Public Charity

MISSISSIPPI AQUARIUM

MISSISSIPPI AQUARIUM is a Public Charity headquartered in GULFPORT, MS. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $7.7M revenue, $9.0M expenses, $4.4M total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $833K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 814974774 GULFPORT, MS Zoos & Aquariums NTEE: D50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.7M
Total Expenses$9.0M
Total Assets$4.4M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$833K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

TO DO ANY AND ALL THINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF AN AQUARIUM AND PROVIDING, MAINTAINING, AND ENCOURAGING THE USE OF QUALITY PUBLIC FACILITIES AND WORKS WHICH WILL OFFER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND MAINTAINING AND CARING FOR A VARIED AND EXTENSIVE INVENTORY OF AQUATIC LIFE IN A HUMANE, HEALTHY, AND SANITARY ENVIRONMENT FOR A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SUCH AQUATIC LIFE.

Where $100 goes at Mississippi Aquarium

How Mississippi Aquarium divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $80 for programs

$34
Facility operations
43% of program spending
$25
Mississippi Aquarium will tell the incredible story of all of mississippi's aquatic resources from the delta to the coastline and the remarkable connection that ties all of the…
31% of program spending
$15
Animal care
18% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
DEEP WATER OCTOCORALS AND EXHIBIT
$507,498
2024
SEA TURTLE STRANDING AND SALVAGE NETWORK PAYMENTS
$12,173
2023
DEEP WATER OCTOCORALS
$273,500
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$15,000
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ben Pace
VP OF VETERINARY SERVICES Dr Alexa Delaune
DIRECTOR Dr Scott Willard
DIRECTOR Duncan Mckenzie
SR VP OF PROPERTY OPERATIO Jeff Gibula
DIRECTOR Kelly Darnell

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$507,498 1 grant
General Support
$40,000 3 grants
Unspecified
$285,673 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.7M $9.0M $4.4M
2024 $8.7M $10.2M $5.7M
2023 $7.0M $9.2M $6.8M
2022 $6.8M $9.4M $7.9M
2020 $7.6M $6.8M $3.4M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $7.7M, with total assets most recently reported at $4.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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