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| Charity Name | Monterey Bay Aquarium | Niagara Aquarium Foundation | Aquarium of the Pacific | Seattle Aquarium | Clearwater Marine Aquarium |
| Location | Monterey, CA | Niagara Falls, NY | Long Beach, CA | Seattle, WA | Clearwater, FL |
| Overall Rating |
(97.26) |
(86.39) |
(93.24) |
(90.97) |
(92.47) |
| Financial Rating | (97.55) |
(87.95) |
(90.93) |
(87.88) |
(89.36) |
| A&T Rating | (97.00) |
(85.00) |
(97.00) |
(96.00) |
(100.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 83.4% | 69.1% | 83.2% | 77.6% | 86.5% |
| Admin Expenses | 12.0% | 23.4% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 10.2% |
| Fund Expenses | 4.4% | 7.4% | 4.4% | 8.6% | 3.1% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.13 | $0.23 | $0.05 |
| Program Growth | 6.0% | 14.1% | 4.5% | 11.6% | 0.9% |
| Working Capital | 4.68 | 2.91 | 1.87 | 0.84 | 3.34 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 4.8% | 18.6% | 23.1% | 14.2% | 22.9% |
| Total Revenue | $124,876,136 | $4,686,164 | $40,528,323 | $24,866,548 | $36,643,165 |
| Total Expenses | $96,605,501 | $2,798,983 | $33,041,046 | $19,366,328 | $16,948,125 |
| Excess/Deficit | $28,270,635 | $1,887,181 | $7,487,277 | $5,500,220 | $19,695,040 |
| Net Assets | $461,647,479 | $7,126,542 | $60,840,969 | $14,887,014 | $55,955,499 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$318,210 0.32% |
$72,685 2.59% |
$447,925 1.35% |
$287,063 1.48% |
$607,080 3.58% |
| Accountability & Transparency Metrics | |||||
| Information Provided on the Form 990 | |||||
| Independent Voting Board Members |  | | | | |
| No Material diversion of assets | | | | | |
| Audited financials prepared by independent accountant | | | | | |
| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties | | | | | |
| Documents Board Meeting Minutes | | | | | |
| Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing | | | |  | |
| Conflict of Interest Policy | | | | | |
| Whistleblower Policy | | | | | |
| Records Retention Policy | | | | | |
| CEO listed with salary | | | | | |
| Process for determining CEO compensation | | | | | |
| Does Not Compensate Any Board Members | | | | | |
| Does the charity's website include readily accessible information about the following: | |||||
| Donor Privacy Policy |  | | | | |
| Board Members Listed | | | | | |
| Audited Financials | | | | | |
| Form 990 | | | | | |
| Key staff listed | | | | | |
