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SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY (EIN 36-2167918)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-08-27
IRS object ID
202022409349300507
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
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Business Name ControlSHEDBusinessNameControlTxt
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Activity Or MissionTHE 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
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSHEDD AQUARIUM'S MISSION IS TO SPARK COMPASSION, CURIOSITY AND CONSERVATION FOR THE AQUATIC ANIMAL. THIS IS DRIVEN BY THE ORGANIZATION'S VISION OF A WORLD THRIVING WITH AQUATIC LIFE SUSTAINED BY PEOPLE WHO LOVE, UNDERSTAND AND PROTECT IT.MissionDesc
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Expense$33,073,080ExpenseAmt
Grant$47,000GrantAmt
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DescCONSERVATION EDUCATION: SINCE WE OPENED OUR DOORS IN 1930, SHEDD AQUARIUM 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. WE KNOW 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. THE AQUARIUM 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 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 THE BAHAMAS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$13,178,688ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
DescANIMAL CARE: SHEDD AQUARIUM IS HOME TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST DIVERSE AQUATIC COLLECTIONS - MORE THAN 32,000 REPRESENTING OVER 1,500 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 PREVENTIVE 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 AND ADVISOR TO INTERNATIONAL, FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, RESCUE AND REHABILITATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND FELLOW ACCREDITED ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS FOR CONFISCATED, ORPHANED OR INJURED WILDLIFE.Desc

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Expense$2,744,755ExpenseAmt
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DescCONSERVATION SCIENCE AND RESEARCH: SHEDD IS LOCATED IN CHICAGO, BUT ITS RESEARCH IS WORLDWIDE. ITS HUSBANDRY, VETERINARY AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ARE GROUNDED IN RESEARCH THAT SUPPORTS HEALTHY ANIMALS AT SHEDD AND VIBRANT WILD POPULATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. SHEDD'S CONSERVATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS WORK TO MAXIMIZE BIODIVERSITY WHILE PRESERVING LOCAL LIVELIHOODS, AND FIELD RESEARCHERS OFTEN WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH CITIZEN SCIENTISTS TO CONSERVE WILDLIFE AND HABITATS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE AQUARIUM'S WORK INCLUDES MORE THAN TWO DECADES OF RESEARCH ON BAHAMIAN ROCK IGUANAS, ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST CRITICALLY ENDANGERED LIZARDS, AS WELL AS STUDIES OF QUEEN CONCH, LOBSTER, SHARKS AND CORALS. CLOSER TO HOME, SHEDD'S GREAT LAKES RESEARCH FOCUSES ON HIGH PRIORITY WILDLIFE 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
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Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (61 entries)

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BRIDGET COUGHLIN
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BRENT GLEDHILL
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H JOHN GILBERTSON JR
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ANDERS GUSTAFSSON
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TRACIE HAAS
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GAVIN D K HATTERSLEY
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JOHN HESSELMANN
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JOHN HOLMES
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JULIE ANDREEFF JENSEN
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RICHARD L KEYSER
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BRIAN A KENNEY
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DAVID J KOO
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JERRY KRULEWITCH
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KATIE LAWLER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNA M LIVINGSTON
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J JAY MILLER
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ANDREW NOCELLA
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GINEVRA REED RALPH
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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LLOYD A SEMPLE JR
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SANDRA L SIMON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX SINGLA
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY S SMITH
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GUY E SNYDER
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RICHARD J TOBIN
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JANE L WARNER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REEVE BYRON WAUD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE WELLER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REGINA RODRIGUEZ
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER45.000.00Yes (X)$316,238$0$40,703
GARY GORDON
CFO45.000.00Yes (X)$289,674$0$15,962
NANCY ANSCHEL
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ROBERT WENGEL
SVP - FACILITIES AND SECURITY45.000.00$211,441$0$36,542Yes (X)
MEGHAN CURRAN
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PEGGY SLOAN
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ROBERT STEIN
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ANDREA RODGERS
VP - PUBLIC RELATIONS & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS45.000.00$167,108$0$17,386Yes (X)
CHERYL MELL
SVP - CONSERVATION PARTNER45.000.00$195,924$0$21,915Yes (X)
CHARLES KNAPP
VP - CONSERVATION RESEARCH45.000.00$153,955$0$36,478Yes (X)
GERALD PADBURY
SENIOR DIRECTOR - MEMBERSHIP45.000.00$154,985$0$17,452Yes (X)
KELLY MCLAUGHLIN-KENNEDY
SENIOR DIRECTOR - PHILANTHROPIC & STRATEGIC INIT.45.000.00$150,206$0$12,987Yes (X)
JOYCE SIMON
FORMER EXEC. VP/CFO (THRU 12/2017)0.00$409,257$0$4,739Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,455,165TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$359,658TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K27IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
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
MONTERREY SECURITY CONSULTANT
2232 S BLUE ISLAND AVENUECHICAGOIL60608SECURITY$1,356,941
BLACKSTONE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC
9N004 IL ROUTE 59ELGINIL60120CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR$836,513
TWO BY FOUR LTD
10 N DEARBORN SUITE 1000CHICAGOIL60602ADVERTISING$835,293
TARGET DATA INC
626 W JACKSON BLVD SUITE 100CHICAGOIL60661MARKET RESEARCH$662,708
VALERIO DEWALT TRAIN ASSOCIATES INC
500 NORTH DEARBORN 9TH FLOORCHICAGOIL60654ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONSULTANT$643,982
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K17CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$6,322,060MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$1,037,975FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$4,363,237GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$18,093,774AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,622,468NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$29,817,046TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
ADMISSIONS900099$35,662,035$35,662,035
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS900099$2,079,817$2,079,817
FOOD SERVICE722210$1,335,253$1,335,253

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$402,924TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$175,030RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$227,894ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$39,480,029TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,492,664TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,492,664ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$2,189,849RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$405,795RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,784,054RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,784,054TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,784,054ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,301,527SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,946,714SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,354,813SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,354,813TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,354,813ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$571,300FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,037,975ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$785,395FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$214,095TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$214,095ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$57,743TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$57,743ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$57,743OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$73,772,254TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$37,916,882RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$6,038,326ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,582TotalAmt
Program Services$133,582ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,472,432TotalAmt
Program Services$603,702ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,302,981ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$565,749FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,036,501TotalAmt
Program Services$16,040,819ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,386,480ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,609,202FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$934,980TotalAmt
Program Services$658,380ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$185,976ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$90,624FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,036,456TotalAmt
Program Services$2,248,277ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$530,637ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$257,542FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,651,512TotalAmt
Program Services$1,163,016ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$328,480ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$160,016FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,405,260TotalAmt
Program Services$2,317,259ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,948ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,053FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$179,352TotalAmt
Program Services$40,422ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$138,930ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,450TotalAmt
Management And General$90,450ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,210TotalAmt
Management And General$6,210ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$369,338TotalAmt
Fundraising$369,338FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$284,292TotalAmt
Management And General$284,292ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,963,175TotalAmt
Program Services$4,384,218ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$424,653ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$154,304FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,829,481TotalAmt
Program Services$1,829,481ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,303,135TotalAmt
Program Services$2,622,915ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$238,228ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$441,992FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$557,896TotalAmt
Program Services$139,014ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$387,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,120FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,752,567TotalAmt
Program Services$1,665,736ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,655ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,176FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$851,304TotalAmt
Program Services$609,656ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$114,621ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$127,027FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,360TotalAmt
Program Services$43,928ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,290ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,142FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$495,764TotalAmt
Program Services$490,685ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$5,079FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,003,796TotalAmt
Program Services$11,504,920ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$416,844ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$82,032FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$464,818TotalAmt
Program Services$445,071ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,248FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$1,247,485$1,171,261$70,263$5,961
FOOD SERVICE EXPENSE$571,949$571,949
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$315,373$204,306$105,611$5,456
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE$191,939$107,926$83,656$357

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,229,407TotalAmt
Program Services$48,996,523ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,281,466ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,951,418FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,700,962BOYAmt
EOY$36,206,276EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,275,273BOYAmt
EOY$13,671,177EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,339,337BOYAmt
EOY$2,033,690EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,771,907BOYAmt
EOY$1,164,265EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$309,153,433LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$200,242,563LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$116,180,414BOYAmt
EOY$108,910,870EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,775,062BOYAmt
EOY$31,355,782EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$218,510,057BOYAmt
EOY$267,641,687EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,262,298BOYAmt
EOY$1,418,637EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$410,815,310BOYAmt
EOY$462,402,384EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,190,874BOYAmt
EOY$5,616,738EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$961,418BOYAmt
EOY$1,474,549EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,325,293BOYAmt
EOY$16,654,475EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,204,762BOYAmt
EOY$4,726,516EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,682,347BOYAmt
EOY$28,472,278EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$312,486,464BOYAmt
EOY$339,017,653EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,646,499BOYAmt
EOY$94,912,453EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$382,132,963BOYAmt
EOY$433,930,106EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$410,815,310BOYAmt
EOY$462,402,384EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$12,542,847ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$39,855,298NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$601,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,252,244CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,635,253CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,231,727CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,377,757CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,819,103CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$88,316,084TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,099,450CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,077,152CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,930,841CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,877,469CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,997,943CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,982,855TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,351,694CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,712,405CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,162,568CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,255,226CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$29,817,046CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$108,298,939TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$10,807,731SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$97,491,208PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,234,154CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,421,738CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,546,233CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,962,918CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,682,513CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,847,556TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$33,696CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$33,696TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$234,544CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$155,022CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$157,472CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,683,728CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$686,848CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,917,614TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$130,097,805TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$190,607,606GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.74940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80300PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Grants Other Organizations$6,210GrantsOtherOrganizationsAmt
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$6,210TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AQUARIUM DEVOTED PART OF ITS LOBBYING ACTIVITIES TO MONITORING AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEGISLATORS AND AGENCIES IN AN EFFORT TO FURTHER INITIATIVES WHICH MIGHT BENEFIT THE AQUARIUM. THE AQUARIUM SUPPORTED LOBBYING EFFORTS IN RELATION TO THE MUSEUM IN THE PARK COALITION IN SUPPORT OF THESE ACTIVITIES IN 2019.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$203,736,411BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$10,596,548InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$214,340,959EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$209,734,912BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$365,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$6,363,501InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$203,736,411EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.73200BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.04700PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.22100TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$104,197,518OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$56,492,442DepreciationAmt
Book Value$47,705,076BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$138,880,354OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$90,588,200DepreciationAmt
Book Value$48,292,154BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$62,283,851OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$53,161,921DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,121,930BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,791,710OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,791,710BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$108,910,870TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
PRIVATE CAPITAL$236,229,966F
INTEREST IN REAL ASSET FUNDS$194,968F
GLOBAL FIXED INCOME$31,216,753F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$267,641,687TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescACCRUED POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITDesc
Amt$4,726,516Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,726,516TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$113,933,450TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$39,855,298NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$1,191,190OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$41,046,488RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$72,886,962RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$284,292InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$601,000OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$885,292RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$73,772,254TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$62,136,305TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,191,190OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,191,190ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$60,945,115ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$284,292InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$284,292ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$61,229,407TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:LIVE ANIMAL INVENTORY THE COSTS OF PURCHASING OR COLLECTING LIVE ANIMALS ARE EXPENSED AS INCURRED. DONATED SPECIMENS ARE NOT VALUED AND, THEREFORE, ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART III, LINE 4:THE AQUARIUM HOUSES ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST DIVERSE COLLECTIONS OF LIVE AQUATIC ANIMALS IN THE WORLD. CURRENTLY, THIS INCLUDES 951 SPECIES OF FISHES AND 300 SPECIES OF INVERTABRATES. IN ADDITION THERE ARE OVER 49 SPECIES OF REPTILES, 38 SPECIES OF AMPHIBIANS, 8 SPECIES OF MAMMALS AND 13 SPECIES OF BIRDS. ALTOGETHER, THE COLLECTIONS INCLUDE 1,442 ANIMALS FROM 192 PROTECTED SPECIES.
PART V, LINE 4:THE INTENDED USES OF THE ENDOWMENT ARE TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENTS 785,395. RENTAL EXPENSES 405,795.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ACTUARIAL GAIN RELATED TO RETIREES MEDICAL PLAN 601,000.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENTS 785,395. RENTAL EXPENSES 405,795.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (17 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
NORTH AMERICAPROGRAM SERVICESCONSERVATION EDUCATION TRIPS$6,100
NORTH AMERICAPROGRAM SERVICESCONFERENCE ATTENDANCE$1,571
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANPROGRAM SERVICESCONSERVATION EDUCATION TRIPS$7,350
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANPROGRAM SERVICESCONFERENCE ATTENDANCE$641
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANPROGRAM SERVICESCONSERVATION RESEARCH TRIPS$41,825
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICPROGRAM SERVICESCONFERENCE ATTENDANCE$2,310
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH, RESCUE & REHABILITIATION$4,138
EUROPEPROGRAM SERVICESCONFERENCE ATTENDANCE$3,870
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESCONSERVATION EDUCATION TRIPS$979
EUROPEPROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH, RESCUE & REHABILITIATION$3,225
SOUTH AMERICAPROGRAM SERVICESCONVERSATION EDUCATION TRIPS$853
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICPROGRAM SERVICESCONSERVATION EDUCATION TRIPS$2,077
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICPROGRAM SERVICESCONSERVATION RESEARCH TRIPS$1,736
SOUTH ASIAPROGRAM SERVICESCONSERVATION EDUCATION TRIPS$843
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESCONFERENCE ATTENDANCE$3,761
EUROPEPROGRAM SERVICESCONSERVATION RESEARCH TRIPS$5,306
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANINVESTMENTS$8,679,052
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$67,805SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$8,697,832ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$8,765,637TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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

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

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
SCHULTZ & WILLIAMS
1617 JFK BLVD STE 1700PHILIDELPHIAPA19103CONSULTING0$1,550,626$81,600$1,469,026
BLUEPRINT ADVANCEMENT LLC
825 W WISCONSIN AVEMILWAUKEEWI53233TELEMARKETING0$422,946$139,530$283,416
CAMPBELL & COMPANY
1 E WACKER DR STE 2100CHICAGOIL60601CONSULTING0$0$148,208-$148,208
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,973,572TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$369,338TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,604,234TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1TRUSTEE GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,459,500GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$997,000CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$462,500GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$542,694OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2BLUEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$149,775GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$40,975CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$108,800GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$242,701OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,609,275GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,037,975CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$571,300GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$785,395OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$785,395DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$214,095NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
900 S NORMAL AVENUE MC2709CARBONDALEIL62901376005961GOVT$24,046CONSERVATION RESEARCH
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
886 CANNERY ROWMONTEREYCA93940942487469501(C)(3)$50,000CONSERVATION RESEARCH
INTERNATIONAL IGUANA FOUNDATION
1989 COLONIAL PARKWAYFORT WORTHTX76110752954631501(C)(3)$5,500CONSERVATION
ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS & AQUARIUMS
8403 COLESVILLE ROADSILVER SPRINGMD20910550526930501(C)(3)$46,000CONSERVATION
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionYes (1)InitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcYes (1)RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BRIDGET COUGHLIN
PRESIDENT/CEO$436,180$0$130,500$0$0$0$36,300$0$23,972$0$626,952$0$0$0
REGINA RODRIGUEZ
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$286,238$0$30,000$0$0$0$16,800$0$23,903$0$356,941$0$0$0
GARY GORDON
CFO$259,674$0$30,000$0$0$0$14,651$0$1,311$0$305,636$0$0$0
NANCY ANSCHEL
SVP - HUMAN RESOURCES$209,145$0$6,000$0$0$0$13,031$0$19,886$0$248,062$0$0$0
ROBERT WENGEL
SVP - FACILITIES AND SECURITY$206,441$0$5,000$0$0$0$12,842$0$23,700$0$247,983$0$0$0
MEGHAN CURRAN
SVP - MARKETING, SALES, AND GUEST RE$201,681$0$15,000$0$0$0$12,251$0$8,858$0$237,790$0$0$0
PEGGY SLOAN
CHIEF OF ANIMAL OPERATIONS$205,660$0$1,500$0$0$0$3,879$0$13,643$0$224,682$0$0$0
ROBERT STEIN
SVP - GUEST EXPERIENCES & COMMUNICAT$185,711$0$15,000$0$0$0$0$0$23,674$0$224,385$0$0$0
ANDREA RODGERS
VP - PUBLIC RELATIONS & EXTERNAL AFF$160,108$0$7,000$0$0$0$9,700$0$7,686$0$184,494$0$0$0
CHERYL MELL
SVP - CONSERVATION PARTNER$185,924$0$10,000$0$0$0$11,388$0$10,527$0$217,839$0$0$0
CHARLES KNAPP
VP - CONSERVATION RESEARCH$151,955$0$2,000$0$0$0$9,719$0$26,759$0$190,433$0$0$0
GERALD PADBURY
SENIOR DIRECTOR - MEMBERSHIP$154,485$0$500$0$0$0$9,329$0$8,123$0$172,437$0$0$0
KELLY MCLAUGHLIN-KENNEDY
SENIOR DIRECTOR - PHILANTHROPIC & ST$149,706$0$500$0$0$0$9,179$0$3,808$0$163,193$0$0$0
JOYCE SIMON
FORMER EXEC. VP/CFO (THRU 12/2017)$0$0$0$0$409,257$0$0$0$4,739$0$413,996$0$409,257$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ALINE 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 WAS TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 5LINE 5A - A PORTION OF THE BONUSES PAID TO CERTAIN PERSONS LISTED IN PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A WERE CONTINGENT ON A PORTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S REVENUES.
PART I, LINE 7PART 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 8THE PRESIDENT AND CEO WAS HIRED ON 4/11/2016 AND IS BEING PAID PURSUANT TO THIS INITIAL CONTRACT.
SCHEDULE J, PART IITHE FORMER CFO RECEIVED A LUMP SUM PAYOUT OF $409,257 FROM THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN DURING 2019. THIS AMOUNT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS COMPENSATION ON PRIOR FORM 990S.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN861091967BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP000000000CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2019-03-14BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$18,405,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeREFUNDING/REISSUANCE 2015 BONDSPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$1,665,000RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$18,405,000TotalProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$18,405,000OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Refunding Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To RebateYes (1)ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution28ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,131,466NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)FOOD & BEVERAGE32$249,750FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)AIRLINE TICKETS1$129,579FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)MISCELLANEOUS7$92,193FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT1$19,479FAIR MARKET VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS THE POWER AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MAY ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF FIVE TO TEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTED BY THE BOARD AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING; IN ADDITION, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD SERVES AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER WITH A VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2TRUSTEES ANDERS GUSTAFSSON AND RICHARD L. KEYSER HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. TRUSTEES H. JOHN GILBERTSON AND RICH TOBIN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS WITH SODEXO AMERICA, LLC AND EVENT NETWORK, INC. TO MANAGE AND OPERATE FOOD SERVICES AND GIFT SHOPS, RESPECTIVELY, AT THE AQUARIUM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE COMPLETED FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. EACH TRUSTEE WAS REQUESTED TO REVIEW THE FINAL FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WERE DIRECTED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, TRUSTEES, AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS 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 FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE HUMAN CAPITAL COMMITTEE (THE COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE INDEPENDENT. IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO, THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES HER PERFORMANCE AGAINST PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON CRITERIA, CONSIDERS COMPARABLE MARKET DATA, THEN DEBATES AND DOCUMENTS ITS RECOMMENDATION OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION. IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, THE SAME PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE CEO'S EVALUATION OF THE STAFFS' PERFORMANCE. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THEN TAKEN TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CERTAIN OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PUBLIC-DISCLOSURE COPIES OF ITS FORM 990 ARE INCLUDED ON ITS WEB SITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ACTUARIAL LOSS RELATED TO RETIREES MEDICAL PLAN -601,000.