2018-11-06T12:20:31-06:00 2017-12-31 911194016 CLARK NUBER PS 10900 NE 4TH STREET SUITE 1400 BELLEVUE WA 98004 990 2017-01-01 911189249 THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM SOCIETY SEAT 2063864300 1483 ALASKAN WAY SEATTLE WA 981012015 RICK JOHNSON DIR. OF FINANCE & ADMIN. 2063864300 2018-11-01 1 SARA ELIZABETH J HYRE P00235495 4254544919 2018-11-01 65.158.230.194 2018-11-01 07:21:48 PD P 2DE068ACBFA10A31F139242116409E8904B6E6F4 0D4F8B5D50665025C0D74E3A044B1CC8CBA0177E 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z SEATTLE AQUARIUM ROBERT DAVIDSON 1483 ALASKAN WAY SEATTLE WA 981012015 20044780 0 X WWW.SEATTLEAQUARIUM.ORG X 1982 WA INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF OUR MARINE ENVIRONMENT. 46 45 217 1288 0 0 4504549 5321730 11854616 12904827 1874 2628 949876 1109304 17310915 19338489 5000 66411 0 0 10469439 10732954 33750 53703 1467916 6248847 6008704 16757036 16861772 553879 2476717 8761646 12323764 1668505 2946970 7093141 9376794 X THE SOCIETY SUPPORTS THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM IN ITS MISSION TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF OUR MARINE ENVIRONMENT. 0 0 13019580 66411 12904827 SINCE OPENING ON MAY 20, 1977, THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CITY AND THE REGION, PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR ENTERTAINMENT, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION. VISITORS OF ALL AGES FROM NEAR AND FAR COME TO THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM TO SEE UP CLOSE OUR CHARISMATIC COLLECTION OF ANIMALS, INCLUDING SEA OTTERS AND OCTOPUSES, AND TO DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF OUR OCEANS. THE AQUARIUM HAS PLAYED HOST TO NEARLY 28 MILLION VISITORS, MORE THAN 850,000 VISITORS EACH YEAR SINCE 2015, AND CONTINUES TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF OUR MARINE ENVIRONMENT.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O 13019580 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 88 0 1 217 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 46 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X APRIL HENDERSON 2066936116 1483 ALASKAN WAY SEATTLE WA 981012015 X BOB C DONEGAN CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 RANDY J TINSETH IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 NEAL HOLLAND TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIN J LETEY SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 TED ACKERLEY DIRECTOR THRU 02/17 3.00 X 0 0 0 JESUS AGUIRRE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM C ARNTZ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN C BLACKMAN DIRECTOR THRU 05/17 3.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN L BLAIR DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW BLEIMAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN R BRADEN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CARY CLARK DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KEN COLLINS DIRECTOR THRU 04/17 3.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG DAVISON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 PATTI DILL DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM T EINSTEIN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 GARY KUNIS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN L GATES DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP M GUESS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES C GURKE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAN M GUY III DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN J HILL DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY JONES DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE KORNBLUM DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARK E KRAMER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE A KROGSLUND DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 LISA GRAUMLICH PHD DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 LISA SCHAFER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 LISA C LUTHER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE MAGEE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA MAGER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KARISSA A MARKER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 LISA MCCABE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY J MCLAUGHLIN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 NATALYA LEAHY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT W POWER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL PURPURA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 NATHAN RAUSCHENBERG DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 STUART T ROLFE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CASEY J SCHUCHART DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN SINDERMAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 GARY S SMITH DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 GARY T SMITH DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 AMY SPRANGERS DIRECTOR THRU 05/17 3.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC STEINWINDER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL TRZUPEK DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX WASHBURN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CARLA C WIGEN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE V WILLOUGHBY JR DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT W DAVIDSON PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 269528 0 15392 RYAN DEAN DIR. OF FIN. & IT THRU 01/17 40.00 X 42909 0 3001 RICK JOHNSON DIR. OF FIN. & ADMIN. FROM 06/17 40.00 X 75940 0 3757 APRIL HENDERSON INTERIM DIR. OF FIN. & ADMIN. 40.00 X 56008 0 0 BRADLEY RUTHERFORD CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 40.00 X 179870 0 12225 RACHAEL WEAKLAND VP OF PHILANTHROPY 40.00 X 155770 0 12323 MARSHA SAVERY DIR. MKTG, MEMBERHSIP, GUEST IMPRES 40.00 X 144664 0 9854 CHET J CASSON DIRECTOR OF LIFE SCIENCES 40.00 X 130526 0 9962 VERONICA SMOLEN DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES 40.00 X 120471 0 8001 TIM KUNIHOLM DIR. PUBLIC AFFRS, MKTG, EVNT MKTG 40.00 X 120179 0 7024 1295865 0 81539 9 0 1 0 LMN ARCHITECTS 801 2ND AVE SUITE 501 SEATTLE WA 98104 ARCHITECTS 530326 1415 WESTERN LLC 1450 114TH AVE SE SUITE 205 BELLEVUE WA 98004 RENTAL OFFICE 325591 POINT32 SERVICES LLC 1122 E PIKE ST 883 SEATTLE WA 98122 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 157667 NOVO PAINTING & PROPERTY SERVICES 312 NW 40TH STREET SEATTLE WA 98107 PAINTING 117807 4 1474980 821361 10948 3014441 383718 5321730 ADMISSION FEES 712130 12748720 12748720 CAMPS & EDUC EVENTS 713990 156107 156107 12904827 1118 1118 2336 2336 1419074 170500 1248574 1248574 1248574 1600 90 0 -90 1600 1510 1510 354236 821361 532502 -178266 -178266 6275 3199 3076 3076 REIMBURSEMENT 900099 17624 17624 GIFT SHOP 900099 5008 5008 ATM COMMISSIONS 900099 1743 1743 9209 9209 33584 19338489 12904827 0 1111932 66411 66411 658631 358856 242791 56984 7305377 5806002 815604 683771 278007 219344 32889 25774 1803751 1395439 240305 168007 687188 530639 92621 63928 10843 8125 2718 63083 47269 15814 3000 1500 1500 53703 53703 1061944 650024 216469 195451 588782 559032 29750 1850663 1298450 437886 114327 153031 94867 45594 12570 80752 74292 6460 139598 114690 19359 5549 312538 251012 61526 ANIMAL/OPERATING COSTS 663928 645949 16371 1608 BANK FEES 426361 386120 40241 EQUIPMENT 279256 233338 39975 5943 B&O TAXES 220313 220313 154612 57908 16403 80301 16861772 13019580 2374276 1467916 2968390 3797340 763541 763009 440077 1643172 429969 668813 387173 355132 7585054 2488756 3772496 5096298 8761646 12323764 1668505 2446970 0 500000 1668505 2946970 X 4150132 5309294 2943009 4067500 7093141 9376794 8761646 12323764 2476717 -193064 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4647525 3919560 3230503 3424549 5321730 20543867 300000 1080000 1380000 4647525 3919560 3530503 4504549 5321730 21923867 501493 21422374 1058170 1142908 1299119 1278961 1422528 6201686 3562 5064 8433 47095 33584 97738 28223291 54685716 0.75900 0.77440 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: ATM COMMISSIONS - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 3,516. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 2,186. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 1,982. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 2,009. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,743. VENDING MACHINE - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 46. BOOK SALES/GIFT SHOP - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 1,760. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 213. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 3,762. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 5,008. MISCELLANEOUS - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 1,118. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 4,386. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 2,382. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 9,209. TRADE A/R WRITE-OFF - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 1,852. REIMBURSEMENT - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 38,942. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 17,624. 60000 60000 17507973 17567973 1000000 250000 0 0 832665 922836 1000000 1000000 3755501 5633252 35600 12000 25411 60000 133011 208166 230709 250000 250000 938875 1408313 25411 25411 SCHEDULE C, PART II-A, LINE 1C; OF THE $60,000 LOBBYING EXPENDITURES, $57,000 WAS CAPITALIZED. 0 28000 X 0 2857633 781466 2076167 1859894 1575308 284586 2867527 131982 2735545 5096298 19476300 -32689 -32689 19508989 -170500 -170500 19338489 17192647 193064 170500 363564 16829083 32689 32689 16861772 PART III, LINE 4: A DONOR GAVE US SEVERAL STATUES OF SEA LIFE. WE REFER TO THEM AS "SENTINELS OF THE SEA." THEY ENHANCE THE EXHIBITS AT PIER 60, AND WERE INSTALLED AS PART OF THE RENOVATION TO THE HARBOR SEAL AND NORTHERN FUR SEAL AREAS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -32,689. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENT EXPENSE REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 6B -170,500. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENT EXPENSE REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 6B 170,500. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 32,689. 1 CAMPBELL & COMPANY ONE EAST WACKER DRIVE SUITE 2100 CHICAGO IL 60601 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTATION 0 1814143 53703 1760440 1814143 53703 1760440 WA SPLASH! 1037275 701244 336031 145939 336330 SEACHANGE 138322 120117 18205 18205 32028 0 1175597 821361 354236 164144 368358 532502 -178266 0 KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 12033 SE 256TH ST A-600 KENT WA 98030 461866001 GOVERNMENT 5671 BUS STIPEND 1 0 X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROBERT W DAVIDSON PRESIDENT & CEO 231248 0 38280 0 0 0 11092 0 4300 0 284920 0 0 0 BRADLEY RUTHERFORD CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 161310 0 18560 0 0 0 8169 0 4056 0 192095 0 0 0 RACHAEL WEAKLAND VP OF PHILANTHROPY 139530 0 16240 0 0 0 7167 0 5156 0 168093 0 0 0 MARSHA SAVERY DIR. MKTG, MEMBERHSIP, GUEST IMPRES 129816 0 14848 0 0 0 6554 0 3300 0 154518 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A ROBERT DAVIDSON - HEALTH/SOCIAL CLUB DUES INCLUDED IN WAGES FOR 2017. STUART ROLFE DIRECTOR FACILITY EXPANSION X 500000 500000 0 1 1 500000 X 18 189796 MARKET QUOTATIONS X AUCT./RAFFLE 261 169507 COST/SELLING PRICE X WINE 72 13282 COST/SELLING PRICE X FOOD/BEVERAGE 1 10000 COST/SELLING PRICE X ANML SUPPLIES 3 1133 COST/SELLING PRICE 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN COLUMN B. PART I, LINE 6: TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED STAFF MEMBERS WITH ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND EXHIBIT MAINTENANCE TASKS, PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH INTERPRETATION IN EXHIBITS, EVENT SET-UP AND TAKE-DOWN, CLERICAL TASKS AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION KEEPS TRACK OF THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS, HOURS SERVED AND OTHER STATISTICAL INFORMATION BY USING A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM MANAGEMENT DATABASE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM IS THE EIGHTH-LARGEST AQUARIUM IN THE US BASED ON ATTENDANCE. DURING 2017 WE PLAYED HOST TO 859,368 VISITORS TO OUR FACILITY. MORE THAN 69,000 FREE TICKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH OUR CONNECTIONS PROGRAM. THESE TICKETS GO TO MORE THAN 300 PARTNER AGENCIES SERVING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IN ADDITION, 39,360 STUDENTS VISITED THE AQUARIUM DURING 2017 THROUGH OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS, WITH 23,306 OF THEM RECEIVING FREE ADMISSION. THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM IS THE HEART OF THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT AND A DESTINATION FOR RESIDENTS, SCHOOL GROUPS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND TOURING VISITORS ALIKE. WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF CHANNELS, INCLUDING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, VISITOR ENGAGEMENT, CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES. AS AN INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER, WE ARE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF CREATING SCIENTIFICALLY-LITERATE AND INFORMED CITIZENS. WE BELIEVE CONSERVATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT RELIES UPON OUR VISITORS LEAVING US WITH A GREATER RESPECT AND KNOWLEDGE FOR THE OCEAN AND MARINE ANIMALS THAN THEY DID WHEN THEY FIRST ENTERED OUR DOORS. ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA) ACCREDITATION: THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE AZA SINCE 1979, WHICH MEANS THAT WE MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR ANIMAL CARE AND WELFARE. IN 2017, THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM SUCCESSFULLY SUBMITTED ITS AZA ACCREDITATION RENEWAL, A PROCESS DONE EVERY FIVE YEARS THAT REAFFIRMS THAT THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO USE BEST PRACTICES THROUGH AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION AND INSPECTION. THE AQUARIUM, ALONG WITH THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO, WILL PLAY HOST TO THE ANNUAL AZA CONFERENCE IN 2018 AND SPENT MUCH OF 2017 PLANNING FOR THE EVENT AND PREPARING MARKETING MATERIALS FOR PRESENTATION AT THE SEPTEMBER 2017 CONFERENCE IN INDIANAPOLIS. CONSERVATION PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS: IN 2017, WE ADOPTED A TRAJECTORY THAT INCLUDES RENEWED FOCUS ON THE SALISH SEA AND EXPANSION OF OUR CONSERVATION NARRATIVE TO INCLUDE THE CORAL TRIANGLE, THE MARINE BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT LOCATED BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES, INDONESIA AND THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. HAVING THESE ANCHORS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PACIFIC PROVIDES US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND AND TELL THE STORY OF PUGET SOUND IN A CRITICAL GLOBAL CONTEXT. WE HIRED ERIN MEYER PH.D. AS OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS IN DECEMBER 2017. SHE WILL WORK ALONGSIDE OUR DIRECTORS OF CONSERVATION ENGAGEMENT AND LIFE SCIENCES TO FOCUS OUR PRESENCE IN ON-THE-GROUND CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS, ELEVATING OUR VOICE IN OCEAN POLICY, AND SHAPING THE EMERGING OCEAN ETHIC IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. ADVANCE CAMPUS EXPANSION: THE AQUARIUM HAS COMPLETED SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR A NEW BUILDING, THE OCEAN PAVILION, FOCUSED ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE INDO-PACIFIC AND THE CORAL TRIANGLE. PROGRAMMING WILL HIGHLIGHT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE SALISH SEA AND THE INDO-PACIFIC SHARING A NARRATIVE OF BOTH GLOBAL AND LOCAL TOPICS IN OCEAN HEALTH. WE ARE IN THE FIRST PHASE OF A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN THAT WILL BRING THE STORY OF THE HUMAN-OCEAN CONNECTION ACROSS THE PACIFIC BASIN TO LIFE. OUR $113 MILLION CAMPAIGN WILL PROVIDE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE OCEAN PAVILION AND AN ANIMAL CARE CENTER. ANIMAL CARE AND RESEARCH: ANIMAL CARE AND STUDY OF THE SPECIES IN OUR CARE IS A FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT OF THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM AND SUPPORTS THE VERY CORE OF OUR MISSION. OVER THE YEARS, OUR STAFF HAVE ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF PROJECTS BOTH INDEPENDENTLY AND THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PEER ORGANIZATIONS, UNIVERSITIES OR RESEARCH ENTITIES. AS PART OF THAT WORK, WE HAVE UNDERTAKEN MANY LONG-TERM AND CONCURRENT PROJECTS DESIGNED TO EXPAND THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELDS OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND MARINE ECOLOGY, FOR WILD AND AQUARIUM ANIMALS. YOUR GENERAL OPERATING GIFT ALLOWS US TO DEDICATE STAFF AND THEIR EXPERTISE TO THESE PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR OUR FACILITY, INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE COMMUNITY. OTTER POPULATION STUDIES: OUR STAFF CONTINUED TO WORK WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCY PARTNERS TO GATHER DATA FOR THE ANNUAL SURVEY OF SEA OTTERS ON THE WASHINGTON COAST. OUR STAFF ALSO WORKS ON A FEDERAL PROJECT MONITORING THE OTTER POPULATION GROWTH RATES BY PROVIDING GENETIC AND ENDOCRINE DATA FOR A STATISTICAL MODEL ANALYZING MANY VARIABLES LIKE DIET, WATERSHED INPUTS AND MARINE PRODUCTIVITY. DATA WILL PROVIDE CONTENT FOR IMPORTANT LONGITUDINAL STUDIES REGARDING SEA OTTER ECOLOGY. FOR MORE THAN 16 YEARS WE'VE PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL SURVEY AND RECORDED OVER 1,800 WASHINGTON SEA OTTERS FROM GROUND SURVEYS IN BOTH 2016 AND 2017. MONITORING OUR ANIMALS' HORMONE LEVELS: OUR SCIENTISTS ARE CONCERNED WITH MONITORING HORMONE LEVELS OF ANIMALS IN OUR COLLECTION WITH A FOCUS ON FUR SEALS, SEA OTTERS AND SEABIRDS. HORMONE STUDIES ALLOW US TO MEASURE BIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO NORMAL SITUATIONS WHILE IN OUR CARE, LIKE REPRODUCTION AND OTHER CHANGES IN LIFE STAGES. THIS RESEARCH WILL HELP BIOLOGISTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOLOGY. ANNUAL SURVEYS: AQUARIUM STAFF COORDINATE ANNUAL SURVEYS OF ROCKFISH AND GIANT PACIFIC OCTOPUSES IN PUGET SOUND AND OF CORAL REEF SYSTEMS OF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. WORKING WITH STATE RESOURCES DEPARTMENTS AND UNIVERSITIES IN HAWAII, WE COLLECT DATA ON SPECIES PRESENCE AND ABUNDANCE PLUS CAPTURE IMAGES OF THE CORAL REEF FROM YEAR TO YEAR. THE COLLECTED DATA PROVIDES A BASELINE THAT ALLOWS SCIENTISTS TO ASSESS TRENDS AND SPECIES STABILITY OR LOOK FOR DATA GAPS TO ADDRESS IN THE FUTURE. EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT: THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM OFFERS INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR KIDS AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES. OUR ONGOING PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO DRAW CROWDS AND GARNER ENTHUSIASM FOR OCEAN CONSERVATION FROM PARTICIPANTS. ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS, WHETHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE AQUARIUM, ARE DESIGNED TO ENGAGE CHILDREN AND TEENS, AND ADULTS, IN ACTIONS THAT PROMOTE OCEAN HEALTH. TODDLER TIME COMPLETED ITS 12TH SEASON OFFERING FAMILIES 36 PROGRAM DATES ON SELECT SUNDAYS, MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS ATTENDED BY 2,225 CHILDREN AND 2,325 ADULTS, UP 11% FROM 2016. TODDLER TIME PROMOTES EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE, LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL SKILLS THROUGH AGE-APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES CENTERED ON MARINE SCIENCE. THESE SKILLS SETS ARE DOCUMENTED AS A KEY INDICATORS FOR FUTURE SUCCESS INCLUDING ACADEMIC PROGRESS AND MENTAL HEALTH IN A GROWING BODY OF SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE. THE CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM COMPLETED ITS 11TH YEAR OF THE 15-YEAR MONITORING PROGRAM WITH 10 TEACHERS AND APPROXIMATELY 360 STUDENTS MONITORING 11 BEACHES IN 2017. CITIZEN SCIENCE PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP A STRONG CONNECTION TO THEIR LOCAL BEACHES, TO BECOME ENGAGED IN SCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS THAT YIELD MEANINGFUL RESULTS FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND TO SEE SCIENCE AS A POSSIBLE CAREER PATH. CITIZEN SCIENCE SUPPORTS WASHINGTON STATE'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE A HIGH-QUALITY SCIENCE EDUCATION THAT ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO PURSUE STEM-BASED CAREERS. CITIZEN SCIENCE OFFERS BOTH TEACHER AND STUDENT COMPETENCIES IN UNDERSTANDING, DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING SCIENTIFICALLY RELEVANT FIELD INVESTIGATIONS. OUR ONSITE CLASSROOM PROGRAMS AND SELF-GUIDED VISITS SERVED 27,903 STUDENTS AND 11,396 CHAPERONES AND TEACHERS. SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDED 65% OF THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN CLASSROOM PROGRAMS (6,180 STUDENTS FROM 129 GROUPS). 13,796 STUDENTS, OR 35%, IN ONSITE PROGRAMS WERE FROM TITLE 1 SCHOOLS, MEANING THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FUNDING BASED ON STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC DATA. (STUDENTS IN FREE- AND REDUCED- LUNCH PROGRAMS WERE 40% OF THE ONSITE PROGRAMS). 502 STUDENTS, OR 2%, WERE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. OUR ONSITE PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION THAT SUPPLEMENTS STUDENTS' IN-SCHOOL SCIENCE CURRICULUM AND CREATES MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES SEEING ANIMALS UP CLOSE ALONGSIDE OUR MARINE SCIENCE TEACHERS OR WITH DETAILED SELF-GUIDED MATERIALS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR HIGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND SCIENCE-TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. MARINE SUMMER CAMP RAN FOR THE 17TH YEAR OVER 10 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AND CLOSED OUT THE SEASON WITH 90.6% CAPACITY. CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS WERE 113% FULL COMPARED TO 31% THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WE HAD 298 HAPPY CAMPERS THAT COULD SELECT FORM A VARIETY OF THEMES INCLUDING PARTNERSHIP CAMPS WITH SEATTLE CHILDREN'S THEATER. SUMMER CAMPS NOT ONLY PROVIDE SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT DURING SUMMER MONTHS, BUT ARE ALSO A BRIDGE BETWEEN TODDLER TIME AND OTHER AQUARIUM PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN FUTURE YEARS, OUR STAFF WILL EXPLORE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH ORGANIZATIONS SERVING AT-RISK YOUTH TO ASSESS HOW CAMPS MAY BECOME A TOOL FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE GROUPS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A SEATTLE AQUARIUM CONNECTIONS CONTINUES TO SERVE THE GREATER COMMUNITY THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN 69,000 TICKETS TO MORE THAN 300 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN 2017. SEATTLE AQUARIUM CONNECTIONS IS OUR REFOCUSED COMMUNITY TICKETS PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM DISTRIBUTES TICKETS TO PARTNERS WHO SHARE THESE TICKETS WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS, WHO ARE OFTEN INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD NOT SEEK OUT THE AQUARIUM OR EXPERIENCE BARRIERS TO ENTRY. THE PROGRAM HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A $25 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP OPTION AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES CONNECTED TO OUR PARTNERS. CONNECTIONS PROGRAM ALSO MANAGES MEMBERSHIPS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT LOCAL LIBRARIES. CONNECTIONS IS A PILLAR OF OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, REACHING MORE SEATTLE-AREA COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH MULTIPLE CHANNELS FOR FREE OR REDUCED -PRICE ENTRY INTO THE AQUARIUM. DREAMNIGHT IN 2017 RECEIVED 789 GUESTS OVER TWO NIGHTS ON MARCH 25 AND APRIL 25, WITH THE SUPPORT OF 16 OF OUR AQUARIUM CONNECTIONS PARTNERS. OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE HAD AS MANY AS 870 GUESTS; HOWEVER, WE'VE FOUND THAT ATTENDANCE CLOSE TO 400 PER EVENT GIVES FAMILIES THE SPACE THEY NEED TO COMFORTABLY EXPERIENCE AND ENJOY THE EVENT. THESE FREE, FUN-FILLED EVENTS OFFER CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES OR SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS A CHANCE TO RELAX WHILE EXPLORING OUR EXHIBITS AND ENJOYING AN ASSORTMENT OF TALKS, ACTIVITIES AND DEMONSTRATIONS. AS NEEDED, ACTIVITIES ARE MODIFIED FOR ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS, AND ACCOMMODATIONS ARE MADE FOR SENSORY NEEDS THROUGHOUT OUR EXHIBITS. BEACH NATURALISTS HAVE BECOME AN ATTRACTION ON LOCAL BEACHES. EVERY SUMMER SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS SEEK OUT THIS FREE PROGRAM TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR FIELD TRIPS TO THE BEACH. THERE WERE 66,592 CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC OVER 23 BEACH DAYS IN 2017. THIS YEAR BEACH NATURALISTS PILOTED AN EFFORT TO MEASURE BEACH VISITORS' EMPATHY TOWARD BEACH LIFE DURING OUR INTERACTIONS WITH VISITORS. THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM IS PARTICIPATING IN A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT TO FOSTER EMPATHY FOR WILDLIFE AS A PATHWAY TO CONSERVATION BEHAVIOR. THE BEACH NATURALIST PROGRAM SUPPORTS THIS WORK BY HELPING PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH TIDE POOL ANIMALS IN NEW WAYS. BY COLLECTING DATA ON EMPATHIC BEHAVIORS TAKEN BY OUR BEACH VISITORS, WE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WORK SHAPES INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. CEDAR RIVER SALMON JOURNEY VOLUNTEERS, A TOTAL OF 117 IN 2017, SPOKE WITH 16,306 VISITORS ABOUT SALMON AND THE CEDAR RIVER WATERSHED. THIS IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VISITORS IN THE 20 YEAR HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE YEARS PRIOR TO IT BEING HOSTED BY THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM. IT WAS A 35% INCREASE IN VISITORS OVER 2016. THE CEDAR RIVER SALMON JOURNEY PROGRAM HAS BEEN EDUCATING WATERSHED RESIDENTS ABOUT SALMON AND WATERSHED HEALTH SINCE 1998. THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM PROGRAM TRAINS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AT SALMON SPAWNING SITES ALONG IN THE CEDAR RIVER IN THE FALL, AND AT THE HIRAM CHITTENDEN LOCKS IN THE SUMMER. NATURALISTS ALSO PROVIDE INTERPRETATIVE PROGRAMS AT OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE BASIN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, REACHING ADDITIONAL AUDIENCES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PERSONAL BEHAVIORS, HEALTHY WATERSHEDS AND SALMON. OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE PROGRAM OVER 138,623 VISITORS HAVE COME OUT TO SEE SALMON AND TO LEARN ABOUT WAYS THEY CAN HELP SUPPORT AND PROMOTE SALMON RECOVERY IN OUR WATERSHED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT VERSION OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE SHARED WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE INITIALLY. THE REST OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE POLICIES CONTAINED IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AGREEMENT WERE FIRST APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN ITS DECEMBER 2007 MEETING. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS REVIEWED BY THE AQUARIUM'S ATTORNEY BEFORE IT IS SENT OUT EACH YEAR. AN ANNUAL FORM IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES ASKING FOR DISCLOSURE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF THE BOARD IS MAKING A DECISION REGARDING A PRODUCT OR SERVICE IN WHICH A CONFLICT EXISTS, CONFLICTED BOARD MEMBERS WOULD BE RECUSED FROM VOTING ON THE DECISION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD COMMISSIONED A MARKET BASED WAGE SURVEY IN 2015 AND HAS USED THIS AS A BASELINE TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION LEVELS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PRIMARILY CONCERNS ITSELF WITH THE DETAILS RELATED TO THE EXECUTIVE TEAM POSITIONS. THEY DO, HOWEVER, PROVIDE OVERALL WAGE POOL GUIDANCE WHICH IMPACTS ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE AQUARIUM. THE ORGANIZATION USES COMPARABLE DATA FROM BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NONPROFIT WAGE SURVEYS, AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS WAGE SURVEY TO UPDATE THE 2015 SURVEY TO HELP DETERMINE COMPENSATION. WRITTEN RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED REPORTING THE DECISIONS AND MEETINGS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION PACKAGES. THE DATE OF THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS 4/1/2016. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ANNUAL REPORT, MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED AUDIT AND MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED 990 ARE ALL AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII; DURING THE EARLY PART OF 2017, THE CONTROLLER ACTED AS THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION. AFTER THE NEW FULL TIME DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION STARTED IN JUNE 2017, THE CONTROLLER RETURNED TO THE NORMAL DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF A CONTROLLER. REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIED ON PART VII RELATES ONLY TO THE PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THE CONTROLLER ACTED AS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION.