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MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE (EIN 77-0150580)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202503219349105820
Schema version
2024v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-17T15:22:54+00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN350921680PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CROWE LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1575 Market Street Suite 3300AddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP941055829ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN770150580EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Monterey Bay Aquarium Research InstituteBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMONTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8317751788PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17700 Sandholdt RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityMoss LandingCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95039ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBasilio MartinezPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8317751731PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDiane KirmaciPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01578407PTIN
Phone4155761100PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-17PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$276,769,918FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$83,456,519ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$2,578,631InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$2,578,631InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$2,578,631InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Gross Rents Rev And Expnss$0GrossRentsRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Rents Net Invst Incm$0GrossRentsNetInvstIncmAmt
Gross Rents Adj Net Incm$0GrossRentsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Rental Income Or Loss$0NetRentalIncomeOrLossAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$40,785NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$0GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Net ST Capital Gain Adj Net Incm$0NetSTCapitalGainAdjNetIncmAmt
Gross Sales Less Ret And Allwnc$0GrossSalesLessRetAndAllwncAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Rev And Expnss$0GrossProfitRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$292,552OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$126,974OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Adj Net Incm$126,974OtherIncomeAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$86,286,917TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$2,705,605TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$2,705,605TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$812,366CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$812,366CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$24,189,886OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$24,494,642OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$10,928,127PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$10,319,413PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$325,811LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$0LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Adj Net Incm$0LegalFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$353,795LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$199,832AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$0AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$0AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$163,432AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$0OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$0OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Adj Net Incm$0OtherProfFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Interest Rev And Expnss$54,240InterestRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest Dsbrs Chrtbl$54,240InterestDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$38,476TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$0TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Adj Net Incm$0TaxesAdjNetIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$65,831TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$7,459,772DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Net Invst Incm$0DeprecAndDpltnNetInvstIncmAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Adj Net Incm$0DeprecAndDpltnAdjNetIncmAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$2,955,619OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$3,020,999OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$1,305,646TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,363,303TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Printing And Pub Rev And Expnss$231,339PrintingAndPubRevAndExpnssAmt
Printing And Pub Dsbrs Chrtbl$231,339PrintingAndPubDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$25,229,767OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$30,359OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Adj Net Incm$30,359OtherExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$23,382,475OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$73,730,881TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$30,359TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$30,359TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$64,261,835TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$2,500ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,500ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$73,733,381TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$30,359TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$30,359TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$64,264,335TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$12,553,536ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$2,675,246NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$2,675,246AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$1,787,138CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$2,553,328CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$2,553,328CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$67,910,118SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$38,142,544SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$38,142,544SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Acct Rcvbl$164,385AcctRcvblAmt
Acct Rcvbl Allwnc Dbtfl Acct$0AcctRcvblAllwncDbtflAcctAmt
Acct Rcvbl BOY$126,910AcctRcvblBOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOY$164,385AcctRcvblEOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOYFMV$164,385AcctRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Pledges Rcvbl BOY$0PledgesRcvblBOYAmt
Pledges Rcvbl EOY$0PledgesRcvblEOYAmt
Pledges Rcvbl EOYFMV$0PledgesRcvblEOYFMVAmt
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Grants Receivable EOY$68,016,618GrantsReceivableEOYAmt
Grants Receivable EOYFMV$68,016,618GrantsReceivableEOYFMVAmt
Rcvbl From Officers BOY$0RcvblFromOfficersBOYAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOY$0RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOYFMV$0RcvblFromOfficersEOYFMVAmt
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Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl BOY$0OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblBOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOY$0OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOYFMV$0OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Inventories BOY$63,254InventoriesBOYAmt
Inventories EOY$63,254InventoriesEOYAmt
Inventories EOYFMV$63,254InventoriesEOYFMVAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY$1,445,120PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY$1,791,318PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV$1,791,318PrepaidExpensesEOYFMVAmt
US Government Obligations BOY$0USGovernmentObligationsBOYAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$0USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$0USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$0CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$0CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$0CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$0CorporateBondsBOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOYFMV$0CorporateBondsEOYFMVAmt
Invst Land Cost Or Other Basis$0InvstLandCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Invst Land Accum Depreciation$0InvstLandAccumDepreciationAmt
Land Bldg Investments BOY$0LandBldgInvestmentsBOYAmt
Land Bldg Investments EOYFMV$0LandBldgInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$0OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$0OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$0OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$290,073,548LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$130,780,343LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$83,998,522LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$159,293,205LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$159,293,205LandEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$39,712,569OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$6,745,266OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$6,745,266OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$260,415,595TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$276,769,918TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$276,769,918TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$16,941,430AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$22,027,930AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Deferred Revenue BOY$271,577DeferredRevenueBOYAmt
Deferred Revenue EOY$253,950DeferredRevenueEOYAmt
Loans From Officers BOY$0LoansFromOfficersBOYAmt
Loans From Officers EOY$0LoansFromOfficersEOYAmt
Mortgages And Notes Payable BOY$0MortgagesAndNotesPayableBOYAmt
Mortgages And Notes Payable EOY$0MortgagesAndNotesPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$20,702,155OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$19,869,617OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$37,915,162TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$42,151,497TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$215,050,429NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$226,418,307NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Donor Rstr Net Assets BOY$7,450,004DonorRstrNetAssetsBOYAmt
Donor Rstr Net Assets EOY$8,200,114DonorRstrNetAssetsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$222,500,433TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$234,618,421TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$260,415,595TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$276,769,918TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$222,500,433TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$12,553,536ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$2,921,452OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$237,975,421SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$3,357,000OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$234,618,421TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyFixed Asset DisposalPropertyDesc
How AcquiredPHowAcquiredCd
Depreciation$807,412DepreciationAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$848,197CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss-$40,785GainOrLossAmt
Excess FMV Over Adjusted Bss$0ExcessFMVOverAdjustedBssAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses-$40,785GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-$40,785CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$0NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$37,186InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$37,186SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$37,186TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$16,415EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$45,000ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Total Payments And Credits$61,415TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$24,229OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$24,229AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$0RefundAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationYes (true)PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressWWW.MBARI.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksChris Di SalvoIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone8317751788PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17700 Sandholdt RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityMoss LandingCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP950399644ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnYes (true)FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (true)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (20 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Dr Christopher Scholin
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039President & CEO40.00$428,362$82,724$0
Basilio Martinez
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039CFO40.00$286,004$30,730$0
Julie Packard
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Chairman4.00$0$0$0
Dona Crawford
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Director4.00$6,500$0$0
Edward Barnholt
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Director4.00$8,000$0$0
Dr Franklin Orr
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Vice Chairman4.00$0$0$0
Dr Joel Birnbaum
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Director4.00$8,000$0$0
Nancy Burnett
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Director4.00$0$0$0
Christopher Burnett
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Director4.00$0$0$0
Dr Curtis Collins
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Director4.00$8,000$0$0
Dr Susan Hackwood
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Director4.00$8,000$0$0
Dr Eric Hartwig
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Director4.00$8,000$0$0
Dr G Ross Heath
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Director4.00$8,000$0$0
Dr Jyotika Virmani
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Director4.00$3,500$0$0
John Zicker
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Director4.00$8,000$0$0
Dr George Somero
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Director4.00$8,000$0$0
Barbara Wright
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Director/Secretary4.00$0$0$0
Dr Lisa White
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Director4.00$8,000$0$0
Dr Susan Lozier
7700 Sandholdt RdMoss LandingCA95039Director4.00$8,000$0$0
Dr Susan Roberts
7700 Sandholdt RdMoss LandingCA95039Director4.00$8,000$0$0

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee BenefitsEmployeeBenefitsAmtExpense AccountExpenseAccountAmt
Kelly Benoit Bird
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Science Chair40.00$274,012$53,766$0
Heidi Cullen
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Comm. Director40.00$348,494$51,473$0
Norman Steinberg
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039HR Director40.00$277,366$58,183$0
Kaya Johnson
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Dir of Marine Ops40.00$348,750$46,025$0
Mark Talkovic
7700 Sandholdt RoadMoss LandingCA95039Chief ROV Pilot54.50$265,153$54,519$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Employee Paid Over50k205OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
Allied Universal Security Services
1473 N Davis RoadSalinasCA93906SECURITY SERVICES$269,725
Holland and Knight LLP
PO Box 936937AtlantaGA311936937Legal$173,085
Grant Thornton LLP
101 California St Suite 2700San FranciscoCA94111Accounting$130,000
Hirschfeld Kramer LLP
456 Montgomery St Suite 2200San FranciscoCA94104Legal$96,142
Green Fields Falconry LLC
851 SinexPacific GroveCA93950Falconry$70,448
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k2ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1Study the composition, structure, ecological dynamics and population dynamics of the water columns and sea-floor of the Monterey Bay and other West Coast sites.Description1Txt
Expenses1$9,965,015Expenses1Amt
Description2Development of oceanographic instruments - DNA probes, sea-floor mapping systems, In Situ analyzers/samplers, chemical sensors, etc.Description2Txt
Expenses2$7,876,819Expenses2Amt
Description3New technology data collection vehicles - AUV development and enhancements, and ROV upgrades and enhancements.Description3Txt
Expenses3$3,440,959Expenses3Amt
Description4Maintain an ocean observatory system and a data reference system which provides the oceanographic community with access to key data and data collection opportunities.Description4Txt
Expenses4$1,074,001Expenses4Amt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$52,593,582AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$52,593,582TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$52,593,582AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$788,904CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$51,804,678NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$2,590,234MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sect4942j3j5 Fndtn And Frgn OrgYes (X)Sect4942j3j5FndtnAndFrgnOrgInd

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$64,264,335ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$45,920,000CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$110,184,335QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating Fndtn Ruling1988-05-03PrivateOperatingFndtnRulingDt
Section4942j3Yes (X)Section4942j3Ind

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$2,590,234CurrentYearAmt
Year1$3,363,373Year1Amt
Year2$1,104,413Year2Amt
Year3$318,128Year3Amt
Total$7,376,148TotalAmt

Pct85 Lessor Adj Incm Or Min Ret Pct85LessorAdjIncmOrMinRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$2,201,699CurrentYearAmt
Year1$2,858,867Year1Amt
Year2$938,751Year2Amt
Year3$270,409Year3Amt
Total$6,269,726TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$110,184,335CurrentYearAmt
Year1$87,684,815Year1Amt
Year2$70,588,687Year2Amt
Year3$62,316,891Year3Amt
Total$330,774,728TotalAmt

Qualifying Distri Not Used Drt QualifyingDistriNotUsedDrtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$2,500CurrentYearAmt
Year1$100,000Year1Amt
Year2$320,500Year2Amt
Year3$245,500Year3Amt
Total$668,500TotalAmt

Qualifying Distri Made Drt QualifyingDistriMadeDrtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$110,181,835CurrentYearAmt
Year1$87,584,815Year1Amt
Year2$70,268,187Year2Amt
Year3$62,071,391Year3Amt
Total$330,106,228TotalAmt

Two Thirds Minimum Invst Ret TwoThirdsMinimumInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$1,726,823CurrentYearAmt
Year1$2,242,249Year1Amt
Year2$2,473,023Year2Amt
Year3$1,892,536Year3Amt
Total$8,334,630TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerNONEContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNONEShareholderManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Ocean VisionsBusinessNameLine1Txt

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12520 Trophy LnAddressLine1Txt
CityRestonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20191ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient RelationshipFellow Oceanographic OrganizationRecipientRelationshipTxt
Recipient Foundation StatusPCRecipientFoundationStatusTxt
Grant Or Contribution PurposeSponsor the Ocean Visions Summit for 2025GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$2,500Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$2,500TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$2,578,631ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm-$40,785RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp (5 entries)

DescDescExclusionExclusionCdExclusionExclusionAmt
AP Discounts1$308
Credit Card Revenue Sharing1$61,029
Other1$100,493
Recycled Materials1$3,748
Royalties15$126,974

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$2,871,183ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm-$40,785RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$2,830,398TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line NumberFormLineNumberTxt
Relationship StatementMBARI DEVELOPS AND UTILIZES INSTRUMENTATION THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED IN THE OCEAN FOR LONG DURATIONS OF TIME. AS A RESULT OF BEING DEPLOYED IN THE OCEAN, INSTRUMENTATION IS SUBJECT TO VARIOUS ELEMENTS WHICH LEAD TO AN ASSET BEING DESTROYED OR RENDERED INOPERABLE PRIOR TO THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE. THE LOSSES DISCLOSED PERTAIN TO LOSSES OF THIS NATURE.RelationshipStatementTxt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (30 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtPerson ContributionPersonContributionIndAddress Line1ContributorForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorForeignAddress/CityNmCountryContributorForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalContributorForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
1342 2nd StLos AltosCA94022$56,848,443Yes (X)
National Science Foundation
24201 Wilson BlvdArlingtonVA22230$16,462,796Yes (X)
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adm
31100 Wayne Ave 1210Silver SpringsMD209103283$4,119,845Yes (X)
Princeton University
4PO Box 34PrincetonNJ08544$1,127,276Yes (X)
US Geological Survey
512201 Sunrise Valley DrRestonVA20192$762,953Yes (X)
UC San Diego
69500 Gilman DrSan DiegoCA920930955$430,505Yes (X)
National Aeronautics & Space Admin
7Greenbelt Road - Code 155/ BuiGreenbeltMD207710001$427,596Yes (X)
State of CA Natural Resource Agency
8715 P St 20th FloorSacramentoCA95814$243,921Yes (X)
Technical University of Denmark
9$231,597Yes (X)Anker Engelunds Vej 1LyngbyDA30060946
Schmidt Family Foundation
10505 Hamilton Ave Suite 210Palo AltoCA94301$154,128Yes (X)
University of New Hampshire
1124 Colovos RoadDurhamNH03824$144,905Yes (X)
National Philanthropic Trust
12165 Township Line RoadSte 1200JenkintownPA19046$136,156Yes (X)
Humboldt State University
131 Harpst Street SBS 325ArcataCA95211$130,076Yes (X)
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
141661 Page Mill RoadPalo AltoCA94304$75,051Yes (X)
Office of Naval Research
15875 North Randolph StreetArlingtonVA22203$67,949Yes (X)
Department of Energy
169800 South Cass AvenueArgonneIL60439$67,521Yes (X)
UC - Santa Cruz
171156 High StreetSanta CruzCA95064$49,066Yes (X)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
18266 Woods Hole RoadWoods HoleMA02543$48,830Yes (X)
University of Rhode Island
19OSP 70 Lower College RdKingstonRI02881$41,229Yes (X)
University of Delaware
20700 Pilottown RdLewesDE19958$40,795Yes (X)
University of Washington
214333 Brooklyn Ave NESeattleWA981959472$30,066Yes (X)
National Geographic Partners
221145 17th Street NWWashingtonDC20036$19,937Yes (X)
Valley Christian Schools
23100 Skyway DriveSan JoseCA95111$18,800Yes (X)
Naval Postgraduate School
24Root Hall 589 Dyer RoadMontereyCA93943$18,800Yes (X)
Maxwell Hanrahan Foundation
253130 Alpine Rd Suite 288Portola ValleyCA94028$15,000Yes (X)
UC Berkeley
26174 Stanley HallBerkeleyCA94720$12,000Yes (X)
Integral Consulting Inc
271701 Pearl Street Suite 200BoulderCO80302$9,120Yes (X)
Univ of Texas at Austin
28PO Box 7726AustinTX78713$8,060Yes (X)
American Online Giving
2940 East Main StreetNewarkDE19711$6,406Yes (X)
Classic Hotel and Restaurant
308000 S Arizona Grand ParkwayPhoenixAZ85044$5,000Yes (X)

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail (5 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
North Bay Pensions$6,300$6,300
Crowe, LLP$4,463$4,463
PriceWaterhouse Coopers$4,819$4,819
Grant Thornton$166,400$130,000
Moss Adams, LLP$17,850$17,850

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyDepreciationPropertyDesc
Current Year Expense$7,459,772CurrentYearExpenseAmt

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

General Explanation GeneralExplanationGrp (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierTxtForm And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescMedium ExplanationMediumExplanationTxt
CompensationForm 990-PF, Part VII, Line 1In addition to the amount of compensation paid to each director and officer (if any), in 2023 MBARI paid E&O insurance premiums of $37,095 (10/2023 - 9/2024) and in 2024 paid D&O premiums of $38,544 (10/2024-9/2025) of which $37,457 is allocable to 2024 and to these individuals as a nontaxable working condition fringe benefit. Barbara P. Wright is an officer and director of MBARI. Her firm, Finch Montgomery Wright PC, provides legal services to MBARI. Fees for those services are paid to the firm and are for legal services, not for services in her capacity as an officer or director. Fees paid and expenses reimbursed to the firm in 2024 were $27,210. This amount is included in the appropriate Statement pertaining to Legal Fees.
Tangible property electionsTangible property electionsSection 1.263(a)-1(f) De Minimis Safe Harbor Election Taxpayer is making the de minimis safe harbor election under Treas. Reg. 1.263(a)-1(f) for all eligible amounts paid or incurred during the taxable year. Section 1.263(a)-3(n) Capitalization Election Taxpayer hereby elects to capitalize repair and maintenance costs under Treas. Reg. 1.263 (a)-3(n). The costs were incurred during the taxable year in the electing taxpayer's trade or business and the electing taxpayer treats such costs as capital expenditures on its books and records

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp (11 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtAccumulated DepreciationAccumulatedDepreciationAmtBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Auto/Transportation Equipment$676,708$601,704$75,004$75,004
Furniture and Fixtures$1,757,621$1,043,196$714,425$714,425
Machinery and Equipment$61,703,880$46,332,105$15,371,775$15,371,775
Buildings$68,751,361$47,066,398$21,684,963$21,684,963
Improvements$0
Land$4,236,219$4,236,219$4,236,219
CIP$61,122,895$61,122,895$61,122,895
SOFTWARE$3,166,150$1,833,791$1,332,359$1,332,359
SHIP & SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT$60,232,164$9,085,596$51,146,568$51,146,568
REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES$15,057,551$12,284,212$2,773,339$2,773,339
AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES$13,368,999$12,533,341$835,658$835,658

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp (12 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtLegal FeesLegalFeesAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Anthony Lombardo and Associates$27,755$31,346
Cooley LLP$40,880$44,032
Finch Montgomery Wright PC$46,110$27,210
Hirschfeld Kramer LLP$107,022$96,142
Ropes & Gray$30,828$32,958
Ross Silverman Snyder$2,044$51,131
Wagner Law Group$28,498$28,498
Kennedy, Archer & Giffen$481$285
Bird and Bird$1,288$1,288
Int'l Research and Exchange$3,820$3,820
Loza and Loza$3,400$3,400
Mintz$33,685$33,685

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Deposits on ship construction$33,504,367$0$0
Deposits - Lease and plan accounts$17,116$15,649$15,649
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ASSETS$5,741,155$6,729,617$6,729,617
Deposits for MARS Cabling$449,931$0$0

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAmortization of prior service cost of postretirement benefitsDesc
Amt$3,357,000Amt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (12 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Business Meal$42,210$42,210
Expensed Equipment$441,830$482,615
Freight & Postage$133,645$133,645
General Lab and Supplies$2,762,622$2,304,346
Insurance$1,161,280$1,161,280
Maintenance and Repair$1,311,413$1,311,413
Miscellaneous$270,705$270,705
Outside Services$3,677,185$2,277,743
Recruitment$209,000$209,000
Royalty Expense$30,359$30,359$30,359
Ship Time and Equipment Rental$130,202$130,202
Subawards$15,059,316$15,059,316

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (8 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
AP Discounts$308
Credit Card Revenue Share$61,029
Other$2,262
Recycled Materials$3,748
Royalties$126,974$126,974$126,974
Flex Plan Forfeitures$31,233
IEEE Sponsored Event$61,998
Equipment$5,000

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescActuarial gain on postretirement benefitsDesc
Amt$2,921,452Amt

Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities Detail OtherLiabilitiesDetail (2 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmt
Postretirement benefit liabilities$14,961,000$13,140,000
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN LIABILITIES$5,741,155$6,729,617

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
STATE FEES$800$800
Investment tax$37,520$64,875
PCORI tax$156$156