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Seattle Aquarium Society-SEAS

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
Other · SEATTLE, WA · EIN 91-1189249

About

Our mission is inspiring conservation of our marine environment.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
261
Volunteers
804

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2022-12-31
Revenue
$45.1M
Expenses
$24.3M
Assets
$96.6M
Liabilities
$20.0M

Financial history

$45.1M$22.5M$0
16171819202122
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2022: $45.1M · Avg: $27.7M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$134K
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC——
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)——

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
—
Lobbying
$168K
Grants Given
$283K
SEATTLE AQUARIUM SOCIETY-SEAS
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Address

1483 Alaskan Way PIER 59
Seattle, WA, 98101-201

Governance

Voting board members51
Independent members51
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo

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 %0.0%
Permanent endowment %100.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$20.1M
Net to org$19.9M
Retained by contractors$129K
ChannelsMail · Email · Grant solicitation
Public records
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