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Blue Ocean Society for

Portsmouth, New Hampshire · EIN 02-0523308 · Animal-Related · tax-exempt since 2002

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 61.0 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended April 2026.

Graded against 23,474 animal-related nonprofits with revenue $100K–$500K filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.1.0 months34
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.82% of practices82
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.50
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.69% from one source61
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.77.2%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.22.2%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.01not scored

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Year by year

201620172019202120222023202420252026grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Apr 2026Form 990$461K$495K−$34K$42K1.016C
Apr 2025Form 990$364K$439K−$75K$75K2.117C
Apr 2024Form 990$484K$385K$100K$150K4.720B
Apr 2023Form 990$308K$378K−$70K$51K1.610C
Apr 2022Form 990$334K$318K$16K$121K4.68B
Apr 2021Form 990$268K$222K$45K$105K5.76B
Apr 2019Form 990$223K$219K$3,538$38K2.113B
Apr 2017Form 990$242K$209K$33K$36K2.19B
Apr 2016Form 990$188K$192K−$4,102$2,3750.116C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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