Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IS DEDICATED TO EXPLORING AND EXPLAINING THE NATURAL WORLD AND ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH ITS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES. THROUGH EXPEDITIONS AROUND THE GLOBE AND INVESTIGATIONS IN THE LAB, ACADEMY SCIENTISTS STRIVE TO UNDERSTAND THE EVOLUTION AND INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF LIFE AND GUIDE CRITICAL CONSERVATION DECISIONS. THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT ADDRESS THESE SAME TOPICS-ON-SITE, IN THE COMMUNITY, IN BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS AROUND THE WORLD, AND ONLINE-THE ACADEMY AIMS TO IGNITE CURIOSITY ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD, INSPIRE AND MENTOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND EDUCATORS, CULTIVATE A MORE SCIENTIFICALLY LITERATE PUBLIC, AND KINDLE A COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR PLANET.
TO EXPLORE, EXPLAIN, AND SUSTAIN LIFE USING THE RESOURCES OF OUR RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AQUARIUM, PLANETARIUM, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, AND RAINFOREST TO SHARE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE WITH THE PUBLIC.
EXHIBITS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: THE ALL-DIGITAL MORRISON PLANETARIUM USES SCIENTIFIC DATA TO SHARE CURRENT DISCOVERIES AND PRESENT IMMERSIVE SHOWS. THE GIANTS OF LAND AND SEA EXHIBIT CELEBRATES NORTHERN CALIFORNIA'S ICONIC NATURAL PHENOMENA LIKE REDWOODS, MARINE MAMMALS, AND FOG. THE COLOR OF LIFE EXHIBIT EXPLORES THE ROLE OF COLOR IN THE NATURAL WORLD WITH VIBRANT LIVE ANIMALS, SPECIMENS, AND IMMERSIVE INTERACTIVES. GEMS AND MINERALS UNEARTHED SHOWCASES SPECIMENS FROM THE ACADEMY'S RENOWNED GEOLOGY COLLECTION.
BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY: THE ACADEMY'S INSTITUTE FOR BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY (IBSS) IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TOPICS OF OUR TIME: THE NATURE AND FUTURE OF LIFE ON EARTH. IBSS IS HOME TO MORE THAN 100 SCIENTISTS, STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES, AND NEARLY 46 MILLION SCIENTIFIC SPECIMENS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IBSS ALSO LEVERAGES THE EXPERTISE AND EFFORTS OF MORE THAN 100 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATES AND 450 DISTINGUISHED FELLOWS. THROUGH EXPEDITIONS AROUND THE GLOBE, INVESTIGATIONS IN THE LAB, AND ANALYSIS OF VAST BIOLOGICAL DATASETS, THE INSTITUTE'S SCIENTISTS WORK TO UNDERSTAND THE EVOLUTION AND INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF ORGANISMS AND ECOSYSTEMS, THE THREATS THEY FACE AROUND THE WORLD, AND THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR REGENERATING THEM INTO THE FUTURE. THROUGH INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, THEY ALSO GUIDE CRITICAL CONSERVATION DECISIONS WORLDWIDE, INSPIRE AND MENTOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS, AND FOSTER RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR PLANET SO THAT HUMANS AND NATURE CAN THRIVE TOGETHER.
AQUARIUM: THE STEINHART AQUARIUM IS HOME TO 38,000 LIVE ANIMALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND HOSTS THE LARGEST AND DEEPEST INDOOR CORAL REEF IN THE WORLD. THE FOUR-STORY RAINFOREST HAS FREE-FLYING BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES AND EXOTIC REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS. AFRICAN HALL IS HOME TO A COLONY OF AFRICAN PENGUINS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jonathan Foley 063019 | FMR EXEC. DIR. & SR. SCHOLAR | 40 | $649,679 |
| Mike Mcgee | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CFO | 40 | $453,356 |
| Melissa Felder | CHIEF REVENUE & MARKETING OFFICER | 40 | $319,466 |
| Elizabeth Babcock | CHIEF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OFFICER | 40 | $318,968 |
| Scott Moran 062819 | SENIOR DIRECTOR, EXHIBITS | 40 | $294,563 |
| Shannon Bennett | CHIEF OF SCIENCE & SUSTAIN | 40 | $293,111 |
| Isaac Kwon | COO & AND HEAD OF GOVERNME | 40 | $273,319 |
| Rebecca Schuett | INTERIM CHIEF PHILANTHROPY | 40 | $265,552 |
| Luiz Rocha | ASSOCIATE CURATOR, ICTHYOLOGY | 40 | $238,377 |
| Margaret Lowman 121319 | SR. CURATOR & LINDSAY CHAIR OF BOTANY | 40 | $237,088 |
| Raul Del Barco | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | 40 | $235,400 |
| William Shepherd Iii | SR. DIR OF STEINHART AQUARIUM | 40 | $229,355 |
| Michael Costanzo | GENERAL COUNSEL AND DIRECTOR OF SECURITY | 40 | $224,193 |
| Scott Sampson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $165,795 |
| Ron Zeff | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bill Younger | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Geisha Williams | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gary T Steele | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nicholas Simon | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Andrew J Schwab | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Adam Savage | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Marta Salas-Porras | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kirsten Rhodes | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Michael Millman | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lawrence Miao | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Marie Lipman | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rebecca Lin | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Zack Lara | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Janet Lamkin | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Koseff | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Salman Khan | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| David M Kennedy | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jay Kahn | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dan Janney | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Harold Mooney | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Naureen Hassan | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kevin Hartz | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nick Giovanni | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Adam Gazzaley | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Furstenthal | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jack Forestell | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Christopher Field | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Fenton | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Marc Ebbin | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| William F Duhamel | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Troy Daniels | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Gretchen C Daily | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Felicia Chiu | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Huifen Chan | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dan Carroll | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Blackburn | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| John Adams | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Virginia Goss Tusher | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Tessa Hill | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Charles Marshall | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Matthew Barger | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Elizabeth R Patterson | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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