TY 2019 Form 990

(A) Name and title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)	(C) Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC)	(F) Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
(1) Julie Packard...................................................................... Executive Director	28.0 ................. 0.0	X	X			331,876	38,214
(2) Cristina Fekeci...................................................................... Chief Development Officer	40.0 ................. 0.0			X		319,595	40,641
(3) Cynthia Vernon...................................................................... Chief Operating Officer	40.0 ................. 1.0		X			276,577	52,134
(4) Troy A Grande...................................................................... CFO & Treasurer	40.0 ................. 1.0		X			264,306	60,030
(5) Marian Martha Hahn...................................................................... Chief Marketing Officer	40.0 ................. 0.0			X		231,916	32,925
(6) Margaret Spring...................................................................... VP Con & Sci Chief Cnsrv Off	40.0 ................. 0.0			X		218,618	44,808
(7) Teresa Jeanine Merry...................................................................... Chief Human Resources Officer	40.0 ................. 0.0			X		203,123	45,038
(8) Nancy Enterline...................................................................... VP of Development	40.0 ................. 0.0			X		172,545	54,200
(9) Jennifer Dianto Kemmer...................................................................... VP of Global Ocean Initiatives	40.0 ................. 0.0				X	192,058	34,466
(10) Charles Aslanian...................................................................... VP of Facility Operations	40.0 ................. 0.0			X		178,903	41,241
(11) Robert Mann...................................................................... Director of IT	40.0 ................. 0.0				X	163,666	49,074
(12) Jon Hoech...................................................................... VP of Animal Care	40.0 ................. 0.0			X		166,886	38,556
(13) Jonathan Davis...................................................................... Controller	40.0 ................. 0.0				X	168,922	35,973
(14) Mary C Mullen...................................................................... VP of Gift Planning	40.0 ................. 0.0				X	173,161	29,129
(15) Rita Bell...................................................................... VP of Education	40.0 ................. 0.0				X	159,557	27,156
(16) David Rosenberg...................................................................... VP of Guest Experience	40.0 ................. 0.0			X		167,366	16,565
(17) Stephen C Neal...................................................................... Chairman	1.0 ................. 0.0	X	X			0	0

(A) Name and title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)	(C) Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC)
(18) Dr Peter S Bing........................................................................ Chair Emeritus (THRU 04/2019)	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(19) Tegan Acton........................................................................ Trustee	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(20) Susan Bell........................................................................ Trustee (THRU 06/2019)	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(21) Margaret Caldwell........................................................................ Trustee	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(22) Samantha Campbell........................................................................ Trustee	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(23) Caroline Getty........................................................................ Trustee	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(24) MRC Greenwood........................................................................ Trustee	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(25) Mike Gupta........................................................................ Trustee (As of June 2019)	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(26) William Landreth........................................................................ Trustee	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(27) Joan Lane........................................................................ Trustee	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(28) Michael Mantell........................................................................ Trustee	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(29) Connie Martinez........................................................................ Trustee	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(30) Susan Orr........................................................................ Trustee (As of March 2019)	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(31) Pietro Parravano........................................................................ Trustee	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(32) Chris Scholin........................................................................ Trustee	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(33) Greg Silverman........................................................................ Trustee (As of June 2019)	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(34) Mark Wan........................................................................ Trustee	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(35) Gideon Yu........................................................................ Trustee	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(36) Louise Stephens........................................................................ Trustee (As of December 2019)	1.0 .......................0.0	X
(37) Barbara Wright........................................................................ Secretary	1.0 .......................0.0		X

(A) Name and business address	(B) Description of services	(C) Compensation
Blach Construction Company, 2244 Blach Place Ste 100 SAN JOSE,CA95131	construction	7,785,516
Impacts Research, 41 Logan Circle ST SIMONS ISLAND,GA31522	advertising	4,637,000
Adage Technology, 10 S Riverside Plaza CHICAGO,IL60606	web consultant	1,269,325
Hub Strategy and Communication, 39 Mesa 212 SAN FRANCISCO,CA94129	MARKETING	1,248,323
Bogard Construction Inc, 350 Coral St Ste A-106 SANTA CRUZ,CA95060	construction	710,080
2 Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization 59

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SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Public Charity Status and Public Support

Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
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Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

Employer identification number

94-2487469

Part I

Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.

The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 12, check only one box.)

A church, convention of churches, or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i).

A school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). (Attach Schedule E (Form 990 or 990-EZ).)

A hospital or a cooperative hospital service organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii).

A medical research organization operated in conjunction with a hospital described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii). Enter the hospital's name, city, and state:

An organization operated for the benefit of a college or university owned or operated by a governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)

A federal, state, or local government or governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(v).

An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

A community trust described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

An agricultural research organization described in 170(b)(1)(A)(ix) operated in conjunction with a land-grant college or university or a non-land grant college of agriculture. See instructions. Enter the name, city, and state of the college or university:

An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 331/3% of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)

An organization organized and operated exclusively to test for public safety. See section 509(a)(4).

An organization organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2). See section 509(a)(3). Check the box in lines 12a through 12d that describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 12e, 12f, and 12g.

Type I. A supporting organization operated, supervised, or controlled by its supported organization(s), typically by giving the supported organization(s) the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the directors or trustees of the supporting organization. You must complete Part IV, Sections A and B.

Type II. A supporting organization supervised or controlled in connection with its supported organization(s), by having control or management of the supporting organization vested in the same persons that control or manage the supported organization(s). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and C.

Type III functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with, and functionally integrated with, its supported organization(s) (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A, D, and E.

Type III non-functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with its supported organization(s) that is not functionally integrated. The organization generally must satisfy a distribution requirement and an attentiveness requirement (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and D, and Part V.

Check this box if the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, Type III functionally integrated, or Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organization.

Enter the number of supported organizations ...............................

Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).

(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	(iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document?		(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)
(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	Yes	No	(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)


Total

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for
Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 11285F

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part II

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization failed to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2015	(b) 2016	(c) 2017	(d) 2018	(e) 2019	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") ..	29,085,009	78,487,795	40,375,810	58,258,026	61,820,387	268,027,027
2	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Total. Add lines 1 through 3	29,085,009	78,487,795	40,375,810	58,258,026	61,820,387	268,027,027
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)..						69,360,421
6	Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.						198,666,606

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2015	(b) 2016	(c) 2017	(d) 2018	(e) 2019	(f) Total
7	Amounts from line 4..	29,085,009	78,487,795	40,375,810	58,258,026	61,820,387	268,027,027
8	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...	6,676,470	6,665,009	6,928,617	4,129,619	3,752,326	28,152,041
9	Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.)..	0	0	0	34,480	0	34,480
11	Total support. Add lines 7 through 10						296,213,548

Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions) ..................

252,397,276

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here........................................ right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2019 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) .........

67.069 %

Public support percentage for 2018 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ...............

73.829 %

16a

33 1/3% support test—2019. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....................... right arrow

33 1/3% support test—2018. If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..................... right arrow

17a

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2019. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
organization ..................................................... right arrow

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2018. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly
supported organization ................................................ right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part III

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 10 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2015	(b) 2016	(c) 2017	(d) 2018	(e) 2019	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .
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
3	Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 .....
4	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...
5	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge
6	Total. Add lines 1 through 5
7a	Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons
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..
8	Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2015	(b) 2016	(c) 2017	(d) 2018	(e) 2019	(f) Total
9	Amounts from line 6...
10a	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..
b	Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.
c	Add lines 10a and 10b.
11	Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.
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.)..

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here............................................. right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2019 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage from 2018 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 ...............

Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage

Investment income percentage for 2019 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ......

Investment income percentage from 2018 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 .............

19a

331/3% support tests—2019. If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....... right arrow

33 1/3% support tests—2018. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization .... right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions .... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations

(Complete only if you checked a box on line 12 of Part I. If you checked 12a of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked 12b of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked 12c of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked 12d of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)

Section A. All Supporting Organizations

Yes

Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.

Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).

Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.

Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.

Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked 12a or 12b in Part I, answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.

Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.

Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer (b) and (c) below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).

Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?

Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?

Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) .

Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described in line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ).

Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined in line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did a disqualified person (as defined in line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

10a

Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.

10a

Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).

10b

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations (continued)

Yes

Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?

A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (b) and (c) below, the governing body of a supported organization?

11a

A family member of a person described in (a) above?

11b

A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (a) or (b) above? If “Yes” to a, b, or c, provide detail in Part VI.

11c

Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.

Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.

Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations

Yes

Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).

Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?

Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).

By reason of the relationship described in (2), did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.

Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations

Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):

The organization satisfied the Activities Test. Complete line 2 below.

The organization is the parent of each of its supported organizations. Complete line 3 below.

The organization supported a governmental entity. Describe in Part VI how you supported a government entity (see instructions)

Activities Test. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Yes

Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.

Did the activities described in (a) constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.

Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations? Provide details in Part VI.

Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations

Check here if the organization satisfied the Integral Part Test as a qualifying trust on Nov. 20, 1970 (explain in Part VI). See instructions. All other Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations must complete Sections A through E.

	Section A - Adjusted Net Income		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
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)
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):
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

Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations(continued)

Section D - Distributions		Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity
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.
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions
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
1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions.
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
i Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions)
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.
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.
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.
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c.
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.....

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) (2019)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part VI

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).

Facts And Circumstances Test

Return Reference	Explanation

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

Additional Data

Software ID:
Software Version:

- TIN:

Schedule B
(Form 990, 990-EZ,
or 990-PF)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Schedule of Contributors

Attach to Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Name of the organization

Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

Employer identification number

94-2487469

Organization type (check one):

Filers of:

Section:

Form 990 or 990-EZ

501(c)( ) (enter number) organization

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust not treated as a private foundation

527 political organization

Form 990-PF

501(c)(3) exempt private foundation

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust treated as a private foundation

501(c)(3) taxable private foundation

Check if your organization is covered by the General Rule or a Special Rule.
Note: Only a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization can check boxes for both the General Rule and a Special Rule. See instructions.

General Rule

For an organization filing Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF that received, during the year, contributions totaling $5,000 or more (in money or other property) from any one contributor. Complete Parts I and II. See instructions for determining a contributor's total contributions.

Special Rules

For an organization described in section 501(c)(3) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that met the 33¹/3% support test of the regulations
under sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), that checked Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ), Part II, line 13, 16a, or 16b, and that received from any one contributor, during the year, total contributions of the greater of (1) $5,000 or (2) 2% of the amount on (i) Form 990, Part VIII, line 1h, or (ii) Form 990-EZ, line 1. Complete Parts I and II.

For an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, total contributions of more than $1,000 exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. Complete Parts I, II, and III.

For an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, contributions exclusively for religious, charitable, etc., purposes, but no such contributions totaled more than $1,000. If this box is checked, enter here the total contributions that were received during the year for an exclusively religious, charitable, etc., purpose. Don't complete any of the parts unless the General Rule applies to this organization because it received nonexclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions totaling $5,000 or more during the year ......... Arrow Bullet

Caution: An organization that isn't covered by the General Rule and/or the Special Rules doesn't file Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF), but it must answer “No” on Part IV, line 2, of its Form 990; or check the box on line H of its Form 990-EZ
or on its Form 990PF, Part I, line 2, to certify that it doesn't meet the filing requirements of Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF).

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions
for Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

Cat. No. 30613XSchedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019) Page 2

Name of organization Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

Part I Contributors	Contributors (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed.
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
RESTRICTED	,	$ RESTRICTED	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

Page 3

Name of organization Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation		Employer identification number 94-2487469

Part II	Noncash Property (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part II if additional space is needed.
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

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Name of organization Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation			Employer identification number 94-2487469
Part III Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions to organizations described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) that total more than $1,000 for the year from any one contributor. Complete columns (a) through (e) and the following line entry. For organizations completing Part III, enter the total of exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions of $1,000 or less for the year. (Enter this information once. See instructions.) $ Use duplicate copies of Part III if additional space is needed.

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

Additional Data

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Software Version:

- TIN:

SCHEDULE C
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Political Campaign and Lobbying Activities

For Organizations Exempt From Income Tax Under section 501(c) and section 527

SchCMd Bullet

Complete if the organization is described below. SchCMd Bullet

Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
SchCMd Bullet

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public
Inspection

If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 3, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 46 (Political Campaign Activities), then
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and B. Do not complete Part I-C.
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Section 501(c) (other than section 501(c)(3)) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and C below. Do not complete Part I-B.
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Section 527 organizations: Complete Part I-A only.
If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 4, or Form 990-EZ, Part VI, line 47 (Lobbying Activities), then
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-A. Do not complete Part II-B.
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-B. Do not complete Part II-A.
If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 5 (Proxy Tax) (see separate instructions) or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 35c (Proxy Tax) (see separate instructions), then
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Section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) organizations: Complete Part III.

Name of the organization

Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

Employer identification number

94-2487469

Part I-A

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c) or is a section 527 organization.

Provide a description of the organization’s direct and indirect political campaign activities in Part IV (see instructions for definition of “political campaign activities")

Political campaign activity expenditures (see instructions) .................................................................... SchCMd Bullet

Volunteer hours for political campaign activities (see instructions) ..................................................................

Part I-B

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3).

Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by the organization under section 4955 ................................ SchCMd Bullet

Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by organization managers under section 4955 ....................... SchCMd Bullet

If the organization incurred a section 4955 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? .........................................

Yes No

Was a correction made? ......................................................................................................................

Yes No

If "Yes," describe in Part IV.

Part I-C

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c), except section 501(c)(3).

Enter the amount directly expended by the filing organization for section 527 exempt function activities ..... SchCMd Bullet

Enter the amount of the filing organization's funds contributed to other organizations for section 527 exempt function activities ............................................................................................................................ SchCMd Bullet

Total exempt function expenditures. Add lines 1 and 2. Enter here and on Form 1120-POL, line 17b........... SchCMd Bullet

Did the filing organization file Form 1120-POL for this year? ...................................................................

Yes No

Enter the names, addresses and employer identification number (EIN) of all section 527 political organizations to which the filing
organization made payments. For each organization listed, enter the amount paid from the filing organization’s funds. Also enter the amount of political contributions received that were promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization, such as a separate segregated fund or a political action committee (PAC). If additional space is needed, provide information in Part IV.

(a) Name	(b) Address	(c) EIN	(d) Amount paid from filing organization's funds. If none, enter -0-.	(e) Amount of political contributions received and promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization. If none, enter -0-.
1
2
3
4
5
6

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 50084S

Schedule C (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part II-A

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).

A Check SchCMd Bullet

if the filing organization belongs to an affiliated group (and list in Part IV each affiliated group member's name, address, EIN, expenses, and share of excess lobbying expenditures).
B Check SchCMd Bullet

if the filing organization checked box A and "limited control" provisions apply.

Limits on Lobbying Expenditures (The term "expenditures" means amounts paid or incurred.)		(a) Filing organization's totals	(b) Affiliated group totals
1a	Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grass roots lobbying) ......................	2,052
b	Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying) ........................	204,433
c	Total lobbying expenditures (add lines 1a and 1b) ............................................................	206,485
d	Other exempt purpose expenditures ...............................................................................	97,288,709
e	Total exempt purpose expenditures (add lines 1c and 1d) ..................................................	97,495,194
f	Lobbying nontaxable amount. Enter the amount from the following table in both columns.	1,000,000
	If the amount on line 1e, column (a) or (b) is:The lobbying nontaxable amount is:
	Not over $500,00020% of the amount on line 1e.
	Over $500,000 but not over $1,000,000$100,000 plus 15% of the excess over $500,000.
	Over $1,000,000 but not over $1,500,000$175,000 plus 10% of the excess over $1,000,000.
	Over $1,500,000 but not over $17,000,000$225,000 plus 5% of the excess over $1,500,000.
	Over $17,000,000$1,000,000.

g	Grassroots nontaxable amount (enter 25% of line 1f) .................................................	250,000
h	Subtract line 1g from line 1a. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................................................
i	Subtract line 1f from line 1c. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................................................
j	If there is an amount other than zero on either line 1h or line 1i, did the organization file Form 4720 reporting section 4911 tax for this year? ...................................................................................................................		Yes No

4-Year Averaging Period Under Section 501(h) (Some organizations that made a section 501(h) election do not have to complete all of the five columns below. See the separate instructions for lines 2a through 2f.)
Lobbying Expenditures During 4-Year Averaging Period
	Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)	(a) 2016	(b) 2017	(c) 2018	(d) 2019	(e) Total

2a	Lobbying nontaxable amount	1,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000	4,000,000

b	Lobbying ceiling amount (150% of line 2a, column(e))					6,000,000

c	Total lobbying expenditures	338,355	209,661	210,977	206,485	965,478

d	Grassroots nontaxable amount	250,000	250,000	250,000	250,000	1,000,000

e	Grassroots ceiling amount (150% of line 2d, column (e))					1,500,000

f	Grassroots lobbying expenditures	0	105	7,321	2,052	9,478

Schedule C (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part II-B

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and has NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).

For each "Yes" response on lines 1a through 1i below, provide in Part IV a detailed description of the lobbying activity.

(a)

Yes|No

(b)

Amount

During the year, did the filing organization attempt to influence foreign, national, state or local legislation, including any attempt to influence public opinion on a legislative matter or referendum, through the use of:

Volunteers? ...........................................................................................................

Paid staff or management (include compensation in expenses reported on lines 1c through 1i)? ........

Media advertisements? ...................................................................................................

Mailings to members, legislators, or the public? .............................................................................

Publications, or published or broadcast statements? ...........................................................

Grants to other organizations for lobbying purposes? ..........................................................

Direct contact with legislators, their staffs, government officials, or a legislative body? .......................

Rallies, demonstrations, seminars, conventions, speeches, lectures, or any similar means? ..................

Other activities? ...................................................................................................................

Total. Add lines 1c through 1i ....................................................................................................

Did the activities in line 1 cause the organization to be not described in section 501(c)(3)? .....

If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred under section 4912 ...........................................

If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred by organization managers under section 4912 ...................

If the filing organization incurred a section 4912 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? ........................

Part III-A

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6).

Yes

Were substantially all (90% or more) dues received nondeductible by members? ...............................................

Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less? ............................................

Did the organization agree to carry over lobbying and political expenditures from the prior year? .................................

Part III-B

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6) and if either (a) BOTH Part III-A, lines 1 and 2, are answered "No" OR (b) Part III-A, line 3, is answered “Yes."

Dues, assessments and similar amounts from members ......................................................................

Section 162(e) nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures (do not include amounts of political expenses for which the section 527(f) tax was paid).

Current year .............................................................................................................................

Carryover from last year ............................................................................................................

Total ...........................................................................................................................................

Aggregate amount reported in section 6033(e)(1)(A) notices of nondeductible section 162(e) dues .

If notices were sent and the amount on line 2c exceeds the amount on line 3, what portion of the excess does the organization agree to carryover to the reasonable estimate of nondeductible lobbying and political expenditure next year? ......................................................................................................................

Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures (see instructions) .........................................

Part IV

Supplemental Information

Provide the descriptions required for Part l-A, line 1; Part l-B, line 4; Part l-C, line 5; Part II-A (affiliated group list); Part II-A, lines 1 and 2 (see instructions), and Part ll-B, line 1. Also, complete this part for any additional information.

Return Reference	Explanation

Schedule C (Form 990 or 990EZ) 2019

Additional Data

Software ID:
Software Version:

- TIN:

SCHEDULE D
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Financial Statements

Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, or 12b.
SchDMd Bullet

Attach to Form 990.
SchDMd Bullet

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization

Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

Employer identification number

94-2487469

Part I

Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 6.

		(a) Donor advised funds	(b) Funds and other accounts
1	Total number at end of year .........
2	Aggregate value of contributions to (during year)
3	Aggregate value of grants from (during year)
4	Aggregate value at end of year ........

Did the organization inform all donors and donor advisors in writing that the assets held in donor advised funds are the organization’s property, subject to the organization’s exclusive legal control? ............

Yes No

Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds can be used only for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring impermissible private benefit? ...................................

Yes No

Part II

Conservation Easements.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 7.

Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).

Preservation of land for public use (e.g., recreation or education) Preservation of an historically important land area

Protection of natural habitat Preservation of a certified historic structure

Preservation of open space

Complete lines 2a through 2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax year.


a	Total number of conservation easements ......................	2a
b	Total acreage restricted by conservation easements ....................	2b
c	Number of conservation easements on a certified historic structure included in (a) .....	2c
d	Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after 7/25/06, and not on a historic structure listed in the National Register ...	2d

Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during the
tax year SchDMd Bullet

Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located SchDMd Bullet

Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? ............

Yes No

Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet

Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet

Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(i) and section 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)? .............................

Yes No

In Part XIII, describe how the organization reports conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement, and
balance sheet, and include, if applicable, the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes
the organization’s accounting for conservation easements.

Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 8.

If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide, in Part XIII, the text of the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.

If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide the following amounts relating to these items:

(i)

Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ......................... SchDMd Bullet

(ii)

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... SchDMd Bullet

If the organization received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets for financial gain, provide the
following amounts required to be reported under FASB ASC 958 relating to these items:

Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 .......................... SchDMd Bullet

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... SchDMd Bullet

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

Cat. No. 52283D

Schedule D (Form 990) 2019

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Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued)

Using the organization’s acquisition, accession, and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection items (check all that apply):

Public exhibition

Loan or exchange programs

Scholarly research

Other

Preservation for future generations

Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in
Part XIII.

During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures or other similar
assets to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organization’s collection?...

Yes No

Part IV

Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 9, or reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21.

Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not
included on Form 990, Part X? ....................................

Yes No


b	If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII and complete the following table:		Amount
c	Beginning balance .............................	1c
d	Additions during the year ............................	1d
e	Distributions during the year ..........................	1e
f	Ending balance ................................	1f

Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21, for escrow or custodial account liability? ...

Yes No

If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII. Check here if the explanation has been provided in Part XIII ....

Part V

Endowment Funds.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 10.

		(a) Current year	(b) Prior year	(c) Two years back	(d) Three years back	(e) Four years back

1a	Beginning of year balance ....	233,228,187	239,831,456	196,825,806	127,401,810	131,038,945
b	Contributions ...	2,946,556	10,625,727	15,723,311	65,084,000	1,009,663
c	Net investment earnings, gains, and losses	39,997,740	-10,238,996	33,455,339	9,173,000	-422,798
d	Grants or scholarships ...
e	Other expenditures for facilities and programs ...	8,600,000	6,990,000	6,173,000	4,833,004	4,224,000
f	Administrative expenses ....
g	End of year balance ......	267,572,483	233,228,187	239,831,456	196,825,806	127,401,810

Provide the estimated percentage of the current year end balance (line 1g, column (a)) held as:

Board designated or quasi-endowment SchDMd Bullet

85.690 %

Permanent endowment SchDMd Bullet

10.490 %

Term endowment SchDMd Bullet

3.820 %

The percentages on lines 2a, 2b, and 2c should equal 100%.

Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the
organization by:

Yes

(i) Unrelated organizations .................

3a(i)

(ii) Related organizations .................

3a(ii)

If "Yes" on 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R? .........

Describe in Part XIII the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds.

Part VI

Land, Buildings, and Equipment.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11a. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.

Description of property		(a) Cost or other basis (investment)	(b) Cost or other basis (other)	(c) Accumulated depreciation	(d) Book value

1a	Land .....	24,797,822		24,797,822
b	Buildings ....	202,529,991	100,672,591	101,857,400
c	Leasehold improvements
d	Equipment ....	32,850,528	25,864,729	6,985,799
e	Other .....	68,460,375	47,935,046	20,525,329
Total. Add lines 1a through 1e. (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).)..				154,166,350

Schedule D (Form 990) 2019

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Part VII

InvestmentsOther Securities.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11b. See Form 990, Part X, line 12.

(a) Description of security or category (including name of security)	(b) Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value
(1) Financial derivatives.........
(2) Closely-held equity interests........
(3) Other (A) EQUITY FUND	138,215,604	F
(B) BOND FUNDS	49,613,301	F
(C) HEDGE FUNDS	27,342,181	F
(D) NONMARKETABLE INVESTMENTS	49,415,263	F
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
(I)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col. (B) line 12.)	264,586,349

Part VIII

InvestmentsProgram Related. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11c. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.

(a) Description of investment	(b) Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)

Part IX

Other Assets.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11d. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.

(a) Description				(b) Book value

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........

Part X

Other Liabilities.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11e or 11f. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.

1.(a) Description of liability	(b) Book value
(1) Federal income taxes	0
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)	112,190
2. Liability for uncertain tax positions. In Part XIII, provide the text of the footnote to the organization's financial statements that reports the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740). Check here if the text of the footnote has been provided in Part XIII

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Part XI Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements .......		1
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a	Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments ....	2a
b	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2b
c	Recoveries of prior year grants ...........	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	2d
e	Add lines 2a through 2d .....................		2e
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1..................		3
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b .	4a
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ...........	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b....................		4c
5	Total revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) ......		5

Part XII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ...........		1
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2a
b	Prior year adjustments ............	2b
c	Other losses ................	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	2d
e	Add lines 2a through 2d....................		2e
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1...................		3
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b ..	4a
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b.....................		4c
5	Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) ......		5

Part XIII

Supplemental Information

Provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9; Part III, lines 1a and 4; Part lV, lines 1b and 2b; Part V, line 4; Part X, line 2; Part XI, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.

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Explanation

INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS

SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4: THE EARNINGS OF THE AQUARIUM'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS SUPPORT EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND THE MISSION OF THE AQUARIUM.

FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE

SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2: THE FOLLOWING FOOTNOTE APPEARED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR BOTH MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM SUPPORT SERVICES ("MBASS"), A RELATED ORGANIZATION: THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MBASS FOLLOW GUIDANCE THAT CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, INCLUDING ISSUES RELATING TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT. THIS GUIDANCE PROVIDES THAT THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN ONLY BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THE POSITION IS "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED IF THE POSITION WERE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE TAX POSITION IS BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE TAX POSITION MAY BE CHALLENGED. THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MBASS ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THOUGH IT IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, UNLESS THAT INCOME IS OTHERWISE EXCLUDED BY THE CODE. THEY ARE ALSO EXEMPT FROM CALIFORNIA STATE FRANCHISE TAXES UNDER SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MBASS HAVE PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS NEXUS; AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MBASS HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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SCHEDULE F(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Statement of Activities Outside the United States

Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 14b, 15, or 16. Right pointing arrow large image

Attach to Form 990. Right pointing arrow large image

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

Employer identification number

94-2487469

Part I

General Information on Activities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 14b.

For grantmakers. Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of its grants and

other assistance, the grantees’ eligibility for the grants or assistance, and the selection criteria used

to award the grants or assistance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes

For grantmakers. Describe in Part V the organization’s procedures for monitoring the use of its grants and other assistance outside the United States.

Activites per Region. (The following Part I, line 3 table can be duplicated if additional space is needed.)

(a) Region		(d) Activities conducted in region (by type) (such as, fundraising, program services, investments, grants to recipients located in the region)	(e) If activity listed in (d) is a program service, describe specific type of service(s) in the region	(f) Total expenditures for and investments in the region
	Central America and the Caribbean	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	5,930
	East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	212,161
	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	107,436
	Middle East and North Africa	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	4,012
	North America	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	20,635
	South America	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	21,260
	South Asia	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	5,629
	Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	1,506
	North America	Grantmaking		33,621
	Central America and the Caribbean	Investments		27,342,181







3a	Sub-total ....			27,754,371
b	Total from continuation sheets to Part I ...
c	Totals (add lines 3a and 3b)			27,754,371

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.Cat. No. 50082W Schedule F (Form 990) 2019

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Part II

Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations or Entities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 15, for any recipient who received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

(c) Region	(d) Purpose of grant	(e) Amount of cash grant	(f) Manner of cash disbursement
North America	Migratory movement, Ecology & Conservation of Rays in Gulf of California	33,621	wire

2	Enter total number of recipient organizations listed above that are recognized as charities by the foreign country, recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS, or for which the grantee or counsel has provided a section 501(c)(3) equivalency letter .......
3	Enter total number of other organizations or entities .......................	1

Schedule F (Form 990) 2019

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Part III

Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 16.

Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

(a) Type of grant or assistance		(b) Region	(c) Number of recipients	(d) Amount of cash grant	(e) Manner of cash disbursement	(f) Amount of noncash assistance	(g) Description of noncash assistance	(h) Method of valuation (book, FMV, appraisal, other)

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Part IV

Foreign Forms

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Part V

Supplemental Information
Provide the information required by Part I, line 2 (monitoring of funds); Part I, line 3, column (f) (accounting method; amounts of investments vs. expenditures per region); Part II, line 1 (accounting method); Part III (accounting method); and Part III, column (c) (estimated number of recipients), as applicable. Also complete this part to provide any additional information. See instructions.

ReturnReference	Explanation
PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES	SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2: THE AQUARIUM REQUIRES POTENTIAL GRANT RECIPIENTS TO SUBMIT FORMAL APPLICATIONS WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE AQUARIUM'S MISSION AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGET. FURTHERMORE, THE AQUARIUM REQUIRES A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THE GRANTEE PROVIDING DETAIL ABOUT HOW FUNDS WERE USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE GRANT OBJECTIVES. REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR COMPLIANCE WITH GRANT CONDITIONS.
PURPOSES OF GRANTS	SCHEDULE F, PART II, COLUMN D GRANT OF $33,621 - MIGRATORY MOVEMENT, ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION OF RAYS IN GULF OF CALIFORNIA

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SCHEDULE G (Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Information Regarding
Fundraising or Gaming Activities

Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, lines 17, 18, or 19, or if the organization entered more than $15,000 on Form 990-EZ, line 6a. right arrow

Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

Employer identification number

94-2487469

Part I

Fundraising Activities.Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 17.

Form 990-EZ filers are not required to complete this part.

Indicate whether the organization raised funds through any of the following activities. Check all that apply.

a	Mail solicitations	e	Solicitation of non-government grants
b	Internet and email solicitations	f	Solicitation of government grants
c	Phone solicitations	g	Special fundraising events
d	In-person solicitations

Did the organization have a written or oral agreement with any individual (including officers, directors, trustees

or key employees listed in Form 990, Part VII) or entity in connection with professional fundraising services?

YesNo

If "Yes," list the 10 highest paid individuals or entities (fundraisers) pursuant to agreements under which the fundraiser is
to be compensated at least $5,000 by the organization.

(i) Name and address of individual or entity (fundraiser)		(ii) Activity	(iii) Did fundraiser have custody or control of contributions?		(iv) Gross receipts from activity	(v) Amount paid to (or retained by) fundraiser listed in col. (i)	(vi) Amount paid to (or retained by) organization
			Yes	No
	Feldstein Co LLC 601 Skokie Blvd Suite 103 Northbrook, IL60063	Consulting MARKETING		No		162,000	-162,000
	S D A Teleservices 57 West Century Blvd Ste 300 Los Angeles, CA90045	Telemarket		No	167,990	83,827	84,163








Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					167,990	245,827	-77,837

List all states in which the organization is registered or licensed to solicit contributions or has been notified it is exempt from registration or licensing.

AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 50083H

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Part II

Fundraising Events. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 18, or reported more than $15,000 of fundraising event contributions and gross income on Form 990-EZ, lines 1 and 6b. List events with gross receipts greater than $5,000.

		(a) Event #1 (event type)	(b) Event #2 (event type)	(c) Other events (total number)	(d) Total events (add col. (a) through col. (c))
1	Gross receipts . . . . .
2	Less: Contributions . . . .
3	Gross income (line 1 minus line 2) . . . . . .

4	Cash prizes . . . . .
5	Noncash prizes . . . .
6	Rent/facility costs . . . .
7	Food and beverages . . .
8	Entertainment . . . .
9	Other direct expenses . . .
10	Direct expense summary. Add lines 4 through 9 in column (d) . . . . . . . . . .
11	Net income summary. Subtract line 10 from line 3, column (d). . . . . . . . . .

Part III

Gaming. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 19, or reported more than $15,000 on Form 990-EZ, line 6a.

		(a) Bingo	(b) Pull tabs/Instant bingo/progressive bingo	(c) Other gaming	(d) Total gaming (add col.(a) through col.(c))
1	Gross revenue . . . . .

2	Cash prizes . . . . .
3	Noncash prizes . . . .
4	Rent/facility costs . . . .
5	Other direct expenses . . .

Volunteer labor . . . .

	Yes %
	No

	Yes %
	No

	Yes %
	No

Direct expense summary. Add lines 2 through 5 in column (d) . . . . . . . . . . right arrow

Net gaming income summary. Subtract line 7 from line 1, column (d). . . . . . . . . right arrow

Enter the state(s) in which the organization conducts gaming activities:

Is the organization licensed to conduct gaming activities in each of these states? . . . . . . . .

YesNo

If "No," explain:

10a

Were any of the organization's gaming licenses revoked, suspended or terminated during the tax year? . . .

YesNo

If "Yes," explain:

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Does the organization conduct gaming activities with nonmembers? . . . . . . . . . . .

YesNo

Is the organization a grantor, beneficiary or trustee of a trust or a member of a partnership or other entity

formed to administer charitable gaming? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

YesNo

Indicate the percentage of gaming activity conducted in:

The organization's facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13a

An outside facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13b

Enter the name and address of the person who prepares the organization's gaming/special events books and records:

Name

Address

15a

Does the organization have a contract with a third party from whom the organization receives gaming

revenue? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

YesNo

If "Yes," enter the amount of gaming revenue received by the organization right arrow

$ and the

amount of gaming revenue retained by the third party right arrow

$ .

If "Yes," enter name and address of the third party:

Name

Address

Gaming manager information:

Name

Gaming manager compensation right arrow

Description of services provided right arrow

Director/officer Employee Independent contractor

Mandatory distributions:

Is the organization required under state law to make charitable distributions from the gaming proceeds to

retain the state gaming license? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

YesNo

Enter the amount of distributions required under state law distributed to other exempt organizations or spent

in the organization's own exempt activities during the tax year right arrow

Part IV

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part I, line 2b, columns (iii) and (v); and Part III, lines 9, 9b, 10b, 15b, 15c, 16, and 17b, as applicable. Also provide any additional information. See instructions.

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Schedule I
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations,
Governments and Individuals in the United States

Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990, Part IV, line 21 or 22.
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Attach to Form 990.
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OMB No. 1545-0047

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Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

Employer identification number
94-2487469

Part I

General Information on Grants and Assistance

Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of the grants or assistance, the grantees' eligibility for the grants or assistance, and
the selection criteria used to award the grants or assistance? ........................

Yes No

Describe in Part IV the organization's procedures for monitoring the use of grant funds in the United States.

Part II

Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 21, for any recipient

that received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

(a) Name and address of organization or government	(b) EIN	(c) IRC section (if applicable)	(d) Amount of cash grant	(h) Purpose of grant or assistance
(1) MONTEREY BAY FISHERIES TRUST 99 PACIFIC STREET SUITE 575C MONTEREY,CA93940	47-1978379	501(c)(3)	54,436	Grants funded for fishing conservation
(2) Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute 7700 SANDHOLDT ROAD MOSS LANDING,CA95039	77-0150580	501(c)(3)	500,000	Support for research and outreach projects
(3) CA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH 6300 ST UNI STE 332 LONG BEACH,CA90815	93-1150363	115	14,920	Support rapid response team white shark tagging
(4) UC SANTA CRUZ 1156 HIGH STREET SANTA CRUZ,CA95064	94-1539563	115	27,500	Fund research and tag mobula rays
(5) SAN JOSE STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 210 N FOURTH STREET 4TH FLR SAN JOSE,CA95112	94-6017638	501(c)(3)	9,926	Validating age & growth of fish Mexican waters
(6) COLBY COLLEGE 4120 MAYFLOWER HILL WATERVILLE,ME04901	01-0211497	501(C)(3)	17,336	Blue Fin Tuna data mining

Enter total number of section 501(c)(3) and government organizations listed in the line 1 table ................. Bullet Image

Enter total number of other organizations listed in the line 1 table ........................ . Bullet Image

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Part III

Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Individuals. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 22.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

(a) Type of grant or assistance	(b) Number of recipients	(c) Amount of cash grant	(d) Amount of noncash assistance	(e) Method of valuation (book, FMV, appraisal, other)	(f) Description of noncash assistance

(1) FELLOWSHIP	3	171,296
(2) Individual Scholarship	31	31,950
(3) Teacher Stipends	107	107,270
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)

Part IV

Supplemental Information. Provide the information required in Part I, line 2; Part III, column (b); and any other additional information.

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Explanation

PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE UNITED STATES

SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE AQUARIUM REQUIRES POTENTIAL GRANT RECIPIENTS TO SUBMIT FORMAL APPLICATIONS WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE AQUARIUM'S MISSION AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGET. FURTHERMORE, THE AQUARIUM REQUIRES A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THE GRANTEE PROVIDING DETAIL ABOUT HOW FUNDS WERE USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE GRANT OBJECTIVES. REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR COMPLIANCE WITH GRANT CONDITIONS.

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Schedule J
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Compensation Information

For certain Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest
Compensated Employees
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Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 23.
SchJMediumBullet

Attach to Form 990.
SchJMediumBullet

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OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization

Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

Employer identification number

94-2487469

Part I

Questions Regarding Compensation

Yes

Check the appropiate box(es) if the organization provided any of the following to or for a person listed on Form
990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a. Complete Part III to provide any relevant information regarding these items.

First-class or charter travel Housing allowance or residence for personal use

Travel for companions Payments for business use of personal residence

Tax idemnification and gross-up payments Health or social club dues or initiation fees

Discretionary spending account Personal services (e.g., maid, chauffeur, chef)

If any of the boxes on Line 1a are checked, did the organization follow a written policy regarding payment or reimbursement or provision of all of the expenses described above? If "No," complete Part III to explain .........

Yes

Did the organization require substantiation prior to reimbursing or allowing expenses incurred by all
directors, trustees, officers, including the CEO/Executive Director, regarding the items checked on Line 1a? ..

Yes

Indicate which, if any, of the following the filing organization used to establish the compensation of the
organization's CEO/Executive Director. Check all that apply. Do not check any boxes for methods
used by a related organization to establish compensation of the CEO/Executive Director, but explain in Part III.

Compensation committee Written employment contract

Independent compensation consultant Compensation survey or study

Form 990 of other organizations Approval by the board or compensation committee

During the year, did any person listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, with respect to the filing organization or a related organization:

Receive a severance payment or change-of-control payment? .............

Participate in, or receive payment from, a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan? .........

Participate in, or receive payment from, an equity-based compensation arrangement? .........

If "Yes" to any of lines 4a-c, list the persons and provide the applicable amounts for each item in Part III.

Only 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations must complete lines 5-9.

For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the revenues of:

The organization? ....................

Any related organization? .......................

If "Yes," on line 5a or 5b, describe in Part III.

For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the net earnings of:

The organization? ..................

Any related organization? ......................

If "Yes," on line 6a or 6b, describe in Part III.

For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization provide any nonfixed
payments not described in lines 5 and 6? If "Yes," describe in Part III ............

Were any amounts reported on Form 990, Part VII, paid or accured pursuant to a contract that was
subject to the initial contract exception described in Regulations section 53.4958-4(a)(3)? If "Yes," describe
in Part III ..........................

If "Yes" on line 8, did the organization also follow the rebuttable presumption procedure described in Regulations section 53.4958-6(c)? .........................

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

Cat. No. 50053T

Schedule J (Form 990) 2019

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Part II

Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees. Use duplicate copies if additional space is needed.

For each individual whose compensation must be reported on Schedule J, report compensation from the organization on row (i) and from related organizations, described in the
instructions, on row (ii). Do not list any individuals that are not listed on Form 990, Part VII.
Note. The sum of columns (B)(i)-(iii) for each listed individual must equal the total amount of Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, applicable column (D) and (E) amounts for that individual.

(A) Name and Title		(B) Breakdown of W-2 and/or 1099-MISC compensation			(C) Retirement and other deferred compensation	(D) Nontaxable benefits	(E) Total of columns (B)(i)-(D)	(F) Compensation in column (B) reported as deferred on prior Form 990
(A) Name and Title		(i) Base compensation	(ii) Bonus & incentive compensation	(iii) Other reportable compensation	(C) Retirement and other deferred compensation	(D) Nontaxable benefits	(E) Total of columns (B)(i)-(D)
1Julie Packard Executive Director	(i) (ii)	328,740 ------------- 0	382 ------------- 0	2,754 ------------- 0	28,000 ------------- 0	11,933 ------------- 0	371,809 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
2Troy A Grande CFO & Treasurer	(i) (ii)	262,397 ------------- 0	764 ------------- 0	1,145 ------------- 0	27,188 ------------- 0	34,788 ------------- 0	326,282 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
3Cynthia Vernon Chief Operating Officer	(i) (ii)	271,860 ------------- 0	764 ------------- 0	3,953 ------------- 0	27,908 ------------- 0	25,938 ------------- 0	330,423 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
4Cristina Fekeci Chief Development Officer	(i) (ii)	309,374 ------------- 0	5,764 ------------- 0	4,457 ------------- 0	28,000 ------------- 0	14,698 ------------- 0	362,293 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
5Marian Martha Hahn Chief Marketing Officer	(i) (ii)	230,649 ------------- 0	764 ------------- 0	503 ------------- 0	23,236 ------------- 0	11,513 ------------- 0	266,665 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
6Margaret Spring VP Con & Sci Chief Cnsrv Off	(i) (ii)	216,502 ------------- 0	764 ------------- 0	1,352 ------------- 0	22,282 ------------- 0	24,318 ------------- 0	265,218 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
7Teresa Jeanine Merry Chief Human Resources Officer	(i) (ii)	200,656 ------------- 0	754 ------------- 0	1,713 ------------- 0	20,862 ------------- 0	25,923 ------------- 0	249,908 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
8Charles Aslanian VP of Facility Operations	(i) (ii)	167,176 ------------- 0	9,801 ------------- 0	1,926 ------------- 0	17,656 ------------- 0	25,048 ------------- 0	221,607 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
9David Rosenberg VP of Guest Experience	(i) (ii)	165,650 ------------- 0	1,508 ------------- 0	208 ------------- 0	16,565 ------------- 0	1,436 ------------- 0	185,367 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
10Nancy Enterline VP of Development	(i) (ii)	171,099 ------------- 0	754 ------------- 0	692 ------------- 0	18,358 ------------- 0	37,432 ------------- 0	228,335 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
11Jon Hoech VP of Animal Care	(i) (ii)	165,509 ------------- 0	754 ------------- 0	623 ------------- 0	17,078 ------------- 0	22,971 ------------- 0	206,935 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
12Jennifer Dianto Kemmerly VP of Global Ocean Initiatives	(i) (ii)	181,845 ------------- 0	9,965 ------------- 0	248 ------------- 0	18,811 ------------- 0	17,282 ------------- 0	228,151 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
13Mary C Mullen VP of Gift Planning	(i) (ii)	171,588 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	1,573 ------------- 0	17,381 ------------- 0	13,017 ------------- 0	203,559 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
14Jonathan Davis Controller	(i) (ii)	166,363 ------------- 0	1,931 ------------- 0	628 ------------- 0	17,159 ------------- 0	20,301 ------------- 0	206,382 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
15Robert Mann Director of IT	(i) (ii)	161,517 ------------- 0	1,931 ------------- 0	218 ------------- 0	15,832 ------------- 0	34,727 ------------- 0	214,225 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
16Rita Bell VP of Education	(i) (ii)	150,918 ------------- 0	6,600 ------------- 0	2,039 ------------- 0	15,404 ------------- 0	12,915 ------------- 0	187,876 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0

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Part III

Supplemental Information

Provide the information, explanation, or descriptions required for Part I, lines 1a, 1b, 3, 4a, 4b, 4c, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7, and 8, and for Part II. Also complete this part for any additional information.

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GROSS-UP PAYMENTS AND HEALTH CLUB DUES:

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A AS PART OF THE AQUARIUM'S WELLNESS PROGRAM, ALL EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING THE LISTED EMPLOYEES IN PART VII, SECTION A) ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A MONTHLY SUBSIDY OF $25 FOR FITNESS CENTER DUES IF THE EMPLOYEE MEETS CERTAIN WELLNESS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. SINCE THIS TYPE OF SUBSIDY IS CONSIDERED A TAXABLE FRINGE BENEFIT, THE AQUARIUM GROSSES-UP THESE SUBSIDIES TO COVER THE EMPLOYEE'S TAXES. SUCH PAYMENTS WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME ON THE EMPLOYEE'S FORM W-2 AND REPORTED AS COMPENSATION ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III). ADDITIONALLY, CERTAIN EMPLOYEES RECEIVED TAX GROSS-UP PAYMENTS FOR SMALL APPRECIATION GIFTS RECEIVED DURING THE COURSE OF THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR. SUCH PAYMENTS WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME ON THE EMPLOYEE'S FORM W-2 AND REPORTED AS COMPENSATION ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II).

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OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization

Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

Employer identification number

94-2487469

Part I

Types of Property

	(a) Check if applicable	(b) Number of contributions or items contributed	(c) Noncash contribution amounts reported on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1g	(d) Method of determining noncash contribution amounts
1 Art—Works of art ....
2 Art—Historical treasures .
3 Art—Fractional interests ..
4 Books and publications ..
5 Clothing and household goods .......
6 Cars and other vehicles ..
7 Boats and planes ....
8 Intellectual property ...
9 Securities—Publicly traded .	X	83	1,614,614	FMV
10 Securities—Closely held stock .
11 Securities—Partnership, LLC, or trust interests ....
12 Securities—Miscellaneous ..
13 Qualified conservation contribution—Historic structures .....
14 Qualified conservation contribution—Other ...
15 Real estate—Residential .
16 Real estate—Commercial ..
17 Real estate—Other ...
18 Collectibles .....
19 Food inventory ...	X	30	32,228	OPINION OF EXPERTS
20 Drugs and medical supplies .
21 Taxidermy ......
22 Historical artifacts ....
23 Scientific specimens ..
24 Archeological artifacts ...
25 Other ( )
26 Other ( )
27 Other ( )
28 Other ( )

Number of Forms 8283 received by the organization during the tax year for contributions
for which the organization completed Form 8283, Part IV, Donee Acknowledgement

Yes

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During the year, did the organization receive by contribution any property reported in Part I, lines 1 through 28, that it must hold for at least three years from the date of the initial contribution, and which isn't required to be used for exempt purposes for the entire holding period? ...................

30a

If "Yes," describe the arrangement in Part II.

Does the organization have a gift acceptance policy that requires the review of any nonstandard contributions?

Yes

32a

Does the organization hire or use third parties or related organizations to solicit, process, or sell noncash

contributions? ..........................

32a

If "Yes," describe in Part II.

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describe in Part II.

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Part IISupplemental Information. Provide the information required by Part I, lines 30b, 32b, and 33, and whether the organization is reporting in Part I, column (b), the number of contributions, the number of items received, or a combination of both. Also complete this part for any additional information.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

Employer identification number

94-2487469

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ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 THE MISSION OF THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM IS TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE OCEAN. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DRAW INSPIRATION FROM THE AQUARIUM AND LOOK TO US TO ADVOCATE FOR OCEAN WILDLIFE. CELEBRATING 35 YEARS THE AQUARIUMS IMPACT REACHED FARTHER THAN EVER IN 2019, AND IN LASTING WAYS. FROM THE OPENING OF OUR NEW BECHTEL FAMILY CENTER FOR OCEAN EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP TO OUR SEAFOOD WORK AROUND THE GLOBE AND POLICY INITIATIVES ADDRESSING THE GREATEST THREATS TO OCEAN HEALTH, WE ARE MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990 PART III LINE 4A ANIMAL CARE AND AQUARIUM EXPERIENCE ANIMAL CARE AND AQUARIUM EXPERIENCE EXPENSES OF $49,048,226 INCLUDE THE COST OF OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE AQUARIUM'S LIVING EXHIBIT GALLERIES AND PROVIDING A HIGH-QUALITY EXPERIENCE FOR THE 1.9 MILLION PEOPLE WHO VISITED THE AQUARIUM IN 2019. AT OUR HEART, THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM IS A PLACE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND AGES TO DISCOVER AND FALL IN LOVE WITH OCEAN LIFE. FOR 35 YEARS, WE'VE CREATED EXCEPTIONAL LIVING EXHIBITS, ACHIEVING MANY "FIRSTS" ALONG THE WAY, WHILE PROVIDING SUPERLATIVE ANIMAL CARE AND DEVELOPING NEW WAYS TO CONNECT WITH VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. OFTEN THIS TAKES THE FORM OF IMPROVEMENTS TO EXHIBITS AND NEW ADVANCES IN RAISING ANIMALS. WE CONTINUE TO BUILD ON OUR WORK WITH EXHIBIT ANIMALS LIKE SEA OTTERS AND AFRICAN PENGUINS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THEIR KIN IN THE WILD. AND WE LOOK FOR BETTER WAYS TO WELCOME OUR GUESTS, SUCH AS THROUGH OUR NEW BLENDED LANGUAGE PROGRAMS AND SPANISH-SPEAKING "NATURALISTAS" WHO SERVE A GROWING NUMBER OF LATINX VISITORS. ABOVE ALL, WE CONTINUE TO STRETCH THE LIMITS OF THE POSSIBLE. THAT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE OF OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MBARI) TO IMAGINE AND CREATE A LIVING DEEP-SEA EXHIBITION THAT OPENS IN 2022. THE NEW EXHIBITION WILL SHOWCASE OUR PLANET'S LARGEST LIVING SPACE, THE REMARKABLE CREATURES THAT LIVE THERE - AND THE ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND AND PROTECT THE DEEP OCEAN. WE TOUCH THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS EACH YEAR THROUGH OUR EXHIBITS AND INSPIRING SETTING ON MONTEREY BAY. IT'S THE FOUNDATION OF ALL WE DO TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO PROTECT THE OCEAN PLANET ON WHICH OUR FUTURE DEPENDS. CHICK, CHICK, HOORAY! NEW PENGUINS HATCH OUR SPLASH ZONE COLONY OF 18 AFRICAN PENGUINS IS A FAVORITE OF MEMBERS AND VISITORS ALIKE - AT THE AQUARIUM AND ON OUR STREAMING PENGUIN CAM - ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE PENGUIN CHICKS TO FOLLOW AS THEY GROW UP. SINCE 2014, WE'VE HELPED RAISE 10 CHICKS, INCLUDING 2019 HATCHLINGS TULE AND PIPER. WE INVITE THE PUBLIC TO HELP US NAME THE CHICKS, WHICH HELPS GET MORE PEOPLE INTERESTED AND INVOLVED IN PROTECTING THIS ENDANGERED SPECIES. OUR BIRDS ARE MORE THAN CHARMING; THEY'RE PART OF A COLLABORATIVE SURVIVAL PLAN FOR THEIR SPECIES. MANAGED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA), THE PROGRAM MAINTAINS THE GENETIC HEALTH OF MORE THAN 800 AFRICAN PENGUINS AT 50 AZA-ACCREDITED ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS. CONNECTING WITH A NEW GENERATION OF VISITORS CALIFORNIA IS MORE CULTURALLY DIVERSE NOW THAN WHEN THE AQUARIUM OPENED, AND OUR STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND PROGRAMMING REFLECT THOSE CHANGES. TODAY, 39 PERCENT OF CALIFORNIANS IDENTIFY AS LATINX - AS DO MORE THAN A QUARTER OF AQUARIUM VISITORS. WE'VE LONG OFFERED BILINGUAL EXHIBIT LABELS, PRINTED MATERIALS AND ONLINE INFORMATION IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND WE EMPLOY TALENTED BILINGUAL STAFF ACROSS AQUARIUM DEPARTMENTS. IN 2019, TO CREATE AN EVEN MORE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT, WE ADDED "BLENDED LANGUAGE" PRESENTATIONS INCORPORATING BOTH LANGUAGES THAT WE OFFER WHEN WE HOST LARGE NUMBERS OF GUESTS FOR WHOM SPANISH IS A PRIMARY LANGUAGE. WE'VE ALSO TRAINED BILINGUAL "NATURALISTA" VOLUNTEER GUIDES - WHO INTERPRET AQUARIUM EXHIBITS, ANIMALS AND CONSERVATION TOPICS IN SPANISH - TO LEAD BILINGUAL TOURS, FACILITATE FREE TO LEARN PROGRAMS FOR CLIENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND PRESENT TO VISITORS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WITH THEIR HELP, WE'RE REACHING LATINX VISITORS IN MEANINGFUL WAYS THAT ADVANCE OUR MISSION TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE OCEAN. A TRIBUTE TO OUR LONG-LIVED WILLET WE HONOR THE PASSING OF OUR BELOVED WILLET, A SHOREBIRD THAT LIVED IN OUR AVIARY FOR 32 YEARS AND PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 21, 2019 - ONE DAY AFTER OUR 35TH ANNIVERSARY. HER STOIC AND CONFIDENT NATURE PLACED HER AT THE TOP OF THE AVIARY HIERARCHY, AND SHE WAS A MODERATING PRESENCE FOR THE OTHER SHOREBIRDS. HER LIFE WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY TRIBUTE TO THE CARE SHE RECEIVED AT THE AQUARIUM. OUR AVICULTURE STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND VETERINARY TEAM LOOKED AFTER HER WITH EXPERTISE, DEDICATION, HEART AND SOUL. IT WAS BECAUSE OF THAT CARE AND LIFELONG COMMITMENT THAT OUR WILLET WAS ABLE TO SURVIVE HER ORIGINAL INJURIES AND LIVE THE FULL AND EXTENDED LIFE SHE DID. SHE REPAID US WITH HER PRESENCE AND GRACE, AND WAS THE SUBJECT OF MANY STORIES WE SHARED WITH GENERATIONS OF MEMBERS AND VISITORS. DIVING INTO THE DEEP THE OCEAN IS THE LARGEST HOME FOR LIFE ON EARTH, AND MOST OF THE OCEAN IS THE DEEP SEA. NINETEENTH-CENTURY OCEANOGRAPHERS COULD'T IMAGINE HOW SUCH A COLD, DARK, HIGH-PRESSURE ENVIRONMENT COULD SUSTAIN LIFE, LET ALONE BE CLOSELY CONNECTED TO LIFE AT THE OCEAN SURFACE. THANKS TO NEW TECHNOLOGY - MUCH OF IT DEVELOPED AT THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MBARI) - FROM MANNED SUBMERSIBLES TO AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES AND FLEETS OF DRIFTING DRONES, IT'S BECOME CLEAR: THE DEEP OCEAN IS TEEMING WITH EXTRAORDINARY LIFE. IT'S NOT THE TROPICAL CORAL REEFS OF TRAVEL BROCHURES, BUT IT'S JUST AS MAGNIFICENT - A HOME FOR CREATURES BOTH BIZARRE AND BEAUTIFUL, AND OF THE LARGEST ANIMAL MIGRATION ON EARTH. IT'S A STORY WE'RE IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO TELL, AND ONE THAT MUST BE TOLD TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE AS THREATS TO THE OCEAN HAVE DESCENDED INTO ITS DARKEST REACHES. WE'LL BRING THE DEEP SEA TO THE PUBLIC IN 2022 WHEN WE OPEN INTO THE DEEP: EXPLORING OUR UNDISCOVERED OCEAN. WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR PARTNERS AT MBARI, WE'RE MAKING NEW DISCOVERIES ABOUT THIS VITAL PART OF OUR LIVING PLANET AS WE PREPARE THIS IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION. IT WILL ILLUMINATE THE BEAUTY OF THE LARGELY UNEXPLORED HABITAT, ALONG WITH THE NEED FOR URGENT ACTION TO PROTECT THIS VAST, YET FRAGILE PART OF THE GLOBE. OUR ANIMAL CARE TEAM IS ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF CARING FOR DEEP OCEAN ANIMALS, FROM DELICATE BLOODYBELLY COMB JELLIES TO GANGLY JAPANESE SPIDER CRABS. THEY'RE MAKING NIGHTTIME BLACKWATER DIVES AND USING MBARI SUBMERSIBLES TO COLLECT SPECIES WE'VE NEVER EXHIBITED BEFORE. THEY'RE PERFECTING TECHNIQUES FOR RAISING BONE-EATING WORMS THAT FEAST ON THE SKELETONS OF SUNKEN WHALES. THE EXHIBITION WILL FEATURE THESE AND OTHER INCREDIBLE ANIMALS - AS WELL AS THE INNOVATIVE TOOLS SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS USE TO EXPLORE THE DEEP AND TO MEASURE IMPACTS FROM THREATS LIKE PLASTIC POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE. WE'LL SHOWCASE FINDINGS OF MBARI'S SCIENTIFIC WORK TO UNDERSTAND HOW DEEP-SEA ECOSYSTEMS ARE CHANGING IN THE FACE OF ESCALATING HUMAN IMPACT, AND HOW NEW DISCOVERIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING WILL PROVIDE THE ROADMAP TO RESTORE THE OCEAN TO HEALTH. SAVING SEA OTTERS AND PROTECTING OUR OCEAN SEA OTTERS ARE AMONG THE WORLD'S MOST ENGAGING ANIMALS. OUR FIVE FABULOUS EXHIBIT ANIMALS ARE NO EXCEPTION. THEY'RE THE HEART OF OUR AQUARIUM ANIMAL FAMILY. IN 2019, WE CELEBRATED ONE AND MOURNED ANOTHER OF OUR BELOVED SEA OTTERS. WE WISHED ROSA A HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY AND SAID GOODBYE TO GIDGET. BOTH HELPED US CAPTIVATE VISITORS WITH THEIR ENERGY, AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE SURVIVAL OF THEIR WILD KIN BY SERVING AS SURROGATE MOTHERS TO STRANDED PUPS. GIDGET'S DNA WAS ALSO THE BASIS OF THE FIRST COMPLETE SEQUENCE OF THE SEA OTTER GENOME, ACCOMPLISHED BY UCLA RESEARCHERS A FEW YEARS AGO. AFTER RAISING 15 PUPS DURING HER YEARS AT THE AQUARIUM - THE MOST OF ANY OF OUR SURROGATES - ROSA RETIRED FROM OUR SEA OTTER SURROGACY PROGRAM IN MAY. WE PIONEERED THIS PROGRAM, WHICH PAIRS ORPHANED PUPS WITH OUR FEMALE EXHIBIT ANIMALS TO PROVIDE MATERNAL CARE AND TEACH THEM THE SKILLS NEEDED TO SURVIVE IN THE WILD. WE'VE DEVELOPED MORE EFFECTIVE METHODS OF CARING FOR SICK OR ORPHANED WILD OTTERS AND PUPS - AND SUCCESSFULLY RELEASING THEM INTO PLACES THEY'RE DESPERATELY NEEDED. THE IMPACT OF OUR UNIQUE APPROACH EARNED NATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION FROM THE TODAY SHOW IN 2019. BEFORE WE OPENED OUR DOORS, WE BEGAN OUR WORK TO HELP THE SOUTHERN SEA OTTER POPULATION RECOVER ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS PAST YEAR MARKED A NOTABLE LEAP FORWARD. WE PUBLISHED ESSENTIAL RESEARCH, RESCUED AND RELEASED PUPS, AND INITIATED A STRATEGIC EXPANSION OF OUR SURROGACY PROGRAM SO THAT SEA OTTERS - AND THE ECOSYSTEMS THEY BENEFIT - CAN THRIVE ALONG MORE OF THEIR HISTORICAL RANGE. MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE PREPARED TO TAKE BOLD ACTION AND USE WHAT WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT SEA OTTER CARE AND SURROGACY TO BUILD NOT ONLY THEIR NUMBERS, BUT ALSO THE HEALTH OF CALIFORNIA'S ESSENTIAL COASTAL HABITATS AS THE TWO ARE INEX
PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990 PART III LINE 4A ANIMAL CARE AND AQUARIUM EXPERIENCE CONTINUED SHARING OUR EXPERTISE IN SEA OTTER SURROGACY AS WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR SEA OTTER POPULATION RECOVERY AND EXPLORE THE COMPLEX THREATS OTTERS FACE IN THE WILD, WE'VE DEVELOPED A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH: WE'LL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA) TO FIND HOMES AT ADDITIONAL AZA INSTITUTIONS FOR NON-RELEASABLE STRANDED SEA OTTERS. WE'LL ALSO EXPORT OUR BEST PRACTICES IN SEA OTTER SURROGACY TO OTHER ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS AS PART OF AZA'S SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN PROGRAM FOR SEA OTTERS. THESE COLLABORATIONS WILL HELP ESTABLISH A NETWORK OF EXPERTS HELPING SEA OTTERS RETURN TO MORE OF THEIR HISTORICAL RANGE ALONG CALIFORNIA'S COAST. WORKING TOGETHER, WE PLAN TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND RELEASE MORE SEA OTTERS THAN EVER BEFORE IN SUPPORT OF POPULATION RECOVERY. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PART III LINE 4B EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EXPENSES OF $22,132,282 INCLUDE THE COST OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, AND AQUARIUM ADVENTURES PROGRAMS TO DEEPEN GUEST EXPERIENCES. NOW MORE THAN EVER, EMERGING YOUNG LEADERS HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD ARE A GROWING - AND ESSENTIAL - VOICE FOR OUR BLUE PLANET. FOR 35 YEARS, WE'VE DEDICATED OURSELVES TO BUILDING SCIENCE-LITERATE AND CONFIDENT YOUNG PEOPLE, FIRST THROUGH OUR FREE VISITS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS AND THEN THROUGH A GROWING SUITE OF PROGRAMS FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND FOR TEENS. SINCE OPENING IN 1984, WE'VE WELCOMED OVER 2.6 MILLION STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO THE AQUARIUM FREE OF CHARGE. WE TOOK THAT COMMITMENT TO A NEW LEVEL IN 2019 WHEN WE OPENED OUR NEW BECHTEL FAMILY CENTER FOR OCEAN EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP. IT'S ALLOWED US TO DEVELOP EXCITING AND EFFECTIVE NEW WAYS TO ENGAGE RISING GENERATIONS. FROM A DEDICATED MAKER SPACE, TO A FIRST-EVER CLIMATE ACTION PROJECTS SUMMIT, TO REIMAGINED DISCOVERY LAB PROGRAMS THAT CAN SERVE EVERY STUDENT WHO COMES TO THE AQUARIUM, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN WAYS OUR FOUNDERS NEVER IMAGINED. AND THERE'S MORE TO COME, INCLUDING NEW DIRECTIONS IN DISTANCE LEARNING SO WE CAN SERVE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WELL BEYOND OUR WALLS. BOLSTERED BY OUR NEW CENTER, AND OVER THREE DECADES OF LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, WE'RE READY TO TAKE OUR VISION TO THE NEXT LEVEL BY FOCUSING ON YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH EDUCATORS, INCREASING CULTURAL RELEVANCY AND AMPLIFYING OUR IMPACT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND NEW PARTNERSHIPS. THE CREATION OF OUR NEW $42 MILLION BECHTEL FAMILY CENTER FOR OCEAN EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP EMBRACED AN AMBITIOUS VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF AQUARIUM EDUCATION PROGRAMS - A VISION OF MAKING A GREATER DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND TEENS WE SERVE. THAT VISION IS QUICKLY COMING TO LIFE. WE'RE ENGAGING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA IN OUR FIRST-EVER CLIMATE ACTION PROJECTS SUMMIT. TEENS AND TEACHERS ARE DIVING INTO OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN OUR NEW INNOVATION LAB. ALL THIS HAS HAPPENED IN JUST THE FIRST FEW MONTHS INTO THE CENTER'S EXISTENCE. HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK: DIVING INTO CLIMATE EDUCATION IN THE FACE OF NATIONAL FINDINGS THAT TWO-THIRDS OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS FELT UNPREPARED TO TEACH CLIMATE SCIENCE, AND LACKED THE CONFIDENCE TO TAKE ON A SUBJECT THAT CAN BECOME EMBROILED IN CONTROVERSY, WE CREATED A PROGRAM TO ADDRESS BOTH OF THOSE CHALLENGES. IN THE FALL, WE HOSTED OUR FIRST CLIMATE ACTION PROJECTS SUMMIT - AND IT'S QUICKLY DELIVERING RESULTS. NEARLY 100 TEACHERS TOOK PART IN THE SUMMIT. IN THE FALL AND WINTER, WE INTRODUCED THEM TO EFFECTIVE WAYS TO BRING CLIMATE EDUCATION INTO THE CLASSROOM AND REVIEWED PROJECT IDEAS TO PURSUE WITH THEIR STUDENTS. THOSE STUDENT-LED PROJECTS ARE NOW ROLLING OUT ACROSS CALIFORNIA. IN APRIL OF 2020, TEACHERS VIRTUALLY BROUGHT THEIR TEAMS OF STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX THROUGH 12 TO MONTEREY TO SHARE WHAT THEY LEARNED. SUMMIT COORDINATOR BETH CALLAGHAN SAID THE PROJECTS ARE DESIGNED TO STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT, MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES." THEY DO SO IN WAYS THAT REDUCE EACH COMMUNITY'S CARBON FOOTPRINT, AND EMPOWER STUDENTS TO SHARE INFORMATION AND STEWARDSHIP BEHAVIORS WITH FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. EVEN AT THIS EARLY STAGE IN THE PROCESS, BETH SAID, THE RESULTS "ARE BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS" - ESPECIALLY THE ENTHUSIASM WITH WHICH TEACHERS EMBRACED THE PROGRAM. BY FOCUSING ON ACTION PROJECTS WITH BROAD COMMUNITY BENEFITS, BETH SAID, OUR APPROACH "MAKES THE 'TEACH THE CONTROVERSY' ISSUE MOOT. IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT RELIEVES THE PRESSURE ON TEACHERS. THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT." THE SUMMIT CONNECTED TEACHERS WITH OUTSIDE EXPERTS, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST AND ADVOCATE CARL SAFINA, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM UC BERKELEY'S LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE AND OTHER CLIMATE AUTHORITIES. TO HELP DEVELOP PROJECT IDEAS, WE ENLISTED COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDING SEAFOOD WATCH (WITH ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT TOOL), MONTEREY BAY COMMUNITY POWER (A CLEAN-ENERGY PROVIDER) AND THE BAY AREA'S CENTER FOR ECOLITERACY, WHICH PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE LIVING OPTIONS. TAKING ACTION TO ADDRESS THE CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND OCEAN ACIDIFICATION IS IMPERATIVE FOR US. WE'VE MADE IT A PRIORITY TO EQUIP THE RISING GENERATION WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO TAKE ACTION. INNOVATION LAB: CREATIVITY UNLEASHED THE BECHTEL EDUCATION CENTER HAS ITS OWN MAKER SPACE, AND IT'S HAVING IMPACTS WE NEVER IMAGINED. OVER THE SUMMER, OUR TEEN CONSERVATION LEADERS DESIGNED AND CREATED PROTOTYPES FOR MARINE LIFE PROPS OUR STAFF IS USING IN NEW DISCOVERY LAB PROGRAMS. IN THE PROCESS, SAID STEM INTEGRATION MANAGER KATY SCOTT, THEY LEARNED VALUABLE SKILLS IN DESIGN THINKING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT - AND "FELT REALLY VALUED BECAUSE THEY WERE CREATING THINGS WE REALLY NEED." IN THE FALL, WE LAUNCHED OUR DESIGN FOR THE OCEAN PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES EIGHT THROUGH 10 - AGE GROUPS THAT HADN'T BEEN WELL SERVED IN OUR OTHER PROGRAMS, KATY SAID. IN AFTER-SCHOOL AND OCCASIONAL SATURDAY SESSIONS, PARTICIPANTS ARE BUILDING OBJECTS THAT WILL REDUCE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. ALONG THE WAY, SHE SAID, THEY'VE DISCOVERED THAT "ANYTHING MADE BY HUMANS CAN BE RE-MADE BY HUMANS." THIS ENCOURAGES THEIR CREATIVITY AND HELPS THEM APPRECIATE THAT "THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD." BUILDING THAT SENSE OF "AGENCY"- RECOGNITION THAT THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE - IS AS IMPORTANT AS THEIR SPECIFIC PROJECTS, KATY SAID. THE INNOVATION LAB IS ALSO SERVING TEACHERS, NOTABLY THOSE WITH PRE K-2 STUDENTS. MANY TOOK PART IN TEACHER INSTITUTES WHERE THEY LEARNED HOW TO CREATE CLASSROOM MAKER SPACES FOR STUDENTS AS YOUNG AS FIVE YEARS OLD. WE INCLUDED IDEAS FOR SIMPLE OBJECTS STUDENTS CAN DESIGN AND BUILD TO RESCUE "ICKY" SCHOOLYARD ANIMALS LIKE SPIDERS AND SLUGS WHILE ALSO BUILDING EMPATHY FOR THEM. "MANY TEACHERS HAVE BUILT LITTLE MAKER SPACES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS," KATY SAID. THE INNOVATION LAB IS ATTRACTING TEENS WHO ARE MORE DRAWN TO ENGINEERING AND DESIGN THAN TALKING ABOUT EXHIBIT ANIMALS WITH AQUARIUM VISITORS. THE NEXT GOAL, KATY SAID, IS TO BRING ENGINEERING- AND DESIGN-ORIENTED VOLUNTEERS INTO THE LAB TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH TEENS. A BAJA PARTNERSHIP TRANSFORMS SCIENCE EDUCATION WHAT BEGAN AS A CASUAL CONVERSATION IN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR HAS BLOSSOMED INTO A RICH AND REWARDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TEENS AND TEACHERS THERE AND AT THE AQUARIUM. IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GROW INTO A NEW STATEWIDE APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN MEXICO. IN 2017, OUR EDUCATION STAFF TEAMED WITH COLLEAGUES FROM THE BAJA COASTAL INSTITUTE TO DEVELOP A NEW REGIONAL APPROACH TO SCIENCE EDUCATION IN CABO PULMO, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. THE NEW EDUCACIN PARA LA ACCIN IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS TEACHERS TO USE PROJECT-BASED SCIENCE TO HELP STUDENTS WORK THROUGH CONSERVATION ISSUES, IN PARTICULAR THEIR RELIANCE ON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC. SINCE THEN, CABO PULMO STUDENTS HAVE ESTABLISHED GARDENS AT THE SCHOOL, PRESENTED ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL EXPO SCIENCE FAIR AND PARTICIPATED IN OUTDOOR EXPEDITIONS THAT INSPIRED OTHER SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. "I'M IMPRESSED BY THE INTIMATE LEVEL OF CONNECTION THE STUDENTS HAVE WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND HOW IT INFLUENCES THE TYPE OF PROJECTS THEY DO," SAID TEEN PROGRAMS MANAGER KIM SWAN. "IT GIVES THEM A REALLY POWERFUL VOICE." THE NEW CURRICULUM AT THE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR SCHOOL IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT BLENDS IDEAS FROM SEPARATE PROGRAMS WE OFFER TEENS AND TEACHERS, NAMELY OUR WATSONVILLE AREA TEENS CONSERVING HABITATS (WATCH) AND PROJECT-BASED SCIENCE TEACHER INSTITUTE. "THIS WAS A FIRST IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS," SAID TEACHER PROGRAMS MANAGER MARY WHALEY. "WE BROUGHT KEY TEACHERS FROM MEXICO FOR A YEAR INTO THE PROJECT-BASED SCIENCE PROGRAMS, AND THEY ALSO PARTNERED WITH WATCH TEACHERS TO OBSERVE HOW THEY WORK WITH STUDENTS IN THE FIELD. AND IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER AS A COHESIVE STAFF TO BLEND TEACHER, TEEN AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND BILINGUAL EDUCATORS."
PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990 PART III LINE 4B EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CONTINUED RECENTLY, THE EDUCACIN PARA LA ACCIN TEAM PRESENTED THE NEW CURRICULUM TO THE STATE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION FOR BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, WHO ENDORSED IT. OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THE TEAM WILL TRY TO IMPLEMENT THE CURRICULUM THROUGHOUT BAJA. "IT'S REALLY A TRUE PARTNERSHIP THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO CONNECT TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN DEEP AND MEANINGFUL WAYS," MARY SAID. "IT'S A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE THIS INFLUENCE, TO HELP MAKE SYSTEMIC CHANGE ACROSS THE STATE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. IT'S A MINIMAL INVESTMENT - WITH AN AMAZING RETURN FOR THEM AND US." NURTURING DIVERSITY IN VETERINARY MEDICINE DR. MIKE MURRAY, OUR DIRECTOR OF VETERINARY SERVICES, IS DEDICATED TO DIVERSIFYING THE FIELD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. IN SUMMER 2019 HE MENTORED TWO YOUNG STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN A NEW VETERINARY CARE TRACK WITHIN OUR TEEN CONSERVATION LEADERS PROGRAM. THE TEENS GAINED HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE HELPING CARE FOR OUR ANIMALS IN THE COMFORTABLE, MODERN WORKSPACE FOUND IN OUR NEW JULI PLANT GRAINGER ANIMAL CARE CENTER. THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AND GAIN EXPOSURE TO THIS FIELD IS UNIQUE, AS THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS OF COLOR. DR. MIKE'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE MENTORSHIP AND CONFIDENCE, MAKING SURE THE STUDENTS KNOW THEY'RE VALUED AND SUPPORTED IN THE PROFESSION. TRANSFORMING SCIENCE TEACHING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY KATY SCOTT, THE AQUARIUM'S DIGITAL LEARNING MANAGER, WORKS WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, HOLDING FORTH ON THE VALUE OF TECHNOLOGY IN SCIENCE EDUCATION AND HOW IT CAN BE USED TO PROMOTE THE AQUARIUM'S MISSION OF INSPIRING CONSERVATION OF THE OCEAN. THE AQUARIUM'S DIGITAL LEARNING INITIATIVES REACH HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND MORE THAN 80,000 STUDENTS EVERY YEAR, FROM THE BAY AREA TO THE CENTRAL VALLEY. IN FACT, KATY EMPHASIZES THAT THERE IS NO SEPARATE "DIGITAL LEARNING PROGRAM" PER SE. QUITE SIMPLY, IT'S AN APPROACH THAT PERMEATES EVERYTHING THE AQUARIUM DOES IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION. "A LOT OF PEOPLE CONFUSE WHAT I DO WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY," SAID KATY. "I CAN'T FIX YOUR COMPUTER, BUT I CAN TEACH YOU HOW TO USE IT BETTER. THE AQUARIUM'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE OCEAN, AND WE CAN'T SOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS THROUGH INDIVIDUAL ACTION ALONE. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SCALE. AND ONE WAY WE DO THAT IS THROUGH ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY. IT ENABLES US TO BROADEN OUR IMPACT." MARRYING TECHNOLOGY WITH LIVE-ANIMAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES SERVES ANOTHER PRIORITY THAT'S HIGH ON THE AQUARIUM'S LIST, KATY SAID. ONE GOAL IS TO GET STUDENTS "FUTURE-READY," HELPING THEM BUILD THE SKILLS THEY'LL NEED TO SUCCEED IN THE CREATIVE ECONOMY. EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS HELP STUDENTS BUILD IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. WHILE SOME ACTIVITIES PROMPT STUDENTS TO CREATE VIDEOS FEATURING CRAYON DRAWINGS, OTHERS REQUIRE STUDENTS TO LEARN PROGRAMMING AND MAKE COMPUTER SIMULATIONS. A MAJOR PART OF THE AQUARIUM'S DIGITAL LEARNING PROGRAM INVOLVES PUTTING TECHNOLOGY IN THE HANDS OF STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. TEACHERS WHO ATTEND THE AQUARIUM'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES CAN RESERVE CLASS SETS OF IPADS TO USE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. TO BE SURE, ALL THESE COOL PIECES OF TECHNOLOGY MAKE IT MORE LIKELY THAT THE AQUARIUM WILL CAPTURE - AND HOLD - THE ATTENTION OF TODAY'S STUDENTS. BUT, SAID KATY, IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT. "OUR GOAL IS THAT STUDENTS LEAVE THE CLASSROOM LOVING THE OCEAN. WE'RE ALSO TEACHING THEM HOW TO AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. AND THAT'S A POWERFUL COMBINATION." FORM 990, PART III LINE 4C CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE COSTS OF $12,938,952 REPRESENT EXPENSES FOR OCEAN POLICY AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS, THE SEAFOOD WATCH PROGRAM AND FIELD RESEARCH. THE GLOBAL OCEAN DOES SO MUCH FOR US: GENERATING HALF THE OXYGEN WE BREATHE, REGULATING OUR PLANET'S CLIMATE SYSTEM AND PROVIDING THE SEAFOOD THAT BILLIONS OF PEOPLE DEPEND ON. WE'RE LEADING THE WAY TO RESTORE AND PROTECT CALIFORNIA OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS, IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE, REDUCE THE SOURCES OF OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION AND COMBAT THE OCEAN IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, POLICY ACTION AND MARKET STRATEGIES, WE'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR OCEAN - AND THE REMARKABLE LIFE THAT SHARES OUR BLUE PLANET. SEA OTTER RESCUE AND RESEARCH OUR WORK WITH SEA OTTERS PROVIDES VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO THE LIVES OF THESE ICONIC MARINE MAMMALS - WE EVEN GET SOME HELP FROM OUR RESIDENT SEA OTTERS THAT RAISE STRANDED PUPS FOR RETURN TO THE WILD. IN SEPTEMBER, AQUARIUM SCIENTISTS PUBLISHED A LONG-AWAITED STUDY CONFIRMING HOW OUR UNIQUE SEA OTTER SURROGACY PROGRAM BOLSTERS THE WILD OTTER POPULATION. FROM 2002-2016, OUR TEAM RELEASED 37 REHABILITATED OTTER PUPS INTO ELKHORN SLOUGH, A DEGRADED ESTUARY THAT FLOWS INTO MONTEREY BAY. THIS STUDY CONCLUDES THAT SURROGATE-REARED OTTERS AND THEIR OFFSPRING ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN HALF OF ELKHORN SLOUGH'S OTTER POPULATION GROWTH, AND SHOWS THAT SURROGATE-REARED PUPS ARE SURVIVING AS WELL AS THEIR WILD KIN. THESE ANIMALS HAVE TRANSFORMED WHAT WAS A VIRTUALLY ALL-MALE, NON-BREEDING POPULATION IN ELKHORN SLOUGH TO A ROBUST AND THRIVING COMMUNITY REPLETE WITH MOTHERS AND PUPS. BUT SEA OTTERS STILL FACE A MULTITUDE OF THREATS ON THEIR WAY TO RECOVERY. SOMETIMES, WHITE SHARKS MISTAKE FURRY SEA OTTERS FOR A BLUBBERY SEAL MEAL. THESE "EXPERIMENTAL" WHITE SHARK BITES THREATEN SEA OTTER RECOVERY AND INHIBIT THE GREATER ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION THESE OTTERS PROVIDE. OUR SCIENTISTS COMPARED SEA OTTER STRANDINGS AND WHITE SHARK TRACKING DATA TO ANALYZE THESE BITES OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY. THEY DISCOVERED THAT MOST BITES OCCURRED IN REGIONS WHERE KELP CANOPY COVER HAD DECLINED, WITH MALE OTTERS SEEKING NEW TERRITORY THE MOST FREQUENT VICTIMS. AS WE LEARN HOW OUR OCEAN IS CHANGING, OUR CUTTING-EDGE FIELD RESEARCH WILL HELP US ADVOCATE FOR ALL SPECIES AS ESSENTIAL PARTS OF A HEALTHY OCEAN. CONNECTING THE HISTORICAL TORTOISESHELL TRADE TO MODERN ILLEGAL FISHING WHAT BEGAN AS RESEARCH INTO HISTORICAL DATA ON RARE HAWKSBILL SEA TURTLES COULD HELP ILLUMINATE THE SHADOWY MODERN WORLD OF ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING, ACCORDING TO A PAPER PUBLISHED IN 2019 IN THE JOURNAL SCIENCE ADVANCES. THE STUDY ALSO REVEALED THAT A DRAMATICALLY LARGER NUMBER OF THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED TURTLES WERE KILLED FOR THE TORTOISESHELL TRADE, SIX TIMES HIGHER THAN EARLIER ESTIMATES. THE PROJECT STARTED NEARLY A DECADE AGO WHEN DR. KYLE VAN HOUTAN - THEN WITH THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, NOW THE AQUARIUM'S DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE AND SENIOR AUTHOR OF THE PAPER - WAS LEADING A SEA TURTLE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN HAWAII. RECENT ESTIMATES PUT THE NUMBER OF NESTING FEMALE HAWKSBILLS AT FEWER THAN 25,000 INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE. BECAUSE THEIR MEAT CAN BE POISONOUS, THEY'RE OFTEN NOT CAUGHT FOR FOOD, BUT RATHER FOR TORTOISESHELL - A WORD EMILY MILLER, ASSISTANT RESEARCH SCIENTIST AT THE AQUARIUM AND THE PAPER'S FIRST AUTHOR, CALLS A MISNOMER SINCE THE PRIZED MATERIAL IS PRODUCED FROM HAWKSBILL TURTLES, NOT TORTOISES. FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, TORTOISESHELL HAS BEEN CRAFTED INTO ITEMS FROM FISHHOOKS TO BRACELETS, LETTER OPENERS AND COMBS. UNTIL NOW, THE BEST ANALYSIS OF HAWKSBILL NUMBERS OVER TIME RELIED ON DATA THAT ONLY WENT BACK TO 1950. TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY HAWKSBILLS ARE SO RARE TODAY, YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION - A WAY TO LOOK FURTHER BACK IN TIME. OUR TEAM SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE ARCHIVAL IMPORT RECORDS FROM DOZENS OF COUNTRIES, SOME DATING BACK AS FAR AS 1844, TO GET A BETTER HARVEST ESTIMATE FOR HAWKSBILLS. THE TEAM SPANNED SEVERAL CONTINENTS, MULTIPLE YEARS, AND HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED HISTORICAL TRADE DATA FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THANKS TO THIS ENORMOUS, METICULOUS EFFORT, THE TEAM WAS ABLE TO SEE MUCH FURTHER BACK IN HISTORY. THE NEW MODELING INDICATES HAWKSBILLS WERE EXPLOITED ON A SCALE FAR GREATER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT: AROUND 9 MILLION WERE KILLED FOR THEIR SHELLS. AVERAGED OVER 150 YEARS, THAT REPRESENTS SOME 60,000 TURTLES ANNUALLY - MORE THAN TWICE THE ESTIMATE OF ALL NESTING FEMALES ALIVE TODAY. AND THE INTERNATIONAL TORTOISESHELL TRADE MAP OF CENTURIES PAST MAY HAVE ESTABLISHED THE GROUNDWORK FOR MODERN IUU FISHING PATTERNS. INSIGHTS INTO IUU FISHING MATTER PARTLY BECAUSE IT OFTEN ACCOMPANIES A HOST OF OTHER UNSAVORY ENTERPRISES. "HUMAN TRAFFICKING, NARCOTIC TRAFFICKING, ARMS TRAFFICKING, WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING - THESE ARE NOT UNRELATED ACTIVITIES," KYLE SAID. "BETTER MONITORING OF ONE COULD BENEFIT THE REST. THIS IS A COMPLICATED GEOPOLITICAL PROBLEM. BY WORKING TOGETHER ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES, WE CAN HELP NARROW THE PROBLEM AND ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES."
PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PART III LINE 4C CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE CONTINUED COLLECTING WHITE SHARK DATA: A TAG-TEAM EFFORT A HIGH-TECH MONITORING TAG USED BY OUR RESEARCH SCIENTISTS WENT MISSING, THOUGHT TO BE LOST AT SEA - UNTIL A PHONE CALL FROM AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY HELPED SOLVE A WHITE SHARK MYSTERY. IN LATE SUMMER 2017, A TAGGED WHITE SHARK KNOWN AS CHIPPY KICKED OFF THE FIELD RESEARCH SEASON BY SWALLOWING WHAT OUR SCIENTISTS CALL A "BLUBBER BURRITO." THAT'S A CLEVERLY-HIDDEN TRACKING TAG WRAPPED INSIDE A SLAB OF ELEPHANT SEAL BLUBBER - IRRESISTIBLE SHARK BAIT. ONCE A SHARK SWALLOWS THE SOPHISTICATED TAG, IT MONITORS THE ANIMAL'S TEMPERATURE AND FINE-SCALE BEHAVIORS (SUCH AS DIGESTION AND CALORIE BURNING) FROM INSIDE THE SHARK'S STOMACH. EVENTUALLY, THE SHARK REGURGITATES THE TAG ALONG WITH INDIGESTIBLES LIKE THE TEETH AND BONES OF ITS PREY. CHIPPY'S TAG, HOWEVER, NEVER REPORTED TO SATELLITE NETWORKS, AND AQUARIUM RESEARCHERS ASSUMED IT WAS LOST AT SEA. FAST-FORWARD NEARLY 16 MONTHS TO EARLY 2019, WHEN AQUARIUM SCIENTIST DR. SAL JORGENSEN TOOK AN IMPORTANT CALL. PATRICIA KALEIWAHEA AND HER 8-YEAR-OLD MO'OPUNA (GRANDSON), KA'EO PARADIS, HAD FOUND CHIPPY'S TAG. PATRICIA AND KA'EO HAD BEEN ATTENDING A BABY SHOWER NEAR ONEKAHAKAHA BEACH PARK IN HILO, WHEN THEY STUMBLED ON THE TAG ON THE SHORELINE. THEY EXAMINED THE TAG AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO IN TURN REACHED OUT TO THE AQUARIUM. LATER THAT SUMMER, PATRICIA AND KA'EO TRAVELED TO MONTEREY FROM HAWAII TO MEET SAL AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DATA WE RECOVERED FROM CHIPPY'S TAG. THE AQUARIUM'S SUCCESS DEPENDS ON THE GENEROSITY AND CURIOSITY OF PEOPLE LIKE PATRICIA AND KA'EO, WHO ARE EAGER TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENGAGE WITH OUR WORK - EVEN WHEN THEY LIVE THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY. TWENTY YEARS OF SEAFOOD WATCH SEAFOOD WATCH, WHICH STARTED AS AN AQUARIUM SPECIAL EXHIBITION TWO DECADES AGO, IS NOW THE LEADING SOURCE OF SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION FOR SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD AROUND THE WORLD. BY ENGAGING MULTINATIONAL BUSINESSES, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN KEY SEAFOOD-PRODUCING REGIONS, WE'RE TRANSFORMING GLOBAL FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE IN WAYS THAT MEASURABLY PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF PRODUCTIVE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND PROTECT VULNERABLE WILDLIFE. AS THE LEADING SOURCE OF SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION FOR SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD AROUND THE WORLD, SEAFOOD WATCH INFORMS SEAFOOD BUYING DECISIONS BY NORTH AMERICA'S TOP RETAILERS AND FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, AND COLLABORATES WITH SEAFOOD PRODUCERS AND GOVERNMENTS IN ASIA, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE. BY ESTABLISHING CLEAR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS AND WORKING WITH MAJOR BUYERS TO LEVERAGE THEIR PURCHASING POWER WITH PRODUCERS, SEAFOOD WATCH IS DRIVING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES WORLDWIDE. WHEN THE AQUARIUM LAUNCHED SEAFOOD WATCH IN 1999, WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST OCEAN CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD A PRIORITY. TWENTY YEARS LATER, WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE CONSUMER DEMAND THAT SEAFOOD SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES BE SUSTAINABLE, AND WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH BUSINESSES AND SEAFOOD SUPPLIERS WORLDWIDE. WE CONTINUE TO GIVE U.S. CONSUMERS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO MAKE OCEAN-FRIENDLY BUYING DECISIONS, AND CHART NEW WAYS TO SUPPORT SMALLER BUSINESSES WITH FREE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO MEET THEIR CUSTOMERS' EXPECTATIONS. OUR WORK IS MEASURABLY PROTECTING VULNERABLE WILDLIFE AND HABITATS - EVEN AS OVERFISHING REMAINS THE GREATEST IMMINENT THREAT TO OCEAN HEALTH. WE EXPANDED OUR WORK WITH KEY GOVERNMENTS TO IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES AROUND THE WORLD - INCLUDING HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 2019, WE PROVIDED EXPERT TESTIMONY AT A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ABOUT THE STATE OF U.S. AND GLOBAL FISHERIES. WE ADVOCATED FOR STRONG, SCIENCE-BASED FISHERY MANAGEMENT AT HOME, AND SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY AROUND THE WORLD. IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPACT SEAFOOD WATCH HAS MADE OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS HONORED SEAFOOD WATCH WITH ITS WILLIAM G. CONWAY INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION AWARD. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS TO PRESERVE HABITATS, RESTORE SPECIES AND SUPPORT BIODIVERSITY. MAKING PROGRESS ON SUSTAINABLE SHRIMP PRODUCTION SHRIMP IS THE SINGLE LARGEST SEAFOOD IMPORT INTO THE UNITED STATES, WITH THE AVERAGE AMERICAN CONSUMING MORE SHRIMP THAN THEY DO SALMON AND TUNA, COMBINED. MOST OF THE SHRIMP WE EAT IS IMPORTED, AND THE VAST MAJORITY IS RATED AS AVOID. THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE VOLUME OF SUSTAINABLY FARMED SHRIMP AND MAKE THE GLOBAL SHRIMP SUPPLY CHAIN MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, FROM FAMILY FARMS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA TO CUSTOMERS' PLATES IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 2019, WE PIONEERED A NEW APPROACH THAT INVOLVES DIVERSE PLAYERS ACROSS THE SHRIMP SUPPLY CHAIN. THIS EFFORT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EXPONENTIALLY INCREASE THE GLOBAL SUPPLY OF SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD, STARTING WITH SHRIMP, AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SMALL-SCALE FISHING AND FISH-FARMING FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE'RE ENGAGING DEEPLY WITH SHRIMP PRODUCERS ACROSS SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND LEVERAGING THE ENORMOUS PURCHASING POWER OF OUR MAJOR BUSINESS PARTNERS IN THE UNITED STATES. WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS - INCLUDING FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY THROUGH HIS ROLE WITH THE CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE - WE CREATED A NEW WAY FOR SMALL FARMS TO DOCUMENT THEIR SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE PRACTICES. USING A DIGITAL TABLET SOFTWARE PROGRAM, PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY CAN QUICKLY ASSESS SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES IN THE FIELD AND DELIVER THE ROBUST DATA REQUIRED BY GLOBAL SEAFOOD BUYERS. OUR BREAKTHROUGH APPROACH CAN HELP AQUACULTURE AROUND THE WORLD BE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE BY 2030, AS ENVISIONED IN THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. BY BRINGING TOGETHER FARMERS, PROCESSORS, SEAFOOD BUYERS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND OTHERS, THIS MODEL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LARGE SEGMENTS OF THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY AROUND THE GLOBE. ADVANCING SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS THE MARKET FOR SEAFOOD IS GLOBAL, AND SO IS OUR WORK TO ENGAGE WITH MAJOR BUYERS IN NORTH AMERICA, AS WELL AS WITH BIG PRODUCERS AND GOVERNMENTS. AT THE OUR OCEAN CONFERENCE, WE ANNOUNCED REGION-WIDE COMMITMENTS TO IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FARMED SHRIMP AND BLUE SWIMMING CRAB, TWO OF THE LEADING SEAFOOD IMPORTS FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA. BOTH WERE FACILITATED BY THE AQUARIUM AND THE CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT AS PART OF OUR SOUTHEAST ASIA FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE INITIATIVE. THE VIETNAM SUSTAINABLE SHRIMP ALLIANCE, WHICH INCLUDES THE AQUARIUM AND OVER 20 REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY IN VIETNAM, PLEDGED TO IMPROVE SHRIMP PRODUCTION THROUGHOUT C MAU PROVINCE, ON NEARLY 150,000 FARMS, SO IT MEETS A SEAFOOD WATCH GOOD ALTERNATIVE OR BEST CHOICE RATING BY 2030. IN THE PHILIPPINES, A SECOND COMMITMENT WOULD BRING THE BLUE SWIMMING CRAB FISHERY UP TO A SEAFOOD WATCH GOOD ALTERNATIVE RATING WITHIN THREE YEARS. OUR PARTNERS INCLUDE THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, REGIONAL PRODUCERS AND CHICKEN OF THE SEA. IN CHILE, WE ANNOUNCED AN INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES OF FARMED SALMON. MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF THE SALMON WE EAT IS NOW FARMED, AND WE IMPORT AROUND ONE-THIRD OF CHILE'S FARMED SALMON, WHICH CURRENTLY IS RATED AS AVOID, LARGELY BECAUSE OF INTENSIVE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS AND PESTICIDES. UNDER OUR AGREEMENT WITH SALMONCHILE, THEY'VE COMMITTED TO REDUCE ANTIBIOTIC USE BY AT LEAST 50 PERCENT BY 2025. LED BY A TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF FARMERS AND EXPERTS, THIS PROGRAM IS DEVELOPING THE STRATEGIES NEEDED TO MEET THIS AMBITIOUS GOAL AND HELP CHILEAN SALMON REACH A GOOD ALTERNATIVE RATING. GETTING MONTEREY BAY RESTAURANTS HOOKED ON LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD MANY ASSUME THAT IN THE MONTEREY BAY AREA - WITH ITS ABUNDANT AND SUSTAINABLY MANAGED FISHERIES - YOU CAN WALK INTO ANY RESTAURANT AND ORDER FRESH, LOCAL SEAFOOD. IN REALITY, MUCH OF WHAT'S SERVED IS IMPORTED FROM HALF A WORLD AWAY. IN THE LAST TWO DECADES, THE COLLAPSE OF WEST COAST GROUNDFISH FISHERIES CREATED GAPS IN THE LOCAL SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAIN. IMPORTED SEAFOOD FILLED THOSE GAPS, SUPPLANTING ONCE-POPULAR LOCAL PRODUCTS. THANKS TO STRONG, SCIENCE-BASED FEDERAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT, LOCAL GROUNDFISH POPULATIONS HAVE REBOUNDED AND THE FISHERIES HAVE REOPENED. BUT FOR CENTRAL COAST FISHERMEN, THE ECONOMIC DAMAGE HAS LINGERED. MENUS SHIFTED TO SEAFOOD IMPORTED FROM COUNTRIES WITH FEWER ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND LAX LABOR LAWS, OFTEN SOLD AT SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER PRICES THAN LOCAL PRODUCTS. THAT CAN MAKE IT HARD FOR MONTEREY BAY FISHERMEN TO COMPETE.
PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PART III LINE 4C CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE CONTINUED THAT'S WHY THE AQUARIUM SUPPORTS GET HOOKED RESTAURANT WEEK, AN INNOVATIVE PROMOTION TO REACQUAINT LOCAL CHEFS AND RESTAURANT PATRONS WITH THE DIVERSITY OF FRESH, SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD CAUGHT RIGHT HERE IN MONTEREY BAY. GET HOOKED, ORGANIZED BY THE MONTEREY BAY FISHERIES TRUST AND ITS LOCAL PARTNERS, SHARES THE STORY OF MONTEREY BAY'S FISHING COMMUNITY AND HELPS SUSTAIN FISHING FAMILIES' LIVELIHOODS. DURING GET HOOKED, PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION OFFER SPECIAL DISHES FEATURING FRESH, SUSTAINABLY CAUGHT LOCAL SEAFOOD THAT'S RATED AS A SEAFOOD WATCH BEST CHOICE OR GOOD ALTERNATIVE. BY WORKING WITH LOCAL VENDORS, RESTAURANTS ARE ABLE TO TELL CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE HARDWORKING FISHING FAMILIES WHO HARVESTED THEIR MEAL. GET HOOKED DEBUTED IN MONTEREY IN JANUARY 2019, WITH 15 PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS SERVING FRESH, LOCAL GROUNDFISH. SANTA CRUZ CELEBRATED ITS GET HOOKED WEEK IN LATE JULY, WITH 17 RESTAURANTS SERVING LOCAL KING SALMON, BLACK COD, LINGCOD AND HALIBUT. GET HOOKED RETURNED TO MONTEREY IN JANUARY 2020 AND GREW TO INCLUDE 18 RESTAURANTS. SABLEFISH, DUNGENESS CRAB, ANCHOVIES AND ROCKFISH ALL TOOK CENTER PLATE. SEAFOOD WATCH SUPPORTED THE CAMPAIGN THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ENCOURAGING DINERS IN THE MONTEREY BAY AREA TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD AND SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES. ALL RESTAURANTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN GET HOOKED SIGNED UP FOR SEAFOOD WATCH'S NEW FREE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, WHICH DELIVERS INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO HELP THEM SOURCE SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD. DEFENDING PACIFIC BLUEFIN TUNA THROUGH SCIENCE-BASED POLICY THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM HAS LONG BEEN A LEADING VOICE FOR THE RECOVERY OF PACIFIC BLUEFIN TUNA. THE POPULATION OF THIS REMARKABLE OCEAN PREDATOR - WHICH OUR RESEARCHERS HAVE BEEN STUDYING FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES - HAS PLUMMETED BY ABOUT 97 PERCENT SINCE THE ONSET OF INDUSTRIAL-SCALE FISHING IN THE 1950S. IN 2017, THE AQUARIUM HELPED ACHIEVE A BREAKTHROUGH AGREEMENT AMONG PACIFIC NATIONS TO RECOVER THE PACIFIC BLUEFIN TUNA POPULATION TO A SUSTAINABLE LEVEL. WE ALSO SUPPORTED A NEW APPROACH TO SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT, WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE TUNA'S LONG-TERM RECOVERY. WE CONTINUE TO ADVISE FEDERAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, AND WE COORDINATE WITH INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS TO KEEP THIS ICONIC SPECIES ON THE PATH TO RECOVERY. IN 2019, FACED WITH A PROPOSAL TO WEAKEN PACIFIC BLUEFIN PROTECTIONS BY INCREASING THE CATCH QUOTA, THE AQUARIUM SUCCESSFULLY URGED THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES TO MAINTAIN AGREED-UPON CONSERVATION MEASURES. AT GLOBAL NEGOTIATIONS, WE SPEAK WITH SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY ABOUT THE NEED TO CONSERVE PACIFIC BLUEFIN. OUR RESEARCHERS HAVE LONG BEEN TRACKING THE TRANS-PACIFIC MIGRATIONS OF THIS ICONIC OCEAN SPECIES. OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS, WE'VE SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED THE SCOPE OF OUR FIELD RESEARCH. IN THE SUMMER OF 2019, WORKING WITH SCIENTIFIC COLLEAGUES AND FISHERMEN IN JAPAN, WE DEPLOYED NEARLY 1,000 TRACKING TAGS ON PACIFIC BLUEFIN TUNAS IN JUST THREE DAYS. THIS RESEARCH FILLS CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE GAPS. BY TAGGING SMALLER, YOUNGER FISH NEAR JAPAN'S OKI ISLANDS, WE'RE GAINING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE PACIFIC BLUEFIN MIGRATE, WHEN THEY MAKE THE JOURNEY, AND HOW MANY CROSS THE OCEAN FROM THEIR BREEDING GROUNDS IN JAPAN ALL THE WAY TO THE EASTERN PACIFIC. WE'RE BRINGING THESE DATA TO INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS AND URGING PACIFIC NATIONS TO MAKE INFORMED, SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT DECISIONS THAT WILL HELP THIS PRIZED COMMERCIAL FISHERY REBOUND. PUTTING SCIENCE TO WORK TO REDUCE PLASTIC POLLUTION A PIONEERING STUDY BY SCIENTISTS FROM THE AQUARIUM AND THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MBARI) DOCUMENTING MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION IN MONTEREY BAY IS HAVING REAL-WORLD IMPACTS IN THE FIGHT TO REDUCE OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION. OUR RESEARCH TEAM FOUND MICROPLASTIC WAS MORE ABUNDANT IN DEEP OCEAN WATERS THAN AT THE SURFACE. THE TEAM TRACED ITS MOVEMENT THROUGH MARINE FOOD WEBS. THEY ALSO DISCOVERED THAT MOST OF THE MICROPLASTIC IN MONTEREY BAY IS COMMONLY USED IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIKE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BEVERAGE BOTTLES, TAKE-OUT FOOD CONTAINERS AND OTHER PACKAGING. THESE FINDINGS SUGGEST THAT THE SOURCE OF MUCH OF THE PLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE OCEAN IS US - EVERYDAY CONSUMERS - THROUGH THE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS WE BUY AND DISCARD. THAT CAUGHT THE EYE OF POLICYMAKERS WHEN WE BROUGHT THESE FINDINGS TO SACRAMENTO. OUR WORK HELPED PAVE THE WAY FOR VISIONARY STATE LEGISLATION THAT OFFERS A SOLUTION AS BIG AS THE PROBLEM. WE BELIEVE NO STATE IS BETTER POISED TO LEAD THE WAY ON THIS ISSUE THAN CALIFORNIA, WHICH HAS THE FIFTH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD. SCIENCE-BASED POLICY SOLUTIONS ADVANCED HERE - BY GOVERNMENT, BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS - CAN BECOME MODELS OF CHANGE AROUND THE GLOBE. EACH YEAR, MILLIONS OF TONS OF PLASTIC MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE OCEAN, IMPACTING MARINE WILDLIFE AND ECOSYSTEMS AROUND THE WORLD. THE GOOD NEWS: WE CAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, AND AQUARIUMS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES - STARTING WITH OUR OWN OPERATIONS. WE'VE ELIMINATED NEARLY ALL OF THE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC FROM OUR RESTAURANT AND CAFE AND CONTINUE TO REDUCE PLASTIC PACKAGING IN OUR RETAIL STORES. TODAY, FEWER THAN FIVE PERCENT OF OUR RETAIL ITEMS ARE PACKAGED IN SINGLE-USE PLASTIC; WE AIM TO FURTHER REDUCE THIS NUMBER THROUGH 2021. WE'RE NOT WORKING ALONE. ON EARTH DAY 2019, THE 20 U.S. MEMBERS OF THE AQUARIUM CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP - WHICH WE CO-FOUNDED - ANNOUNCED COMMITMENTS TO REDUCE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC IN OUR OPERATIONS. TO DATE, ALL HAVE ELIMINATED PLASTIC BAGS AND STRAWS, AND MOST HAVE ELIMINATED PLASTIC BEVERAGE BOTTLES. NOW, MEMBER AQUARIUMS WILL ELIMINATE ALL SINGLE-USE PLASTIC FOODWARE AND MAKE OTHER SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS. BY SERVING AS MODELS AND RAISING OUR VOICES FOR OCEAN AND FRESHWATER CONSERVATION, U.S. AQUARIUMS ARE BUILDING NATIONWIDE MOMENTUM TO SHIFT AWAY FROM SINGLE-USE PLASTIC. CENTERING THE OCEAN IN THE CLIMATE CONVERSATION IN SEPTEMBER 2019, THE UNITED NATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE TOLD THE STORY OF THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON OCEAN HEALTH WHEN IT RELEASED ITS FIRST-EVER SPECIAL REPORT ON THE OCEAN & CRYOSPHERE IN A CHANGING CLIMATE. TOGETHER WITH MBARI, WE WORKED TO AMPLIFY THE REPORT'S CORE FINDINGS: THAT THE OCEAN IS GETTING HOTTER, MORE ACIDIC AND CAN HOLD LESS LIFE-GIVING OXYGEN DUE TO HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE. WE AUTHORED AN OP-ED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE CALLING ON LEADERS TO MOVE THE OCEAN FROM THE SIDELINES TO THE CENTER OF THE CLIMATE CONVERSATION. THAT MEANS REDOUBLING EFFORTS TO CUT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, EMBRACING A RAPID TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND PROTECTING THE OCEAN SO IT CAN BOUNCE BACK FROM THE CLIMATE IMPACTS ALREADY UNDERWAY. WE PUBLISHED A SERIES OF SOCIAL MEDIA STORIES ABOUT THE OCEAN-CLIMATE CONNECTION. OUR INFOGRAPHIC ON THE OCEAN IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE WAS AMPLIFIED BY PROMINENT MEDIA OUTLETS AND EVEN A MEMBER OF CONGRESS. BRINGING OUR NET CARBON EMISSIONS DOWN TO ZERO CLIMATE CHANGE IS THE GREATEST ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE OF OUR TIME. CARBON EMISSIONS FROM HUMAN ACTIVITIES POSE A TRIPLE THREAT TO OCEAN HEALTH: WARMING ITS WATERS, CHANGING ITS CHEMISTRY AND DEPLETING ITS OXYGEN. THIS IS AFFECTING NOT JUST OCEAN WILDLIFE BUT ALSO OUR OWN SURVIVAL - IN PROFOUND WAYS.
PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PART III LINE 4C CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE CONTINUED ONE OF THE AQUARIUM'S TOP PRIORITIES IS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS ON OCEAN HEALTH. AS ONE OF THE FIRST CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS TO SIGN THE "WE ARE STILL IN" DECLARATION - A PLEDGE IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE PACT KNOWN AS THE PARIS AGREEMENT - WE HAVE COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS IN OUR OWN OPERATIONS BY 2025. WE'RE DOING THIS IN TWO WAYS. FIRST, WE'RE REDUCING OUR CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BY MAKING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, ENCOURAGING OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO USE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION AND SHIFTING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. THEN, TO BALANCE OUT THE CARBON EMISSIONS WE CAN'T AVOID, WE'RE PURCHASING OFFSETS THAT ENABLE THE REMOVAL OF AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF CARBON FROM THE ATMOSPHERE. SINCE 2017, THE AQUARIUM HAS BEEN WORKING WITH NATURAL CAPITAL PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE CARBONNEUTRAL CERTIFICATION, THE GLOBAL STANDARD. THE CERTIFICATION INVOLVES AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF OUR CARBON EMISSIONS FROM DIRECT AND INDIRECT SOURCES. THEN, WE PURCHASE OFFSETS TO SUPPORT LOW-CARBON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD. THESE PROJECTS ARE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED TO ASSURE THE QUALITY OF THE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS. ONE OF THE AQUARIUM'S OFFSET PROJECTS SUPPORTS THE RIMBA RAYA BIODIVERSITY RESERVE IN INDONESIA. THIS PROJECT CONSERVES CARBON-DENSE TROPICAL PEAT SWAMP, PREVENTING ITS CONVERSION TO A PALM OIL PLANTATION. THE RESERVE CONNECTS TO AN ADJACENT NATIONAL PARK AND PROTECTS HABITAT FOR THE ENDANGERED BORNEO ORANGUTAN. ANOTHER OFFSET PROJECT PURCHASE SUPPORTS ACRE AMAZONIAN RAINFOREST CONSERVATION IN BRAZIL. THIS PROJECT PREVENTS DEFORESTATION OF PRISTINE RAINFOREST IN THE AMAZON BASIN, WHILE ALSO PROTECTING SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST BIODIVERSE HABITATS. MANAGERS WORK CLOSELY WITH LOCAL SUBSISTENCE FARMERS TO GRANT LAND TENURE AND DEVELOP NEW WAYS OF WORKING THAT CONSERVE THE TREES. WE'RE AIMING FOR NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS FOR OUR NIGHTTIME CORPORATE EVENTS, TOO. ABOUT 25,000 PEOPLE VISIT THE AQUARIUM ANNUALLY FOR THESE SPECIAL EVENTS. IN LATE 2019, THE AQUARIUM'S CORPORATE EVENTS PROGRAM ACHIEVED CARBONNEUTRAL CERTIFICATION. THIS REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INCREASE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND REDUCE FOOD WASTE. THE PROGRAM EVEN ALLOWS ATTENDEES TO OFFSET THE EMISSIONS FROM THEIR TRAVEL TO THE AQUARIUM AND THEIR HOTEL STAYS. THESE CARBON OFFSETS SUPPORT AN AFFORESTATION PROJECT IN SOUTHERN MEXICO. THIS PROJECT IS CREATING SUSTAINABLE FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (FSC) CERTIFIED PLANTATIONS, USING TEAK AS A HIGH-QUALITY TIMBER PRODUCT TO SEQUESTER CARBON AND REGENERATE DEGRADED LAND. IN ADDITION TO THESE CARBON OFFSETS, WE ARE FUNDING THE PLANTING OF MANGROVES, WHICH PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE HEALTH AND RESILIENCE OF THE COASTAL AREA AROUND CAMPECHE ON THE GULF OF MEXICO. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE BUSINESS CHANGES WE'RE MAKING TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, CUT WASTE, SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD PRODUCTION AND PROTECT THE REMARKABLE MONTEREY BAY ECOSYSTEM JUST OFF OUR BACK DECK. WE'RE EXCITED TO LEAD THE WAY AS A MODEL FOR OTHER CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND A STEWARD OF OUR GLOBAL OCEAN. HONORING A NEW SLATE OF CALIFORNIA OCEAN CHAMPIONS THE AQUARIUM PRESENTED FOUR STATE LEADERS WITH OUR 2019 CALIFORNIA OCEAN CHAMPION AWARDS TO HONOR THEIR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO OCEAN AND COASTAL LEADERSHIP. THE AWARD IS PART OF THE AQUARIUM'S WORK TO INSPIRE AND INFORM GOVERNMENT DECISION-MAKERS TO TAKE SCIENCE-BASED ACTION ON BEHALF OF THE OCEAN. THESE AWARDEES JOIN AN ESTEEMED GROUP OF PAST CALIFORNIA OCEAN CHAMPION AWARD WINNERS WHO HAVE STOOD STRONG FOR OUR TREASURED OCEAN AND COAST. BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS, CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO SHOW THE WORLD THAT A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND A THRIVING ECONOMY GO HAND IN HAND. FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2: JULIE PACKARD, CHRIS SCHOLIN AND BARBARA WRIGHT HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. JULIE PACKARD AND MEG CALDWELL HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. MICHAEL MANTELL AND MARK WAN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. JULIE PACKARD, SUSAN ORR AND LOUISE STEPHENS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A: THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY GRANT THORNTON LLP BASED ON AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE AQUARIUM'S FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING STAFF. THE DRAFT OF THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CONTROLLER, CFO, SECRETARY AND LEGAL COUNSEL, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH REVISIONS INCORPORATED AS NEEDED. UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THE FINAL VERSION, THE 990 IS SHARED FIRST WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW AND THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: THE AQUARIUM REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY - THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE ASSURES THAT ALL DISCLOSURES FORMS (AND MITIGATION PLANS, IF APPLICABLE) HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY JANUARY 31 OF EACH YEAR FROM ALL TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS, PREPARES A SUMMARY OF DISCLOSURES, AND FORWARDS THE COMPLETED FORMS AND THE SUMMARY TO THE AQUARIUM'S CONFLICTS REVIEW PANEL, CONSISTING OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LEGAL COUNSEL, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO), CONTROLLER AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE AQUARIUMS COI POLICY IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROVIDING THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURES. FOLLOWING REVIEW BY THE PANEL, THE PANELS FINDINGS AND THE DISCLOSURES ARE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD'S AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH REVIEWS THE DISCLOSURES AND MAKES A REPORT TO THE BOARD AT ITS MARCH BOARD MEETING. BOTH THE PANEL AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ANNUALLY EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROCESS. THE CFO AND CONTROLLER ASSURE APPROPRIATE REPORTING TO THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS AND TAX FILINGS PREPARER. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS HAVE A CONTINUING DUTY TO MAKE ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IF WARRANTED. EMPLOYEES CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT POLICY - THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER FORWARDS THE CODE, WHICH INCLUDES A SECTION ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, TO ALL MANAGERS IN EARLY JANUARY EACH YEAR, AND ASSURES THAT EACH MANAGER RESPONDS THAT THEY HAVE READ IT AND ARE IN COMPLIANCE BY JANUARY 31. MANAGERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS WHICH COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT, AND TO ASSURE THAT ANY STAFF IN THEIR AREAS WITH INTERESTS WHICH COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT HAS DONE THE SAME. DISCLOSURES (AND MITIGATION PLANS, IF APPLICABLE) ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER AND CFO BY MARCH. THIS TEAM ALSO EVALUATES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROCESS. THE CFO ASSURES APPROPRIATE REPORTING TO THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS AND TAX FILINGS PREPARER. EMPLOYEES HAVE A CONTINUING DUTY TO MAKE ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IF WARRANTED.
PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAINTAINS A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, REFERRED TO AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, REVIEWS THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE WITH INPUT FROM THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, AND RECOMMENDS THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO TO THE BOARD. THE COMMITTEE OBTAINS AND REVIEWS MARKET SURVEY DATA FROM SEVERAL INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS (IN 2019 THIS WAS FIVE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL FIRMS, INCLUDING ONE CUSTOM SURVEY) CONTAINING DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMMITTEE PROVIDES THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND RECOMMENDS THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. BASED UPON THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION, THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DETERMINE THAT THE COMPENSATION IS FAIR, JUST AND REASONABLE AND THEN APPROVES TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. THE BOARD DELEGATES TO THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND COMPENSATION APPROVAL OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, WHO IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, AND ANY OTHER OFFICERS OR SENIOR STAFF WHO ARE HIGHLY COMPENSATED. BASED UPON THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION, THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT THE COMPENSATION IS FAIR, JUST AND REASONABLE AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION OF TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE CFO AND ALL OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. IN EACH CASE, THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD, RESPECTIVELY.
DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE AQUARIUM MAKES ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 FOR THE MOST RECENT THREE YEARS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY POSTING ON ITS WEBSITE. THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: UNREALIZED GAIN ON INTEREST IN CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST: 264,492

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SCHEDULE R
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Related Organizations and Unrelated Partnerships

Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 33, 34, 35b, 36, or 37.
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Attach to Form 990.
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Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization

Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

Employer identification number

94-2487469

Part I

Identification of Disregarded Entities. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 33.

(a) Name, address, and EIN (if applicable) of disregarded entity	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Total income	(e) End-of-year assets	(f) Direct controlling entity

Part II

Identification of Related Tax-Exempt Organizations. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related tax-exempt organizations during the tax year.

(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Exempt Code section	(e) Public charity status (if section 501(c)(3))	(f) Direct controlling entity	(g) Section 512(b)(13) controlled entity?
(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Exempt Code section	(e) Public charity status (if section 501(c)(3))	(f) Direct controlling entity	Yes	No
(1)Monterey Bay Aquarium Support Services 99 Pacific Street Monterey,CA93940 77-0569564	Property Mgmt	CA	501(c)(3)	12-I	MBAF	Yes

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Part III

Identification of Related Organizations Taxable as a Partnership. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34, because it had one or more related organizations treated as a partnership during the tax year.

(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Direct controlling entity	(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	(h) Disproprtionate allocations?		(i) Code V-UBI amount in box 20 of Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)	(j) General or managing partner?
(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Direct controlling entity	(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	Yes	No	(i) Code V-UBI amount in box 20 of Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)	Yes	No

Part IV

Identification of Related Organizations Taxable as a Corporation or Trust. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related organizations treated as a corporation or trust during the tax year.

(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Direct controlling entity	(e) Type of entity (C corp, S corp, or trust)	(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	(i) Section 512(b)(13) controlled entity?
(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Direct controlling entity	(e) Type of entity (C corp, S corp, or trust)	(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	Yes	No

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Part V

Transactions With Related Organizations. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34, 35b, or 36.

Note. Complete line 1 if any entity is listed in Parts II, III, or IV of this schedule.

Yes

1 During the tax year, did the orgranization engage in any of the following transactions with one or more related organizations listed in Parts II-IV?

a Receipt of (i) interest, (ii) annuities, (iii) royalties, or (iv) rent from a controlled entity .....................

b Gift, grant, or capital contribution to related organization(s) ............................

c Gift, grant, or capital contribution from related organization(s) ............................

d Loans or loan guarantees to or for related organization(s) ............................

e Loans or loan guarantees by related organization(s) ............................

f Dividends from related organization(s) ............................

g Sale of assets to related organization(s) ............................

h Purchase of assets from related organization(s) ............................

i Exchange of assets with related organization(s) ............................

j Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets to related organization(s) .......................

k Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets from related organization(s) ......................

Yes

l Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations for related organization(s) .....................

m Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations by related organization(s) .................

n Sharing of facilities, equipment, mailing lists, or other assets with related organization(s) ...................

Yes

o Sharing of paid employees with related organization(s) ............................

Yes

p Reimbursement paid to related organization(s) for expenses ............................

q Reimbursement paid by related organization(s) for expenses ............................

Yes

r Other transfer of cash or property to related organization(s) ............................

s Other transfer of cash or property from related organization(s) ............................

If the answer to any of the above is "Yes," see the instructions for information on who must complete this line, including covered relationships and transaction thresholds.

(a) Name of related organization	(b) Transaction type (a-s)	(c) Amount involved	(d) Method of determining amount involved
(1) MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM SUPPORT SERVICES	k	140,575	Recorded value

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Part VI

Unrelated Organizations Taxable as a Partnership. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 37.

Provide the following information for each entity taxed as a partnership through which the organization conducted more than five percent of its activities (measured by total assets or gross revenue) that was not a related organization. See instructions regarding exclusion for certain investment partnerships.

(a) Name, address, and EIN of entity	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(e) Are all partners section 501(c)(3) organizations?		(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	(h) Disproprtionate allocations?		(i) Code V-UBI amount in box 20 of Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)	(j) General or managing partner?
(a) Name, address, and EIN of entity	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	Yes	No	(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	Yes	No	(i) Code V-UBI amount in box 20 of Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)	Yes	No

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Part VII

Supplemental Information

Provide additional information for responses to questions on Schedule R. (see instructions).

Return Reference	Explanation

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1	Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: THE MISSION OF THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM IS TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE OCEAN. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER DETAIL.
2	Check this box
3	Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) ........	3	19
4	Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) .....	4	18
5	Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2019 (Part V, line 2a) ......	5	735
6	Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) .............	6	1,514
7a	Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ........	7a	184,740
b	Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 39 .........	7b	73,934

		Prior Year	Current Year
8	Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) .........	58,258,026	61,820,387
9	Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) .........	54,578,000	52,800,570
10	Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) ....	11,858,052	6,025,524
11	Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e)	182,058	988,739
12	Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)	124,876,136	121,635,220
13	Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )...	290,580	968,255
14	Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4).....	0	0
15	Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10)	46,769,739	49,276,345
16a	Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) .....	267,615	245,827
b	Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 5,123,820
17	Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e)....	49,277,567	47,721,232
18	Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25)	96,605,501	98,211,659
19	Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12.......	28,270,635	23,423,561
		Beginning of Current Year	End of Year
20	Total assets (Part X, line 16).............	485,041,278	541,058,075
21	Total liabilities (Part X, line 26).............	23,393,799	19,676,490
22	Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20.....	461,647,479	521,381,585

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	Signature of officer	Date

	Type or print name and title


4a	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 49,048,226 including grants of $ 566,111 ) (Revenue $ 52,800,570 )
	Animal care and aquarium experience - See Schedule O

4b	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 22,132,282 including grants of $ 134,220 ) (Revenue $ 0 )
	Education and Outreach - See Schedule O

4c	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 12,938,952 including grants of $ 267,924 ) (Revenue $ 631,091 )
	Conservation and Science - See Schedule O

4d	Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.)
	(Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
4e	Total program service expenses84,119,460

1b	Sub-Total................
c	Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A....
d	Total (add lines 1b and 1c)...........	3,389,075	0	640,150

1a	Federated campaigns..		1a
b	Membership dues..		1b	13,648,202
c	Fundraising events..		1c	0
d	Related organizations		1d	0
e	Government grants (contributions)		1e	202,564

f	All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above		1f	47,969,621

g	Noncash contributions included in lines 1a - 1f:$		1g	1,646,842

h Total. Add lines 1a-1f.......		61,820,387

		Business Code
2a	ADMISSION FEES	611600	45,641,037	45,641,037	0	0
b	OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE	900099	7,159,533	7,159,533	0	0
c
d
e
f	All other program service revenue.
g	Total. Add lines 2a–2f .....		52,800,570

3 Investment income (including dividends, interest, and othersimilar amounts) ......			3,394,678		-104,479	3,499,157
4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds			0
5 Royalties...........			0
		(ii) Personal	(i) Real
6a	Gross rents		357,648	6a
b	Less: rental expenses			6b
c	Rental income or (loss)	0	357,648	6c
d	Net rental income or (loss).......			357,648		105,439	252,209
		(ii) Other	(i) Securities
7a	Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory		209,474,609	7a
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	11,007	206,832,756	7b
c	Gain or (loss)	-11,007	2,641,853	7c
d	Net gain or (loss).........			2,630,846		183,780	2,447,066
8a	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, line 18 ....
			8a	0
b	Less: direct expenses ...		8b	0
c	Net income or (loss) from fundraising events..			0
9a	Gross income from gaming activities. See Part IV, line 19 ...
			9a	0
b	Less: direct expenses ...		9b	0
c	Net income or (loss) from gaming activities..			0
10a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ..
			10a	0
b	Less: cost of goods sold ..		10b	0
c	Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory..			0
Business Code			Miscellaneous Revenue
11a	LICENSING REVENUE		900099	631,091	631,091	0	0
b
c
d	All other revenue ....
e	Total. Add lines 11a–11d ......			631,091
12	Total revenue. See instructions.....			121,635,220	53,431,661	184,740	6,198,432

1	Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. See Part IV, line 21 ....	624,118	624,118
2	Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. See Part IV, line 22 ...........	310,516	310,516
3	Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16. .............	33,621	33,621
4	Benefits paid to or for members .......	0
5	Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees ...........	3,014,846	1,502,427	845,899	666,520
6	Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) .........	0
7	Other salaries and wages........	33,918,580	29,338,355	2,799,553	1,780,672
8	Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) ....	2,785,808	2,430,672	210,268	144,868
9	Other employee benefits .......	6,742,999	5,680,126	691,390	371,483
10	Payroll taxes ...........	2,814,112	2,411,221	238,781	164,110
11	Fees for services (non-employees):
a	Management ......	0
b	Legal .........	274,021	116,875	157,042	104
c	Accounting ...........	204,164		204,164
d	Lobbying ...........	206,485	206,485
e	Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17	245,827			245,827
f	Investment management fees ......	298,923		298,923
g	Other (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O)	8,769,969	7,146,968	919,805	703,196
12	Advertising and promotion ....	7,493,957	7,481,850	11,198	909
13	Office expenses .......	3,543,260	3,058,555	63,892	420,813
14	Information technology ......	4,299,503	3,869,825	374,380	55,298
15	Royalties ..	34,730	34,505		225
16	Occupancy ...........	7,138,964	6,465,301	368,960	304,703
17	Travel ............	2,239,277	1,912,483	137,726	189,068
18	Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials .	0
19	Conferences, conventions, and meetings ....	243,642	201,544	28,462	13,636
20	Interest ...........	0
21	Payments to affiliates .......	0
22	Depreciation, depletion, and amortization ..	11,941,342	10,614,956	1,280,621	45,765
23	Insurance ...	547,253	532,738	10,961	3,554
24	Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses in line 24e. If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule O.)
a	SPONSORSHIPS AND GIFTS	314,027	146,319	154,639	13,069
b	MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE	171,715		171,715
c
d
e	All other expenses
25	Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e	98,211,659	84,119,460	8,968,379	5,123,820
26	Joint costs. Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation. Check here if following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720).

1	Cash–non-interest-bearing ........			15,026,554	1	6,068,761
2	Savings and temporary cash investments .........			1,006,640	2	0
3	Pledges and grants receivable, net ......			10,605,950	3	22,336,021
4	Accounts receivable, net .............			3,310,201	4	2,205,538
5	Loans and other payables to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .......
				0	5	0
6	Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) ...
				0	6	0
7	Notes and loans receivable, net ...........			0	7	0
8	Inventories for sale or use ............			0	8	0
9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ......			1,388,503	9	1,914,481
10a	Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D	10a	328,638,716
b	Less: accumulated depreciation	10b	174,472,366	150,693,085	10c	154,166,350
11	Investments—publicly traded securities .			68,476,506	11	81,535,765
12	Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 .....			224,639,451	12	264,586,349
13	Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 ..			0	13	0
14	Intangible assets ...............			0	14	0
15	Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ...........			9,894,388	15	8,244,810
16	Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 33)...			485,041,278	16	541,058,075

17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses .....	13,480,228	17	10,179,116
18	Grants payable ...	0	18	0
19	Deferred revenue .........	9,789,909	19	9,385,184
20	Tax-exempt bond liabilities .........	0	20	0
21	Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D	0	21	0
22	Loans and other payables to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .........
		0	22	0
23	Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ..	0	23	0
24	Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ..	0	24	0
25	Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17 - 24). Complete Part X of Schedule D	123,662	25	112,190
26	Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25..	23,393,799	26	19,676,490

	Organizations that follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 27, 28, 32, and 33.
27	Net assets without donor restrictions ..........	397,107,260	27	439,327,017
28	Net assets with donor restrictions ...........	64,540,219	28	82,054,568
	Organizations that do not follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 29 through 33.
29	Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds .....		29
30	Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund ...		30
31	Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds		31
32	Total net assets or fund balances ...........	461,647,479	32	521,381,585
33	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........	485,041,278	33	541,058,075

1	Was the organization a U.S. transferor of property to a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 926, Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation (see Instructions for Form 926). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Yes	No
2	Did the organization have an interest in a foreign trust during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 3520, Annual Return to Report Transactions with Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts, and/or Form 3520-A, Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner (see Instructions for Forms 3520 and 3520-A; don't file with Form 990). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Yes	No
3	Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations. (see Instructions for Form 5471). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Yes	No
4	Was the organization a direct or indirect shareholder of a passive foreign investment company or a qualified electing fund during the tax year? If “Yes,” the organization may be required to file Form 8621, Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund. (see Instructions for Form 8621) .	Yes	No
5	Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign partnership during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 8865, Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships (see Instructions for Form 8865). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Yes	No
6	Did the organization have any operations in or related to any boycotting countries during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 5713, International Boycott Report (see Instructions for Form 5713; don't file with Form 990).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Yes	No