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Screen a listMississippi Aquarium
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$8.7Mrevenue
FY2024 · −48% in 3 yrs176staff
7 of 7years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−16.8%
Months of reserve0.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+76.4%
Middle half of peersMedianMississippi Aquarium
Where the money goes FY2024 · $10M spent
Programs$8.6M84%Management and general$1.3M13%Fundraising$287k3%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$2.6M in FY2022, −$2.3M in FY2023 and −$1.5M in FY2024. Cash covers 0.5 months, under the peer median of 4.1.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 76% a year since FY2018, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort7funders
$121ka year, last 3 years
75%from its largest funder
Funder’19’20’21’22’23National Marine Sanctuary FoundationNew in FY2023$274kLeo W Seal Jr Family FoundationEvery year since FY2019$20k$20k$20k$20k$25kThe Burdette Family FoundationNew in FY2023$500Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$39$49$15k$10k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund