Nonprofit · EIN 59-0915177
COX SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM INC
Tax-exempt · WEST PALM BCH, FL 33405
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $35,260,264 | $8,335,388 | $26,924,876 | $114,415,557 | $4,360,391 | $110,055,166 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $43,883,560 | $7,725,325 | $36,158,235 | $85,253,228 | $2,136,491 | $83,116,737 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $23,053,756 | $7,576,689 | $15,477,067 | $46,911,127 | $901,580 | $46,009,547 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $30,457,519
- of which government grants
- $4,929,929
- Membership dues
- $390,035
- Program service revenue
- $2,759,134
- Investment income
- $2,337,010
- Net rental income
- -$2,596
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$141,355
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$561,337
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $145,362
- Other revenue
- -$293,399
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $536,393
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,925,883
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,012,590
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $23,656
- Accounting fees
- $52,957
- Occupancy
- $370,777
- Travel
- $87,283
- Depreciation
- $356,695
- Program services (functional)
- $5,515,962
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,271,939
- Fundraising (functional)
- $547,487
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $85,253,228
- Total assets, end of year
- $114,415,557
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,360,391
- Net assets, end of year
- $110,055,166
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $32,912,418
- Publicly traded securities
- $57,365,903
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $33,167,471
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $76,887,695
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$2,596
- Gross receipts
- $36,179,216
- Employees
- 142
- Volunteers
- 167
- Year formed
- 1959
- State of legal domicile
- FL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Arrizza | President/CEO (until 4/2025) Former | 40 | $229,427 | $15,862 |
| Carla Duhaney | COO Officer | 40 | $156,685 | $10,551 |
| Jacob Rosner | VP Aquarium Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,464 | $12,684 |
| Alisa Holmes | CFO Officer | 40 | $114,797 | $11,400 |
| Eric Stonestrom | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy Bingham Cox | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| Harvey Oyer III Esq | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Simmons | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Katie Carpenter | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jordan Bargas | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chip DiPaula | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Don Gulbrandsen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Katharine Eyre | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Phil Hutchinson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Allison Ridder Johnstone | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
16 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eaddo Kiernan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lorna James | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew B Lorentzen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| William Meyer | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Langdon Neal | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jodi Oh | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carter A Pottash MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Caroline Rafferty | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Heath Randolph | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Rawding | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sandy Rogers | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Rubel | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laurie Silvers | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tara Vecellio | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rhys L Williams | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Zacharias | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Arrizza | President/CEO Officer | 40 | $201,708 | $11,634 |
| Alisa Holmes | CFO Officer | 40 | $129,422 | $0 |
| Eric Stonestrom | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy Bingham Cox | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| Harvey Oyer III Esq | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Simmons | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Katie Carpenter | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ed De Varona | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chip DiPaula | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Katharine Eyre | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lorna James | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew B Lorentzen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Langdon Neal | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carter A Pottash MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Caroline Rafferty | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Heath Randolph | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason Rawding | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandy Rogers | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tara Vecellio | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rhys L Williams | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carla Duhaney | COO Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Arrizza | President/CEO Officer | 40 | $193,545 | $10,258 |
| Marcy Hoffman | VP Development Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,190 | $7,829 |
| Lew Crampton | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy Bingham Cox | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| Harvey Oyer III Esq | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Stonestrom | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Katie Carpenter | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alexander Coleman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ed De Varona | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chip DiPaula | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Katharine Eyre | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Freitas | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Gordon | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mei Sze Greene | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lorna James | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Kudisch | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew B Lorentzen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jake Menges | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Langdon Neal | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carter A Pottash MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Caroline Rafferty | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Heath Randolph | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason Rawding | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Allison Ridder Johnstone | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandy Rogers | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Simmons | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tara Vecellio | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rhys L Williams | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4801 DREHER TRL N, WEST PALM BCH, FL 33405-3017
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Alisa Holmes, 4801 Dreher Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
- Signed the 990
- Alisa Holmes, CFO
- Phone
- (561) 832-1988
- Website
- www.coxsciencecenter.org
- Return prepared by
- Holyfield & Thomas LLC
Mission
To inspire, engage, and educate our guests with an immersive journey that empowers them to embrace the promise of science.
Program accomplishments
- The Science Center welcomed more than 188,000 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 $2,708,019 · revenue $2,288,703
- The Center served over 150,000 students through outreach education, in-house field trips and family programs and over 12,000 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 8th 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-wide agreement. The partnership focuses on improvement in student achievement by granting students access to real-world STEM experiences.Expenses $2,159,862 · revenue $494,047
- Provided guest services, a museum store, planetarium, observatory, and memberships to enhance the visitor's experience. Hosted science-themed community events regularly, including adult lectures, afterschool clubs, robotics teams, G.E.M.S. Club (Girls in Engineering Math & Science), and laser concerts.Expenses $648,081 · revenue $145,362
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-0915177
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1959
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A570)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $114,415,557
- Income (IRS master file)
- $36,179,216
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $35,260,264 | $8,335,388 | $114,415,557 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $43,883,560 | $7,725,325 | $85,253,228 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $23,053,756 | $7,576,689 | $46,911,127 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $24,064,576 | $6,925,016 | $31,757,055 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 59-0915177).
Questions about COX SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM INC
- What is the EIN of COX SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COX SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM INC is 59-0915177.
- Is COX SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1959.
- Are donations to COX SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COX SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COX SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COX SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COX SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Alisa Holmes.
- Who are the officers and directors of COX SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 31 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $229,427 (Katherine Arrizza, President/CEO (until 4/2025)).
- How much revenue does COX SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $35,260,264, expenses of $8,335,388 and total assets of $114,415,557 at year end.
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