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SEATTLE AQUARIUM SOCIETY-SEAS: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
SEATTLE AQUARIUM SOCIETY-SEAS (EIN 91-1189249)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-14
IRS object ID
202223189349320257
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2022-11-14T21:05:44-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN911194016PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLARK NUBER PSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110900 NE 4TH STREET SUITE 1400AddressLine1Txt
CityBELLEVUECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN911189249EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSEATBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2063864300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11483 ALASKAN WAYAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP981012015ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRICK JOHNSONPersonNm
Person TitleDIR. OF FINANCE & ADMIN.PersonTitleTxt
Phone2063864300PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstRICKPersonFirstNm
Person LastJOHNSONPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSARA ELIZABETH H JONESPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00235495PTIN
Phone4254544919PhoneNum
Preparation2022-11-14PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SEATTLE AQUARIUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerROBERT DAVIDSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11483 ALASKAN WAYAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP981012015ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$40,383,098GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SEATTLEAQUARIUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1982FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionINSPIRE CONSERVATION OF OUR MARINE ENVIRONMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body51VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent51VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee220TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers583TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$17,250,055PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$26,865,691CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,698,559PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$12,279,872CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$54,985PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$23,139CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$121,600PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$984,690CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$21,125,199PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$40,153,392CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$116,775PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$162,418CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$10,187,710PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,075,194CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$136,862PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$157,678CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,465,692CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,352,015PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$5,417,208CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$14,793,362PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$17,812,498CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$6,331,837PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$22,340,894CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$37,450,091TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$62,591,830TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,972,193TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,773,038TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$33,477,898NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$55,818,792NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionOUR MISSION IS INSPIRING CONSERVATION OF OUR MARINE ENVIRONMENT.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$13,425,839ExpenseAmt
Grant$162,418GrantAmt
Revenue$12,288,912RevenueAmt
DescSINCE OPENING ON MAY 20, 1977, THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CITY AND THE REGION, PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION. VISITORS OF ALL AGES FROM NEAR AND FAR COME TO THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM TO SEE UP CLOSE OUR CHARISMATIC COLLECTION OF ANIMALS, INCLUDING SEA OTTERS AND OCTOPUSES, AND TO DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF OUR OCEANS. THE AQUARIUM HAS HOSTED NEARLY 29 MILLION VISITORS, AS MANY AS 825,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY, AND CONTINUES TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF OUR MARINE ENVIRONMENT.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE ODesc
Total Program Service Expenses$13,425,839TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
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 Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document62IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee220EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members51GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member51IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRICK JOHNSONPersonNm
Phone2063864300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11483 ALASKAN WAYAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP981012015ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (59 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MELISSA MAGER
CHAIR3.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL GUIDON
VICE CHAIR / CHAIR ELECT3.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIN J LETEY
SECRETARY3.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARISSA A MARKER
TREASURER3.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB C DONEGAN
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESUS AGUIRRE
EX OFFICIO3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN R BRADEN
EX OFFICIO3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS
EX OFFICIO3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN L BLAIR
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW BLEIMAN
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDDIE CHANG
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL CHAPIN
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARY CLARK
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN DELANEY
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATTI DILL
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERREN DRAKE
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM T EINSTEIN
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN L GATES
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EFFIE GLEASON
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA GRAUMLICH PHD
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILIP M GUESS
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES C GURKE
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN M GUY III
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANET HABERBUSH
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE KORNBLUM
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK E KRAMER
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE A KROGSLUND
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY KUNIS
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NATALYA LEAHY
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA C LUTHER
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA MACNEIL
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE MAGEE
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J TERRY MCLAUGHLIN
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOMOKO MORIGUCHI-MATSUNO
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT W POWER
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL PURPURA
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NATHAN RAUSCHENBERG
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STUART T ROLFE
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CASEY J SCHUCHART
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IVAN SEDA
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTIAN SINDERMAN
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY S SMITH
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY T SMITH
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDY J TINSETH
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCUS TRUFANT
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL TRZUPEK
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX WASHBURN
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLA C WIGEN
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE V WILLOUGHBY JR
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES WRIGHT JR
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSIE WYCKOFF
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT W DAVIDSON
PRESIDENT & CEO40.000.00Yes (X)$337,956$0$8,399
RICHARD A JOHNSON
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION40.000.00Yes (X)$187,491$0$5,764
BRADLEY RUTHERFORD
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER40.000.00$217,019$0$7,276Yes (X)
RACHAEL L WEAKLAND
VP OF PHILANTHROPY40.000.00$178,656$0$6,124Yes (X)
GRANT ABEL
DIRECTOR OF LIFE SCIENCES40.000.00$157,003$0$5,007Yes (X)
JIM WHARTON
DIR. OF CONSERVATION ENGAGEMENT40.000.00$132,397$0$4,294Yes (X)
TIM KUNIHOLM
DIR., PUB. RELS & STRAT. PTRSHIPS.40.000.00$133,130$0$4,985Yes (X)
VERONICA SMOLEN
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES40.000.00$132,129$0$4,420Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,475,781TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$46,269TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K15IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
VENTURE GENERAL CONTRACTING LLC
1518 1ST AVE S SUITE 400SEATTLEWA98134GENERAL CONTRACTOR$3,486,753
LMN ARCHITECTS
801 2ND AVE SUITE 501SEATTLEWA98104ARCHITECTS$1,428,547
JASON F MCLENNAN
7579 HERON HALL LN NEBAINBRIDGE ISLANDWA98110SUSTAINABILITY/PLAN REVIEW$150,000
CAMPBELL & COMPANY
1200 6TH AVENUE SUITE 600SEATTLEWA98101CONSULTING$144,300
RED EWALD
2669 S HWY 181KARNES CITYTX78118CONSTRUCTION WORK$103,244
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$21,307FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues$1,017,321MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$459,276FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$12,595,788GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$12,771,999AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,241,047NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$26,865,691TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSION FEES712130$12,266,961$12,266,961
CAMPS & EDUC EVENTS713990$12,911$12,911
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$12,279,872TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$23,139TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$23,139ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$284TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$284ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$929,225RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$166,750RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$762,475RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$762,475TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$762,475ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$459,276ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$62,956FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$62,956TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$62,956ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
CONCESSIONS453220$180,825$180,825
INSURANCE CLAIM900099$44,474$44,474
REIMBURSEMENTS900099$31,000$31,000

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$28,588TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,040RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$19,548ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$284,887OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$40,153,392TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$12,288,912RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$998,789ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,294TotalAmt
Program Services$24,294ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,124TotalAmt
Program Services$138,124ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$763,905TotalAmt
Program Services$390,704ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$303,930ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$69,271FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,842,522TotalAmt
Program Services$6,990,253ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,039,059ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$813,210FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,625TotalAmt
Program Services$130,173ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,239ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,213FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,493,866TotalAmt
Program Services$1,149,948ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$206,528ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$137,390FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$811,276TotalAmt
Program Services$623,808ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$112,917ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$74,551FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,212TotalAmt
Program Services$10,224ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,988ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,040TotalAmt
Program Services$32,289ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,751ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$156,000TotalAmt
Management And General$156,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$157,678TotalAmt
Fundraising$157,678FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$871,749TotalAmt
Program Services$581,644ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$283,729ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,376FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,338TotalAmt
Program Services$70,703ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,635ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,716,234TotalAmt
Program Services$1,152,474ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$491,116ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$72,644FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$632,452TotalAmt
Program Services$433,183ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$179,588ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,681FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,320TotalAmt
Program Services$30,704ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,950TotalAmt
Program Services$28,396ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,105ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,449FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$262,859TotalAmt
Program Services$212,662ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,197ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
ANIMAL/OPERATING COSTS$570,149$560,704$9,330$115
BANK FEES$394,841$376,260$18,581
EQUIPMENT$255,749$223,615$32,134
TAXES$248,807$248,807

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,508TotalAmt
Program Services$16,870ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,105ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79,533FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,812,498TotalAmt
Program Services$13,425,839ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,920,967ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,465,692FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,825,941BOYAmt
EOY$18,564,805EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,778,863BOYAmt
EOY$9,301,272EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,746,611BOYAmt
EOY$5,264,101EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,634,964BOYAmt
EOY$1,042,933EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$235,955BOYAmt
EOY$356,211EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$31,536,103LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,473,595LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,227,757BOYAmt
EOY$28,062,508EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,450,091BOYAmt
EOY$62,591,830EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,413,275BOYAmt
EOY$5,591,876EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$391,828BOYAmt
EOY$661,276EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$167,090BOYAmt
EOY$519,886EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,972,193BOYAmt
EOY$6,773,038EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,913,662BOYAmt
EOY$15,582,143EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,564,236BOYAmt
EOY$40,236,649EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,477,898BOYAmt
EOY$55,818,792EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,450,091BOYAmt
EOY$62,591,830EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$22,340,894ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$5,321,730CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,108,388CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,655,129CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,250,055CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,865,691CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$76,200,993TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,192,118CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$1,192,118TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,321,730CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,108,388CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,655,129CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,442,173CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,865,691CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$77,393,111TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$13,801,307SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$63,591,804PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,422,528CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,387,330CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,254,730CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$191,272CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$785,898CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,041,758TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$33,584CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$104,852CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$76,454CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$65,933CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$275,847CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$556,670TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$82,991,539TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$56,412,617GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.76620PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.77600PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationATM COMMISSIONS - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,743. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 1,623. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 1,212. INSURANCE CLAIM - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 62,854. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 24,308. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 44,474. BOOK SALES/GIFT SHOP - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 5,008. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 4,202. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 8,111. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 3,006. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,147. MISCELLANEOUS - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 9,209. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 5,173. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 11,823. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 3,074. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 18,401. REIMBURSEMENT - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 17,624. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 31,000. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 31,000. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 31,000. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 31,000. CONCESSIONS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 28,853. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 180,825.ExplanationTxt

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

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$156,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$156,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$17,728,526FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$17,884,526FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$904,499CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,904,499TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$5,856,749LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$57,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$135,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$85,500CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$156,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$433,500TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$226,125CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$976,125TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,464,188GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$50,151BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$118InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$50,269EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$25,002BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$149InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$50,151EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$25,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$25,002EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,142,342OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,499,581DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,642,761BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,229,453OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,901,824DepreciationAmt
Book Value$327,629BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,164,308OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$72,190DepreciationAmt
Book Value$26,092,118BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$28,062,508TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE INCENTIVE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$519,886Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$519,886TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$40,279,174TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$20,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$60,968OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$40,968RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$40,320,142RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$166,750OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$166,750RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$40,153,392TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,938,280TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$20,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$166,750OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$186,750ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$17,751,530ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$60,968OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$60,968ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$17,812,498TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:A DONOR GAVE US SEVERAL STATUES OF SEA LIFE. WE REFER TO THEM AS "SENTINELS OF THE SEA." THEY ENHANCE THE EXHIBITS AT PIER 60, AND WERE INSTALLED AS PART OF THE RENOVATION TO THE HARBOR SEAL AND NORTHERN FUR SEAL AREAS.
PART V, LINE 4:THE DONOR HAS REQUESTED THAT INVESTMENT RETURNS FOR THIS ENDOWMENT, STARTING AFTER THE $100,000 PLEDGE IS FULFILLED, BE USED TO SUPPORT THE FISH AND INVERTEBRATE TEAM, PARTICULARLY REGARDING THEIR WORK WITH THE TOUCH TANKS IN THE AQUARIUM, WHERE GUESTS CAN EXPERIENCE MARINE CREATURES IN THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART IX -60,968.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENT EXPENSE REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 6B -166,750.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENT EXPENSE REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 6B 166,750.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART IX 60,968.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTMAKINGTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedN/ASpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$138,124RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$138,124SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$138,124TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantTO COMBAT OCEAN ACIDIFICATIONPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$138,124CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
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
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 OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
CAMPBELL & COMPANY
1200 6TH AVENUE SUITE 600SEATTLEWA98101CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING0$13,442,581$144,300$13,298,281
ALTRUIST PARTNERS
1435 36TH AVENUESEATTLEWA98122GRANTWRITING0$0$11,138-$11,138
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$13,442,581TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$155,438TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$13,287,143TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SEACHANGEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$459,276GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$459,276CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$62,956OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$459,276GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$459,276CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$62,956OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$62,956DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$62,956NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SEADOC SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1942 DEER HARBOR ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityEASTSOUNDCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98245ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN946036494RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$12,720CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantSUPPORT SALMON RECOVERY PHOTO JOURNALISMPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 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
ROBERT W DAVIDSON
PRESIDENT & CEO$333,956$0$4,000$0$0$0$6,904$0$1,495$0$346,355$0$0$0
BRADLEY RUTHERFORD
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER$213,019$0$4,000$0$0$0$5,781$0$1,495$0$224,295$0$0$0
RICHARD A JOHNSON
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION$183,491$0$4,000$0$0$0$4,269$0$1,495$0$193,255$0$0$0
RACHAEL L WEAKLAND
VP OF PHILANTHROPY$174,656$0$4,000$0$0$0$4,629$0$1,495$0$184,780$0$0$0
GRANT ABEL
DIRECTOR OF LIFE SCIENCES$153,003$0$4,000$0$0$0$3,512$0$1,495$0$162,010$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCOMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION DUES INCLUDED IN WAGES FOR 2021.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution23ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,230,135NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMARKET QUOTATIONSMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Drugs And Medical Supplies DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution13ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,512NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOST/SELLING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescEQUIPMENTDesc
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$9,400NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOST/SELLING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN COLUMN B.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6:VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED STAFF MEMBERS WITH ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND EXHIBIT MAINTENANCE TASKS, PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH INTERPRETATION IN EXHIBITS, EVENT SET-UP AND TAKE-DOWN, CLERICAL TASKS AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION KEEPS TRACK OF THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS, HOURS SERVED AND OTHER STATISTICAL INFORMATION BY USING A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM MANAGEMENT DATABASE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE:THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM IS THE NINTH-LARGEST AQUARIUM IN THE US BASED ON ATTENDANCE. DURING 2021 WE GRADUALLY INCREASED ATTENDANCE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR AND HOSTED 565,349 VISITORS TO OUR FACILITY WHILE RECOVERING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WE CONTINUED TO DISTRIBUTE FREE TICKETS THROUGH OUR CONNECTIONS PROGRAM. THESE TICKETS GO TO MORE THAN 300 PARTNER AGENCIES SERVING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. A TOTAL OF 48,720 FREE TICKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS. THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM IS THE HEART OF THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT AND A DESTINATION FOR RESIDENTS, SCHOOL GROUPS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND TOURING VISITORS ALIKE. WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF CHANNELS, INCLUDING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, VISITOR ENGAGEMENT, CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES. AS AN INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER, WE ARE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF CREATING SCIENTIFICALLY LITERATE AND INFORMED CITIZENS. WE BELIEVE CONSERVATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT RELIES UPON OUR VISITORS LEAVING US WITH A GREATER RESPECT AND KNOWLEDGE FOR THE OCEAN AND MARINE ANIMALS THAN THEY DID WHEN THEY FIRST ENTERED OUR DOORS. ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA) ACCREDITATION: THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE AZA SINCE 1979, WHICH MEANS THAT WE MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR ANIMAL CARE AND WELFARE. IN 2017, THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM SUCCESSFULLY SUBMITTED ITS AZA ACCREDITATION RENEWAL, A PROCESS DONE EVERY FIVE YEARS, THAT REAFFIRMS THAT THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO USE BEST PRACTICES THROUGH AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION AND INSPECTION. CONSERVATION PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS: IN 2021, WE FURTHERED OUR CONSERVATION WORK THAT INCLUDES RENEWED FOCUS ON THE SALISH SEA AND EXPANSION OF OUR CONSERVATION NARRATIVE TO INCLUDE THE CORAL TRIANGLE, THE MARINE BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT LOCATED BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES, INDONESIA AND THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. HAVING THESE ANCHORS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PACIFIC PROVIDES US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND AND TELL THE STORY OF PUGET SOUND IN A CRITICAL GLOBAL CONTEXT. SPECIES RECOVERY: A NEW SPECIES RECOVERY PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN 2021 TO RESTORE PINTO ABALONE POPULATIONS IN WASHINGTON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PUGET SOUND RESTORATION FUND, THE WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE AND OTHERS. THE PINTO ABALONE IS CULTURALLY IMPORTANT TO NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AND IS ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT IN MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF KELP FOREST ECOSYSTEMS. THE AQUARIUM ALSO BEGAN PARTNERSHIPS IN A NEW PROJECT TO RESTORE ENDANGERED INDO-PACIFIC LEOPARD SHARKS HUNTED TO NEAR EXTINCTION IN THE CORAL TRIANGLE. ADVANCE CAMPUS EXPANSION: THE AQUARIUM CONTINUED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUILDING, THE OCEAN PAVILION, FOCUSED ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE INDO-PACIFIC AND THE CORAL TRIANGLE. PROGRAMMING WILL HIGHLIGHT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE SALISH SEA AND THE INDO-PACIFIC SHARING A NARRATIVE OF BOTH GLOBAL AND LOCAL TOPICS IN OCEAN HEALTH. THE OCEAN PAVILION WILL EXPAND OUR ABILITY TO ACHEIVE OUR CONSERVATION MISSION. THE NEW BUILDING WILL ENABLE EXPANSION OF OUR SPECIES RECOVERY PROGRAM IN WHICH WE ARE REPOPULATING ENDANGERED SPECIES IN THE WILD, SUCH AS THE INDO-PACIFIC LEAOPARD SHARK IN INDONESIA AND THE PINTO ABALONE IN THE SALISH SEA. IN THE OCEAN PAVILION, WE WILL BE ABLE TO SHOW THE FULL COMPLEXITY OF A REEF ECOSYSTEM, FROM SMALL REEF FISH TO APEX PREDATORS SUCH AS REEF SHARKS AND RAYS, TO ILLUSTRATE THE FACT THAT BIODIVERSITY PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN PROTECTING OCEAN HEALTH. WE ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE INTERNATIONAL FUTURE LIVING INSTITUTE'S LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE. THIS GOES BEYOND LEED GOLD STANDARDS AND CHALLENGES US TO HAVE A NET-POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR ENVIRONMENT. IF CERTIFIED, THE OCEAN PAVILION WILL BE THE FIRST LIVING BUILDING OWNED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THE OCEAN PAVILION WILL ALSO BE THE FIRST LIVING BUILDING THAT IS AN AQUARIUM, IN THE NATION OPERATING 100-PERCENT FREE OF FOSSIL FUELS AND SUPPORTING OUR GOAL OF ZERO WASTE BY 2025. THE BUILDING'S SEAWATER WILL BE A 96-PERCENT CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEM MEANING THE OCEAN PAVILION WILL RETAIN ALMOST ALL OF THE SEAWATER IN ITS HABITATS HELPING TO CONSERVE WATER AND ENERGY. ITS HEATING, COOLING AND ANIMAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS WILL SHARE ENERGY AND RECOVER HEAT FROM ONE ANOTHER. WE ARE MAKING THOUGHTFUL CHOICES ABOUT MATERIALS TO AVOID THOSE THAT WILL HARM THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN THAT WILL BRING THE STORY OF THE HUMAN-OCEAN CONNECTION ACROSS THE PACIFIC BASIN TO LIFE. OUR $160 MILLION CAMPAIGN WILL PROVIDE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE OCEAN PAVILION AND AN ANIMAL CARE AND RESEARCH CENTER. ANIMAL CARE AND RESEARCH: ANIMAL CARE AND STUDY OF THE SPECIES IN OUR CARE IS A FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT OF THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM AND SUPPORTS THE VERY CORE OF OUR MISSION. OVER THE YEARS, OUR STAFF HAS ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF PROJECTS BOTH INDEPENDENTLY AND THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PEER ORGANIZATIONS, UNIVERSITIES OR RESEARCH ENTITIES. AS PART OF THAT WORK, WE HAVE UNDERTAKEN MANY LONG-TERM AND CONCURRENT PROJECTS DESIGNED TO EXPAND THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELDS OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND MARINE ECOLOGY FOR WILD AND AQUARIUM ANIMALS. YOUR GENERAL OPERATING GIFT ALLOWS US TO DEDICATE STAFF AND THEIR EXPERTISE TO THESE PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR OUR FACILITY, INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE COMMUNITY. OTTER POPULATION STUDIES: OUR STAFF CONTINUED TO WORK WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCY PARTNERS TO GATHER DATA FOR THE ANNUAL SURVEY OF SEA OTTERS ON THE WASHINGTON COAST. OUR STAFF ALSO WORKS ON A FEDERAL PROJECT MONITORING THE OTTER POPULATION GROWTH RATES BY PROVIDING GENETIC AND ENDOCRINE DATA FOR A STATISTICAL MODEL ANALYZING MANY VARIABLES LIKE DIET, WATERSHED INPUTS AND MARINE PRODUCTIVITY. DATA WILL PROVIDE CONTENT FOR IMPORTANT LONGITUDINAL STUDIES REGARDING SEA OTTER ECOLOGY. FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS WE'VE PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL SURVEY AND RECORDED OVER 1,800 WASHINGTON SEA OTTERS FROM GROUND SURVEYS. MONITORING OUR ANIMALS' HORMONE LEVELS: OUR SCIENTISTS ARE CONCERNED WITH MONITORING HORMONE LEVELS OF ANIMALS IN OUR COLLECTION WITH A FOCUS ON FUR SEALS, SEA OTTERS AND SEABIRDS. HORMONE STUDIES ALLOW US TO MEASURE BIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO NORMAL SITUATIONS WHILE IN OUR CARE, LIKE REPRODUCTION AND OTHER CHANGES IN LIFE STAGES. THIS RESEARCH WILL HELP BIOLOGISTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOLOGY. ANNUAL SURVEYS: AQUARIUM STAFF COORDINATE ANNUAL SURVEYS OF ROCKFISH AND GIANT PACIFIC OCTOPUSES IN PUGET SOUND AND OF CORAL REEF SYSTEMS OF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. WORKING WITH STATE RESOURCES DEPARTMENTS AND UNIVERSITIES IN HAWAII, WE COLLECT DATA ON SPECIES PRESENCE AND ABUNDANCE PLUS CAPTURE IMAGES OF THE CORAL REEF FROM YEAR TO YEAR. THE COLLECTED DATA PROVIDES A BASELINE THAT ALLOWS SCIENTISTS TO ASSESS TRENDS AND SPECIES STABILITY OR LOOK FOR DATA GAPS TO ADDRESS IN THE FUTURE. EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT: THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM OFFERS INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES. OUR ONGOING PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO DRAW CROWDS AND GARNER ENTHUSIASM FOR OCEAN CONSERVATION FROM PARTICIPANTS. ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS, WHETHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE AQUARIUM, ARE DESIGNED TO ENGAGE CHILDREN AND TEENS, AND ADULTS, IN ACTIONS THAT PROMOTE OCEAN HEALTH. THE COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAM ENROLLED SCIENCE CLASSES OR CLUBS FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN KING, KITSAP, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, PLUS ONE COHORT OF SEATTLE AQUARIUM YOUTH OCEAN ADVOCATES VOLUNTEERS. COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP A STRONG CONNECTION TO THEIR LOCAL BEACHES, TO BECOME ENGAGED IN SCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS THAT YIELD MEANINGFUL RESULTS FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND TO SEE SCIENCE AS A POSSIBLE CAREER PATH. COMMUNITY SCIENCE SUPPORTS WASHINGTON STATE'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE A HIGH-QUALITY SCIENCE EDUCATION THAT ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO PURSUE STEM-BASED CAREERS. COMMUNITY SCIENCE OFFERS BOTH TEACHER AND STUDENT COMPETENCIES IN UNDERSTANDING, DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING SCIENTIFICALLY RELEVANT FIELD INVESTIGATIONS. THE BEACH NATURALIST PROGRAM HAS BECOME AN ATTRACTION ON LOCAL BEACHES. EVERY SUMMER, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS SEEK OUT THIS FREE PROGRAM TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR FIELD TRIPS TO THE BEACH. EVEN DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE BEACH NATURALIST PROGRAM ENGAGED VOLUNTEER NATURALISTS AND HELD 36,633 CONVERSATIONS WITH BEACH VISITORS OVER 20 BEACH DATES. IN 2021 WE FURTHER INCORPORATED EFFECTIVE PRACTICES FOR FOSTERING EMPATHY AND VISUAL THINKING STRATEGIES INTO TRAINING FOR NEW AND RETURNING NATURALISTS. THE BEACH NATURALIST PROGRAM SUPPORTS THIS WORK BY HELPING PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH TIDE POOL ANIMALS IN NEW WAYS. BY COLLECTING DATA ON EMPATHIC BEHAVIORS TAKEN BY OUR BEACH VISITORS, WE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WORK SHAPES INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE:CEDAR RIVER SALMON JOURNEY'S 24TH SEASON CONTINUED AT A GREATLY REDUCED RATE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, REACHING 9,569 VISITORS THROUGH SALMON-FOCUSED EVENTS IN 2021. THE CEDAR RIVER SALMON JOURNEY PROGRAM HAS BEEN EDUCATING WATERSHED RESIDENTS ABOUT SALMON AND WATERSHED HEALTH SINCE 1998. THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM PROGRAM TRAINS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AT SALMON SPAWNING SITES ALONG IN THE CEDAR RIVER IN THE FALL, AND AT THE HIRAM CHITTENDEN LOCKS IN THE SUMMER. NATURALISTS ALSO PROVIDE INTERPRETATIVE PROGRAMS AT OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE BASIN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, REACHING ADDITIONAL AUDIENCES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PERSONAL BEHAVIORS, HEALTHY WATERSHEDS AND SALMON. OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE PROGRAM MORE THAN 200,000 VISITORS HAVE COME OUT TO SEE SALMON AND TO LEARN ABOUT WAYS THEY CAN HELP SUPPORT AND PROMOTE SALMON RECOVERY IN OUR WATERSHED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT VERSION OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE SHARED WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE INITIALLY. ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW A PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE POLICIES CONTAINED IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AGREEMENT WERE FIRST APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN ITS DECEMBER 2007 MEETING. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS REVIEWED BY THE AQUARIUM'S ATTORNEY BEFORE IT IS SENT OUT EACH YEAR. AN ANNUAL FORM IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES ASKING FOR DISCLOSURE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF THE BOARD IS MAKING A DECISION REGARDING A PRODUCT OR SERVICE IN WHICH A CONFLICT EXISTS, CONFLICTED BOARD MEMBERS WOULD BE RECUSED FROM VOTING ON THE DECISION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD COMMISSIONED A MARKET-BASED WAGE SURVEY IN 2015 AND HAS USED THIS AS A BASELINE TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION LEVELS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PRIMARILY CONCERNS ITSELF WITH THE DETAILS RELATED TO THE EXECUTIVE TEAM POSITIONS. THEY DO, HOWEVER, PROVIDE OVERALL WAGE POOL GUIDANCE WHICH IMPACTS ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE AQUARIUM. THE ORGANIZATION USES COMPARABLE DATA FROM BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NONPROFIT WAGE SURVEYS, AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS WAGE SURVEY TO UPDATE THE 2015 SURVEY TO HELP DETERMINE COMPENSATION. WRITTEN RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED REPORTING THE DECISIONS AND MEETINGS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION PACKAGES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ANNUAL REPORT, MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED AUDIT AND MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED 990 ARE ALL AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.