2026-07-04T16:57:08-05:00 2025-09-30 651083521 Holyfield & Thomas LLC 125 Butler Street West Palm Beach FL 33407 990 2024-10-01 590915177 Cox Science Center and Aquarium Inc COXS 5618321988 4801 Dreher Trail West Palm Beach FL 33405 Alisa Holmes CFO 5613707711 2026-06-25 1 1 Scott Y Haynes CPA P01366363 5616896000 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Alisa Holmes 4801 Dreher Trail West Palm Beach FL 33405 36179216 0 X www.coxsciencecenter.org X 1959 FL The Cox Science Center and Aquarium is the premier leader in igniting curiosity, enhancing scientific education, empowering discovery, and changing lives in our community. 27 27 142 167 -2596 0 42548290 30457519 3108406 2759134 -1734670 2337010 -38466 -293399 43883560 35260264 0 0 0 0 3415343 4012590 0 0 547487 4309982 4322798 7725325 8335388 36158235 26924876 85253228 114415557 2136491 4360391 83116737 110055166 To inspire, engage, and educate our guests with an immersive journey that empowers them to embrace the promise of science. 0 0 2708019 2288703 The Science Center welcomed more than 188,000 visitors last year. The Center features more than 100 interactive exhibits, an immersive fresh and saltwater aquarium, full-dome planetarium, the world's most advanced exhibit on the human brain, and an outdoor science-themed trail. 2159862 494047 The Center served over 150,000 students through outreach education, in-house field trips and family programs and over 12,000 of these students are served through its award-winning STEM night programs in the schools. Our main target for educational grant programming is Palm Beach County School District Title 1 students from Kindergarten through 8th grade. The School District is the 10th largest in the nation and almost 45% of the students participating come from under-served communities through grant programming initiatives under a district-wide agreement. The partnership focuses on improvement in student achievement by granting students access to real-world STEM experiences. 648081 145362 Provided guest services, a museum store, planetarium, observatory, and memberships to enhance the visitor's experience. Hosted science-themed community events regularly, including adult lectures, afterschool clubs, robotics teams, G.E.M.S. Club (Girls in Engineering Math & Science), and laser concerts. 5515962 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 1 142 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL X X X Andy Palmer 5618321988 4801 Dreher Trail North West Palm Beach FL 33405 Eric Stonestrom Chairman 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Wendy Bingham Cox Vice Chairman 6.00 X X 0 0 0 Harvey Oyer III Esq Secretary 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Brian Simmons Treasurer 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Katie Carpenter Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jordan Bargas Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Chip DiPaula Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Don Gulbrandsen Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Katharine Eyre Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Phil Hutchinson Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Allison Ridder Johnstone Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Eaddo Kiernan Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lorna James Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Matthew B Lorentzen Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 William Meyer Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Langdon Neal Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jodi Oh Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Carter A Pottash MD Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Caroline Rafferty Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Heath Randolph Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jason Rawding Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sandy Rogers Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Matt Rubel Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Laurie Silvers Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tara Vecellio Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Rhys L Williams Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Zacharias Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Carla Duhaney COO 40.00 X 156685 0 10551 Alisa Holmes CFO 40.00 X 114797 0 11400 Jacob Rosner VP Aquarium 40.00 X 143464 0 12684 Katherine Arrizza President/CEO (until 4/2025) 40.00 X 229427 0 15862 644373 0 50497 4 1 1 0 Joseph Moore 126 Cuthbert St Apt 6 Philadelphia PA 19106 Consultant-CE project 153000 Diane Bergner 701 S Olive Ave Unit 704 West Palm Beach FL 33401 Consultant-Development 144000 John Safranek 2386 SW Island Creek Tr Palm City FL 34990 Consultant-CE project 144000 3 390035 2121621 4929929 23015934 30457519 Admissions 900099 2265087 2265087 Educational Programs 900099 494047 494047 2759134 2478365 2478365 2596 -2596 -2596 -2596 2500 143855 -141355 -141355 -141355 84487 2121621 645824 -561337 -561337 272039 126677 145362 145362 Birthday Parties 900099 101556 101556 Misc. Other 900099 23616 23616 125172 35260264 2928112 -2596 1877229 X 536393 347482 138473 50438 2925883 2027211 604421 294251 61724 61724 205304 152622 35071 17611 283286 152793 112561 17932 23656 17325 6331 52957 15889 29035 8033 978923 331586 513472 133865 344034 229016 114218 800 295054 241248 43706 10100 131915 115071 15199 1645 370777 319998 50779 87283 28815 54730 3738 356695 304586 52109 265740 229273 36467 Materials & Supplies 630728 554859 69168 6701 Exhibit Fees & Rentals 341543 334043 7500 Capital campaign 300619 31362 269257 Other Costs 71684 22341 46970 2373 71190 60442 10748 8335388 5515962 2271939 547487 500 973408 4998101 3474173 6048098 18982253 8166 3879 23784 1939 297904 242279 35807623 2895205 15497749 32912418 57836804 57365903 542122 459305 85253228 114415557 887045 3320358 1249446 1040033 2136491 4360391 X 18542467 33167471 64574270 76887695 83116737 110055166 85253228 114415557 26924876 13553 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4542946 21983474 19698460 42548290 30435569 119208739 4542946 21983474 19698460 42548290 30435569 119208739 26771391 92437348 4119 141378 391930 1092352 2478365 4108144 19970 89126 145456 185663 125172 565387 123882270 13651214 0.74620 0.70030 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: Other Support Activities - 2020 Amount: $ 19,970. 2021 Amount: $ 89,126. 2022 Amount: $ 145,456. 2023 Amount: $ 185,663. 2024 Amount: $ 125,172. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 5593147 1535829 4057318 456655 312968 143687 29757821 1046408 28711413 32912418 X 36190269 13553 775097 788650 35401619 -141355 -141355 35260264 9110485 775097 775097 8335388 0 8335388 Part III, Line 4: The Center capitalizes its exhibits and collections which are held for public exhibition and educational purposes. Part X, Line 2: The Science Center is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and has been classified as a publicly supported organization that is not a private foundation under Section 509(a) of the Code. However, the Science Center is subject to tax on unrelated business income, which arises from a third-party rental activity that is not related to the Science Center's stated exempt purposes. The Science Center does not believe there is any material tax liability due in connection with this rental and there is no significant deferred income tax asset or liability as of September 30, 2025. The Science Center follows FASB ASC 740-10, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. This pronouncement seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of measurement and recognition in accounting for income taxes. It prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position that an entity takes or expects to take in a tax return. An entity may only recognize or continue to recognize tax positions that meet a "more likely than not" threshold. The Science Center assesses its income tax positions based on management's evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. The Science Center uses the prescribed more likely than not threshold when making its assessment. For the year ended September 30, 2025, there are no uncertain tax positions taken by management, and there are no open federal or state tax years currently under audit. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Cost of Sales 126,677. Special Event Expenses 645,824. Rental Expenses 2,596. Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Loss on Disposal -141,355. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Cost of Sales 126,677. Special Event Expenses 645,824. Rental Expenses 2,596. Gala 2200371 2121621 78750 581051 Other 5737 5737 64773 2206108 2121621 84487 645824 645824 -561337 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Katherine Arrizza President/CEO (until 4/2025) 198177 0 31250 0 0 0 10350 0 5512 0 245289 0 0 0 Carla Duhaney COO 152137 0 4548 0 0 0 6820 0 3731 0 167236 0 0 0 Jacob Rosner VP Aquarium 141624 0 1840 0 0 0 7172 0 5512 0 156148 0 0 0 Part I, Line 3 The board approves the salaries of the President and the CEO. X 22 2719706 FMV 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a In accordance with the by-laws of the Cox Science Center and Aquarium, Inc., "one (1) seat on the Board of Trustees shall, at all times, be an individual selected from the Junior League of the Palm Beaches, Inc., which seat shall be nominated, elected and serve in accordance with the rules and regulations regarding all members of the Board of Trustees." Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The board of trustees empowered the audit committee to review and approve the 990 for submission. The audit committee approves the 990 and provides a copy of the final form to the board prior to submission. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Organization monitors the conflict of interest policy by way of an annual review by the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The board approves the salaries of the CEO. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Other Fees: Program service expenses 331,586. Management and general expenses 513,472. Fundraising expenses 133,865. Total expenses 978,923. Part XII Line 2C The audit report is reviewed annually at the annual audit report review meeting as presented by the independent accountant to an independent audit committee. The process has not changed from the prior year. Part XII Line 3B The Organization was not subject to the Federal Single Audit (Uniform Guidance). It was subject to State Single Audit.