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← FLORIDA AQUARIUM INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FLORIDA AQUARIUM INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$40,580,925
Total expenses
$36,413,124
Contributions and grants received
$7,464,242
Grants paid
$0
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$28,268,712
Management and general expenses
$6,932,734
Fundraising expenses
$1,211,678
Program service expenses (Part III)
$28,268,712

Program services were 77.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • Douglas Brigman

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • John Couris

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 1 related

  • Kimberly Bruce

    Immediate Past Chair/ Audit Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 1 related

  • Lauren Fernandez

    Secretary/Compensation Committee Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Adam Thomas

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Andrea Gonzmart Williams

    Animal Collections Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Balaji Bellur

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Benjamin Pratt

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Carlos Aldazabal

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Charlie Miranda

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Dale Hoffman

    Board/Staff Engagement Liaison

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dan Borasch

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Danny Persaud

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • David Bevirt

    Governance Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dennis Rogero

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Doreen Caudell

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Douglas Montgomery

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Eric Weisberg

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Felicia Harvey

    Community Advisory Council

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • G Robert Blanchard

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jay Miller

    Capital Projects Board Liaison

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kristin Greco

    Learning Committee Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Lakshmi Shenoy

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Leo Cannyn

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Marcus Greene

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Michael Esposito

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Michael Owen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Reginald Goins

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related

  • Rini Fredette

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Ronnie Green

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Santiago Corrada

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Tom Mosey

    Conservation Committee Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Tyler Hill

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Veronica Cintron

    Marketing & Guest Experience Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Yaqub Ahmed

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Andy Wood

    COO

    Total calculated
    $288,079
    From this org
    $256,786
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,293
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,473
    Bonus
    $39,300
    Other
    $13
    Deferred
    $1,891
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,402
    Filer's total
    $288,079

  • Kimberly Casey

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $269,367
    From this org
    $251,894
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,473
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,727
    Bonus
    $37,167
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,799
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,674
    Filer's total
    $269,367

  • Roger Germann

    President/CEO

    Total calculated
    $499,015
    From this org
    $466,394
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,621
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $387,590
    Bonus
    $78,804
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,717
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,904
    Filer's total
    $499,015

  • Tim Binder

    Sr VP of Animal Care & Health

    Total calculated
    $240,484
    From this org
    $211,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,330
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,265
    Bonus
    $23,823
    Other
    $3,066
    Deferred
    $1,674
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,656
    Filer's total
    $240,484

  • Antonio Rokita

    Sr. VP of Community Engagement & Social Responsibility

    Total calculated
    $190,131
    From this org
    $181,363
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,768
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,914
    Bonus
    $19,449
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $88
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,680
    Filer's total
    $190,131

  • Debborah Luke

    Sr. VP of Conservation

    Total calculated
    $208,838
    From this org
    $197,591
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,247
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,381
    Bonus
    $21,210
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,491
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,756
    Filer's total
    $208,838

  • Deborah Stone

    Sr. VP of Engagement & Learning

    Total calculated
    $191,784
    From this org
    $162,775
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,009
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,837
    Bonus
    $18,822
    Other
    $1,116
    Deferred
    $1,323
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,686
    Filer's total
    $191,784

  • Kelly Curington

    CPO

    Total calculated
    $183,731
    From this org
    $173,389
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,342
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,059
    Bonus
    $25,224
    Other
    $106
    Deferred
    $1,095
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,247
    Filer's total
    $183,731

  • Toni Wofford

    Vice President of Philanthropy

    Total calculated
    $160,279
    From this org
    $142,096
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,183
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,494
    Bonus
    $15,375
    Other
    $227
    Deferred
    $1,111
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,072
    Filer's total
    $160,279

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation fees
The President/CEO is a member of a social club, with initiation fees and monthly dues paid by the Aquarium, and is included as taxable compensation. Meetings with donors and potential funders are conducted at this club.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
Each employee's bonus is based on the achievement of both organizational and individual goals. Organizational goals must be met before any employee is eligible for a bonus. If organizational goals are met, then the performance of each employee is assessed at the individual level to determine if the employee qualifies for a bonus. If the employee's performance qualifies them for a bonus, then a bonus is awarded at a pre-determined percentage based on the employee's job title level. These percentages are approved annually by the Compensation Committee.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
11 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202512239349302201

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