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Animals : Zoos and Aquariums

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Inspiring conservation of the oceans

four stars

97.03

886 Cannery Row Monterey, CA 93940
tel: (800) 840-4880   Web Site
EIN: 94-2487469

Board Leadership
Steve Neal
Chairman of the Board

CEO
Julie Packard
Executive Director

  Score
(out of 100) 		Rating
Overall Score & Rating 97.03 four stars
  Financial 97.07 four stars
  Accountability & Transparency 97.00 four stars
This rating was published 06/01/2017 and includes data from FY2015, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?

Opened in 1984, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's mission is to inspire conservation of the oceans. We know that bringing people face-to-face with living marine animals is a powerful way to move them to care about the oceans and ocean life. From the beginning, we planned our permanent exhibits as a walk through Monterey Bay's beautiful natural communities. In 1996, we almost doubled our exhibit space with the opening of the Outer Bay Wing, devoted to the open ocean and deep sea. The main feature is the Outer Bay Waters exhibit, the one-million-gallon tank containing tuna, sharks and sea turtles. The aquarium has an active research program. We have groups working on sea otter conservation and tuna conservation biology. About 1.8 million people visit us each year.

Opened in 1984, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's mission is to inspire conservation of the oceans. We know that bringing people face-to-face with living marine animals is a powerful way to move them to care about the oceans and ocean life. From the beginning, we planned our permanent exhibits as a walk through Monterey Bay's beautiful natural communities. In 1996, we almost doubled our exhibit space with the opening of the Outer Bay Wing, devoted to the open ocean and deep sea. The main feature is the Outer Bay Waters exhibit, the one-million-gallon tank containing tuna, sharks and sea turtles. The aquarium has an active research program. We have groups working on sea otter conservation and tuna conservation biology. About 1.8 million people visit us each year.

Learn more about how we calculate the overall score and rating.

Financial

four stars

97.07

Accountability & Transparency

four stars

97.00

This rating was published 06/01/2017 and includes data from FY2015, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?
Overall Rating Chart
  Program Expenses
(Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs
and services it delivers)		 85.6%
  Administrative Expenses 10.4%
  Fundraising Expenses 3.9%
  Fundraising Efficiency $0.07
  Working Capital Ratio (years) 4.70
  Program Expenses Growth 7.1%
  Liabilities to Assets 4.3%
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Monterey Bay Aquarium on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Monterey Bay Aquarium on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
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 and Destruction Policy
  CEO listed with salary
  Process for determining CEO compensation
  Board Listed / Board Members Not Compensated
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website?  
  Donor Privacy Policy
  Board Members Listed
  Audited Financials
  Form 990
  Key staff listed
REVENUE  
Contributions  
   Contributions, Gifts & Grants $16,501,580
   Federated Campaigns $0
   Membership Dues $12,155,716
   Fundraising Events $0
   Related Organizations $249,546
   Government Grants $178,167
Total Contributions $29,085,009
   Program Service Revenue $45,015,537
Total Primary Revenue $74,100,546
   Other Revenue $7,053,337
TOTAL REVENUE $81,153,883
   
EXPENSES  
   Program Expenses $68,393,629
   Administrative Expenses $9,925,505
   Fundraising Expenses $3,217,061
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES $81,536,195
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $-382,312
   
Net Assets $370,900,411

Charts

Compensation % of Expenses Paid to Title
$297,472 0.36% Julie Packard Executive Director
Other Salaries of Note
$274,838 0.33% James Hekkers Managing Director

Mission

Opened in 1984, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's mission is to inspire conservation of the oceans. We know that bringing people face-to-face with living marine animals is a powerful way to move them to care about the oceans and ocean life. From the beginning, we planned our permanent exhibits as a walk through Monterey Bay's beautiful natural communities. In 1996, we almost doubled our exhibit space with the opening of the Outer Bay Wing, devoted to the open ocean and deep sea. The main feature is the Outer Bay Waters exhibit, the one-million-gallon tank containing tuna, sharks and sea turtles. The aquarium has an active research program. We have groups working on sea otter conservation and tuna conservation biology. About 1.8 million people visit us each year.

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
Monterey Bay Aquarium (CA) 97.03 four stars
The Florida Aquarium (FL) 90.30 four stars
Clearwater Marine Aquarium (FL) 97.23 four stars
National Aquarium, Baltimore (MD) 87.30 three stars
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation (VA) 90.94 four stars

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Charity Contact Info

Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
Monterey, CA 93940
tel: (800) 840-4880
fax: (831) 644-7554
EIN: 94-2487469

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Board Leadership

Steve Neal
Chairman of the Board

CEO

Julie Packard
Executive Director

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