Program areas at Wave Foundation
Educational programs - Provides curriculum for teachers and students that further the educational goals of WAVE Foundations mission and Newport Aquariums programming which includes educational camps, community outreach and after school program.
Volunteer programs - Recruit, on-board, train and schedule volunteers to provide education to Newport Aquarium guests as well as the Greater Cincinnati area. Volunteer programs include exhibit interpreters, dive services, summer naturalist teem programming, outreach education specialists, husbandry aids and episodic volunteers to support our fundraising efforts.
Conservation programs - Provides funding for conservation projects locally, nationally, and internationally. Also includes merchandise sales which include animal art, animal adoptions, shark tooth necklaces, coin drops and Kentucky wild cards. Funds raised from the sales of these items help to support our conservation effort.
Grants made by Wave Foundation
Who funds Wave Foundation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Wave Foundation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Rebecca Foster | Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director | | 2024-09-23 |
| Tricia Watts | Executive Director | $134,349 | 2024-11-14 |
| Julie Uffman | Operations Manager | $39,828 | 2024-09-23 |
| Autumn Segrest | Resource Development and Communications Manager | | 2024-09-23 |
| Katie Campbell | Conservation Education Manager | | 2024-09-23 |
| ...and 1 more key personnel |
Financials for Wave Foundation
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $770,079 | $845,099 | -8.9% |
| Program services | $257,850 | $200,586 | 28.5% |
| Investment income and dividends | $42,306 | $30,108 | 40.5% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $1,026 | -100% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-53,229 | $-145,365 | 63.4% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $51,690 | $47,209 | 9.5% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $4,343 | $2,897 | 49.9% |
| Total revenues | $1,073,039 | $981,560 | 9.3% |
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|---|
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| Rosenberg Railroad Museum Incorporated | 501(c)(3) | Rosenberg, TX | $533,411 |
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| Maine Maritime Museum (MMM) | 501(c)(3) | Bath, ME | $2,760,199 |
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Data update history
January 5, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 4, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
September 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 8 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 1 Aquarium Way
- Newport, KY 41071
- Metro area
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- County
- Campbell County, KY
- Website URL
- wavefoundation.org/Â
- Phone
- (859) 815-1404
IRS details
- EIN
- 61-1325992
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1998
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A50: Museums
- NAICS code, primary
- 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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