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← COX SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by COX SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$23,053,756
Total expenses
$7,576,689
Contributions and grants received
$19,698,460
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,814,949
Investment income
$391,930
Other revenue
$148,417
Total assets, end of year
$46,911,127
Total liabilities, end of year
$901,580
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$46,009,547
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,633,213
Management and general expenses
$2,798,271
Fundraising expenses
$145,205
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,633,213

Program services were 61.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $470,632

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $829,561

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,650,998

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $14,747,269

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $24,803

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Admissions

    total $2,272,000 · related or exempt $2,272,000

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Educational Programs

    total $542,949 · related or exempt $542,949

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $391,930 · excluded $391,930

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $3,121

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$3,121

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$3,121 · unrelated business -$3,121

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $242,554

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $829,561

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $443,878

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$201,324 · excluded -$201,324

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $358,676

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $159,642

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $199,034 · related or exempt $199,034

  • 11a · Other revenue: Birthday Parties

    total $139,284 · excluded $139,284

  • 11b · Other revenue: Trust Income

    total $8,372 · excluded $8,372

  • 11c · Other revenue: Misc. Other

    total $6,172 · related or exempt $6,172

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $153,828

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $331,277 · program services $212,969 · management and general $103,726 · fundraising $14,582

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,313,672 · program services $1,544,950 · management and general $662,937 · fundraising $105,785

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $27,557 · management and general $27,557

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $160,624 · program services $121,049 · management and general $33,067 · fundraising $6,508

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $214,086 · program services $129,847 · management and general $77,166 · fundraising $7,073

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,793 · program services $7,579 · management and general $1,214

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $145,848 · program services $95,113 · management and general $50,735

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $401,097 · program services $255,408 · management and general $145,689

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $309,419 · program services $202,483 · management and general $104,571 · fundraising $2,365

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $271,814 · program services $91,367 · management and general $177,901 · fundraising $2,546

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $392,184 · program services $333,183 · management and general $59,001

  • 17 · Travel

    total $50,921 · program services $18,215 · management and general $31,865 · fundraising $841

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $421,360 · program services $359,551 · management and general $61,809

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $212,436 · program services $175,582 · management and general $36,854

  • 24a · Other expenses: Capital campaign

    total $1,008,976 · management and general $1,008,976

  • 24b · Other expenses: Materials & Supplies

    total $817,786 · program services $701,613 · management and general $111,504 · fundraising $4,669

  • 24c · Other expenses: Exhibit Fees & Rentals

    total $282,688 · program services $281,218 · management and general $1,470

  • 24d · Other expenses: Other Expenses

    total $128,929 · program services $35,645 · management and general $92,448 · fundraising $836

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $77,222 · program services $67,441 · management and general $9,781

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $500

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,114,604 · end of year $5,269,464

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $154,459 · end of year $4,415,596

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $10,857 · end of year $17,818

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $155,844 · end of year $158,868

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $16,090,551

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,074,793

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,895,357 · end of year $13,015,758

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,879,449 · end of year $23,458,916

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $545,985 · end of year $574,207

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $951,058 · end of year $529,271

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $462,191 · end of year $372,309

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,830,260 · end of year $16,192,300

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $18,513,546 · end of year $29,817,247

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

To open every mind to science.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To excite curiosity and further the understanding and appreciation of science and technology.

  • The Science Center welcomed more than 240,000 visitors last year. The Center features more than 100 interactive exhibits, an immersive fresh and saltwater aquarium, full-dome planetarium, the world's most advanced exhibit on the human brain, and an outdoor science-themed trail.

    Expenses $1,976,196 · Revenue $2,278,172

  • The Center served over 150,000 students through outreach education, in-house field trips and family programs and over 25,000 of these students are served through its award-winning STEM night programs in the schools. Our main target for educational grant programming is Palm Beach County School District Title 1 students from Kindergarten through 12th grade. The School District is the 10th largest in the nation and almost 45% of the students participating come from under-served communities through grant programming initiatives under a district-wideagreement. The partnership focuses on improvement in student achievement by granting students access to real-world STEM experiences.

    Expenses $2,070,399 · Revenue $542,949

  • Provided guest services, a museum store, mini-golf course, planetarium, observatory, and memberships to enhance the visitor's experience. Hosted monthly science-themed community events including adult lectures, afterschool clubs, robotics teams, girls in science clubs, and laser concerts.

    Expenses $586,618 · Revenue $199,034

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lew Crampton

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Wendy Bingham Cox

    Vice Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Harvey Oyer III Esq

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Eric Stonestrom

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Katie Carpenter

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alexander Coleman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ed De Varona

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chip DiPaula

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katharine Eyre

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Freitas

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Gordon

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mei Sze Greene

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lorna James

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Kudisch

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew B Lorentzen

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jake Menges

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Langdon Neal

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carter A Pottash MD

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Caroline Rafferty

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heath Randolph

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Rawding

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allison Ridder Johnstone

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandy Rogers

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Simmons

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tara Vecellio

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rhys L Williams

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katherine Arrizza

    President/CEO

    Total calculated
    $203,803
    From this org
    $193,545
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,258
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,295
    Bonus
    $31,250
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,565
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,693
    Filer's total
    $203,803
  • Marcy Hoffman

    VP Development

    Total calculated
    $108,019
    From this org
    $100,190
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,829
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 3
The board approves the salaries of the President and the CEO.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
20 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202401429349301320

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