Public Charity

OCEANARIUM AND EDUCATION CENTER

OCEANARIUM AND EDUCATION CENTER is a Public Charity headquartered in BAR HARBOR, ME. Financial data from the 2022 filing: $325K revenue, $381K expenses, $676K total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 854186927 BAR HARBOR, ME Museums NTEE: A50 Latest filing: 2022
Total Revenue$325K
Total Expenses$381K
Total Assets$676K
Grant Records5
Funding Total$1.1M
Filing Years2020–2022

Mission

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED TO OPERATE THE OCEANARIUM AND EDUCATION CENTER IN MOUNT DESERT ISLAND MAINE, TO ORGANIZE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, TOURS, AND ACTIVITIES AT THE OCEANARIUM AND EDUCATION CENTER TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT MAINE'S MARINE ECOSYSTEM AND MARINE LIFE, THE DARK SKIES OF ACADIA, SAFE KAYAKING, AND RELATED ACTIVITES, AND TO CONDUCT ANY OTHER ACTIVITES THAT MAY BE NECCESARY, USEFUL, OR DESIRABLE FOR THE FURTHERANCE OR ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE FOREGOING PURPOSES, PROVIDED THAT THOSE ACTIVITIES WOULD NOT ENDANGER THE CORPERATION'S NOT-FOR-PROFIT OR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,000
2022
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$151,000
2021
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$320,000
2021
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$320,000
2020
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$250,000

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Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Cristina M Post
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jeffrey Cumming
TREASURER John M Tarrh
PRESIDENT Richard S Post

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,051,000 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2022 $325K $381K $676K
2020 $30K $10K $20K

Between 2020 and 2022, reported annual revenue grew from $30K to $325K (+984%), with total assets most recently reported at $676K.

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