Nonprofit · EIN 52-1647018
THE CENTER FOR AQUATIC SCIENCES INC
Tax-exempt · CAMDEN, NJ 08103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,215,781 | $1,346,866 | -$131,085 | $2,304,537 | $222,315 | $2,082,222 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,647,765 | $1,509,891 | $137,874 | $2,413,783 | $296,461 | $2,117,322 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,541,434 | $1,631,453 | -$90,019 | $2,168,770 | $268,662 | $1,900,108 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $477,223
- Program service revenue
- $520,805
- Investment income
- $86,843
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $21,713
- Other revenue
- $130,910
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $113,502
- Other salaries and wages
- $779,673
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,029,193
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $23,340
- Travel
- $5,992
- Depreciation
- $19,717
- Program services (functional)
- $923,308
- Management and general (functional)
- $389,794
- Fundraising (functional)
- $33,764
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,413,783
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,304,537
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $222,315
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,082,222
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $53,071
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,456,493
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,012,472
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $69,750
- Gross receipts
- $1,360,670
- Employees
- 59
- Volunteers
- 146
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA KELLY | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $113,502 |
| JENNIFER MILLER | CHAIR & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOEY RODRIGUEZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PETER MCALINEY PHD MBA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA JOHNSON PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STACEY PIERCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM SCARBOROUGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI RAPUANO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DIGHTON PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALYSSA WILDS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN DUVALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SULENA ROBINSON-RIVERA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN WAGNER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE GILLESPIE | PRESIDENT & CEO (RESIGNED 6/3/24) Former | 40 | $136,862 |
| BARBARA KELLY | PRESIDENT & CEO (APPOINTED 6/3/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $101,668 |
| JENNIFER MILLER | CHAIR & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOEY RODRIGUEZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PETER MCALINEY PHD MBA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA JOHNSON PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STACEY PIERCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM SCARBOROUGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI RAPUANO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DIGHTON PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRUNO LEVINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN DUVALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUSSELL FURNARI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN WAGNER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE GILLESPIE | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $94,796 |
| BARBARA KELLY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $90,163 |
| JENNIFER MILLER | CHAIR & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOEY RODRIGUEZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PETER MCALINEY PHD MBA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA JOHNSON PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA HETRICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM SCARBOROUGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMEEKA MASON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DIGHTON PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES A KOMAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRUNO LEVINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN DUVALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUSSELL FURNARI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM B PACKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN WAGNER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1 RIVERSIDE DR, CAMDEN, NJ 08103-1037
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BARBARA KELLY, 1 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, CAMDEN, NJ 08103
- Signed the 990
- BARBARA KELLY, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (856) 365-3300
- Website
- WWW.AQUATICSCIENCES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
Mission
TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND PROTECTION OF AQUATIC LIFE AND HABITATS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, CONSERVATION VENTURES BOTH GLOBALLY AND LOCALLY AND ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
Program accomplishments
- THE CAUSE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF UNDER REPRESENTED MINORITIES IN THE SCIENCE AND EDUCATION WORKFORCE AND TO PROVIDE QUALITY SCIENCE EDUCATION THROUGH EARLY INTERVENTION TO UNDERSERVED YOUTH K-12. BRIEFLY DESCRIBED, THE CAUSE PROGRAM TRAINS HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH IN MARINE SCIENCE AND BIOLOGY TO PREPARE THEM FOR PAID EMPLOYMENT AS "CAUSE INTERNS," IN JOBS AS SUMMER SCIENCE CAMP EDUCATION AND AS EDUCATORS AND MENTORS FOR YOUNGSTERS K-8 IN THE AFTERSCHOOL SCIENCE CLUBS. TEEN INTERNS IN THE CAUSE PROGRAM HAVE EXPERIENCED SUCCESSES IN EMPLOYMENT AND LEARNING THAT GREATLY ENHANCE SELF-ESTEEM, WIDEN HORIZONS, AND INDELIBLY SHAPE AMBITIONS FOR FUTURE EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT. PERHAPS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIVES, THE TEENS ARE THE EXPERT THE PERSON TO WHOM PEOPLE WILL LISTEN AND LEARN. EQUALLY POWERFUL BENEFITS RESULT FOR THE K-8 YOUNGSTERS WHO HAVE THE CHANCE TO DEVELOP MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS WITH TEENAGERS FROM THEIR OWN COMMUNITY, WHO ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ROLE MODELS AND COMMITTED TEACHERS. 100% OF CAUSE SENIORS HAVE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL (150 SINCE 1993). THIS FACT IS PARTICULARLY NOTABLE GIVEN THE DROPOUT RATE OF CAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT EXCEEDS 50% AND THE FACT THAT TEENS ARE RECRUITED INTO THE PROGRAM WITHOUT REGARD TO SCHOOL PERFORMANCE.Expenses $923,308 · revenue $651,715
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1647018
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,304,537
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,360,670
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,215,781 | $1,346,866 | $2,304,537 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,647,765 | $1,509,891 | $2,413,783 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,541,434 | $1,631,453 | $2,168,770 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,400,037 | $1,297,411 | $2,120,961 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1647018).
Questions about THE CENTER FOR AQUATIC SCIENCES INC
- What is the EIN of THE CENTER FOR AQUATIC SCIENCES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CENTER FOR AQUATIC SCIENCES INC is 52-1647018.
- Is THE CENTER FOR AQUATIC SCIENCES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to THE CENTER FOR AQUATIC SCIENCES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE CENTER FOR AQUATIC SCIENCES INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE CENTER FOR AQUATIC SCIENCES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE CENTER FOR AQUATIC SCIENCES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE CENTER FOR AQUATIC SCIENCES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BARBARA KELLY.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CENTER FOR AQUATIC SCIENCES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $113,502 (BARBARA KELLY, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does THE CENTER FOR AQUATIC SCIENCES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,215,781, expenses of $1,346,866 and total assets of $2,304,537 at year end.
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