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The Cousteau Society

EIN 23-7337664Environment Virginia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Custodians of the sea since 1943

Founded in 1973 by Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the Society has more than 50,000 members worldwide. Under the leadership of President Francine Cousteau, the Society continues the unique explorations and observations of ecosystems throughout the world that have helped millions of people understand and appreciate the fragility of life on our Water Planet. Half a century of protecting water systems has expanded to embrace a wide variety of programs to encourage communities to achieve sustainable harmony with Nature as the Cousteau Label program. Headquartered in Hampton, Virginia, membership-supported, not-for-profit environmental education organization, the Society is dedicated to the protection and improvement of the quality of life for present and future generations.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

60.10Overall score
out of 100

70.34Financial score
out of 100

52.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,132,541

Total expenses · USD$2,104,614

Program expenses

$1,077,562.37 recorded amount

51.2%

Fundraising expenses

$296,750.57 recorded amount

14.1%

Administrative expenses

$728,196.44 recorded amount

34.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 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: Francine Cousteau
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Cousteau Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	52.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1973 by Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the Society has more than 50,000 members worldwide. Under the leadership of President Francine Cousteau, the Society continues the unique explorations and observations of ecosystems throughout the world that have helped millions of people understand and appreciate the fragility of life on our Water Planet. Half a century of protecting water systems has expanded to embrace a wide variety of programs to encourage communities to achieve sustainable harmony with Nature as the Cousteau Label program. Headquartered in Hampton, Virginia, membership-supported, not-for-profit environmental education organization, the Society is dedicated to the protection and improvement of the quality of life for present and future generations.
`ein` EIN	23-7337664
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2104614.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.34600000000000003
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.141
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.512
`fscore` Financial score	70.34
`leader` Recorded leader	Francine Cousteau
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Custodians of the sea since 1943
`name` Charity name	The Cousteau Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3132541.0
`score` Overall score	60.1
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1077562.368
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	296750.57399999996
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	728196.444

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7337664
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.