THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SERVICES & GRANTS: COMPLETING ITS 28TH YEAR IN 2020, 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 DIVERSE URBAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. PACTS SERVED 90 STUDENTS FROM AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. IN ITS TWENTIETH 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 80 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. AS A RESULT OF COVID-19, THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE TRANSITIONED TO VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING. THE FRANKLIN @HOME DIGITAL SERIES SERVED 4,787 PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS, GENERATED 940,000 WEBSITE VIEWS AND 3.9 MILLION TOTAL SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. 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 THE LEAP INTO SCIENCE PROGRAM THAT COMBINED ALPHABETICAL LITERACY WITH SCIENTIFIC LITERACY FOR MORE THAN 1,151 EDUCATORS WHO ENGAGED MORE THAN 23,596 CHILDREN AND CAREGIVERS IN 16 STATES IN 2020.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.6MProgram 2 [2020]
MUSEUM ADMISSIONS & OPERATIONS: AS THE MOST-VISITED MUSEUM IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND A TOP-FIVE TOURIST DESTINATION IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, THE FRANKLIN INSITITUTE SERVES AS BOTH A PROMINENT EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCE, AND AS AN ANCHOR OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY. IN 2020, THE INSTITUTE WELCOMED 134,133 VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM, INCLUDING 17,600 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 EDUCATIONAL 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 THIS THROUGH OUTSTANDING EXHIBITS AND MANY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$12.8MProgram 3 [2020]
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 195 YEARS OF THE JOURNAL ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH LIBRARIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.THE INSTITUTE HAS LONG BEEN A LEADER IN PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS TRHOUGHOUT THE REGION AND IN 2020 SERVED 1,710 EDUCATORS THROUGH ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS AND THE MASTER EDUCATORS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$509K
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