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2013
Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pavilion 6
Programming New Strategic Plan Shapes Programming 8
Prestigious Publications Profiled as a “Magnetic Museum” 12
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Action Federal Grants for Innovative Projects 16
Youth Programs Thrive PACTS Celebrates 20th Anniversary 18
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exhibitions
Exhibitions Exhibit Development 24
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Philadelphia Science Festival 28
Building
Research
Education
FESTIVAL Astronomy Programs Reach Wide Audience Barbara Brodsky Access Initiative EXPANDING REACH
Traveling Science Shows Go Far International Leader in STEM Education 30
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2013 Franklin Institute Awards First Admission Ticket Donated Legacy
Institute Staff Win Emmy Awards Derrick Pitts Recognized 38
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Two Dedicated Volunteers Jane Grinspan Remembered PROFILES
Mary Anne Lowery Leaves a Legacy A Generous Gift for Sports Challenge Leads the Way Dennis M. Wint: A Legacy of Leadership 42
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SUPPORT
Chair Emerita Marsha Perelman Contributed Support 54
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Thank you for all you have done and continue
to do to help The Franklin Institute reach more
people than ever before.
Dear Friends,
The Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pavilion opened to the public on June 14, 2014 with a wonderful celebration.
This project, more than eight years in the making, would not have been possible without your commitment to
the future of science and technology learning. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do to help
The Franklin Institute reach more people than ever before.
As we step into our new roles at the Institute, we do so with deep gratitude and respect for the accomplishments
of our predecessors. Dennis Wint led The Franklin Institute for nearly 20 years, and worked tirelessly with former
Chair of the Board of Trustees Marsha Perelman to build the organization into one of the premier science centers
in the world. Our task now is to build on their legacy, and to find new ways to deliver on the Institute’s mission
to inspire a passion for learning about science and technology among young and old alike. To accomplish these
goals we will rely on your help, and we invite your ideas, experience, and support.
To plan effectively for the future, we must build on lessons from the past. This annual report tells the stories of just
some of the Institute’s many innovative projects that took place in 2013. During the last twelve months our programs
continued to highlight the Institute’s strengths while simultaneously exploring exciting new directions as we work
to reach more people in neighborhoods throughout the city, online, and at our historic building on the Parkway.
In this year’s report you will read about ways the Institute is expanding its reach and transforming STEM learning
across the city and around the world. At the end of 2013 we were able to walk through the Nicholas and Athena Karabots
Pavilion and imagine what it would become. Now we are thrilled to share the new exhibit Your Brain with visitors,
and to let you use what you learn there, and in the other spaces in the new Karabots Pavilion, to imagine the future.
In the years ahead we look forward to continuing The Franklin Institute’s 190-year tradition of excellence as an
integral part of Philadelphia’s rich cultural heritage and as a world-wide resource that sparks the curiosity of
discovery and provides the tools for students, teachers, families, and adults to achieve their educational goals.
Thank you for your support of The Franklin Institute. We look forward to continuing the journey with you by our side.
Warmest regards,
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Donald E. Morel, Ph.D.
Larry Dubinski
Chair, Board of Trustees
President and CEO
Executive
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TRANSFO RMATIONS
BUILDING
PROGRAMMING
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BUILDING
The Nicholas and Athena
Karabots Pavilion
The building seemed to take on a life of its own,
waiting for the many visitors of all ages who will
make new discoveries inside it.
Passersby looked on with interest as the Institute’s new wing, the
Outside, the outlines of the rain garden that will frame
Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pavilion, rose on Race Street in 2013.
the entrance to the new building were also visible
The building is fascinating in all aspects, from the façade—hewn from a
by the end of the year. This environmental space,
quarry in the same region of Indiana as the original 1933 limestone—to
which along with many other “green” aspects will
parts visitors could not see. The next construction milestone came in
help the Institute pursue a Silver LEED rating for the
September when the addition was fully connected to the existing building.
building, absorbs storm water, and provides a beautiful
In one long-awaited moment, lead donors Nicholas and Athena Karabots
and peaceful space for relaxation. On the day in
and Inspire Science Co-Chair Don Callaghan broke down a wall in the
September when Nicholas and Athena Karabotses’
Sir Isaac’s Loft exhibit to connect the existing building with the new one.
names were etched into the limestone above the doors
of the Karabots Pavilion, the building seemed to take
The eye-catching Shimmer Wall, a permanent work of art designed by
on a life of its own, waiting for the many visitors of all
nationally-known sculptor Ned Kahn, was hung piece by piece last fall.
ages who will make new discoveries inside it.
Its 10,824 aluminum tiles move in concert with the weather, allowing
viewers to “see” the wind as it sweeps across the building, reflecting the
movement of clouds and light. When longtime Chair of the Board of
Trustees Marsha Perelman stepped down in December 2013, the Institute
dedicated the Shimmer Wall to her, in recognition of her outstanding service.
Inside the new wing, the core exhibit Your Brain took shape throughout the
year, from the supports for the Neural Climb, which are welded to the
structural steel beams of the building, to the machinery for the tumbling
room, which helps visitors to realize how much our senses depend on our
surroundings. Teva Pharmaceuticals is the lead underwriter of the Your Brain
exhibit. On the first floor, the STEM classrooms and the Laureates Conference
Center became realities. With laboratory space for students and video
conference capabilities for meetings, these additions will make even more
learning and connection possible. On the third floor in the traveling exhibit
gallery, high ceilings, special lighting, and temperature and humidity controls
make it possible to display complex exhibitions and sensitive artifacts.
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transfor mations
New Strategic Plan Shapes Programming
At the Institute, a new program targeted to adults,
Science After Hours, was a smash hit on its first outing
In 2013, The Franklin Institute directly reached 1.2 million people across the region through programming within
and beyond the building’s walls. This is an impressive number, but the need for engaging, transformative science
and technology education is far greater. In March, the Board of Trustees approved a new strategic plan that
is guiding the Institute for the next five years on three experiential paths: the community, the digital, and the
science museum as destination. By integrating programming across these three paths, and by continuing to
organize the collective strengths of multiple partner organizations, the Institute will expand the impact of the
investments in science and technology by stakeholders across the region.
The Strategic Plan 2013–2018 shaped programming across the Institute last year by connecting the Institute’s
highly successful efforts with new opportunities and organizations.
programming
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in December. Nearly 300 people attended and took
part in food science-themed activities that investigated
topics like how sensitive your taste buds are to honey
pollinated by bees from different areas, and how your
brain can trick your tongue based on the appearance
of food and drink. In a survey of attendees, 44 percent
reported that they had never visited the Institute
before the event. This series has continued monthly
in 2014, exploring themes including invention, forensics,
monsters, and guilty pleasures.
In the community, the Institute continued to take
In digital initiatives news, the Institute continued
science events into neighborhoods across the city,
development of a multimedia application that will
reaching people where they live, work, and play. For
complement the Your Brain exhibit. Soon to be available
example, a star party at Esperanza Inc. in Philadelphia
on personal digital devices, this innovative resource
brought 150 people together with Institute staff, multiple
will allow people to continue learning about the brain at
partner organizations, and amateur astronomers to gaze
their own pace, and anywhere they choose. The Institute’s
through telescopes, each showing a different view of
participation in social media also saw dramatic growth
the night sky. Many people in attendance had never
in 2013. Video shorts on current science happening in
looked through a telescope and were amazed by their
the world around us along with programming updates
first stargazing experience. After the event, two young
and vignettes featuring content from traveling exhi-
girls told a staff member they had such a good time that
bitions made their way across the Institute’s social
In addition to the new initiatives described above, the
they want to be scientists who look at the stars when
media pages before being shared throughout the
Institute continues to make resources from existing
they grow up. Work with Community Science Networks,
community and the world. And in perhaps the biggest
work available to new partners, and to bring hands-on
groups of neighborhood stakeholders working together
digital venture of the year, The Franklin Institute’s
learning activities to neighborhood sites throughout
with the Institute to provide a slate of science and
website began a complete transformation process;
the city. By integrating these community initiatives with
technology learning opportunities in their neighbor-
the new site went live in May 2014.
digital engagement and outstanding visitor experiences
After the event, two young girls told a staff member
they had such a good time that they want to be
scientists who look at the stars when they grow up.
hoods, will continue to produce hands-on events like
at the museum, science and technology will become
the star party that attract audiences of all ages.
part of the everyday fabric of Philadelphia.
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T ECHNOLOGY
Research
Action
education
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Prestigious Publications
Director of Gender, Adult Learning, and Community
Engagement Dr. Dale McCreedy published the report
Beyond their important roles creating science content
Cascading Influences: Long-term Impacts of STEM Programs
for the museum and providing resources for students,
for Girls, with co-author Professor Lynn Dierking. The
teachers, and the public, investigators at The Franklin
publication reports the results of a study funded by the
Institute conduct research. They formulate hypotheses,
National Science Foundation that investigated the
gather data, and draw conclusions to create new
long-term influences on young women of girls-only,
knowledge that influences our understanding of
informal STEM experiences earlier in their lives.
S CIENCE AND
T ECHNOLOGY
Director of Science Content and Learning Technologies
STEM learning. Last year several Institute researchers
Dr. Karen Elinich published two papers in peer-reviewed
published and presented important data.
journals, one in Science Education investigating the
scaffolding, or structuring of educational supports for
Research
learners. Dr. Elinich also published a paper titled “Doing
augmented reality and knowledge-building in a science
museum: Formalizing an informal learning experience,”
drawing on her research for the National Science
Foundation‑supported ARIEL project, which explored
Dr. Dale McCreedy and Curriculum Specialist Julia
how augmented reality interactive devices can engage
Skolnik published a peer-reviewed chapter in the book
learners in new ways.
Promising Practices for Engaging Families in Literacy. The
chapter discusses strategies for engaging families in
science and literacy through museums and libraries using
lessons learned from LEAP into Science, the Institute’s
long-running collaboration with the Free Library of
Philadelphia funded by the National Science Foundation
and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Director of Research and Evaluation Minda Borun
presented an inv ited paper titled “Urban Minorities’
Attitudes Toward Climate Change” at the Garrison
Institute’s Climate, Mind, and Behavior symposium.
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Beyond their important roles creating science
content for the museum and providing resources for
students, teachers, and the public, investigators at
The Franklin Institute conduct research.
SCIENCE A ND
TECHNOLO GY
The Franklin Institute Profiled as a “Magnetic Museum”
A new book published in 2013 includes a chapter devoted to The Franklin Institute as one of six highly successful
museums in the United States. In Magnetic: The Art and Science of Engagement, researchers Anne Bergeron and
Beth Tuttle investigated the organizational qualities of successful museums. The authors interviewed Institute
staff and community leaders, and visited the museum to conduct their research. They concluded that the
Institute’s strong Board of Trustees, its history of strategic planning, and its culture that emphasizes creativity and
collaboration all combine to make the Institute successful. They cite President Emeritus Dennis Wint and Chair
Emerita Marsha Perelman for their work over many years to help create an environment that fosters both educational
success and financial sustainability. They also point to longstanding and highly effective collaborations with
community partners including PECO, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and PNC, among others. The Institute’s
leadership has empowered its staff to perform well, and has built trust among the museum’s stakeholders—
lessons that the Institute will carry into the future, and that are documented for others in this absorbing study.
Research
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ACTION
Institute Wins Federal Grants for
Innovative Projects
after school and on evenings and weekends for their
neighborhood audiences. Now in its seventh year, the
program has received two federal grants from the
Many of the Institute’s youth education and outreach programs are funded
by the generosity of individual, corporate, and foundation supporters.
Another slate of projects are made possible by federal granting agencies,
which award funding through a highly competitive selection process.
The Franklin Institute is currently a lead or partner in several federally
grant-funded projects that accomplished great things in 2013.
In 2012, The Franklin Institute received a grant from the National Science
Foundation to fund a five-year multi-city collaborative project—the Climate
and Urban Systems Partnership (CUSP)—to create a joint model of climate
change education for use in cities. In July, the Institute and SEPTA revealed
their first joint initiative for the CUSP project—a mural at Huntingdon Station
in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. The mural portrays how by
capturing, storing, and reusing regenerated energy created by braking trains,
SEPTA’s energy storage system will reduce electricity consumption and
associated greenhouse gases, helping to mitigate the known impacts of
global climate change in the Philadelphia region, which can include more
extreme temperatures and precipitation. In addition to the collaboration
with SEPTA, descriptive signs throughout Kensington encourage residents
to combat the effects of climate change by planting gardens and trees,
National Science Foundation and one from the Institute of
Museum and Library Services. Since 2007, librarians
and afterschool library staff have offered 725 LEAP
into Science programs in 53 library branches, reaching
more than 6,300 children and adults in Philadelphia.
LEAP into Science has expanded to ten additional sites
around the country, as other institutional partnerships
model Philadelphia’s flagship program. In total, sites
offering LEAP into Science programming have served
more than 33,000 children and adults nationwide.
Yet another exciting collaborative partnership links The
Franklin Institute with Penn State University’s Center
for Nanoscale Science and AT&T. Working together,
this team developed the Pocket Tech project: a set of
six hands-on activities about the technology of mobile
devices. Pocket Tech kits have been fabricated and
distributed, along with a professional development
workshop for educators, to 16 museums around the
country that are now delivering the programs.
creating green spaces, and installing rain barrels. Led by The Franklin
Institute, CUSP partners in Philadelphia, New York, Pittsburgh, and
Washington DC will continue to deliver a range of innovative communitybased educational activities, and to engage stakeholders to create a
cohesive set of messages to reach and engage residents.
Another federally-funded program, LEAP into Science, is a partnership
S CIENCE AND
T ECHNOLOGY
between The Franklin Institute and the Free Library of Philadelphia. LEAP’s
goal is to engage underserved children and families in science and literacy
learning. The project combines hands-on science activities with children’s
books, and offers professional development for library afterschool staff
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and children’s librarians. Library staff independently conduct workshops
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
Youth Programs Thrive
An important aspect of The Franklin Institute’s work is helping to build and expand the STEM pipeline, the
PACTS Celebrates 20th
Anniversary
education
sequence of learning opportunities that supports STEM literacy for all, and encourages more students to
In October the PACTS program celebrated 20 years of
Dr. Albert Hicks III, cardiology fellow at Johns Hopkins
become professionals in STEM careers. This work begins with our smallest learners through the PNC Grow
helping thousands of underserved students nurture their
School of Medicine, gave a powerful keynote speech,
Up Great with Science program. PNC Grow Up Great with Science provides professional development for
passion for learning. PACTS students experience year-
explaining how PACTS helped him succeed and how
preschool teachers and classroom aides, most of whom have no formal education background in STEM, at
round, hands-on activities building robots, studying
important his role as a mentor in the program is to him.
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architecture and design, conducting environmental
“Joining PACTS was probably the most important
teachers and administrators in inquiry-based learning techniques.
research, and bringing science activities into the
decision I made in my life,” Dr. Hicks said. Both then-
community. The experiences PACTS offers enrich
President and CEO Dennis Wint and Youth Programs
Launched in 2010 through the support of the Satell Family Foundation and the UJALA Foundation, the STEM
students’ classroom learning, build confidence, and
Director Michael Burch received awards and glowing
Scholars program recruits high school freshmen who show a strong interest in STEM disciplines and engages
provide positive, lasting support networks of peers
testimonials from those present. Alumna Deaysha
them in afterschool and weekend activities to prepare them for STEM careers. Now in its fourth year, nearly
and adults. Since the beginning of PACTS, 99 percent
Hines, freshman chemistry major attending Villanova
60 students work intensively with instructors and with each other to supplement their high school experiences
of the program’s senior participants have graduated
University on a full academic scholarship, thanked the
with science and technology programming that helps them to discover what careers they want to pursue, and
from high school. Many have returned to serve as
PACTS program mentors and staff for helping her
how their work will help change the world. In addition, the Partnerships for Achieving Careers in Technology
alumni mentors in the program, and were present
prepare for college, and for her future career. Master
and Science (PACTS) program continued its excellent work with 150 students, and celebrated its 20th
at the anniversary event, along with dozens of other
of Ceremonies Kevin Cannady shared memories of
anniversary with a gathering of current students, alumni, and mentors (see page 19).
PACTS alumni.
PACTS teachers and peers in the program, saying, “I
didn’t realize when I joined PACTS that I would inherit
The Science Leadership Academy (SLA) continues to serve as a national model for STEM magnet high schools.
Of SLA’s graduating seniors in 2013, 93 percent will pursue a degree at a college or university in the fall, and
many were awarded outstanding scholarships. SLA’s model of inquiry-based project learning has been so
successful and demand for admission so high that the school expanded to include a second campus, SLABeeber, in 2013.
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“Joining PACTS was probably the most important
decision I made in my life.” -Dr. Albert Hicks III,
Cardiology Fellow at Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine
a new set of best friends…people who would be there
for me during the best of times and the worst of
times…PACTS was a window into other experiences,
and it gave me the balance that I needed between
my neighborhood and the world outside.”
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
The Institute is abuzz with activity, from school group visits
to hosting special events. To create this portrait, staff
reimagined one of the snowy days Philadelphia experienced
last season. Even with perfect weather, however, this is a
glimpse of how the museum runs, from what you might see
as a visitor to what happens behind the scenes.
5:45 AM
6:00 AM
7:30 AM
Institute leadership discuss
whether the Institute should open.
Staff have been monitoring weather
reports and the City’s decisions
related to the weather. They decide
to open.
Staff are notified that the Institute
is open for business. Facilities
workers begin clearing the snow
from the front steps, sidewalks, and
parking garage entrance and exit.
Technicians inspect each exhibit and report
that they are clean and functional. Cleaning
staff have been working since 4:00 am,
and they continue polishing brass, cleaning
windows, and mopping floors throughout
the building.
Four inches of wet snow have fallen overnight...
11:00 AM
A couple who may want to have
their wedding at the Institute tour
the event spaces with staff from
the Sales and Catering Department.
9:45 AM
9:30 AM
Two volunteers are starting their shifts as
they gather a tray of cow eyeballs and a
sheep’s heart for dissection with visitors.
The Franklin Institute is open to
visitors, who begin to arrive.
8:45 AM
Media representatives gather for a press
conference.
Staff arrive for work. Deliveries begin.
Liquid Air Show starts in the Benjamin
Franklin National Memorial, right after
the multimedia light show that plays
each hour.
12:00 PM
1,500 visiting schoolchildren
make their way downstairs to the
lunchrooms.
1:30 PM
PACTS students arrive for a
robotics workshop.
Night Skies ends, and guests from
this event, the Tuttleman IMAX‰
Theater, and the banquet leave.
Security wishes them a good night,
and checks them off her list. She’s
not expecting anyone else until the
cleaning service arrives at 4:00 am.
And then another day begins.
A Benefactor Society member arrives with her
family to start Foucault’s Pendulum swinging
for the day, a fun benefit of membership.
10:00 AM
11:05 AM
10:00 PM
8:30 AM
4:00 PM
2:00 PM
Porters and staff from Frog Commissary,
the Institute’s caterer, begin setting up
Pepper Hall for a corporate banquet.
Museum Programs staff and Institute
scientists gather to watch a new
demonstration being tested and
to make sure it’s safe. Unfortunately,
the chemical reaction is running too
hot, so it’s back to the drawing board.
7:30 PM
7:00 PM
The dinner event in Pepper Hall
is in full swing. This is a slow
night at the Institute, where as
many as four rental events can
be happening at once.
Night Skies begins in the Bloom
Observatory. Guests arrive to
stargaze.
Operations staff arrive, including the
Institute’s painter, cabinetmaker, and
mailroom operator. Porters and
technicians check work orders and
begin fixing and moving equipment.
4:15 PM
STEM Scholars students arrive for an
afterschool program.
4:30 PM
Staff set up the board room for an early morning
meeting of the Board of Trustees the following day.
5:00 PM
The Institute’s core exhibits close, but One Day
in Pompeii is open late tonight. Technicians
shut down the interactives in each exhibit.
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EXHIBITIONS
Four traveling exhibits invited visitors to explore the intersection
of science and history. Beginning the year was the return visit
of the popular Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit, which welcomed
238,685 visitors. By recreating some of the famous ship’s
passenger berths, the grand staircase, and the boiler room, the
exhibit engaged visitors in the experience of traveling on what
at the time was the most technologically sophisticated vessel
on the ocean—though not sophisticated enough to avoid the
iceberg that sank it. Video footage of the discovery and salvage
accompanied a showcase of more than 300 artifacts.
In May, a very different traveling exhibit opened. SPY: The Secret
World of Espionage was a window into the closely guarded world
of shadowy government operatives. From secret taping systems
used in the White House to weaponized umbrellas, an original
Enigma machine captured from the Germans in WWII, laser
fields, and voice-altering technologies, the exhibit presented a
comprehensive look at artifacts and stories from the intelligence
When it opened in November the new exhibit One Day in Pompeii
Finally, around the Pendulum Gallery beginning in June,
transported visitors back to ancient Italy. Nearly 2,000 years
50 Greatest Photographs by National Geographic featured some
ago, the world around Mount Vesuvius, a powerful volcano in
of the magazine’s most compelling and legendary photographs.
Italy, vanished under a thick layer of ash and debris. Sixteen
In addition to seeing iconic images such as Steve McCurry’s
centuries later, archaeologists unearthed a much richer society
unforgettable Afghan girl and Nick Nichols’s image of Jane
than they had imagined. Visitors learned about the destruction
Goodall and a chimpanzee, guests were able to learn the real
the volcano caused through an immersive CGI experience, and
stories behind each photo and more about the photographers
about the lives the people of Pompeii lived through artifacts
themselves. Meanwhile, the Institute’s co-produced exhibit
including perfume bottles, marble statues, and pomegranates
Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times traveled to the
preserved by the blast. The exhibit was accompanied by dual
Museum of Science Boston and the Leonardo in Salt Lake
lecture series at the Penn Museum and Camden County College,
City in 2013. This 12,000-square-foot exhibit features the largest
in which speakers explored the history of Ancient Rome and
collection of artifacts and scrolls ever to tour outside of Israel.
the archaeology of the Pompeii region in depth. The Institute
thanks PECO, its Proud Corporate Partner, for sponsoring both
SPY: The Secret World of Espionage and One Day in Pompeii.
In special labs that accompanied each exhibit, staff and volunteers
helped visitors to understand the science behind the history.
The Science of Ships lab highlighted the principle of buoyancy,
demonstrated Morse Code signaling, and showcased nautical
artifacts from the Institute’s collection. The Spy Lab taught lock
picking, showed how to hide secret messages in plain sight, and
allowed guests to practice deciphering code using a Caesar
cipher wheel. The Vesuvius Science Lab offered activities
exploring how volcanic ash preserved the bodies and artifacts at
the Pompeii site, and facilitated conversations about the geology
and volcanic activity of the region.
field. The exhibit drew heavily from the private collection of
intelligence historian Keith Melton, and the collections of the
CIA, FBI, and the National Reconnaissance Office.
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exhibitions
In special labs that accompanied each exhibit, staff and
volunteers helped visitors to understand the science
behind the history.
Exhibit Development
Before Your Brain was an exhibit, it was a set of ideas. The process of transforming those ideas into the exhibit
itself, with physical pieces that amaze, inspire, and withstand the pounding of millions of hands, happens
onsite—unlike at many other museums where this work is outsourced to commercial exhibit companies. First,
the lead scientist determines what the audience wants and needs to know by consulting with a committee
of scientific advisors and completing evaluations of concepts with focus groups. Next a full in-house team
is assembled including content specialists, exhibit designers, media and prototype designers, an evaluator,
graphic designer, project manager, and exhibit director. The team researches, brainstorms, visits other
museums, and develops ways to communicate science content through unique interactive experiences.
For each interactive a prototype, or model, is constructed and evaluators ask museum visitors to use it.
The process evaluates the user interface of the device, whether it helps people understand the science or
technology concept, and whether it’s fun. Sometimes the prototype needs to be scrapped, and then it’s back
to the drawing board. But after an iterative process of modifications, most devices are worked into the overall
story and design of the exhibition and drawings for their construction get sent out to bid for final fabrication.
During the development of Your Brain, 21 devices were prototyped that didn’t make the cut, but the exhibit
does include more than 50 interactives that went through our rigorous development process. This new exhibit
is the Institute’s largest at 8,500 square feet, and contains more than 70 exhibit experiences, including
the prototyped devices, media pieces, artifacts, specimens, artwork, and more than 350 graphics. After
researching the science and engaging experts from around the nation, the Institute’s exhibit team dreamed
up, built, and tested each device over a three-year period. The Institute also offers its exhibit development
services to other museums that do not have an in-house exhibit development and design team
exhibitions
The testing process evaluates how well the device works,
whether it helps people understand the science or technology
concept, and whether it’s fun.
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PHILADELPHIA SCIENCE FESTIVAL
For a third consecutive year, the Philadelphia Science Festival, organized
From Chestnut Hill to Port Richmond, Kensington to
by The Franklin Institute, brought the city’s cultural and educational
the Navy Yard and everywhere in between, scientists,
institutions and businesses together around the common goal of
engineers, and other experts appeared in local libraries,
showcasing the region’s amazing STEM resources and inspiring the
parks, community centers, and restaurants providing
next generation of scientists and innovators. On April 20th, the
STEM programming. The Festival kicked off with the
Science Carnival on the Parkway gathered nearly 30,000 people to
Science Carnival After Dark—a gathering for adults
explore hands-on activities. More than 150 exhibitors offered non-
where more than 1,000 people enjoyed live science
stop, family-friendly experiments, interactive activities, games, and a
demonstrations, experimented with 3D printers, and
packed line-up of live entertainment. Carnival attendees enjoyed liquid
explored the resources of many of the Festival’s partner
nitrogen ice cream, walked on “quicksand,” met live zoo animals, checked
organizations who provided activities at the event.
out the inner workings of robots, toured a helicopter, extracted DNA from
strawberries, and conducted thousands of other experiments.
The Philadelphia Science Festival is a leader in the field,
and works with other institutions around the country
The ten-day Festival’s excitement wasn’t limited to Center City. By
to help sustain science festivals nationwide, a project
transporting the excitement of the Carnival in smaller-scale formats
that was initially supported by a grant from the National
to neighborhoods across the city, people who wouldn’t normally have
Science Foundation. By making science fun and ac-
the opportunity to engage with science programming were enthralled
cessible to people of all ages, the Philadelphia Science
by activities from forensics to urban farming. For the third year
Festival helps show that science and technology are
lead support was provided by the Dow Chemical Company, who
vital parts of our everyday lives.
sponsored the Festival and also provided a challenge grant that made
the Festival possible.
People who wouldn’t normally have the opportunity to engage with science programming
were enthralled by activities from forensics to
urban farming.
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Astronomy Programs
Reach Wide Audience
The Institute had great success with one of the
animation, the film demonstrates how space exploration
largest general public astronomy events of its type
has profoundly influenced our lives today. For example,
nationwide: Citywide Astronomy Night 2013. As
the research and development of satellite communications
part of the Philadelphia Science Festival, Citywide
and the data collected from astronomical observations
Astronomy Night brought telescopes to more than
affect the production of commonly used electronic
20 neighborhood locations across the city, part of
devices such as cell phones and tablets.
the City Skies programming that takes place yearround supported by a grant from NASA. Many
To Space and Back had its world premiere in the Fels
people don’t know that they can do science in their
Planetarium on March 18, 2013 before opening in
own neighborhoods, or that even in the well-lit city
other planetariums in locations as far-flung as Australia
it is possible to see many fascinating astronomical
and South Korea. Since its premiere, To Space and Back
features in the skies above. Through initiatives such
has been on a winning streak, receiving awards and
Recently, The Franklin Institute was fortunate to engage the interests of a special donor, Mrs. Barbara Brodsky,
as this one, amateur stargazers young and old learn
accolades for both content and technical achievement.
whose commitment to providing educational resources and experiences for all children has resulted in a remarkable
not just where to locate the planet Venus or what
The film won first prize as the best of the fulldome
new partnership. Mrs. Brodsky set up a special endowment fund, and very generously donated $1 million to provide
pitted the surface of the moon, but that their world,
shows presented at the First Russian Fulldome Festival,
access to the Institute’s wealth of resources for those most in need. The Barbara Brodsky Access Initiative benefits
their neighborhood, is rich with wonder.
Best Overall at the Imiloa Fulldome Film Festival in
underserved children, including those with special physical, emotional, or developmental needs, and enables them
Hawaii, and honorable mention at Zeiss Fulldome
to either visit the Institute, or to learn about science by experiencing a Traveling Science Show. Mrs. Brodsky’s dona-
The Franklin Institute is among a very small number
Film Festival in Germany. Altogether, in 2013 the film
tions to a range of causes in the greater Philadelphia region exemplify her remarkable philanthropic spirit. “I just
of leading science centers around the world engaged
played in 20 planetariums in ten different countries.
want to help others,” Barbara Brodsky, fondly known by friends and family as Bobbi, noted when asked what
Barbara Brodsky Access Initiative
in creating excellent content for delivery worldwide,
drives her charitable contributions. “I just want to know that when I leave this place, I made a difference.” As the
including the new planetarium show To Space and
Institute continues to provide more resources for visitors, the Barbara Brodsky Access Initiative will make these
Back, co-written by Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts
resources available to more people than ever before, because regardless of their abilities, everyone should have
and co-produced by the Institute with industry leader
opportunities to learn, both inside the Institute and beyond its walls.
Sky-Skan. Showcasing stunning high-resolution video,
much shot specifically for this production in locations
expanding reach
around the world, and using sophisticated graphic
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The Barbara Brodsky Access Initiative will make
these resources available to more people than
ever before.
An International Leader
in STEM Education
As Egyptian students adapt lessons learned
from work conducted here in Philadelphia, the
Institute’s reach expands to bring high-quality
education to everyone.
The Franklin Institute continues its lead role in a
partnership of several organizations that are developing a network of STEM high schools in Egypt. As
Egyptian students adapt lessons learned from work
conducted here in Philadelphia, the Institute’s reach
expands to bring high-quality education to everyone, regardless of means—or location. The Institute’s work in
Egypt is funded by a grant from USAID.
In another exciting international collaboration, The
Franklin Institute worked with the US Consulate in
Asunción, Paraguay, to bring STEM content to the city
through the American Spaces project. American
Traveling Science Shows
Go Far
Spaces is a project of the US Department of State,
expanding reach
can learn about the United States; there are more
The educators who make up the Traveling Science Show
action and reaction, and combustion. The name of
(TSS) team are trained both as scientists and actors,
Ben Franklin is familiar worldwide, and a Chinese
and they present live demonstrations for approximately
educational journal subsequently devoted significant
200,000 people outside the Institute’s walls each
space to the team’s visit. TSS was invited to Beijing
year. Traveling Science Show programs are sponsored
because of their impressive performances at the World
by Sunoco, and they visit schools, festivals, and
Science Festival in New York City, and at the US Science
neighborhood events from Connecticut to Virginia. This
and Engineering Festival in Washington DC. As festivals
year they traveled a bit farther afield to perform at the
continue to become a popular way to engage the public
Beijing Science Festival in China. On the seven-day trip
in science and technology learning, TSS is leading the
the TSS team was greeted by huge crowds who eagerly
way—and helping to make The Franklin Institute even
awaited their shows, which included the science of air
better known around the world.
pressure, the human body, high frequency electricity,
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and provides welcoming environments where people
than 700 American Spaces in 169 countries worldwide. Senior Vice President of Science and Education
Dr. Frederic Bertley and founding Science Leadership
Academy teacher Matt VanKouwenberg met with
national STEM stakeholders in Paraguay, conducted
teacher professional development workshops, and
spent a day with students. Audiences in Paraguay were
public
e ngagement
extremely interested in learning more about Benjamin
Franklin, a historical figure already known to them.
Making such connections helps The Franklin Institute
build on its existing strong international reputation,
and further spread Ben Franklin’s legacy of diplomacy
—a skill on par with his inventive prowess.
THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE’S IMPACT
A leader among science centers, The Franklin Institute is an essential science and technology learning resource for the
entire East Coast, and provides expertise abroad as well. Special traveling exhibits and planetarium shows that tour
nationally and internationally further extend the Institute’s reach.
OUR NATIONAL REACH
200,000
132,438
14,221
students reached by Traveling
Science Shows this year
500
library branches reached
by LEAP into Science
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planetariums have played
To Space and Back
out-of-state visitors to the
Institute in 2013
member households in PA
and 9,076 in 45 other states
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states and provinces have adopted
our Color of Science program
TFI
OUR EXPANDING GLOBAL REACH
Traveling Science Show reached parts of CHINA
The Franklin Institute helped guide STEM programs in EGYPT
Institute staff supported STEM learning in PARAGUAY
Planetarium shows screened in AUSTRALIA,
THE INSTITUTE HAS
MEMBERS IN 46 STATES.
THE COLOR OF SCIENCE
TRAVELING EXHIBITS
program introduces students to minority scientists
such as Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times
from a range of fields. The program model has been
adopted at sites in the US and Canada.
produced by the Institute and its partners routinely
travel to science centers across the country.
TRAVELING SCIENCE SHOWS
LEAP INTO SCIENCE
performed by live presenters, reach more than
200,000 students annually in schools from
operates in 53 branches of the Free Library and in
ten states, bringing free afterschool and weekend
Connecticut to Virginia.
science programming to children and their families.
SOUTH KOREA, NEW ZEALAND
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The Franklin Institute Awards Honors the 2013 Laureates
Since 1824, The Franklin Institute Awards has honored luminaries in science, technology, and industry. The 189th
ceremony celebrated eight individuals at a sold-out black tie event, presented for the 11th consecutive year by
Bank of America. The dedicated volunteers who planned the event were led by Awards Co-Chairs Richard Vague
of the Governor’s Woods Foundation and Eliana Papadakis, along with Vice Chair Jacqueline M. Kraeutler. For the
third year, Mrs. Frank Baldino, Jr. generously supported the event as Awards Week and Associate Sponsor in honor
of the legacy of her husband, who was a longtime supporter of the Institute and a member of the Board of Trustees.
Bob Schieffer, moderator of CBS’s Face the Nation, hosted the ceremony again to great acclaim. The medalists were
selected by the Institute’s prestigious Committee on Science and the Arts, led by Chair Dr. Pamela J. Green.
The Franklin Institute Awards laureates do much more than just accept their medals when they come to Philadelphia.
They participate in symposia at the Institute and at universities in the region, speaking with others in their field to
students about their areas of study. They also interact with high school students who attend the Laureates’ Laboratory
event, where the laureates themselves help learners of all ages understand the science and technology for which
they are being honored. Meet the Scientists is a question-and-answer program for invited high school students
moderated by representatives from the Institute’s PACTS program. It provides yet another opportunity for young
people to interact with some of the world’s most important and accomplished scientists and engineers. The
capstone of Awards Week, the Awards Ceremony and Dinner raised $520,000 to support the Institute’s mission
to inspire a passion for learning about science and technology.
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2013 Franklin Institute Laureates
Michael S. Dell, Dell Inc.
Round Rock, Texas
BOWER AWARD FOR BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
For revolutionizing the accessibility of personal computing by
his founding and leadership of Dell Inc. and for his extraordinary
philanthropy, through both his company and the Michael
and Susan Dell Foundation, towards benefitting the lives of
youth and families in the United States and abroad.
Nominating sponsor: Brian J. Sullivan, Ph.D., Materials
Research & Design, Inc. and Villanova University
Kenichi Iga, Dr.Eng., Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo, Japan
BOWER AWARD & PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE
For the conception and development of the vertical cavity surface
emitting laser and its multiple applications to optoelectronics.
Nominating sponsors: Afshin S. Daryoush, Ph.D., Drexel
University; Arye Rosen, Ph.D., P.Eng., Drexel University
Jerrold Meinwald, Ph.D., Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MEDAL IN CHEMISTRY
For his pioneering work leading to the establishment of the
field of chemical ecology, which shows how chemicals act as
repellents and attractants between organisms and, in turn,
paves the way for the use of these chemicals in a variety of
biomedical, agricultural, forestry, and household applications.
Nominating sponsor: Amos B. Smith III, Ph.D., University of
Pennsylvania
William Labov, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MEDAL IN COMPUTER &
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
For establishing the cognitive basis of language variation
and change through rigorous analysis of linguistic data,
and for the study of non-standard dialects with significant
social and cultural implications.
Nominating sponsor: Charles Yang, Ph.D., University of
Pennsylvania
Robert A. Berner, Ph.D., Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MEDAL IN EARTH &
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
For deepening our understanding of the Earth system through
studies of the chemistry of geologic processes and their
influence on the atmosphere and oceans.
Nominating sponsor: David J. Velinsky, Ph.D., Drexel University
and Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Rudolf Jaenisch, M.D., Whitehead Institute for Biomedical
Research; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MEDAL IN LIFE SCIENCE
For discovering heritable controls of gene expression that
are independent of the DNA sequence information. These
mechanisms affect normal development and diseases, such
as cancer, and suggest promising new therapies.
Nominating sponsor: Frank A. Ferrone, Ph.D., Drexel University
Subra Suresh, Sc.D., Carnegie Mellon University;
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Cambridge, Massachusetts
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MEDAL IN MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
For outstanding contributions to our understanding of the
mechanical behavior of materials in applications ranging from
large structures down to the atomic level. This research also
showed how deformation of biological cells can be linked to
human disease.
Nominating sponsor: Judith A. Todd, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania
State University
Alexander Dalgarno, Ph.D., Harvard University; Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge, Massachusetts
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MEDAL IN PHYSICS
For his many fundamental contributions to the development
of the field of molecular astrophysics, which led to a better
understanding of interstellar space, including the giant
molecular clouds that are the birthplaces of stars and planets.
Nominating sponsor: Krzysztof Szalewicz, Ph.D., D.Sc.,
University of Delaware
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First Admission Ticket
Donated
In May, The Franklin Institute accessioned into its
collections the first admission ticket to the newly
opened science museum sold here in 1934. James
E. Gardner was ten years old at the time, first in line with
his father, George S., on opening day, January 1, 1934.
James recalls walking up the Institute’s “big steps
to the entrance” and the guard telling them that
they were the first to arrive. George then stowed the
ticket away for safekeeping, a keepsake from that
memorable day with his son exploring the brand new
“Wonderland of Science.”
Nearly 80 years later, James donated his ticket back to
“I had the ticket sitting in a jewelry box. I asked
my daughter what should be done with it and
she said I should give it back to The Franklin
Institute; bring it home.”-James Gardner
the Institute during a special ceremony that included
his family and then-President and CEO Dennis Wint,
held alongside James’s favorite Institute attraction, the
Baldwin 60,000 locomotive. The ticket now resides
in the museum’s collections, along with Benjamin
Franklin’s hand-written will and other treasures.
Institute Staff Win Emmy Awards
Four Institute staff won six Regional Emmy Awards for developing and producing a pair of inspiring videos that
showcase The Franklin Institute Awards Program and the Philadelphia Science Festival. Produced by Thorne
Media, and narrated by CBS’s Charles Osgood, The Franklin Institute Awards: Declaration of Progress beautifully
illustrates the rich history of the 190-year-old Awards Program. Institute staff and volunteers portray some of the
most celebrated scientists and engineers in history who have come to Philadelphia to receive Franklin Institute
Awards, including Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, and Jane Goodall, and 2010 Laureate James
West made an appearance playing—himself. To learn more about The Franklin Institute Awards, see page 38.
The Philadelphia Science Festival promotional video integrates lively music with exciting footage from hundreds
of events all across the city that capture the spirit and energy of the annual celebration of science. Covering
the extensive breadth of the ten-day event in less than three minutes, the video encourages everyone to be
curious in new and creative ways. To learn more about the Philadelphia Science Festival, see page 28.
Readers can view the award-winning videos on the Institute’s website. For The Franklin Institute Awards: Declaration
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of Progress, visit www.fi.edu/awards. For the Philadelphia Science Festival, visit www.fi.edu/psf.
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Rachel Eisenstadt
& Arthur Horbach
In 2013, 1,400 volunteers contributed 75,386 hours of
service to The Franklin Institute, the equivalent of 38.6
full-time positions. The Institute could not do all that
it does without the help of these incredibly talented
people. Two longtime volunteers, Rachel Eisenstadt
and Arthur “Art” Horbach, have a pretty impressive
statistic of their own: In Rachel’s seven and Art’s
18 years at the Institute, they have contributed a
combined total of 5,500 hours of service.
Both Rachel and Art are volunteer science presenters
with the Museum Programs Department. Art has been a
I speak Yiddish as well, I struck up a conversation
volunteer since 1996 and has an incredible background
with them. It turned out that our families originally
in the research and development of undersea systems,
come from the same small town in Europe.” Art
Derrick Pitts Recognized
primarily in the field of underwater acoustics. He works
explains that, similarly, he sees his role as a science
for Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation and is a
On November 8, 2013 the Wagner Free Institute of Science named the Institute’s Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts
presenter as, “making people feel welcome,
contractor for the US Navy. Rachel has been a volunteer
as the recipient of its first Honorary Fellow Award. Wagner Director Susan Glassman paid tribute to Derrick
to the museum and to Philadelphia. Some families
since 2007. She started the summer of her sophomore
and presented him with a magnificent certificate of recognition during a celebratory event attended by science
spend hours at the museum, so I get to see them
year in high school and stayed on while at the
experts, communicators, and enthusiasts—all of whom count Derrick as one of their own. The tribute included
several times during the day as I rotate to different
University of Pennsylvania. She will be attending
these remarks: “In creating the Institute, William Wagner aimed to make the latest scientific ideas accessible to
stations.” Rachel says, “I’ve learned so much from my
medical school this fall, and fit her volunteer
everyone—people of all ages and backgrounds—a goal that remains at the core of our mission. In his commitment
fellow volunteers: retired scientists, nurses, English
hours into a busy schedule that included research
to teaching and making high-level science accessible to all, Derrick splendidly embodies this goal. We are proud
majors, professors. As much as we are able to help
in the emergency trauma lab at the University of
to recognize him for his outstanding work and grant him with our first Honorary Fellow Award.” Derrick Pitts has
the visitors, this experience has given me the opportunity
Pennsylvania Hospital.
worked at The Franklin Institute for 38 years, and this newest honor for his inspirational work is richly deserved.
to become a better learner, teacher, and person.”
The diversity of the Institute’s visitors provided
Thank you, Rachel and Art, and thank you to all our
a special memory for Rachel. She explains, “One
volunteers who donate that most generous of gifts—
day I heard a family speaking in Yiddish, and since
their time—to providing valuable services for visitors
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from near and far.
“...this experience has given me the opportunity
to become a better learner, teacher, and person.”
-Rachel Eisenstadt
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Mary Anne Lowery
Jane Grinspan
Mary Anne Lowery worked as a computer systems
programmer at Verizon for 30 years. A graduate of
Jane Grinspan first came to the Institute in 1971, and
Howard University, she always liked gadgets, and she
worked as director of publications before retiring in
not only used that affinity in her career, but in teaching
2010. Sadly, she passed away on December 31, 2012
and mentoring a generation of students in the PACTS
after a long battle with breast cancer. Staff memories of
program. The Institute first approached Mary Anne
Mrs. Grinspan include the sound of classical music and
for assistance with the PACTS program in the 1990s
the smell of fresh coffee filtering from her office, where
in her role as a member of the Black Data Processing
the door was always open to those who needed help or
Associates organization. Soon she was working with
advice. She was an encyclopedia of Institute history, and
students at local community centers and at the Institute
whenever conceiving of a new idea or plan, other staff
itself. From camping trips to environmental research to
would always run it by her considerable institutional
building rockets and conducting experiments, Mary Anne
memory. She was also a mentor and confidant to many
continues to assist the program and its students with
younger colleagues and counseled them on professional
discovering science and technology, the careers they
and personal aspects of their lives. For many years,
might want to pursue, and what options education can
The Franklin Institute’s annual report was written by
open for them. “I enjoyed working with the students,”
As if years upon years of her time were not enough,
Mrs. Grinspan, and she is remembered here as she is
she reports, “I hope the kids enjoyed it. It was very
Mary Anne Lowery recently made yet another generous
throughout the building for her patience, intelligence,
worthwhile work. Throughout the years the students
contribution to The Franklin Institute. She is remem-
and skill. Her 40-year service is now a part of the
were curious to learn. I remember Albert Hicks as one
bering the Institute in her estate plans with a gift of
Institute’s rich history, and she is deeply missed.
of the first students in South Philly and always interested
her retirement assets that currently have a value of
in the workshops. Then there was Aubria Nance Phillips
$400,000. This commitment will continue to sup-
from the Germantown center who became a leader
port the PACTS program after she is gone. “I hope
at a young age.” Dr. Hicks is now a cardiology fellow at
PACTS will continue,” she said, “When you work with
Johns Hopkins University Hospital, and Ms. Phillips is a
kids to help them get interested in something you’re
tenured assistant professor at Philadelphia Community
interested in, you can make great connections.”
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College. Along with her fellow PACTS mentors, Mary
Anne has helped hundreds of PACTS students to learn
about science and technology, and just as important,
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to become responsible citizens.
“I enjoyed working with the students,” she reports,
“I hope the kids enjoyed it. It was very worthwhile
work. Throughout the years the students were
curious to learn.” -Mary Anne Lowery
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Special Gift Will Revitalize Sports Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of Mr. James Maguire, Jr., Philadelphia Insurance Companies, and The Maguire Foundation,
Sports Challenge will be the next exhibit to be fully reimagined and renovated at The Franklin Institute. The new
exhibit will inspire visitors to discover how sport connects the science of the human body, laws of motion, and
technical innovation. Since the Maguires made their landmark gift, Ernest and Roberta Scheller and the Dow
Chemical Company have also donated significant funds toward the reimagination of Sports Challenge.
One of the most popular exhibits at the Institute, Sports Challenge was last fully renovated in 2000. The Institute aims to
renovate each exhibit once a decade—in that time more than ten million people pass through the Institute’s doors. That’s
a lot of soccer balls kicked into the net in Sports Challenge, and a lot of baseballs pitched! As the Institute’s Exhibit Design
Team works on prototypes of new interactive devices for the new exhibit, some ideas they are considering include a lightup table tennis game that tests reaction time and peripheral vision; a drink analysis station to learn the best fluids to drink
before, during, and after exercise; and a Body Mechanics Lab where visitors will analyze and improve their techniques in
James Maguire, Jr., chairman of Philadelphia Insurance
The Maguires’ legacy of philanthropy began with
Companies, is a member of the Board of Trustees at The
James Maguire, Sr., who established a foundation out
Franklin Institute. Health and wellness education have
of a lifelong devotion to education and a desire to help
long been priorities for Mr. Maguire and the Maguire
students succeed. Mr. Maguire has made significant
family, and the new exhibit will encourage visitors to
contributions to Saint Joseph’s University,
investigate how sport can help them to be more active
University, the University of Pennsylvania, Project
and how much energy the body needs based on activity
HOME, and many other educational and cultural
level and basic physiology.
charities. The Maguire Foundation also works with
independent Catholic schools, and the Maguire
Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) is the
Scholars program supports 125 high school freshmen
presenting sponsor of the TriRock Philadelphia Triathlon,
each year with scholarships throughout their high
which benefits Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the
school careers. With giving commitments ranging
Challenged Athletes Foundation, the Leukemia &
from support for the arts to arboretums and parks,
Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training, the Organization
since 2000 the Maguire Foundation awarded more
for Autism Research, and Alex’s Lemonade Stand. The
than $80 million in grants and scholarships.
organization’s main charitable giving vehicle has donated
more than $14 million to various causes since 1980. PHLY is
committed to giving back to the community, and to health
and wellness education at all levels. Bob O’Leary, CEO of
Philadelphia Insurance Companies describes, “At PHLY,
different sports by comparing themselves with experts in motion.
we are passionate about helping people understand how
our bodies process food and how exercise can change our
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physiology.” James Maguire, Jr. explains, “It’s so important
to give people the resources they need to make informed
decisions, and The Franklin Institute can do that in a fun
and engaging way.”
James Maguire, Jr. explains, “It’s so important to give
people the resources they need to make informed
decisions, and The Franklin Institute can do that in a fun
and engaging way.”
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Dennis M. Wint: A Legacy of Leadership
The Franklin Institute gratefully recognizes the 20-year service of Dr. Dennis M. Wint in his role as president and
CEO. His tenure transformed The Franklin Institute into a leader among science centers, increasing the Institute’s
attendance and improving the visitor experience, filling its exhibit spaces with hands-on learning interactives, and
growing a strong base of supporters. Dr. Wint also revitalized the prestigious Franklin Institute Awards Program,
which has recognized the brightest minds in science, technology, and industry for 190 years.
Perhaps Dr. Wint’s greatest achievement was the re-
of the Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pavilion—the
imagination of the Institute’s core exhibits and physical
first major expansion of the Institute in more than
building. When he arrived in 1995, he found an enormous
20 years—in addition to a slate of other projects that
task awaited him—the building was awkwardly divided
have prepared the Institute to continue its important
and needed significant and unglamorous infrastructure
work for years to come.
improvements for safety and access. Step by step,
Dr. Wint presided over the renovation of each beloved
At the opening of the Nicholas and Athena Karabots
core exhibit, including The Giant Heart, and his ambition
Pavilion, the Board of Trustees declared that the rain
and vision aligned the Institute’s building with its
garden that frames the entrance to the Institute’s new
educational mission.
wing will be dedicated in honor of Dennis M. Wint.
This tranquil and lovely space, which will provide
Dr. Wint helped the Institute to bring once-in-a-lifetime traveling exhibitions to Philadelphia, including Tutankhamun
and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, the most visited museum exhibit in the world in 2007, Cleopatra, and Galileo,
the Medici and the Age of Astronomy. He co-founded the highly successful Science Leadership Academy magnet
high school, and launched and sustained the annual Philadelphia Science Festival, which has reached hundreds
of thousands of people across the region.
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During the past 20 years, Dr. Wint led two major capital
environmental benefits for the Institute and the City for
campaigns, raising more than $130 million. Turning the
years to come, represents only a small part of Dr. Wint’s
Key—Opening Young Minds funded the renovation of
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the Mandell Center, the creation of eight core exhibits,
science center community, have ensured The Franklin
and the Fels Planetarium. Inspire Science funded the
Institute is an economic and cultural anchor, and a
creation of three new core exhibits, the renovation of the
critical resource for science and technology learning
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, the construction
in Philadelphia, the nation, and beyond.
IN 2013, MUSEUM PROGRAMS:
EXPLODED 873
HYDROGEN BALLOONS
MADE 265.5 GALLONS
OF PAPER PULP
which was then used by visitors to make
an estimated 61,294 sheets of paper
at the Paper Cart
ORDERED 23,300 LITERS
OF LIQUID NITROGEN
DISSECTED 1,935
COW EYEBALLS
through floor demonstrations,
school workshops, and camp
SPENT $151.54 ON
RAINBOW TOILET PAPER
to cover visitors at Mess Fest
support
contributed support
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Chair Emerita
Marsha Perelman
Inspire Science
Leadership 2007–2012
Inspire Science Capital
Campaign Donors
In December 2013, The Franklin Institute celebrated
Donald E. Callaghan
Chair, Inspire Science
Lead Supporters
the service of Chair of the Board of Trustees Marsha
Marsha R. Perelman
Chair Emerita, Board of Trustees
Perelman at a ceremony attended by her family,
friends, and peers from across the region. Marsha
Donald E. Morel, Jr., Ph.D.
Chair, Board of Trustees
has served on the Board of Trustees of The Franklin
Toni Garrison
Chair, Development and
Government Relations Committee
Institute since 1995, and she was elected Chair
Emerita in 2013. In her nearly 20 years of service,
William H. Shea, Jr.
Former Chair, Inspire Science
Marsha has been instrumental in guiding the Institute
to success, from her leadership of the Inspire Science
Denis O’Brien
Campaign Vice-Chair, Inspire Science
campaign, to renovating the Benjamin Franklin
National Memorial and revitalizing the Institute’s
Herb Kelleher
Campaign Vice-Chair, Inspire Science
historic building, to growing the Institute’s youth
Larry Dubinski
President and CEO,
The Franklin Institute
education programs, to honoring the greatest names
in science and technology research and business
through The Franklin Institute Awards Program.
When Marsha Perelman became chair of the board
in 2005, she was the first woman in the Institute’s
history to fill that role. She led the Board through a
difficult economic period for the nation, and her focus
and determination helped the Institute to make sound
fiscal choices while improving services and offerings for
students and families. As chair during the Inspire Science
Marsha’s dedication to Board development drove
The Franklin Institute’s success in building a Board
composed of incredibly accomplished business leaders, scientists, and community volunteers. She led by
example, and the high standards that she set inspired
her fellow Board members, creating a formidable
group that garners support for the Institute’s myriad
initiatives from a diverse group of donors.
campaign, Marsha’s leadership was critical to securing
As a trustee serving on multiple private and public
funding for the Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pavilion,
boards, Marsha has worked to improve educational
among a slate of other improvements to the Institute’s
and cultural resources at the local, state, and national
historic 1933 building.
levels. She believes strongly that civic engagement is
critical to building vibrant communities. Her knowl-
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edge, strategic thinking, and genuine commitment
benefit children, families, animals, and underserved
populations throughout the Commonwealth and
across the nation.
Dennis M. Wint, Ph.D.
President Emeritus, The Franklin Institute
Nicholas and Athena Karabots
The Karabots Foundation
Cornerstone
Anonymous
Cephalon, Inc.
Estate of John Swope Collins
In memory of John Swope
Samuel S. Fels Fund
Otto Haas Charitable Trust
Dorrance H. Hamilton and the Hamilton Family Foundation
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Gerry Lenfest
Ira Lubert and Pamela Estadt
Samuel P. Mandell Foundation
National Park Service,
U.S. Department of the Interior
PECO
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman
The Pew Charitable Trusts
City of Philadelphia
The Shea Family Foundation
Andrea and James Stewart
The Sunoco Foundation
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Mrs. Edna S. Tuttleman*
William Penn Foundation
Principal and Leadership
Anonymous
6abc
The Arcadia Foundation
William J. and Sharon L. Avery
Victor M. Bearg
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Berkman
The Boeing Company
Mr. and Mrs. Jon A. Boscia
Mr.* and Mrs. J. Mahlon Buck, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Buck
Donald E. and Hana Callaghan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Camardo
Sally W. Castle
Ruth M. and Tristram C. Colket, Jr. and
The Ethel D. Colket Foundation
Debra and Michael Coslov
Day & Zimmermann
Delaware River Port Authority
Betsy and Kevin Donohoe
The Dow Chemical Company
Forman Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Fries
Chris Gali, in honor of Philomena Gali
Ed and Patsy Garno
Toni and Bob Garrison
Jane and Joseph Goldblum
Martyn D. Greenacre and Grete Greenacre
Rich and Peggy Greenawalt
Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust “B”
Harry and Kay Halloran
I.B.E.W. Local Union #98
Joan and Herb Kelleher Charitable Foundation
The Mill Spring Foundation
Mr. Stephen Modzelewski and
Ms. Deborah Y. Sze
Lauren and Don Morel
Mr. Richard T. Nalle, Jr.*
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
In memory of Stanley and Bertha Rogasner
Ms. Caroline B. Rogers
Mr. Joseph W. Rogers, Jr.
Roberta and Ernest Scheller, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Sorgenti
US Airways Community Foundation
The United States Mint
Mr. Richard W. Vague
West
Robert G. and Rosalind White Williams
Estate of G. Raymond Ziegler, Jr.
*Deceased
support
Major
Anonymous
The Abramson Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Amoroso
Catherine V. Beath
Estate of George E. Beggs, Jr.
Mr. Richard P. Brown, Jr.
Gretchen and Stephen Burke
Arthur L. and Margaret B. Caplan
The CHG Charitable Trust
D. Walter Cohen and Claire Reichlin
Patricia and Gerard Cuddy
Richard and Judith Dilsheimer
Dana L. Dortone and Stephen F. Esser
Elizabeth H. Gemmill
Julie, Mitch, Joshua, and Alex Gerstein
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Glaberson
Eric Hafler
Robert P.* and Barbara D. Hauptfuhrer
Jane and Paul Heintz
Dr. S. Jay and Gail Turley Hirsh
Joan and Irwin Jacobs
Helen M. and Henry K. Justi
Josephine Klein
Barbara and John Kowalczyk
Chris and Lori Kuebler
Sandra and David Marshall
Tom and Linda McCarthy
The McLean Contributionship
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. McMenamin
Bill and Donna Oliver
Louise and Alan Reed
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Romano
Dr. and Mrs. Donald J. Rosato
Bruce and Elizabeth Rubin
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Karl F. and Patsy Rugart*
Andrew and Bryna Scott
William J. and Mary Lee Stallkamp
Joan N. Stern
Neal Stolar, Kyler Shinkle-Stolar,
and Eden Stolar
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Sweet, Jr.
Jay H. Tolson
Kathleen Y. Troncelliti
UGI Corp - AmeriGas
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Unruh
Tina Wells
David and Evelyn White
Gordon Heritage Wilder
Paul and Marcia Woodruff
Mr. Joseph Zoll and Dr. Kathy Zoll
Supporters
Anonymous
George J. Ahern
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Allen
Estate of Charles E. Balleisen
Scott A. Battersby
Becker & Frondorf
Peter A. Benoliel and Willo Carey
Lawrence H. and Julie C. Berger
Suzanne F. Boda
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bonner, Jr.
Renee B. Booth
Estate of Warren F. Busse
Carol and Bruce Caswell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Chappelear
Drs. Melvin J. and Gloria T. Chisum
Estate of Raymond Czarnica
Mr. Joseph I. Daily, Jr.*
Estate of William K. Dickey
Dr. Jack Dickstein
Larry Dubinski and
Vicki J. Markovitz
Dr.* and Mrs. Donald L. Felley
Jack E. Feinberg*
Mr. and Mrs. A. Carter Fergusson
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Friel, Jr.
Michael J. and Jeanette M. Gale
Marci and Gary Generose
Estate of Carol K. Gerstley
Dr. and Mrs. Allan M. Greenspan
Mrs. Dorothea K. Harris*
High Swartz LLP
Joseph J. Hochreiter and
Eileen G. Wachtman
Estate of Helen M. Humphreville
Karen Nagel Kamp
Malcolm Kates, M.D.*
Walter and Marian* Kinzinger
Kenneth D. Kleinman and Debra J. Fein
Dr. William Kreiger
The Krone Foundation
William Kronenberg III
Reinhard and Sue D. Kruse
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Landon
Mary and Richard Lau
Thomas Leist, MD, PhD
Alex Leto
Drs. Mary and Don Levick
Charisse R. Lillie, Esq.
Wallace S. Martindale, 3rd
Peter, Susan and Cameron McClung
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Meizlish
Amir and Nawal Metry
James J. Moskowitz
Ilene and Randy Needles
Mr. and Mrs. John Nugent
Mr. and Mrs. Denis P. O’Brien
Mr. and Mrs. Edward O’Connor
Drs. Bonnie and Paul Offit
Dr. Camille Paglia and
Mr. Vernon L. Francis
Dr. and Mrs. Homayoon Pasdar
Provincial Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Rainville
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Ress
Elizabeth and Hershel Richman
Jay and Gretchen Riley
The Rittenhouse Foundation
Lucy B. Rorke-Adams, M.D.
Leonard M. Rosenfeld, Ph.D.
Judith Quigley Ruse
Michael L. Sanyour
Buck and Mary Scott
Norman Silbertrust
Mr. and Dr. R. Greg Surovcik
Eric W. Tappert
Terri and Bob Teti
Upper Darby High School Science Department
In memory of James Miades
The Estate of Marjorie Upson
Thomas and Patricia Vernon
Marisa Wigglesworth and
Edmund B. Bayruns
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Winston
Dennis Wint and Ann Meredith
Mr. Rhett D. Workman
Paul and Marcia Woodruff
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Zeleny
*Deceased
The Benefactor Society
Board (as of January 2, 2014)
Molly Lawrence and Nancy V. Ronning
Co-Chairs
Individual Donors
The Franklin Institute is grateful to the
following individuals who have generously
provided unrestricted support in 2013.
William J. Avery
Sandra K. Baldino
Ann E. Calvert
The Benefactor Society
Tom Caramanico
Inventors Circle
Howard Cyr
Mrs. J. Maxwell Moran
Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Morel, Jr.
Toni Garrison, Ex-Officio
Elizabeth H. Gemmill
Grete Greenacre
Anne F. Hamilton
Douglas M. Lurio
Joseph P. McAtee
Donald E. Morel, Jr., Ph.D., Ex-Officio
Hilarie L. Morgan
A. Hobart Porter
Joseph W. Rogers, Jr.
Kevin N. Roller
Randy S. Ronning
Barbara Mozino Seegul
R. Greg Surovcik
Jack Vosbikian
Ronald L. Wall
Dennis M. Wint, Ex-Officio
Lisa Weber Yakulis
V. Scott Zelov
Franklin Fellows
Anonymous
Donald E. and Hana Callaghan
Mr. Richard J. Green
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Maguire, Jr.
Drs. Bonnie and Paul Offit
Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman
Jim and Andrea Stewart
Kite and Key Circle
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Berkman
Mr. Joel A. Bernstein
Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Camardo
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Felice
Michael C. Forman and Jennifer S. Rice
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Fries
Chris Gali
Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Garrison
Martyn and Grete Greenacre
Rich and Peggy Greenawalt
Anne and Matt Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Hilferty III
Susan Y. Kim
The James and Agnes Kim Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Seymour G. Mandell
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Marshall
Richard W. Vague
Ambassador Circle
Dr. Bishnu S. Atal
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Avery
Mr. Michael F. Barry
Suzanne F. Boda
Mrs. J. Mahlon Buck, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Classen
Mr. John K. Desmond, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin F. Donohoe
Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Egleston
Jean and Mike Fitzpatrick
Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton, Sr.
Ed and Ellen Hanway
Joan and Irwin Jacobs
Stephen and Michelle Kelly
Josephine Klein
Ira Lubert and Pamela Estadt
Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer and
Joseph Neubauer
Ms. Caroline B. Rogers
Mr. Joseph W. Rogers, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Rorer
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Sanchez
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Scheller, Jr.
Andrew and Bryna Scott
Michael and Bridget Subak
Mr. and Mrs. David White
Ted and Stevie Wolf
Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Yoh III
Celestial Circle
Mrs. Marcella Agersborg
Jim and Janet Averill
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Buck
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Caplan
Rodney and Evelyn Day
Dana L. Dortone and Stephen F. Esser
Larry Dubinski and Vicki J. Markovitz
June P. Felley
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund F. Garno, Jr.
Ms. Elizabeth H. Gemmill
Stuart and Suzanne Grant
Marcy Gringlas and Joel Greenberg
Janie and Peter Gross
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Heintz
Molly and Ken Lawrence
Ms. Elaine Levitt
Charisse R. Lillie, Esq.
Douglas and Margaret Lurio
Mr. and Mrs. A. Bruce Mainwaring
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. McAtee
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. McMenamin
The MOSI Foundation
Mr. Rex R. Parker* and Ms. Karen A. Parker
Laura Raab
Jay and Gretchen Riley
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Robinson
Joan N. Stern
Ms. Christina Sterner and Mr. Steve Poses
Peter and Irene Vosbikian
Dennis Wint and Ann Meredith
Janine and Jeff Yass
Drs. Karen and Gary Zimmer
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Baldwin Circle
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Harris C. Aller, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Amoroso
J. Mark and Ann Baiada
Dr. and Mrs. Allen M. Barnett
Ms. Catherine V. Beath
Dr. and Mrs. Wade H. Berrettini
Glenn and Susan Blumenfeld
James and Doris Brogan
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Buck, III
Jay H. and Ann E. Calvert
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Chappelear
Dr. D. Walter Cohen
Ruth M. and Tristram C. Colket, Jr.
David and Marilyn Cragin
The Danziger Family
Carmel and John Dorsey
Victoria B. Fisher
Ms. Helen H. Ford
Jayne and Walter Garrison
Marci and Gary Generose
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Gerrity
Mitchell and Julie Gerstein
Jane and Joe Goldblum
Harry and Kay Halloran
Dr. S. Jay and Gail Turley Hirsh
Mr. Jeffrey C. Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Hymerling
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Irwin IV
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Keith
Jacqueline and Eric Kraeutler
Drs. John and Regina Lepore
Peter, Susan and Cameron McClung
Mr. and Mrs. John B. McGowan, Jr.
Susan and Frank Mechura
Dr. William Mestichelli and Karen P. Mestichelli
Steve and Debbie Modzelewski
Mrs. John P. Mulroney
Dr. Paul R. Nemeth and Dr. Jean Flood
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Nesbitt III
Mr. and Mrs. Denis P. O’Brien
Bill and Donna Oliver
Dr. Camille Paglia and Mr. Vernon Francis
Mr. and Mrs. Clair M. Raubenstine
H. Joseph and Janice Reiser
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin N. Roller
Dr. and Mrs. Donald J. Rosato
Judith Quigley Ruse
Buck and Mary Scott
H. David and Barbara Mozino Seegul
Peter S. Mozino Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sidewater
The Sidewater Family Foundation Inc.
Robert E. Silverman and Randi Leavitt
Karlyn Skipworth
Marilyn L. Steinbright
Dr. and Mrs. Bayard T. Storey
Mr. and Dr. R. Greg Surovcik
Paul and Marcia Woodruff
Michael Zisman and Linda Gamble
Pendulum Partners
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Adelman
Dr. and Mrs. Todd James Albert
Dr. Patrick C. Alguire
Robert Averbach
Bob and Margie Bacheler
Carol Baker and Mark Stein
Sherrin H. Baky
Arthur and K.C. Baldadian
Sandra K. Baldino
Martha and Alexis Barron, Esq.
Sheila and Myron Bassman
Victor M. Bearg
Mr. Peter A. Benoliel and Ms. Willo Carey
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Betz
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Benovic
Lawrence H. and Julie Berger
Dr. Frederic Bertley and
Heather McPherson
Mr. John K. Binswanger
Janice and Tom Biron
Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz
Renee B. Booth, Ph.D.
Richard J. Bortnick, Esq.
Carol and Bruce Caswell
Barbara R. Cobb
Mr. and Mrs. Troy M. Collins
Goldye Comisky*
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Crowley
Alice and Craig Cullen
Karen and John Cunningham
Howard and Leslie Cyr
Mr. Joseph I. Daily, Jr.*
Russell R. and Lora Jo Dickhart
Pamela and Christopher Doggett
Kevin Duffy and Georgette McAuley
Mr. Marc Duvivier and Dr. Evelyn Duvivier
The Sprague Foundation
Ms. Barbara Eberlein
Helen and Charles Ehlers
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Emrich
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Fiebach
Steve Fifield, Ph.D. and
Christian Calaguas, MPH, RD
Drs. Bruce Forman and Joy Weinstein
Keith F. and Rachel M. Fournier
Mr. and Mrs. Reeder Rodman Fox, Esq.
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Freundlich
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Gale
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Glaberson
Dr. Scott Goldman and Dr. Maryalice Cheney
Allan and Jane Greenspan
Ms. Mary G. Gregg and Mr. John M. Ryan
Mr.* and Mrs. Robert P. Hauptfuhrer
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Hill III
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hill
Joseph J. Hochreiter and Eileen G. Wachtman
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Holt, Jr.
Lynne and Harold Honickman
Marjorie and Jeffrey A. Honickman
Mr. Osagie O. Imasogie
Frances and Michael Jones
Henry K. and Helen M. Justi
Karen Nagel Kamp
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kelley
John Kessock, Jr.
Walter Kinzinger
Susan and Leonard Klehr
Kenneth Kleinman and Debra Fein
Walter Korn
Eileen and Mitchell Kowal
The Kuebler Family
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Landon
The Landon Family Foundation
John M. Makara and Katherine E. Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew March
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bayard McCabe IV
Tom and Linda McCarthy
Leslie Miller and Richard Worley
John and Judy Mills
Pete and Bianca Minan
Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Mirabello
Susan Mucciarone and David Moore
Richard A. Mulford
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Nugent
Dr. Albert T. Olenzak
Mr. and Mrs. Adolf A. Paier
Dr. and Mrs. Homayoon Pasdar
Mr. and Mrs. R. Anderson Pew
Ann Plimpton and Sarah Liebowitz
Mr. and Mrs. A. Hobart Porter
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Powell
Dr. Russell C. Raphaely
Hershel and Elizabeth Richman
Randy and Nancy Ronning
Robert N. Roop, P.E. and Katherine Kay
Joyce Seewald Sando
Calvin E. Schmid, Ph.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. John Sickler
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Brainard Slack
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Sorgenti
*Deceased
support
Pendulum Partners (continued)
Anthony Stanley
David and Tami Stark
Milton S. Stearns, Jr.
Donna D. Stein
Dr. and Mrs. C. Raymond Trout
Jack and Ramona Vosbikian
Dr. Philip Waldor
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Wall
Ms. Carol Elizabeth Ware
Tina Wells
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Welsh
Marisa Wigglesworth and Edmund Bayruns
Mr. and Mrs. R. Richard Williams
Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Winston, PE
Marian and Norman Wolgin
Mr. Richard E. Woosnam and
Ms. Diane Dalto Woosnam
Paul Yakulis and Lisa Weber Yakulis
Liz and Scott Zelov
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Zoll
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Membership Circles
Discoverers Circle
Anonymous
Julian and Lois Brodsky
Francis J. Carey
Susan W. and Cummins Catherwood, Jr.
David R. and Elaine Curry
Bari-Joy and Douglas Epstein
Judy Auritt Klein
Mary and Richard Lau
Marylea and Mokshay Madiman
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah P. O’Grady
Dr. and Mrs. Milton L. Rock
Professor John F. Sanford
Paul and Susan Shaman
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Unruh
Patrons Circle
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas V. Bellew
Linda and Donald Berger
Gerald and Linda Brenner
Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Carson
Mrs. Joseph L. Castle II
Dr. David F. Cattell
Mr. Ian M. Comisky
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. DiFrancesco, Jr.
Rosanna D’Orazio and Kent Wagner
Louise Duffy and Gus Dias-Lalcaca
The Edelstein Family
Orlando and Holly Esposito
Felgoise Family
Kenneth C. Foelster
Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Garlow
Marlene and Joel Goldwein
Eric Hafler
Jon and Cynthia Harris
Dr. Stacy Haynes
Katrin Hillner and Shaun Antram
Melanie W. Hopkins
Dr. Lesley Ann Hughes
Salvatore Iuliano and Jill Rambo
Siobhan Keefe
Bunka Kelly
Alfred G. Knudson and Anna T. Meadows
Dr. and Mrs. Marc S. Lapayowker
Drs. Mary and Don Levick
Peter and Karen Levinson
William A. Loeb
Mary Anne Lowery
The Lung Family
Jeffrey and Linda Needleman
Pauline K. Park and Jack M. Panitch
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Philips
Mr. Lawrence Pokora
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Puzo
Marlene and Joseph Ramsay
The Rittenhouse Foundation
Buck and Mary Scott
Mr. Allan Seaman
Robert and Karen Sharrar
Drs. Steven and Jennifer Snyder
Melchisedech Taylor
Mrs. Frank Weise
Jeffrey L. and Beth P. Williams
Friends Circle
Anonymous
8th Street Community Church
The Ashland Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Atkinson, Jr.
Louis and Jennifer Auslander
Autism NJ
Andria and Jonathan Ayer
William F. Barr
Jaime M. Bassman
Francis and Julie Borowsky
L. Clark III and Carol Ann D. Boyd
Jacob and Kristina Brodie
Michael H. Bunks
Mrs. Rita Buzby
Dr. Lauren Carr
Leonarda Carrow and Erik Dickersbach
David J. Conner
Laura Anne Corsell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Craven, Jr.
Edward and Anne Dearden
Judge James DeLeon
Mark and Lucy Demitrack
Andrew and Christine Devitt
Mark and Tobey Dichter
Anne Dillon
Mr. Stephen Dougherty
W. Wallace and Joanne C. Dyer
Howard J. Eisen, MD and Judith E. Wolf, MD
Chris Ellis
Lee J. Faden
Dr. and Mrs. Irvin J. Farber
Christine and Jeff Fellin
Janet and Guy Fernandez
A. Thomas Ferrero, Jr.
Laura and Anthony Fiorenza
Dr. Catherine C. Fourshey
Theresa L. Frangiosa
Drs. Barbara and Len Frank
Benham and June Fuhrman
Mark and Heather Garrison
Suzzette Graves
Mr. Jay B. Haines
Gerald Halt
Dr. Oleh Haluszka
Mr. J. Barton Harrison
Cliff and Virginia Harze
Mr. Gerard Herbert and Ms. JoAnn Haney
Dr. and Mrs. William Herring
Rhoda Herrold
Dr. and Mrs. Paul J. Hoyer
Lawrence and Veronica Hudson
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hughes
Dr. and Mrs. Arnold D. Jackson
Mary S. Johnson
Michael Kahana and Jessica Wachter
Dr. and Mrs. Sigmund B. Kahn
Martha and Charlie Kerns
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kovach
Dr. William Kreiger
Reinhard and Sue D. Kruse
Ann Laupheimer and Marc Sonnenfeld
Judge Anne E. Lazarus and Mr. Mitchell Klevan
Steve LeCours
Ned S. Levi and Frances S. Levi
Dr. Arnold and Barbara Lincow
Nora Little
The Maisano Family
Ellen C. Maitin
The Malixi Family
Gordon Manin and Margot Waitz
Irene and Bruce Marks
Wallace and Henrietta Martindale
Dr. Theodore P. Mauer and
Ms. Kristina Kennedy
Scott McKeever
Mimi and Jim McKenzie
Robert and Jaime Mellon
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Miller
Mark B. Miller
Peggy and Steve Morgan
Claude L. Mount
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. Neilson
Deborah N. Nemiroff
Dr. Lisa Nocera and Mr. Dana Neubauer
Dr. and Mrs. R. Barrett Noone
Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Penn
Kathleen and Edward Pereles
James A. Perrin and Elaine Horneff
Ms. Joanne Phillips
Joseph and Maria Queenan
Richard D. Rabena
James A. Reitnour
Ms. JoAnn Reno and Mr. Gary Green
Anne and Michael Rhoads
Al and Victoria Ridge
Audrey and Robert Robinson
Dr. and Mrs. B. Walter Rosen
Leonard M. Rosenfeld, Ph.D.
Corinne Roxby
Annette and Robert Ruark
Naomi B. Rubin
S. Saunders
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schlessinger
Prof. and Mrs. Warren D. Seider
Mrs. James C. Slechta
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Smith
Scott T. Smullin
Steven and Bonnie Snyder
Paul and Cynthia Sucro
Robert Sutton and J. DeFaria
Elizabeth and Richard Szucs
Terri and Bob Teti
Kirk Thieroff
Trauffer Family
Christopher Turnbull
Thomas and Patricia Vernon
Maani Waldor and Mark Fallon
Mr. Brian Walheim
Judy and Ken Weinstein
George H. Weiss, M.D.
Kevin and Johanna Werbach
Ms. Margot I. West
Deborah R. Willig
Alan and Mary Beth Wilmit
Colonel and Mrs. Alan B. Worthington
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Zuckerkandel
support
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help ensure The Franklin Institute remains
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Mrs. Gustave G. Amsterdam*
Dr. and Mrs. Gary J. Anderson
Mr.* and Mrs. Charles L. Andes
Sherrin H. Baky
Mr. Charles E. Balleisen*
Richard C. Bechtel*
Mr.* and Mrs. George E. Beggs, Jr.
Eugene A. Benners*
Peter A. Benoliel
Warren F. Busse*
Sylvia Charp*
Guilliam H. Clamer*
Darthela Clark*
Mr.* and Mrs. Sylvan M. Cohen
D. Walter Cohen
Walter Coley*
John Swope Collins*
David and Marilyn Cragin
Raymond Czarnica*
William K. Dickey*
Deborah L. Donaldson
Larry Dubinski
Dr. and Mrs. James J. Eberl
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Egleston
Ethan C. Flint
Drs. Barbara and Len Frank
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Mr. James J. Gallagher *
Marci and Gary Generose
Carol K. Gerstley*
Gertrude E. Gouley*
Suzanne and Stuart Grant
Barbara D. and Robert P. * Hauptfuhrer
Paul C. Heintz, Esq.
Joseph Hepburn*
Charles H. Hoover*
Helen M. Humphreville*
George E. Lamphere*
Henry Leffman*
Mary Anne Lowery
Edwin J. McSherry*
Mr. Richard T. Nalle, Jr.*
Jeffrey Needleman
Linda Needleman
Marion S. Neuber*
Austin M. O’Toole*
Ted and Patti Paroly
Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman
Francis C. Perrin, Jr.*
Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Philips
Theodore Rand*
Mr. Francis H. Rasmus
Elizabeth and Hershel Richman
Frances R. Rinier*
Mrs. Bertha Rogasner*
Viola H. Rolph*
Leonard M. Rosenfeld, Ph.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Karl F. Rugart, Jr.*
Catharine D. Sharpe*
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis S. Somers, 3rd*
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Sorgenti
Mr. and Mrs.* Milton S. Stearns, Jr.
Jim and Andrea Stewart
Edna Thomas*
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley C. Tuttleman*
Miss Marjorie J. Upson*
Marisa Wigglesworth
Emily W. Williams*
Robert G. and Rosalind White Williams
Dennis M. Wint, Ph.D.
Edith Stead Wittman*
Paul and Marcia Woodruff
G. Raymond Ziegler, Jr.*
Honorary Gifts
We are grateful to those who have given to
The Franklin Institute in honor of someone
special.
In honor of Ms. Deborah Bellew
Fox Family Charitable Trust
In honor of Rupert Eksergian
Gay G. Regan
In honor of Sandy Marshall
Marjorie and Jeffrey A. Honickman
In honor of Charles E. Roller III
Richard and Anne Roller
In honor of Marvin Samson
Judith U. Arnoff
Barbara and Gary Kanalstein
Ashley Kilstein
Rhona Kilstein
Scott and Alexis Magids
Andrew B. Samson
In memory of the Hawk
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Katy Colvin
S.J. and N.S. Fleming
Marjorie M. Goodman
Barbara Kates
Ms. Christine Kozak
Barbara Mathers
Daryle McCormick and Daniel McElroy
Ms. Joann Parise
Animal Vegetable Mineral
Dr. and Mrs. Donald T. Walz
Sallie Mc Kee Warden
Ms. Judith White
Mrs. Janet Wieczerzynski
In memory of Eliot Kalmbach
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In honor of Lois Switken
Marisa Wigglesworth and Edmund Bayruns
In memory of Charles A. Kapps, Ph.D.
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Gail and Holman Massey
Charles and Annette Penniman
Reverend E. Kyle St. Claire
Temple University - Computer and Information Sciences Department
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Jay and Donna Karfunkle
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Donna* and Larry Generose
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Ms. Della Micah In memory of Warren Levy
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Gary M. Charlestein
Miriam and Samuel Diamond
Sue and Roger Donaldson
Fradele and Harry Feld
Dr. and Mrs. Allyn Holtzin
Mr. Donald J. Kieser
Ms. Caryn Miller
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
Premier Products Dental Company
Dolph Simons
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We are grateful to those who have given to
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Gerson Rosenbloom
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Dr. Stacy Haynes
In memory of Maurice Dubinski
CEO and Staff at ASTC
The Squires Family
In memory of Richard E. Githens
Ms. Mary Lou Githens
Ms. Gail Husman
In memory of the lives lost in Newtown, CT
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Reed, Jr.
In memory of Ed Radbill
Marcia Radbill
In memory of Dr. Leonard Ross
Dr. and Mrs. Allyn Holtzin
In memory of Bea Sloane
Manuel and Beatrice Sloane Foundation
In memory of Ruth and Martin Stevens
Paul and Diana Stevens
Staff and Volunteers
The Franklin Institute is grateful to the
following staff members and volunteers who
generously provided support in 2013.
Anonymous
Andria and Jonathan Ayer
Ms. Meghan Bachman
Ms. Erica Bergamyer
Dr. Frederic Bertley and
Heather McPherson
Susan L. Best
Ms. Charlotte Boulay
Melanie Bricker
Ms. Jeanne S. Buerkel
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Bulova
Mr. Daniel Chermak
Bruce and Cynthia Cohen
Jamie and Jason Collier
Mr. and Mrs. Troy M. Collins
Rev. Dallas Dorward
Ms. Casey Anne Drummond
Larry Dubinski and Vicki J. Markovitz
Ruth and Barry Dubinsky
Dr. Karen J. Elinich
Bari-Joy Epstein
Mr. Edward Feierstein
Steve Fifield, Ph.D. and
Christian Calaguas, MPH, RD
Ben Finio and Erin Henry
Melissa and Richard Fleming, Jr.
Keith F. and Rachel M. Fournier
Samantha Frazier
Marci and Gary Generose
Emily Golomb
Suzzette Graves
Pamela J. Green, Ph.D.
Daniele and Christopher Greiner
Dr. and Mrs. Roger A. Grey
Bob and Shelly Hirsh
Debra Hofreiter
Dr. and Mrs. Allyn Holtzin
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Horbach
Siobhan Keefe
Elizabeth Kelley
Mr. Donald J. Kieser
Mr. Morton Levine
Andrea J. Liu, Ph.D.
Mary Anne Lowery
Jeanne Maier
Julie Appolloni March
Joel A. Marquart
Ms. Barbara A. Maxwell
Marilyn and Jerry Mayro
Bernard and Rochelle Missan
Ms. Allison Morgan
Jeffrey and Linda Needleman
Hillary L. Olson
Mr. Dominic Payne
Dr. Philip Pfeffer and Dr. Judith Pfeffer
Stuart Pittel and Susan Klein
Richard D. Rabena
Leonard M. Rosenfeld, Ph.D.
Anthony Ruggiero
Dario D. Salvucci, Ph.D.
Stefanie Santo
Mr. Jack Shankland
Dr. Robert Stern
Reid O. Styles
Dr. and Mrs. Brian J. Sullivan
Ms. Katelyn Sullivan
Mary Kathleen Trishman and Buddy Muhler
Simon M. Velez
Virginia D. Ward
Marisa Wigglesworth and Edmund Bayruns
Dennis Wint and Ann Meredith
*Deceased support
The Executive Corporate
Board (as of January 2, 2014)
Daniel A. Abramowicz, Ph.D., Chairman
CorporatE
Supporters
Crown Holdings, Inc.
B. Daniel Seltzer, CPCU
USI MidAtlantic, Inc.
Joan Stern, Esq.
Eckert, Seamans, Sherin and Mellot, LLC
James J. Balaschak
Deloitte Services LP
Michael P. Smith
FMC Corporation
P.J. Vaughan
Credit Suisse
Dave Biegger
Campbell Soup Company
Richard J. Bortnick, Esq.
Traub, Lieberman, Straus
and Shrewberry, LLP
Timothy D. Buckley
Cigna Corporation
Ann Marie Burnell, Ph.D.
SABIC Innovative Plastics
Domenic E. Celenza
The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Barbara Del Duke
FMC Corporation
Martin J. Doyle
Saul Ewing LLP
Kevin Duffy
Tozour Energy Systems
Brian R. Ford, Sr.
Drexel University
Jules Ginaldi
Target
Jeffrey Hunt
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
William J. Marsden, Jr.
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Judith Mondre
Mondre Energy
H. Joseph Reiser, Ph.D.
Cortendo AB
Michael Sanyour
CMS Companies
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The Franklin Institute would like to thank the
following corporations and organizations
for their generous unrestricted, special
project, and sponsorship support in 2013.
Proud Corporate Partner
PECO
$100,000 and above
Bank of America
Dell Inc.
The Dow Chemical Company
Exelon Foundation
FMC Corporation
GSK
The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
PNC
$75,000–$99,999
Independence Blue Cross
US Airways
$50,000–$74,999
AT&T
Drexel University
Frog Commissary
SAP America, Inc.
Sunoco, Inc.
Target
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
$25,000–$49,999
Apex Mortgage Company
The Boeing Company
Firstrust Bank
Four Seasons Hotel
Governor’s Woods Foundation
Hewlett Packard Company
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Lincoln Financial Group
Macy’s
Morgan Stanley
Novo Nordisk
PremierComm and Mitel, LLC
SABIC
Temple University
University of Pennsylvania
$15,000–$24,999
Agora Cyber Charter School
AMETEK Foundation, Inc.
Campbell Soup Company
Cigna
Crown Holdings, Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc.
The Moody’s Foundation
Quaker Chemical Corporation
Subaru of America Foundation, Inc.
Trion
University City Science Center
Whole Foods Market
$10,000–$14,999
Anonymous
ASTM International
Blank Rome LLP
Bloomberg
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Franklin Square Capital Partners
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Geico
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.
Kuramae-Kogyokai: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Leadership Solutions, Inc.
Pfizer
PwC
Reed Smith LLP
Rowan University
Saul Ewing LLP
Universal Health Services, Inc
The University of the Sciences
VWR International, LLC
Wells Fargo
$5,000–$9,999
3M Foundation
Airport Accommodations
Arkema Inc.
Arthur H. Thomas Company
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Breakaway Technologies
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Comcast NBC10 Telemundo 69
Credit Suisse
Daniel J. Keating Company
Deloitte LLP
Elliott-Lewis Corporation
Geosyntec Consultants
GE Water & Process Technologies
Harmelin Media
Hirtle, Callaghan & Co.
JBT Aerotech Services
LaSalle University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McGladrey
McKinsey & Company
Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, LLP
Pearl Pressman Liberty Communications Group
Philadelphia Eagles
Savana, Inc.
Skanska USA Building Inc.
Southco, Inc.
University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science
UPS
Urban Engineers, Inc.
USI MidAtlantic, Inc.
Matching Gift
Companies
The Franklin Institute is grateful to
the following corporations who generously
provided unrestricted matching gift support
in 2013.
Aetna
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Exelon
GSK
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Independence Blue Cross
ING
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
Johnson Controls
JPMorgan Chase
Merck & Co., Inc.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
PNC Bank
The Prudential Insurance
Company of America
Susquehanna International Group, LLP
Vanguard
Foundations and
Government Agencies
The Franklin Institute is grateful to the
following foundations and government
agencies that generously provided
unrestricted and special project support
in 2013.
$1,000–$4,999
Louis N. Cassett Foundation
The Mill Spring Foundation
The Pfundt Foundation
Caroline J. Sanders Trust #2
Joseph Kennard Skilling Trust
Special Projects
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
The Pew Charitable Trusts
U.S. Agency for International Development
Each year, the Institute benefits from
philanthropic investments in special
projects that advance our mission, benefit
underserved communities, and bring our
programs to more audiences. Individuals,
corporations, foundations, and government
agencies helped to make these projects
possible in 2013.
$25,000–$99,999
Brodsky Access Initiative
$100,000 and above
The Allerton Foundation
CLAWS Foundation
Hess Foundation, Inc.
F. M. Kirby Foundation
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
$10,000–$24,999
The William M. King
Charitable Foundation
Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation
City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia Cultural Fund
U.S. Department of State
$5,000–$9,999
Anonymous
The Barra Foundation, Inc.
Connelly Foundation
Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
Eden Charitable Foundation
The Christopher Ludwick Foundation
Gilroy and Lillian Roberts
Charitable Foundation
The Barbara Brodsky Access Initiative was
established in 2013 through the extraordinary
generosity of Mrs. Barbara Brodsky.
This special endowment fund benefits
underprivileged children, including those
with special physical, emotional, or
developmental needs, and enables them
to visit the Institute, and to learn about
science by experiencing a Traveling
Science Show.
Barbara Brodsky
Kitchen Science
Kitchen Science helps visitors explore the
how and why of cooking, nutrition, and
food safety through a graphic installation
and hands-on workshops throughout the
year featuring experiments you can do at
home in your own kitchen.
Ms. Christina Sterner and Mr. Steve Poses
The Don Falconio Memorial Fund
of the Philadelphia Foundation
Science of Wine Dinner and
Discussion Host
Mr. Richard J. Green
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Partnerships for Achieving Careers in
Technology and Science (PACTS)
The Institute’s signature minority youth
leadership program, PACTS encourages
students to pursue careers in science
and technology. The following supporters
contributed $500 or more to the PACTS
program.
Anonymous
Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
The Dow Chemical Company
Elliott-Lewis Corporation
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Donna M. Ferrari
GSK
Hess Foundation, Inc.
The William M. King Charitable Foundation
Charisse R. Lillie, Esq.
Lincoln Financial Group
Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation
Novo Nordisk
Hoxie Harrison Smith Foundation
Bucky Swider
Robert Victor
David Yoon
PECO Energizing Education Program
(PEEP)
Developed in partnership with PECO, the
Institute brings interactive, project-based
school curricula exploring energy efficiency,
conservation, and environmental preservation
to schools across Greater Philadelphia.
PECO
PNC Grow Up Great with Science Program
Developed in partnership with PNC, the
Institute provides hands-on preschool
science enrichment for Greater Philadelphia
Head Start students, families, and teachers.
The PNC Foundation
The Gilbert A. West Jr. Scholarship
The Gilbert A. West Jr. Scholarship was
established by PACTS Alumni and friends
as a memorial to honor the passing of one of
the early members of the PACTS program,
Gilbert West. The scholarship seeks to aid
current PACTS students in furthering their
education beyond high school.
Anonymous
Juanita L. Alexander
Jennifer Arevalo
Telandria V. Boyd Johnson
Kimberly Brittingham
Jasmine Bullock
Michael E. Burch
John and Karen Cannady
Kevin J. Cannady
Jarrett Capehart
Jacque Carter
Aleta Chester
Stephen Chester
C. Fox Collins
Briheem Douglas
Erica and Chris Dwyer
Alonda Elder
The Erby Family
Mr. Stephen M. Gitkos
Lynne Goines
Dolores A. Gossett
Diane Grimes
Dr. Albert J. Hicks III and Mrs. Brandyn Hicks
Mrs. Malika Hook Muhammad
Tiffany Jones
Betty Lowery
Mary Anne Lowery
Sean W. Nelson
David Parks
Carol Ann Parssinen
Matt Paul
Aubria Phillips
Jim Poteat
Mary Poteat
Haneef Robinson
Sabriya Scott-Caffrey
Kawang N. Shockley
Manuel S. Smith
Donay Southerland
Nathaniel Taliaferro
Sheena Thompson
Trent Communications - RFS Group
Barbara and Ralph West
Cynthia West
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert West, Sr.
Martin West
Megan West and Kayla Tiara West
Allison West-Morales
Andrae Williams
Melissa Wisher and Jason Ford
Samson STEM Learning Initiative
STEM Scholars Program
This program integrates in-school and
out-of-school enrichment experiences to
give underserved students in grades K-8 in
the School District of Philadelphia exciting,
year-round science learning opportunities.
Building on PACTS, this rigorous academicyear program aims to increase matriculation
into STEM disciplines in college and careers
in science for underserved Philadelphia
students.
Ms. Judith U. Arnoff
Barbara and Gary Kanalstein
Mr. Andrew B. Samson
Marvin Samson Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Allen M. Barnett
Beneficial Bank
Ed Satell and the Satell Family Foundation
UJALA Foundation
Sports Challenge Reimagination
Strategic Plan Capacity Fund
Sports Challenge opened in 2000, and it
remains one of The Franklin Institute’s most
popular core exhibits. The reimagined exhibit
will inspire visitors to discover how sports
connect the science of the human body,
laws of motion, and technical innovation.
With full-body kinesthetic experiences and
hands-on opportunities for investigating
scientific phenomena, this exhibit explores
concepts of health, materials science,
mechanics, and motion as you learn how
technical precision can improve sports
performance.
The Strategic Plan Capacity Fund will
enable the Institute to not only expand
its exhibit and program offerings on the
Benjamin Franklin Parkway, but also
develop science education engagement
opportunities in the community and online
where learners live, work, and play.
James J. Maguire, Jr.
The Maguire Foundation
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Science Leadership Academy (SLA)
The Institute partners with its magnet high
school, the SLA, to provide curricula,
experiential opportunities, and the
Wednesdays@The Franklin mini-courses
for students to learn what it takes to
operate a science museum.
The Barra Foundation, Inc.
FMC Corporation
Joan and Herb Kelleher
Charitable Foundation
Macy’s Foundation
Michael and Bridget Subak
Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Camardo
Your Brain Programming Fund
The Institute’s 11th core exhibit, Your Brain,
opened in June 2014. The Your Brain
Programming Fund will help to supplement
the exhibit with creative and engaging
hands-on activities for learners at the
museum, in the community, and online.
Neal Stolar, MD-PhD and Shannon Mahler
Traveling Science Shows
Traveling Science Shows engage students
from Connecticut to Virginia in science
and technology through live, interactive
demonstrations that explain ordinary
scientific concepts in an extraordinary way.
3M Foundation
Connelly Foundation
support
support
2013 marked the third year of the Philadelphia
Science Festival, a ten-day, communitywide celebration of science that takes place
annually in April, featuring lectures, debates,
hands-on activities, special exhibitions, and a
variety of other informal science education
experiences for Philadelphians of all ages.
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Geosyntec Consultants
Green Mountain Energy Company
NextFab Studio
The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Philadelphia University
Rowan University, College of Engineering
The SI Organization, Inc.
Thomas Jefferson University
Presenting Sponsor
Carnival Management Sponsor
The Dow Chemical Company
Stockton & Partners
Gold Sponsor
Astronomy Night Media Partner
Drexel University
FMC Corporation
WVPI/6ABC
Philadelphia Science
Festival
Official Putty Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
AT&T
GSK
PECO
PNC Foundation
SABIC
Temple University
University of Pennsylvania
Bronze Sponsors
Crazy Aaron’s Puttyworld
Science Carnival Media Sponsors
95.7 Ben FM
CBS3
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Carnival Partner
Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Celestron
University City Science Center
2013 Franklin Institute
Awards Dinner
Copper Sponsors
Proceeds from The Franklin Institute’s Awards
Ceremony and Dinner provide critical
operating support for the Institute’s important
education programs. The Franklin Institute
is grateful to the following organizations
and individuals for their generous support
of this annual event.
Novo Nordisk
University of the Sciences
Steel Sponsors
K12, Inc.
La Salle University
Quaker Chemical Corporation
Titanium Sponsors
ABM, Inc.
The Boeing Company
Discovery Toys
Energy Efficient Buildings Hub, PJM
Interconnection, and Penn Institute for
Urban Research
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Presenting Sponsor
Bank of America
Awards Week and Associate Sponsor
Mrs. Frank Baldino, Jr.
Associate Sponsor
The Dow Chemical Company
Four Seasons Hotel
Governor’s Woods Foundation
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Awards Patron
Laureate Circle
Blank Rome LLP
CBS3
Firstrust Bank
FMC Corporation
Franklin Square Capital Partners
Independence Blue Cross
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Kuramae-Kogyokai: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Macy’s
Philadelphia Media Network
PNC
SAP America, Inc.
Temple University
VWR International, LLC
Susquehanna International Group, LLP
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Avery
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Baiada
Dr. and Mrs. Allen M. Barnett
Ann and Jerry Calvert
Carnegie Mellon University
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Chappelear
Nicholas and Kathleen Chimicles
Citizens Bank
Georgette P. Ciukurescu
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dachowski
Betsy and Kevin Donohoe
Elliott-Lewis Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Fries
Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Garrison
Sally Gore
Martyn and Grete Greenacre
Anne and Matt Hamilton
Sally and Anthony Jannetta
Mr. and Mrs. Warren W. Kantor
Jacqueline and Eric Kraeutler
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Lawrence
Ms. Elaine Levitt
Ira Lubert and Pamela Estadt
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Lurio
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Maguire, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Seymour G. Mandell
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Marshall
Mr. and Mrs. John B. McGowan, Jr.
Dr. William D. Mestichelli and
Karen P. Mestichelli
Mr. and Mrs. Handsel B. Minyard
Karen Nagel Kamp
Madame Justice Sandra Schultz Newman
Drs. Bonnie and Paul Offit
Eliana Papadakis
H. Joseph and Janice Reiser
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin N. Roller
Mr. Michael L. Sanyour
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Satell
Roberta and Ernest Scheller, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Sorgenti
Archbold and Helene van Beuren
The Honorable Constance H. Williams and Dr. Sankey V. Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Woodruff, P.E.
Paul Yakulis and Lisa Weber Yakulis
Awards Benefactor
Adminovate
AMETEK Foundation, Inc.
Anro Communications
Arkema Inc.
Donald E. and Hana Callaghan
Campbell Soup Company
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Cigna
Comcast NBC10 Telemundo 69
Crown Holdings, Inc.
Dell Inc.
Deloitte LLP
Drexel University
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Hirtle, Callaghan & Co.
Leadership Solutions, Inc.
McGladrey
PECO
Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman
The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
PwC
Quaker Chemical Corporation
Reed Smith LLP
Rowan University
Saul Ewing LLP
Savana, Inc.
SaylorGregg Architects
Mr. Bradford C. Shusman
Skanska USA Building Inc.
Southco, Inc.
University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science
US Airways
support
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Franklin Circle
Young Advocates
Anonymous
Leslye S. Abrutyn
Martha B. and Alexis Barron
Ellen Berman Lee
Dr. Claire Boasi
Mrs. Smedley D. Butler III
Alice and Charles Dagit
Mr. and Mrs. George Day
Kevin Duffy and Georgette McAuley
Ms. Barbara Eberlein
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Egleston
Marion L. Fox
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Freundlich
Ed and Patsy Garno
Phillip and Aaron Berman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Greenawalt
Mimi and Michael Greenly
Mary Gregg and John Ryan
J. R. and Rosemary Hanna
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Hauptfuhrer
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Heintz
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Holt, Jr.
Angela V.B. Hudson
Ms. Madeleine Jacobs
Mr. Kenneth D. Kleinman and
Ms. Debra J. Fein
Jennifer Levy and Michael Levy
Mr. H. Craig Lewis* and
Ms. Dianne L. Semingson
Mrs. Tricia Mackay
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Nesbitt III
Dr. Albert T. Olenzak and Dr. Kathryn F. Kearns
Rachel Moore and John Paz
Mr. and Mrs. R. Anderson Pew
David and Helen Pudlin
Dr. Russell C. Raphaely
Randy and Nancy Ronning
Marvin Samson
Esther and Michael P. Schwartz
Buck and Mary Scott
Mr. B. Daniel Seltzer, CPCU
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Brainard Slack
David and Tami Stark
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thompson III
Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Tierney, Sr.
University City Science Center
Adam Bracy
Chase Classen
Stephanie Ferrone
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
Christos Ioannis Panidis
PNC
Joseph Sobanko
Tina Wells
Andrew C. Wheeler
Contributors
2013 CORPORATE
Sponsors
Vertex, Inc.
SkyBike
Proud Corporate Partner
Electricity
SPY: The Secret World of Espionage
One Day in Pompeii
Gifts in Kind
AT&T Mobility
PACTS Summer Institute
Dr. and Mrs. Todd James Albert
Almo Corporation
Mrs. Charles L. Andes
Ms. Sherrin H. Baky
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Brinster
Howard and Leslie Cyr
Ms. Elizabeth H. Gemmill
Jane and Joe Goldblum
Allan and Jane Greenspan
Janie and Peter Gross
Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton, Sr.
The Jones Group
Philadelphia Eagles
Mr. and Mrs. H. David Seegul
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald R. Williams, Jr.
Bank of America
The Franklin Institute Awards Ceremony
and Dinner
Awards Preview Party Host
Mitel and PremierComm, LLC
Flight of the Butterflies
Mrs. Constantine N. Papadakis
Awards Week Symposium Sponsors
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Drexel University
Drexel University College of
Arts and Sciences
Drexel University College of Engineering
Robert M. and Mary Haythornthwaite Foundation
The Pennsylvania State University
Temple University College of Engineering
Department of Physics and Astronomy and
College of Art and Science,
University of Delaware
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemistry,
University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania
The Dow Chemical Company
Philadelphia Science Festival
FMC Corporation
Teacher Professional Development
GSK
Science in the Summer
Hamilton Family Foundation
Changing Earth
Independence Blue Cross
Official Health and Wellness Sponsor
The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Discovery Camp
Official Beverage
PNC Foundation
Grow Up Great with Science
Sunoco, Inc.
Traveling Science Shows
The Sunoco Foundation
Changing Earth
Target
Target Community Night
Trion
One Day in Pompeii VIP Opening Event
Associate Sponsor
US Airways
Official Airline
Franklin Air Show
Whole Foods Market – Callowhill
Kitchen Science
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Applebee’s
Chima Brazilian Steak House
The Creative Group
Robert Damerjian
Event Navigators
Frog Commissary Catering
HKH Innovations
The Inn at Penn (Hilton Hotel)
JPC Group
Myron and Judith Kaller
Moore Events, Inc.
MP Axle, Inc.
Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
National Constitution Center
National Museum of American
Jewish History
Penncora Productions, Inc.
Philadelphia Zoo
Sabrina’s Café
Shake Shack
Standard Parking
The Philadelphia Coca-Cola
Bottling Company
Tenth and Blake Beer and Cider Company
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
US Airways
Yards Brewery
support
Board of Trustees
The Franklin Institute expresses its sincere
gratitude to its outstanding Board of Trustees,
whose dedicated annual service allows the
Institute to maintain its international standing
and to strive for even greater achievement.
Donald E. Morel, Jr., Ph.D.
Chair, Board of Trustees
The Franklin Institute
Chairman and CEO
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Sandra Baldino
CEO
Generocity
Michael F. Barry
Chairman and CEO
Quaker Chemical Corporation
David J. Berkman
Managing Partner
Liberty Associated Partners LP
Joel Bernstein
CFO
SAP North America
Wade H. Berrettini, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Suzanne Boda
Senior Vice President, East Coast
US Airways
Renee B. Booth, Ph.D.
President
Leadership Solutions, Inc.
Donald E. Callaghan
Retired Principal
Hirtle, Callaghan & Company
Nooruddin S. Karsan
CEO
Kenexa, an IBM Company
James G. Stewart
Retired Executive Vice President and CFO
CIGNA Corporation
Michael F. Camardo
Retired Executive Vice President
Lockheed Martin
Stephen E. Kelly
Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
Robert M. Chappelear
Senior Vice President
Wells Fargo Wealth Management
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Charisse R. Lillie, Esq.
Vice President, Community Investment and
Executive Vice President, Comcast Foundation
Comcast Corporation
I. Steven Udvarhelyi, M.D.
Executive Vice President of Health Services
Chief Strategy Officer
Independence Blue Cross
Peter K. Classen
Executive Vice President, Regional Presidents
PNC Financial Services Group
Ira M. Lubert
Principal
Lubert-Adler Management, Inc.
Kevin F. Donohoe
President
The Kevin F. Donohoe Company, Inc.
James J. Maguire, Jr.
Chairman and CEO
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Stephen J. Felice
President and Chief Executive Officer
Filtration Group
Miriam G. Mandell
Vice President
MGM Consulting Corporation
Michael C. Forman
Managing General Partner
Franklin Square Capital Partners LP
Sandra G. Marshall
Community Volunteer
Harold L. Yoh III
Chairman and CEO
Day & Zimmermann
Robert S. McMenamin
Managing Director and
Market Executive for US Trust
Bank of America Private Wealth Management
Karen P. Zimmer, M.D.
Medical Director
ECRI Institute PSO
Denis P. O’Brien
Senior Executive Vice President, Exelon
Corporation and CEO, Exelon Utilities
The following individuals served on the Board
of Trustees during 2013:
John T. Fries
Community Volunteer
Christopher Gali
Chief Architect
Adminovate Inc.
Toni Garrison
Community Volunteer
Elizabeth H. Gemmill
Community Volunteer
Richard J. Green
Vice Chairman and CEO
Firstrust Bank
Grete Greenacre
Community Volunteer
Richard A. Greenawalt
Principal
RMK Associates
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S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr.
President
Travel Services Company
Paul C. Heintz, Esq.
Partner
Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, LLP
Paul Offit, M.D.
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, Vaccine Education Center
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor of Pediatrics
Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology
University of Pennsylvania
Marvin Samson
CEO
Samson Medical Technologies, LLC
Michael A. Sanchez
Chairman and CEO
Savana, Inc.
Joan N. Stern, Esq.
Member
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Richard W. Vague
Private Investor
Tina Wells
CEO
Buzz Marketing Group
David R. White
Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Campbell Soup Company
Paul H. Woodruff, PE
CEO and Head Coach
Sustainable Resources Group
Arthur L. Caplan, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Medical Affairs
Department of Population Health
NYU Langone Medical Center
Daniel J. Hilferty
President and CEO
Independence Blue Cross
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
OFFICERS
The Honorable Darrell L. Clarke
President, Philadelphia City Council
Donald E. Morel, Jr., Ph.D.
Chair, Board of Trustees
The Honorable Thomas Corbett
(Represented by David M. Stark)
Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Larry Dubinski
President and CEO
Larry Dubinski
President and CEO
The Franklin Institute
Pamela J. Green, Ph.D.
Crawford H. Greenewalt Chair
Delaware Biotechnology Institute
William R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D.
Superintendent, School District of
Philadelphia
Molly Lawrence
Co-Chair, Benefactor Society Board
Community Volunteer
The Honorable Michael Nutter
(Represented by Margaret Hughes)
Mayor, City of Philadelphia
The Honorable Dennis M. O’Brien
Member-at-Large, Philadelphia City Council
Nancy Ronning
Co-Chair, Benefactor Society Board
Community Volunteer
Dennis M. Wint served as an Ex-Officio
Trustee and as President and CEO of The
Franklin Institute through June 30, 2014.
Siobhan Keefe
Secretary and Treasurer
Senior staff
Larry Dubinski
President and CEO
Troy Collins
Senior Vice President of Earned Revenue,
Marketing and Operations
Frederic Bertley, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President of Science
and Education
Siobhan Keefe
Vice President of Finance
Julie Appolloni March
Vice President of Development
Rich Rabena
Vice President of Operations
and Capital Projects
Reid Styles
Vice President of Human Resources
Kevin N. Roller served as an Ex-Officio
Trustee in 2013.
EMERITI MEMBERS
Joseph W. Rogers
Private Real Estate Investor
Troy Collins
Assistant Secretary
William J. Avery
Chairman Emeritus
James J. Eberl, Ph.D.
Marsha R. Perelman
Chair Emerita
James A. Unruh
Chairman Emeritus
Dennis M. Wint, Ph.D.
President Emeritus
Board and leadership listings as of
July 1, 2014.
financials
Temporarily Unrestricted
Permanently
Restricted
Restricted
Total 2012
$ 9,837,622 3,050,107 3,774,915 1,631,399 7,475 18,301,518 $-
-
723,309 13,695 -
737,004 $-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 9,837,622 3,050,107 4,498,224 1,645,094 7,475 19,038,522 $ 13,023,619
2,951,622
3,650,178
1,728,556
15,842
21,369,817
3,445,823 34,600 50,000 -
1,000 3,531,423 3,246,503 44,000
-
8,662,172 13,483 11,966,158
-
-
-
-
-
-
6,692,326 78,600 50,000 8,662,172 14,483 15,497,581 4,448,314
124,090
6,601,353
11,173,757
Endowment income designated for current operations 1,468,711 Net assets released from restrictions –
satisfaction of purpose restrictions 1,873,030 Total revenue, support, operating investment
income, and net assets released from restrictions 25,174,682 -
-
1,468,711 1,401,564
(1,873,030) -
-
-
10,830,132 -
36,004,814 33,945,138
$-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10,830,132 -
10,830,132 $-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 14,456,233 709,556 5,458,296 1,299,551 21,923,636 620,953 180,236 1,914,351 24,639,176 11,365,638 4,695,616 6,670,022 $ 16,983,013
675,763
5,076,363
1,173,524
23,908,663
702,396
619,646
1,284,399
26,515,104
7,430,034
5,897,094
1,532,940
(21,779,036) -
-
-
2,296,758 -
-
-
(19,482,278) (8,652,146) -
-
-
1,341,745 1,341,745 1,341,745 3,142,222 1,811,352 1,062,228 1,341,745 7,357,547 14,027,569 2,314,559
3,188
50,338
970,375
3,338,460
4,871,400
40,391,435 14,804,487 115,466,830 $ 31,739,289 $ 16,146,232 $ 129,494,399
110,595,430
$ 115,466,830
Revenue, support, and investment income
Program revenue
Admissions fees
Ancillary activities Museum projects Educational programs and services Other Total program revenue Support
Annual giving In-kind contributions Government appropriations and grants Contributions – capital campaigns
Bequests and other contributions Total support Year Ended December 31, 2013
With Summarized Information
For 2012
December 31, 2013 and 2012
2013 2012
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable, net Pledges receivable, net Inventory Prepaid and other assets Pooled investments
Other investments Investments held by third parties Property, buildings and equipment, net Deferred loan costs, net Total assets $ 10,662,673 3,440,590
9,119,744 17,534 1,352,329 38,104,799 451,579 13,706,761 87,449,749 128,696 $ 164,434,454 $ 17,981,487
1,824,040
7,690,172
10,879
1,074,699
33,798,367
615,789
12,365,016
68,863,930
148,071
$ 144,372,450
74
$ 11,375,963 7,207,238 2,261,854 14,095,000 $34,940,055 $ 9,763,132
4,680,464
14,462,024
$28,905,620
81,608,878 31,739,289 16,146,232 129,494,399
$ 164,434,454 60,270,908
40,391,435
14,804,487
115,466,830
$ 144,372,450
Net assets
Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted Total net assets Total liabilities and net assets Program expenses
Museum operations Ancillary activities Museum projects Educational programs and services Total program expenses Interest Development – capital campaigns
General development Total expenses Operating income before depreciation Depreciation and amortization Operating income (loss) $ 14,456,233 709,556 5,458,296 1,299,551 21,923,636 620,953 180,236 1,914,351 24,639,176 535,506 4,695,616 (4,160,110) Non-operating income, expenses and releases
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Accounts payable and accrued expenses Deferred revenue Bridge financing loan
Long-term debt
Total liabilities Expenses
Net assets released from restrictions –
satisfaction of purpose restrictions 21,779,036 Endowment return net of amounts
designated for current operations
845,464 Net actuarial gain on defined benefit retirement plan 1,811,352 Unrealized gain on interest rate swap 1,062,228 Change in value of investments held by third parties
-
Total non-operating income, expenses and releases 25,498,080 Increase (decrease) in net assets
21,337,970
Net assets
Beginning of year End of year 60,270,908 $ 81,608,878 Written by Charlotte Boulay; edited by Marci Generose; lists
coordinated by Mary Trishman; designed by Stephanie Pryor
with assistance from Brigette Indelicato, The Franklin Institute
Photography by The Franklin Institute, New Communications,
Darryl Moran, Ryan Donnel and Kyle Gronostajski. Additional
photography on p. 2 by Colin M. Lenton Photography, and on
p. 43 courtesy Jan Almquist, Alleman Almquist & Jones
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