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Employees
579
Volunteers
1,001
Financial Snapshot
FY ending 2022-12-31
Revenue
$208.5M
Expenses
$92.6M
Assets
$663.9M
Liabilities
$21.8M
Financial history
$208.5M$104.2M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2022: $208.5M · Avg: $138.0M
Foreign activity (Schedule F)
Total spent abroad$75.1M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
Region
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Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
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North America (Canada & Mexico only)
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Central America and the Caribbean
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North America (Canada & Mexico only)
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Central America and the Caribbean
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East Asia and the Pacific
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Russia and Neighboring States
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South America
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Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
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501(h) election
This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.
Political & Grant Activity
Campaign Spending
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Lobbying
$240K
Grants Given
$138K
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION
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Address
886 Cannery ROW
Monterey, CA, 93940-102
Governance
Voting board members19
Independent members18
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes
Compensation practices
Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Financial detail (Schedule D)
Board-designated %84.4%
Permanent endowment %11.6%
Endowment held by related orgNo
Fundraising activity (Schedule G)
Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$65K
Net to org-$221K
Retained by contractors$287K
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