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The Ocean Foundation

EIN 71-0863908Environment District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Tell us what you want to do for the ocean, we'll take care of the rest

Founded in 2001, The Ocean Foundation (TOF) is a unique community foundation with a mission to support, strengthen, and promote those organizations dedicated to reversing the trend of destruction of ocean environments around the world. They work with a community of donors who care about the coasts and oceans. In this manner, they grow the financial resources available to support marine conservation in order to promote healthy ocean ecosystems and benefit the human communities that depend on them. TOF increases the capacity of conservation organizations, hosts projects and funds, and supports those working to improve the health of ocean species globally.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.79Overall score
out of 100

91.23Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,049,901

Total expenses · USD$6,252,396

Program expenses

$5,327,041.39 recorded amount

85.2%

Fundraising expenses

$287,610.22 recorded amount

4.6%

Administrative expenses

$631,492.00 recorded amount

10.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: Mark J. Spalding
Recorded compensation: $239,091.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.82%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Ocean Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 2001, The Ocean Foundation (TOF) is a unique community foundation with a mission to support, strengthen, and promote those organizations dedicated to reversing the trend of destruction of ocean environments around the world. They work with a community of donors who care about the coasts and oceans. In this manner, they grow the financial resources available to support marine conservation in order to promote healthy ocean ecosystems and benefit the human communities that depend on them. TOF increases the capacity of conservation organizations, hosts projects and funds, and supports those working to improve the health of ocean species globally.
`ein` EIN	71-0863908
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6252396.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10099999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.046
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.852
`fscore` Financial score	91.23
`leader` Recorded leader	Mark J. Spalding
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	239091.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0382
`motto` Tagline	Tell us what you want to do for the ocean, we'll take care of the rest
`name` Charity name	The Ocean Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7049901.0
`score` Overall score	93.79
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5327041.392
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	287610.216
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	631491.9959999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 71-0863908
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.