THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $930K · expenses $2.5M · assets $11.9M

EIN: 23-7337664
Address: 732 EDEN WAY N, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320-2798
Website: www.cousteau.org
NTEE code: C30
Subsection: 501(c)(3)
Ruling year: 2024
Cross-check: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

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.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

Name	Latest title	Years	Latest year pay	Total pay from here	Organizations
Christine Roth (former)	CFO	2014	$16,200	$16,200	1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

Name	Latest title	Years	Hrs/wk (latest)	Compensation	Organizations
Francine Cousteau	President	2012-2024	40	$0 reported	1
Pierre Y Cousteau	Director	2013-2024	2	$0 reported	1
Michael N Garin	Director	2012-2024	2	$0 reported	1
Roger R Smith	Director	2012-2024	2	$0 reported	1
Diane Cousteau	Director	2012-2024	10	$0 reported	1
Dick Robertson	Director	2012-2024	2	$0 reported	1
Andrew Marulis	CFO	2015-2024	5	$0 reported	1
Nicolas J Coolidge (former)	DIRECTOR	2012	2	$0 reported	1
Camilla R Blaffer (former)	DIRECTOR	2012	2	$0 reported	1
Deborah T Ashford (former)	DIRECTOR	2012	2	$0 reported	1
Steven L Smith (former)	DIRECTOR	2012	2	$0 reported	1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 7 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Francine Cousteau	President	40	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Pierre Y Cousteau	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Michael N Garin	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Roger R Smith	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Diane Cousteau	Director	10	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Dick Robertson	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Andrew Marulis	CFO	5	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2023 · 7 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 7 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Francine Cousteau	President	40	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Pierre Y Cousteau	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Michael N Garin	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Roger R Smith	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Diane Cousteau	Director	10	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Dick Robertson	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Andrew Marulis	CFO	5	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2019 · 7 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 0 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
FRANCINE COUSTEAU	PRESIDENT	40	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
PIERRE Y COUSTEAU	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
MICHAEL N GARIN	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
ROGER R SMITH	DIRECTOR	10	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DIANE COUSTEAU	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DICK ROBERTSON	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
ANDREW MARULIS	CFO	10	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2018 · 7 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 0 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
FRANCINE COUSTEAU	PRESIDENT	40	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
PIERRE Y COUSTEAU	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
MICHAEL N GARIN	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
ROGER R SMITH	DIRECTOR	10	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DIANE COUSTEAU	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DICK ROBERTSON	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
ANDREW MARULIS	CFO	10	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2017 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
FRANCINE COUSTEAU	PRESIDENT	40	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
PIERRE Y COUSTEAU	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
MICHAEL N GARIN	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
ROGER R SMITH	DIRECTOR	10	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DIANE COUSTEAU	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DICK ROBERTSON	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
ANDREW MARULIS	CFO	10	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2016 · 7 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 0 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
FRANCINE COUSTEAU	PRESIDENT	40	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
PIERRE Y COUSTEAU	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
MICHAEL N GARIN	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
ROGER R SMITH	DIRECTOR	10	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DIANE COUSTEAU	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DICK ROBERTSON	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
ANDREW MARULIS	CFO	10	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2015 · 7 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 0 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
FRANCINE COUSTEAU	PRESIDENT	40	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
PIERRE Y COUSTEAU	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
MICHAEL N GARIN	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
ROGER R SMITH	DIRECTOR	10	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DIANE COUSTEAU	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DICK ROBERTSON	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
ANDREW MARULIS	CFO	10	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2014 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $16K · 2 employees · 0 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
CHRISTINE ROTH	CFO	10	$16,200	$0	$0	$16,200	1
FRANCINE COUSTEAU	PRESIDENT	40	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
PIERRE Y COUSTEAU	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
MICHAEL N GARIN	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
ROGER R SMITH	DIRECTOR	10	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DIANE COUSTEAU	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DICK ROBERTSON	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2013 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
FRANCINE COUSTEAU	PRESIDENT	40	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
PIERRE Y COUSTEAU	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
MICHAEL N GARIN	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
ROGER R SMITH	DIRECTOR & CFO	10	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DIANE COUSTEAU	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DICK ROBERTSON	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2012 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
FRANCINE COUSTEAU	PRESIDENT	40	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
NICOLAS J COOLIDGE	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
MICHAEL N GARIN	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
ROGER R SMITH	DIRECTOR & CFO	10	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DIANE COUSTEAU	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
CAMILLA R BLAFFER	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DEBORAH T ASHFORD	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
STEVEN L SMITH	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
DICK ROBERTSON	DIRECTOR	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

Highest-paid independent contractors

2019 · 1 contractor · $428K

Name	Location	Service	Paid
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP	NORFOLK, VA	LEGAL SERVICES	$428,404

2018 · 2 contractors · $529K

Name	Location	Service	Paid
FAIRCOM	NEW YORK, NY	FUNDRAISING SERVICES	$307,395
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP	NORFOLK, VA	LEGAL SERVICES	$221,411

2017 · 2 contractors · $431K

Name	Location	Service	Paid
FAIRCOM	NEW YORK, NY	FUNDRAISING SERVICES	$295,573
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP	NORFOLK, VA	LEGAL SERVICES	$135,475

2016 · 1 contractor · $511K

Name	Location	Service	Paid
CMA CGM EUROPE	MARSEILLE	SHIPPING	$511,079

2015 · 1 contractor · $210K

Name	Location	Service	Paid
FAIRCOM	NEW YORK, NY	FUNDRAISING AND MARKETING	$209,819

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net assets	Contributions	Program revenue	Officer pay	Employees	Volunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$930,473	$2,463,148	$11,928,794	$8,975,394	$802,895	$44,593	$0	2	7
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$787,835	$2,062,783	$13,735,213	$10,508,111	$639,949	$69,593	$0	2	7
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,188,264	$1,447,314	$12,935,320	$9,783,488	$3,674,659	$146,500	$0	1	0
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,370,602	$1,259,580	$10,296,389	$7,042,538	$1,069,586	$0	$0	1	0
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,978,917	$1,371,152	$10,239,477	$6,934,015	$1,675,157	$0	$0	0	0
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,132,541	$2,104,614	$9,851,783	$6,325,124	$2,831,857	$0	$0	2	0
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$967,544	$1,412,360	$10,578,896	$5,303,548	$986,711	$0	$0	2	0
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,671,496	$1,282,261	$10,147,677	$5,568,296	$1,387,877	$0	$16,200	2	0
2013 · Form 990 period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$401,823	$1,173,530	$8,690,648	$4,202,468	$393,858	$0	$0	0	0
2012 · Form 990 period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,270,001	$874,237	$9,558,904	$4,974,175	$946,923	$0	$0	0	0

Funders of this organization

15 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,087,811 in all, tax years 2010 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

Grantor	Type	Match	Years given	Grants	Total	Latest year	Latest year's amount	Grants
FORGOOD INC	DAF sponsor	Exact	2013-2024	12	$621,740	2024	$41,529	show
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING	DAF sponsor	Exact	2016-2019, 2023	5	$239,829	2023	$9,325	show
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND	DAF sponsor	Exact	2018-2023	6	$81,870	2023	$12,440	show
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM	DAF sponsor	Exact	2021	1	$51,000	2021	$51,000	show
MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION	DAF sponsor	Exact	2019	1	$35,000	2019	$35,000	show
The Klungness Family Foundation Inc	Private foundation	Fuzzy filed as “THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INC”	2023	1	$20,000	2023	$20,000	show
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS	DAF sponsor	Exact	2013-2014, 2016, 2018, 2020	6	$15,000	2020	$2,500	show
PETOSKEY-HARBOR SPRINGS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	DAF sponsor	Exact	2021	1	$10,500	2021	$10,500	show
HAZEL L WILBUR CHARITABLE TR	Private foundation	Fuzzy filed as “THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INC”	2021-2022	2	$5,800	2022	$2,800	show
CRUISE INDUSTRY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC	Public charity	Exact	2012	1	$5,000	2012	$5,000	show
COLUMBUS FOUNDATION	DAF sponsor	Exact	2010-2015	6	$1,500	2015	$500	show
AETNA FOUNDATION INC	Private foundation	Fuzzy filed as “THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INC”	2020	2	$330	2020	$330	show
THE DUKE ENERGY FOUNDATION	Private foundation	Fuzzy filed as “THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INC”	2021	1	$102	2021	$102	show
ELNEL FOUNDATION	Private foundation	Fuzzy filed as “The Cousteau Society Inc”	2010	1	$100	2010	$100	show
PFIZER FOUNDATION INC	Private foundation	Fuzzy filed as “THE COUSTEAU SOCIETY INC”	2021	1	$40	2021	$40	show

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $2,463,148 spent · pay $288,286 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Advertising and promotion		$694,972	$260	$10,306	$684,406	28.2%
Fees: other services		$419,767	$334,512	$53,719	$31,536	17.0%
Occupancy		$409,718	$401,519	$8,199	-	16.6%
Other salaries and wages		$221,714	$103,287	$118,427	-	9.0%
Office expenses		$186,337	$19,185	$24,542	$142,610	7.6%
Other (as described)	Expedition Expenses	$171,349	$171,349	-	-	7.0%
Fees: accounting		$137,655	$109,697	$17,616	$10,342	5.6%
Fees: legal		$91,324	$72,776	$11,687	$6,861	3.7%
Payroll taxes		$66,572	$45,163	$21,409	-	2.7%
Other (as described)	Cousteau Kids	$30,100	$30,100	-	-	1.2%
Travel		$24,719	$24,719	-	-	1.0%
Other (as described)	Credit Card Fees	$4,586	$1,241	$3,345	-	0.2%
Other (as described)	Bank Charges	$2,137	$578	$1,559	-	0.1%
Insurance		$2,122	$2,122	-	-	0.1%
All other expenses		$76	$20	$56	-	0.0%
Total		$2,463,148				100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $2,062,783 spent · pay $207,866 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Advertising and promotion		$749,169	$280	$11,109	$737,780	36.3%
Fees: other services		$300,590	$239,540	$38,467	$22,583	14.6%
Office expenses		$239,180	$24,625	$31,502	$183,053	11.6%
Occupancy		$234,187	$229,500	$4,687	-	11.4%
Other salaries and wages		$155,546	$72,462	$83,084	-	7.5%
Other (as described)	Cousteau Kids	$91,150	$91,150	-	-	4.4%
Fees: legal		$75,702	$60,327	$9,688	$5,687	3.7%
Fees: accounting		$53,050	$42,275	$6,789	$3,986	2.6%
Payroll taxes		$52,320	$35,494	$16,826	-	2.5%
Other (as described)	Expedition Expenses	$47,664	$47,664	-	-	2.3%
Other (as described)	Other Expenses	$40,786	$11,035	$29,751	-	2.0%
Travel		$20,783	$20,783	-	-	1.0%
Insurance		$2,440	$2,440	-	-	0.1%
Interest		$216	-	$216	-	0.0%
Total		$2,062,783				100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $1,447,314 spent · pay $154,125 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Fees: other services		$668,783	$502,004	$105,392	$61,387	46.2%
Information technology		$191,407	-	$4,827	$186,580	13.2%
Occupancy		$183,040	$67,411	$115,629	-	12.6%
Other salaries and wages		$128,577	$85,632	$42,945	-	8.9%
Other (as described)	EXPEDITION EXPENSES	$99,339	$99,339	-	-	6.9%
Office expenses		$92,993	$34,104	$11,590	$47,299	6.4%
Other (as described)	CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION	$28,765	-	$28,765	-	2.0%
Payroll taxes		$25,548	$18,347	$7,201	-	1.8%
Other (as described)	OTHER EXPENSES	$23,832	$2,424	$21,058	$350	1.6%
Travel		$7,343	$5,317	$2,026	-	0.5%
Insurance		$1,452	$1,452	-	-	0.1%
Other (as described)	GAIN LOSS ON EXCHANGE	-$3,765	-	-$3,765	-	-0.3%
Total		$1,447,314				100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $1,259,580 spent · pay $148,794 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Fees: other services		$487,657	$352,166	$94,652	$40,839	38.7%
Occupancy		$173,262	$166,435	$6,827	-	13.8%
Information technology		$167,095	$625	$5,224	$161,246	13.3%
Other (as described)	EXPEDITION EXPENSES	$127,170	$127,170	-	-	10.1%
Other salaries and wages		$118,410	$105,008	$13,402	-	9.4%
Office expenses		$62,749	$12,380	$14,433	$35,936	5.0%
Advertising and promotion		$38,959	$38,128	$366	$465	3.1%
Other employee benefits		$30,384	$24,040	$6,344	-	2.4%
Travel		$25,380	$22,249	$3,131	-	2.0%
Other (as described)	OTHER EXPENSES	$20,828	$2,056	$14,923	$3,849	1.7%
Other (as described)	CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION	$8,362	-	$8,362	-	0.7%
Insurance		$1,769	$1,769	-	-	0.1%
Other (as described)	GAIN LOSS ON EXCHANGE	-$2,445	-	-$2,445	-	-0.2%
Total		$1,259,580				100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $1,371,152 spent · pay $213,901 · grants $8,877 · events $0

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Fees: other services		$323,422	$27,612	$233,388	$62,422	23.6%
Other (as described)	EXPEDITION EXPENSES	$214,258	$214,258	-	-	15.6%
Occupancy		$173,049	$93,677	$79,372	-	12.6%
Other salaries and wages		$165,032	$139,974	$25,058	-	12.0%
Information technology		$161,261	$2,960	$7,486	$150,815	11.8%
Office expenses		$111,623	$55,916	$15,600	$40,107	8.1%
Other (as described)	CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION	$87,457	-	$87,457	-	6.4%
Other employee benefits		$48,869	$38,027	$10,842	-	3.6%
Travel		$48,405	$42,495	$5,910	-	3.5%
Other (as described)	OTHER EXPENSES	$22,180	$3,324	$13,683	$5,173	1.6%
Grants outside the US		$8,877	$8,877	-	-	0.6%
Other (as described)	GAIN LOSS ON EXCHANGE	$6,719	-	$6,719	-	0.5%
Total		$1,371,152				100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $2,104,614 spent · pay $306,299 · grants $27,778 · events $0

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other (as described)	EXPEDITION EXPENSES	$889,536	$898,668	-$9,132	-	42.3%
Fees: other services		$363,973	$5,886	$287,848	$70,239	17.3%
Other salaries and wages		$306,299	-	$306,299	-	14.6%
Information technology		$222,089	$8,939	$8,232	$204,918	10.6%
Occupancy		$169,682	$64,088	$105,594	-	8.1%
Other (as described)	MAILING CHARGES	$44,747	$12,109	$6,346	$26,292	2.1%
Other (as described)	GAIN LOSS ON EXCHANGE	$33,782	-	$33,782	-	1.6%
Other (as described)	OTHER EXPENSES	$27,900	-$624	$21,782	$6,742	1.3%
Grants outside the US		$27,778	$27,778	-	-	1.3%
Office expenses		$9,697	$3,430	$4,811	$1,456	0.5%
Travel		$9,131	$7,013	$2,118	-	0.4%
Total		$2,104,614				100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $1,412,360 spent · pay $281,141 · grants $491,921 · events $0

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Grants outside the US		$491,921	$491,921	-	-	34.8%
Other salaries and wages		$281,141	$130,324	$150,817	-	19.9%
Occupancy		$173,179	$58,107	$115,072	-	12.3%
Information technology		$158,001	$31,186	$7,807	$119,008	11.2%
Fees: other services		$117,627	$1,141	$64,401	$52,085	8.3%
Other (as described)	EXPEDITION EXPENSES	$83,966	$81,604	$2,362	-	5.9%
Other (as described)	OTHER EXPENSES	$53,045	$4,030	$49,015	-	3.8%
Other (as described)	MAILING CHARGES	$46,235	$10,721	$2,795	$32,719	3.3%
Office expenses		$16,661	$6,117	$7,915	$2,629	1.2%
Travel		$4,908	-	$4,908	-	0.3%
Interest		$3,719	-	$3,719	-	0.3%
Other (as described)	GAIN LOSS ON EXCHANGE	-$18,043	-	-$18,043	-	-1.3%
Total		$1,412,360				100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $1,282,261 spent · pay $300,070 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Occupancy		$264,204	$133,523	$130,681	-	20.6%
Other salaries and wages		$205,732	$88,488	$117,244	-	16.0%
Other (as described)	MAILING CHARGES	$192,421	$103,850	-	$88,571	15.0%
Fees: other services		$120,592	$401	$90,352	$29,839	9.4%
Other (as described)	EXPEDITION EXPENSES	$115,286	$115,286	-	-	9.0%
Other (as described)	POSTAGE AND FREIGHT	$87,232	$50,496	$7,561	$29,175	6.8%
Payroll taxes		$85,053	$63,000	$22,053	-	6.6%
Fees: legal		$77,380	$35,251	$42,129	-	6.0%
All other expenses		$48,104	$11,980	$34,996	$1,128	3.8%
Other (as described)	BUSINESS EXPENSES	$31,297	$13,421	$17,876	-	2.4%
Fees: accounting		$19,760	-	$19,760	-	1.5%
Insurance		$11,604	$10,773	$831	-	0.9%
Information technology		$11,460	-$5,452	$10,912	$6,000	0.9%
Other employee benefits		$9,285	$6,964	$2,321	-	0.7%
Travel		$1,841	$364	$1,477	-	0.1%
Interest		$1,010	-	$1,010	-	0.1%
Total		$1,282,261				100%

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2013 · Form 990 · $1,173,530 spent · pay $297,497 · grants $19,973 · events $0

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Occupancy		$240,350	$211,230	$29,120	-	20.5%
Other (as described)	MAILINGS	$203,573	$20,000	-	$183,573	17.3%
Other salaries and wages		$199,938	$109,345	$90,593	-	17.0%
Fees: legal		$134,901	$111,663	$23,238	-	11.5%
Other employee benefits		$76,562	$76,562	-	-	6.5%
Fees: professional fundraisers		$60,000	-	-	$60,000	5.1%
Other (as described)	EXPEDITION EXPENSES	$47,547	$47,547	-	-	4.1%
Insurance		$33,607	$33,607	-	-	2.9%
Fees: other services		$31,500	-	$31,500	-	2.7%
Fees: accounting		$30,735	-	$30,735	-	2.6%
Payroll taxes		$20,997	$20,997	-	-	1.8%
Grants outside the US		$19,973	$19,973	-	-	1.7%
Other (as described)	TELECOMMUNICATIONS	$19,091	-	$19,091	-	1.6%
Other (as described)	POSTAGE AND FREIGHT	$13,228	$2,823	$10,405	-	1.1%
All other expenses		$12,757	$3,821	$8,936	-	1.1%
Office expenses		$11,024	-	$11,024	-	0.9%
Information technology		$7,674	-	$7,674	-	0.7%
Travel		$7,377	-	$7,377	-	0.6%
Interest		$2,696	-	$2,696	-	0.2%
Total		$1,173,530				100%

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2012 · Form 990 · $874,237 spent · pay $206,030 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Occupancy		$240,476	$218,052	$22,424	-	27.5%
Other salaries and wages		$133,041	$104,087	$28,954	-	15.2%
Other employee benefits		$72,625	$48,280	$24,345	-	8.3%
Fees: legal		$66,591	$8,635	$57,956	-	7.6%
Other (as described)	COMPUTER AND MAILING CH	$60,775	$43,250	$3,216	$14,309	7.0%
Fees: accounting		$60,005	-	$60,005	-	6.9%
Fees: professional fundraisers		$60,000	-	-	$60,000	6.9%
Other (as described)	TAXES-OTHER	$48,005	$23,880	$24,125	-	5.5%
Other (as described)	OTHER EXPENSES	$42,368	$18,707	$23,566	$95	4.8%
Insurance		$24,502	$570	$23,932	-	2.8%
Other (as described)	PRINTING AND ARTICLES	$20,874	-$2,595	$2,476	$20,993	2.4%
All other expenses		$16,380	-$1,837	$13,510	$4,707	1.9%
Fees: other services		$12,093	$12,093	-	-	1.4%
Interest		$11,523	$1,716	$9,807	-	1.3%
Travel		$4,615	$1,785	$2,830	-	0.5%
Payroll taxes		$364	-	$364	-	0.0%
Total		$874,237				100%

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