CAMDEN, NJ
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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)CENTER FOR AQUATIC SCIENCES, founded in 1989, is a community nonprofit in the Animal-Related sector that reported $1.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 26% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $1.3M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 11% operating deficit.
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.
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...
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.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $1,215,781 | $1,647,765 | -0.3% |
| Expenses | $1,346,866 | $1,509,891 | -0.1% |
| Net Income | $-131,085 | $137,874 | -2.0% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| JENNIFER MILLER | CHAIR & TREASURER | 1.00 |
Officer
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEY RODRIGUEZ | SECRETARY | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER MCALINEY PHD MBA | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MELINDA JOHNSON PHD | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY PIERCE | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM SCARBOROUGH | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI RAPUANO | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DIGHTON PHD | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALYSSA WILDS | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN DUVALL | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| SULENA ROBINSON-RIVERA | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN WAGNER | VICE CHAIR | 1.00 |
Officer
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA KELLY | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40.00 |
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Director
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$113,502 | $0 | $113,502 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,215,781 | $1,346,866 | $2,304,537 | $-131,085 |
| 2024 | $1,647,765 | $1,509,891 | $2,413,783 | $137,874 |
| 2023 | $1,541,434 | $1,631,453 | $2,168,770 | $-90,019 |
| 2022 | $1,400,037 | $1,297,411 | $2,120,961 | $102,626 |
| 2021 | $1,214,653 | $1,099,943 | $2,579,534 | $114,710 |
| 2020 | $1,286,678 | $1,615,975 | $2,425,825 | $-329,297 |
| 2019 | $1,459,032 | $1,789,821 | $2,462,746 | $-330,789 |
| 2018 | $2,082,594 | $1,824,209 | $3,066,478 | $258,385 |
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