South Carolina Aquarium
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net | Reserve mo. | Staff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8,776,660 | 8,349,118 | 427,542 | 6.5 | 45% |
| 2013 | 8,603,510 | 8,549,726 | 53,784 | 6.4 | 45% |
| 2014 | 8,534,145 | 9,386,019 | −851,874 | 4.8 | 44% |
| 2015 | 16,658,599 | 9,917,248 | 6,741,351 | 12.7 | 47% |
| 2016 | 11,790,563 | 10,990,461 | 800,102 | 12.3 | 47% |
| 2017 | 9,423,638 | 8,887,797 | 535,841 | 16.5 | 50% |
| 2018 | 12,645,945 | 12,019,044 | 626,901 | 12.8 | 50% |
| 2019 | 14,607,430 | 12,339,641 | 2,267,789 | 14.7 | 50% |
| 2020 | 12,345,710 | 11,140,767 | 1,204,943 | 17.5 | 51% |
| 2021 | 21,254,119 | 11,064,753 | 10,189,366 | 28.7 | 50% |
| 2022 | 28,179,213 | 14,100,205 | 14,079,008 | 34.0 | 52% |
| 2023 | 20,993,805 | 16,394,210 | 4,599,595 | 32.9 | 52% |
In its most recent public year (2023), this organization brought in $4,599,595 more than it spent. Its reserves stood at about 32.9 months of spending, up from 6.5 in 2012. Staff pay was 52% of spending. $10,507,881 of its net assets are donor-restricted.
Reserve months = net assets ÷ average monthly spending; net assets count everything the organization owns beyond its debts — buildings and donor-restricted funds included, not just cash. Staff pay = salaries, wages, and officer compensation; it excludes benefits and payroll taxes. The IRS releases this data years after the fact — this organization's newest public year is 2023. Years refer to the calendar year in which the organization's fiscal year ended. Short-form filers do not publicly report donor-restricted balances or staffing costs. Source filings
South Carolina Aquarium's IRS filings as a feed — one entry per filing year, through 2023. Add the address to any feed reader; in Slack, send /feed subscribe with it (pasting the link alone won't subscribe). How this feed works