Georgia Aquarium Foundation Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$5.8m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$85.3m
$2.3m liabilities
Net assets
$83m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
7.8 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Steven Richard Koonin
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Georgia Aquarium Foundation Inc's network
3 people1 organisationi3 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Richard Koonin Chair | Director/Chairman | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| James S Grien | Director/Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Timothy J Pakenham | Director/Vice-Chairman/Sec | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Davis | President & CEO | since 2020 |
| Christina Robinson | SVP Finance/Controller | since 2018 |
| Joe Handy | President/COO | since 2018 |
| TIM Mullican DVM | SVP & Special Advisor to CEO | since 2018 |
| Travis Burke | VP/Interim CEO | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Richard Koonin | Director/Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Timothy J Pakenham | Director/Vice-Chairman/Sec | 1 | $0 | ||
| James S Grien | Director/Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Travis Burke | VP/Interim CEO | 1 | $0 | $391k | $37k |
| Brian Davis | Former President & CEO | 1 | $0 | $937k | $22k |
| Christina Robinson | Former Sr VP/CFO | 1 | $0 | $81k | $6k |
About
- Legal name
- Georgia Aquarium Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 274284050
- Address
- 225 Baker St Nw, Atlanta, GA, 30313-1809
- State
- Georgia
- Mission
- To be the fundraising arm for the georgia aquarium, inc., to hold financial and other investments for the benefit of the georgia aquarium, inc., and to make distributions/grants/loans to and for the benefit of the georgia aquarium, inc. And, as so deemed by the board of directors, other related organizations with similar purposes and functions that qualify as 501(c)(3) publicly supported... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- D11 Animal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Animal-Related
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2010
- Principal officer
- Tammie Williams (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- SO (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJames S Grien
≥8years on the filingsTimothy J Pakenham
≥6years on the filingsSteven Richard Koonin
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $85.3m
- Total liabilities
- $2.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $83m
- Contributions and grants received
- $5.9m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $2.3m
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.8m | $2.3m | $3.5m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Aquarium Inc & Subsidiary | Support the charitable mission of the 501(c)(3) recipient organization | $2.3m |