MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION (EIN 94-2487469)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-12
IRS object ID: 202113169349313101
Schema version: 2020v4.0
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Mission	THE MISSION OF THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM IS TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE OCEAN. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DRAW INSPIRATION FROM THE AQUARIUM AND LOOK TO US TO ADVOCATE FOR OCEAN WILDLIFE.	MissionDesc
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Desc	Animal Care and Aquarium Experience - Marine life exhibition and care expenses of $41,268,354 include the cost of operating and maintaining the Aquarium's living exhibit galleries - critical work that continued despite the Aquarium's closure. Keeping our animals safe and ensuring they're well cared for remained our top priority. Our essential team of aquarists, aviculturists, veterinary specialists, and technicians worked hard to provide the best possible care for nearly 80,000 animals and plants while adhering to strict safety standards to prevent the spread of COVID-19 - like maintaining social distance and donning masks sewn by our volunteers. Bringing the Aquarium online With our doors closed, we found new ways to keep audiences connected to the animals and exhibits. Social media has become a source of information, entertainment, education, stress relief, fundraising, and connection for more people, and with a greater geographic reach than ever. -Through website stories, video livestreams, and live virtual events we've given audiences a behind-the-scenes look at how we care for the Aquarium animals and exhibits. A few, like a video of divers cleaning the Kelp Forest exhibit and a Tik Tok dance video with an albatross were among our most popular posts of the year - and prompted an outpouring of comments from people who couldn't wait to come back for a visit. -Without guests inside the Aquarium, we were able to give rescued sea otter pups destined for a return to the wild the unique opportunity to practice their diving skills in the larger Sea Otter exhibit space. Audiences around the world watched the sea otter pups frolic through our live sea otter webcam. -During Black Birders Week we collaborated with scientists from BlackAFinSTEM for a virtual bird watching session on our Aviary live cam. Black Birders Week events highlight Black nature enthusiasts and increase the visibility of Black birders, who face unique challenges and dangers when engaging in outdoor activities. During the memorable 90-minute session, the group admired shorebirds in our Aviary exhibit and shared stories about their birdwatching adventures, what kindled their love of birds, and how they began their professional science careers. -We continued our ongoing relationship with California State Parks with an exciting livestream that took viewers on a journey above and below a kelp forest habitat as part of an ongoing series of educational streams led by the park system. The two hosts - one in a kayak at Point Lobos State Reserve and the other diving in our Kelp Forest exhibit - were able to talk to each other during the stream as well as answer questions from a moderator. Recreating deep-sea conditions for our next special exhibition Thanks to the wonderful support of the Grainger Family Descendants Fund, we continued work to develop our upcoming special exhibition, Into the Deep: Exploring Our Undiscovered Ocean. By building on decades of animal care expertise at the Aquarium - plus the knowledge and technology offered by Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) - our visitors will experience a breathtaking look at deep sea life found nowhere else, save for the actual deep sea, when the exhibition opens in Spring 2022. In December and January, the Aquarium's Animal Care and Interpretive Media teams embarked on two multi-day expeditions with our colleagues at MBARI to Sur Ridge, a magnet for diverse marine life in both midwater and seafloor habitats. The goal for the trips aboard the R/V Western Flyer was to capture video footage and collect midwater drifters and seafloor dwellers with potential for display in the new special exhibition. Targeted species for collection, such as the colorful bloody-belly comb jelly, thrive in waters with low oxygen, requiring a custom life support system to replicate these conditions. Skillful ROV pilots used the robot's manipulator arm to gingerly place specimens onboard the "benthic elevator," which in turn gracefully floated to the surface for retrieval by awaiting scientists. Promoting racial diversity in veterinary science To promote more racial diversity in the veterinary profession, we launched our "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Matter: Veterinary Externship" program. Most accredited veterinary schools require a two- to four-week externship away from the university during the students' third or fourth year of professional training. We designed our program to recruit students from under-represented groups, especially students of color. We selected the first three individuals to participate in the program in 2021.	Desc

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Desc	Education and Outreach expenses of $15,284,738 include the cost of education programs for teachers, students, and emerging teen leaders. Typically, the Aquarium welcomes more than 100,000 classroom students, teachers and chaperones every year - free of charge. Undeterred by the global pandemic, our Education team transformed the vision for our Bechtel Family Center for Ocean Education and Leadership when they rapidly created a suite of virtual ocean science programs - in English and Spanish - to serve stay-at-home students and their parents across the country. We began hosting virtual Aquarium field trips and workshops for teachers, which will continue until we can again welcome students and educators in person. Transforming our education programs -Drawing on their experience with distance learning and a commitment to ecosystem-based learning, our Education staff developed nine free online courses, in English and Spanish, that serve kids from pre-kindergarten through high school. The video courses - on topics from sea otters, the deep sea, tide pools, sharks, and more - blend on-screen curriculum with experiences in nature. Tens of thousands of students across the country have enrolled in the multi-day courses - from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. -Unable to offer our in-person field trips due to the closure, our Education team instead brought the Aquarium to students through the new Online Discovery Labs. The virtual field trip programs were popular with teachers - all 324 programs for 2020 sold out within six hours of opening for reservations. The labs include an engaging 45-minute Zoom interaction with an Education team member and an additional multi-chapter online learning course that expands on the content and includes activities students can do in class and at home. -In November, approximately 100 teachers engaged in a new online professional development course, "Nature Nearby." During the four-week program, teachers participated in live, online sessions with Education staff and completed a series of self-paced online courses where they used nature journaling and science notebooks. Teachers experienced authentic, standards-based activities focused on ocean conservation that are easily transferable to students, whether they're learning at home or at school. -Four alumni of Aquarium teen programs Young Women in Science (YWS), Teen Conservation Leader (TCL) and Watsonville Area Teens Conserving Habitats (WATCH) participated in summer internships with the Aquarium focused on ocean advocacy and online education programming. Two interns researched and identified strategies for engaging youth from diverse backgrounds and motivating them to take action on ocean conservation. Their findings are being incorporated into the Aquarium's teen and young adult programs to help engage youth from diverse backgrounds in our advocacy initiatives. The other two interns revamped aspects of our most popular education programs, piloted them with teen and teacher audiences, and helped staff recreate these activities on online platforms.	Desc

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Desc	Conservation and Science costs of $8,029,483 represent expenses for marine policy and advocacy efforts, the Seafood Watch program and field research. Our ocean conservation and science work has never been more important. Climate change, plastic pollution, unsustainable seafood production, and marine habitat degradation - crises facing people and the living systems we depend on - are tightly connected to issues of social and racial equity, the economy, and public health. We champion solutions that safeguard the ocean, help communities thrive, and lead us into a brighter future. Our science-based markets strategy for global seafood and aquaculture, anchored by our Seafood Watch program, is improving the sustainability of wild-caught fisheries and aquaculture operations around the world by engaging with local fishing and aquaculture communities around improvement plans and guiding large buyers and consumers to sustainable choices. Our scientists are producing research that fills critical knowledge gaps and helps guide important conservation decisions. And our policy team is advising and celebrating decision-makers at the state, federal, and global levels who adopt and implement regulations on behalf of ocean health. Maintaining a leadership role in the sustainable seafood movement -Seafood Watch launched a completely redesigned website that makes it easier for consumers and businesses to search our thousands of seafood recommendations. -In June, the Vietnam government formally approved the Vietnam Sustainable Shrimp Alliance, a public-private partnership announced by Monterey Bay Aquarium and 21 founding partners in October 2019. The project is working toward the goal of improving all farmed shrimp production in C Mau Province to a Seafood Watch rating as a Good Alternative or Best Choice by 2030. -With the collaborations in Vietnam achieving results, we launched a new project in India's Andhra Pradesh region to improve the production of whiteleg shrimp to a level consistent with a Seafood Watch yellow rating by 2025. India is the world's third-largest exporter of shrimp, and Andhra Pradesh produces almost 70 percent of the country's farmed shrimp - the vast majority of which is bound for the U.S. market. The collaborators, including Seafood Watch, intend to improve environmental performance as well as social and economic well-being. Sea otter research, rescue and recovery -The Sea Otter Program earned two $100,000 awards from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program to continue our important work to help with the recovery of threatened southern sea otters, even as we face unprecedented challenges in light of the pandemic. -As scientists and wildlife officials work to restore California's threatened sea otter population, crab fishermen have wondered if the return of sea otters comes at the expense of the crab fishery. A new research study by Aquarium scientists suggests that may not be the case. Instead, they found that fishermen are catching more Dungeness crab in regions of California where sea otters are present. Over a decade of observations of foraging sea otters around Monterey Bay by the Aquarium and our partners have shown that Dungeness crabs represent a small fraction of more than 50 ocean species in sea otters' diets. Rather than seeing a negative impact of otters on the Dungeness crab fishery, these crabs seem to be doing just as well, if not better, in areas where otters are present compared to regions without otters. Advancing ocean-friendly policies at the state, national and international level -Despite the unprecedented challenges of 2020, we made progress with policies - at the state and federal levels - to reduce the sources of ocean plastic pollution. In California, we teamed with The Nature Conservancy and Oceana to successfully work to end the temporary suspension of California's plastic bag ban, which was instituted in April due to COVID-19 health concerns. -From mid-September through Election Day, we ran a voter outreach campaign with the tagline, "The Ocean Needs Your Vote." The campaign aimed to increase voter registration and turnout, and raise public awareness of how the civic process can make a difference for ocean health. AdvocaSea, a youth-led collaboration that grew out of an Aquarium internship project, ran a "Get Out the Youth Vote" social media campaign while learning more about how their raised voices can help protect the ocean. Each week, the group met virtually and created content to encourage voter registration, particularly for first-time voters. -In 2020, new leadership in Washington, D.C. made it a priority to address climate change and ocean health. Our team was tapped to offer insights on ways to make a real difference - by relying on science, bolstering ocean protections, and embracing solutions that connect ocean health with racial equity and environmental justice. Advancing conservation science -A new study led by the Monterey Bay Aquarium scientists took a critical step toward conserving sharks by answering key questions about illegal shark finning. The global shark fin trade is a $400 million business that kills as many as 100 million sharks each year with devastating consequences for shark populations and ocean ecosystems. Using results from DNA barcoding studies of shark fins traded in worldwide markets and in-depth knowledge of each species' environmental niche, the researchers discovered that most shark fins were harvested from waters controlled by individual countries rather than in high-seas fisheries outside national boundaries. Their data also confirmed that the global hunt for fins kills a greater variety of species than researchers previously thought. -Leilani Konrad, California Sea Grant Fellow with Conservation & Science, completed a review of scientific studies that shows how species in our living collection are being impacted by climate change. Prompted by a Guest Experience request to enhance science-based storytelling with our visitors, this database can grow as we learn more about how climate change is affecting our exhibit animals and the ecosystems where they live. -A team led by Aquarium researchers used a new high-tech approach to conservation science that helps biologists identify and replicate successful approaches for returning threatened and endangered species to the wild - saving time, money, and wildlife. In the published study, the scientists used the power of artificial intelligence and an algorithmic approach to rapidly analyze text in scientific papers. The team was able to quickly and efficiently identify approaches to species reintroduction that have proved successful while avoiding those that are dead ends. Addressing the pandemic through policy -Working with other national and California-based nonprofits, we advocated for additional federal and state-based emergency relief funding to help aquariums impacted by the pandemic. -We worked in Monterey County to advance the state's Health Equity Metric, released on September 30, which aims to ensure that the areas of the county disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 - predominantly Latinx neighborhoods - were not left behind. We worked across all sectors to promote a community-driven approach to addressing the crisis and also urged the state to focus resources in Monterey County.	Desc

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Chief Development Officer	40.0	0.0			$318,312	$0	$33,950	Yes (X)
David Rosenberg
VP of Guest Experience	40.0	0.0			$170,297	$0	$12,198	Yes (X)
Jon Hoech
VP of Animal Care	40.0	0.0			$185,404	$0	$35,150	Yes (X)
Margaret Spring
Chief Conservation&Sci Officer	40.0	0.0			$219,949	$0	$37,768	Yes (X)
Marian Martha Hahn
Chief Marketing Officer	40.0	0.0			$229,137	$0	$32,391	Yes (X)
Mary-Beth Redmond-Jones
VP of Exhibitions & Facilities	40.0	0.0			$169,019	$0	$17,293	Yes (X)
Nancy Enterline
VP of Development	40.0	0.0			$169,850	$0	$43,632	Yes (X)
Rita Bell
VP of Education	40.0	0.0			$156,335	$0	$21,819	Yes (X)
Teresa Jeanine Merry
Chief Human Resources Officer	40.0	0.0			$206,772	$0	$39,229	Yes (X)
Ann Dabovich
VP of Gift Planning	40.0	0.0			$177,147	$0	$11,262		Yes (X)
Jennifer Dianto Kemmerly
VP of Global Ocean Initiatives	40.0	0.0			$189,292	$0	$26,798		Yes (X)
Jonathan Davis
Controller	40.0	0.0			$171,310	$0	$32,790		Yes (X)
Robert Mann
VP of Technology	40.0	0.0			$170,071	$0	$46,853		Yes (X)
Robert Young
Dir Finl Planning & Analysis	39.0	1.0			$161,027	$0	$41,764		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,364,915	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$553,221	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	66	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Impacts Research
41 Logan Circle	St Simons Island	GA	31522	Advertising	$3,334,962
Adage Technology
10 S Riverside Plaza	Chicago	IL	60606	Web Consultant	$1,482,092
F D Thomas Inc
217 Bateman Drive	Central Point	OR	97502	Construction	$1,039,555
Blach Construction Company
2244 Blach Place STE 100	San Jose	CA	95131	Construction	$943,904
Riverside Technologies Inc
748 N 109th Court	Omaha	NE	68154	IT services	$857,182

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	53	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$10,297,340	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$144,292	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$56,880,351	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$4,395,936	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$67,321,983	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Admission fees	611600	$6,701,875	$6,701,875
Other Program Revenue	900099	$1,383,703	$1,383,703

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$8,085,578	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,444,609	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,444,609	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$98,169	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$98,169	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$98,169	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$98,169	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$355,547,521	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$343,687,299	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$196,492	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$11,860,222	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$196,492	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,663,730	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$11,663,730	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Licensing Revenue	900099	$420,422	$420,422
PARKING REVENUE	812930	$53,200		$53,200

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$473,622	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$89,087,691	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$8,506,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$53,200	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$13,206,508	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,237	TotalAmt
Program Services	$79,237	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,591	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,591	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,889,823	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,626,434	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$668,182	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$595,207	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,282,112	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,584,240	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,911,597	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,786,275	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,746,960	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,481,303	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$160,686	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$104,971	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,063,461	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,951,184	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$716,230	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$396,047	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,898,620	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,211,258	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$377,030	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$310,332	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$758,911	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,938	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$739,632	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$341	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$197,999	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$197,999	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$128,075	TotalAmt
Program Services	$128,075	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$385,332	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$385,332	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$510,623	TotalAmt
Management And General	$510,623	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,220,948	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,967,036	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$787,509	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$466,403	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,146,387	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,131,571	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,809	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,972,256	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,708,659	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,249	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$234,348	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,377,853	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,914,618	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$428,164	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,071	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,782	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,782	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,916,643	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,162,752	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$423,467	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$330,424	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$318,450	TotalAmt
Program Services	$274,296	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,506	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,648	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,323	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,564	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,091	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	-$3,332	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,670,007	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,631,179	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,994,679	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$44,149	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$637,309	TotalAmt
Program Services	$604,568	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,750	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,991	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Sponsorship and Gifts	Desc
Total	$58,489	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,290	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,081	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,118	FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,342,191	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,582,575	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,063,284	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,696,332	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,068,761	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,883,575	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,298,840	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,336,021	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,091,948	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,205,538	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,370,246	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,914,481	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,155,034	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$329,497,225	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$179,817,466	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$154,166,350	BOYAmt
EOY	$149,679,759	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$81,535,765	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,644,777	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$264,586,349	BOYAmt
EOY	$291,229,234	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,244,810	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,117,615	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$541,058,075	BOYAmt
EOY	$564,471,028	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,179,116	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,545,674	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,385,184	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,009,002	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$112,190	BOYAmt
EOY	$106,294	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,676,490	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,660,970	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$439,327,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$455,801,417	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$82,054,568	BOYAmt
EOY	$95,008,641	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$521,381,585	BOYAmt
EOY	$550,810,058	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$541,058,075	BOYAmt
EOY	$564,471,028	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$9,745,500	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$19,355,284	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$327,689	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$78,487,795	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$40,375,810	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$58,258,026	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$61,820,387	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$67,321,983	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$306,264,001	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$78,487,795	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$40,375,810	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$58,258,026	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$61,820,387	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$67,321,983	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$306,264,001	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$49,322,641	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$256,941,360	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,665,009	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,928,617	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,129,619	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,752,326	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,542,778	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$23,018,349	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$34,480	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,480	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$329,316,830	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$215,326,293	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.7802	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.6703	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DESCRIPTION - FUNDRAISING EVENT INCOME, COLUMN A - 0.0, COLUMN B - 0.0, COLUMN C - 34480.0, COLUMN D - 0.0, COLUMN E - 0.0, COLUMN F - 34480.0;	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$128,075	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$128,075	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$64,454,500	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$64,582,575	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,000,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$250,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,000,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$4,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$6,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$209,661	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$210,977	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$206,485	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$128,075	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$755,198	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$250,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,500,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$105	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$7,321	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$2,052	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$0	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$9,478	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$267,572,483	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,869,666	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$31,483,608	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$9,400,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$293,525,757	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$233,228,187	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,946,556	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$39,997,740	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$8,600,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$267,572,483	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$239,831,456	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$10,625,727	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$10,238,996	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$6,990,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$233,228,187	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$196,825,806	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$15,723,311	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$33,455,339	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$6,173,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$239,831,456	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$127,401,810	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$65,084,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$9,173,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,833,004	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$196,825,806	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.8519	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.1018	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.0463	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$24,797,822	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$24,797,822	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$205,215,602	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$107,182,436	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$98,033,166	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$37,640,389	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$27,709,742	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$9,930,647	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$61,843,412	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$44,925,288	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,918,124	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$149,679,759	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
Equity Funds	$147,998,915	F
Bond Funds	$51,572,824	F
Hedge Funds	$27,319,603	F
Nonmarketable Investments	$64,337,892	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$291,229,234	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Gift Annuity Payment Liability	Desc
Amt	$106,294	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$106,294	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds

THE EARNINGS OF THE AQUARIUM'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS SUPPORT EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND THE MISSION OF THE AQUARIUM.

Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote

THE FOLLOWING FOOTNOTE APPEARED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR BOTH MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM SUPPORT SERVICES ("MBASS"), A RELATED ORGANIZATION: THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MBASS FOLLOW GUIDANCE THAT CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, INCLUDING ISSUES RELATING TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT. THIS GUIDANCE PROVIDES THAT THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN ONLY BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THE POSITION IS "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED IF THE POSITION WERE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE TAX POSITION IS BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE TAX POSITION MAY BE CHALLENGED. THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MBASS ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THOUGH IT IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, UNLESS THAT INCOME IS OTHERWISE EXCLUDED BY THE CODE. THEY ARE ALSO EXEMPT FROM CALIFORNIA STATE FRANCHISE TAXES UNDER SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MBASS HAVE PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS NEXUS; AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MBASS HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	$22,474
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	$4,653
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	$2,928
South Asia	Program Services	Conferences/Consults	$6,044
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Grantmaking	Research	$27,591
Central America and the Caribbean	Investments		$29,462,475

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$29,526,165	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$29,526,165	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Dolphinfish research	$15,225	Wire
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Mobula Ray Research	$12,366	Wire

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	2	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (true)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds

THE AQUARIUM REQUIRES POTENTIAL GRANT RECIPIENTS TO SUBMIT FORMAL APPLICATIONS WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE AQUARIUM'S MISSION AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGET. FURTHERMORE, THE AQUARIUM REQUIRES A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THE GRANTEE PROVIDING DETAIL ABOUT HOW FUNDS WERE USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE GRANT OBJECTIVES. REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR COMPLIANCE WITH GRANT CONDITIONS.

Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Feldstein CO LLC
601 Skokie BLVD Suite 103	Northbrook	IL	60063	Consulting/marketing	false	$0	$151,091	-$151,091
S D & A TELESERVICES
57 West Century BLVD STE 300	Los Angeles	CA	90045	Telemarketing	false	$89,655	$40,855	$48,800
Avalon Consulting Group Inc
805 15th Street NW Suite 700	Washington	DC	20005	Membership consulting and direct mail	false	$10,297,340	$193,386	$10,103,954

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$10,386,995	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$385,332	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$10,001,663	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WY	LicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
FELLOWSHIP	2	$22,112
INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIP	34	$37,775
TEACHERS STIPENDS	191	$19,350

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE AQUARIUM REQUIRES POTENTIAL GRANT RECIPIENTS TO SUBMIT FORMAL APPLICATIONS WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE AQUARIUM'S MISSION AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGET. FURTHERMORE, THE AQUARIUM REQUIRES A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THE GRANTEE PROVIDING DETAIL ABOUT HOW FUNDS WERE USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE GRANT OBJECTIVES. REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR COMPLIANCE WITH GRANT CONDITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Troy A Grande
CFO & Treasurer	$268,687	$0	$0	$0	$1,177	$0	$17,543	$0	$34,859	$0	$322,266	$0	$0	$0
Cynthia Vernon
Chief Operating Officer	$279,092	$0	$0	$0	$2,444	$0	$18,073	$0	$25,688	$0	$325,297	$0	$0	$0
Cristina Fekeci
Chief Development Officer	$315,312	$0	$0	$0	$3,000	$0	$20,120	$0	$13,830	$0	$352,262	$0	$0	$0
Marian Martha Hahn
Chief Marketing Officer	$228,156	$0	$0	$0	$981	$0	$14,705	$0	$17,686	$0	$261,528	$0	$0	$0
Margaret Spring
Chief Conservation&Sci Officer	$218,523	$0	$0	$0	$1,426	$0	$14,268	$0	$23,500	$0	$257,717	$0	$0	$0
Teresa Jeanine Merry
Chief Human Resources Officer	$205,340	$0	$0	$0	$1,432	$0	$13,461	$0	$25,768	$0	$246,001	$0	$0	$0
Jon Hoech
VP of Animal Care	$182,991	$0	$1,691	$0	$722	$0	$11,985	$0	$23,165	$0	$220,554	$0	$0	$0
David Rosenberg
VP of Guest Experience	$170,081	$0	$0	$0	$216	$0	$10,728	$0	$1,470	$0	$182,495	$0	$0	$0
Nancy Enterline
VP of Development	$169,427	$0	$0	$0	$423	$0	$11,353	$0	$32,279	$0	$213,482	$0	$0	$0
Mary-Beth Redmond-Jones
VP of Exhibitions & Facilities	$168,348	$0	$0	$0	$671	$0	$10,939	$0	$6,354	$0	$186,312	$0	$0	$0
Rita Bell
VP of Education	$155,254	$0	$0	$0	$1,081	$0	$9,940	$0	$11,879	$0	$178,154	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer Dianto Kemmerly
VP of Global Ocean Initiatives	$189,033	$0	$0	$0	$259	$0	$12,183	$0	$14,615	$0	$216,090	$0	$0	$0
Ann Dabovich
VP of Gift Planning	$175,863	$0	$0	$0	$1,284	$0	$3,771	$0	$7,491	$0	$188,409	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Davis
Controller	$170,655	$0	$0	$0	$655	$0	$11,126	$0	$21,664	$0	$204,100	$0	$0	$0
Robert Mann
VP of Technology	$169,834	$0	$0	$0	$237	$0	$11,384	$0	$35,469	$0	$216,924	$0	$0	$0
Robert Young
Dir Finl Planning & Analysis	$160,811	$0	$0	$0	$216	$0	$10,710	$0	$31,054	$0	$202,791	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Tax indemnification and gross-up payments

AS PART OF THE AQUARIUM'S WELLNESS PROGRAM, ALL EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING THE LISTED EMPLOYEES IN PART VII, SECTION A) ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A MONTHLY SUBSIDY OF $25 FOR FITNESS CENTER DUES IF THE EMPLOYEE MEETS CERTAIN WELLNESS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. SINCE THIS TYPE OF SUBSIDY IS CONSIDERED A TAXABLE FRINGE BENEFIT, THE AQUARIUM GROSSES-UP THESE SUBSIDIES TO COVER THE EMPLOYEE'S TAXES. SUCH PAYMENTS WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME ON THE EMPLOYEE'S FORM W-2 AND REPORTED AS COMPENSATION ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III). ADDITIONALLY, CERTAIN EMPLOYEES RECEIVED TAX GROSS-UP PAYMENTS FOR SMALL APPRECIATION GIFTS RECEIVED DURING THE COURSE OF THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR. SUCH PAYMENTS WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME ON THE EMPLOYEE'S FORM W-2 AND REPORTED AS COMPENSATION ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III).

Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments

JON HOECH, VP OF ANIMAL CARE, RECEIVED A DISCRETIONARY BONUS DURING 2020. THIS BONUS WAS DETERMINED BY HIS SUPERVISOR AND IS REPORTED ON FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II).

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	98	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$3,035,295	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Residential RealEstateResidentialGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,360,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Opinions of experts	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$641	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Securities - Publicly traded - number of contributions Food inventory - number of contributions Real estate - Residential - number of contributions	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons	JULIE PACKARD, CHRIS SCHOLIN AND BARBARA WRIGHT - Business relationship, JULIE PACKARD, SUSAN ORR AND LOUISE STEPHENS - Family relationship, Julie Packard, Meg Caldwell, SUSAN ORR AND LOUISE STEPHENS - Business relationship, Michael Mantell, Mark Wan - Business relationship
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	The Aquarium's Controller provides all information needed for the Form 990 to Crowe LLP based on audited consolidated financial statements. Crowe prepares and reviews the Form 990 and provides a draft which is revewed by the Controller, CFO, Secretary and Legal Counsel, and Executive Director with revisions incorporated as needed. Upon acceptance of the final version, the 990 is shared first with the Audit Committee for its review and then distributed to the full board prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	The Executive Director's office assures that all disclosure forms (and mitigation plans, if applicable) have been received from all trustees and officers by January 31 of each year, prepares a summary of disclosures, and forwards the completed forms and the summary to the Aquarium's conflicts review panel, consisting of the Executive Director, legal counsel, Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Controller and Director of Finance. Trustees and Officers also acknowledge receipt and understanding of the Aquarium's COI policy in conjunction with providing the annual disclosures. Following review by the panel, the panel's findings and the disclosures are provided to the Board's Audit Committee, which reviews the disclosures and makes a report to the Board at its March meeting. Both the panel and the Audit Committee annually evaluate the effectiveness of the process. The CFO and Controller assure appropriate reporting to the external auditors and tax preparer. Trustees and officers have a continuing duty to make additional disclosures throughout the year if warranted. Employee Code of Ethical Conduct Policy - The Chief Human Resources Officer forwards the code, which includes a section on conflicts of interest, to all managers in early January each year, and assures that each manager responds that they have read it and are in compliance by January 31. Managers are also required to disclose any interests which could give rise to conflict, and to assure that any staff in their areas with interests which could give rise to conflict has done the same. Disclosures (and mitigation plans, if applicable) are reviewed by the Executive Director, Chief Human Resources Officer and CFO by March. This team also evaluates the effectiveness of the process. The CFO assures appropriate reporting to the external auditors and tax preparer. Employees have a continuing duty to make additional disclosures throughout the year if warranted.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	The Board of Trustees maintains a performance evaluation process for the Chief Executive Officer, referred to as the Executive Director, who is a member of the Board. The Board's Executive Compensation Committee, comprised of independent trustees, reviews the CEO's performance with input from other board members, and recommends the compensation of the CEO to the Board. The Committee obtains and reviews market survey data from several independent organizations (IN 2019, THIS WAS SEVEN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS) containing data for comparable positions at comparable organizations. The Committee provides the performance review and comparable salary information to the Board and recommends the CEO's compensation. Based upon the performance review and comparable salary information, the independent members of the Board determines that the compensation is fair, just and reasonable and then approves total compensation for the CEO. The Board delegates to the Executive Compensation Committee the performance review and compensation approval of the Chief Financial Officer, who is not a member of the Board, and any other officers or senior staff who are highly compensated. Based upon the performance review and comparable salary information, the Committee determines that the compensation is fair, just and reasonable and approves the Executive Director's recommendation of total compensation for the CFO and all other Key employees. In each case, the review and approval is contemporaneously documented in the minutes of the Committee and the Board, respectively. DUE TO COVID-19 AND THE AQUARIUM CLOSURE, NO SALARY INCREASES FOR THE CEO AND KEY EMPLOYEES WERE RECOMMENDED OR IMPLEMENTED IN 2020.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees	Described in narrative to Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a above.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	The Aquarium makes its audited financial statements and form 990 for the most recent three years available to the public by posting on its website. The conflicts of interest policy and governing documents are provided upon request within two business days.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	Unrealized Gain on Interest in Charitable Remainder Trust - 392496; Change in allowance for Uncollectible pledges - -64807;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Monterey Bay Aquarium Support Services	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	99 Pacific Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Monterey	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93940	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	770569564	EIN
Primary Activities	PROPERTY MGMT	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	Type I	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MBAF	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (true)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	Yes (true)	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM SUPPORT SERVICES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	K	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$171,818	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	RECORDED VALUE	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt