Franklin Institute

IN THE SPIRIT OF INQUIRY AND DISCOVERY EMBODIED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, THE MISSION OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE IS TO INSPIRE A PASSION FOR LEARNING ABOUT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SERVICES & GRANTS: COMPLETING ITS 30TH YEAR IN 2022, THE PARTNERS FOR ACHIEVING CAREERS IN TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE (PACTS) PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE REGION'S OLDEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE IMMERSION PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. PACTS SERVED 46 STUDENTS FROM AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR. IN ITS 22ND YEAR, THE INSTITUTE'S STEM SCHOLARS PROGRAM, A CONCENTRATED PROGRAM OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO SHOW HIGH INTEREST IN AND APTITUDE FOR STEM FIELDS, SERVED 79 STUDENTS. PACTS AND STEM SCHOLARS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO STEM PROFESSIONALS, AS WELL AS COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, APPLICATION AND FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING, EXPOSURE TO STEM CAREERS, AND ANNUAL ROBOTICS PROGRAMS. THESE TWO PROGRAMS DELIVER UNIQUE STEM PROGRAMMING TO A DIVERSE AUDIENCE.THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE ALSO DEVELOPS MODEL PROGRAMS IN SCIENCE LEARNING FOR THE K-12 EDUCATION COMMUNITY THAT ARE DELIVERED BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM WALLS, INCLUDING SCIENCE IN THE SUMMER, LEAP INTO SCIENCE AND MISSION2MARS WHICH SERVED 67,180 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS 34 STATES.

INTEREST AND DEPRECIATION EXPENSE NOT INCLUDED ABOVE.INTEREST $290,145DEPRECIATION $4,950,678

MUSEUM ADMISSIONS & OPERATIONS: AS THE MOST VISITED MUSEUM IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND A TOP-FIVE TOURIST DESTINATION IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE SERVES AS BOTH A PROMINENT EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCE, AND AS AN ANCHOR OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY. IN 2022, THE INSTITUTE WELCOMED 818,000 VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM, INCLUDING 80,000 FREE AND DISCOUNTED VISITS PROVIDED TO UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE ACCESS PROGRAM. THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE'S LONGSTANDING REPUTATION HELPS TO ELEVATE THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AS MODELS FOR CULTURAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION EXCELLENCE. THE INSTITUTE WELCOMES VISITORS OF ALL AGES TO EXPLORE SCIENCE IN INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. THE INSTITUTE REMAINS FULLY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR ITS MANY VISITORS AND INCREASING SERVICE TO ITS AUDIENCE, EXTENDING THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION- TO INSPIRE A PASSION FOR LEARNING ABOUT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT GREATER PHILADELPHIA, REGARDLESS OF MEANS, REMAINS, AS ALWAYS, AT THE HEART OF ITS PRIORITIES. IT DOES SO THROUGH OUTSTANDING EXHIBITS AND MANY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.

THE JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, THE SECOND OLDEST SCHOLARLY JOURNAL IN CONTINUOUS PUBLICATION IN THE UNITED STATES, HAS INCREASED THE VOLUME OF ARTICLES PER ISSUE,, AS WELL AS THE READERSHIP. ALL 197 YEARS OF THE JOURNAL ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH LIBRARIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.