Nonprofit · EIN 86-3285806
TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Tax-exempt · CORP CHRISTI, TX 78402
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $487,679 | $1,304,901 | -$817,222 | $862,626 | $1,210,951 | -$348,325 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $982,504 | $601,277 | $381,227 | $644,596 | $263,369 | $381,227 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $503,198
- Program service revenue
- $138,933
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- -$154,452
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $629,706
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $629,706
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $73,807
- Travel
- $34,564
- Depreciation
- $53,461
- Program services (functional)
- $941,477
- Management and general (functional)
- $363,424
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $644,596
- Total assets, end of year
- $862,626
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,210,951
- Net assets, end of year
- -$348,325
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $463,365
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$348,325
- Gross receipts
- $487,679
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2021
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSE GILBERT | PRESIDENT & Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CATHERINE HILLIARD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JULIO FLORES JR | SEC/TREAS & Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| KELEIGH SASSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DARCY SCHROEDER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| PATT HAWN WALLACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHARLIE ZAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSE GILBERT | PRESIDENT & Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CATHERINE HILLIARD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JULIO FLORES JR | SEC/TREAS & Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| KELEIGH SASSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DARCY SCHROEDER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| PATT HAWN WALLACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHARLIE ZAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2710 N SHORELINE BLVD, CORP CHRISTI, TX 78402-1004
- Mailing address (990-N for 2022)
- 2710 N SHORELINE BLVD, CORPUS CHRISTI TX 784021097
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JESSE GILBERT
- Principal officer (990-N for 2022)
- JESSE GILBERT, 2710 N SHORELINE BLVD, CORPUS CHRISTI TX 784021097
- Signed the 990
- JULIO FLORES JR, SEC/TREAS & DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (361) 881-1200
- Website
- WWW.TEXASSTATEAQUARIUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GOWLAND MORALES & SMITH PLLC
Mission
IN 2023, THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TOOK OVER AND EXPANDED UPON THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EFFORTS OF THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION. THE INSTITUTE IS ENGAGED IN WILDLIFE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION, SPECIES RESTORATION WORK, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EDUCATION, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION RESEARCH, AND WILDLIFE-RELATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WITHIN A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART RESCUE FACILITY.
Program accomplishments
- THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IS PERMITTED TO TREAT MARINE MAMMALS, RAPTORS, SHOREBIRDS, AND SEA TURTLES AND THE NEW WILDLIFE RESCUE FACILITY CAN ACCOMMODATE THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE INSTITUTE STAFF TREATED 1 AQUATIC, 42 AVIAN, AND 344 SEA TURTLE PATIENTS DURING 2024. THESE NUMBERS INCLUDE 16 MISSISSIPPI KITE FLEDGLINGS DISPLACED FROM THEIR NESTS IN HOUSTON, TX FOLLOWING HURRICANE BERYL IN JULY AND 18 CRITICALLY ENDANGERED KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLES FLOWN IN FOLLOWING A COLD STUNNING EVENT ALONG THE BEACHES OF CAPE COD, MA. SINCE 2005, THERE HAVE BEEN 25 AQUATIC ANIMALS, MORE THAN 5,000 AVES, AND MORE THAN 4,500 SEA TURTLES RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD DUE TO THE WORK OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM AND THE INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.Expenses $600,550 · revenue $51,000
- THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION'S EDUCATION ACTIVITIES - FROM FIELD TRIPS TO SUMMER CAMPS TO DISTANCE LEARNING - PROMOTE INCLUSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING, FOSTER STEM EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY, AND EMPOWER LEARNERS OF ALL AGES TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THE INSTITUTE'S WILDLIFE RESCUE ON THE ROAD PROGRAM, A TRAVELING EDUCATION PROGRAM IN WHICH AN ANIMAL RESCUE IS SIMULATED, REACHED MORE THAN 900 STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE IN 2024. OUR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM, SEACAMP, HOSTED 40 STUDENTS AND OUR STUDENT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, AQUATEENS, HAD 38 PARTICIPANTS IN 2024.Expenses $340,927
- THE TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (OEM) IS DEDICATED TO RESPONDING TO WILDLIFE-RELATED EMERGENCIES AND REDUCING RISKS TO ENSURE CONTINUOUS PREPAREDNESS. THE OEM ALSO MANAGES THE WILDLIFE RESPONSE OPERATIONS CENTER, THE NATION'S FIRST EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER BUILT TO SUPPORT WILDLIFE RESPONSE EFFORTS IN TEXAS AND ALONG THE TEXAS GULF COAST. IN 2024, THE OEM HOSTED SEMINARS ON OIL SPILL RESPONSES AND HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS AND PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL INCIDENT COMMAND EXERCISES IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL INDUSTRY AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS INCLUDING EXXONMOBIL, GULF COAST GROWTH VENTURES, THE PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND THE CORPUS CHRISTI FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 86-3285806
- 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
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $862,626
- Income (IRS master file)
- $487,679
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $487,679 | $1,304,901 | $862,626 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $982,504 | $601,277 | $644,596 | XML |
| 990-N for 2022 Officer: JESSE GILBERT | December 31, 2022 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 86-3285806).
Questions about TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
- What is the EIN of TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION is 86-3285806.
- Is TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 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 TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JESSE GILBERT.
- Who are the officers and directors of TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $487,679, expenses of $1,304,901 and total assets of $862,626 at year end.
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