The Persaud Foundation Impact Report 2025:

The Persaud Catalog
Dec 31, 2025
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What is an Impact Report?

An impact report is a document our organization compiles at the end of the year to assess our impact on our community. This report contains a list of statistics gathered from our events hosted, volunteer program, online course program, & newsletter. Each of these has been grouped into a section, where all related statistics & information can be found.

How Many Events Did We Host?

The Persaud Foundation scheduled 20 events this year & hosted 18. Our October 18th, 2025, & December 13th, 2025, beach cleanups, were cancelled due to the coordinator's injury. The statistics for these events are listed below.

Oceanic Literacy Day January 18th, 2025 Statistics:

Number of Participants: 4 individuals.
Location: The Open Book, Topanga.

Beach Cleanup Statistics February 1st, 2025:

Amount of Volunteers Engaged: 8 individuals.
Approximate Amount of Trash Removed: 12.5 pounds.
Location: Santa Monica State Beach, California, USA.

Beach Cleanup March 1st, 2025 Statistics:

Amount of Volunteers Engaged: 9 individuals.
Approximate Amount of Pounds of Trash Removed: 18 pounds.
Location: Santa Monica State Beach, California, USA.

Oceanic Literacy Day Statistics, March 29th, 2025:

Number of Participants: 1 individual.
Location: The Open Book, Topanga.

Beach Cleanup Statistics April 12th, 2025:

Amount of Volunteers Engaged: 2 individuals.
Approximate Amount of Trash Removed: 3.5 pounds.
Location: Santa Monica State Beach, California, USA.

Beach Cleanup May 17th, 2025 Statistics:

Amount of Volunteers Engaged: 8 individuals.
Approximate Amount of trash Removed: 20.5 pounds.
Location: Santa Monica State Beach, California, USA.

Oceanic Literacy Day May 31st, 2025 Statistics:

Number of Participants: 10 individuals.
Location of the Event: The Open Book, Topanga.

Oceanic Literacy Day Statistics June 21st, 2025:

Number of Participants: 16 individuals.
Location: The Open Book, Topanga.

Beach Cleanup June 22nd, 2025 Statistics:

Number of Participants: 2 Individuals.
Amount of Trash Removed: 4 pounds.
Location: Santa Monica State Beach, California, USA.

Oceanic Storytime Statistics July 17th, 2025:

Number of Participants: 18 Individuals.
Location: The Open Book, Topanga.

Beach Cleanup July 19th, 2025 Statistics:

Amount of Volunteers Engaged: 3 individuals.
Amount of Trash Removed: 6 pounds.
Location: Santa Monica State Beach, California, USA.

Oceanic Literacy Day August 16th, 2025 Statistics:

Number of Participants: 17 individuals.
Location of Event: The Open Book, Topanga.

Beach Cleanup Statistics, August 23rd, 2025:

Amount of Volunteers Engaged: 16 individuals.
Amount of Trash Removed: 60.5 pounds.
Location: Santa Monica State Beach, California, USA.

Oceanic Literacy Day September 14th, 2025 Statistics:

Number of Participants: 25 individuals.
Location of Event: The Open Book, Topanga.

Beach Cleanup September 27th, 2025 Statistics:

Amount of Volunteers Engaged: 7 individuals.
Approximate Amount of Trash Removed: 16 pounds.
Location: Santa Monica State Beach, California.

Oceans For All Virtual Conference:

Number of Participants: 9 participants.

Oceanic Literacy Day October 12th, 2025 Statistics:

Number of Participants: 13 individuals.
Location of Event: The Open Book, Topanga.

Beach Cleanup November 22nd, 2025 Statistics:

Amount of Volunteers Engaged: 2 individuals.
Approximate Amount of Trash Removed: 5.75 pounds.
Location: Santa Monica State Beach, California, USA.

In January, 2025, we began hosting our Oceanic Literacy days in collaboration with The Open Book, Topanga. In addition to allowing us to host our Oceanic Education Events, they graciously donated 20% of the proceeds of each purchase which was made by an individual who mentioned our fundraiser to us. We managed to fundraise approximately $97.50 through this partnership, which we are thrilled about.

In addition to this, we hosted a fundraiser in collaboration with Pitfire Artisan Pizza on September 18th, 2025, resulting in approximately $217.94.

Through all of these events, we managed to engage 170 individuals, remove 146.75 pounds (66.564680297 kilograms), of hazardous debris, & raise $315.43.

How Many Courses Did We Release?

In March of 2024, we began releasing micro-courses about marine biology, which are short, free, comprehensive courses about various issues plaguing the ocean. As of December 2025, we have 4 micro-courses, on the subjects of Overfishing, Ocean Acidification, Oil Spills, & the Plastics Crisis, in the order they were released. Over the course of 2025, we released a total of 6 online courses, including our micro-courses, a course on Cuttlefish, & a course on Nautiluses.

Across all of these courses, we managed to attract 33 participants.

How Many Articles Did We Publish?

From January 1st, 2025, to December 31st, 2025, we published approximately 69 articles. Our newsletter got a total of 6,495 reads, distributed across our many issues.

How Many Volunteer Hours Did We Track?

In March, 2025, we began accepting long-term volunteers for science communication, & social media-related roles through our dedicated volunteer program. Since then, we have recruited 8 volunteers, with a total volunteer hour total of 71 hours & 5 minutes. The average value of an hour worked for volunteers in the United States is approximately $34.79 in 2024, as valued by the Independent Sector. Using this evaluation, we estimate that our volunteers have made an economic impact of $2,472.99. We thank each & every one of our volunteers, whether they contribute for an afternoon, or they contribute every week. This work would not be possible without them, & we wish to dedicate this section to them.

Total Impact:

Across all of our programs, including volunteers, & excluding social media, we have impacted approximately 6,706 individuals. We thank all of you for your support, & we look forward to continuing our mission in 2026!