MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION

EIN 94-2487469 · Animal-Related (D110)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM is to INSPIRE CONSERVATION of THE OCEAN. MILLIONS of PEOPLE WORLDWIDE DRAW INSPIRATION FROM THE AQUARIUM and LOOK to US to ADVOCATE for THE OCEAN and ITS WILDLIFE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $81.40 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 leaders38 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

48.29%of revenue went to mission work81.4% of expenses · Program services

3.52%of revenue went to fundraising5.9% of expenses

$59.35spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

7.54%of revenue went to management and office costs12.7% of expenses

$6.78in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

50.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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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$208,135,651

Mission workProgram services$100,498,77648.29% of revenue81.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$15,697,3807.54% of revenue12.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$7,330,7573.52% of revenue5.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$84,608,73840.65% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$123,526,91359.35% 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: 81.4% mission · 12.7% management · 5.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 59.35% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 81.8% mission · 12.4% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.77% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 81.4% mission · 12.8% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 44.42% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 80.9% mission · 12.8% management · 6.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 63.94% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 81.4% mission · 12.7% management · 5.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.06% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 85.7% mission · 9.1% management · 5.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.74% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 84.4% mission · 9.8% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.36% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 83.3% mission · 13.3% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.60% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$208,135,651

Expenses$123,526,913

Annual surplus $84,608,738 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)$100,498,776 · 81.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$15,697,380 · 12.7% of expenses

Fundraising$7,330,757 · 5.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$208,135,651

Expenses$123,526,913

Assets$837,664,477

Income$1,048,853,755

Contributions$105,608,470

Mission work (program services)$100,498,776

Fundraising$7,330,757

Grants given$2,241,032

Average grant$67,910

Management and general$15,697,380

Executive compensation (total)$2,889,823

Stocks and bonds$269,350,359

Accounting fees$217,388

Investing fees$1,416,986

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

CHRISTINA FEKECICHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $474,067Base $423,464 · Other $50,603

JULIE PACKARDVICE CHAIR & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 28 hrs/week $470,646Base $417,615 · Other $53,031

BRADLEY RUTHERFORDEXEC VP AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $468,836Base $412,221 · Other $56,615

ANN MARIE NEMANICHCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $354,090Base $308,983 · Other $45,107

DANA ALLEN-GREILCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $340,184Base $272,627 · Other $67,557

MARGARET SPRINGCHIEF CONSERVATION & SCI OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $321,728Base $265,929 · Other $55,799

JON HOECHVP OF ANIMAL CARE · 40 hrs/week $278,261Base $231,559 · Other $46,702

JENNIFER DIANTO KEMMERLYVP OF GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION · 40 hrs/week $272,848Base $233,244 · Other $39,604

MARIA HEMMESCHVP OF PEOPLE & CULTURE · 40 hrs/week $262,416Base $202,931 · Other $59,485

PAULINE PARRISHCONTROLLER · 40 hrs/week $253,649Base $217,754 · Other $35,895

SOO DEANVP MEMBER & DONOR RELATIONS · 40 hrs/week $250,304Base $189,903 · Other $60,401

AIMEE DAVIDVP US & CA OCEAN CONSERVATION · 40 hrs/week $248,335Base $212,803 · Other $35,532

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (38)

CHRISTINA FEKECICHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

JULIE PACKARDVICE CHAIR & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BRADLEY RUTHERFORDEXEC VP AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR

ANN MARIE NEMANICHCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

DANA ALLEN-GREILCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

MARGARET SPRINGCHIEF CONSERVATION & SCI OFFICER

JON HOECHVP OF ANIMAL CARE

JENNIFER DIANTO KEMMERLYVP OF GLOBAL OCEAN CONSERVATION

MARIA HEMMESCHVP OF PEOPLE & CULTURE

PAULINE PARRISHCONTROLLER

SOO DEANVP MEMBER & DONOR RELATIONS

AIMEE DAVIDVP US & CA OCEAN CONSERVATION

MARY-BETH REDMOND-JONESVP OF EXHIBS/FACS (THRU 11/21/24)

ANN DABOVICHVP OF GIFT PLANNING

FERNANDA SAMPAIOVP OF MARKETING

NICOLE SANCHEZCHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER

ROBERT YOUNGVP OF FINANCE (THRU 8/30/24)

KARIN KIESSLINGASSIST SECRETARY (BOD)

ARMANDO VIDAL ARATAASSIST SECRETARY (BOD)

MIKE GUPTATRUSTEE

MRC GREENWOODTRUSTEE

TEGAN ACTONBOARD CHAIR

MICHAEL MANTELLTRUSTEE

STEPHEN NEALTRUSTEE (THRU MAY 24)

SUSAN ORRTRUSTEE

MARTHA MARTINEZTRUSTEE

MARK WANTRUSTEE

LOUISE STEPHENSTRUSTEE

LISA WHITETRUSTEE

GREG SILVERMANTRUSTEE

GIDEON YUTRUSTEE

ERIC JENSENTRUSTEE

CHRIS SCHOLINEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE

CAROLINE GETTYTRUSTEE

BEN JEALOUSTRUSTEE

BARBARA WRIGHTSECRETARY

ANNELIESE OLSONTRUSTEE

ALISHA JOHNSON WILDERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1978
Location: 886 CANNERY ROW, MONTEREY, CA 93940-1023
County: Monterey
In care of: % CAROLINE WOLF
Primary officer: ANN MARIE NEMANICH, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(831) 648-4800

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: HOOD & STRONG LLP
NTEE classification: Animal-Related (D110)
IRS tax category: Other Grantmaking and Giving Services
Grant-giving organization: Yes