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SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY (EIN 36-2167918)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-10-18
IRS object ID
202302919349300125
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-10-18T08:48:02-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN362167918EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSHEDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3126923114PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11200 SOUTH DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
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PersonGARY GORDONPersonNm
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Phone3126923114PhoneNum
Signature2023-10-04SignatureDt
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Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerBRIDGET C COUGHLINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11200 SOUTH DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60605ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$106,584,233GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SHEDDAQUARIUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Activity Or MissionTHE SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY OPERATES A PUBLIC AQUARIUM TO ENCOURAGE (CONT. ON SCHEDULE O) THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ANIMALS AND GUESTS THROUGH EXHIBITS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITH THE GOAL OF PROMOTING AQUATIC CONSERVATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Program Service Revenue$43,131,800CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$78,892,125PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$10,086,197CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,050,870PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,447,522CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$182,584,994PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$94,920,299CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$5,050PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$30,060,027CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$205,993PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$3,964,898CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$29,318,794PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$27,316,160CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$55,798,825PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$57,622,512CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$126,786,169PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$37,297,787CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$579,063,632TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$628,183,114TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$24,474,685TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$88,228,182TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$539,954,932NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSHEDD AQUARIUM'S MISSION IS TO SPARK COMPASSION, CURIOSITY AND CONSERVATION FOR THE AQUATIC ANIMAL. THIS IS DRIVEN BY THE ORGANIZATION'S VISION OF A WORLD THRIVING WITH AQUATIC LIFE SUSTAINED BY PEOPLE WHO LOVE, UNDERSTAND AND PROTECT IT.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$27,429,193ExpenseAmt
Revenue$41,589,809RevenueAmt
DescCONSERVATION EDUCATION: SINCE SHEDD AQUARIUM OPENED OUR DOORS IN 1930, SHEDD HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 119 MILLION GUESTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK NATURE IN THE EYE THROUGH MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES, WHILE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT THE ANIMALS IN OUR CARE, AND BECOME INSPIRED TO MAKE PERSONAL CHOICES THAT DRIVE ACTION FOR ANIMALS. SHEDD KNOWS THAT WHEN PEOPLE EXPERIENCE AQUATIC ANIMALS UP CLOSE, IT MOTIVATES AN EMOTIONAL, EMPATHETIC RESPONSE THAT SHIFTS ATTITUDES AND FOSTERS A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR STEWARDSHIP OF LOCAL WATERS, GLOBAL OCEANS, AND WILDLIFE. SHEDD IS COMMITTED TO BEING ONE OF CHICAGO'S MOST ACCESSIBLE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, OFFERING ILLINOIS RESIDENT FREE DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FREE ADMISSION EVERY DAY AS THE NATION'S FIRST AQUARIUM TO JOIN THE MUSEUMS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) FOR ALL PROGRAM, AN EVERYDAY DISCOUNT FOR CHICAGO RESIDENTS, STUDENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS, AND FREE ADMISSION FOR TEACHERS, POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL, AND ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY. INSIDE THE AQUARIUM WALLS, A SUITE OF IMPACTFUL GUEST ENGAGEMENTS, INCLUDING LIVING EXHIBITS AND EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES BEHIND THE SCENES, CREATE MEMORABLE CONNECTIONS TO ANIMALS, WHILE MILLIONS OF ADDITIONAL LEARNERS WORLDWIDE MAKE VIRTUAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH SHEDD'S EDUCATIONAL ONLINE PLATFORMS. THE AQUARIUM ALSO SHARES SHEDD'S MISSION BY TELLING ACCESSIBLE, MEANINGFUL STORIES WITH THE PUBLIC THROUGH PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING EFFORTS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF CONSERVATION, LEARNING PROGRAMS, ANIMAL CARE AND GUEST EXPERIENCE. AS A PROACTIVE LEADER AND RESOURCE FOR IMMERSIVE INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, SHEDD OFFERS PROGRESSIVE, RELEVANT AND ENGAGING PROGRAMS INCLUDING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, LABS AND WORKSHOPS, AND WEEKLONG CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAMS FOR TEENS IN THE GREAT LAKES AND ABOARD ITS RESEARCH VESSEL, THE CORAL REEF II IN FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMAS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$13,982,733ExpenseAmt
DescANIMAL CARE: SHEDD AQUARIUM IS HOME TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST DIVERSE AQUATIC COLLECTIONS OVER 23,000 REPRESENTING ABOUT 1,200 SPECIES. A GLOBAL LEADER IN ANIMAL CARE, SHEDD'S TRAINING AND HUSBANDRY PROGRAMS SUPPORT ONSITE RESEARCH EFFORTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWING SCIENTIFIC BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THOSE SPECIES IN THE WILD. ADDITIONALLY, SHEDD'S VETERINARIANS ARE AQUATIC MEDICINE PIONEERS WHO ARE ADVANCING THE FIELDS OF PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE, AGING CARE, AND CONSERVATION MEDICINE WHILE PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS MEDICAL CARE THAT FURTHER EXPANDS UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO SUPPORT HEALTHY ANIMAL POPULATIONS IN AQUARIUMS AND IN THE WILD. SHEDD'S ANIMAL CARE EXPERTISE ALSO LENDS ITSELF TO CRISIS RESPONSE AROUND THE WORLD. OUR ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM FREQUENTLY ACTS AS A PARTNER (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) AND ADVISOR TO INTERNATIONAL, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, RESCUE AND REHABILITATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND FELLOW ACCREDITED ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS FOR CONFISCATED, ORPHANED, OR INJURED WILDLIFE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,775,451ExpenseAmt
Grant$39,929GrantAmt
DescCONSERVATION SCIENCE AND RESEARCH: SHEDD IS LOCATED IN CHICAGO, BUT ITS RESEARCH IS WORLDWIDE. ITS HUSBANDRY, VETERINARY, AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ARE GROUNDED IN RESEARCH THAT SUPPORTS HEALTHY ANIMALS AT SHEDD AND VIBRANT WILD POPULATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. SHEDD'S CONSERVATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS WORK TO MAXIMIZE BIODIVERSITY WHILE PRESERVING LOCAL LIVELIHOODS, AND FIELD RESEARCHERS OFTEN WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH CITIZEN SCIENTISTS TO CONSERVE WILDLIFE AND HABITATS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE AQUARIUM'S WORK INCLUDES MORE THAN TWO DECADES OF RESEARCH ON BAHAMIAN ROCK IGUANAS, ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST CRITICALLY ENDANGERED LIZARDS, AS WELL AS STUDIES OF QUEEN CONCH, LOBSTER, SHARKS, AND CORALS. CLOSER TO HOME, SHEDD'S GREAT LAKES RESEARCH FOCUSES ON HIGH PRIORITY WILDLIFE (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) AND HABITAT CONSERVATION ISSUES; THE AQUARIUM'S APPLIED STUDIES SUPPORT LOCAL AND REGIONAL AGENCIES IN DEVELOPING SOUND MANAGEMENT PLANS THAT CAN PROTECT THIS TREASURED NATIONAL RESOURCE. ONSITE, SHEDD'S STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES AND ANIMAL CARE EXPERTS SERVE AS RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH PARTNERS IN CHICAGO AND AROUND THE UNITED STATES. ONSITE RESEARCH PROVIDES VALUABLE BIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL INFORMATION THAT INFORMS UNDERSTANDING OF SPECIES WHICH ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STUDY IN THE WILD. IN ADDITION TO SHARING WHAT IT LEARNS WITH THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, SHEDD'S ONSITE WORK ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO ITS OWN FIELD RESEARCH, SUCH AS HEALTH ASSESSMENTS OF WILD BELUGA WHALES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$44,187,377TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document71IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee545EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
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Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GARY GORDONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3126922727PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (60 entries)

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BRIDGET COUGHLIN PHD
PRESIDENT/CEO45.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$705,457$0$146,933
BRIAN A KENNEY
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD (THRU MAY 2022)1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID J KOO
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD(STARTING MAY 2022)1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH S BRAIK
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY L BURKE
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL J CARBONE
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM J CHASE
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHANNELL CLUBB
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH HARTIGAN CONNELLY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID L EPSTEIN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD E ERWIN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TYRONE C FAHNER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID FOULKES
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH N GARVEY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
H JOHN GILBERTSON JR
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENT GLEDHILL
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDERS GUSTAFSSON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACIE HAAS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAVIN HATTERSLEY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HESSELMANN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HOLMES
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT JORDAN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD L KEYSER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS N KING
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE E KREBS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY KRULEWITCH
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATIE LAWLER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNA M LIVINGSTON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT LYONS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARVEY L MILLER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN E MORRISON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW NOCELLA
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN L O'CONNOR
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GINEVRA REED RALPH
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZALDWAYNAKA SCOTT
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY S SEARLE
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LLOYD A SEMPLE JR
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY SIMIOS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA L SIMON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX SINGLA
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY SEHNERT SMITH
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACY SOUDER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOYCE ST CLAIR
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK STAINTON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD TOBIN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE L WARNER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE WELLER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY WRIGHT
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY GORDON
CFO/TREASURER/SECRETARY45.000.00Yes (X)$313,987$0$32,437
REGINA RODRIGUEZ
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER45.000.00$338,945$0$37,169Yes (X)
MEGHAN CURRAN
CHIEF MARKETING AND EXPERIENCE OFFICER45.000.00$305,485$0$46,389Yes (X)
PEGGY SLOAN
CHIEF ANIMAL CONSERVATION OFFICER45.000.00$230,487$0$27,092Yes (X)
NANCY ANSCHEL
SVP, HUMAN RESOURCES45.000.00$223,703$0$35,906Yes (X)
ROBERT WENGEL
SVP, FACILITIES AND SECURITY45.000.00$222,293$0$26,024Yes (X)
SARAH HEZEL
VP, DESIGN & EXHIBITS45.000.00$194,177$0$34,261Yes (X)
CATHERINE CASEY
VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL45.000.00$204,213$0$18,232Yes (X)
DANIELLE DUMERER
VP, TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SECURITY45.000.00$187,177$0$32,772Yes (X)
KELLY MCLAUGHLIN-KENNEDY
VP, PHILANTHROPIC & STRATEGIC INITIATIVES45.000.00$195,972$0$25,239Yes (X)
ANDREA RODGERS
SVP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & MARKETING45.000.00$185,815$0$31,459Yes (X)
CHARLES KNAPP
VP, CONSERVATION RESEARCH45.000.00$168,769$0$37,988Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,476,480TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$531,901TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K38IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
VALERIO DEWALT TRAIN ASSOCIATES INC
500 NORTH DEARBORN 9TH FLOORCHICAGOIL60654ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONSULTANT$4,066,460
MONTERREY SECURITY CONSULTANT
2232 S BLUE ISLAND AVENUECHICAGOIL60608SECURITY$1,244,102
TWO BY FOUR
10 N DEARBORN SUITE 1000CHICAGOIL60602ADVERTISING$1,151,835
EDWARDS ENGINEERING
1000 TOUHY AVEELK GROVE VILLAGEIL60007CONSTRUCTION$1,071,237
THINC DESIGN
14 WALL STREET 20TH FLOORNEW YORKNY60616DESIGN SERVICES$1,015,645
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K13CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$6,259,532MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$1,930,873FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$4,569,364GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$26,495,011AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$4,408,168NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$39,254,780TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
ADMISSIONS900099$39,713,796$39,713,796
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS900099$1,252,041$1,252,041
FOOD SERVICE722210$1,166,247$1,166,247

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$999,716TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$623,972RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$375,744ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$43,131,800TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,991,208TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,991,208ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,396,992RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$353,271RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,043,721RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,043,721TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,043,721ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$15,634,156SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,539,167SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,094,989SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,094,989TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,094,989ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$129,338FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,930,873ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$771,496FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$642,158TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$642,158ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$45,959TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$45,959ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$45,959OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$94,920,299TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$41,589,809RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$14,075,710ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,929TotalAmt
Program Services$39,929ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,567,421TotalAmt
Program Services$680,647ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,257,913ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$628,861FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,307,266TotalAmt
Program Services$16,366,803ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,095,525ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,844,938FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,009,670TotalAmt
Program Services$709,126ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$205,081ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$95,463FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,458,220TotalAmt
Program Services$1,825,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$432,179ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$200,840FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,717,450TotalAmt
Program Services$1,206,118ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$348,854ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$162,478FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,998,594TotalAmt
Program Services$1,903,032ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,173ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,389FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$180,699TotalAmt
Program Services$11,590ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$169,109ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,148TotalAmt
Management And General$107,148ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,710TotalAmt
Management And General$6,710ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$206,396TotalAmt
Fundraising$206,396FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$289,648TotalAmt
Management And General$289,648ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,583,559TotalAmt
Program Services$3,026,373ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$427,505ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$129,681FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,549,391TotalAmt
Program Services$1,549,391ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,215,567TotalAmt
Program Services$2,520,550ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$240,676ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$454,341FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,309,717TotalAmt
Program Services$236,247ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,018,163ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,307FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,410,638TotalAmt
Program Services$1,345,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,566ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,551FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$732,753TotalAmt
Program Services$529,199ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$136,233ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67,321FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,960TotalAmt
Program Services$32,494ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$4,466FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$406,892TotalAmt
Program Services$402,496ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$4,396FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,611,713TotalAmt
Program Services$9,192,173ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$350,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,987FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$621,099TotalAmt
Program Services$595,042ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,771ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,286FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$1,183,695$1,144,910$32,657$6,128
FOOD SERVICE EXPENSE$615,552$615,552
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$211,610$94,878$105,320$11,412
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE$211,465$127,355$92,453-$8,343

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,750TotalAmt
Program Services$32,750ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,622,512TotalAmt
Program Services$44,187,377ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,470,237ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,964,898FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,205,146BOYAmt
EOY$126,691,883EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,170,289BOYAmt
EOY$43,325,661EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,097,680BOYAmt
EOY$1,579,957EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$510,962BOYAmt
EOY$957,316EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$339,367,581LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$230,973,416LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,534,561BOYAmt
EOY$108,394,165EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$352,534,919BOYAmt
EOY$299,763,052EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,322,198BOYAmt
EOY$46,071,283EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,687,877BOYAmt
EOY$1,399,797EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$579,063,632BOYAmt
EOY$628,183,114EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,653,098BOYAmt
EOY$11,177,330EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$885,509BOYAmt
EOY$1,134,026EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,110,258BOYAmt
EOY$74,489,549EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,825,820BOYAmt
EOY$1,427,277EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,474,685BOYAmt
EOY$88,228,182EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$378,538,899BOYAmt
EOY$363,154,059EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$176,050,048BOYAmt
EOY$176,800,873EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$554,588,947BOYAmt
EOY$539,954,932EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$579,063,632BOYAmt
EOY$628,183,114EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$37,297,787ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$55,493,796NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$3,561,994OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,377,757CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$25,819,103CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30,809,058CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$65,796,315CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,944,299CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$175,746,532TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,877,469CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,997,943CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,910,464CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,262,058CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,310,481CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,358,415TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,255,226CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,817,046CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,719,522CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$70,058,373CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$39,254,780CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$196,104,947TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$31,351,907SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$164,753,040PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,962,918CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,682,513CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,135,312CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,673,210CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,388,200CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,842,153TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,683,728CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$686,848CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,857CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$66,632CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$45,959CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,545,024TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$222,492,124TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$162,580,005GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.74050PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.74570PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$18,154DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$6,710OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$24,864TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AQUARIUM DEVOTED PART OF ITS LOBBYING ACTIVITIES TO MONITORING AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEGISLATORS AND AGENCIES IN AN EFFORT TO FURTHER INITIATIVES WHICH MIGHT BENEFIT THE AQUARIUM. THE AQUARIUM SUPPORTED LOBBYING EFFORTS IN RELATION TO THE MUSEUM IN THE PARK COALITION IN SUPPORT OF THESE ACTIVITIES IN 2022.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$359,460,468BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$16,000,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$45,492,866InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,372,991OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$327,594,611EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$297,530,640BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,028,007ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$58,901,821InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$359,460,468EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$277,213,284BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$266,616ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20,324,623InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$273,883OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$297,530,640EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$235,913,410BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$438,126ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$41,299,875InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$438,127OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$277,213,284EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$246,807,993BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$406,941ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$10,894,583InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$406,941OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$235,913,410EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.73650BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.03970PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.22380TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$104,197,519OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$64,051,956DepreciationAmt
Book Value$40,145,563BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$142,433,912OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$106,458,445DepreciationAmt
Book Value$35,975,467BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$66,638,887OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$60,463,015DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,175,872BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,097,263OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$26,097,263BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$108,394,165TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
PRIVATE CAPITAL$38,094,575F
INTEREST IN REAL ASSET FUNDS$7,976,708F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$46,071,283TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescACCRUED POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITDesc
Amt$1,427,277Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,427,277TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$43,052,119TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$55,493,796NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$353,264OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$55,140,532RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$98,192,651RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$289,648InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$3,562,000OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$3,272,352RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$94,920,299TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$57,686,134TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$353,270OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$353,270ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$57,332,864ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$289,648InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$289,648ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$57,622,512TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:LIVE ANIMAL INVENTORY THE COSTS OF PURCHASING OR COLLECTING LIVE ANIMALS ARE EXPENSED AS INCURRED. DONATED SPECIMENS ARE NOT VALUED AND, THEREFORE, ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART III, LINE 4:THE AQUARIUM HOUSES ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST DIVERSE COLLECTIONS OF LIVE AQUATIC ANIMALS IN THE WORLD. CURRENTLY, THIS INCLUDES 852 SPECIES OF FISHES AND 265 SPECIES OF INVERTEBRATES. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE 47 SPECIES OF REPTILES, 15 SPECIES OF AMPHIBIANS, 4 SPECIES OF MAMMALS, AND 13 SPECIES OF BIRDS. ALTOGETHER, THE COLLECTIONS INCLUDE 1,196 ANIMAL SPECIES INCLUDING 22 PROTECTED SPECIES.
PART V, LINE 4:THE INTENDED USES OF THE ENDOWMENT ARE TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS, EDUCATIONS PROGRAMS, CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES, AND SPECIAL PROJECTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 353,271. ROUNDNG -7.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ACTUARIAL GAIN RELATED TO RETIREES MEDICAL PLAN -3,562,000.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 353,271. ROUNDING -1.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtEmployeeEmployeeCntSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
CAYMAN ISLANDSINVESTMENTS$4,992,887
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANPROGRAM SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION$15,5017CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
NORTH AMERICAPROGRAM SERVICES$1,4681CONSERVATION/POLICY WORK
OCEANIAPROGRAM SERVICES$18,2634CONSERVATION/POLICY WORK AND RESEARCH
SOUTH AMERICAPROGRAM SERVICES$7,2862RESCUE MISSION/REHAB
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees14SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee14TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$5,035,405SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$5,035,405TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmtAddress Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
SCHULTZ & WILLIAMS
ONE PENN CENTER STE 1700PHILIDELPHIAPA19103CONSULTING AND DIRECT RESPONSE SERVICES0$1,723,348$104,686$1,618,662
ARTS MARKETING SERVICES
TELEMARKETING0$141,657$102,334$39,323260 KING ST EAST STE 500TORONTOONTARIOCAM5A4L5
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,865,005TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$207,020TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,657,985TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1IMMERSIONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$128,975GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$103,359CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$25,616GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$106,671OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GALAEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$1,931,236GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$1,827,514CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$103,722GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$664,825OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$2,060,211GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,930,873CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$129,338GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$771,496OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$771,496DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$642,158NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL FOUNDATION
2240 SHELTER ISLAND DRIVE SUITE 200SAN DIEGOCA92106261501109501(C)(3)$10,000$0PROGRAM SUPPORT
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION
8455 COLESVILLE RD SUITE 1275SILVER SPRINGMD20910943370994501(C)(3)$6,429$0PROGRAM SUPPORT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSHEDD REQUIRES REPORTS ON HOW FUNDS WERE EXPENDED AND ACCORDING TO PLAN AND EVALUATION OF RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BRIDGET COUGHLIN PHD
PRESIDENT/CEO$580,457$0$125,000$0$0$0$118,000$0$28,933$0$852,390$0$0$0
REGINA RODRIGUEZ
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$308,945$0$30,000$0$0$0$18,000$0$19,169$0$376,114$0$0$0
MEGHAN CURRAN
CHIEF MARKETING AND EXPERIENCE OFFIC$275,485$0$30,000$0$0$0$25,881$0$20,508$0$351,874$0$0$0
GARY GORDON
CFO/TREASURER/SECRETARY$283,987$0$30,000$0$0$0$31,740$0$697$0$346,424$0$0$0
NANCY ANSCHEL
SVP, HUMAN RESOURCES$218,703$0$5,000$0$0$0$13,581$0$22,325$0$259,609$0$0$0
PEGGY SLOAN
CHIEF ANIMAL CONSERVATION OFFICER$227,487$0$3,000$0$0$0$13,799$0$13,293$0$257,579$0$0$0
ROBERT WENGEL
SVP, FACILITIES AND SECURITY$222,293$0$0$0$0$0$13,507$0$12,517$0$248,317$0$0$0
SARAH HEZEL
VP, DESIGN & EXHIBITS$191,177$0$3,000$0$0$0$11,349$0$22,912$0$228,438$0$0$0
CATHERINE CASEY
VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL$204,213$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$18,232$0$222,445$0$0$0
KELLY MCLAUGHLIN-KENNEDY
VP, PHILANTHROPIC & STRATEGIC INITIA$185,972$0$10,000$0$0$0$10,810$0$14,429$0$221,211$0$0$0
DANIELLE DUMERER
VP, TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SECUR$187,177$0$0$0$0$0$11,737$0$21,035$0$219,949$0$0$0
ANDREA RODGERS
SVP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & MARKETING$185,815$0$0$0$0$0$11,057$0$20,402$0$217,274$0$0$0
CHARLES KNAPP
VP, CONSERVATION RESEARCH$168,769$0$0$0$0$0$10,546$0$27,442$0$206,757$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ALINE 1A - FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL - THE PRESIDENT/CEO TRAVELED BY FIRST CLASS ON CERTAIN TRIPS AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND/OR SPECIFIC NATURE OF PARTICULAR TRIPS. THE TRAVEL WAS FOR BONA FIDE BUSINESS PURPOSE AND WAS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. LINE 1A - HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES OR INITIATION FEES - THE PRESIDENT/CEO WAS PROVIDED CERTAIN SOCIAL CLUB DUES; THE PORTION OF THIS BENEFIT NOT RELATED TO BONA FIDE BUSINESS PURPOSES (IF ANY) IS TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 4BCERTAIN INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED OR ACCRUED DEFERRED COMPENSATION AT RISK, PAYABLE UPON SATISFACTION OF PERFORMANCE AND REMAINING WITH THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH A SPECIFIC PROJECT PERIOD. BRIDGET C COUGHLIN - ACCRUED THROUGH 2022 $100,000 TO BE PAID IN 2023. GARY GORDON - ACCRUED IN 2022 $15,000 TO BE PAID IN 2024 MEGHAN CURRAN - ACCRUED IN 2022 $10,000 TO BE PAID IN 2024
PART I, LINE 7PART 7A - COMPENSATION AT RISK OR INCENTIVE PAYMENTS WERE PAID TO CERTAIN PERSONS LISTED IN PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND PRESIDENT/CEO.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdBond Issuer EINBondIssuerEINCUSIPCUSIPNumBond IssuedBondIssuedDtIssue PriceIssuePriceAmtPurposePurposeDescDefeasedDefeasedIndOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerIndPool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY
A8610919670000000002019-03-14$18,405,000REFUNDING/REISSUANCE 2015 BONDS000
ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY
B86109196745204FTW52022-12-22$64,027,086SERIES 2022 - BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES000

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdRetiredRetiredAmtTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmtRefunding Tax Exempt BondsRefundingTaxExemptBondsIndRefunding Taxable BondsRefundingTaxableBondsIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintIndIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmtCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt
A$7,175,000$18,405,000$18,405,000Yes (1)0Yes (1)Yes (1)
B$64,027,086000Yes (1)$727,086$19,553,653

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceBBondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others0.00000PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI0.00000PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use0.00000TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd0ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledIndRebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetIndException To RebateExceptionToRebateIndNo Rebate DueNoRebateDueIndVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueIndHedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecIndGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICIndGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedIndWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
A00Yes (1)00000Yes (1)
B00000000Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdProcedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
AYes (1)
BYes (1)

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution28ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$4,056,152NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)FOOD AND BEVERAGES5$225,265FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)AIRLINE TICKET1$94,626FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)EQUIPMENT60$25,068FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)TRANSLATION SERVICES1$7,057FAIR MARKET VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS THE POWER AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MAY ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF FIVE TO TEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTED BY THE BOARD AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING; IN ADDITION, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD SERVES AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER WITH A VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2TRUSTEES H. JOHN GILBERTSON AND JOHN HOLMES HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP TRUSTEES H. JOHN GILBERTSON AND RICH TOBIN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP TRUSTEES LLOYD SEMPLE JR. AND PAUL CARBONE HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP TRUSTEES DAVID FOULKES AND JANE WARNER HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP TRUSTEE MARY SMITH IS MARRIED TO LIFETIME TRUSTEE STEVE SMITH TRUSTEE BRIAN KENNEY AND TRUSTEE BOB LYONS HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP TRUSTEE RICH TOBIN AND TRUSTEE TOM KING HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP TRUSTEE RICHARD KEYSER AND TRUSTEE ANDERS GUSTAFSSON HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP TRUSTEE H. JOHN GILBERTSON JR. AND TRUSTEE JOSEPH BRAIK HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP TRUSTEE WILLIAM CHASE AND TRUSTEE TRACIE HAAS HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP TRUSTEE KATIE LAWLER AND TRUSTEE JANE WARNER HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS WITH SODEXO AMERICA, LLC AND EVENT NETWORK, INC. TO MANAGE AND OPERATE FOOD SERVICES AND GIFT SHOPS, RESPECTIVELY, AT THE AQUARIUM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4IN MAY 2022, THE BOARD ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING BYLAW CHANGES: 1. NEW SECTIONS: A. SECTION 6.4:DEFINED COMMITTEE CHAIR TERMS AND TERM LIMITS TO BE NO MORE THAN TWO THREE-YEAR TERMS FOR A SINGLE COMMITTEE AND NO MORE THAN 12 YEARS TOTAL TENURE AS A COMMITTEE CHAIR 2. UPDATES: A. SECTION 4.4: CHANGED THE NOMINATION PROCESS OF LIFE TRUSTEES FROM BOARDCHAIR TO THE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE B. SECTION 4.5: UPDATED TO INCLUDE QUARTERLY MEETINGS C. SECTION 4.8:UPDATED TO ADD VIRTUAL MEETINGS D. SECTION 5.4:UPDATED TO REFLECT LONG-STANDING PRACTICE THAT THE PRESIDENT & CEO SERVES AS AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER WITH A VOTE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ALL COMMITTEES EXCEPT HUMAN CAPITAL E. SECTION 5.5: CLARIFIED WHEN THE BOARD CHAIR IS COUNTED IN QUORUM FOR COMMITTEE MEETINGS F. SECTION 6.2: UPDATED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPOSITION TO REFLECT THE COMMITTEE CHARTER G. SECTION 9: CHANGED PROCESS OF UPDATING BYLAWS TO REQUIRE AT LEAST A MAJORITY OF THE TRUSTEES PRESENT AT ANY MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES, AS OPPOSED TO AT LEAST A MAJORITY OF THE TRUSTEES THEN IN OFFICE
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE COMPLETED FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. TRUSTEE WERE REQUESTED TO REVIEW THE FINAL FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WERE DIRECTED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, TRUSTEES AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S CODE OF ETHICS AND COMPLETE A CODE OF ETHICS STATEMENT AND QUESTIONNAIRE, WHICH INCLUDES THEIR AGREEMENT TO REPORT PROMPTLY ANY REPORTABLE MATTERS. SUCH STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED AND EVALUATED BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, OR THEIR DESIGNEE, FOR ANY CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE HUMAN CAPITAL COMMITTEE (THE COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE INDEPENDENT. IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO, THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES HER PERFORMANCE AGAINST PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON CRITERIA, CONSIDERS COMPARABLE MARKET DATA, THEN DEBATES AND DOCUMENTS ITS RECOMMENDATION OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION. IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, THE SAME PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE CEO'S EVALUATION OF THE STAFFS' PERFORMANCE. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THEN TAKEN TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CERTAIN OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PUBLIC-DISCLOSURE COPIES OF ITS FORM 990 ARE INCLUDED ON ITS WEB SITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ACTUARIAL GAIN RELATED TO RETIREES MEDICAL PLAN 3,562,000. ROUNDING -6.