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THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INC (EIN 23-7337664)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-10-31
IRS object ID
201823049349301852
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-10-31T15:08:26-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2018-10-31SignatureDt
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)
IP2018-10-31IPDt
IP Tm16:08:11IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

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$1,978,917GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Total Revenue$1,978,917CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$258,517CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,027,927PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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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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Grant$8,877GrantAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$58,353ExpenseAmt
DescMEMBERSHIPSDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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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
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Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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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

Business Name BusinessName

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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FAIRCOM
12 WEST 27TH STREETNEW YORKNY10001FUNDRAISING SERVICES$295,573
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP
500 E MAIN STREET 1000NORFOLKVA23510LEGAL SERVICES$135,475
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,675,157AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,032NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,675,157TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$27TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$27ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$303,733TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$303,733ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$303,760ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,877TotalAmt
Program Services$8,877ProgramServicesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$165,032TotalAmt
Program Services$139,974ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,058ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,869TotalAmt
Program Services$38,027ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,842ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$323,422TotalAmt
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Management And General$233,388ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$62,422FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,623TotalAmt
Program Services$55,916ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,107FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,261TotalAmt
Program Services$2,960ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$150,815FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,049TotalAmt
Program Services$93,677ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,372ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,405TotalAmt
Program Services$42,495ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,910ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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EXPEDITION EXPENSES$214,258$214,258
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$87,457$87,457
OTHER EXPENSES$22,180$3,324$13,683$5,173
GAIN LOSS ON EXCHANGE$6,719$6,719

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,371,152TotalAmt
Program Services$627,120ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$485,515ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$258,517FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$881,860BOYAmt
EOY$823,549EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$210,909BOYAmt
EOY$210,909EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,838BOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,750,327LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,076,674BOYAmt
EOY$5,526,517EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,851,783BOYAmt
EOY$10,239,477EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$210,702BOYAmt
EOY$101,359EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,756,726BOYAmt
EOY$2,754,726EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$559,231BOYAmt
EOY$449,377EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,526,659BOYAmt
EOY$3,305,462EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,807,866BOYAmt
EOY$6,710,606EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$517,258BOYAmt
EOY$223,409EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,325,124BOYAmt
EOY$6,934,015EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,851,783BOYAmt
EOY$10,239,477EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$607,765ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,126OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$942,838CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,420,416CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$986,711CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$755,062CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$548,742CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,653,769TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,420,416CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$986,711CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$755,062CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$548,742CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,653,769TotalAmt

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$4,653,769PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$256,288CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$251,080CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years-$19,167CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$300,684CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$303,760CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,092,645TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$251,080CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years-$19,167CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$300,684CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$303,760CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,092,645TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,671,496CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$967,544CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,055,746CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$852,502CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,746,414TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.80990PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.81960PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.19010InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.18040InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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$5,419,414OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,419,414BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,526,517TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
PHOTOGRAPHIC LIBRARY$675,000
EDUCATIONAL FILMS, FILMSTRIPS, AND FILMS IN PROCESS$3,003,502
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$3,678,502TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS$139,181
VAT TAX DUE$310,196
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$449,377TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,978,917TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,978,917RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,978,917TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,371,152TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,371,152ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,371,152TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 2014 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$454,600RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$454,600SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$454,600TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPERegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantOPERATING FUNDSPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$8,877CashGrantAmt
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$402,731GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$60,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$342,731NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$402,731TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$60,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$342,731TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
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 (3 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)
MICHAEL GARIN
OPERATING FUNDSYes (X)$2,094,900$00Yes (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 13,650. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 233,388. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,422. TOTAL EXPENSES 249,460. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 13,962. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 60,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 73,962.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT 1,126.