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TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, THE AQUARIUM HAS DEVELOPED MORE THAN 25 PERMANENT AND SPECIAL EXHIBITS TO INTERPRET THE ANIMALS AND SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS OF THESE REGIONS, EDUCATING AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 500,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY IN THE WONDERS OF THE MARINE WORLD. THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM PROMOTES AND ACTIVELY ENGAGES IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION THROUGH A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A WILDLIFE REHABILITATION PROGRAM THAT MINISTERS TO THE NEEDS OF HUNDREDS OF SICK AND INJURED SHOREBIRDS, RAPTORS, SEA TURTLES, AND MARINE MAMMALS EACH YEAR. 55 55 292 276 59259 4052538 6678478 10589486 4734445 443933 453567 5920985 4620771 21006942 16487261 0 0 8118654 7270161 0 288391 12215043 9004842 20333697 16275003 673245 212258 85537924 86268786 28553958 27376271 56983966 58892515 X THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM'S MISSION IS ENGAGING PEOPLE WITH ANIMALS, INSPIRING APPRECIATION FOR OUR SEAS, AND SUPPORTING WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. ITS VISION IS TO BE A GLOBAL LEADER IN FOSTERING SUPPORT FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND CARIBBEAN SEA. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, THE AQUARIUM HAS DEVELOPED MORE THAN 25 PERMANENT AND SPECIAL EXHIBITS TO INTERPRET THE ANIMALS AND SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS OF THE GULF, EDUCATING MORE THAN 500,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY IN THE WONDERS OF THE MARINE WORLD. THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM PROMOTES AND ACTIVELY ENGAGES IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION THROUGH A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A WILDLIFE REHABILITATION PROGRAM THAT MINISTERS TO THE NEEDS OF HUNDREDS OF SICK AND INJURED SHOREBIRDS, RAPTORS, SEA TURTLES, AND MARINE MAMMALS EACH YEAR. false false 11524975 IT ALL BEGAN IN 1969 WITH THE DREAM OF WHAT CORPUS CHRISTI COULD BE. VISIONARY COMMUNITY LEADERS HAD A BOLD, YET SIMPLE PURPOSE WITH THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM - CREATE EDUCATIONALLY ENRICHING AND ENTERTAINING EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE, AND INSPIRE THEM TO CARE FOR, AND ULTIMATELY HELP CONSERVE, THE GULF OF MEXICO. TODAY, AFTER BEING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR 30 YEARS AND HAVING EDUCATED AND ENTERTAINED MORE THAN 14 MILLION VISITORS, THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM IS THE LEADING ATTRACTION IN SOUTH TEXAS, AN ECONOMIC DRIVER OF THE COASTED BEND TOURISM ECONOMY, A WORLDWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER, AND AN AWARD-WINNING CENTER FOR WILDLIFE CARE AND REHABILITATION. AT THE HEART OF THE AQUARIUM'S MISSION IS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. PRIOR TO 2020, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS EXPERIENCED THE AQUARIUM EACH YEAR THROUGH OUR OUTREACH AND DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS, CAMPS, AND ON-SITE PROGRAMS. WHEN COVID-19 ARRIVED IN EARLY 2020, OUR ON-SITE PROGRAMS AND CAMPS WERE CANCELLED, BUT OUR ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING TEAM ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE OF KEEPING HOME-BOUND STUDENTS ENGAGED AND ENTERTAINED. WE STREAMED 50 FREE PROGRAMS THAT ANYONE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA COULD ACCESS AND PROVIDED UPBEAT CONTENT ACROSS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND BRIGHT SPOTS DURING DARK TIMES. ALONG WITH "VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP" PROGRAMS, AND OTHER PRIVATE VIDEOCONFERENCE PROGRAMS, WE REACHED MORE THAN 300,000 CHILDREN IN 10 COUNTRIES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, STRENGTHENING THEIR STEM SKILLS AND INSPIRING THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT. 2513138 THE AQUARIUM HAS ALWAYS AIMED TO EDUCATE GUESTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVING OUR HABITATS AND WILDLIFE - AND WE LEAD BY EXAMPLE. THE AQUARIUM HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY TO ORGANIZE AND CARRY OUT BEACH CLEAN-UP EVENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE. IN ADDITION TO COORDINATING THESE EFFORTS, AQUARIUM STAFF CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE EFFECTS GARBAGE HAS ON REGIONAL WILDLIFE. WHILE THE 2019 TEMPORARY EXHIBIT ENTITLED "TO THE RESCUE" THAT SHOWCASED COLLECTED MARINE DEBRIS WAS TAKEN DOWN IN 2020, SEVERAL OF THE DEBRIS DISPLAYS WERE INCORPORATED INTO OUR PERMANENT EXHIBIT GALLERIES AND CONTINUE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HOW IMPROPERLY DISPOSED-OF OBJECTS CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT LOCAL WILDLIFE. AS A MEMBER OF THE AQUARIUM CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP, THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM PRIDES ITSELF ON ITS EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE SINGLE-USE PLASTICS FROM OUR OPERATIONS, INCLUDING OFFERING CANNED WATER, PAPER STRAWS, AND RECYCLED MATERIAL SERVING CONTAINERS TO OUR RESTAURANT PATRONS. OUR PEPSI SHORELINE GRILL WAS THE FIRST RESTAURANT IN TEXAS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION AS AN OCEAN FRIENDLY RESTAURANT. THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM ALSO SUPPORTS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR CONSERVATION EFFORTS. SINCE 2013, OUR WILDLIFE CARE, CONSERVATION, AND RESEARCH FUND PROGRAM HAS DEDICATED MORE THAN 500,000 TO FUND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, THE SEA OF CORTEZ, SOUTH AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, AND SOUTH AFRICA. THESE PROJECTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES, DOLPHINS, OYSTER REEFS, CORALS, SHARKS, FLAMINGOS, WHOOPING CRANES, MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, AND KOALAS, AMONG OTHERS. OUR WILDLIFE RESCUE TEAM MINISTERS TO THE NEEDS OF HUNDREDS OF INJURED SHORE AND WATER BIRDS, SEA TURTLES, AND MARINE MAMMALS EACH YEAR. IN 2020, THE AQUARIUM TREATED 210 BIRD PATIENTS AND 39 SEA TURTLE PATIENTS. OF THESE, 91 WERE EVENTUALLY RELEASED BANK INTO THEIR NATURAL HABITATS. THE AQUARIUM ALSO TOOK IN TWO VERY SPECIAL PATIENTS THIS YEAR - ARTHUR AND FISHER - VERY YOUNG NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTERS THAT WERE RESCUED AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STATE. BOTH OTTERS MADE COMPLETE RECOVERIES AND, BECAUSE THEY WERE DEEMED NON-RELEASABLE DUE TO THEIR YOUNG AGE, REMAIN AS PERMANENT ANIMAL AMBASSADORS AT THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM. IT IS THROUGH THESE AND MANY MORE PROGRAMS THAT THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM HELPS PRESERVE OUR REGION'S RICH ENVIRONMENTAL HERITAGE AND EMPOWERS MILLIONS OF VISITORS TO TAKE ACTION TO HELP PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. 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16353795 78792 78792 16275003 16275003 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE NATURE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS THAT THE CORPUS IS TO REMAIN INVESTED IN PERPETUITY, AND MANAGED BY THE TSA INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, UNDER THE GOVERNANCE OF THE TSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. BASED ON THE DESIRE TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE ENDOWMENT, EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO REINVEST EARNED INCOME UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE TRUSTEES FEEL THE ENDOWMENT HAS REACHED A CERTAIN MINIMUM LEVEL. CAPITAL APPRECIATION, OR GAIN IN THE FUND WILL REMAIN AS PART OF THE FUND CORPUS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D EXPENSES RECLASSED TO REVENUE 0 REVENUE INCL IN FUNCTIONAL EXP ON AUDIT 0 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D EXPENSES RECLASSED AGAINST REVENUE 0 REVENUE INCL IN FUNCTIONAL EXP ON AUDIT 0 BORDEN INSURANCE BOARD MEMBER 130306 PURCH'D INS POLICIES false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM'S MISSION IS ENGAGING PEOPLE WITH ANIMALS, INSPIRING APPRECIATION FOR OUR SEAS, AND SUPPORTING WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. ITS VISION IS TO BE A GLOBAL LEADER IN FOSTERING SUPPORT FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND CARIBBEAN SEA. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, THE AQUARIUM HAS DEVELOPED MORE THAN 25 PERMANENT AND SPECIAL EXHIBITS TO INTERPRET THE ANIMALS AND SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS OF THE GULF, EDUCATING MORE THAN 500,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY IN THE WONDERS OF THE MARINE WORLD. THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM PROMOTES AND ACTIVELY ENGAGES IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION THROUGH A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A WILDLIFE REHABILITATION PROGRAM THAT MINISTERS TO THE NEEDS OF HUNDREDS OF SICK AND INJURED SHOREBIRDS, RAPTORS, SEA TURTLES, AND MARINE MAMMALS EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IT ALL BEGAN IN 1969 WITH THE DREAM OF WHAT CORPUS CHRISTI COULD BE. VISIONARY COMMUNITY LEADERS HAD A BOLD, YET SIMPLE PURPOSE WITH THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM - CREATE EDUCATIONALLY ENRICHING AND ENTERTAINING EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE, AND INSPIRE THEM TO CARE FOR, AND ULTIMATELY HELP CONSERVE, THE GULF OF MEXICO. TODAY, AFTER BEING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR 30 YEARS AND HAVING EDUCATED AND ENTERTAINED MORE THAN 14 MILLION VISITORS, THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM IS THE LEADING ATTRACTION IN SOUTH TEXAS, AN ECONOMIC DRIVER OF THE COASTED BEND TOURISM ECONOMY, A WORLDWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER, AND AN AWARD-WINNING CENTER FOR WILDLIFE CARE AND REHABILITATION. AT THE HEART OF THE AQUARIUM'S MISSION IS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. PRIOR TO 2020, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS EXPERIENCED THE AQUARIUM EACH YEAR THROUGH OUR OUTREACH AND DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS, CAMPS, AND ON-SITE PROGRAMS. WHEN COVID-19 ARRIVED IN EARLY 2020, OUR ON-SITE PROGRAMS AND CAMPS WERE CANCELLED, BUT OUR ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING TEAM ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE OF KEEPING HOME-BOUND STUDENTS ENGAGED AND ENTERTAINED. WE STREAMED 50 FREE PROGRAMS THAT ANYONE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA COULD ACCESS AND PROVIDED UPBEAT CONTENT ACROSS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND BRIGHT SPOTS DURING DARK TIMES. ALONG WITH "VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP" PROGRAMS, AND OTHER PRIVATE VIDEOCONFERENCE PROGRAMS, WE REACHED MORE THAN 300,000 CHILDREN IN 10 COUNTRIES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, STRENGTHENING THEIR STEM SKILLS AND INSPIRING THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE AQUARIUM HAS ALWAYS AIMED TO EDUCATE GUESTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVING OUR HABITATS AND WILDLIFE - AND WE LEAD BY EXAMPLE. THE AQUARIUM HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY TO ORGANIZE AND CARRY OUT BEACH CLEAN-UP EVENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE. IN ADDITION TO COORDINATING THESE EFFORTS, AQUARIUM STAFF CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE EFFECTS GARBAGE HAS ON REGIONAL WILDLIFE. WHILE THE 2019 TEMPORARY EXHIBIT ENTITLED "TO THE RESCUE" THAT SHOWCASED COLLECTED MARINE DEBRIS WAS TAKEN DOWN IN 2020, SEVERAL OF THE DEBRIS DISPLAYS WERE INCORPORATED INTO OUR PERMANENT EXHIBIT GALLERIES AND CONTINUE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HOW IMPROPERLY DISPOSED-OF OBJECTS CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT LOCAL WILDLIFE. AS A MEMBER OF THE AQUARIUM CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP, THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM PRIDES ITSELF ON ITS EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE SINGLE-USE PLASTICS FROM OUR OPERATIONS, INCLUDING OFFERING CANNED WATER, PAPER STRAWS, AND RECYCLED MATERIAL SERVING CONTAINERS TO OUR RESTAURANT PATRONS. OUR PEPSI SHORELINE GRILL WAS THE FIRST RESTAURANT IN TEXAS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION AS AN OCEAN FRIENDLY RESTAURANT. THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM ALSO SUPPORTS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR CONSERVATION EFFORTS. SINCE 2013, OUR WILDLIFE CARE, CONSERVATION, AND RESEARCH FUND PROGRAM HAS DEDICATED MORE THAN 500,000 TO FUND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, THE SEA OF CORTEZ, SOUTH AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, AND SOUTH AFRICA. THESE PROJECTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES, DOLPHINS, OYSTER REEFS, CORALS, SHARKS, FLAMINGOS, WHOOPING CRANES, MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, AND KOALAS, AMONG OTHERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C OUR WILDLIFE RESCUE TEAM MINISTERS TO THE NEEDS OF HUNDREDS OF INJURED SHORE AND WATER BIRDS, SEA TURTLES, AND MARINE MAMMALS EACH YEAR. IN 2020, THE AQUARIUM TREATED 210 BIRD PATIENTS AND 39 SEA TURTLE PATIENTS. OF THESE, 91 WERE EVENTUALLY RELEASED BANK INTO THEIR NATURAL HABITATS. THE AQUARIUM ALSO TOOK IN TWO VERY SPECIAL PATIENTS THIS YEAR - ARTHUR AND FISHER - VERY YOUNG NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTERS THAT WERE RESCUED AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STATE. BOTH OTTERS MADE COMPLETE RECOVERIES AND, BECAUSE THEY WERE DEEMED NON-RELEASABLE DUE TO THEIR YOUNG AGE, REMAIN AS PERMANENT ANIMAL AMBASSADORS AT THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM. IT IS THROUGH THESE AND MANY MORE PROGRAMS THAT THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM HELPS PRESERVE OUR REGION'S RICH ENVIRONMENTAL HERITAGE AND EMPOWERS MILLIONS OF VISITORS TO TAKE ACTION TO HELP PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. AND FINALLY, AS A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTION, THE AQUARIUM HAS A TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC IMPACT (OVER 40 MILLION IN 2020 DESPITE BEING CLOSED FOR 9 WEEKS FOR COVID-19) WITHOUT THE NEED FOR COUNTY OR STATE FUNDING SUBSIDIES FOR OPERATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR, CHAIR-ELECT, VICE CHAIRS, SECRETARY, TREASURER, AND THE IMMEDIATE PAST-CHAIR, THREE ELECTED MEMBERS AT LARGE, UP TO FOUR MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE CHAIR, AND THE PRESIDENT & CEO AS AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER. THE MEMBERS AT-LARGE SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM NOMINEES PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND SERVE A ONE YEAR TERM. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITH FULL POWER TO ACT IN THE OPERATION OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. IT SHALL REPORT ITS ACTIONS AND REFER MATTERS OF POLICY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE HELD AT SUCH TIMES AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE CHAIR. A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSTITUE A QUORUM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 GLORIA HICKS CHARLIE HICKS TRUSTEE TRUSTEE MOTHER AND SON FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BY E-MAIL SUBMISSION, PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONDUCTS A PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO AT THE END OF THE YEAR. THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM FOLLOWS A POLICY WHEREBY THE BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS NOT ONLY THIS BENEFIT, BUT REVIEWS AND SETS THE CEO SALARY BASED ON SURVEY INFORMATION AND AN EMPLOYEE EVALUATION. THEY HAVE ACCESS TO HISTORICAL SALARY DATA AND COMPARABLE SALARIES FROM THE SURVEY INFORMATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 EACH YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION WILL HAVE THE FEDERAL IRS TAX FORM 990, ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST. 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