2024-09-20T09:39:28-05:00 2023-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 1400 BALTIMORE MD 21202 990 2023-01-01 521121163 NATIONAL AQUARIUM INC NATI 4105763800 501 EAST PRATT STREET BALTIMORE MD 21202 VIRGINIA Y NEWTON SVP, COFO 4105763800 2024-09-19 1 1 JULIA FLANNERY P00928918 4102469300 2024-09-19 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z JOHN C RACANELLI 501 EAST PRATT STREET BALTIMORE MD 21202 55652248 0 X WWW.AQUA.ORG X 1976 MD TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE TO INSPIRE COMPASSION AND CARE FOR OUR OCEAN PLANET 19 18 442 2156 451731 2222 19586701 16175128 31885796 34859573 231370 1049783 3112982 3557189 54816849 55641673 51125 39080 0 0 21723455 22897649 681371 661739 5948196 28976797 30485459 51432748 54083927 3384101 1557746 108550637 108867004 45385894 44435304 63164743 64431700 X TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE TO INSPIRE COMPASSION AND CARE FOR OUR OCEAN PLANET 0 0 31528217 34812210 AQUARIUM EXPERIENCE: THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE INNER HARBOR IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. SITUATED ON TWO CITY PIERS WITH THE CHESAPEAKE BAY ON EITHER SIDE, THE AQUARIUM FEATURES THREE PAVILIONS AND A LIVING COLLECTION THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN 20,000 ANIMALS FROM MORE THAN 800 SPECIES OF FISH, BIRDS, AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES AND MAMMALS IN AWARD-WINNING HABITATS. THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM IS MARYLAND'S LARGEST PAID TOURIST ATTRACTION, WELCOMING MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY. MORE THAN 50 MILLION GUESTS HAVE VISITED THE AQUARIUM SINCE IT OPENED IN 1981, AND AQUARIUM STAFF MEMBERS ARE COMMITTED TO GOING TO EXTRAORDINARY LENGTHS TO DELIGHT GUESTS AND INSPIRE THEM TO ACT TO CONSERVE THE WORLD'S AQUATIC TREASURES. AS AN ORGANIZATION ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA), THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM MAINTAINS THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN ALL ASPECTS OF ANIMAL CARE IN ORDER TO ADVANCE ANIMAL HEALTH, HUSBANDRY AND WELFARE PRACTICES. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE FOR ALL ANIMALS AT THE AQUARIUM, STAFF CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND FIELD WORK TO SUPPORT SPECIES AND HABITAT CONSERVATION, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM INCLUDE AMAZON RIVER FOREST, ATLANTIC CORAL REEF, ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC, AUSTRALIA: WILD EXTREMES, BLACKTIP REEF, DOLPHIN DISCOVERY, JELLIES INVASION, LIVING SEASHORE, MARYLAND EXPERIENCE, SHARK ALLEY, SURVIVING ADAPTATION, TROPICAL RAINFOREST, HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG WATERFRONT PARK, AND THE 4D IMMERSION THEATER. 7303736 39080 CONSERVATION & EDUCATION: THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON CHANGING THE WAY HUMANITY CARES FOR THE OCEAN. WHAT BEGAN OVER 35 YEARS AGO AS A VISITOR ATTRACTION HAS EVOLVED INTO A CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES A WORLD-CLASS AQUARIUM. THROUGH UNPARALLELED EXHIBITS, SCIENCE-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND HANDS-ON FIELD INITIATIVES, WE ARE CREATING A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF HOPEFUL CONSERVATIONISTS, UNITED TO RESTORE OUR PLANET, DRIVEN BY OUR MISSION TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE TO INSPIRE COMPASSION AND CARE FOR OUR OCEAN PLANET. WE ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF EFFORTS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE CHALLENGES FACING OUR COASTS AND OCEANS AND TO LEAD DIRECT ACTION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE BALTIMORE HARBOR, THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND OCEANS AROUND THE WORLD. THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM IS ALSO COMMITTED TO EDUCATING STUDENTS OF ALL AGES ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE OCEAN. BY GETTING THEIR BOOTS WET AND THEIR HANDS DIRTY, STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE THEIR SKILLS AND INTERESTS, AND MAKE EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND OUR BLUE PLANET. MORE THAN 56,000 MARYLAND STUDENTS VISIT THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM FREE OF CHARGE EACH YEAR, WHERE THEY BECOME IMMERSED IN THE WORLD OF WATER AND LEARN MORE ABOUT PROTECTING ANIMALS AND THEIR HABITATS. 38831953 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 125 0 1 442 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AR AL CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD ME MI MS MN NC ND NJ NH NM NV NY OH OK PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV OR X X X LAUREN NGUYEN 4105762296 111 MARKET PLACE SUITE 800 BALTIMORE MD 21202 X VICTOR ABIAMIRI DIRECTOR (BEG 9/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM BORDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH CAMPBELL DIRECTOR (THROUGH 3/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD CHESTER DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID CHURCHILL DIRECTOR (THROUGH 3/2023) 1.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 CELINE COUSTEAU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE CRUMBLING TREASURER (THROUGH 3/2023) 1.50 X X 0 0 0 DAVID DARDIS DIRECTOR (BEG 3/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN DILENSCHNEIDER CHAIR 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TALL, 15-FOOT WIDE MURAL HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF FORMER MAYOR WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER IN REVITALIZING THE INNER HARBOR. PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD BY THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM FOUNDATION, INC., A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THE FOUNDATION'S OBJECTIVE IS TO EARN A RESPECTABLE LONG-TERM, RISK ADJUSTED TOTAL RATE OF RETURN TO SUPPORT THE DESIGNATED PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES AND ACCEPTS THAT PURSUING A RESPECTABLE RATE OF RETURN INVOLVES RISK AND POTENTIAL VOLATILITY. THE GENERATION OF SECONDARY INCOME WILL BE A SECONDARY CONSIDERATION. PART X, LINE 2: THE AQUARIUM AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES ARE GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC). MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE AQUARIUM'S TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE AQUARIUM HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INCOME OF THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM FOUNDATION, INC. 3,543,898. INCOME OF ACRC LESSOR, INC. 285,917. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INCOME ELIMINATED ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1,922,389. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXPENSES OF THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM FOUNDATION, INC. 1,501,790. EXPENSES OF ACRC LESSOR, INC. 1,380,350. LOSS ON INTEREST RATE SWAP 290,789. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXPENSES ELIMINATED ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1,922,389. X X X X X X 1 SCHULTZ & WILLIAMS 1617 JFK BOULEVARD STE 1700 PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT 0 0 661739 -661739 661739 -661739 AL AR CA CO CT DC FL GA IL KS KY ME MA MI MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI MD SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN IV, GROSS RECEIPTS FROM ACTIVITY: THESE COSTS MEET THE DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING FEES, HOWEVER THEY WERE NOT TIED DIRECTLY TO SPECIFIC CAMPAIGNS THAT WOULD BE REFLECTED IN PART I AS "GROSS RECEIPTS FROM ACTIVITY". 1 HENRY HALL CAMPS 16 16122 HENRY HALL SCHOLARSHIP 1 1000 WHAT LIVES IN THE HARBOR (INTERNS) 37 9782 WHAT LIVES IN THE HARBOR (TEACHERS) 11 4004 PART I, LINE 2: NATIONAL AQUARIUM FOUNDATION BOARD MONITORS PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF FUNDS. PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS ARE MONITORED AND AWARDED BY NATIONAL AQUARIUM CONSERVATION & EDUCATION LEADERSHIP. X X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOHN C RACANELLI PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 506923 0 0 0 2710 0 67264 0 45987 0 622884 0 0 0 VIRGINIA Y NEWTON SVP/COFO 354690 0 0 0 714 0 11438 0 19717 0 386559 0 0 0 JENNIFER DRIBAN SVP/CHIEF MISSION OFFICER 266228 0 0 0 150 0 8030 0 34132 0 308540 0 0 0 MARGOT AMELIA SVP/CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER 281977 0 0 0 2110 0 6235 0 14350 0 304672 0 0 0 SCOTT MELTON SVP/CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER 270119 0 0 0 166 0 9543 0 3733 0 283561 0 0 0 STEPHANIE ALLARD SVP/CHIEF ANIMAL WELFARE OFFICER 212365 0 0 0 237 0 7538 0 11819 0 231959 0 0 0 SAMUEL TAWIAH VP OF OPERATIONS AND IT 191549 0 0 0 643 0 7052 0 30820 0 230064 0 0 0 JACQUELINE BERSHAD VP OF PLANNING AND DESIGN 168576 0 0 0 0 0 4476 0 33369 0 206421 0 0 0 ALISON DINGER VP OF HR AND ADMINISTRATION 157567 0 0 0 170 0 4403 0 27500 0 189640 0 0 0 SEAN BEATTIE VP OF PHILANTHROPY 145997 0 0 0 242 0 5186 0 10530 0 161955 0 0 0 LAURA BANKEY VP OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 135103 0 0 0 376 0 4976 0 18533 0 158988 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, JOHN RACANELLI PARTICIPATES IN A 457(F) NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. DURING THE TAX YEAR, $55,800 WAS SET ASIDE AS A CONTRIBUTION TO HIS SECTION 457(F) ACCOUNT. A MIDFA SERIES A & B 2019 526002033 NONEAVAIL 2019-05-30 32609000 REFUND OF PRIOR ISSUE (2012) & REFINANCE 0 0 0 A 8266797 32609000 343650 32265350 2019 1 1 1 1 A 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 A 0 1 0 0 1 1 BB&T 10.000000000000 0 0 0 0 1 A 1 SCHEDULE K, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM FOUNDATION, INC. IS THE CO-BORROWER ON THIS BOND ISSUE. IMPACTS EXPERIENCE LLC ENTITY MORE THAN 35% OWNED BY COLLEEN DILENSCHEIDER, BOARD MEMBER 2234541 A LONG-TERM MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS A CONNECTION TO A SIGNIFICANT VENDOR. PRIOR TO 2023, THE BOARD MEMBER WAS EMPLOYED BY AN AFFILIATED VENDOR, IMPACTS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LLC, IN WHICH SHE HAD NO OWNERSHIP INTEREST. BEGINNING IN 2023, THE AGREEMENT WITH THE PRIOR VENDOR WAS TRANSITIONED TO A RELATED ENTITY, IMPACTS EXPERIENCE LLC, IN WHICH THE BOARD MEMBER HAS A CONTROLLING FINANCIAL INTEREST. IMPACTS EXPERIENCE PROVIDES ONLINE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING SERVICES AT COST, WITHOUT ANY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, COMMISSIONS, SERVICE FEES, OR PROFIT. THIS RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND THE CONTRACT APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH HAS DETERMINED THAT NO CONFLICT EXISTS. 0 X 9 213112 FAIR MARKET VALUE X FOOD AND BEVERAGE FOR EVENTS 2 2548 FAIR MARKET VALUE X SUPPLIES 1 500 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS TO REALIZE ITS MISSION TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE TO INSPIRE COMPASSION AND CARE FOR OUR OCEAN PLANET. THE ORGANIZATION IS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE SERVICE FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS: VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS TOTALED 70,739 HOURS, A VALUE OF $2,269,760. VOLUNTEERS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR OUR MISSION, AND THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS TO BECOME A PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND ASSIST THE AQUARIUM IN GETTING ITS MESSAGE OUT TO THE MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION VISITORS WHO VISIT THE AQUARIUM ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE FORM 990, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE FORM DURING LIVE MEETING. THEN A COPY OF THE FORM IS PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AS STATED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ANNUALLY EACH BOARD MEMBER AND KEY EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE AND INDICATE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. A SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURES IS REVIEWED AND ANY AND ALL APPROPRIATE ACTIONS ARE THEN TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY. ADDITIONALLY THE SUMMARY OF DISCLOSURES IS DISTRIBUTED TO KEY EMPLOYEES TO ENHANCE THEIR AWARENESS WHEN CONTEMPLATING AND/OR ENTERING INTO BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS REVIEWED AND DOCUMENTED ANNUALLY BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND UPDATED AS PRUDENT BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION STUDIES, AS WELL AS INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE COMMITTEE FROM OTHER INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SOURCES. THE COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AND DOCUMENTED ANNUALLY BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. COMPENSATION STUDIES AND SURVEYS ARE USED TO ESTABLISH THEIR COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NATIONAL AQUARIUM, INC. HAS ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, ON THE WEBSITE, AND ARE INCLUDED WITH PUBLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM, INC.'S ANNUAL REPORT. THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH NOT-FOR-PROFIT INTERNET PORTALS SUCH AS GUIDESTAR AND CHARITY NAVIGATOR. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D). FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN B: THE AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK LISTED ARE STANDARD PAYROLL HOURS. ACTUAL HOURS WORKED ARE GREATER THAN 40. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,401,787. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 420,656. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 156,609. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,979,052. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,092,284. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 101,425. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,193,709. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON INTEREST RATE SWAP -290,789. 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