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Filing year 2024

MISSISSIPPI AQUARIUM

Gulfport, Mississippi·EIN 81-4974774·NTEE D50 · Animal-Related·3
Total revenue
$8.7M
Total assets
$5.7M
Total expenses
$10.2M
Reported officers
12
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.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 4 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

$226k
$240k
Base
$226k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
Sr VP of Property Operatio
vice president
$111k
$118k
VP of Veterinary Services
vice president
$105k
$111k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 8 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Animal-Related

Climbed 14%
over 2 years

From $198k in 2022 to $226k in 2024.

$198k
2022
$225k
2023
$226k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 6% in real terms$226k to $240k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

MISSISSIPPI AQUARIUM reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$6.8M
$9.4M
2022
$7M
$9.2M
2023
$8.7M
$10.2M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Animal-Related executives earn

Comparable animal-related organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $48,500.

25th percentile
$20k
Median
$48,500
75th percentile
$93k
90th percentile
$159k

These are animal-related sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 877 organizations across 877 filings (2021 – 2023).

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