MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION (EIN 94-2487469)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-11
IRS object ID: 202033169349301828
Schema version: 2019v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-11T09:47:31-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRANT THORNTON LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 CALIFORNIA STREET SUITE 2700	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN FRANCISCO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94111	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	942487469	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% JOHN DAVIS	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	MONT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8316484800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	886 Cannery Row	AddressLine1Txt
City	Monterey	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93940	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TROY GRANDE	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8316484800	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-11-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	QI WEN LIANG	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01270238	PTIN
Phone	4159863900	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-11-04	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	69.26.150.8	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id	94336920203165000000	FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id	2020-11-11	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	84FECB16A53B9C5F794A37F2D6968FF20F819270	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	85285106D67D06EDFF820F5FFC2BA856D01BFB4B	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Julie Packard	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	886 Cannery Row	AddressLine1Txt
City	Monterey	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93940	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$328,478,983	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.montereybayaquarium.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1978	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION OF THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM IS TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE OCEAN. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER DETAIL.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	19	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	18	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	735	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1514	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$184,740	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$73,934	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$58,258,026	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$61,820,387	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$54,578,000	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$52,800,570	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$11,858,052	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$6,025,524	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$182,058	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$988,739	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$124,876,136	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$121,635,220	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$290,580	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$968,255	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$46,769,739	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$49,276,345	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$267,615	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$245,827	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$5,123,820	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$49,277,567	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$47,721,232	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$96,605,501	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$98,211,659	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$28,270,635	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$23,423,561	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$485,041,278	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$541,058,075	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$23,393,799	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$19,676,490	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$461,647,479	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$521,381,585	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM IS TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE OCEAN. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER DETAIL.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$49,048,226	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$566,111	GrantAmt
Revenue	$52,800,570	RevenueAmt
Desc	Animal care and aquarium experience - See Schedule O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$22,132,282	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$134,220	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	Education and Outreach - See Schedule O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$12,938,952	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$267,924	GrantAmt
Revenue	$631,091	RevenueAmt
Desc	Conservation and Science - See Schedule O	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$84,119,460	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	226	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	735	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	19	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	18	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN DAVIS	PersonNm
Phone	8316484800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	886 CANNERY ROW	AddressLine1Txt
City	Monterey	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93940	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (37 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Julie Packard
Executive Director	28.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$331,876	$0	$38,214
Cristina Fekeci
Chief Development Officer	40.0	0.0			$319,595	$0	$40,641	Yes (X)
Cynthia Vernon
Chief Operating Officer	40.0	1.0		Yes (X)	$276,577	$0	$52,134
Troy A Grande
CFO & Treasurer	40.0	1.0		Yes (X)	$264,306	$0	$60,030
Marian Martha Hahn
Chief Marketing Officer	40.0	0.0			$231,916	$0	$32,925	Yes (X)
Margaret Spring
VP Con & Sci Chief Cnsrv Off	40.0	0.0			$218,618	$0	$44,808	Yes (X)
Teresa Jeanine Merry
Chief Human Resources Officer	40.0	0.0			$203,123	$0	$45,038	Yes (X)
Nancy Enterline
VP of Development	40.0	0.0			$172,545	$0	$54,200	Yes (X)
Jennifer Dianto Kemmer
VP of Global Ocean Initiatives	40.0	0.0			$192,058	$0	$34,466		Yes (X)
Charles Aslanian
VP of Facility Operations	40.0	0.0			$178,903	$0	$41,241	Yes (X)
Robert Mann
Director of IT	40.0	0.0			$163,666	$0	$49,074		Yes (X)
Jon Hoech
VP of Animal Care	40.0	0.0			$166,886	$0	$38,556	Yes (X)
Jonathan Davis
Controller	40.0	0.0			$168,922	$0	$35,973		Yes (X)
Mary C Mullen
VP of Gift Planning	40.0	0.0			$173,161	$0	$29,129		Yes (X)
Rita Bell
VP of Education	40.0	0.0			$159,557	$0	$27,156		Yes (X)
David Rosenberg
VP of Guest Experience	40.0	0.0			$167,366	$0	$16,565	Yes (X)
Stephen C Neal
Chairman	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Peter S Bing
Chair Emeritus (THRU 04/2019)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Tegan Acton
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Susan Bell
Trustee (THRU 06/2019)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Margaret Caldwell
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Samantha Campbell
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Caroline Getty
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MRC Greenwood
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mike Gupta
Trustee (As of June 2019)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William Landreth
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joan Lane
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michael Mantell
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Connie Martinez
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Susan Orr
Trustee (As of March 2019)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Pietro Parravano
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Chris Scholin
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Greg Silverman
Trustee (As of June 2019)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mark Wan
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gideon Yu
Trustee	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Louise Stephens
Trustee (As of December 2019)	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Barbara Wright
Secretary	1.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,389,075	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$640,150	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	71	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Blach Construction Company
2244 Blach Place Ste 100	SAN JOSE	CA	95131	construction	$7,785,516
Impacts Research
41 Logan Circle	ST SIMONS ISLAND	GA	31522	advertising	$4,637,000
Adage Technology
10 S Riverside Plaza	CHICAGO	IL	60606	web consultant	$1,269,325
Hub Strategy and Communication
39 Mesa 212	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94129	MARKETING	$1,248,323
Bogard Construction Inc
350 Coral St Ste A-106	SANTA CRUZ	CA	95060	construction	$710,080

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	59	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$13,648,202	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$202,564	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$47,969,621	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,646,842	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$61,820,387	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ADMISSION FEES	611600	$45,641,037	$45,641,037	$0	$0
OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE	900099	$7,159,533	$7,159,533	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$52,800,570	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,394,678	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$104,479	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,499,157	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$357,648	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$357,648	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$357,648	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$105,439	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$252,209	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$209,474,609	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$206,832,756	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$11,007	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,641,853	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$11,007	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,630,846	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$183,780	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,447,066	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LICENSING REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$631,091	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$631,091	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$631,091	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$121,635,220	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$53,431,661	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$184,740	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$6,198,432	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$624,118	TotalAmt
Program Services	$624,118	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$310,516	TotalAmt
Program Services	$310,516	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,621	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,621	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,014,846	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,502,427	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$845,899	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$666,520	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,918,580	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,338,355	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,799,553	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,780,672	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,785,808	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,430,672	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$210,268	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$144,868	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,742,999	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,680,126	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$691,390	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$371,483	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,814,112	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,411,221	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$238,781	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$164,110	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$274,021	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,875	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$157,042	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$104	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$204,164	TotalAmt
Management And General	$204,164	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$206,485	TotalAmt
Program Services	$206,485	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$245,827	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$245,827	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$298,923	TotalAmt
Management And General	$298,923	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,769,969	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,146,968	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$919,805	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$703,196	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,493,957	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,481,850	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,198	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$909	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,543,260	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,058,555	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,892	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$420,813	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,299,503	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,869,825	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$374,380	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$55,298	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,730	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,505	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$225	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,138,964	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,465,301	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$368,960	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$304,703	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,239,277	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,912,483	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$137,726	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$189,068	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$243,642	TotalAmt
Program Services	$201,544	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,462	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,636	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,941,342	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,614,956	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,280,621	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$45,765	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$547,253	TotalAmt
Program Services	$532,738	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,961	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,554	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
SPONSORSHIPS AND GIFTS	$314,027	$146,319	$154,639	$13,069
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE	$171,715		$171,715

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,211,659	TotalAmt
Program Services	$84,119,460	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,968,379	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,123,820	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,026,554	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,068,761	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,006,640	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,605,950	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,336,021	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,310,201	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,205,538	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,388,503	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,914,481	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$328,638,716	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$174,472,366	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,693,085	BOYAmt
EOY	$154,166,350	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,476,506	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,535,765	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$224,639,451	BOYAmt
EOY	$264,586,349	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,894,388	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,244,810	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$485,041,278	BOYAmt
EOY	$541,058,075	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,480,228	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,179,116	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,789,909	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,385,184	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$123,662	BOYAmt
EOY	$112,190	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,393,799	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,676,490	EOYAmt

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

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$397,107,260	BOYAmt
EOY	$439,327,017	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,540,219	BOYAmt
EOY	$82,054,568	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$461,647,479	BOYAmt
EOY	$521,381,585	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$485,041,278	BOYAmt
EOY	$541,058,075	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$23,423,561	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$36,046,053	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$264,492	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$29,085,009	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$78,487,795	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$40,375,810	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$58,258,026	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$61,820,387	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$268,027,027	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$29,085,009	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$78,487,795	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$40,375,810	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$58,258,026	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$61,820,387	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$268,027,027	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$69,360,421	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$198,666,606	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,676,470	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,665,009	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,928,617	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,129,619	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,752,326	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$28,152,041	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$34,480	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,480	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$296,213,548	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$252,397,276	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.67069	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.73829	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$2,052	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$204,433	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$206,485	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$97,288,709	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$97,495,194	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,000,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$250,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,000,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$4,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$6,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$338,355	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$209,661	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$210,977	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$206,485	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$965,478	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$250,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,500,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$0	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$105	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$7,321	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$2,052	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$9,478	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$233,228,187	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,946,556	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$39,997,740	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$8,600,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$267,572,483	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$239,831,456	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$10,625,727	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$10,238,996	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$6,990,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$233,228,187	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$196,825,806	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$15,723,311	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$33,455,339	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$6,173,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$239,831,456	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$127,401,810	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$65,084,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$9,173,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,833,004	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$196,825,806	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$131,038,945	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,009,663	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$422,798	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,224,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$127,401,810	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.85690	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.10490	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.03820	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$24,797,822	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$24,797,822	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$202,529,991	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$100,672,591	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$101,857,400	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$32,850,528	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$25,864,729	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,985,799	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$68,460,375	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$47,935,046	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$20,525,329	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$154,166,350	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
EQUITY FUND	$138,215,604	F
BOND FUNDS	$49,613,301	F
HEDGE FUNDS	$27,342,181	F
NONMARKETABLE INVESTMENTS	$49,415,263	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$264,586,349	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	GIFT ANNUITY PAYMENT LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$112,190	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$112,190	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS

SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4: THE EARNINGS OF THE AQUARIUM'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS SUPPORT EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND THE MISSION OF THE AQUARIUM.

FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE

SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2: THE FOLLOWING FOOTNOTE APPEARED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR BOTH MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM SUPPORT SERVICES ("MBASS"), A RELATED ORGANIZATION: THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MBASS FOLLOW GUIDANCE THAT CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, INCLUDING ISSUES RELATING TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT. THIS GUIDANCE PROVIDES THAT THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN ONLY BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THE POSITION IS "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED IF THE POSITION WERE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE TAX POSITION IS BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE TAX POSITION MAY BE CHALLENGED. THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MBASS ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THOUGH IT IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, UNLESS THAT INCOME IS OTHERWISE EXCLUDED BY THE CODE. THEY ARE ALSO EXEMPT FROM CALIFORNIA STATE FRANCHISE TAXES UNDER SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MBASS HAVE PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS NEXUS; AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MBASS HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (10 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	$5,930
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	$212,161
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	$107,436
Middle East and North Africa	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	$4,012
North America	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	$20,635
South America	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	$21,260
South Asia	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	$5,629
Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	$1,506
North America	Grantmaking		$33,621
Central America and the Caribbean	Investments		$27,342,181

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$27,754,371	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$27,754,371	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	North America	RegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant	Migratory movement, Ecology & Conservation of Rays in Gulf of California	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant	$33,621	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	wire	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (true)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2: THE AQUARIUM REQUIRES POTENTIAL GRANT RECIPIENTS TO SUBMIT FORMAL APPLICATIONS WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE AQUARIUM'S MISSION AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGET. FURTHERMORE, THE AQUARIUM REQUIRES A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THE GRANTEE PROVIDING DETAIL ABOUT HOW FUNDS WERE USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE GRANT OBJECTIVES. REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR COMPLIANCE WITH GRANT CONDITIONS.

PURPOSES OF GRANTS

SCHEDULE F, PART II, COLUMN D GRANT OF $33,621 - MIGRATORY MOVEMENT, ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION OF RAYS IN GULF OF CALIFORNIA

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

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

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt
Feldstein Co LLC
601 Skokie Blvd Suite 103	Northbrook	IL	60063	Consulting MARKETING	false	$162,000	-$162,000
S D A Teleservices
57 West Century Blvd Ste 300	Los Angeles	CA	90045	Telemarket	false	$83,827	$84,163	$167,990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$167,990	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$245,827	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$77,837	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WY	LicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
MONTEREY BAY FISHERIES TRUST
99 PACIFIC STREET SUITE 575C	MONTEREY	CA	93940	471978379	501(c)(3)	$54,436	Grants funded for fishing conservation
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
7700 SANDHOLDT ROAD	MOSS LANDING	CA	95039	770150580	501(c)(3)	$500,000	Support for research and outreach projects
CA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
6300 ST UNI STE 332	LONG BEACH	CA	90815	931150363	115	$14,920	Support rapid response team white shark tagging
UC SANTA CRUZ
1156 HIGH STREET	SANTA CRUZ	CA	95064	941539563	115	$27,500	Fund research and tag mobula rays
SAN JOSE STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
210 N FOURTH STREET 4TH FLR	SAN JOSE	CA	95112	946017638	501(c)(3)	$9,926	Validating age & growth of fish Mexican waters
COLBY COLLEGE
4120 MAYFLOWER HILL	WATERVILLE	ME	04901	010211497	501(C)(3)	$17,336	Blue Fin Tuna data mining

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	6	Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
FELLOWSHIP	3	$171,296
Individual Scholarship	31	$31,950
Teacher Stipends	107	$107,270

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE UNITED STATES	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE AQUARIUM REQUIRES POTENTIAL GRANT RECIPIENTS TO SUBMIT FORMAL APPLICATIONS WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE AQUARIUM'S MISSION AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGET. FURTHERMORE, THE AQUARIUM REQUIRES A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THE GRANTEE PROVIDING DETAIL ABOUT HOW FUNDS WERE USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE GRANT OBJECTIVES. REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR COMPLIANCE WITH GRANT CONDITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Julie Packard
Executive Director	$328,740	$0	$382	$0	$2,754	$0	$28,000	$0	$11,933	$0	$371,809	$0	$0	$0
Troy A Grande
CFO & Treasurer	$262,397	$0	$764	$0	$1,145	$0	$27,188	$0	$34,788	$0	$326,282	$0	$0	$0
Cynthia Vernon
Chief Operating Officer	$271,860	$0	$764	$0	$3,953	$0	$27,908	$0	$25,938	$0	$330,423	$0	$0	$0
Cristina Fekeci
Chief Development Officer	$309,374	$0	$5,764	$0	$4,457	$0	$28,000	$0	$14,698	$0	$362,293	$0	$0	$0
Marian Martha Hahn
Chief Marketing Officer	$230,649	$0	$764	$0	$503	$0	$23,236	$0	$11,513	$0	$266,665	$0	$0	$0
Margaret Spring
VP Con & Sci Chief Cnsrv Off	$216,502	$0	$764	$0	$1,352	$0	$22,282	$0	$24,318	$0	$265,218	$0	$0	$0
Teresa Jeanine Merry
Chief Human Resources Officer	$200,656	$0	$754	$0	$1,713	$0	$20,862	$0	$25,923	$0	$249,908	$0	$0	$0
Charles Aslanian
VP of Facility Operations	$167,176	$0	$9,801	$0	$1,926	$0	$17,656	$0	$25,048	$0	$221,607	$0	$0	$0
David Rosenberg
VP of Guest Experience	$165,650	$0	$1,508	$0	$208	$0	$16,565	$0	$1,436	$0	$185,367	$0	$0	$0
Nancy Enterline
VP of Development	$171,099	$0	$754	$0	$692	$0	$18,358	$0	$37,432	$0	$228,335	$0	$0	$0
Jon Hoech
VP of Animal Care	$165,509	$0	$754	$0	$623	$0	$17,078	$0	$22,971	$0	$206,935	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer Dianto Kemmerly
VP of Global Ocean Initiatives	$181,845	$0	$9,965	$0	$248	$0	$18,811	$0	$17,282	$0	$228,151	$0	$0	$0
Mary C Mullen
VP of Gift Planning	$171,588	$0	$0	$0	$1,573	$0	$17,381	$0	$13,017	$0	$203,559	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Davis
Controller	$166,363	$0	$1,931	$0	$628	$0	$17,159	$0	$20,301	$0	$206,382	$0	$0	$0
Robert Mann
Director of IT	$161,517	$0	$1,931	$0	$218	$0	$15,832	$0	$34,727	$0	$214,225	$0	$0	$0
Rita Bell
VP of Education	$150,918	$0	$6,600	$0	$2,039	$0	$15,404	$0	$12,915	$0	$187,876	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	GROSS-UP PAYMENTS AND HEALTH CLUB DUES:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A AS PART OF THE AQUARIUM'S WELLNESS PROGRAM, ALL EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING THE LISTED EMPLOYEES IN PART VII, SECTION A) ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A MONTHLY SUBSIDY OF $25 FOR FITNESS CENTER DUES IF THE EMPLOYEE MEETS CERTAIN WELLNESS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. SINCE THIS TYPE OF SUBSIDY IS CONSIDERED A TAXABLE FRINGE BENEFIT, THE AQUARIUM GROSSES-UP THESE SUBSIDIES TO COVER THE EMPLOYEE'S TAXES. SUCH PAYMENTS WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME ON THE EMPLOYEE'S FORM W-2 AND REPORTED AS COMPENSATION ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III). ADDITIONALLY, CERTAIN EMPLOYEES RECEIVED TAX GROSS-UP PAYMENTS FOR SMALL APPRECIATION GIFTS RECEIVED DURING THE COURSE OF THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR. SUCH PAYMENTS WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME ON THE EMPLOYEE'S FORM W-2 AND REPORTED AS COMPENSATION ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	83	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,614,614	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	30	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$32,228	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	OPINION OF EXPERTS	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 THE MISSION OF THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM IS TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE OCEAN. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DRAW INSPIRATION FROM THE AQUARIUM AND LOOK TO US TO ADVOCATE FOR OCEAN WILDLIFE. CELEBRATING 35 YEARS THE AQUARIUMS IMPACT REACHED FARTHER THAN EVER IN 2019, AND IN LASTING WAYS. FROM THE OPENING OF OUR NEW BECHTEL FAMILY CENTER FOR OCEAN EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP TO OUR SEAFOOD WORK AROUND THE GLOBE AND POLICY INITIATIVES ADDRESSING THE GREATEST THREATS TO OCEAN HEALTH, WE ARE MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990 PART III LINE 4A ANIMAL CARE AND AQUARIUM EXPERIENCE ANIMAL CARE AND AQUARIUM EXPERIENCE EXPENSES OF $49,048,226 INCLUDE THE COST OF OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE AQUARIUM'S LIVING EXHIBIT GALLERIES AND PROVIDING A HIGH-QUALITY EXPERIENCE FOR THE 1.9 MILLION PEOPLE WHO VISITED THE AQUARIUM IN 2019. AT OUR HEART, THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM IS A PLACE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND AGES TO DISCOVER AND FALL IN LOVE WITH OCEAN LIFE. FOR 35 YEARS, WE'VE CREATED EXCEPTIONAL LIVING EXHIBITS, ACHIEVING MANY "FIRSTS" ALONG THE WAY, WHILE PROVIDING SUPERLATIVE ANIMAL CARE AND DEVELOPING NEW WAYS TO CONNECT WITH VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. OFTEN THIS TAKES THE FORM OF IMPROVEMENTS TO EXHIBITS AND NEW ADVANCES IN RAISING ANIMALS. WE CONTINUE TO BUILD ON OUR WORK WITH EXHIBIT ANIMALS LIKE SEA OTTERS AND AFRICAN PENGUINS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THEIR KIN IN THE WILD. AND WE LOOK FOR BETTER WAYS TO WELCOME OUR GUESTS, SUCH AS THROUGH OUR NEW BLENDED LANGUAGE PROGRAMS AND SPANISH-SPEAKING "NATURALISTAS" WHO SERVE A GROWING NUMBER OF LATINX VISITORS. ABOVE ALL, WE CONTINUE TO STRETCH THE LIMITS OF THE POSSIBLE. THAT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE OF OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MBARI) TO IMAGINE AND CREATE A LIVING DEEP-SEA EXHIBITION THAT OPENS IN 2022. THE NEW EXHIBITION WILL SHOWCASE OUR PLANET'S LARGEST LIVING SPACE, THE REMARKABLE CREATURES THAT LIVE THERE - AND THE ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND AND PROTECT THE DEEP OCEAN. WE TOUCH THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS EACH YEAR THROUGH OUR EXHIBITS AND INSPIRING SETTING ON MONTEREY BAY. IT'S THE FOUNDATION OF ALL WE DO TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO PROTECT THE OCEAN PLANET ON WHICH OUR FUTURE DEPENDS. CHICK, CHICK, HOORAY! NEW PENGUINS HATCH OUR SPLASH ZONE COLONY OF 18 AFRICAN PENGUINS IS A FAVORITE OF MEMBERS AND VISITORS ALIKE - AT THE AQUARIUM AND ON OUR STREAMING PENGUIN CAM - ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE PENGUIN CHICKS TO FOLLOW AS THEY GROW UP. SINCE 2014, WE'VE HELPED RAISE 10 CHICKS, INCLUDING 2019 HATCHLINGS TULE AND PIPER. WE INVITE THE PUBLIC TO HELP US NAME THE CHICKS, WHICH HELPS GET MORE PEOPLE INTERESTED AND INVOLVED IN PROTECTING THIS ENDANGERED SPECIES. OUR BIRDS ARE MORE THAN CHARMING; THEY'RE PART OF A COLLABORATIVE SURVIVAL PLAN FOR THEIR SPECIES. MANAGED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA), THE PROGRAM MAINTAINS THE GENETIC HEALTH OF MORE THAN 800 AFRICAN PENGUINS AT 50 AZA-ACCREDITED ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS. CONNECTING WITH A NEW GENERATION OF VISITORS CALIFORNIA IS MORE CULTURALLY DIVERSE NOW THAN WHEN THE AQUARIUM OPENED, AND OUR STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND PROGRAMMING REFLECT THOSE CHANGES. TODAY, 39 PERCENT OF CALIFORNIANS IDENTIFY AS LATINX - AS DO MORE THAN A QUARTER OF AQUARIUM VISITORS. WE'VE LONG OFFERED BILINGUAL EXHIBIT LABELS, PRINTED MATERIALS AND ONLINE INFORMATION IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND WE EMPLOY TALENTED BILINGUAL STAFF ACROSS AQUARIUM DEPARTMENTS. IN 2019, TO CREATE AN EVEN MORE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT, WE ADDED "BLENDED LANGUAGE" PRESENTATIONS INCORPORATING BOTH LANGUAGES THAT WE OFFER WHEN WE HOST LARGE NUMBERS OF GUESTS FOR WHOM SPANISH IS A PRIMARY LANGUAGE. WE'VE ALSO TRAINED BILINGUAL "NATURALISTA" VOLUNTEER GUIDES - WHO INTERPRET AQUARIUM EXHIBITS, ANIMALS AND CONSERVATION TOPICS IN SPANISH - TO LEAD BILINGUAL TOURS, FACILITATE FREE TO LEARN PROGRAMS FOR CLIENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND PRESENT TO VISITORS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WITH THEIR HELP, WE'RE REACHING LATINX VISITORS IN MEANINGFUL WAYS THAT ADVANCE OUR MISSION TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE OCEAN. A TRIBUTE TO OUR LONG-LIVED WILLET WE HONOR THE PASSING OF OUR BELOVED WILLET, A SHOREBIRD THAT LIVED IN OUR AVIARY FOR 32 YEARS AND PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 21, 2019 - ONE DAY AFTER OUR 35TH ANNIVERSARY. HER STOIC AND CONFIDENT NATURE PLACED HER AT THE TOP OF THE AVIARY HIERARCHY, AND SHE WAS A MODERATING PRESENCE FOR THE OTHER SHOREBIRDS. HER LIFE WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY TRIBUTE TO THE CARE SHE RECEIVED AT THE AQUARIUM. OUR AVICULTURE STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND VETERINARY TEAM LOOKED AFTER HER WITH EXPERTISE, DEDICATION, HEART AND SOUL. IT WAS BECAUSE OF THAT CARE AND LIFELONG COMMITMENT THAT OUR WILLET WAS ABLE TO SURVIVE HER ORIGINAL INJURIES AND LIVE THE FULL AND EXTENDED LIFE SHE DID. SHE REPAID US WITH HER PRESENCE AND GRACE, AND WAS THE SUBJECT OF MANY STORIES WE SHARED WITH GENERATIONS OF MEMBERS AND VISITORS. DIVING INTO THE DEEP THE OCEAN IS THE LARGEST HOME FOR LIFE ON EARTH, AND MOST OF THE OCEAN IS THE DEEP SEA. NINETEENTH-CENTURY OCEANOGRAPHERS COULD'T IMAGINE HOW SUCH A COLD, DARK, HIGH-PRESSURE ENVIRONMENT COULD SUSTAIN LIFE, LET ALONE BE CLOSELY CONNECTED TO LIFE AT THE OCEAN SURFACE. THANKS TO NEW TECHNOLOGY - MUCH OF IT DEVELOPED AT THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MBARI) - FROM MANNED SUBMERSIBLES TO AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES AND FLEETS OF DRIFTING DRONES, IT'S BECOME CLEAR: THE DEEP OCEAN IS TEEMING WITH EXTRAORDINARY LIFE. IT'S NOT THE TROPICAL CORAL REEFS OF TRAVEL BROCHURES, BUT IT'S JUST AS MAGNIFICENT - A HOME FOR CREATURES BOTH BIZARRE AND BEAUTIFUL, AND OF THE LARGEST ANIMAL MIGRATION ON EARTH. IT'S A STORY WE'RE IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO TELL, AND ONE THAT MUST BE TOLD TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE AS THREATS TO THE OCEAN HAVE DESCENDED INTO ITS DARKEST REACHES. WE'LL BRING THE DEEP SEA TO THE PUBLIC IN 2022 WHEN WE OPEN INTO THE DEEP: EXPLORING OUR UNDISCOVERED OCEAN. WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR PARTNERS AT MBARI, WE'RE MAKING NEW DISCOVERIES ABOUT THIS VITAL PART OF OUR LIVING PLANET AS WE PREPARE THIS IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION. IT WILL ILLUMINATE THE BEAUTY OF THE LARGELY UNEXPLORED HABITAT, ALONG WITH THE NEED FOR URGENT ACTION TO PROTECT THIS VAST, YET FRAGILE PART OF THE GLOBE. OUR ANIMAL CARE TEAM IS ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF CARING FOR DEEP OCEAN ANIMALS, FROM DELICATE BLOODYBELLY COMB JELLIES TO GANGLY JAPANESE SPIDER CRABS. THEY'RE MAKING NIGHTTIME BLACKWATER DIVES AND USING MBARI SUBMERSIBLES TO COLLECT SPECIES WE'VE NEVER EXHIBITED BEFORE. THEY'RE PERFECTING TECHNIQUES FOR RAISING BONE-EATING WORMS THAT FEAST ON THE SKELETONS OF SUNKEN WHALES. THE EXHIBITION WILL FEATURE THESE AND OTHER INCREDIBLE ANIMALS - AS WELL AS THE INNOVATIVE TOOLS SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS USE TO EXPLORE THE DEEP AND TO MEASURE IMPACTS FROM THREATS LIKE PLASTIC POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE. WE'LL SHOWCASE FINDINGS OF MBARI'S SCIENTIFIC WORK TO UNDERSTAND HOW DEEP-SEA ECOSYSTEMS ARE CHANGING IN THE FACE OF ESCALATING HUMAN IMPACT, AND HOW NEW DISCOVERIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING WILL PROVIDE THE ROADMAP TO RESTORE THE OCEAN TO HEALTH. SAVING SEA OTTERS AND PROTECTING OUR OCEAN SEA OTTERS ARE AMONG THE WORLD'S MOST ENGAGING ANIMALS. OUR FIVE FABULOUS EXHIBIT ANIMALS ARE NO EXCEPTION. THEY'RE THE HEART OF OUR AQUARIUM ANIMAL FAMILY. IN 2019, WE CELEBRATED ONE AND MOURNED ANOTHER OF OUR BELOVED SEA OTTERS. WE WISHED ROSA A HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY AND SAID GOODBYE TO GIDGET. BOTH HELPED US CAPTIVATE VISITORS WITH THEIR ENERGY, AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE SURVIVAL OF THEIR WILD KIN BY SERVING AS SURROGATE MOTHERS TO STRANDED PUPS. GIDGET'S DNA WAS ALSO THE BASIS OF THE FIRST COMPLETE SEQUENCE OF THE SEA OTTER GENOME, ACCOMPLISHED BY UCLA RESEARCHERS A FEW YEARS AGO. AFTER RAISING 15 PUPS DURING HER YEARS AT THE AQUARIUM - THE MOST OF ANY OF OUR SURROGATES - ROSA RETIRED FROM OUR SEA OTTER SURROGACY PROGRAM IN MAY. WE PIONEERED THIS PROGRAM, WHICH PAIRS ORPHANED PUPS WITH OUR FEMALE EXHIBIT ANIMALS TO PROVIDE MATERNAL CARE AND TEACH THEM THE SKILLS NEEDED TO SURVIVE IN THE WILD. WE'VE DEVELOPED MORE EFFECTIVE METHODS OF CARING FOR SICK OR ORPHANED WILD OTTERS AND PUPS - AND SUCCESSFULLY RELEASING THEM INTO PLACES THEY'RE DESPERATELY NEEDED. THE IMPACT OF OUR UNIQUE APPROACH EARNED NATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION FROM THE TODAY SHOW IN 2019. BEFORE WE OPENED OUR DOORS, WE BEGAN OUR WORK TO HELP THE SOUTHERN SEA OTTER POPULATION RECOVER ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS PAST YEAR MARKED A NOTABLE LEAP FORWARD. WE PUBLISHED ESSENTIAL RESEARCH, RESCUED AND RELEASED PUPS, AND INITIATED A STRATEGIC EXPANSION OF OUR SURROGACY PROGRAM SO THAT SEA OTTERS - AND THE ECOSYSTEMS THEY BENEFIT - CAN THRIVE ALONG MORE OF THEIR HISTORICAL RANGE. MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE PREPARED TO TAKE BOLD ACTION AND USE WHAT WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT SEA OTTER CARE AND SURROGACY TO BUILD NOT ONLY THEIR NUMBERS, BUT ALSO THE HEALTH OF CALIFORNIA'S ESSENTIAL COASTAL HABITATS AS THE TWO ARE INEX
PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990 PART III LINE 4A ANIMAL CARE AND AQUARIUM EXPERIENCE CONTINUED SHARING OUR EXPERTISE IN SEA OTTER SURROGACY AS WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR SEA OTTER POPULATION RECOVERY AND EXPLORE THE COMPLEX THREATS OTTERS FACE IN THE WILD, WE'VE DEVELOPED A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH: WE'LL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA) TO FIND HOMES AT ADDITIONAL AZA INSTITUTIONS FOR NON-RELEASABLE STRANDED SEA OTTERS. WE'LL ALSO EXPORT OUR BEST PRACTICES IN SEA OTTER SURROGACY TO OTHER ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS AS PART OF AZA'S SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN PROGRAM FOR SEA OTTERS. THESE COLLABORATIONS WILL HELP ESTABLISH A NETWORK OF EXPERTS HELPING SEA OTTERS RETURN TO MORE OF THEIR HISTORICAL RANGE ALONG CALIFORNIA'S COAST. WORKING TOGETHER, WE PLAN TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND RELEASE MORE SEA OTTERS THAN EVER BEFORE IN SUPPORT OF POPULATION RECOVERY. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PART III LINE 4B EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EXPENSES OF $22,132,282 INCLUDE THE COST OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, AND AQUARIUM ADVENTURES PROGRAMS TO DEEPEN GUEST EXPERIENCES. NOW MORE THAN EVER, EMERGING YOUNG LEADERS HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD ARE A GROWING - AND ESSENTIAL - VOICE FOR OUR BLUE PLANET. FOR 35 YEARS, WE'VE DEDICATED OURSELVES TO BUILDING SCIENCE-LITERATE AND CONFIDENT YOUNG PEOPLE, FIRST THROUGH OUR FREE VISITS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS AND THEN THROUGH A GROWING SUITE OF PROGRAMS FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND FOR TEENS. SINCE OPENING IN 1984, WE'VE WELCOMED OVER 2.6 MILLION STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO THE AQUARIUM FREE OF CHARGE. WE TOOK THAT COMMITMENT TO A NEW LEVEL IN 2019 WHEN WE OPENED OUR NEW BECHTEL FAMILY CENTER FOR OCEAN EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP. IT'S ALLOWED US TO DEVELOP EXCITING AND EFFECTIVE NEW WAYS TO ENGAGE RISING GENERATIONS. FROM A DEDICATED MAKER SPACE, TO A FIRST-EVER CLIMATE ACTION PROJECTS SUMMIT, TO REIMAGINED DISCOVERY LAB PROGRAMS THAT CAN SERVE EVERY STUDENT WHO COMES TO THE AQUARIUM, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN WAYS OUR FOUNDERS NEVER IMAGINED. AND THERE'S MORE TO COME, INCLUDING NEW DIRECTIONS IN DISTANCE LEARNING SO WE CAN SERVE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WELL BEYOND OUR WALLS. BOLSTERED BY OUR NEW CENTER, AND OVER THREE DECADES OF LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, WE'RE READY TO TAKE OUR VISION TO THE NEXT LEVEL BY FOCUSING ON YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH EDUCATORS, INCREASING CULTURAL RELEVANCY AND AMPLIFYING OUR IMPACT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND NEW PARTNERSHIPS. THE CREATION OF OUR NEW $42 MILLION BECHTEL FAMILY CENTER FOR OCEAN EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP EMBRACED AN AMBITIOUS VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF AQUARIUM EDUCATION PROGRAMS - A VISION OF MAKING A GREATER DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND TEENS WE SERVE. THAT VISION IS QUICKLY COMING TO LIFE. WE'RE ENGAGING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA IN OUR FIRST-EVER CLIMATE ACTION PROJECTS SUMMIT. TEENS AND TEACHERS ARE DIVING INTO OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN OUR NEW INNOVATION LAB. ALL THIS HAS HAPPENED IN JUST THE FIRST FEW MONTHS INTO THE CENTER'S EXISTENCE. HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK: DIVING INTO CLIMATE EDUCATION IN THE FACE OF NATIONAL FINDINGS THAT TWO-THIRDS OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS FELT UNPREPARED TO TEACH CLIMATE SCIENCE, AND LACKED THE CONFIDENCE TO TAKE ON A SUBJECT THAT CAN BECOME EMBROILED IN CONTROVERSY, WE CREATED A PROGRAM TO ADDRESS BOTH OF THOSE CHALLENGES. IN THE FALL, WE HOSTED OUR FIRST CLIMATE ACTION PROJECTS SUMMIT - AND IT'S QUICKLY DELIVERING RESULTS. NEARLY 100 TEACHERS TOOK PART IN THE SUMMIT. IN THE FALL AND WINTER, WE INTRODUCED THEM TO EFFECTIVE WAYS TO BRING CLIMATE EDUCATION INTO THE CLASSROOM AND REVIEWED PROJECT IDEAS TO PURSUE WITH THEIR STUDENTS. THOSE STUDENT-LED PROJECTS ARE NOW ROLLING OUT ACROSS CALIFORNIA. IN APRIL OF 2020, TEACHERS VIRTUALLY BROUGHT THEIR TEAMS OF STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX THROUGH 12 TO MONTEREY TO SHARE WHAT THEY LEARNED. SUMMIT COORDINATOR BETH CALLAGHAN SAID THE PROJECTS ARE DESIGNED TO STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT, MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES." THEY DO SO IN WAYS THAT REDUCE EACH COMMUNITY'S CARBON FOOTPRINT, AND EMPOWER STUDENTS TO SHARE INFORMATION AND STEWARDSHIP BEHAVIORS WITH FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. EVEN AT THIS EARLY STAGE IN THE PROCESS, BETH SAID, THE RESULTS "ARE BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS" - ESPECIALLY THE ENTHUSIASM WITH WHICH TEACHERS EMBRACED THE PROGRAM. BY FOCUSING ON ACTION PROJECTS WITH BROAD COMMUNITY BENEFITS, BETH SAID, OUR APPROACH "MAKES THE 'TEACH THE CONTROVERSY' ISSUE MOOT. IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT RELIEVES THE PRESSURE ON TEACHERS. THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT." THE SUMMIT CONNECTED TEACHERS WITH OUTSIDE EXPERTS, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST AND ADVOCATE CARL SAFINA, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM UC BERKELEY'S LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE AND OTHER CLIMATE AUTHORITIES. TO HELP DEVELOP PROJECT IDEAS, WE ENLISTED COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDING SEAFOOD WATCH (WITH ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT TOOL), MONTEREY BAY COMMUNITY POWER (A CLEAN-ENERGY PROVIDER) AND THE BAY AREA'S CENTER FOR ECOLITERACY, WHICH PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE LIVING OPTIONS. TAKING ACTION TO ADDRESS THE CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND OCEAN ACIDIFICATION IS IMPERATIVE FOR US. WE'VE MADE IT A PRIORITY TO EQUIP THE RISING GENERATION WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO TAKE ACTION. INNOVATION LAB: CREATIVITY UNLEASHED THE BECHTEL EDUCATION CENTER HAS ITS OWN MAKER SPACE, AND IT'S HAVING IMPACTS WE NEVER IMAGINED. OVER THE SUMMER, OUR TEEN CONSERVATION LEADERS DESIGNED AND CREATED PROTOTYPES FOR MARINE LIFE PROPS OUR STAFF IS USING IN NEW DISCOVERY LAB PROGRAMS. IN THE PROCESS, SAID STEM INTEGRATION MANAGER KATY SCOTT, THEY LEARNED VALUABLE SKILLS IN DESIGN THINKING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT - AND "FELT REALLY VALUED BECAUSE THEY WERE CREATING THINGS WE REALLY NEED." IN THE FALL, WE LAUNCHED OUR DESIGN FOR THE OCEAN PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES EIGHT THROUGH 10 - AGE GROUPS THAT HADN'T BEEN WELL SERVED IN OUR OTHER PROGRAMS, KATY SAID. IN AFTER-SCHOOL AND OCCASIONAL SATURDAY SESSIONS, PARTICIPANTS ARE BUILDING OBJECTS THAT WILL REDUCE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. ALONG THE WAY, SHE SAID, THEY'VE DISCOVERED THAT "ANYTHING MADE BY HUMANS CAN BE RE-MADE BY HUMANS." THIS ENCOURAGES THEIR CREATIVITY AND HELPS THEM APPRECIATE THAT "THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD." BUILDING THAT SENSE OF "AGENCY"- RECOGNITION THAT THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE - IS AS IMPORTANT AS THEIR SPECIFIC PROJECTS, KATY SAID. THE INNOVATION LAB IS ALSO SERVING TEACHERS, NOTABLY THOSE WITH PRE K-2 STUDENTS. MANY TOOK PART IN TEACHER INSTITUTES WHERE THEY LEARNED HOW TO CREATE CLASSROOM MAKER SPACES FOR STUDENTS AS YOUNG AS FIVE YEARS OLD. WE INCLUDED IDEAS FOR SIMPLE OBJECTS STUDENTS CAN DESIGN AND BUILD TO RESCUE "ICKY" SCHOOLYARD ANIMALS LIKE SPIDERS AND SLUGS WHILE ALSO BUILDING EMPATHY FOR THEM. "MANY TEACHERS HAVE BUILT LITTLE MAKER SPACES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS," KATY SAID. THE INNOVATION LAB IS ATTRACTING TEENS WHO ARE MORE DRAWN TO ENGINEERING AND DESIGN THAN TALKING ABOUT EXHIBIT ANIMALS WITH AQUARIUM VISITORS. THE NEXT GOAL, KATY SAID, IS TO BRING ENGINEERING- AND DESIGN-ORIENTED VOLUNTEERS INTO THE LAB TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH TEENS. A BAJA PARTNERSHIP TRANSFORMS SCIENCE EDUCATION WHAT BEGAN AS A CASUAL CONVERSATION IN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR HAS BLOSSOMED INTO A RICH AND REWARDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TEENS AND TEACHERS THERE AND AT THE AQUARIUM. IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GROW INTO A NEW STATEWIDE APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN MEXICO. IN 2017, OUR EDUCATION STAFF TEAMED WITH COLLEAGUES FROM THE BAJA COASTAL INSTITUTE TO DEVELOP A NEW REGIONAL APPROACH TO SCIENCE EDUCATION IN CABO PULMO, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. THE NEW EDUCACIN PARA LA ACCIN IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS TEACHERS TO USE PROJECT-BASED SCIENCE TO HELP STUDENTS WORK THROUGH CONSERVATION ISSUES, IN PARTICULAR THEIR RELIANCE ON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC. SINCE THEN, CABO PULMO STUDENTS HAVE ESTABLISHED GARDENS AT THE SCHOOL, PRESENTED ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL EXPO SCIENCE FAIR AND PARTICIPATED IN OUTDOOR EXPEDITIONS THAT INSPIRED OTHER SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. "I'M IMPRESSED BY THE INTIMATE LEVEL OF CONNECTION THE STUDENTS HAVE WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND HOW IT INFLUENCES THE TYPE OF PROJECTS THEY DO," SAID TEEN PROGRAMS MANAGER KIM SWAN. "IT GIVES THEM A REALLY POWERFUL VOICE." THE NEW CURRICULUM AT THE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR SCHOOL IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT BLENDS IDEAS FROM SEPARATE PROGRAMS WE OFFER TEENS AND TEACHERS, NAMELY OUR WATSONVILLE AREA TEENS CONSERVING HABITATS (WATCH) AND PROJECT-BASED SCIENCE TEACHER INSTITUTE. "THIS WAS A FIRST IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS," SAID TEACHER PROGRAMS MANAGER MARY WHALEY. "WE BROUGHT KEY TEACHERS FROM MEXICO FOR A YEAR INTO THE PROJECT-BASED SCIENCE PROGRAMS, AND THEY ALSO PARTNERED WITH WATCH TEACHERS TO OBSERVE HOW THEY WORK WITH STUDENTS IN THE FIELD. AND IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER AS A COHESIVE STAFF TO BLEND TEACHER, TEEN AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND BILINGUAL EDUCATORS."
PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990 PART III LINE 4B EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CONTINUED RECENTLY, THE EDUCACIN PARA LA ACCIN TEAM PRESENTED THE NEW CURRICULUM TO THE STATE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION FOR BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, WHO ENDORSED IT. OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THE TEAM WILL TRY TO IMPLEMENT THE CURRICULUM THROUGHOUT BAJA. "IT'S REALLY A TRUE PARTNERSHIP THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO CONNECT TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN DEEP AND MEANINGFUL WAYS," MARY SAID. "IT'S A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE THIS INFLUENCE, TO HELP MAKE SYSTEMIC CHANGE ACROSS THE STATE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. IT'S A MINIMAL INVESTMENT - WITH AN AMAZING RETURN FOR THEM AND US." NURTURING DIVERSITY IN VETERINARY MEDICINE DR. MIKE MURRAY, OUR DIRECTOR OF VETERINARY SERVICES, IS DEDICATED TO DIVERSIFYING THE FIELD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. IN SUMMER 2019 HE MENTORED TWO YOUNG STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN A NEW VETERINARY CARE TRACK WITHIN OUR TEEN CONSERVATION LEADERS PROGRAM. THE TEENS GAINED HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE HELPING CARE FOR OUR ANIMALS IN THE COMFORTABLE, MODERN WORKSPACE FOUND IN OUR NEW JULI PLANT GRAINGER ANIMAL CARE CENTER. THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AND GAIN EXPOSURE TO THIS FIELD IS UNIQUE, AS THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS OF COLOR. DR. MIKE'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE MENTORSHIP AND CONFIDENCE, MAKING SURE THE STUDENTS KNOW THEY'RE VALUED AND SUPPORTED IN THE PROFESSION. TRANSFORMING SCIENCE TEACHING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY KATY SCOTT, THE AQUARIUM'S DIGITAL LEARNING MANAGER, WORKS WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, HOLDING FORTH ON THE VALUE OF TECHNOLOGY IN SCIENCE EDUCATION AND HOW IT CAN BE USED TO PROMOTE THE AQUARIUM'S MISSION OF INSPIRING CONSERVATION OF THE OCEAN. THE AQUARIUM'S DIGITAL LEARNING INITIATIVES REACH HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND MORE THAN 80,000 STUDENTS EVERY YEAR, FROM THE BAY AREA TO THE CENTRAL VALLEY. IN FACT, KATY EMPHASIZES THAT THERE IS NO SEPARATE "DIGITAL LEARNING PROGRAM" PER SE. QUITE SIMPLY, IT'S AN APPROACH THAT PERMEATES EVERYTHING THE AQUARIUM DOES IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION. "A LOT OF PEOPLE CONFUSE WHAT I DO WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY," SAID KATY. "I CAN'T FIX YOUR COMPUTER, BUT I CAN TEACH YOU HOW TO USE IT BETTER. THE AQUARIUM'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE OCEAN, AND WE CAN'T SOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS THROUGH INDIVIDUAL ACTION ALONE. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SCALE. AND ONE WAY WE DO THAT IS THROUGH ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY. IT ENABLES US TO BROADEN OUR IMPACT." MARRYING TECHNOLOGY WITH LIVE-ANIMAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES SERVES ANOTHER PRIORITY THAT'S HIGH ON THE AQUARIUM'S LIST, KATY SAID. ONE GOAL IS TO GET STUDENTS "FUTURE-READY," HELPING THEM BUILD THE SKILLS THEY'LL NEED TO SUCCEED IN THE CREATIVE ECONOMY. EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS HELP STUDENTS BUILD IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. WHILE SOME ACTIVITIES PROMPT STUDENTS TO CREATE VIDEOS FEATURING CRAYON DRAWINGS, OTHERS REQUIRE STUDENTS TO LEARN PROGRAMMING AND MAKE COMPUTER SIMULATIONS. A MAJOR PART OF THE AQUARIUM'S DIGITAL LEARNING PROGRAM INVOLVES PUTTING TECHNOLOGY IN THE HANDS OF STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. TEACHERS WHO ATTEND THE AQUARIUM'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES CAN RESERVE CLASS SETS OF IPADS TO USE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. TO BE SURE, ALL THESE COOL PIECES OF TECHNOLOGY MAKE IT MORE LIKELY THAT THE AQUARIUM WILL CAPTURE - AND HOLD - THE ATTENTION OF TODAY'S STUDENTS. BUT, SAID KATY, IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT. "OUR GOAL IS THAT STUDENTS LEAVE THE CLASSROOM LOVING THE OCEAN. WE'RE ALSO TEACHING THEM HOW TO AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. AND THAT'S A POWERFUL COMBINATION." FORM 990, PART III LINE 4C CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE COSTS OF $12,938,952 REPRESENT EXPENSES FOR OCEAN POLICY AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS, THE SEAFOOD WATCH PROGRAM AND FIELD RESEARCH. THE GLOBAL OCEAN DOES SO MUCH FOR US: GENERATING HALF THE OXYGEN WE BREATHE, REGULATING OUR PLANET'S CLIMATE SYSTEM AND PROVIDING THE SEAFOOD THAT BILLIONS OF PEOPLE DEPEND ON. WE'RE LEADING THE WAY TO RESTORE AND PROTECT CALIFORNIA OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS, IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE, REDUCE THE SOURCES OF OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION AND COMBAT THE OCEAN IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, POLICY ACTION AND MARKET STRATEGIES, WE'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR OCEAN - AND THE REMARKABLE LIFE THAT SHARES OUR BLUE PLANET. SEA OTTER RESCUE AND RESEARCH OUR WORK WITH SEA OTTERS PROVIDES VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO THE LIVES OF THESE ICONIC MARINE MAMMALS - WE EVEN GET SOME HELP FROM OUR RESIDENT SEA OTTERS THAT RAISE STRANDED PUPS FOR RETURN TO THE WILD. IN SEPTEMBER, AQUARIUM SCIENTISTS PUBLISHED A LONG-AWAITED STUDY CONFIRMING HOW OUR UNIQUE SEA OTTER SURROGACY PROGRAM BOLSTERS THE WILD OTTER POPULATION. FROM 2002-2016, OUR TEAM RELEASED 37 REHABILITATED OTTER PUPS INTO ELKHORN SLOUGH, A DEGRADED ESTUARY THAT FLOWS INTO MONTEREY BAY. THIS STUDY CONCLUDES THAT SURROGATE-REARED OTTERS AND THEIR OFFSPRING ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN HALF OF ELKHORN SLOUGH'S OTTER POPULATION GROWTH, AND SHOWS THAT SURROGATE-REARED PUPS ARE SURVIVING AS WELL AS THEIR WILD KIN. THESE ANIMALS HAVE TRANSFORMED WHAT WAS A VIRTUALLY ALL-MALE, NON-BREEDING POPULATION IN ELKHORN SLOUGH TO A ROBUST AND THRIVING COMMUNITY REPLETE WITH MOTHERS AND PUPS. BUT SEA OTTERS STILL FACE A MULTITUDE OF THREATS ON THEIR WAY TO RECOVERY. SOMETIMES, WHITE SHARKS MISTAKE FURRY SEA OTTERS FOR A BLUBBERY SEAL MEAL. THESE "EXPERIMENTAL" WHITE SHARK BITES THREATEN SEA OTTER RECOVERY AND INHIBIT THE GREATER ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION THESE OTTERS PROVIDE. OUR SCIENTISTS COMPARED SEA OTTER STRANDINGS AND WHITE SHARK TRACKING DATA TO ANALYZE THESE BITES OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY. THEY DISCOVERED THAT MOST BITES OCCURRED IN REGIONS WHERE KELP CANOPY COVER HAD DECLINED, WITH MALE OTTERS SEEKING NEW TERRITORY THE MOST FREQUENT VICTIMS. AS WE LEARN HOW OUR OCEAN IS CHANGING, OUR CUTTING-EDGE FIELD RESEARCH WILL HELP US ADVOCATE FOR ALL SPECIES AS ESSENTIAL PARTS OF A HEALTHY OCEAN. CONNECTING THE HISTORICAL TORTOISESHELL TRADE TO MODERN ILLEGAL FISHING WHAT BEGAN AS RESEARCH INTO HISTORICAL DATA ON RARE HAWKSBILL SEA TURTLES COULD HELP ILLUMINATE THE SHADOWY MODERN WORLD OF ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING, ACCORDING TO A PAPER PUBLISHED IN 2019 IN THE JOURNAL SCIENCE ADVANCES. THE STUDY ALSO REVEALED THAT A DRAMATICALLY LARGER NUMBER OF THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED TURTLES WERE KILLED FOR THE TORTOISESHELL TRADE, SIX TIMES HIGHER THAN EARLIER ESTIMATES. THE PROJECT STARTED NEARLY A DECADE AGO WHEN DR. KYLE VAN HOUTAN - THEN WITH THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, NOW THE AQUARIUM'S DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE AND SENIOR AUTHOR OF THE PAPER - WAS LEADING A SEA TURTLE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN HAWAII. RECENT ESTIMATES PUT THE NUMBER OF NESTING FEMALE HAWKSBILLS AT FEWER THAN 25,000 INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE. BECAUSE THEIR MEAT CAN BE POISONOUS, THEY'RE OFTEN NOT CAUGHT FOR FOOD, BUT RATHER FOR TORTOISESHELL - A WORD EMILY MILLER, ASSISTANT RESEARCH SCIENTIST AT THE AQUARIUM AND THE PAPER'S FIRST AUTHOR, CALLS A MISNOMER SINCE THE PRIZED MATERIAL IS PRODUCED FROM HAWKSBILL TURTLES, NOT TORTOISES. FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, TORTOISESHELL HAS BEEN CRAFTED INTO ITEMS FROM FISHHOOKS TO BRACELETS, LETTER OPENERS AND COMBS. UNTIL NOW, THE BEST ANALYSIS OF HAWKSBILL NUMBERS OVER TIME RELIED ON DATA THAT ONLY WENT BACK TO 1950. TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY HAWKSBILLS ARE SO RARE TODAY, YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION - A WAY TO LOOK FURTHER BACK IN TIME. OUR TEAM SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE ARCHIVAL IMPORT RECORDS FROM DOZENS OF COUNTRIES, SOME DATING BACK AS FAR AS 1844, TO GET A BETTER HARVEST ESTIMATE FOR HAWKSBILLS. THE TEAM SPANNED SEVERAL CONTINENTS, MULTIPLE YEARS, AND HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED HISTORICAL TRADE DATA FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THANKS TO THIS ENORMOUS, METICULOUS EFFORT, THE TEAM WAS ABLE TO SEE MUCH FURTHER BACK IN HISTORY. THE NEW MODELING INDICATES HAWKSBILLS WERE EXPLOITED ON A SCALE FAR GREATER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT: AROUND 9 MILLION WERE KILLED FOR THEIR SHELLS. AVERAGED OVER 150 YEARS, THAT REPRESENTS SOME 60,000 TURTLES ANNUALLY - MORE THAN TWICE THE ESTIMATE OF ALL NESTING FEMALES ALIVE TODAY. AND THE INTERNATIONAL TORTOISESHELL TRADE MAP OF CENTURIES PAST MAY HAVE ESTABLISHED THE GROUNDWORK FOR MODERN IUU FISHING PATTERNS. INSIGHTS INTO IUU FISHING MATTER PARTLY BECAUSE IT OFTEN ACCOMPANIES A HOST OF OTHER UNSAVORY ENTERPRISES. "HUMAN TRAFFICKING, NARCOTIC TRAFFICKING, ARMS TRAFFICKING, WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING - THESE ARE NOT UNRELATED ACTIVITIES," KYLE SAID. "BETTER MONITORING OF ONE COULD BENEFIT THE REST. THIS IS A COMPLICATED GEOPOLITICAL PROBLEM. BY WORKING TOGETHER ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES, WE CAN HELP NARROW THE PROBLEM AND ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES."
PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PART III LINE 4C CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE CONTINUED COLLECTING WHITE SHARK DATA: A TAG-TEAM EFFORT A HIGH-TECH MONITORING TAG USED BY OUR RESEARCH SCIENTISTS WENT MISSING, THOUGHT TO BE LOST AT SEA - UNTIL A PHONE CALL FROM AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY HELPED SOLVE A WHITE SHARK MYSTERY. IN LATE SUMMER 2017, A TAGGED WHITE SHARK KNOWN AS CHIPPY KICKED OFF THE FIELD RESEARCH SEASON BY SWALLOWING WHAT OUR SCIENTISTS CALL A "BLUBBER BURRITO." THAT'S A CLEVERLY-HIDDEN TRACKING TAG WRAPPED INSIDE A SLAB OF ELEPHANT SEAL BLUBBER - IRRESISTIBLE SHARK BAIT. ONCE A SHARK SWALLOWS THE SOPHISTICATED TAG, IT MONITORS THE ANIMAL'S TEMPERATURE AND FINE-SCALE BEHAVIORS (SUCH AS DIGESTION AND CALORIE BURNING) FROM INSIDE THE SHARK'S STOMACH. EVENTUALLY, THE SHARK REGURGITATES THE TAG ALONG WITH INDIGESTIBLES LIKE THE TEETH AND BONES OF ITS PREY. CHIPPY'S TAG, HOWEVER, NEVER REPORTED TO SATELLITE NETWORKS, AND AQUARIUM RESEARCHERS ASSUMED IT WAS LOST AT SEA. FAST-FORWARD NEARLY 16 MONTHS TO EARLY 2019, WHEN AQUARIUM SCIENTIST DR. SAL JORGENSEN TOOK AN IMPORTANT CALL. PATRICIA KALEIWAHEA AND HER 8-YEAR-OLD MO'OPUNA (GRANDSON), KA'EO PARADIS, HAD FOUND CHIPPY'S TAG. PATRICIA AND KA'EO HAD BEEN ATTENDING A BABY SHOWER NEAR ONEKAHAKAHA BEACH PARK IN HILO, WHEN THEY STUMBLED ON THE TAG ON THE SHORELINE. THEY EXAMINED THE TAG AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO IN TURN REACHED OUT TO THE AQUARIUM. LATER THAT SUMMER, PATRICIA AND KA'EO TRAVELED TO MONTEREY FROM HAWAII TO MEET SAL AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DATA WE RECOVERED FROM CHIPPY'S TAG. THE AQUARIUM'S SUCCESS DEPENDS ON THE GENEROSITY AND CURIOSITY OF PEOPLE LIKE PATRICIA AND KA'EO, WHO ARE EAGER TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENGAGE WITH OUR WORK - EVEN WHEN THEY LIVE THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY. TWENTY YEARS OF SEAFOOD WATCH SEAFOOD WATCH, WHICH STARTED AS AN AQUARIUM SPECIAL EXHIBITION TWO DECADES AGO, IS NOW THE LEADING SOURCE OF SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION FOR SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD AROUND THE WORLD. BY ENGAGING MULTINATIONAL BUSINESSES, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN KEY SEAFOOD-PRODUCING REGIONS, WE'RE TRANSFORMING GLOBAL FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE IN WAYS THAT MEASURABLY PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF PRODUCTIVE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND PROTECT VULNERABLE WILDLIFE. AS THE LEADING SOURCE OF SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION FOR SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD AROUND THE WORLD, SEAFOOD WATCH INFORMS SEAFOOD BUYING DECISIONS BY NORTH AMERICA'S TOP RETAILERS AND FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, AND COLLABORATES WITH SEAFOOD PRODUCERS AND GOVERNMENTS IN ASIA, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE. BY ESTABLISHING CLEAR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS AND WORKING WITH MAJOR BUYERS TO LEVERAGE THEIR PURCHASING POWER WITH PRODUCERS, SEAFOOD WATCH IS DRIVING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES WORLDWIDE. WHEN THE AQUARIUM LAUNCHED SEAFOOD WATCH IN 1999, WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST OCEAN CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD A PRIORITY. TWENTY YEARS LATER, WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE CONSUMER DEMAND THAT SEAFOOD SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES BE SUSTAINABLE, AND WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH BUSINESSES AND SEAFOOD SUPPLIERS WORLDWIDE. WE CONTINUE TO GIVE U.S. CONSUMERS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO MAKE OCEAN-FRIENDLY BUYING DECISIONS, AND CHART NEW WAYS TO SUPPORT SMALLER BUSINESSES WITH FREE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO MEET THEIR CUSTOMERS' EXPECTATIONS. OUR WORK IS MEASURABLY PROTECTING VULNERABLE WILDLIFE AND HABITATS - EVEN AS OVERFISHING REMAINS THE GREATEST IMMINENT THREAT TO OCEAN HEALTH. WE EXPANDED OUR WORK WITH KEY GOVERNMENTS TO IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES AROUND THE WORLD - INCLUDING HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 2019, WE PROVIDED EXPERT TESTIMONY AT A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ABOUT THE STATE OF U.S. AND GLOBAL FISHERIES. WE ADVOCATED FOR STRONG, SCIENCE-BASED FISHERY MANAGEMENT AT HOME, AND SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY AROUND THE WORLD. IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPACT SEAFOOD WATCH HAS MADE OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS HONORED SEAFOOD WATCH WITH ITS WILLIAM G. CONWAY INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION AWARD. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS TO PRESERVE HABITATS, RESTORE SPECIES AND SUPPORT BIODIVERSITY. MAKING PROGRESS ON SUSTAINABLE SHRIMP PRODUCTION SHRIMP IS THE SINGLE LARGEST SEAFOOD IMPORT INTO THE UNITED STATES, WITH THE AVERAGE AMERICAN CONSUMING MORE SHRIMP THAN THEY DO SALMON AND TUNA, COMBINED. MOST OF THE SHRIMP WE EAT IS IMPORTED, AND THE VAST MAJORITY IS RATED AS AVOID. THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE VOLUME OF SUSTAINABLY FARMED SHRIMP AND MAKE THE GLOBAL SHRIMP SUPPLY CHAIN MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, FROM FAMILY FARMS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA TO CUSTOMERS' PLATES IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 2019, WE PIONEERED A NEW APPROACH THAT INVOLVES DIVERSE PLAYERS ACROSS THE SHRIMP SUPPLY CHAIN. THIS EFFORT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EXPONENTIALLY INCREASE THE GLOBAL SUPPLY OF SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD, STARTING WITH SHRIMP, AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SMALL-SCALE FISHING AND FISH-FARMING FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE'RE ENGAGING DEEPLY WITH SHRIMP PRODUCERS ACROSS SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND LEVERAGING THE ENORMOUS PURCHASING POWER OF OUR MAJOR BUSINESS PARTNERS IN THE UNITED STATES. WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS - INCLUDING FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY THROUGH HIS ROLE WITH THE CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE - WE CREATED A NEW WAY FOR SMALL FARMS TO DOCUMENT THEIR SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE PRACTICES. USING A DIGITAL TABLET SOFTWARE PROGRAM, PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY CAN QUICKLY ASSESS SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES IN THE FIELD AND DELIVER THE ROBUST DATA REQUIRED BY GLOBAL SEAFOOD BUYERS. OUR BREAKTHROUGH APPROACH CAN HELP AQUACULTURE AROUND THE WORLD BE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE BY 2030, AS ENVISIONED IN THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. BY BRINGING TOGETHER FARMERS, PROCESSORS, SEAFOOD BUYERS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND OTHERS, THIS MODEL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LARGE SEGMENTS OF THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY AROUND THE GLOBE. ADVANCING SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS THE MARKET FOR SEAFOOD IS GLOBAL, AND SO IS OUR WORK TO ENGAGE WITH MAJOR BUYERS IN NORTH AMERICA, AS WELL AS WITH BIG PRODUCERS AND GOVERNMENTS. AT THE OUR OCEAN CONFERENCE, WE ANNOUNCED REGION-WIDE COMMITMENTS TO IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FARMED SHRIMP AND BLUE SWIMMING CRAB, TWO OF THE LEADING SEAFOOD IMPORTS FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA. BOTH WERE FACILITATED BY THE AQUARIUM AND THE CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT AS PART OF OUR SOUTHEAST ASIA FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE INITIATIVE. THE VIETNAM SUSTAINABLE SHRIMP ALLIANCE, WHICH INCLUDES THE AQUARIUM AND OVER 20 REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY IN VIETNAM, PLEDGED TO IMPROVE SHRIMP PRODUCTION THROUGHOUT C MAU PROVINCE, ON NEARLY 150,000 FARMS, SO IT MEETS A SEAFOOD WATCH GOOD ALTERNATIVE OR BEST CHOICE RATING BY 2030. IN THE PHILIPPINES, A SECOND COMMITMENT WOULD BRING THE BLUE SWIMMING CRAB FISHERY UP TO A SEAFOOD WATCH GOOD ALTERNATIVE RATING WITHIN THREE YEARS. OUR PARTNERS INCLUDE THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, REGIONAL PRODUCERS AND CHICKEN OF THE SEA. IN CHILE, WE ANNOUNCED AN INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES OF FARMED SALMON. MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF THE SALMON WE EAT IS NOW FARMED, AND WE IMPORT AROUND ONE-THIRD OF CHILE'S FARMED SALMON, WHICH CURRENTLY IS RATED AS AVOID, LARGELY BECAUSE OF INTENSIVE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS AND PESTICIDES. UNDER OUR AGREEMENT WITH SALMONCHILE, THEY'VE COMMITTED TO REDUCE ANTIBIOTIC USE BY AT LEAST 50 PERCENT BY 2025. LED BY A TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF FARMERS AND EXPERTS, THIS PROGRAM IS DEVELOPING THE STRATEGIES NEEDED TO MEET THIS AMBITIOUS GOAL AND HELP CHILEAN SALMON REACH A GOOD ALTERNATIVE RATING. GETTING MONTEREY BAY RESTAURANTS HOOKED ON LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD MANY ASSUME THAT IN THE MONTEREY BAY AREA - WITH ITS ABUNDANT AND SUSTAINABLY MANAGED FISHERIES - YOU CAN WALK INTO ANY RESTAURANT AND ORDER FRESH, LOCAL SEAFOOD. IN REALITY, MUCH OF WHAT'S SERVED IS IMPORTED FROM HALF A WORLD AWAY. IN THE LAST TWO DECADES, THE COLLAPSE OF WEST COAST GROUNDFISH FISHERIES CREATED GAPS IN THE LOCAL SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAIN. IMPORTED SEAFOOD FILLED THOSE GAPS, SUPPLANTING ONCE-POPULAR LOCAL PRODUCTS. THANKS TO STRONG, SCIENCE-BASED FEDERAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT, LOCAL GROUNDFISH POPULATIONS HAVE REBOUNDED AND THE FISHERIES HAVE REOPENED. BUT FOR CENTRAL COAST FISHERMEN, THE ECONOMIC DAMAGE HAS LINGERED. MENUS SHIFTED TO SEAFOOD IMPORTED FROM COUNTRIES WITH FEWER ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND LAX LABOR LAWS, OFTEN SOLD AT SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER PRICES THAN LOCAL PRODUCTS. THAT CAN MAKE IT HARD FOR MONTEREY BAY FISHERMEN TO COMPETE.
PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PART III LINE 4C CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE CONTINUED THAT'S WHY THE AQUARIUM SUPPORTS GET HOOKED RESTAURANT WEEK, AN INNOVATIVE PROMOTION TO REACQUAINT LOCAL CHEFS AND RESTAURANT PATRONS WITH THE DIVERSITY OF FRESH, SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD CAUGHT RIGHT HERE IN MONTEREY BAY. GET HOOKED, ORGANIZED BY THE MONTEREY BAY FISHERIES TRUST AND ITS LOCAL PARTNERS, SHARES THE STORY OF MONTEREY BAY'S FISHING COMMUNITY AND HELPS SUSTAIN FISHING FAMILIES' LIVELIHOODS. DURING GET HOOKED, PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION OFFER SPECIAL DISHES FEATURING FRESH, SUSTAINABLY CAUGHT LOCAL SEAFOOD THAT'S RATED AS A SEAFOOD WATCH BEST CHOICE OR GOOD ALTERNATIVE. BY WORKING WITH LOCAL VENDORS, RESTAURANTS ARE ABLE TO TELL CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE HARDWORKING FISHING FAMILIES WHO HARVESTED THEIR MEAL. GET HOOKED DEBUTED IN MONTEREY IN JANUARY 2019, WITH 15 PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS SERVING FRESH, LOCAL GROUNDFISH. SANTA CRUZ CELEBRATED ITS GET HOOKED WEEK IN LATE JULY, WITH 17 RESTAURANTS SERVING LOCAL KING SALMON, BLACK COD, LINGCOD AND HALIBUT. GET HOOKED RETURNED TO MONTEREY IN JANUARY 2020 AND GREW TO INCLUDE 18 RESTAURANTS. SABLEFISH, DUNGENESS CRAB, ANCHOVIES AND ROCKFISH ALL TOOK CENTER PLATE. SEAFOOD WATCH SUPPORTED THE CAMPAIGN THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ENCOURAGING DINERS IN THE MONTEREY BAY AREA TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD AND SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES. ALL RESTAURANTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN GET HOOKED SIGNED UP FOR SEAFOOD WATCH'S NEW FREE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, WHICH DELIVERS INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO HELP THEM SOURCE SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD. DEFENDING PACIFIC BLUEFIN TUNA THROUGH SCIENCE-BASED POLICY THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM HAS LONG BEEN A LEADING VOICE FOR THE RECOVERY OF PACIFIC BLUEFIN TUNA. THE POPULATION OF THIS REMARKABLE OCEAN PREDATOR - WHICH OUR RESEARCHERS HAVE BEEN STUDYING FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES - HAS PLUMMETED BY ABOUT 97 PERCENT SINCE THE ONSET OF INDUSTRIAL-SCALE FISHING IN THE 1950S. IN 2017, THE AQUARIUM HELPED ACHIEVE A BREAKTHROUGH AGREEMENT AMONG PACIFIC NATIONS TO RECOVER THE PACIFIC BLUEFIN TUNA POPULATION TO A SUSTAINABLE LEVEL. WE ALSO SUPPORTED A NEW APPROACH TO SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT, WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE TUNA'S LONG-TERM RECOVERY. WE CONTINUE TO ADVISE FEDERAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, AND WE COORDINATE WITH INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS TO KEEP THIS ICONIC SPECIES ON THE PATH TO RECOVERY. IN 2019, FACED WITH A PROPOSAL TO WEAKEN PACIFIC BLUEFIN PROTECTIONS BY INCREASING THE CATCH QUOTA, THE AQUARIUM SUCCESSFULLY URGED THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES TO MAINTAIN AGREED-UPON CONSERVATION MEASURES. AT GLOBAL NEGOTIATIONS, WE SPEAK WITH SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY ABOUT THE NEED TO CONSERVE PACIFIC BLUEFIN. OUR RESEARCHERS HAVE LONG BEEN TRACKING THE TRANS-PACIFIC MIGRATIONS OF THIS ICONIC OCEAN SPECIES. OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS, WE'VE SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED THE SCOPE OF OUR FIELD RESEARCH. IN THE SUMMER OF 2019, WORKING WITH SCIENTIFIC COLLEAGUES AND FISHERMEN IN JAPAN, WE DEPLOYED NEARLY 1,000 TRACKING TAGS ON PACIFIC BLUEFIN TUNAS IN JUST THREE DAYS. THIS RESEARCH FILLS CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE GAPS. BY TAGGING SMALLER, YOUNGER FISH NEAR JAPAN'S OKI ISLANDS, WE'RE GAINING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE PACIFIC BLUEFIN MIGRATE, WHEN THEY MAKE THE JOURNEY, AND HOW MANY CROSS THE OCEAN FROM THEIR BREEDING GROUNDS IN JAPAN ALL THE WAY TO THE EASTERN PACIFIC. WE'RE BRINGING THESE DATA TO INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS AND URGING PACIFIC NATIONS TO MAKE INFORMED, SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT DECISIONS THAT WILL HELP THIS PRIZED COMMERCIAL FISHERY REBOUND. PUTTING SCIENCE TO WORK TO REDUCE PLASTIC POLLUTION A PIONEERING STUDY BY SCIENTISTS FROM THE AQUARIUM AND THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MBARI) DOCUMENTING MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION IN MONTEREY BAY IS HAVING REAL-WORLD IMPACTS IN THE FIGHT TO REDUCE OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION. OUR RESEARCH TEAM FOUND MICROPLASTIC WAS MORE ABUNDANT IN DEEP OCEAN WATERS THAN AT THE SURFACE. THE TEAM TRACED ITS MOVEMENT THROUGH MARINE FOOD WEBS. THEY ALSO DISCOVERED THAT MOST OF THE MICROPLASTIC IN MONTEREY BAY IS COMMONLY USED IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIKE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BEVERAGE BOTTLES, TAKE-OUT FOOD CONTAINERS AND OTHER PACKAGING. THESE FINDINGS SUGGEST THAT THE SOURCE OF MUCH OF THE PLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE OCEAN IS US - EVERYDAY CONSUMERS - THROUGH THE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS WE BUY AND DISCARD. THAT CAUGHT THE EYE OF POLICYMAKERS WHEN WE BROUGHT THESE FINDINGS TO SACRAMENTO. OUR WORK HELPED PAVE THE WAY FOR VISIONARY STATE LEGISLATION THAT OFFERS A SOLUTION AS BIG AS THE PROBLEM. WE BELIEVE NO STATE IS BETTER POISED TO LEAD THE WAY ON THIS ISSUE THAN CALIFORNIA, WHICH HAS THE FIFTH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD. SCIENCE-BASED POLICY SOLUTIONS ADVANCED HERE - BY GOVERNMENT, BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS - CAN BECOME MODELS OF CHANGE AROUND THE GLOBE. EACH YEAR, MILLIONS OF TONS OF PLASTIC MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE OCEAN, IMPACTING MARINE WILDLIFE AND ECOSYSTEMS AROUND THE WORLD. THE GOOD NEWS: WE CAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, AND AQUARIUMS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES - STARTING WITH OUR OWN OPERATIONS. WE'VE ELIMINATED NEARLY ALL OF THE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC FROM OUR RESTAURANT AND CAFE AND CONTINUE TO REDUCE PLASTIC PACKAGING IN OUR RETAIL STORES. TODAY, FEWER THAN FIVE PERCENT OF OUR RETAIL ITEMS ARE PACKAGED IN SINGLE-USE PLASTIC; WE AIM TO FURTHER REDUCE THIS NUMBER THROUGH 2021. WE'RE NOT WORKING ALONE. ON EARTH DAY 2019, THE 20 U.S. MEMBERS OF THE AQUARIUM CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP - WHICH WE CO-FOUNDED - ANNOUNCED COMMITMENTS TO REDUCE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC IN OUR OPERATIONS. TO DATE, ALL HAVE ELIMINATED PLASTIC BAGS AND STRAWS, AND MOST HAVE ELIMINATED PLASTIC BEVERAGE BOTTLES. NOW, MEMBER AQUARIUMS WILL ELIMINATE ALL SINGLE-USE PLASTIC FOODWARE AND MAKE OTHER SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS. BY SERVING AS MODELS AND RAISING OUR VOICES FOR OCEAN AND FRESHWATER CONSERVATION, U.S. AQUARIUMS ARE BUILDING NATIONWIDE MOMENTUM TO SHIFT AWAY FROM SINGLE-USE PLASTIC. CENTERING THE OCEAN IN THE CLIMATE CONVERSATION IN SEPTEMBER 2019, THE UNITED NATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE TOLD THE STORY OF THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON OCEAN HEALTH WHEN IT RELEASED ITS FIRST-EVER SPECIAL REPORT ON THE OCEAN & CRYOSPHERE IN A CHANGING CLIMATE. TOGETHER WITH MBARI, WE WORKED TO AMPLIFY THE REPORT'S CORE FINDINGS: THAT THE OCEAN IS GETTING HOTTER, MORE ACIDIC AND CAN HOLD LESS LIFE-GIVING OXYGEN DUE TO HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE. WE AUTHORED AN OP-ED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE CALLING ON LEADERS TO MOVE THE OCEAN FROM THE SIDELINES TO THE CENTER OF THE CLIMATE CONVERSATION. THAT MEANS REDOUBLING EFFORTS TO CUT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, EMBRACING A RAPID TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND PROTECTING THE OCEAN SO IT CAN BOUNCE BACK FROM THE CLIMATE IMPACTS ALREADY UNDERWAY. WE PUBLISHED A SERIES OF SOCIAL MEDIA STORIES ABOUT THE OCEAN-CLIMATE CONNECTION. OUR INFOGRAPHIC ON THE OCEAN IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE WAS AMPLIFIED BY PROMINENT MEDIA OUTLETS AND EVEN A MEMBER OF CONGRESS. BRINGING OUR NET CARBON EMISSIONS DOWN TO ZERO CLIMATE CHANGE IS THE GREATEST ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE OF OUR TIME. CARBON EMISSIONS FROM HUMAN ACTIVITIES POSE A TRIPLE THREAT TO OCEAN HEALTH: WARMING ITS WATERS, CHANGING ITS CHEMISTRY AND DEPLETING ITS OXYGEN. THIS IS AFFECTING NOT JUST OCEAN WILDLIFE BUT ALSO OUR OWN SURVIVAL - IN PROFOUND WAYS.
PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PART III LINE 4C CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE CONTINUED ONE OF THE AQUARIUM'S TOP PRIORITIES IS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS ON OCEAN HEALTH. AS ONE OF THE FIRST CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS TO SIGN THE "WE ARE STILL IN" DECLARATION - A PLEDGE IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE PACT KNOWN AS THE PARIS AGREEMENT - WE HAVE COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS IN OUR OWN OPERATIONS BY 2025. WE'RE DOING THIS IN TWO WAYS. FIRST, WE'RE REDUCING OUR CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BY MAKING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, ENCOURAGING OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO USE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION AND SHIFTING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. THEN, TO BALANCE OUT THE CARBON EMISSIONS WE CAN'T AVOID, WE'RE PURCHASING OFFSETS THAT ENABLE THE REMOVAL OF AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF CARBON FROM THE ATMOSPHERE. SINCE 2017, THE AQUARIUM HAS BEEN WORKING WITH NATURAL CAPITAL PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE CARBONNEUTRAL CERTIFICATION, THE GLOBAL STANDARD. THE CERTIFICATION INVOLVES AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF OUR CARBON EMISSIONS FROM DIRECT AND INDIRECT SOURCES. THEN, WE PURCHASE OFFSETS TO SUPPORT LOW-CARBON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD. THESE PROJECTS ARE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED TO ASSURE THE QUALITY OF THE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS. ONE OF THE AQUARIUM'S OFFSET PROJECTS SUPPORTS THE RIMBA RAYA BIODIVERSITY RESERVE IN INDONESIA. THIS PROJECT CONSERVES CARBON-DENSE TROPICAL PEAT SWAMP, PREVENTING ITS CONVERSION TO A PALM OIL PLANTATION. THE RESERVE CONNECTS TO AN ADJACENT NATIONAL PARK AND PROTECTS HABITAT FOR THE ENDANGERED BORNEO ORANGUTAN. ANOTHER OFFSET PROJECT PURCHASE SUPPORTS ACRE AMAZONIAN RAINFOREST CONSERVATION IN BRAZIL. THIS PROJECT PREVENTS DEFORESTATION OF PRISTINE RAINFOREST IN THE AMAZON BASIN, WHILE ALSO PROTECTING SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST BIODIVERSE HABITATS. MANAGERS WORK CLOSELY WITH LOCAL SUBSISTENCE FARMERS TO GRANT LAND TENURE AND DEVELOP NEW WAYS OF WORKING THAT CONSERVE THE TREES. WE'RE AIMING FOR NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS FOR OUR NIGHTTIME CORPORATE EVENTS, TOO. ABOUT 25,000 PEOPLE VISIT THE AQUARIUM ANNUALLY FOR THESE SPECIAL EVENTS. IN LATE 2019, THE AQUARIUM'S CORPORATE EVENTS PROGRAM ACHIEVED CARBONNEUTRAL CERTIFICATION. THIS REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INCREASE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND REDUCE FOOD WASTE. THE PROGRAM EVEN ALLOWS ATTENDEES TO OFFSET THE EMISSIONS FROM THEIR TRAVEL TO THE AQUARIUM AND THEIR HOTEL STAYS. THESE CARBON OFFSETS SUPPORT AN AFFORESTATION PROJECT IN SOUTHERN MEXICO. THIS PROJECT IS CREATING SUSTAINABLE FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (FSC) CERTIFIED PLANTATIONS, USING TEAK AS A HIGH-QUALITY TIMBER PRODUCT TO SEQUESTER CARBON AND REGENERATE DEGRADED LAND. IN ADDITION TO THESE CARBON OFFSETS, WE ARE FUNDING THE PLANTING OF MANGROVES, WHICH PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE HEALTH AND RESILIENCE OF THE COASTAL AREA AROUND CAMPECHE ON THE GULF OF MEXICO. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE BUSINESS CHANGES WE'RE MAKING TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, CUT WASTE, SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD PRODUCTION AND PROTECT THE REMARKABLE MONTEREY BAY ECOSYSTEM JUST OFF OUR BACK DECK. WE'RE EXCITED TO LEAD THE WAY AS A MODEL FOR OTHER CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND A STEWARD OF OUR GLOBAL OCEAN. HONORING A NEW SLATE OF CALIFORNIA OCEAN CHAMPIONS THE AQUARIUM PRESENTED FOUR STATE LEADERS WITH OUR 2019 CALIFORNIA OCEAN CHAMPION AWARDS TO HONOR THEIR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO OCEAN AND COASTAL LEADERSHIP. THE AWARD IS PART OF THE AQUARIUM'S WORK TO INSPIRE AND INFORM GOVERNMENT DECISION-MAKERS TO TAKE SCIENCE-BASED ACTION ON BEHALF OF THE OCEAN. THESE AWARDEES JOIN AN ESTEEMED GROUP OF PAST CALIFORNIA OCEAN CHAMPION AWARD WINNERS WHO HAVE STOOD STRONG FOR OUR TREASURED OCEAN AND COAST. BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS, CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO SHOW THE WORLD THAT A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND A THRIVING ECONOMY GO HAND IN HAND. FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2: JULIE PACKARD, CHRIS SCHOLIN AND BARBARA WRIGHT HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. JULIE PACKARD AND MEG CALDWELL HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. MICHAEL MANTELL AND MARK WAN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. JULIE PACKARD, SUSAN ORR AND LOUISE STEPHENS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A: THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY GRANT THORNTON LLP BASED ON AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE AQUARIUM'S FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING STAFF. THE DRAFT OF THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CONTROLLER, CFO, SECRETARY AND LEGAL COUNSEL, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH REVISIONS INCORPORATED AS NEEDED. UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THE FINAL VERSION, THE 990 IS SHARED FIRST WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW AND THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: THE AQUARIUM REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY - THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE ASSURES THAT ALL DISCLOSURES FORMS (AND MITIGATION PLANS, IF APPLICABLE) HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY JANUARY 31 OF EACH YEAR FROM ALL TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS, PREPARES A SUMMARY OF DISCLOSURES, AND FORWARDS THE COMPLETED FORMS AND THE SUMMARY TO THE AQUARIUM'S CONFLICTS REVIEW PANEL, CONSISTING OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LEGAL COUNSEL, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO), CONTROLLER AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE AQUARIUMS COI POLICY IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROVIDING THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURES. FOLLOWING REVIEW BY THE PANEL, THE PANELS FINDINGS AND THE DISCLOSURES ARE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD'S AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH REVIEWS THE DISCLOSURES AND MAKES A REPORT TO THE BOARD AT ITS MARCH BOARD MEETING. BOTH THE PANEL AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ANNUALLY EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROCESS. THE CFO AND CONTROLLER ASSURE APPROPRIATE REPORTING TO THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS AND TAX FILINGS PREPARER. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS HAVE A CONTINUING DUTY TO MAKE ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IF WARRANTED. EMPLOYEES CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT POLICY - THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER FORWARDS THE CODE, WHICH INCLUDES A SECTION ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, TO ALL MANAGERS IN EARLY JANUARY EACH YEAR, AND ASSURES THAT EACH MANAGER RESPONDS THAT THEY HAVE READ IT AND ARE IN COMPLIANCE BY JANUARY 31. MANAGERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS WHICH COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT, AND TO ASSURE THAT ANY STAFF IN THEIR AREAS WITH INTERESTS WHICH COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT HAS DONE THE SAME. DISCLOSURES (AND MITIGATION PLANS, IF APPLICABLE) ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER AND CFO BY MARCH. THIS TEAM ALSO EVALUATES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROCESS. THE CFO ASSURES APPROPRIATE REPORTING TO THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS AND TAX FILINGS PREPARER. EMPLOYEES HAVE A CONTINUING DUTY TO MAKE ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IF WARRANTED.
PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAINTAINS A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, REFERRED TO AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, REVIEWS THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE WITH INPUT FROM THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, AND RECOMMENDS THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO TO THE BOARD. THE COMMITTEE OBTAINS AND REVIEWS MARKET SURVEY DATA FROM SEVERAL INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS (IN 2019 THIS WAS FIVE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL FIRMS, INCLUDING ONE CUSTOM SURVEY) CONTAINING DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMMITTEE PROVIDES THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND RECOMMENDS THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. BASED UPON THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION, THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DETERMINE THAT THE COMPENSATION IS FAIR, JUST AND REASONABLE AND THEN APPROVES TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. THE BOARD DELEGATES TO THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND COMPENSATION APPROVAL OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, WHO IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, AND ANY OTHER OFFICERS OR SENIOR STAFF WHO ARE HIGHLY COMPENSATED. BASED UPON THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION, THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT THE COMPENSATION IS FAIR, JUST AND REASONABLE AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION OF TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE CFO AND ALL OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. IN EACH CASE, THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD, RESPECTIVELY.
DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE AQUARIUM MAKES ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 FOR THE MOST RECENT THREE YEARS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY POSTING ON ITS WEBSITE. THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: UNREALIZED GAIN ON INTEREST IN CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST: 264,492

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