GEORGIA AQUARIUM INC & SUBSIDIARY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GEORGIA AQUARIUM INC & SUBSIDIARY

EIN 58-2574918 · Animal-Related (D500)

What they do

GEORGIA AQUARIUM is A LEADING NON-PROFIT DEDICATED to AQUATIC RESEARCH, EXCEPTIONAL ANIMAL CARE, and EDUCATION to ENGAGE and CULTIVATE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING and APPRECIATION for OUR WORLD OCEAN. WE DO THIS BY HELPING PEOPLE SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY. WE WORK to ENGAGE and EDUCATE MILLIONS of PEOPLE THROUGH ONE of THE LARGEST VARIETIES of AQUATIC LIFE IN THE WORLD, and SHARE OUR GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH ACROSS THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY IN EFFORTS THAT LEAD to IMPORTANT OCEANIC DISCOVERIES. WE BELIEVE WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY SHOWING HOW HUMANKIND, AQUATIC ANIMALS and THE WATERS of THE WORLD ARE CONNECTED and INSPIRING PEOPLE to ACTION. GEORGIA AQUARIUM is CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION (AHA), and ACCREDITED BY THE ALLIANCE for MARINE MAMMAL PARKS and AQUARIUMS (AMMPA) and THE ASSOCIATION of ZOOS and AQUARIUMS (AZA).

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $79.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders46 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

60.02%of revenue went to mission work79.3% of expenses · Program services

1.41%of revenue went to fundraising1.9% of expenses

$75.73spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

14.30%of revenue went to management and office costs18.9% of expenses

$5.05in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

4.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $958,720 for BRIAN L DAVIS PHD (FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$165,667,302

Mission workProgram services$99,432,38360.02% of revenue79.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$23,684,31814.30% of revenue18.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,336,1041.41% of revenue1.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$40,214,49724.27% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$125,452,80575.73% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 79.3% mission · 18.9% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.73% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 78.4% mission · 19.5% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.66% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 78.6% mission · 19.1% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.77% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 78.6% mission · 19.4% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.65% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 78.0% mission · 19.8% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 167.41% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 80.9% mission · 18.3% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.92% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 82.4% mission · 17.0% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.43% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 82.2% mission · 16.9% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.86% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$165,667,302

Expenses$125,452,805

Annual surplus $40,214,497 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$99,432,383 · 79.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$23,684,318 · 18.9% of expenses

Fundraising$2,336,104 · 1.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$165,667,302

Expenses$125,452,805

Assets$632,928,177

Income$365,472,880

Contributions$7,150,987

Mission work (program services)$99,432,383

Fundraising$2,336,104

Management and general$23,684,318

Executive compensation (total)$3,784,379

Accounting fees$151,080

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

BRIAN L DAVIS PHDFORMER PRESIDENT/CEO · 40 hrs/week $958,720Base $936,748 · Other $21,972

TRAVIS BURKEVP/INTERIM CEO · 40 hrs/week $427,600Base $390,594 · Other $37,006

DANIEL DIPIAZZOCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $388,902Base $364,748 · Other $24,154

MICHAEL BOOSCHIEF ANIMAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $353,730Base $330,181 · Other $23,549

JAMIE L WILSON JRCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $350,830Base $334,394 · Other $16,436

JOHN WALKERDIRECTOR, GROUP SALES · 40 hrs/week $291,064Base $271,532 · Other $19,532

ERIC GAGLIONEVP, ZOOLOGICAL OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $277,062Base $248,620 · Other $28,442

WILLIAM S RAMSEYVP, GROUP SALES · 40 hrs/week $275,768Base $260,459 · Other $15,309

TONYA M CLAUSSVP, ANIMAL HEALTH · 40 hrs/week $246,446Base $226,699 · Other $19,747

CHRISTOPHER S COCOVP, AQU SUSTAINABILITY · 40 hrs/week $236,205Base $209,414 · Other $26,791

CAMILLE A HANNANSVP, HUMAN RESOURCES · 40 hrs/week $232,743Base $208,083 · Other $24,660

MICHAEL E LEWISVP, EXHIBITS & PROJECTS · 40 hrs/week $205,680Base $176,041 · Other $29,639

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (46)

BRIAN L DAVIS PHDFORMER PRESIDENT/CEO

TRAVIS BURKEVP/INTERIM CEO

DANIEL DIPIAZZOCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

MICHAEL BOOSCHIEF ANIMAL OFFICER

JAMIE L WILSON JRCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

JOHN WALKERDIRECTOR, GROUP SALES

ERIC GAGLIONEVP, ZOOLOGICAL OPERATIONS

WILLIAM S RAMSEYVP, GROUP SALES

TONYA M CLAUSSVP, ANIMAL HEALTH

CHRISTOPHER S COCOVP, AQU SUSTAINABILITY

CAMILLE A HANNANSVP, HUMAN RESOURCES

MICHAEL E LEWISVP, EXHIBITS & PROJECTS

BRENDA C FAIRBANKSSR DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE ADM

DENNIS R CHRISTENSR. DIRECTOR ANIMAL WELLBEING

JERRY HARRISVP, IT & CYBERSECURITY

JEFFERY S REIDSR DIRECTOR, DIVE

RENEE H SKINNERSR. DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTING

LISA M BODECHONSR DIRECTOR, DOLPHIN

NICOLE R LAKESR DIRECTOR, FINANCE

MATTHEW R OCONNORDIRECTOR, ANIMAL HEALTH

HIROSHI OKUDASR DIRECTOR STRATEGIC MARK

MADISON J MCCLELLANEDUCATION SALES MANAGER

KIMBERLY A STONEDIRECTOR, F&I

ANDREW W MADIGANDIRECTOR, PINNIPED

NADJA V KRASNOSELSKYSALES MANAGER

CHRISTINA D ROBINSONFORMER SR VICE PRESIDENT/CFO

MICHAEL A MORRISDIRECTOR

ANN-MARIE CAMPBELLDIRECTOR

RAY M ROBINSONDIRECTOR

STEVEN RICHARD KOONINDIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN

TIMOTHY J PAKENHAMDIRECTOR/VICE-CHAIRMAN/SEC

BILLI MARCUSDIRECTOR

BERNIE MARCUSFORMER DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

DR VALERIE THADHANIDIRECTOR

MICHAEL A LEVENDIRECTOR

MICHAEL COLESDIRECTOR

CONRAD C LAUTENBACHER JR PHDDIRECTOR

MELANIE ISBILLDIRECTOR

KIRK KINSELLDIRECTOR

KATHLEEN WALTERSDIRECTOR

DAN CATHYDIRECTOR

DEREK V SMITHDIRECTOR

JAMES Y KERR IIDIRECTOR

JAMES S GRIENDIRECTOR/TREASURER

GARY PEACOCK JRDIRECTOR

FRANCIS S BLAKEDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2001
Location: 225 BAKER ST NW, ATLANTA, GA 30313-1809
County: Fulton
In care of: % AMANDA LOFTON
Primary officer: TAMMIE WILLIAMS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website EmailXXXXXX@georgiaaquarium.org Phone(404) 581-4000

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: MSTILLER LLC
NTEE classification: Animal-Related (D500)
IRS tax category: Zoos and Botanical Gardens