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Sea Education Association

EIN 04-2702102Education Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

SEA educates and inspires ocean scholars, stewards and leaders.

Founded in 1971, Sea Education Association (SEA) is a global teaching, learning and research community dedicated to the exploration, understanding and stewardship of marine and maritime environments. SEA empowers students with life-changing sea voyages of scientific and cultural discovery, academic rigor and personal growth. Our SEA Semester program features an interdisciplinary curriculum and dynamic leadership-development experience - at sea aboard tall ships and on shore.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.40Overall score
out of 100

76.53Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,662,069

Total expenses · USD$8,416,413

Program expenses

$6,531,136.49 recorded amount

77.6%

Fundraising expenses

$462,902.72 recorded amount

5.5%

Administrative expenses

$1,413,957.38 recorded amount

16.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.20 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Margaret Brandon
Recorded compensation: $155,057.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.84%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Sea Education Association
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1971, Sea Education Association (SEA) is a global teaching, learning and research community dedicated to the exploration, understanding and stewardship of marine and maritime environments. SEA empowers students with life-changing sea voyages of scientific and cultural discovery, academic rigor and personal growth. Our SEA Semester program features an interdisciplinary curriculum and dynamic leadership-development experience - at sea aboard tall ships and on shore.
`ein` EIN	04-2702102
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8416413.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.168
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.055
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7759999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	76.53
`leader` Recorded leader	Margaret Brandon
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	155057.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0184
`motto` Tagline	SEA educates and inspires ocean scholars, stewards and leaders.
`name` Charity name	Sea Education Association
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8662069.0
`score` Overall score	83.4
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6531136.487999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	462902.715
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1413957.384

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2702102
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.