Georgia Aquarium Foundation Inc

ATLANTA, GA EIN: 27-4284050

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 ORGANIZATIONS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$85.3M

+5.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.3M

-2.6% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2.3M

-2.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$7M$10M$14M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$85,257,034$80,661,963$76,137,830
Revenue$5,826,763$6,244,639$7,005,354
Expenses$2,336,103$2,397,922$2,486,543
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$-69,454
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$622K$1M$2M$2M1 grants20191 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

GEORGIA AQUARIUM INC & S…$2.3M

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
STEVEN RICHARD KOONINDIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN1
TIMOTHY J PAKENHAMDIRECTOR/VICE-CHAIRMAN/SEC1
JAMES S GRIENDIRECTOR/TREASURER1
TRAVIS BURKEVP/INTERIM CEO1
BRIAN DAVISFORMER PRESIDENT & CEO1
CHRISTINA ROBINSONFORMER SR VP/CFO1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Atlanta

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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