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Ocean Discovery Institute

EIN 33-0862531Education California Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Young lives transformed through science

Ocean Discovery Institute uses an ocean science platform to engage young people, from urban underserved backgrounds, and empowers them to transform their lives, their community, and ultimmately our world as science and conservation leaders.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.15Overall score
out of 100

86.07Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,706,166

Total expenses · USD$1,771,417

Program expenses

$1,280,734.49 recorded amount

72.3%

Fundraising expenses

$209,027.21 recorded amount

11.8%

Administrative expenses

$278,112.47 recorded amount

15.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Shara Fisler
Recorded compensation: $129,780.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.32%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Ocean Discovery Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Ocean Discovery Institute uses an ocean science platform to engage young people, from urban underserved backgrounds, and empowers them to transform their lives, their community, and ultimmately our world as science and conservation leaders.
`ein` EIN	33-0862531
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1771417.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.157
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11800000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.723
`fscore` Financial score	86.07
`leader` Recorded leader	Shara Fisler
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	129780.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0732
`motto` Tagline	Young lives transformed through science
`name` Charity name	Ocean Discovery Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2706166.0
`score` Overall score	90.15
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1280734.491
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	209027.206
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	278112.469

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 33-0862531
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.