Aquarius Aquarium Institute

Analysis

Aquarius Aquarium Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Aquarius Aquarium Institute reported income of $55k and spending of $56k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $62k to $55k (-11%), an average of -11% a year. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Aquarius Aquarium Institute sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 24th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Broadview Heights Spotlights ($55k), Society for Preservation & Encourmt of Barbershop Quartet Singing Amer ($55k) and Manchester Summer Chamber Music ($55k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.3% and program service revenue 10% of the total. At year end it held assets of $356k against liabilities of $171, net assets of $356k.