Monterey Bay Aquarium Support Services: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: Monterey Bay Aquarium Support Services (EIN 77-0569564)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-11-05
IRS object ID: 201913099349302636
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-11-05T19:52:37-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRANT THORNTON LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 CALIFORNIA STREET SUITE 2700	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN FRANCISCO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94111	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	770569564	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% JOHN DAVIS	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	MONT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8316484800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	99 Pacific Street Suite 575A	AddressLine1Txt
City	Monterey	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93940	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TROY GRANDE	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8316484800	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-10-31	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	QI WEN LIANG	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01270238	PTIN
Phone	4159863900	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-10-30	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	65.229.9.138	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id	94336920193095000000	FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id	2019-11-05	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
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At Submission Filing Device Id	48C18CAFE3C076D77EFDA4A28EEA087709B0C379	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-01-14 16:20:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Cynthia Vernon	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	99 Pacific Street 575A	AddressLine1Txt
City	Monterey	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93940	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,818,204	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2001	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM SUPPORT SERVICES ("MBASS") SUPPORTS AND BENEFITS THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION ("THE AQUARIUM"), A CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent	0	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses	$521,668	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$816,117	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY	$25,261,646	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$200,988	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$149,319	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$25,112,327	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM SUPPORT SERVICES ("MBASS") IS TO SUPPORT AND BENEFIT THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION ("THE AQUARIUM"). A CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION.	MissionDesc
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Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
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Grant	$0	GrantAmt
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Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN DAVIS	PersonNm
Phone	8316484800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	99 PACIFIC STREET SUITE 575A	AddressLine1Txt
City	Monterey	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93940	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Troy A Grande
Chief Financial Officer	1.0	40.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$263,805	$58,153
Cynthia Vernon
President	1.0	40.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$263,560	$52,132
Robert Young
Secretary	1.0	40.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$145,564	$36,174

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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$672,929	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$146,459	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
PO BOX 730400	DALLAS	TX	753730400	ELEVATOR SERVICES	$563,156
CID CONSORTIUM LLC
PO BOX 1308	ROSEVILLE	CA	95678	CONSULTING SERVICES	$174,793
S J PARKING
PO BOX 1831	PEBBLE BEACH	CA	93953	PARKING OPERATOR	$106,559

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions	$0	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROPERTY OPERATIONS	Desc
Business	531310	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,475,703	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,475,703	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,475,703	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PARKING REVENUE	Desc
Business	812930	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$342,501	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$32,250	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$307,251	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$342,501	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,818,204	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,507,953	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,363	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,068	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,295	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,818	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,216	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,602	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$267,810	TotalAmt
Program Services	$234,334	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,476	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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

Interest InterestGrp

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

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,332	TotalAmt
Program Services	$109,665	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,667	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,028	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,649	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,379	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE	$63,545	$55,602	$7,943	$0
ALLOCATED PERSONNEL	$37,283	$32,623	$4,660	$0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total	$1,002,087	TotalAmt
Program Services	$935,065	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$67,022	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,054,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,206,233	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$24,055,413	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$25,261,646	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$102,987	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$85,600	BOYAmt
EOY	$46,332	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$200,988	BOYAmt
EOY	$149,319	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,296,210	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,112,327	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,296,210	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,112,327	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,497,198	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,261,646	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$816,117	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$0	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$0	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	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)
Supporting Organization509a3	Yes (X)	SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1	Yes (X)	SupportingOrgType1Ind
IRS Written Determination	Yes (X)	IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Supported Organizations	1	SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	942487469	EIN
Organization Type	7	OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document Listed	Yes (true)	GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support	$0	SupportAmt
Other Support	$1,002,087	OtherSupportAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total	1	SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum	$0	SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum	$1,002,087	OtherSupportSumAmt
Public Support CY509	0.00000	PublicSupportCY509Pct

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing Doc	Yes (true)	ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination	false	SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456	false	SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US	false	SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org	false	OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org	false	SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr	false	PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person	false	LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn	false	ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int	false	DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int	false	DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules	false	ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller	false	ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family	false	ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled	false	Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir Trst	Yes (true)	PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org	false	OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$7,101,617	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,428,383	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$8,530,000	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$9,276,971	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,447,107	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$339,710	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$12,384,368	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$65,990	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$62,840	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,150	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$3,137,895	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$3,137,895	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$24,055,413	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	TENANT SECURITY DEPOSITS	Desc
Amt	$46,332	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$46,332	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2: THE FOLLOWING FOOTNOTE APPEARED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR BOTH MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM SUPPORT SERVICES ("MBASS") AND MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION, 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 EACH ORGANIZATION 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 EACH ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE THE ORGANIZATION'S FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS NEXUS; AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVAULATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS.THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION AND MBASS HAVE BOTH DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 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
Chief Financial Officer	$0	$261,906	$0	$764	$0	$1,135	$0	$27,000	$0	$31,153	$0	$321,958	$0	$0
Cynthia Vernon
President	$0	$260,614	$0	$764	$0	$2,182	$0	$26,772	$0	$25,360	$0	$315,692	$0	$0
Robert Young
Secretary	$0	$142,305	$0	$2,754	$0	$505	$0	$6,877	$0	$29,297	$0	$181,738	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	QUESTIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3: MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM SUPPORT SERVICES DOES NOT HAVE EMPLOYEES. ALL OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE COMPENSATED BY A RELATED PARTY, THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF THE PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND KEY EMPLOYEES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: MBASS OPERATES PROPERTY FOR THE SUPPORTED IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION ('THE AQUARIUM'). THE PROPERTY IS KEY OCEANFRONT PROPERTY OVERLOOKING THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND IS BEING HELD FOR FUTURE USE BY THE AQUARIUM.
ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6: THE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE MEMBER IS THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION.
MEMBER'S POWER TO ELECT OR APPOINT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A: THE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE MEMBER, THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION, HAS THE POWER TO ELECT ALL OF THE DIRECTORS OF MBASS, AND, WITHOUT CAUSE OR EXPLANATION, MAY CANCEL THE ELECTION OF ANY PERSON AS A DIRECTOR, OR MAY REMOVE ANY DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION.
GOVERNANCE DECISIONS RESERVED TO MEMBERS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B: THE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE MEMBER: (I) HAS THE POWER TO APPROVE ANY ADOPTION, AMENDMENT, RESTATEMENT, REVISION OR DELETION OF THE ARTICLE OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS, (II) APPROVE ANY MERGER, SUBSTANTIAL DISPOSITION OF ASSETS, OR SALE OF ASSETS, OTHER THAN IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS, AND (III) APPROVE ANY PROPOSED ACTIONS TO BORROW MONEY OR INCUR INDEBTEDNESS, OTHER THAN TRADE PAYABLE ENTERED INTO IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS.
FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: THE AQUARIUM'S CONTROLLER PROVIDES ALL INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THE FORM 990 TO GRANT THORNTON LLP BASED ON AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. GRANT THORNTON PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE FORM 990, WHICH IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE MBASS CFO. A FINAL DRAFT IS PROVIDED TO THE MBASS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: MBASS IS SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION ("THE AQUARIUM"). CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY - THE AQUARIUM'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE ASSURES THAT ALL DISCLOSURES FORMS (AND MITIGATION PLANS, IF APPLICABLE) HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY JANUARY 31 OF EACH YEAR FROM ALL TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS, PREPARES A SUMMARY OF DISCLOSURES, AND FORWARDS THE COMPLETED FORMS AND THE SUMMARY TO THE AQUARIUM'S CONFLICTS REVIEW PANEL, CONSISTING OF THE AQUARIUM'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LEGAL COUNSEL, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ("CFO"), AND 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 AQUARIUM BOARD'S AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH REVIEWS THE DISCLOSURES AND MAKES A REPORT TO THE AQUARIUM BOARD AT ITS MARCH BOARD MEETING. BOTH THE PANEL AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ANNUALLY EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROCESS. THE MBASS CFO ASSURES APPROPRIATE REPORTING TO THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS AND TAX FILINGS PREPARER. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS HAVE A CONTINUING DUTY TO MAKE ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IF WARRANTED.
PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF PRESIDENT/CEO AND KEY EMP	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: MBASS DOES NOT HAVE EMPLOYEES. ALL OFFICERS OF MBASS ARE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES OF MBASS' SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY THE AQUARIUM TO MBASS WITHOUT CHARGE AND THEIR COMPENSATION IS REPORTED BY THE AQUARIUM. THE AQUARIUM'S PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT, CFO, AND OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES IS AS FOLLOWS: COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS WERE ENGAGED TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF ALL SENIOR STAFF POSITIONS. A CUSTOM SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED WHICH INCLUDED 20 COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. MARKET DATA WAS GATHERED AND ANALYZED BY A NATIONAL COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM. RESULTS WERE REVIEWED BY THE AQUARIUM'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND WERE USED BY THE COMMITTEE TO FORMALLY REVIEW AND APPROVE THE CFO'S COMPENSATION, AND TO CONFIRM THAT THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT, CFO, AND OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES IS REASONABLE AND APPROPRIATE. THE REVIEW WAS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE COMMITTEE MINUTES.
DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: MBASS MAKES ITS CONSOLIDATED (WITH THE AQUARIUM) AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE MOST RECENT THREE YEARS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY POSTING ON THE AQUARIUM'S WEBSITE. THE FORM 990, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF AUDIT	FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: MBASS RESPONDED "YES" TO THIS QUESTION BECAUSE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IS CONSOLIDATED AND THE AQUARIUM'S AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TOTAL FEES:355987
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:PARKING MANAGEMENT TOTAL FEES:99053
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:SECURITY TOTAL FEES:10868

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 Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	886 Cannery Row	AddressLine1Txt
City	Monterey	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93940	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	942487469	EIN
Primary Activities	Conservation	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	07	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	false	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	Yes (true)	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	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	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd