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| Charity Name | Ocean Conservancy | Chesapeake Bay Trust | Oceana | EarthEcho International | Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast |
| Location | Washington, DC | Annapolis, MD | Washington, DC | Washington, DC | Osprey, FL |
| Overall Rating |
(88.54) |
(94.74) |
(88.47) |
(78.80) |
(100.00) |
| Financial Rating | (84.30) |
(97.50) |
(83.70) |
(76.82) |
(100.00) |
| A&T Rating | (96.00) |
(93.00) |
(100.00) |
(81.00) |
(100.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 72.9% | 92.3% | 71.7% | 73.9% | 85.6% |
| Admin Expenses | 10.1% | 3.6% | 17.6% | 14.5% | 6.2% |
| Fund Expenses | 16.9% | 4.0% | 10.5% | 11.5% | 8.0% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.15 | $0.03 | $0.13 | $0.13 | $0.08 |
| Program Growth | 4.3% | 13.4% | 24.7% | -21.5% | 25.1% |
| Working Capital | 1.40 | 1.20 | 0.98 | 0.35 | 6.27 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 7.3% | 15.0% | 10.1% | < 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Total Revenue | $18,861,776 | $10,647,374 | $24,741,722 | $789,921 | $2,720,295 |
| Total Expenses | $22,069,932 | $9,722,548 | $34,850,883 | $698,764 | $2,350,020 |
| Excess/Deficit | $-3,208,156 | $924,826 | $-10,109,161 | $91,157 | $370,275 |
| Net Assets | $31,207,931 | $10,665,953 | $27,144,033 | $289,362 | $28,917,639 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$345,982 1.56% |
$144,315 1.48% |
$342,988 0.98% |
$95,912 13.72% |
$114,118 4.85% |
| Accountability & Transparency Metrics | |||||
| Information Provided on the Form 990 | |||||
| Independent Voting Board Members |  | | | | |
| No Material diversion of assets | | | | | |
| Audited financials prepared by independent accountant | | | | | |
| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties | | | |  | |
| Documents Board Meeting Minutes | | | | | |
| Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing | | | | | |
| Conflict of Interest Policy | | | | | |
| Whistleblower Policy | | | | | |
| Records Retention Policy | | | | | |
| CEO listed with salary | | | | | |
| Process for determining CEO compensation | | | | | |
| Does Not Compensate Any Board Members | | | | | |
| Does the charity's website include readily accessible information about the following: | |||||
| Donor Privacy Policy | | | | | |
| Board Members Listed | | | | | |
| Audited Financials | | | | | |
| Form 990 | | | | | |
| Key staff listed | | | | | |
