Program areas at The Exploratorium
Museum and visitor experience:we're an r&d laboratory that experiments with cutting-edge ideas. We create, experiment, test, and build nearly everything at The Exploratorium ourselves, always looking for The most interesting and important ideas to pursue, often pushing The limits of what's possible. In this sense, we're a classic research-and-development organization, constantly creating new activities, websites, events, artworks, exhibits, and more.
Educator engagement:we're at The forefront of science education. By making science visible, touchable, and accessible to a wide variety of peopleat The museum, online, and in The classroom. Our explore-for-yourself way of learning and teaching influences science education worldwide. Our professional development programs provide educators with The skills, tools, and support they need to apply inquiry-based learning and teaching in their classes. We also design programs that make connections between The traditionally separate worlds of formal (school) and informal (museum) education and understanding.
Global collaborations:we learn and share with partners worldwide. By drawing on The Exploratorium's broad expertise, global collaborations is able to provide a comprehensive set of creative servicesfrom master planning to program development to exhibit fabrication and installation. We like to be as far upstream in our clients' creative process as possible, exploring The rich questions that lead to truly authentic, innovative problem solving.
Who funds The Exploratorium
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
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Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | 2021-12 | In Support of Improved Financial Outlook, Including A Reduction of Long-Term Debt. | $22,500,000 |
Schwab Charitable Fund | 2022-06 | Arts, Culture & Humanities | $2,530,936 |
William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation | 2021-12 | General Operating Support, General Operating Support - To Support the Highest Priorities and Most Urgent Financial Needs of the Exploratorium As Determined By the Executive Director and Ceo, Chris Flink, and An Extension of the Use of Funds Through 2022 | $2,500,000 |
...and 82 more grants received totalling $35,857,163 |
Federal funding details
Federal agency | CFDA code | Program name | Amount |
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Small Business Administration | 59.075 | SHUTTERED VENUE OPERATORS GRANT PROGRAM | $4,907,371 |
National Science Foundation | 47.076 | EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES | $810,112 |
National Aeronautics & Space Administration | 43.001 | SCIENCE | $628,970 |
...and 17 more federal grants / contracts |
Personnel at The Exploratorium
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Lindsay Bierman | Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer | | 2023-04-10 |
Phoebe White | Chief Museum Officer | $228,995 | 2023-04-10 |
Laura Zander | Chief Financial Officer | $231,074 | 2023-05-08 |
Anne Holmes | Chief of Staff | | 2023-04-10 |
Blair Richard Winn | Chief Advancement Officer | $209,571 | 2023-04-10 |
...and 19 more key personnel |
Financials for The Exploratorium
Revenues | FYE 06/2022 | FYE 06/2021 | % Change |
---|
Total grants, contributions, etc. | $48,610,555 | $32,097,486 | 51.4% |
Program services | $25,897,818 | $11,176,445 | 131.7% |
Investment income and dividends | $698,741 | $401,569 | 74% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $2,558,433 | $493,467 | 418.5% |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $1,821,152 | $3,904,104 | -53.4% |
Net income from fundraising events | $-606,630 | $-183,679 | -230.3% |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $591,322 | $100,346 | 489.3% |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $79,571,391 | $47,989,738 | 65.8% |
Organizations like The Exploratorium
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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American Museum of Natural History | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $228,285,796 |
Museum of Science | 501(c)(3) | Boston, MA | $71,466,361 |
California Science Center Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $131,356,089 |
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry | 501(c)(3) | Portland, OR | $22,605,398 |
The Adler Planetarium | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $24,242,958 |
The Franklin Institute | 501(c)(3) | Philadelphia, PA | $32,040,912 |
Museum of Science and Industry / The Northern Trust Company (MSI) | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $169,067,056 |
Liberty Science Center | 501(c)(3) | Jersey City, NJ | $29,310,016 |
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $23,304,017 |
New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) | 501(c)(3) | Corona, NY | $24,146,143 |
Data update history
July 11, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 14 new vendors, including , , , , , , , , , , , , , and
July 6, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 30, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
May 19, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
May 11, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
MembershipsLobbyingFundraising eventsOperates internationallyState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 17 Pier Ste 100
- San Francisco, CA 94111
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
- County
- San Francisco County, CA
- Website URL
- exploratorium.edu/Â
- Phone
- (415) 528-4444
- Facebook page
- exploratoriumÂ
- Twitter profile
- @exploratoriumÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 94-1696494
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1968
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A57: Science and Technology Museums
- NAICS code, primary
- 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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