TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION
EIN 23-7044950 · Animal-Related (D500)
What they do
THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUMS MISSION is ENGAGING PEOPLE WITH ANIMALS, INSPIRING APPRECIATION for OUR SEAS, and SUPPORTING WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. ITS VISION is to BE A GLOBAL LEADER IN FOSTERING SUPPORT for THE CONSERVATION of THE GULF of MEXICO and CARIBBEAN SEA. to ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, THE AQUARIUM HAS DEVELOPED MORE THAN 25 PERMANENT and SPECIAL EXHIBITS to INTERPRET THE ANIMALS and SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS of THESE REGIONS, EDUCATING AN AVERAGE of MORE THAN 500,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY IN THE WONDERS of THE MARINE WORLD. THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM PROMOTES and ACTIVELY ENGAGES IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION THROUGH A NUMBER of PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A WILDLIFE REHABILITATION PROGRAM THAT MINISTERS to THE NEEDS of HUNDREDS of SICK and INJURED SHOREBIRDS, RAPTORS, SEA TURTLES, and MARINE MAMMALS EACH YEAR.
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They name their leaders42 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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JESSE T GILBERTPRESIDENT/CE
JULIO FLORESSENIOR VP/CF
JUSTIN SEFCIKCHIEF OPER O
JENNIFER VELAGOVT & MKTG
NICOLE ANDRADEDIRECTOR OF
RITA VONDRACONSERVATION
EMMA GILBERTDIRECTOR ANI
CHERYL WOLFEDIRECTOR OF
JEFFREY VLACHDIR OF INFO
KARA HAHNDIR OF AQUAR
MATT BARRMEMBER
JYOTI PATELMEMBER
KELEIGH SASSERMEMBER
KRISTEN STERETTMEMBER
LOREN ROCKMEMBER
MARK LARUEMEMBER
JOE HENKELMEMBER
MIKE PUSLEYMEMBER
NELDA MARTINEZMEMBER
PATRICIA HAWN WALLACETREASURER
RAJAN AHUJAMEMBER
RHODES URBANMEMBER
ROB HALLMEMBER
SIDNEY EVANS IIMEMBER
STEPHEN RAFFAELEMEMBER
CHRISTINA HUNTER VILLEDAMEMBER
AMANDA HINOJOSAMEMBER
ANDREW MITTONMEMBER
ANDY SAENZMEMBER
ANNE THURWALKERMEMBER
BEN DONNELLMEMBER
CATHERINE TOBIN HILLIARDVICE CHAIR
CHARLIE HICKSMEMBER
CHARLIE ZAHNPAST CHAIR
JUDITH TALAVERAMEMBER
DARCY SCHROEDERCHAIR
DR KELLY M MILLERMEMBER
DR OSBERT BLOWSECRETARY
ELLIZABETH CHU RICHTERMEMBER
HOELT J POHLMEIERMEMBER
JEFF POLLOCKMEMBER
ALEISHA KOLBMEMBER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1970
- Location
- 2710 N SHORELINE BLVD, CORP CHRISTI, TX 78402-1004
- County
- Nueces
- In care of
- JULIO FLORES
- Primary officer
- JULIO FLORES, SENIOR VP/CFO
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- GOWLAND MORALES & SMITH PLLC
- NTEE classification
- Animal-Related (D500)
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes