Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia

Organization Overview

Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia, operating under the name The Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Drexel University, is located in Philadelphia, PA. The organization was established in 1928. According to its NTEE Classification (U30) the organization is classified as: Physical & Earth Sciences, under the broad grouping of Science & Technology and related organizations. As of 06/2022, Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Drexel University employed 216 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Drexel University is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2021, Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Drexel University generated $22.1m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 7 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 0.8% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $17.3m during the year ending 06/2021. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2015, Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Drexel University has awarded 64 individual grants totaling $7,411,962. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

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UNDERSTAND THE NATURAL WORLD AND INSPIRE EVERYONE TO CARE FOR IT.

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SCIENCE DIVISION - ACADEMY SCIENTISTS CONDUCT RESEARCH AROUND THE WORLD, COLLECTING SAMPLES THAT HELP THEM DOCUMENT BIODIVERSITY, TRACE EVOLUTION, AND TRACK ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES OVER TIME. FOR OVER 200 YEARS, ACADEMY SCIENTISTS HAVE PRESERVED, CURATED, AND STUDIED WHAT IS NOW A WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION OF AN ESTIMATED 19 MILLION BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS THAT DOCUMENTS THE HISTORY OF LIFE ON EARTH. ACADEMY RESEARCHERS ALSO WORK TO UNDERSTAND, PROTECT AND RESTORE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS THROUGH BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH, WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH REGULATORS, PLANNERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH COMES FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND FOUNDATIONS. THROUGH FESTIVALS (SUCH AS OUR POPULAR BUG FEST), MEMBERS' NIGHT, BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOURS, POPULAR PUBLICATIONS, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS (INCLUDING THE ACADEMY TOWN SQUARES AND CONVERSATIONS), SCIENTISTS SHARE THEIR DISCOVERIES, ENABLING COLLEAGUES, VISITORS, AND MEMBERS TO GAIN FURTHER INSIGHT INTO EARTH'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES AND HOW TO MAINTAIN A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. ACADEMY SCIENTISTS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND CULTIVATE OUR COLLECTIONS BY TRAVELING ON FIELD TRIPS AND EXPEDITIONS FOR RESEARCH. THE ACADEMY AND DREXEL UNIVERSITY'S JOINT PROGRAM BIODIVERSITY, EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (BEES) HAS GROWN WITH MANY NEW PROJECTS ON THE HORIZON AS WE CONTINUE TO BE THE EPICENTER OF DISCOVERY. DIGITIZING THE COLLECTIONS, SEARCHING FOR GENETIC CLUES TO BIODIVERSITY, AND UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN LOCAL WETLANDS AND WATERSHEDS, ACADEMY SCIENTISTS CONTINUE TO BE THE LEADING RESEARCHERS IN NATURAL SCIENCES.


EDUCATION - THE ACADEMY BRINGS NATURAL SCIENCE TO LIFE THROUGH THREE FLOORS OF ENGAGING PERMANENT EXHIBITS, DINOSAURS AND DIORAMAS, AS WELL AS THE CHILDREN'S NATURE DISCOVERY CENTER, OUTSIDE IN, THAT FACILITATES HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES WITH LIVE ANIMALS. WHILE VISITATION TO THE ACADEMY IS STILL REBOUNDING FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE WELCOMED MORE THAN 80,000 VISITORS IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022. THIS PAST SUMMER, THE NUMBER OF GROUP VISITS FOR SUMMER CAMPS CONTINUED TO INCREASE, AND THE ATTENDEES IN THE ACADEMY'S BELOVED EXPLORERS CAMP ROSE SIGNIFICANTLY.THE ACADEMY CONTINUES TO OFFER EXCITING NEW INITIATIVES AIMED AT TAKING OUR VISITOR EXPERIENCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, WE LAUNCHED THE MUSEUM INNOVATION FUND, A PROJECT THAT INSPIRES DREXEL FACULTY TO EXPERIMENT WITH THE ACADEMY AS A SPACE FOR NEW APPROACHES TO MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. FOR WATER YEAR, THE ACADEMY PRESENTED TWO EXHIBITIONS IN THE WILLIAM B. DIETRICH GALLERY. INVISIBLE WORLD OF WATER INVITED VISITORS TO MARVEL AT SNOW CRYSTALS AND DIATOMS AND CONSIDER THE HISTORY OF THEIR DISCOVERIES THROUGH ART AND SCIENCE. THE RIVER FEEDS BACK PRESENTED A SOUNDSCAPE OF THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER BY ARTISTS ANNEA LOCKWOOD AND LIZ PHILLIPS. IN OUR TEMPORARY EXHIBITION GALLERY, WE PRESENTED EXTREME DEEP, AN EXPLORATION OF THE FASCINATING REALM OF THE DEEP SEA, AND OCEAN BOUND, A JOURNEY OF WATER'S MOVEMENT FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA. WE ALSO MOUNTED THE LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC ARTWORK WATERSHED MOMENT. MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PEW CENTER FOR ARTS & HERITAGE, THIS THOUGHT-PROVOKING PROJECTS ON WATERWAYS WAS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN SCIENTISTS IN THE ACADEMY'S PATRICK CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND ARTISTS IN NEW PARADISE LABORATORIES.THE COMMUNITY LEARNING DIVISION CONTINUES TO CREATE COMMUNITY-CENTERED ACTIVITIES WITH THE INTENT TO MOBILIZE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LEADERS AND CIVICALLY MINDED INDIVIDUALS. PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY, THE ACADEMY CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SCIENCE-INFUSED CURRICULUM TO SCHOOLS AND EDUCATORS, SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A NETWORK OF EDUCATORS, AND CREATE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS THAT PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. THE ACADEMY'S NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND AWARD-WINNING WOMEN IN NATURAL SCIENCES (WINS) PROGRAM, A FREE AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR YOUNG WOMEN, CONTINUES TO INTRODUCE HUNDREDS OF HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS TO FUTURE CAREERS IN SCIENCE. OUR ENGINEERING WINS PROGRAM INFUSES WINS LESSONS WITH ENGINEERING CONTENT AND CONTINUES TO CONNECT STUDENTS WITH SCIENTISTS WHO SERVE AS MENTORS.


LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES - THE ACADEMY'S LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS RARE AND HISTORIC COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 250,000 TITLES THAT SPAN FIVE CENTURIES, AS WELL AS OVER A MILLION ITEMS, INCLUDING MANUSCRIPTS, CORRESPONDENCE, FIELD NOTEBOOKS, FILMS, JOURNALS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND WORKS OF ART. IN MAY 2022, THE ACADEMY APPOINTED ITS FIRST MARTHA HAMILTON AND I. WISTAR MORRIS III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES TO STRENGTHEN THE DEPARTMENT'S LEADERSHIP AND REINFORCE ITS POSITION WITHIN DREXEL AND PHILADELPHIA, AS WELL AS AMONG NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COMMUNITIES. THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES PROVIDES SERVICES TO BOTH A WIDE RANGE OF SCHOLARLY USERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE DEPARTMENT FREQUENTLY HOSTS RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS, SPECIAL CLASS TOURS, AND SESSIONS WITH THE DREXEL ACADEMIC COMMUNITY. ITS HOLDINGS AND SERVICES ARE REGULARLY USED BY ACADEMY SCIENTISTS, COLLECTIONS EXPERTS, AND EXTERNAL RESEARCHERS. MATERIALS FROM THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CONTINUE TO BE POPULARLY FEATURED IN THE ACADEMY'S PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS, AND DIGITAL OUTREACH.


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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$9,754,047
Investment income $1,109,046
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $30,415
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $4,036,384
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $22,108,595

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia has awarded $865,290 in support to 16 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

ASPIRA INC OF PENNSYLVANIA

PURPOSE: RESEARCH

$15,600

AZAVEA

PURPOSE: RESEARCH

$49,220

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

PURPOSE: RESEARCH

$16,682

CONGRESO DE LATINOS UNIDOS (PHILADELPHIA BASED)

PURPOSE: RESEARCH

$18,600

DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION

PURPOSE: RESEARCH

$20,000

FRIENDS OF THE UPPER DELAWARE RIVER

PURPOSE: RESEARCH

$27,349
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Peer Organizations

Organization NameAssets
Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
$22,108,595
Great Lakes Museum Of Science Environment And Technology
Cleveland, OH
$9,716,478
Weatherhead Foundation
Mayfield Heights, OH
$7,088,199
Textile Research Institute
Princeton, NJ
$5,938,854
New York Sun Works Inc
New York, NY
$3,338,619
Science Friday Initiative Inc
New York, NY
$2,622,362
American Center For Physics Inc
college park, MD
$2,789,791
Nexterra Foundation Inc
Millerton, NY
$2,020,150
Foundation For Earth Science Information Partners
Severna Park, MD
$1,520,298
Lane Aviation Employee Benefit Trust
Columbus, OH
$1,010,542
International Union United Auto Aerospace & Agricultural Wkrs 647
Cincinnati, OH
$643,231
Albert J Weatherhead Iii Foundation Co Thomas F Allen
Mayfield Heights, OH
$273,182
Harvey And Vera Patrick Family Foundation Inc
Ellicott City, MD
$8,361
American Academy Of Health Physics
Princeton Junction, NJ
$322,742
International Union United Auto Aerospace & Agricultural Workers
Williamsport, PA
$351,749
Csrm Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD
$294,458
International Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultura
Delaware, OH
$249,886
Blue Sky Aviation Association Incorporated
Readington, NJ
$401,860
International Union United Auto Aerospace & Agricultural Workers
Defiance, OH
$0
Mid-Atlantic Aerospace Complex Inc
Bridgeport, WV
$363,545
International Union United Auto Aerospace & Agricultural Workers
Bluffton, OH
$216,023
International Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agriculture
Malvern, OH
$0
Aviation Council Of Pennsylvania
Camp Hill, PA
$207,156
Adirondack Soaring Association Inc
Ballston Spa, NY
$0
International Union United Auto Aerospace & Agricultural Workers
Fayette, OH
$0

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