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| Charity Name | National Aquarium, Baltimore | Texas State Aquarium | Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium | Clearwater Marine Aquarium | Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation |
| Location | Baltimore, MD | Corpus Christi, TX | San Pedro, CA | Clearwater, FL | Virginia Beach, VA |
| Overall Rating |
(88.24) |
(93.24) |
(89.24) |
(92.47) |
(90.48) |
| Financial Rating | (83.87) |
(91.32) |
(89.49) |
(89.36) |
(87.15) |
| A&T Rating | (96.00) |
(96.00) |
(89.00) |
(100.00) |
(96.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 81.1% | 80.9% | 77.6% | 86.5% | 83.8% |
| Admin Expenses | 12.6% | 11.6% | 9.1% | 10.2% | 5.7% |
| Fund Expenses | 6.1% | 7.4% | 13.2% | 3.1% | 10.3% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.33 | $0.18 | $0.18 | $0.05 | $0.07 |
| Program Growth | 5.0% | 19.4% | 6.6% | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| Working Capital | 1.35 | 3.44 | 1.19 | 3.34 | 8.53 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 39.8% | 36.4% | 4.7% | 22.9% | 1.8% |
| Total Revenue | $51,206,582 | $18,254,860 | $1,317,432 | $36,643,165 | $4,823,338 |
| Total Expenses | $57,645,060 | $19,225,893 | $1,219,158 | $16,948,125 | $3,207,348 |
| Excess/Deficit | $-6,438,478 | $-971,033 | $98,274 | $19,695,040 | $1,615,990 |
| Net Assets | $68,757,848 | $56,439,496 | $1,615,584 | $55,955,499 | $29,454,767 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$505,563 0.87% |
$360,734 1.87% |
$111,877 9.17% |
$607,080 3.58% |
$0 0.00% |
| 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 | | | | | |
