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THE NORTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE NORTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM SOCIETY (EIN 56-1512990)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-09-29
IRS object ID
202502729349300760
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2025-09-29T07:57:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN561304727PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLACKMAN & SLOOP ADVISORS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11414 Raleigh Road Suite 300AddressLine1Txt
CityChapel HillCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27517ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN561512990EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE NORTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlNORTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9198775500PhoneNum

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Address Line13125 Poplarwood Court Suite 160 1AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRonnie SloanPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone9198775500PhoneNum
Signature2025-08-04SignatureDt
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Principal OfficerRonnie SloanPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line13125 Poplarwood Court Suite 160 160AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
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ZIP27604ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$24,159,280GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresshttps://ncaquariumsociety.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1986FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionInspiring appreciation and conservation of our aquatic environments.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body45VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent45VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers62TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$444,012PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$825,464CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$5,624,381PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$5,361,995CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,761,579PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$16,753,478CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,548,179PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$5,155,530PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$8,727,598CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$49,177,767TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$9,544,610TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$7,908,390TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$31,516,260NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$41,269,377NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe North Carolina Aquarium Society is a private, nonprofit organization whose purpose is to support the mission of the North Carolina Aquariums and their work in conservation, education and research through advocacy, philanthropic engagement and enhanced guest experiences. This support is provided through donations, exhibit and program sponsorships, membership programs, gift shop operations, and advocacy.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,351,644ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,190,511GrantAmt
Revenue$500,308RevenueAmt
DescAquarium Support: The Aquarium Society provides support for numerous projects at the three NC aquariums and one pier such as new exhibits, educational programs, lecture series, workshops, etc. Aquarium Society employees allocate significant portions of their time and energy in direct and indirect aquarium support.Desc

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Expense$2,446,535ExpenseAmt
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DescGift Shop: The Aquarium Society owns and operates four gift shops that provide visitors with merchandise such as books, field guides, games, and puzzles that reinforce the Aquarium's educational mission.Desc

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Expense$490,708ExpenseAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
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Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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BRICK BROWN III
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DREW COVERT
CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONNIE SLOAN
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH ALBERT
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRY ARCHER
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL BELK
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL BERRY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MYRA BEST
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOYCE Blount
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY BRILEY
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLTON BURNS
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STEVE COGGINS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIRGINIA CUTHRELL
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLYN GREEN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS HACKNEY
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLAN HARVIN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
OLIVIA HOLDING
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TESS JUDGE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ART KEENEY
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOYCE KOHN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRY MACDONALD
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB MATTOCKS
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN MOFFAT-THOMAS
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADRIENNE MOORE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG NICHOLS
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA O'DONOVAN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUZANNE PECHELES
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
WES PERRY
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES PIERCE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDYTHE POYNER
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHUCK REVELLE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE ROBERTS
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
WES SEEGARS
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON SEGAL
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM SHAY
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHNNY TILLETT
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JORDY WHICHARD
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHARINE WHITLEY
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK WILLETTS
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOPE WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
REID WILSON NC DNCR
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MARVIN BARNES
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK BLOCK
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALICE BOST
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES EVANS
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DICK FUTRELL JR
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX MACFADYEN JR
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BESTY OAKLEY
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CONNIE PARKER
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALTER PHILLIPS
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BUCK SUITER
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL TAFT
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE W TAYLOR
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID WOMACK
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jane Smith Patterson
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI from 4.20.240.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN KILGORE
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI until 6.29.240.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY WATZIN
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MARY K LAWRENCE
BOARD MEMBER until 4.20.24 then EMERITI0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrick Boykin
BOARD MEMBER from 7.20.240.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christy Hancock
BOARD MEMBER from 7.20.240.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Henry
BOARD MEMBER from 7.20.240.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
G Dale McGee
BOARD MEMBER from 7.20.240.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH BAIRD
PRESIDENT AND CEO40.00Yes (X)$173,540$0$27,378
HEATHER FLYNT
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPER40.00Yes (X)$26,402$0$5,190
Shana Barclay
Chief Financial Officer from 8.26.2440.00Yes (X)$56,196$0$6,785
JAMES JIM MULVEY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT until 8.2.2440.00$137,338$0$21,959Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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All Other Contributions$6,339,145AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Food Service Revenue722515$67,351$67,351
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Program Services$2,190,511ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Fundraising$20,487FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$68,045ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$41,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$159,102FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$3,589FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Management And General$8,962ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,128FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$706,878TotalAmt
Program Services$703,411ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,467ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,563TotalAmt
Program Services$14,141ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,422ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
UBIT$54,992$30,405$24,587
BANK FEES$178,489$171,722$6,767
Loss on damaged invento$66,282$66,282
Dues & Subscriptions$13,292$3,806$5,979$3,507

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,474TotalAmt
Program Services$11,071ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,603ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$800FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,025,880TotalAmt
Program Services$6,288,887ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,152,472ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$584,521FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$890,348BOYAmt
EOY$2,778,878EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,021,517BOYAmt
EOY$7,433,919EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,051,496BOYAmt
EOY$4,529,203EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$354,733BOYAmt
EOY$390,961EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$996,838BOYAmt
EOY$1,089,398EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,776BOYAmt
EOY$198,373EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$26,857,278LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$13,058,479LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,470,835BOYAmt
EOY$13,798,799EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,916,649BOYAmt
EOY$14,789,825EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,963,918BOYAmt
EOY$4,118,745EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$196,760BOYAmt
EOY$49,666EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,060,870BOYAmt
EOY$49,177,767EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$637,652BOYAmt
EOY$693,013EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,289BOYAmt
EOY$84,970EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,479,697BOYAmt
EOY$3,727,236EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,344,972BOYAmt
EOY$3,403,171EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,544,610BOYAmt
EOY$7,908,390EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,336,421BOYAmt
EOY$32,230,025EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,179,839BOYAmt
EOY$9,039,352EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,516,260BOYAmt
EOY$41,269,377EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,060,870BOYAmt
EOY$49,177,767EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$8,727,598ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,025,519NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,919,127CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,132,678CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,784,333CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,121,683CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,998,300CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,956,121TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$243,616CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$250,392CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$255,012CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$277,031CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$293,625CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,319,676TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,162,743CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,383,070CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,039,345CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,398,714CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,291,925CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33,275,797TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,346,866SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$31,928,931PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$143,780CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$151,647CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$290,951CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$561,159CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$826,153CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,973,690TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$90,622CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$81,035CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$73,775CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$135,032CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$380,464TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$208,054CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$454,777CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$523,455CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$620,525CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$641,604CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,448,415TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$38,078,366TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$20,713,548GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.83850PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87450PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOOD SERVICE REV OTHER INCOME LOSS PHOTO SERVICE REV Pennyman Royalty Hurricane Simulator Fishing License Membership - Program Service ComponentExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$41,000DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$41,000TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization incurred lobbying expenses related to lobbying for NC Aquarium and Pier appropriated state budget. The lobbyist worked to promote the NC Aquarium Society and the Capital Campaign to support the expansion and renovation of the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher by interacting with elected officials on behalf of the Society.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$28,380BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,841InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$240AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$30,981EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$24,911BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,679InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$210AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$28,380EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$29,766BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$4,644InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$211AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$24,911EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$26,796BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,197InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$227AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$29,766EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$23,316BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,667InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$187AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$26,796EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.64560PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.35440TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,001,952OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,389,802DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,612,150BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$211,580OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$110,488DepreciationAmt
Book Value$101,092BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$613,746OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$558,189DepreciationAmt
Book Value$55,557BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$30,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$30,000BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,798,799TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInvestment Held With Bond TrusteeDesc
Book Value$4,118,745BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$4,118,745TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
NCA Security Deposit$1,495,488
Unearned Aquarium Lease Revenue$1,884,188
OPERATING LEASE$23,495
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,403,171TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,082,256TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,025,520NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$406,596DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,432,116RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,650,140RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$103,338InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$103,338RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$16,753,478TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,329,139TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$406,597DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$406,597ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,922,542ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$103,338InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$103,338ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,025,880TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart V, Line 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPermanently restricted net assets for endowment totaled $20,000 which are intended to support the Society to develop, encourage, and promote public awareness of and appreciation for North Carolina's coastal natural and cultural heritage; to serve as a philanthropic society for the support, maintenance of programs, and development of facilities of the North Carolina aquariums, and to solicit, hold, invest, and expend funds for such purposes; and to render assistance as requested by the North Carolina aquariums.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

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

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
HANES CONSULTING LLC
6336 GREENVILLE SOUND ROADWILMINGTONNC28409FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES0$0$7,740$0
CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
915 W 4TH STREET SUITE 100WINSTONSALEMNC27101CAPITAL CAMPAIGN COUNSEL SERVICES0$0$151,362$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$159,102TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island
374 Airport RoadManteoNC27954566062189Government Entity$491,762$0Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
1 Roosevelt BlvdPine Knoll ShoresNC28512566062189Government Entity$383,571$0Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
900 Loggerhead RoadKure BeachNC28449566062189Government Entity$420,809$0Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
Jennette's Pier
7223 South Virginia Dare TrailNags HeadNC27959566062189Government Entity$215,350$0Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
3125 Poplarwood Court Suite 160RaleighNC27604566062189Government Entity$658,269$0Society provides support for numerous projects at the division level such as conservation efforts, professional fees, personnel supplements, educational programs, workshops, etc.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationManagement at the Aquarium Society and the related North Carolina Aquariums are in charge of approving and maintaining supporting documentation of grant requests and disbursements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ELIZABETH BAIRD
PRESIDENT AND CEO$173,540$0$0$0$0$0$17,429$0$9,949$0$200,918$0$0$0
JAMES JIM MULVEY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT until 8.2.24$137,338$0$0$0$0$0$14,498$0$7,461$0$159,297$0$0$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTH CAROLINA CAPITAL FACILITIES FINANCE AGENCY REVENUE BONDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN561592154BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP65819GB20CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2004-01-22BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$26,745,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeQUALIFIED 501(c)(3)NON-HOSPITAL BONDPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds$26,745,000TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund$3,963,918InReserveFundAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$280,048IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Credit Enhancement$280,048CreditEnhancementAmt
Capital Expenditures$24,464,952CapitalExpendituresAmt
Substantial Completion2006SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds0RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Concerning UBI1.00000PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use1.00000TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd0ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due YetYes (1)RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (1)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GICYes (1)GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd

GIC Provider Name GICProviderName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MORGAN STANLEY &BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2COMPANY INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Of GIC1046.000000000000TermOfGICPct
Regulatory Safe Harbor StsfdYes (1)RegulatorySafeHarborStsfdInd
Gross Proceeds InvestedYes (1)GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs0WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action0ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe draft of the 990 is provided to the board members for approval via e-mail in a pdf format before it is submitted as a final version to the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAnnually, all Board members and key employees are required to complete a conflict of interest disclosure and indicate any potential conflicts. A summary of the disclosures is reviewed by Board of Directors and appropriate action is taken in accordance with the policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Pay levels for top management during 2024 were determined by the Board of Directors based on industry standards of similar nonprofits and the American Zoo & Aquarium Association as well as benchmark data from Catapult.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18The Society's 990 and 990-T are available upon written request to the administrative offices of the Society and on the website.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Society's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon written request to the administrative offices of the Society. Financial statements are also available on the website.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The Society has an audit and finance committee that assumes responsibility for selecting the independent auditors. The audit and finance committee also reviews the preliminary drafts of the audited financial statements and the Form 990 and approves them before they are finalized and presented to the full board. In addition, the audit and finance committee reviews quarterly financial statement reports prepared by management.