THE ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA
Programs
Athenaeum Building and Collections Services
MUSEUM/LIBRARY BUILDING: THE ATHENAEUM'S THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES, AS MEASURED BY EXPENSES IN FYE 2023 WERE 1) MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE ATHENAEUM'S 1847 NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDING AND ITS CIRCULATING AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS; 2) PAYING THE SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF THE STAFF NEEDED TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC AND CARE FOR THE BUILDING AND COLLECTIONS; AND 3) PROVIDE PUBLIC RESEARCH SUPPORT. 1) THE ATHENAEUM BUILDING AND COLLECTIONS REQUIRE CARE AND UPKEEP, WHICH IN FYE 2023 INCLUDED THE RESTORATION OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING AND INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO IMPROVE WORK SPACES FOR STAFF, EXHIBITION GALLERIES, AND WORK AND GATHERING SPACES FOR MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC. THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF MORE THAN 800,000 BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS OF PARTICULAR VALUE TO ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS, HISTORIANS, AND PRESERVATIONIST. THOUSANDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH ON TWO SITES MAINTAINED BY THE ATHENAEUM: PHILAGEOHISTORY.ORG AND PHILADELPHIABUILDINGS.ORG AND WERE ACCESSED BY MORE THAN 150,000 PEOPLE IN FYE 2023, WHILE STAFF SERVED MORE THAN 30 RESEARCH REQUESTS IN PERSON, PHONE, OR VIA EMAIL EACH MONTH. THE ATHENAEUM'S CIRCULATING COLLECTION OF BOOKS, EBOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, AND PERIODICALS THAT ARE PART OF THE CIRCULATING BUILDING ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. 2) PERSONNEL COSTS MAKE UP A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. OUR TEAM OF LIBRARIANS AND CURATOR CARE FOR OUR COLLECTIONS AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND RESEARCHERS. IN FYE 2023, MORE THAN 8,000 ITEMS CIRCULATED. FRONT DESK, MEMBERSHIP, AND PROGRAMMING STAFF PROVIDED HOSPITALITY, TOURS, AND A ROBUST SCHEDULE OF MORE THAN 100 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS IN FYE2023, ALMOST ALL OF WHICH WERE OPEN TO BOTH MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC. 3) PUBLIC RESEARCH SUPPORT. THE ATHENAEUM SUPPORTS A ROBUST PROGRAM OF FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, AND PRIZES THROUGH THE CHARLES E. PETERSON FELLOWSHIP AND THE PETERSON PRIZES. EACH YEAR, THE CHARLES E. PETERSON FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE REVIEWS APPLICATIONS AND AWARDS FUNDING TO RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS WHOSE PROJECTS FOCUS ON AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, LANDSCAPE, OR ENGINEERING PRIOR TO 1860. THE FELLOWSHIP ALSO SUPPORTS 1-3 UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE INTERNS TO GAIN EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH OUR ARCHITECTURAL COLLECTIONS. TEE CHARLES E. PETERSON PRIZES ARE JOINTLY OVERSEEN BY THE ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, AND THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, AND AWARD CASH PRIZES TO TEAMS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR THE BEST ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE'S HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY (HABS) PROGRAM.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.2M
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