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THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INC (EIN 23-7337664)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-12
IRS object ID
201923169349302277
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-11-12T10:39:35-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN541967771PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAVANAUGH NELSON PLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1999 WATERSIDE DRIVE SUITE 2250AddressLine1Txt
CityNORFOLKCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23510ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237337664EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOUSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7577229300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1732 EDEN WAY NORTH SUITE E 707AddressLine1Txt
CityCHESAPEAKECityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP233202798ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANDREW S MARULISPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7577229300PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARK A NELSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00358004PTIN
Phone7575784900PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address68.15.155.178IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-12IPDt
IP Tm11:39:25IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-03-31 21:24:44ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerFRANCINE COUSTEAUPrincipalOfficerNm

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line140 RUE DES RENAUDESAddressLine1Txt
CityPARISCityNm
CountryFRCountryCd
Foreign Postal75017ForeignPostalCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,370,602GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.COUSTEAU.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1973FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED BOOKS AND 120 FILMS TO DATE HAVE DOCUMENTED A VARIETY OF HABITATS AROUND THE WORLD. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES DIRECTED TOWARDS MEMBERS, CLASSROOMS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PROMOTE ENVIROMENTAL AWARENESS LEADING TO SOUND DECISIONS TO PROTECT AND MANAGE THE WORLD'S NATURAL RESOURCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$242,335CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,148,374PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Total Expenses$1,371,152PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,259,580CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$607,765PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE SOCIETY BELIEVES THAT ONLY AN INFORMED AND EDUCATED PUBLIC CAN MAKE DECISIONS NECESSARY TO PROTECT AND MANAGE THE WORLD'S NATURAL RESOURCES. EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS DIRECTED TOWARD MEMBERS, CLASSROOMS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC INCLUDE PRODUCTION OF FILMS AND BOOKS BASED ON EXPEDITIONS, PUBLICATION OF CALYPSO LOG AND COUSTEAU KIDS MAGAZINES, STATEMENTS ON DEVELOPING ISSUES PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL EVENTS AND OUTREACH TO OVER 100,000 STUDENTS IN OVER 2,000 CLASSROOMS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$555,672ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$225,999ExpenseAmt
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Expense$70,355ExpenseAmt
DescMEMBERSHIPSDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7577229300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1732 EDEN WAY NORTH SUITE E 707AddressLine1Txt
CityCHESAPEAKECityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP233202798ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
FRANCINE COUSTEAU
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PIERRE Y COUSTEAU
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL N GARIN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER R SMITH
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE COUSTEAU
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DICK ROBERTSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW MARULIS
CFO10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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FAIRCOM
12 WEST 27TH STREETNEW YORKNY10001FUNDRAISING SERVICES$307,395
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP
500 E MAIN STREET 1000NORFOLKVA23510LEGAL SERVICES$221,411
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,069,586AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$977NoncashContributionsAmt
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$301,014TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$301,014ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,410TotalAmt
Program Services$105,008ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,384TotalAmt
Program Services$24,040ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$487,657TotalAmt
Program Services$352,166ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,652ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,839FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$38,128ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$366ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$465FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,749TotalAmt
Program Services$12,380ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$35,936FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$167,095TotalAmt
Program Services$625ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,224ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$161,246FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,262TotalAmt
Program Services$166,435ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,827ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,380TotalAmt
Program Services$22,249ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,131ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,769TotalAmt
Program Services$1,769ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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EXPEDITION EXPENSES$127,170$127,170
OTHER EXPENSES$20,828$2,056$14,923$3,849
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$8,362$8,362
GAIN LOSS ON EXCHANGE-$2,445-$2,445

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$852,026ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$165,219ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$242,335FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$823,549BOYAmt
EOY$258,999EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$210,909BOYAmt
EOY$91,852EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,327,544LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,526,517BOYAmt
EOY$6,103,734EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,678,502BOYAmt
EOY$3,841,804EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,239,477BOYAmt
EOY$10,296,389EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$101,359BOYAmt
EOY$114,322EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,754,726BOYAmt
EOY$2,754,726EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$449,377BOYAmt
EOY$384,803EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,305,462BOYAmt
EOY$3,253,851EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,710,606BOYAmt
EOY$7,030,038EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$223,409BOYAmt
EOY$12,500EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,934,015BOYAmt
EOY$7,042,538EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,239,477BOYAmt
EOY$10,296,389EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$111,022ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$2,499OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,420,416CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$986,711CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$755,062CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$548,742CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,069,586CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,780,517TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$986,711CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$755,062CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$548,742CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,069,586CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,780,517TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$4,780,517PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$251,080CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years-$19,167CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$300,684CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$303,760CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$301,014CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,137,371TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years-$19,167CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$300,684CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$303,760CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$301,014CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,137,371TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$967,544CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,055,746CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$852,502CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,370,600CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,917,888TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.80780PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.80990PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.19220InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.19010InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,330,913OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,223,810DepreciationAmt
Book Value$107,103BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,996,631OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,996,631BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,103,734TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
PHOTOGRAPHIC LIBRARY$675,000
EDUCATIONAL FILMS, FILMSTRIPS, AND FILMS IN PROCESS$3,003,502
OTHER RECEIVABLE$163,302
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$3,841,804TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS$131,916
VAT TAX DUE$252,887
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$384,803TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,370,602TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,370,602RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,370,602TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,259,580TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,259,580ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,259,580TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COUSTEAU SOCIETY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REFLECT ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ANNUAL RETURNS (FORM 990) FILED FOR THE ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO 2015 ARE GENERALLY NOT SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPERegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICES, MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedEXPEDITIONS, COASTAL MANAGMENT PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS,SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$214,517RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$214,517SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$214,517TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPERegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantOPERATING FUNDSPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$8,362CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FAIRCOM GROUPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112 WEST 27TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCONSULTS ON DIRECT MAILActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$364,573GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$60,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$304,573NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$364,573TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$60,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$304,573TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Loan PurposeLoanPurposeTxtLoan To OrganizationLoanToOrganizationIndOriginal PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmtBalance DueBalanceDueAmtDefaultDefaultIndBoard Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalIndWritten AgreementWrittenAgreementInd
FRANCINE COUSTEAU
OPERATING FUNDSYes (X)$239,181$186,3380Yes (1)Yes (1)
ESTATE OF JACQUES YVES COUSTEAU
OPERATING FUNDSYes (X)$2,568,388$2,568,3880Yes (1)Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$2,754,726TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2FRANCINE COUSTEAU, PRESIDENT, AND MICHAEL GARIN, DIRECTOR ARE MARRIED. DIANE COUSTEAU, DIRECTOR, IS THE DAUGHTER OF FRANCINE COUSTEAU, PRESIDENT. PIERRE YVES COUSTEAU, DIRECTOR, IS THE SON OF FRANCINE COUSTEAU, PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT . THE RETURN IS DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD AT THE FIRST MEETING FOLLOWING THE FILING OF THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE QUESTIONNAIRES TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY MATERIAL CONFLICTS AND WHICH BOARD MEMBERS, IF ANY, ARE TO BE EXCLUDED FROM DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD BY USING COMPARABLE DATA FROM THE INDUSTRY AND OTHER METHODS TO DETERMINE THAT ALL COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE AND APPROPRIATE FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO THAT POSITION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THE FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, THE 990 CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE VIA THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 348,953. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 94,652. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 40,839. TOTAL EXPENSES 484,444. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,213. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,213.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT -2,499.