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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 1,110,307 | 2,054,289 | 1,148,874 | 3,956,873 | 5,940,057 | 14,210,400 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 9,132,245 | 8,100,547 | 8,660,742 | 9,854,078 | 9,642,009 | 45,389,621 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 88,451 | 94,477 | 106,962 | 112,736 | 125,116 | 527,742 |
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 557,308 | 727,270 | 997,880 | 1,128,616 | 1,188,205 | 4,599,279 |
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 10,888,311 | 10,976,583 | 10,914,458 | 15,052,303 | 16,895,387 | 64,727,042 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 260,000 | 627,500 | 37,893 | 1,667,000 | 3,085,804 | 5,678,197 |
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 260,000 | 627,500 | 37,893 | 1,667,000 | 3,085,804 | 5,678,197 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 59,048,845 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 10,888,311 | 10,976,583 | 10,914,458 | 15,052,303 | 16,895,387 | 64,727,042 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 836,669 | 830,173 | 979,351 | 1,170,216 | 1,101,472 | 4,917,881 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 836,669 | 830,173 | 979,351 | 1,170,216 | 1,101,472 | 4,917,881 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 118,110 | 127,113 | 155,597 | 224,346 | 163,531 | 788,697 |
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 11,843,090 | 11,933,869 | 12,049,406 | 16,446,865 | 18,160,390 | 70,433,620 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | EDUCATION PROGRAM - EACH YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS FIELD TRIPS FROM HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS IN UTAH AS WELL AS MANY SCHOOLS IN IDAHO AND WYOMING. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS CORE-BASED CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION TAILORED TO THE SPECIFIC GRADE LEVEL, AND APPROXIMATELY 40% OF TEACHERS ELECTS THIS FREE PROGRAM OVER SELF-GUIDED FIELD TRIPS. DURING 2019, APPROXIMATELY 50,875 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS VISITED THE AQUARIUM AS PART OF A SCHOOL FIELD TRIP. IN ADDITION TO FIELD TRIPS, AQUARIUM EDUCATORS VISIT NEARLY EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF UTAH ANNUALLY AS PART THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTREACH PROGRAM. OUTREACH VISITS ARE STRUCTURED FOR CLASSROOM LEVEL PROGRAMS FOR GRADES 2, 4 AND 6. IN 2019, OVER 85,000 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN 620 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE RECEIVED CLASSROOM-BASED INSTRUCTION AT THEIR SCHOOL AT NO COST. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE ORGANIZATION'S CFO AND CEO COMPLETE AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 AND PROVIDE COPIES TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR FINAL REVIEW. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A COPY OF ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSURE FORM TO EACH BOARD MEMBER AND COMPANY OFFICER PRIOR TO THE FIRST BOARD MEETING EACH YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTS AND KEEPS SIGNED DISCLOSURE FORMS FROM EACH INDIVIDUAL ON FILE INDICATING WHETHER ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST. BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS JOINING THE ORGANIZATION MID-YEAR ALSO RECEIVE THE POLICY AND PROVIDE A SIGNED DISCLOSURE TO THE ORGANIZATION. A PERSON WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS NOT PERMITTED TO HEAR THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION OF ANY RELATED MATTER, EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE MATERIAL FACTS AND RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. A PERSON WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION MAY NOT VOTE ON THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION. THE CEO AND CFO REGULARLY MONITOR COMPLIANCE ON AN ONGOING BASIS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND DETERMINES ANNUAL CEO COMPENSATION BY ANALYZING THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERALL IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY, GROWTH, LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL RESULTS TO BUDGET, AND USES COMPARABLE NONPROFIT AQUARIUM INDUSTRY SALARY GUIDELINES OBTAINED FROM PUBLISHED REPORTS AND SURVEYS. THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION IS THEN SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL. THE DELIBERATION AND DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | THE BOARD USES A SIMILAR PROCESS FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION AS THE CEO, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL INPUTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CEO. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. THE THREE MOST RECENT TAX FILING YEARS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON GUIDESTAR.COM |
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