Ocean Inc
Ocean Inc is a public charity based in Toms River, New Jersey. It is a community action agency serving low- to moderate-income residents and supports services intended to improve quality of life and help individuals and families move toward self-sufficiency.
Ocean Inc at a glance
In short: Ocean Inc gave $1.0M across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $67K), mostly in New Jersey. 47% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,003,860
- -18.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +36.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $66,924
- -39.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $43,120
- Total assets
- $22,657,012
- -5.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 47% first-time grantees (7 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Ocean Inc
- Review Cycle
- December 11, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. for the 2026 CSBG funding opportunity; past.
- Deadline
- December 11, 2025, at 4:00 p.m.
- Contact
Mailing address: 40 Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
Phone: (732) 244-5333
Website: https://oceaninc.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Ocean Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was No Limits Academy ($182K). Together the top 10 received $925K.
Grant Size Distribution
98 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 51 grants of 98 (52%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
O.C.E.A.N., Inc. describes itself as serving low- to moderate-income residents in its service area. Its 2026 CSBG opportunity identifies Ocean County, New Jersey, and the surrounding service area. In filing year 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in New Jersey and 1% to recipients in Maryland.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Ocean Inc open to new grantees?
47%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 15 grantees (47%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $43K; repeat grants $87K. How we count
Medians: $22K first-time, $75K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.0M (2025) to $5.3M (2021). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| No Limits Academy Rio Grande, NJ | Youth Sports Program | $181,563 |
| United Community Corporation Newark, NJ | Heating Improvement and Energy Assistance | $166,989 |
| Ideal Institute of Technology Pleasantville, NJ | Digital Literacy Training/Workshop | $145,000 |
| Cape Assist Wildwood, NJ | Substance Abuse Program | $99,732 |
| Atlantic City Police Athletic League Atlantic City, NJ | Summer Child/Youth Program | $90,000 |
| Common Ground Economic Development Inc Pleasantville, NJ | Financial Empowerment Program | $60,000 |
| Gateway Community Action Partnership Bridgeton, NJ | Childcare Program | $59,888 |
| Concerned Citizens of Whitesboro Whitesboro, NJ | Food Pantry Support Program | $43,120 |
| Acasia Urban Trauma Recovery Inc Elmer, NJ | Urban Trauma Recovery | $42,858 |
| Solutions to End Poverty Soon Lakewood, NJ | Tenant Outreach, Education Program | $36,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $22,657,012 | $14,077,217 | $15,312,805 | $1,003,860 | 15 | $-588,659 |
| 2024 | $23,950,996 | $15,032,121 | $14,784,965 | $1,223,696 | 11 | $457,545 |
| 2023 | $23,437,874 | $15,757,678 | $13,986,968 | $1,072,386 | 8 | $210,983 |
| 2022 | $22,321,911 | $14,455,709 | $14,296,634 | $2,261,579 | 9 | $111,613 |
| 2021 | $23,267,325 | $17,288,435 | $15,353,683 | $5,333,292 | 55 | $8 |
| 2020 | $22,078,893 | $12,022,468 | $14,185,472 | $3,317,313 | 9 | $129,411 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
O.C.E.A.N., Inc. states that it empowers individuals and families to achieve self-sufficiency and improve quality of life through equitable access to housing, education, employment, and essential community resources. Its filing describes programs including Head Start, weatherization, rental assistance, affordable housing, home energy assistance, and CSBG services. The CSBG program description includes support for substance abuse treatment, food, scholarships, STEM training, technology access, summer day camps, job training, case management, and senior transportation.
The 2025 grants included support for youth sports and summer programs, heating and energy assistance, digital literacy, substance abuse services, financial empowerment, childcare, food pantry support, trauma recovery, tenant outreach, senior transportation, and educational programs. Among the grantees, United Community Corporation describes its mission as helping low-income, disadvantaged, and at-risk people and families become self-sufficient. Cape Assist says it works to prevent and treat substance abuse through education, advocacy, counseling, and community collaboration. Concerned Citizens of Whitesboro describes scholarship, youth, educational, recreational, and nutritional programming. These are grantees’ stated missions, not O.C.E.A.N., Inc.’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, O.C.E.A.N., Inc. reported 15 grants totaling $1,003,860. Grant amounts ranged from $6,750 to $181,563, with a median of $43,120. The largest grants included $181,563 to No Limits Academy for a youth sports program; $166,989 to United Community Corporation for heating improvement and energy assistance; $145,000 to Ideal Institute of Technology for digital literacy training and workshops; and $99,732 to Cape Assist for a substance abuse program.
The funder’s website lists CSBG awards for programs in education and training, employment readiness, food pantry support, recovery and wellness, youth services, and other areas. It also lists financial empowerment awards for managing credit and financial literacy. Its 2026 CSBG funding opportunity specified a contract period of January 1 through December 31, 2026. The proposal deadline was extended to December 11, 2025, so that application cycle is past.
The 2025 filing states that O.C.E.A.N., Inc. contracts or has memorandums of understanding with each grantee, specifies how funds may be used, requires invoices detailing use of funds, and subjects grantees to periodic compliance reviews.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Anita Woolery as chairperson, Glynis Jean Wray as vice chairperson, Judith Peto as treasurer, Mary Guarin as secretary, and Tamica Mickle as president/CEO. Other listed members are Jennifer L. Barnes, Esq., Henry A. Jackson, Carmen Mora, Shamaila Sheikh, and Tracey Lynn Triniwell.
Ocean Inc is led by Tamica Mickle, President & CEO on every filing since 2024; 4 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tamica Mickle
President & CEO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$51K (2024) → $175K (2025)
Anita Woolery
Chairperson
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Hudson
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$96K (2020) → $124K (2025)
Margaret Saunders
Vice President of Children's Services
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$108K (2020) → $115K (2025)
Sherrie Huff
Vice President of Human Resources
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$106K (2022) → $119K (2025)
Glynis Jean Wray
Vice Chairperson
Secretary → Vice Chairperson, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer L. Barnes Esq.
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Guarin
Secretary
Member → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracey Lynn Triniwell
Member
Treasurer → Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Henry A. Jackson
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shamaila Sheikh
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judith Peto
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carmen Mora
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Channell Wilkins (2020–2024) — President & CEO
- Former: Adrienne Lawrence (2024) — Member
- Former: Ernest D. Coursey (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Marion Callazzo (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Fred Rush (2020–2021) — Vice Chairperson
- Former: Mark S. Rushwald (2020–2021) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $175K, to Tamica Mickle (President/CEO). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Ocean Inc
How much does Ocean Inc give each year?
Ocean Inc gave $1.0M across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 11 grants.
What is Ocean Inc's typical grant size?
Ocean Inc's median grant in 2025 was $43,120, and its average grant was $66,924, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ocean Inc that year got $43K on average.
Where does Ocean Inc give grants?
Ocean Inc gives mostly in New Jersey: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Pleasantville, NJ (3 grants) and Newark, NJ (2 grants).
Does Ocean Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on Ocean Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Ocean Inc's largest grantees?
Ocean Inc's largest 2025 grantees include No Limits Academy ($181,563), United Community Corporation ($166,989) and Ideal Institute of Technology ($145,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 49% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ocean Inc?
Ocean Inc reported $22.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.1M.
What does Ocean Inc fund?
O.C.E.A.N., Inc. states that it empowers individuals and families to achieve self-sufficiency and improve quality of life through equitable access to housing, education, employment, and essential community resources. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ocean Inc?
Ocean Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check oceaninc.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Ocean Inc's EIN?
Ocean Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-1804345. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Ocean Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/ocean-inc-morg_806d9f9f2d53422b9003106bbdb64754
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