolulu, HI

OCEAN ALLIANCE PROJECT

EIN 87-4652693

Environment & Animal Welfare Wildlife & Habitat Conservation

Mission

Protecting and preserving the marine biodiversity of Hawai‘i’s local reefs through community-led ecological monitoring and regenerative tourism.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About OCEAN ALLIANCE PROJECT

Ocean Alliance Project (OAP) is a Hawaii-based nonprofit focused on coral reef conservation, ecological monitoring, and regenerative tourism on Oʻahu. The organization operates hands-on training programs, internships, and community science projects that combine photogrammetry, reef surveys, and sea-turtle monitoring to produce open-source reef health data. ([oceanallianceproject.org](https://oceanallianceproject.org/))

OAP was incorporated in Hawaii in January 2022 and pursued state grant funding to scale community monitoring (plans included certifying 50 community members and conducting 144 ecological surveys). The group publishes annual reports and maintains interactive data visualizations (including a coral disease dashboard and an ortho-mosaic database) used to guide local restoration and stakeholder engagement. ([data.capitol.hawaii.gov](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/2023GIA-Apps/Ocean%20Alliance%20Project%20OP.pdf))

Notable achievements

Incorporation and IRS recognition

Formed as a Hawaii nonprofit in January 2022 and recognized as a tax-exempt charitable organization (IRS ruling year reported as 2022), establishing OAP as a formal community-facing reef conservation entity. ([data.capitol.hawaii.gov](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/2023GIA-Apps/Ocean%20Alliance%20Project%20OP.pdf))

Development of open-source reef monitoring tools

Built and published publicly accessible coral-disease visualizations and an ortho-mosaic photogrammetry database to track reef health and support data-driven restoration on Oʻahu. ([oceanallianceproject.org](https://oceanallianceproject.org/coral-disease-in-hawaii-data/))

Community training and internship programs

Launched multi-day Conservation Diver/ecological monitoring courses, shorter reef-education experiences, and multi-week research internships designed to certify local volunteers and produce regular reef surveys and monitoring data. ([oceanallianceproject.org](https://oceanallianceproject.org/))

At a glance

Total assets: $5K
Annual revenue: $70K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 87-4652693
Location: Honolulu, HI
Website: oceanallianceproject.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Listed in national charity data/aggregator services with EIN 87-4652693 and IRS ruling year 2022 (organization appears in databases used for donor verification). ([nonprofitscan.com](https://nonprofitscan.com/org/874652693/ocean-alliance-project?utm_source=openai))

Partner and collaborator relationships documented with local organizations and initiatives (e.g., Mālama Maunalua, Restore with Resilience) used to align monitoring and restoration work. ([oceanallianceproject.org](https://oceanallianceproject.org/about-us/))

Recognized as a Conservation Diver training/monitoring center and featured by conservation training platforms for offering certified ecological monitoring courses. ([conservationdiver.com](https://conservationdiver.com/certification-centers/ocean-alliance-project/?utm_source=openai))

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