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SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM (EIN 57-0961897)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-07
IRS object ID
201923119349301662
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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CityCHARLESTONCityNm
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Address Line1100 AQUARIUM WHARFAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLESTONCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
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Gross Receipts$12,802,145GrossReceiptsAmt
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Activity Or MissionOUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD BY EXHIBITING AND CARING FOR ANIMALS, BY EXCELLING IN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, AND BY PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL VISTOR EXPERIENCE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income$1,673CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Total Expenses$12,019,044CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$535,841PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$5,843,658TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,425,429TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionOUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD BY EXHIBITING AND CARING FOR ANIMALS, BY EXCELLING IN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, AND BY PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL VISTOR EXPERIENCE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,444,969ExpenseAmt
DescFACILITIES PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE AQUARIUM FACILITY, EXHIBITS, AND ANIMAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS. THE 93,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY OFFERS A STATE-OF-THE-ART ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER THAT ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF THE SOUTHEAST APPALACHIAN WATERSHED AS FOUND IN SOUTH CAROLINA: MOUNTAIN, PIEDMONT, COASTAL PLAIN, COAST AND THE OCEAN. THE AQUARIUM COMPLETED A MAJOR ENERGY PERFORMANCE PROJECT TO REPLACE CURRENT NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRIC POWER INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT ENERGY AND COST SAVINGS. THE AQUARIUM ENJOYED ITS FIRST FULL YEAR OF OPERATING ITS NEW ZUCKER FAMILY SEA TURTLE RECOVERY CENTER, A STATE-OF-THE-ART ON OUR MAIN FLOOR SO THAT EVERY GUEST CAN OBSERVE THE CARE AND REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION RELATED TO THESE THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES; AND INCREASED OUR CAPACITY TO CARE FOR MORE SEA TURTLES AND EDUCATING MORE GUESTS ON SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION.THE RESPOND GALLERY, AN EXTENSION OF THE ZUCKER FAMILY SEA TURTLE RECOVERY, OPENED IN 2018 AS AN ON-FLOOR COMPONENT OF THE "IN OUR HANDS" CAMPAIGN AIMED AT CURBING USE OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC. ALSO NEW IN 2018, THE AQUARIUM COMPLETED KIDS COAST, AN INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT THAT TEACHES PRE-SCHOOLERS ABOUT WATER AND AIR DYNAMICS BY SEEING WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY PUSH BUTTONS OR PULL LEVERS.Desc

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DescGUEST PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE ADMISSIONS, SECURITY STAFF, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. PROVIDING NEW AND EXCITING EXHIBITS AND INSTALLATIONS TO ENHANCE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE, THE SCA BOTH EDUCATES AND ENTERTAINS. FROM LIVE INTERACTION WITH EDUCATORS, TO DIVE SHOWS IN THE GREAT OCEAN TANK, TO UPGRADED TECHNOLOGY THROUGHOUT THE AQUARIUM, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A NEW AND EXCITING INTERPRETIVE JOURNEY TO GUIDE GUESTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA. THE AQUARIUM TODAY IS THE CHARLESTON REGION'S MOST VISITED ATTRACTION, WITH AN AVERAGE ANNUAL ATTENDANCE OF 450,000. WE ALSO WELCOMED 6,047 GUESTS FREE OF CHARGES THANKS TO OUR ANGELFISH FUND. SINCE OUR OPENING IN 2000, WE HAVE WELCOMED ALMOST 9,000,000 VISITORS TO THE AQUARIUM. THE AQUARIUM BECAME THE FIRST SENSORY-INCLUSIVE INSTITUTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA CERTIFIED BY KULTURECITY, AND ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CREATING INCLUSION AND ACCEPTANCE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS WITH UNIQUE ABILITIES.IT IS ESTIMATED BY THE LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THAT THE AQUARIUM'S PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY GENERATES MORE THAN $283 MILLION TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY EACH YEAR.Desc

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DescHUSBANDRY PROGRAM SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO CONTINUOUSLY COLLECT AND MAINTAIN ANIMALS FOR THE EXHIBITS THAT ARE DISPLAYED IN THE AQUARIUM FACILITIES. CURRENTLY THE AQUARIUM HOLDS 4,660 SPECIMENS OF ANIMALS WITHIN 268 SPECIES. DURING THE PAST YEAR WE DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 40,000 POUNDS OF SEAFOOD TO OUR ANIMALS. THE PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGISTS AND AQUARISTS AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM DELIVER EXCELLENT CARE FOR EVERY ANIMAL, MAINTAINING A COLLECTION THAT ENCOMPASSES THE DIVERSITY OF WILDLIFE IN OUR STATE. THE AQUARIUM'S STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS DEMONSTRATE A PASSION FOR AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THESE ANIMALS, PROVIDING COMFORT, NOURISHMENT AND ENRICHMENT FOR EACH SPECIES.Desc

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Expense$2,324,268ExpenseAmt
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DescEDUCATION: OVER THE YEARS, THE EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS SERVED MORE THAN ONE MILLION STUDENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND ENRICHED THE CAREERS OF MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND TEACHERS. THE SCA SERVES AS A COMPLEMENTARY SCIENCE EDUCATION INSTITUTION PROVIDING HANDS-ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES. THEMED INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED DAILY BY THE STAFF, AND ARE INFORMATIVE AND FUN FOR ALL VISITORS. THE AQUARIUM HAS DEVELOPED A STANDARDS-BASED STRUCTURE SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS K-12 STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES TO REINFORCE THE STANDARDS-BASED CONCEPTS INTRODUCED IN THE CLASSROOM. THE AQUARIUM WELCOMED 6,200 STUDENTS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IN 2018.IN ADDITION, THE AQUARIUM INVESTED IN OUR DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM, HOSTING 83 VIRTUAL PROGRAMS THAT REACHED OVER 14,000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND IN COUNTRIES SPANNING FIVE CONTINENTS. MEANWHILE, OUR ROVERS PROGRAM CONTINUED TO BRING SCIENCE TO LIFE FOR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA, REACHING 9,584 STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE AQUARIUM IN PERSON. HOLLAND LIFELONG LEARNING, OUR ADULT EDUCATION SERIES, CONTINUED INTO ITS FOURTH SEASON. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE ENGAGED MORE THAN 900 PARTICIPANTS IN CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS RELATED TO CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH. CONSERVATION: THE AQUARIUM IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE THE PUBLIC TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT SOUTH CAROLINA'S RICH AND VAST BIODIVERSITY, AND ITS VULNERABLE SPECIES AND THEIR VANISHING HABITAT. OUR SEA TURTLE CARE CENTER REHABILITATES SICK AND INJURED SEA TURTLES, EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SEA TURTLES, AND HAS RELEASED NEARLY 270 REHABILITATED SEA TURTLES SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2000. DURING 2018, THE AQUARIUM ADMITTED 39 SEA TURTLE PATIENTS AND SUCCESSFULLY RELEASED 20 SEA TURTLES BACK INTO THE OCEAN AFTER THEY WERE REHABILITATED IN THE ZUCKER FAMILY SEA TURTLE RECOVERY. THE MCNAIR CENTER FOR SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH CONTINUES A WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH PROGRAM, MAKING THE SCA AN EMINENT DESTINATION FOR INNOVATIVE ANIMAL CARE IN OUR REGION. THE SCA IS WORKING TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF PLASTICS ON OUR ENVIRONMENT BY COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR BANS OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS AND BY PROVIDING THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT TO EMPOWER VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE STATE TO ORGANIZE, TRACK AND REPORT ON LOCAL LITTER SWEEPS AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES.NEW TO 2018, THE AQUARIUM LAUNCHED REEF RESEARCH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. WE STUDIED THE EFFECTS OF REMOVING INVASIVE LIONFISH IN ARTIFICIAL REEFS LOCATED IN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS OF THE COAST.MEMBERSHIP: MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES ALL ACTIVITIES OFFERING EXCLUSIVELY TO OUR APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS. THIS INCLUDES ANYTHING FROM LARGE EVENTS SUCH AS FISH OR TREAT AND HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA TO MEMBER MOVIE NIGHTS AND SEINING OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2018, MEMBERS MADE UP OVER 26% OF AQUARIUM ATTENDANCE.Desc
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Total Program Service Expenses$8,428,895TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document69IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee157EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8435773474PhoneNum

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Address Line1100 AQUARIUM WHARFAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLESTONCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29401ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (45 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JONATHAN M ZUCKER
CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE P SMITH
SECRETARY4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN D HIGGINS
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER A SNIDERMAN
VICE-CHAIR4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIXON WOODWARD
VICE-CHAIR4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE P WATT JR
VICE-TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEIRDRE FORTSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN A HILL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDY GOWDER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENDA J LAUDERBACK
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLARK GILLESPY
DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID E JOHNSTON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DWAYNE GREEN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH-COLBERT BUSCH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILY M SWANSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY C MCLAURIN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES H SUDDETH III
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES V TWINING
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM HANSEN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN F DANAHY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN H NEELY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN A MILLEN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY M COLSHAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MASON R HOLLAND
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA SAULS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MORRIS F GITTER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAM WILSON
DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER CONWAY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER STONEFIELD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD T ROTH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SATCH KRANTZ
DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT A SNIDER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE YARBROUGH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN D GRAY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS C WRIGHT
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VALERIE HOWELL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN MILLS
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$273,429$0$23,845
JUAN-PABLO MANCIA
CFO40.00Yes (X)$136,090$0$1,332
JOHN HIGGINS
EXEC. VP & COO40.00Yes (X)$169,170$0$7,212
COURTNEY LEWANDOWSKI
DIR. OF ADVANCEMENT40.00$155,518$0$14,798Yes (X)
ALBERT GEORGE JR
DIR. OF CONSERVATION40.00$109,237$0$8,943Yes (X)
BRIAN BRASHER
DIR. OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AND FACILITIES40.00$107,430$0$4,366Yes (X)
KAREN MONAHAN
DIR. OF MARKETING AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS40.00$103,037$0$5,893Yes (X)
PAUL NUNEZ
DIR. OF HUMAN RESOURCES40.00$102,759$0$14,594Yes (X)
KEVIN KAMPWERTH
DIR. OF MKTING/CREAT40.00$126,634$0$13,268Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,283,304TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$94,251TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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NIL FUNDING
4838 JENKINS AVENORTH CHARLESTONSC29405MISCELLANEOUS$289,800
ADAMS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
4845 OHEAR AVENORTH CHARLESTONSC29405ADVERTISING$127,207
TRIDENT CONSTRUCTION
2245 TECHNICAL PKWYNORTH CHARLESTONSC29406CONSTRUCTION$120,394
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$441,204FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$2,898,648AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$325,568NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,339,852TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS713990$6,413,745$6,413,745
MEMBERSHIPS713990$1,334,959$1,334,959
SPECIAL EVENTS713990$135,361$135,361
PROGRAM SERVICES713900$123,987$123,987
GUEST PROGRAMS713990$43,420$43,420
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$8,051,472TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,223TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,223ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$461,706RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$461,706RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$461,706TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$461,706ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$450OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$450OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$450TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$450ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$64,660FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$441,204ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$156,200FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$91,540TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$91,540ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONCESSIONS722515$632,231$632,231
MISC REVENUES900099$250,551$250,551
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$882,782OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,645,945TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,302,023RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,004,070ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$734,206TotalAmt
Program Services$526,752ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$138,647ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,807FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,303,385TotalAmt
Program Services$3,804,882ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,001,489ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$497,014FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,080,669TotalAmt
Program Services$775,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$204,073ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$101,276FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$434,693TotalAmt
Program Services$311,868ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,087ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,738FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$147,572TotalAmt
Program Services$56,221ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,968ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,383FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$803,452TotalAmt
Program Services$189,978ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$549,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63,859FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,428TotalAmt
Program Services$91,856ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,523ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,049FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$307,053TotalAmt
Program Services$160,481ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$107,301ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,271FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$710,158TotalAmt
Program Services$710,158ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,902TotalAmt
Program Services$27,801ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,746ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,355FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,472TotalAmt
Program Services$92,359ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,113ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$917,976TotalAmt
Program Services$872,077ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,309ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,590FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$146,761TotalAmt
Management And General$146,761ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$348,978$346,968$1,708$302
HUSBANDRY$239,577$239,577
BANK FEES$161,288$161,288
MISCELLANEOUS$104,886$69,949$26,190$8,747

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$293,588TotalAmt
Program Services$152,648ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,015ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,925FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,019,044TotalAmt
Program Services$8,428,895ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,713,833ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$876,316FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,250BOYAmt
EOY$859,051EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$857,516BOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,142,144BOYAmt
EOY$1,989,992EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$163,846BOYAmt
EOY$133,478EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$12,357EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$233,998BOYAmt
EOY$253,289EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$25,584,086LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$11,151,577LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,543,212BOYAmt
EOY$14,432,509EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,619BOYAmt
EOY$573,580EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,045,585BOYAmt
EOY$18,254,256EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$693,085BOYAmt
EOY$836,520EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$795,666BOYAmt
EOY$788,631EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,025,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,800,000EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,742,663BOYAmt
EOY$1,661,558EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$587,244BOYAmt
EOY$338,720EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,843,658BOYAmt
EOY$5,425,429EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,287,305BOYAmt
EOY$9,851,456EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,914,622BOYAmt
EOY$2,977,371EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,201,927BOYAmt
EOY$12,828,827EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,045,585BOYAmt
EOY$18,254,256EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$626,901ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,850,446CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,530,699CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,288,550CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,062,817CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,339,852CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,072,364TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,176,681CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,989,916CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,485,028CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,014,423CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,683,703CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,349,751TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,027,127CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,520,615CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,773,578CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,077,240CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,023,555CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,422,115TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$29,353CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$532,202CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$495,114CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$246,600CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$574,855CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,878,124TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$29,353CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$532,202CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$495,114CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$246,600CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$574,855CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,878,124TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$58,543,991PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$557,354CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$422,962CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$461,188CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$432,881CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$463,379CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,337,764TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$557,354CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$422,962CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$461,188CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$432,881CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$463,379CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,337,764TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$110,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$79,850CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$250,551CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$440,401TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,584,481CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,943,577CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,344,766CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,589,971CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,737,485CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$63,200,280TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.92630PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.93480PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03700InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.04000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 110,000. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 79,850. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 250,551.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$611,196OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$611,196BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,726,405OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,773,840DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,952,565BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,195,757OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,836,434DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,359,323BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,848,507OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,446,778DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,401,729BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$202,221OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$94,525DepreciationAmt
Book Value$107,696BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$14,432,509TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
PROGRAM AGENCY FUNDS$135,788
LEASE TERMINATION FEE PAYABLE, CURRENT$36,373
LEASE TERMINATION FEE PAYABLE, NON-CURRENT$166,559
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$338,720TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,652,495TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$6,550DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$6,550RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,645,945RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,645,945TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,025,595TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$6,550DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$6,550ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,019,045ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$12,019,045TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:ANIMAL AND PLANT COLLECTIONS THE COSTS OF PURCHASING OR COLLECTING LIVE ANIMALS AND PLANTS ARE EXPENSED AS INCURRED. DONATED SPECIMENS ARE NOT VALUED AND, THEREFORE, ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE AQUARIUM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THERE WERE NO PROCEEDS RECEIVED RELATED TO NON-CAPITALIZED COLLECTION ITEMS DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018. PURCHASES OF NON-CAPITALIZED COLLECTION ITEMS WERE $32,294 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018.
PART III, LINE 4:THE PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGISTS AND AQUARISTS AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM DELIVER EXCELLENT CARE FOR EVERY ANIMAL, MAINTAINING A COLLECTION THAT ENCOMPASSES THE DIVERISTY OF WILDLIFE IN OUR STATE. THE AQUARIUM'S STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS DEMONSTRATE A PASSION FOR AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THESE ANIMALS, PROVIDING COMFORT, NOURISHMENT AND ENRICHMENT FOR EACH SPECIES. WE HAVE 268 SPECIES IN OUR COLLECTION AND OVER 4,660 INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE AQUARIUM'S POLICY IS TO REPORT ACCRUED INTEREST RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS, WHEN APPLICABLE, AS INTEREST EXPENSE AND TO REPORT PENALTIES AS OTHER EXPENSE. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE TAX POSITIONS OF THE AQUARIUM AND DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS EXIST FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event12018 GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$336,217GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$320,617CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$15,600GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$106,198OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event22018 SLBSEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$84,848GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$68,448CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$16,400GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$21,317OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total4OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$84,799GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$52,139CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$32,660GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$28,685OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$505,864GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$441,204CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$64,660GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$156,200OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$156,200DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$91,540NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KEVIN MILLS
PRESIDENT & CEO$273,429$0$0$0$0$0$10,923$0$12,922$0$297,274$0$0$0
JOHN HIGGINS
EXEC. VP & COO$169,170$0$0$0$0$0$6,550$0$662$0$176,382$0$0$0
COURTNEY LEWANDOWSKI
DIR. OF ADVANCEMENT$155,518$0$0$0$0$0$5,841$0$8,957$0$170,316$0$0$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SC JOBS-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN570960018BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2014-10-01BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$2,700,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeFINANCE UPGRADES AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY PROJECT.PurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds$2,700,000TotalProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures$2,700,000CapitalExpendituresAmt
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds0RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others0.00000PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI0.00000PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use0.00000TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd0ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs0WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE K, PART I, LINE AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationUPGRADES REPLACED EXISTING EQUIPMENT WITH NEW AND MORE EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS. IMPROVEMENTS WILL ALLOW THE AQUARIUM TO RECOGNIZE UTILITY SAVINGS AS WELLS AS REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT FROM OPERATING ITS MAIN FACILITY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
NIL FUNDING CORPORATION
BOARD MEMBER CORP$1,800,000TAX EXEMPT BONDS0
NIL FUNDING CORPORATION
BOARD MEMBER CORP$289,900MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE L, PART IV, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM ISSUED $2.7 MILLION IN TAX-EXEMPT REVENUE BONDS FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA JOBS-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (JEDA) TO FINANCE UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT AND FIXTURES. JEDA SERVES AS A CONDUIT ISSUER OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS THAT WERE PLACED WITH A CORPORATE LENDER THAT IS AN AFFIILATE OF A PRIVATELY HELD COMPANY OWNED BY A MEMBER OF THE BOARD. AS REQUIRED, THIS LIABILITY IS RECORDED AS "TAX EXEMPT BOND LIABILITIES" ON PART X BALANCE SHEET LINE 20.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$30,568NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$295,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6OUR VOLUNTEER FORCE IS MADE UP OF 350+ DIVERSE, ENTHUSIASTIC INDIVIDUALS. WE OFFER MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING OUR ANCHOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM FOR APPLICANTS 18 OR OLDER AND VARIOUS STUDENT PROGRAMS, LIKE INTERNSHIPS AND JOB SHADOW DAYS. ANCHOR VOLUNTEERS MAY ENGAGE WITH OUR GUESTS IN EDUCATION OR WORK BEHIND THE SCENES IN HUSBANDRY. VOLUNTEERING IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A COMMUNITY OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND HOSPITALITY. OUR VOLUNTEERS ENJOY A REWARDING EXPERIENCE AND MANY BENEFITS. BENEFITS: RECOGNITION AND AWARD PINS FOR SERVICE. AQUARIUM MEMBERSHIP AND COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS AT CERTAIN MILESTONES. FIELD TRIPS AND ONGOING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND RECOGNIATION EVENTS AT THE AQUARIUM. OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES OPERATIONS. REQUIREMENTS: VOLUNTEERS MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANCHOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. STUDENTS AND/OR INDIVIDUALS UNDER 18. ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST ATTEND A MANDATORY ORIENTATION AND VARIOUS TRAININGS. VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE 18 OR OLDER MUST PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK AND PAY A REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT. COMMITMENT: WE ASK OUR VOLUNTEERS TO COMMIT TO AT LEAST ONE YEAR. GENERALLY, VOLUNTEERS MUST BE ABLE TO WORK AT LEAST ONE SHIFT EVERY WEEK. SHIFT DAYS AND TIMES VARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE DRAFT FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS AFTER MANAGEMENT HAS COMPLETED THEIR REVIEW. THE BOARD IS PROVIDED A REASONABLE TIME TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE FORM 990. UPON COMPLETION OF THIS COMMENT PERIOD, MANAGMENT ISSUES THE FORM 990 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY AS PART OF NEW BOARD MEMBER ORIENTATION, THE AQUARIUM BRIEFS THE MEMBER REGARDING ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE ORGANIZATION IS TRANSPARENT IN ITS TRANSACTIONS AND SEEKS TO AVOID SUCH TRANSACTIONS IF POSSIBLE WITH OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND RELATED FAMILY MEMBERS. THE BOARD CHAIR DISCUSSES THE POLICY ANNUALLY WITH ALL MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS REVIEWED AND SET BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE HUMAN CAPITAL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS SET BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE HUMAN CAPITAL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.