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THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INC (EIN 23-7337664)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-15
IRS object ID
201643209349305709
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-15T16:05:14-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2016-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARK A NELSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00358004PTIN
Phone7575784900PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

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$967,544GrossReceiptsAmt
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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Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Total Revenue$1,671,496PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$967,544CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$491,921CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$1,412,360CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$441,963PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$5,275,348TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,613,318NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,303,548NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$622,179ExpenseAmt
Grant$491,921GrantAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$192,972ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$815,151TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member2IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
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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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FAIRCOMBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesFUNDRAISING AND MARKETINGServicesDesc
Compensation$209,819CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$44,725GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$941,986AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$986,711TotalContributionsAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$254,975TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$254,975ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWRITE OFF OF BEQUEST RDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total-$274,142OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$491,921TotalAmt
Program Services$491,921ProgramServicesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$281,141TotalAmt
Program Services$130,324ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$150,817ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$117,627TotalAmt
Program Services$1,141ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,401ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52,085FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,661TotalAmt
Program Services$6,117ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,915ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,629FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,001TotalAmt
Program Services$31,186ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,807ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$119,008FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,179TotalAmt
Program Services$58,107ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115,072ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,908TotalAmt
Management And General$4,908ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,719TotalAmt
Management And General$3,719ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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EXPEDITION EXPENSES$83,966$81,604$2,362
OTHER EXPENSES$53,045$4,030$49,015
MAILING CHARGES$46,235$10,721$2,795$32,719
GAIN LOSS ON EXCHANGE-$18,043-$18,043

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,412,360TotalAmt
Program Services$815,151ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$390,768ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$206,441FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$345,456BOYAmt
EOY$1,621,615EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,072,555BOYAmt
EOY$610,897EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$742BOYAmt
EOY$13,966EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$29,299BOYAmt
EOY$29,299EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$17,135EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,831,292LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,223,810LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,966,226BOYAmt
EOY$4,607,482EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,092,780BOYAmt
EOY$10,578,896EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,317,475BOYAmt
EOY$322,235EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,755,690BOYAmt
EOY$4,829,626EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$406,297BOYAmt
EOY$123,487EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,479,462BOYAmt
EOY$5,275,348EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,959,677BOYAmt
EOY$4,722,132EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$653,641BOYAmt
EOY$581,416EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,613,318BOYAmt
EOY$5,303,548EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,092,780BOYAmt
EOY$10,578,896EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$444,816ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$135,046OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$510,756CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$946,923CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$942,838CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,420,416CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$986,711CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,807,644TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$946,923CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$942,838CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,420,416CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$986,711CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,807,644TotalAmt

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$4,807,644PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$350,884CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$323,078CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$256,288CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$251,080CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year-$19,167CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,162,163TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$323,078CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$256,288CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$251,080CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year-$19,167CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,162,163TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$861,640CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,270,001CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,199,126CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,671,496CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$967,544CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,969,807TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.80530PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.81060PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.19470InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.18940InvestmentIncomePYPct
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$4,500,379OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$4,500,379BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,607,482TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONSDesc
Amt$123,487Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$123,487TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$967,544TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$967,544RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$967,544TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,412,360TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,412,360ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,412,360TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 2012 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
Employee3EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICES, MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedEXPEDITIONS, COASTAL MANAGMENT PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS,SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$257,732RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees3SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$257,732SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$257,732TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPERegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantOPERATING FUNDSPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$491,313CashGrantAmt
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$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$60,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$60,000NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$60,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$60,000TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
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$2,074,9000Yes (1)Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$4,829,626TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 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 11THE 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 XI, LINE 9:FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT 135,046.