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Filing year 2023

The Florida Aquarium Inc

Tampa, Florida·EIN 59-2807815·NTEE D50 · Animal-Related·3
Total revenue
$40.6M
Total assets
$60.6M
Total expenses
$36.4M
Reported officers
44
Mission

The Florida Aquarium's mission focuses on our Shared Purpose of a commitment to save marine wildlife, with a Vision to be Florida's leading conservation-based Aquarium. It accomplishes this mission through hosting over 1 million visitors annually at the Aquarium facility, and by presenting educational and community programs to the public, highlighting our Animal Ambassadors. Conservation projects focusing on Coral propagation and restoration, Sea Turtle rescue and rehabilitation, and Penguin conservation are also top priorities for the Aquarium.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefitsExecutive compensation
$499k
$540k
Sr VP of Animal Care & Health
vice president
$240k
$260k
Sr. VP of Conservation
vice president
$209k
$226k
Sr. VP of Engagement & Learning
vice president
$192k
$208k
Sr. VP of Community Engagement & Social Responsibility
vice president
$190k
$206k
CPO
highest compensated employee
$184k
$199k
Vice President of Philanthropy
vice president
$160k
$174k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 35 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Animal-Related

Up 1%
from 2022

From $492k in 2022 to $499k in 2023.

$492k
2022
$499k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 5% in real terms$569k to $540k

Estimated with Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro-area CPI-U, 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

The Florida Aquarium Inc reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$40.7M
$31.9M
2022
$40.6M
$36.4M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Animal-Related executives earn in Florida

Comparable animal-related organizations in Florida pay their highest-earning executive a median of $48,757.

25th percentile
$24k
Median
$48,757
75th percentile
$109k
90th percentile
$181k

These are animal-related sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 253 organizations across 253 filings (2021 – 2024).

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