Totals
- Total revenue
- $23,948,785
- Total expenses
- $16,236,706
- Contributions and grants received
- $6,246,591
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $14,357,027
- Investment income
- $1,224,503
- Other revenue
- $2,120,664
- Total assets, end of year
- $81,215,302
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $20,482,973
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $60,732,329
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $14,023,973
- Management and general expenses
- $1,301,989
- Fundraising expenses
- $910,744
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $14,023,973
Program services were 86.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$3,955,246
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,291,345
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2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS
total $10,786,646 · related or exempt $10,786,646
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2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIPS
total $2,770,802 · related or exempt $2,770,802
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2c · Program service revenue: OTHER AQUARIUM OPERATIONS
total $799,579 · related or exempt $799,579
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3 · Investment income
total $1,221,838 · excluded $1,221,838
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6a · Gross rents
real property $1,719,260
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $1,719,260
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $1,719,260 · excluded $1,719,260
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $2,665
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $2,665
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $2,665 · related or exempt $2,665
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11a · Other revenue: BANQUETS
total $233,294 · unrelated business $233,294
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11b · Other revenue: CAFE COMMISSIONS
total $168,110 · excluded $168,110
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11e · Other revenue, total
$401,404
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $724,145 · program services $159,857 · management and general $465,720 · fundraising $98,568
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $7,606,206 · program services $6,610,248 · management and general $425,997 · fundraising $569,961
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $186,636 · program services $151,680 · management and general $19,978 · fundraising $14,978
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $575,130 · program services $467,410 · management and general $61,565 · fundraising $46,155
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $622,647 · program services $506,027 · management and general $66,651 · fundraising $49,969
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11b · Fees: legal
total $70,922 · management and general $70,922
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11g · Fees: other
total $480,690 · program services $386,637 · management and general $94,053
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $766,344 · program services $750,218 · fundraising $16,126
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13 · Office expenses
total $99,255 · program services $81,818 · management and general $1,533 · fundraising $15,904
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14 · Information technology
total $447,905 · program services $395,583 · management and general $8,203 · fundraising $44,119
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16 · Occupancy
total $582,856 · program services $581,361 · fundraising $1,495
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17 · Travel
total $62,055 · program services $62,049 · fundraising $6
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $43,688 · program services $38,771 · management and general $1,393 · fundraising $3,524
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20 · Interest
total $344,579 · program services $344,579
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,885,861 · program services $1,805,781 · management and general $80,080
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23 · Insurance
total $95,605 · program services $95,605
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24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL LIFE SUPPORT
total $799,657 · program services $799,657
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24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $372,636 · program services $372,636
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24c · Other expenses: BANK AND MERCHANT FEES
total $340,156 · program services $340,156
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24d · Other expenses: LICENSE AND DUES
total $46,135 · program services $37,100 · management and general $1,005 · fundraising $8,030
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24e · All other expenses
total $83,598 · program services $36,800 · management and general $4,889 · fundraising $41,909
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $872,716 · end of year $1,449,633
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,543,897 · end of year $3,447,299
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $3,688,614 · end of year $3,606,964
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $332,993 · end of year $91,375
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $222,645 · end of year $222,850
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$49,109,850
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$14,373,177
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $35,661,019 · end of year $34,736,673
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $25,017,535 · end of year $25,528,561
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,221,684 · end of year $12,131,947
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,767,964 · end of year $6,334,289
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $1,881,416 · end of year $2,217,157
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $8,348,535 · end of year $7,614,252
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $4,444,072 · end of year $4,246,361
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $110,502 · end of year $70,914
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $41,616,551 · end of year $57,148,581
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $10,392,063 · end of year $3,583,748
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
WE INSPIRE PEOPLE TO EXPLORE, DISCOVER AND LEARN ABOUT EARTH'S DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS.
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AQUARIUM PROGRAM THE AQUARIUM INVITES GUESTS TO EXPLORE, DISCOVER, AND LEARN ABOUT EARTH'S DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS. INSIDE, VISITORS EXPLORE SIX PRIMARY HABITATS: OCEAN EXPLORER, EXPEDITION ASIA, PENGUIN RESEARCH STATION, DISCOVER UTAH, JOURNEY TO SOUTH AMERICA, AND THE DEEP SEA LAB. THE PLAZA FEATURES ENGAGING INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS THAT ENCOURAGE PLAY AND SPARK CURIOSITY, INCLUDING THE CORAL AND TARDIGRADE PLAYGROUNDS, AN OUTDOOR POND STOCKED WITH LOCAL FISH, AND THE EECO VOYAGER, WHICH USES VR HEADSETS AND IMMERSIVE FILMING TO SIMULATE DISTANT ENVIRONMENTS. SITUATED IN THE DESERT, THE AQUARIUM WELCOMED NEARLY 989,000 GUESTS, WHO ENCOUNTERED 4,933 ANIMALS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 1,208 SPECIES. IN 2023, IT WELCOMED A YELLOW ANACONDA, GIANT ISOPODS, A RARE KOMODO DRAGON, AND TWO BLUE-BILLED CURASSOWS, ENHANCING THE GUEST EXPERIENCE WITH UNIQUE SPECIES. THIS YEAR, THE UTAH NATURE RAPTOR CENTER OPENED ITS DOORS, FEATURING A PEREGRINE FALCON AND GREAT HORNED OWL, FOSTERING EMPATHETIC CONNECTIONS TO THESE AMAZING ANIMALS AND INSPIRING DISCOVERY ABOUT THEIR HABITATS. BEYOND THE RAPTOR CENTER, THE AQUARIUM IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE ONGOING CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW SCIENCE LEARNING CENTER, WHICH WILL ADD NEARLY 120,000 SQUARE FEET AND DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE AQUARIUM, MAKING IT THE FIFTH LARGEST IN THE U.S. THIS EXPANSION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ITS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH FIVEFOLD, WITH PLANS FOR AN EXTENDED ASIA HABITAT, 14 ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS AND LABORATORIES (UP FROM THREE), AN ENTREPRENEURIAL INCUBATOR SPACE, DAYCARE, AND A ROTATING EXHIBIT TO SHOWCASE VARIOUS GLOBAL ANIMAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS. THE AQUARIUM'S GROWING CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ENRICH ITS MISSION. THIS YEAR, IT HOSTED THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR AQUATIC ANIMAL MEDICINE, BRINGING TOGETHER ANIMAL CARE PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 575 HOURS TO EIGHT ACTIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS, INCLUDING BOREAL TOAD CONSERVATION, CORAL AND SEA TURTLE RESCUE, AND NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER POPULATION TRACKING, ALL OF WHICH FOSTER HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT PROTECTING EARTH'S WILDLIFE.
Expenses $14,023,973 · Revenue $14,357,027
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EDUCATION PROGRAM THE AQUARIUM'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO EXPAND, OFFERING SUPPLEMENTAL, INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION SUPPORTED BY THE UTAH STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. ITS FIELD TRIP OUTREACH TEAM DELIVERED PROGRAMS TO 586 SCHOOLS STATEWIDE, AND HOSTED 998 SCHOOLS AT THE AQUARIUM, TOTALING 155,596 STUDENT AND TEACHER EXPERIENCES. THE OUTREACH ENCOMPASSES ALL 4TH-GRADE CLASSES IN UTAH, AS WELL AS SELECT 2ND AND 6TH-GRADE STUDENTS. THE AQUARIUM WILL ENGAGE EVEN MORE STUDENTS WITH THE UPCOMING SCIENCE LEARNING CENTER. IN ADDITION TO FIELD TRIPS, THE AQUARIUM OFFERS TEACHER RESOURCE KITS DESIGNED TO FULFILL A FULL SEMESTER OF STATE- APPROVED SCIENCE EDUCATION. THESE KITS ALIGN WITH UTAH'S ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND ENHANCE TEACHERS' CURRICULUM. THE AQUARIUM'S EDUCATION TEAM ALSO CONDUCTS WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS TO SUPPORT LICENSE RENEWAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE AQUARIUM OFFERS SUMMER AND SCHOOL BREAK CAMPS FOR CHILDREN, AS WELL AS THE TEEN STEM FUTURES PROGRAM, WHERE TEENS CAN MEET PROFESSIONALS IN STEM FIELDS. THE AQUARIUM INVITES GUESTS TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING THAT CONNECTS THEM TO ITS MISSION OF EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY. IN 2023, AQUARIUM EDUCATORS ENGAGED 739,894 GUESTS THROUGH DAILY INTERACTIONS, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND ON-THE-FLOOR ACTIVITIES. EVENTS IN 2023 INCLUDED PLANET BRACKET, BRINE SHRIMP DAY, THE CELEBRATION OF THE AQUARIUM'S 8 MILLIONTH GUEST, AND NOON YEAR'S EVE. EACH COMMUNITY EVENT OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEEPEN CONNECTIONS WITH THE AQUARIUM'S GUESTS AND SHARE INSIGHTS ABOUT EARTH'S DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS.
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Brent AndersenBRENT ANDERSEN
CEO/FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $433,093
- From this org
- $404,936
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,157
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $310,975
- Bonus
- $93,961
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $28,157
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $433,093
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Gary ChristensenGARY CHRISTENSEN
CFO
- Total calculated
- $165,792
- From this org
- $156,730
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,062
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $156,730
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $9,062
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $165,792
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Jeff AndreasenJEFF ANDREASEN
CFO
- Total calculated
- $159,360
- From this org
- $147,810
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,550
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $136,237
- Bonus
- $11,573
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $11,550
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $159,360
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Tim CosgroveTIM COSGROVE
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeff FlammJEFF FLAMM
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
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Terry GrantTERRY GRANT
PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michele Depasquale HiltonMICHELE DEPASQUALE HILTON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jim LovelandJIM LOVELAND
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ken MurdockKEN MURDOCK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
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Rick WhiteRICK WHITE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
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, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — 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
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 6 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202443189349308654
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