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Just in case anyone here is considering donating to this project, do your due diligence. There is quite a bit of behind-the-scenes drama in the Cousteau family, which is why both Jacques's son, Jean-Michelle, and his grandson, Fabien, each have their own 501(c)(3) separate from the Cousteau society. JM has http://www.oceanfutures.org/ and Fabien has https://www.fabiencousteauolc.org/. According to JM, he broke away because the Cousteau society had been taken over and corrupted by one of Jacques's ex-wives. I never verified this, but it is consistent with Charity Navigator's one-star rating [1]. We used to be major supporters of Ocean Futures, but they too seem to have become dysfunctional. Neither JM's nor Fabien's organization even merits a rating on CN. It's kinda sad actually.

[1] https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summar...



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