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Ocean Institute

EIN 33-0203488Education California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Experience is the teacher

Founded in 1977, the Ocean Institute works to inspire all generations through education to become responsible stewards for our oceans. The Ocean Institute has become nationally known for its hands-on marine science, environmental education and maritime history programs. More than 110,000 K-12 students and 6,000 teachers annually participate in the Institute's 61 award-winning, immersion style programs. We are an educational facility specializing in innovative marine and social science programs. To learn maritime history and literature, students spend an entire night aboard the brig Pilgrim - each student hauling lines, hoisting sails, standing night watch and swabbing decks. Our vision is to be the world's best experiential ocean educational organization.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.98Overall score
out of 100

83.43Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,702,209

Total expenses · USD$6,496,221

Program expenses

$5,300,916.34 recorded amount

81.6%

Fundraising expenses

$643,125.88 recorded amount

9.9%

Administrative expenses

$545,682.56 recorded amount

8.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.33 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Daniel Pingaro
Recorded compensation: $110,456.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.70%

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All 23 original fields for Ocean Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1977, the Ocean Institute works to inspire all generations through education to become responsible stewards for our oceans. The Ocean Institute has become nationally known for its hands-on marine science, environmental education and maritime history programs. More than 110,000 K-12 students and 6,000 teachers annually participate in the Institute's 61 award-winning, immersion style programs. We are an educational facility specializing in innovative marine and social science programs. To learn maritime history and literature, students spend an entire night aboard the brig Pilgrim - each student hauling lines, hoisting sails, standing night watch and swabbing decks. Our vision is to be the world's best experiential ocean educational organization.
`ein` EIN	33-0203488
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6496221.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.084
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.33
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.099
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.816
`fscore` Financial score	83.43
`leader` Recorded leader	Daniel Pingaro
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	110456.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.017
`motto` Tagline	Experience is the teacher
`name` Charity name	Ocean Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5702209.0
`score` Overall score	86.98
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5300916.335999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	643125.8790000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	545682.564

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 33-0203488
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.