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THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INC (EIN 23-7337664)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-17
IRS object ID
201413219349310376
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-11-17T16:22:09-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN541967771PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAVANAUGH NELSON PLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1999 WATERSIDE DRIVE SUITE 2250AddressLine1
CityNORFOLKCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code23510ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237337664EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOUSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7577229300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1732 EDEN WAY NORTH SUITE E 707AddressLine1
CityCHESAPEAKECity
StateVAState
ZIP Code233202798ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTINE ROTHPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7577229300PhoneNum
Signature2014-11-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARK A NELSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00358004PTIN
Phone7575784900PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerFRANCINE COUSTEAUPrincipalOfficerNm

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line140 RUE DES RENAUDESAddressLine1
CityPARISCity
CountryFRCountry
Postal Code75017PostalCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$401,823GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,015PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$321,063PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$1,270,001PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$401,823CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$19,973CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$206,030PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Other Expenses$796,060CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$874,237PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,173,530CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$395,764PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$771,707CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$4,584,729TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,488,180TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,974,175NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,202,468NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$617,436ExpenseAmt
Grant$19,973GrantAmt
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Expense$40,132ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$657,568TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
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More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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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 ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7577229300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1732 EDEN WAY NORTH SUITE E 707AddressLine1
CityCHESAPEAKECity
StateVAState
ZIP Code233202798ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 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
DIRECTOR & CFO10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE COUSTEAU
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DICK ROBERTSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Contributions$393,858TotalContributionsAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,965TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,965ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$7,965ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,973TotalAmt
Program Services$19,973ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,938TotalAmt
Program Services$109,345ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,593ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,562TotalAmt
Program Services$76,562ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,997TotalAmt
Program Services$20,997ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,901TotalAmt
Program Services$111,663ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,238ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,735TotalAmt
Management And General$30,735ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,000TotalAmt
Fundraising$60,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,500TotalAmt
Management And General$31,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,024TotalAmt
Management And General$11,024ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,674TotalAmt
Management And General$7,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$240,350TotalAmt
Program Services$211,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,120ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,377TotalAmt
Management And General$7,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,696TotalAmt
Management And General$2,696ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,607TotalAmt
Program Services$33,607ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MAILINGS$203,573$20,000$183,573
EXPEDITION EXPENSES$47,547$47,547
TELECOMMUNICATIONS$19,091$19,091
POSTAGE AND FREIGHT$13,228$2,823$10,405

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,757TotalAmt
Program Services$3,821ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,936ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,173,530TotalAmt
Program Services$657,568ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$272,389ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$243,573FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$329,396BOYAmt
EOY$151,360EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$746,580BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$397BOYAmt
EOY$814EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,299BOYAmt
EOY$29,299EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$53,840EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,000,643LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,223,810LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,774,730BOYAmt
EOY$4,776,833EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,558,904BOYAmt
EOY$8,690,648EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,333,108BOYAmt
EOY$1,348,555EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,832,569BOYAmt
EOY$2,817,327EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,008BOYAmt
EOY$32,591EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$354,044BOYAmt
EOY$289,707EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,584,729BOYAmt
EOY$4,488,180EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,249,175BOYAmt
EOY$3,477,468EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$725,000BOYAmt
EOY$725,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,974,175BOYAmt
EOY$4,202,468EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,558,904BOYAmt
EOY$8,690,648EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$771,707ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$1,765,783CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,169,869CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$510,756CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$946,923CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$393,858CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,787,189TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,169,869CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$510,756CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$946,923CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$393,858CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,787,189TotalAmt

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$5,787,189PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$47,381CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$218,759CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$350,884CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$323,078CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,965CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$948,067TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$218,759CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$350,884CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$323,078CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,965CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$948,067TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,388,628CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$861,640CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,270,001CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$401,823CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,735,256TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.85920PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.79540PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.14080InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.20460InvestmentIncomePYPct
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$4,669,730OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$4,669,730BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,776,833TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

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$289,707Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$289,707TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$401,823TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$401,823RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$401,823TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,173,530TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,173,530ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,173,530TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 POSTITIONS. THE ANNUAL RETURNS (FORM 990) FILED FOR THE ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO 2010 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
Employee4EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICES, MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedEXPEDITIONS, COASTAL MANAGMENT PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS,;LISTTOTAL 657568SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$657,568RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees4SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$657,568SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$657,568TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$19,973CashGrantAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt
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 GROUPBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112 WEST 27TH STREETAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10001ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCONSULTS ON DIRECT MAILActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$45,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$45,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE G, PART 1,COLUMN V, PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING SERVICESFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationREIMBURSEMENTS OF FUNDRAISING EXPENSES TO FAIRCOM GROUP TOTALED $208,892 CONSISTING OF: MAILING SERVICES $ 484 TELECOMMUNICATIONS $ 922 MAILING PRODUCTION $178,859 POSTAGE $ 28,627ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

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$223,9390Yes (1)Yes (1)
ESTATE OF JACQUES YVES COUSTEAU
OPERATING FUNDSYes (X)$2,568,388$2,568,3880Yes (1)Yes (1)
DICK ROBERTSON
OPERATING FUNDSYes (X)$25,000$25,0000Yes (1)Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$2,817,327TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 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.