Cox Science Center And Aquarium Inc: $23.1M Revenue, $7.6M Expenses

Cox Science Center And Aquarium Inc earns a C on the efficiency rubric — the median bucket on the NonprofitTruth scale, indicating performance close to the national midpoint across financial reserves, officer compensation, and revenue consistency. Composite score: 58/100.

At $23.1M in 2023 revenue, Cox Science Center And Aquarium Inc sits in the mid-range of the U.S. nonprofit distribution. Most organizations of this scale operate regionally or focus on a single program area. On the financial-health factor, Cox Science Center And Aquarium Inc runs thin — assets relative to annual spending fall below the cushion nonprofit-finance experts typically recommend.

Five-year revenue trajectory is strongly positive: Cox Science Center And Aquarium Inc has grown materially in real terms, which usually signals successful fundraising and program expansion. Officer compensation is modest relative to organizational size: Cox Science Center And Aquarium Inc reports $331,277 in total compensation for current officers and key employees (Form 990 Part IX, line 5) against $23.1M in revenue. The ratio is well within the bands third-party charity raters consider reasonable at this scale. Cox Science Center And Aquarium Inc sits in the cultural-nonprofit sector (Arts, Culture & Humanities). Museum, performing-arts, and cultural organizations carry distinctive financial patterns — earned revenue from ticket sales and admissions, plus a heavy reliance on endowment income and major donor cycles.