SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY (EIN 36-2167918)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-09-01
IRS object ID: 202232449349301023
Schema version: 2021v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-09-01T11:51:44-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	381357951	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PLANTE & MORAN PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362167918	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SHED	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3126923114	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1200 SOUTH DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60605	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GARY GORDON	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3126923114	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-08-29	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	GARY	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	GORDON	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LU ANN TRAPP	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01506476	PTIN
Phone	3122071040	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-08-29	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	BRIDGET C COUGHLIN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1200 SOUTH DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60605	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$378,652,308	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.SHEDDAQUARIUM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1924	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY OPERATES A PUBLIC AQUARIUM TO ENCOURAGE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ANIMALS AND GUESTS THROUGH EXHIBITS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITH THE GOAL OF PROMOTING AQUATIC CONSERVATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	46	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	45	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	477	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	270	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$34,719,522	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$70,058,373	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$9,577,498	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$31,583,626	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,662,049	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$78,892,125	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$372,751	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,050,870	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$48,331,820	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$182,584,994	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,750	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,050	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$27,877,864	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$26,268,988	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$267,846	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$205,993	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$3,435,408	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$26,295,162	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$29,318,794	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$54,444,622	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$55,798,825	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$6,112,802	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$126,786,169	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$474,609,106	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$579,063,632	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$28,684,602	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$24,474,685	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$445,924,504	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$554,588,947	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SHEDD 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
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	Yes (1)	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$28,302,139	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$30,644,223	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONSERVATION EDUCATION: SINCE SHEDD AQUARIUM OPENED OUR DOORS IN 1930, SHEDD HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 117 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$12,829,625	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ANIMAL CARE: SHEDD AQUARIUM IS HOME TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST DIVERSE AQUATIC COLLECTIONS OVER 23,000 REPRESENTING ABOUT 1,300 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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,126,850	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$5,050	GrantAmt
Desc	CONSERVATION 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$43,258,614	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	38	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	477	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	46	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	45	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TX	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GARY GORDON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3126922727	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1200 SOUTH DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60605	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (62 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
BRIDGET COUGHLIN PHD
PRESIDENT/CEO	45.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$646,408	$0	$60,053
BRIAN A KENNEY
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH S BRAIK
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY L BURKE
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL J CARBONE
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM J CHASE
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOYCE ST CLAIR
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHANNELL CLUBB
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH HARTIGAN CONNELLY
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID L EPSTEIN
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD E ERWIN
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TYRONE C FAHNER
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID FOULKES
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARAH N GARVEY
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
H JOHN GILBERTSON JR
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRENT GLEDHILL
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDERS GUSTAFSSON
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TRACIE HAAS
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GAVIN D K HATTERSLEY
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN HESSELMANN
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN HOLMES
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT JORDAN
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD L KEYSER
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS N KING
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID J KOO
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNE E KREBS
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JERRY KRULEWITCH
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATIE LAWLER
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNA M LIVINGSTON
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HARVEY L MILLER
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN E MORRISON
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW NOCELLA
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELLEN L O'CONNOR
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GINEVRA REED RALPH
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RODD M SCHREIBER
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ZALDWAYNAKA SCOTT
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY S SEARLE
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LLOYD A SEMPLE JR
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIMBERLY SIMIOS
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANDRA L SIMON
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALEX SINGLA
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY S SMITH
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TRACY SOUDER
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK STAINTON
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM C STEERS
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD J TOBIN
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANE L WARNER
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE WELLER
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY WRIGHT
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GARY GORDON
CFO/TREASURER/SECRETARY	45.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$299,940	$0	$16,989
REGINA RODRIGUEZ
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	45.00	0.00			$324,067	$0	$33,748	Yes (X)
MEGHAN CURRAN
SVP - MARKETING, SALES, AN	45.00	0.00			$246,511	$0	$22,201	Yes (X)
NANCY ANSCHEL
SVP - HUMAN RESOURCES	45.00	0.00			$210,388	$0	$34,992	Yes (X)
PEGGY SLOAN
CHIEF OF ANIMAL OPERATIONS	45.00	0.00			$222,242	$0	$20,409	Yes (X)
ROBERT WENGEL
SVP - FACILITIES AND SECUR	45.00	0.00			$212,106	$0	$29,303	Yes (X)
SARAH HEZEL
VP - DESIGN & EXHIBITS	45.00	0.00			$188,935	$0	$10,656	Yes (X)
CYNTHIA FRONCZAK
VP/CONTROLLER	45.00	0.00			$153,515	$0	$19,956	Yes (X)
DANIELLE DUMERER
VP - TECHNOLOGY	45.00	0.00			$180,854	$0	$34,435		Yes (X)
ANDREA RODGERS
VP - PUBLIC RELATIONS & EX	45.00	0.00			$174,255	$0	$24,905		Yes (X)
LISA JUNKIN-LOPEZ
VP - LEARNING AND COMMUNITY	45.00	0.00			$160,223	$0	$33,866		Yes (X)
CHARLES KNAPP
VP - CONSERVATION RESEARCH	45.00	0.00			$161,241	$0	$31,237		Yes (X)
KELLY MCLAUGHLIN-KENNEDY
VP - PHILANTHROPIC & STRATEGIC INITIATIVES	45.00	0.00			$165,602	$0	$13,252		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,346,287	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$386,002	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	32	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
VALERIO DEWALT TRAIN ASSOCIATES INC
500 NORTH DEARBORN 9TH FLOOR	CHICAGO	IL	60654	ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONSULTANT	$1,451,604
MONTERREY SECURITY CONSULTANT
2232 S BLUE ISLAND AVENUE	CHICAGO	IL	60608	SECURITY	$1,006,656
CRESCENT CLEANING COMPANY
600 W CERMAK ROAD SUITE 1B	CHICAGO	IL	60616	CONTRACT CLEANING PROVIDER	$794,839
EDWARDS ENGINEERING
1000 TOUHY AVE	ELK GROVE VILLAGE	IL	60007	CONSTRUCTION	$669,192
TWO BY FOUR
10 N DEARBORN SUITE 1000	CHICAGO	IL	60602	ADVERTISING	$637,554

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	16	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$6,573,121	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$262,435	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$23,230,480	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$39,992,337	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$4,953,305	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$70,058,373	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ADMISSIONS	900099	$29,767,511	$29,767,511
FOOD SERVICE	722210	$670,965		$670,965
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS	900099	$627,596	$627,596

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$517,554	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$249,116	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$268,438	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$31,583,626	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,259,178	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,259,178	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,414,032	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$357,841	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,056,191	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,056,191	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,056,191	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$271,249,152	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$195,616,205	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$75,632,947	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$75,632,947	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$75,632,947	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$21,315	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$262,435	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$93,268	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$71,953	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$71,953	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$66,632	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$66,632	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$66,632	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$182,584,994	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$30,644,223	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$81,882,398	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,050	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,050	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,752,421	TotalAmt
Program Services	$611,662	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,547,949	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$592,810	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,897,879	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,079,520	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,317,660	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,500,699	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$945,412	TotalAmt
Program Services	$636,987	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$213,788	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$94,637	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,169,104	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,574,880	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$406,028	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$188,196	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,504,172	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,013,471	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$340,133	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$150,568	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,539,667	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,459,093	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$67,820	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,754	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$568,642	TotalAmt
Program Services	$158,504	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$410,138	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,044	TotalAmt
Management And General	$87,044	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,954	TotalAmt
Management And General	$25,954	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$205,993	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$205,993	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$483,080	TotalAmt
Management And General	$483,080	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,481,735	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,935,740	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$414,431	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$131,564	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,250,090	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,250,090	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,630,423	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,019,559	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$214,193	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$396,671	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,127,261	TotalAmt
Program Services	$220,256	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$855,442	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$51,563	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,677,750	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,580,176	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$84,966	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,608	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$280,116	TotalAmt
Program Services	$211,517	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,925	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,674	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,611	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,696	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,615	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$300	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$398,720	TotalAmt
Program Services	$394,083	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$4,637	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,281,927	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,841,314	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$368,161	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$72,452	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$506,788	TotalAmt
Program Services	$485,825	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,516	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,447	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE	$1,184,601	$1,096,111	$82,353	$6,137
FOOD SERVICE EXPENSE	$548,837	$548,837
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE	$192,818	$106,805	$84,398	$1,615
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$44,730	$22,438	$22,209	$83

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,798,825	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,258,614	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,104,803	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,435,408	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,330,550	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,205,146	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,989,224	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,170,289	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$583,810	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,097,680	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$796,735	BOYAmt
EOY	$510,962	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$318,649,939	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$221,115,378	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$105,543,441	BOYAmt
EOY	$97,534,561	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$189,138,917	BOYAmt
EOY	$352,534,919	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$128,675,470	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,322,198	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,550,959	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,687,877	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$474,609,106	BOYAmt
EOY	$579,063,632	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,781,953	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,653,098	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$490,246	BOYAmt
EOY	$885,509	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,927,141	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,110,258	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,898,488	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,586,774	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,825,820	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,684,602	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,474,685	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$327,291,552	BOYAmt
EOY	$378,538,899	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$118,632,952	BOYAmt
EOY	$176,050,048	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$445,924,504	BOYAmt
EOY	$554,588,947	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$474,609,106	BOYAmt
EOY	$579,063,632	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$126,786,169	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$18,220,722	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$98,996	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$15,231,727	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$18,377,757	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$25,819,103	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$30,809,058	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$65,796,315	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$156,033,960	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,930,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,877,469	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,997,943	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,910,464	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,262,058	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$19,978,775	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$19,162,568	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$22,255,226	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$29,817,046	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$34,719,522	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$70,058,373	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$176,012,735	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$28,602,384	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$147,410,351	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,546,233	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,962,918	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,682,513	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,135,312	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,673,210	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$19,000,186	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$157,472	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,683,728	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$686,848	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$61,857	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$66,632	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,656,537	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$197,669,458	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$156,944,893	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.74570	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.72580	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$45,924	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	Yes (1)	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	$1,357	RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other Activities	Yes (1)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$8,074	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$55,355	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE 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 2021.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$246,807,993	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$406,941	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$10,894,583	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$406,941	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$235,913,410	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$214,340,959	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$175,069	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$32,460,230	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$168,267	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$246,807,991	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.70700	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.04460	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.24840	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$104,197,519	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$61,532,117	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$42,665,402	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$141,313,678	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$101,283,108	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$40,030,570	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$65,428,761	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$58,300,153	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,128,608	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,709,981	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$7,709,981	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$97,534,561	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
PRIVATE CAPITAL	$35,781,250	F
INTEREST IN REAL ASSET FUNDS	$7,540,948	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$43,322,198	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ACCRUED POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT	Desc
Amt	$4,825,820	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$4,825,820	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$164,431,298	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$18,220,722	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$451,105	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$17,769,617	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$182,200,915	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$483,079	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$99,000	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$384,079	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$182,584,994	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$55,766,855	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$451,109	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$451,109	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$55,315,746	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$483,079	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$483,079	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$55,798,825	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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 918 SPECIES OF FISHES AND 266 SPECIES OF INVERTEBRATES. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE 42 SPECIES OF REPTILES, 29 SPECIES OF AMPHIBIANS, 4 SPECIES OF MAMMALS, AND 13 SPECIES OF BIRDS. ALTOGETHER, THE COLLECTIONS INCLUDE 1,272 ANIMAL SPECIES INCLUDING 27 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 357,841. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 93,268. ROUNDNG -4.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	ACTUARIAL GAIN RELATED TO RETIREES MEDICAL PLAN -99,000.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSES 357,841. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 93,268.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
CAYMAN ISLANDS	INVESTMENTS	$1,916,283
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	PROGRAM SERVICES	$2,396	CONSERVATION RESEARCH TRIPS
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	$5,050	CONSERVATION RESEARCH TRIPS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$1,923,729	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$1,923,729	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (1)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (1)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (1)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:	SHEDD REQUIRES REPORTS ON HOW FUNDS WERE EXPENDED AND ACCORDING TO PLAN AND EVALUATION OF RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt	Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityForeignAddress/CityNm	Province Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
SCHULTZ & WILLIAMS
1617 JFK BLVD STE 1700	PHILIDELPHIA	PA	19103	CONSULTING	0	$726,165	$78,300	$647,865
ARTS MARKETING SERVICES
				TELEMARKETING	0	$149,156	$95,993	$53,164	260 KING ST EAST STE 500	TORONTO	ONTARIO	CA	M5A4L5
CAMPBELL & COMPANY
1 E WACKER DR STE 2100	CHICAGO	IL	60601	CONSULTING	0	$0	$31,700	-$31,700

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$875,321	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$205,993	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$669,329	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	IMMERSION	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$283,750	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$262,435	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$21,315	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$93,267	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$283,750	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$262,435	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$21,315	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$93,267	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$93,267	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$71,952	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	Yes (1)	InitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption Proc	Yes (1)	RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BRIDGET COUGHLIN PHD
PRESIDENT/CEO	$526,408	$0	$120,000	$0	$0	$0	$36,900	$0	$23,153	$0	$706,461	$0	$0	$0
REGINA RODRIGUEZ
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	$294,067	$0	$30,000	$0	$0	$0	$17,400	$0	$16,348	$0	$357,815	$0	$0	$0
GARY GORDON
CFO/TREASURER/SECRETARY	$269,940	$0	$30,000	$0	$0	$0	$16,178	$0	$811	$0	$316,929	$0	$0	$0
MEGHAN CURRAN
SVP - MARKETING, SALES, AN	$236,511	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$14,303	$0	$7,898	$0	$268,712	$0	$0	$0
NANCY ANSCHEL
SVP - HUMAN RESOURCES	$208,888	$0	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$13,125	$0	$21,867	$0	$245,380	$0	$0	$0
PEGGY SLOAN
CHIEF OF ANIMAL OPERATIONS	$222,242	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,344	$0	$7,065	$0	$242,651	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT WENGEL
SVP - FACILITIES AND SECUR	$212,106	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,158	$0	$16,145	$0	$241,409	$0	$0	$0
DANIELLE DUMERER
VP - TECHNOLOGY	$180,854	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,321	$0	$23,114	$0	$215,289	$0	$0	$0
SARAH HEZEL
VP - DESIGN & EXHIBITS	$188,935	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,240	$0	$416	$0	$199,591	$0	$0	$0
ANDREA RODGERS
VP - PUBLIC RELATIONS & EX	$174,255	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,573	$0	$14,332	$0	$199,160	$0	$0	$0
LISA JUNKIN-LOPEZ
VP - LEARNING AND COMMUNITY	$160,223	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,056	$0	$23,810	$0	$194,089	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES KNAPP
VP - CONSERVATION RESEARCH	$161,241	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,276	$0	$20,961	$0	$192,478	$0	$0	$0
KELLY MCLAUGHLIN-KENNEDY
VP - PHILANTHROPIC & STRATEGIC INITI	$165,602	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,077	$0	$3,175	$0	$178,854	$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA FRONCZAK
VP/CONTROLLER	$153,515	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,367	$0	$11,589	$0	$173,471	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1A	LINE 1A - FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL - THE PRESIDENT/CEO TRAVELED BY FIRST CLASS ON CERTAIN TRIPS AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. 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 7	PART 7A - BONUSES WERE PAID TO CERTAIN PERSONS LISTED IN PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND PRESIDENT/CEO.
PART I, LINE 8	THE PRESIDENT AND CEO WAS HIRED ON 4/11/2016 AND IS BEING PAID PURSUANT TO THIS INITIAL CONTRACT.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	861091967	BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP	000000000	CUSIPNum
Bond Issued	2019-03-14	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$18,405,000	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	REFUNDING/REISSUANCE 2015 BONDS	PurposeDesc
Defeased	0	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	0	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Retired	$5,250,000	RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds	$18,405,000	TotalProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$18,405,000	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds	0	RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation Made	Yes (1)	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (1)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	0	Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet	0	RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate	Yes (1)	ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due	0	NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue	0	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	0	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	Yes (1)	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action	Yes (1)	ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	35	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$4,952,105	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	EQUIPMENT	Desc
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,200	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3	ON MARCH 11, 2020, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DECLARED THE OUTBREAK OF A RESPIRATORY DISEASE CAUSED BY A NEW CORONAVIRUS A "PANDEMIC". FIRST IDENTIFIED IN LATE 2019 AND KNOWN NOW AS COVID-19, THE OUTBREAK HAS IMPACTED MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE. IN RESPONSE, MANY COUNTRIES HAVE IMPLEMENTED MEASURES TO COMBAT THE OUTBREAK, WHICH HAVE IMPACTED GLOBAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH STATE AND CITY MANDATES ENACTED TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF THE PANDEMIC, SHEDD EXPERIENCED A MONTH-LONG CLOSURE IN JANUARY, FOLLOWED BY CAPACITY LIMITS THAT EXTENDED THROUGH MID-JUNE. CONSEQUENTLY, SHEDD EXPERIENCED LOSSES IN VARIOUS REVENUE CATEGORIES INCLUDING ADMISSIONS, FOOD SERVICES, RETAIL STORES, ON-SITE LEARNING PROGRAMS AND MEMBERSHIP DUES. IN RESPONSE TO THESE CHALLENGES, SHEDD CONTINUED TO FOLLOW THE COST SAVING MEASURES IMPLEMENTED IN 2020. SHEDD ALSO DEVELOPED VARIOUS ON-LINE LEARNING PROGRAMS AS WELL AS VIRTUAL ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS TO HELP OFFSET REDUCTIONS IN REVENUE AND MAINTAIN ENGAGEMENT WITH A DIVERSE AUDIENCE THAT INCLUDES A BROAD LEARNING COMMUNITY, INDIVIDUAL PATRONS AND CORPORATE PROGRAMS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A	THE 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 2	TRUSTEES 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.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE 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 B, LINE 11B	THE 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 12C	ANNUALLY, 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 15	THE 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 19	CERTAIN 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 IX, LINE 11G	OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,897,857. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 411,992. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 131,564. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,441,413. 401K ADMIN SERVICE FEE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,129. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,129. OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 37,883. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 310. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 38,193.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	ACTUARIAL GAIN RELATED TO RETIREES MEDICAL PLAN 99,000. ROUNDING -4.