Private company

Tennessee Aquarium

Public aquarium in the United States

The Tennessee Aquarium is a non-profit public aquarium located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It opened in 1992 on the banks of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga, with a major expansion added in 2005.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

May 1, 1992Founded1
  • HeadquartersChattanooga, United States1
  • Websitewww.tnaqua.org
  • Legal formNonprofit Corporation3
  • LEI5493007BIXMQ1E5P0T903
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address201 CHESTNUT ST, 37402 Chattanooga, United States3
  • Registered withBusiness Services (Department of State), 0002120443
TN Aquarium
Photo: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Tennessee Aquarium is a non-profit public aquarium located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It opened in 1992 on the banks of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga, with a major expansion added in 2005.2

Timeline

  1. May 1, 1992Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$4.2M 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $4.2M in all. PPP loans $4.2M.$0$1M$2M$3M2020 · PPP loans: $2.2M20202021 · PPP loans: $1.9M2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$1.9M$1.9M
2020$2.2M$2.2M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 7, 2020$2.2M PPP loan (first draw) from First Horizon Bank5To TENNESSEE AQUARIUM, Chattanooga TN; $2.3M forgiven Jun 9, 2021
  2. Feb 20, 2021$1.9M PPP loan (second draw) from First Horizon Bank5To TENNESSEE AQUARIUM, Chattanooga TN; $2.0M forgiven Feb 23, 2022