Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE EXPLORATORIUM IS A PUBLIC LEARNING LABORATORY EXPLORING THE WORLD THROUGH SCIENCE, ART, AND HUMAN PERCEPTION. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE INQUIRY-BASED EXPERIENCES THAT TRANSFORM LEARNING WORLDWIDE.
THE EXPLORATORIUM IS A PUBLIC LEARNING LABORATORY EXPLORING THE WORLD THROUGH SCIENCE, ART, AND HUMAN PERCEPTION.OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE INQUIRY-BASED EXPERIENCES THAT TRANSFORM LEARNING WORLDWIDE.OUR VISION IS A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE THINK FOR THEMSELVES AND CAN CONFIDENTLY ASK QUESTIONS, QUESTION ANSWERS, AND UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM.WE VALUE LIFELONG LEARNING AND TEACHING, CURIOSITY AND INQUIRY, OUR COMMUNITY, ITERATION AND EVIDENCE, INTEGRITY AND AUTHENTICITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND INCLUSION AND RESPECT.
PROGRAM, ADMISSIONS AND RENTALS:THE EXHIBIT AND MEDIA STUDIOS GROUP DESIGNS, DEVELOPS, BUILDS AND MAINTAINS THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITS. MORE THAN 1000 EXHIBITS HAVE BEEN CREATED BY STAFF SCIENTISTS, ARTISTS AND EXHIBIT DEVELOPERS, WITH NEW EXHIBITS ALWAYS IN DEVELOPMENTTHE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE GROUP CREATES AND PRODUCES PUBLIC PROGRAMS, SUCH AS LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND WEBCASTS, AND SUPPORTS THE FIELD TRIP PROGRAM. 75 LIVE WEBCASTS, VIDEOS AND OTHER MEDIA ARE PRODUCED EACH YEAR. WE WELCOME OVER 850,000 VISITORS EACH YEAR.THE ONLINE MEDIA GROUP DEVELOPS EXPERIENCES FOR WEB VISITORS, CONNECTS PHYSICAL EXHIBITS TO ONLINE USERS, AND OPERATES THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. WE RECEIVE 11 MILLION VISITS TO OUR WEBSITE ANNUALLY TO VIEW THE 50,000 PAGES OF ORIGINAL CONTENT.THE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND LEARNING IS OUR EDUCATIONAL DIVISION COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING:THE INSTITUTE FOR INQUIRY: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCIENCE SPECIALISTS AND CLASSROOM TEACHERS ENGAGED IN IMPLEMENTATION OF INQUIRY-BASED SCIENCE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM, INCLUDING IN CLASSROOMS WITH HIGH NUMBERS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.THE TEACHER INSTITUTE: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INTEGRATION OF HANDS-ON INVESTIGATIONS TO SUPPORT STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES.THE TINKERING STUDIO & COMMUNITY/AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS: THE TINKERING STUDIO PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS IMPLEMENTING STEM-RICH TINKERING AND MAKER PROGRAMS IN INFORMAL AND FORMAL SETTINGS. MULTI-YEAR, WEEKLY PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH THE MUSEUM-BASED TECH PROGRAM. THESE STUDENTS GRADUATE INTO SERVING AS PAID FACILITATORS FOR OUR COMMUNITY-BASED TINKERING PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDING PARTNER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE SF BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS.THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM, ADMISSIONS AND RENTALS GENERATED FEDERAL/PRIVATE GRANTS REVENUE DURING THE TAX YEAR, WHICH IS REPORTED ON PART VIII (STATEMENT OF REVENUE) OF FORM 990.
GLOBAL STUDIOS:CREATES AND DISSEMINATES INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY TO MAKE SCIENCE AND THE PHYSICAL WORLD ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS GROUP ALSO DEVELOPS MASTER PLANS FOR MUSEUM PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD. 80 PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S SCIENCE CENTERS USE EXPLORATORIUM-DESIGNED EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS OR IDEAS.
STORE:THE EXPLORATORIUM STORE -- AT PIER 15 AND ONLINE -- OFFERS CURIOSITY-INSPIRING TOYS, SCIENCE KITS, TINKERING TOOLS, BOOKS, JEWELRY, ARTWORK, PUZZLES, GAMES, MINERALS, AND MORE. WE OFFER A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL ITEMS FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. ALL ITEMS SOLD REPRESENT LEARNING AND EXPLORING EXPERIENCES OF THE PARTICIPANTS VISITING THE MUSEUM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Chris Flink | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 38 | $518,635 |
| Robert Semper | DIR OF PROGRAMS | 38 | $266,741 |
| Laura Zander | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 38 | $251,332 |
| Sylva Raker | DIR OF BUS DEV | 38 | $224,403 |
| Blair Winn | DIR OF INST ADV | 38 | $223,648 |
| Thomas Rockwell | DIR OF EMS | 38 | $217,858 |
| Phoebe White | CHIEF OF STAFF | 38 | $211,232 |
| Julie Nunn | DIR OF SALES & MKTG | 38 | $158,780 |
| Robyn Higdon | DIR OF MUSEUM EXP | 38 | $158,763 |
| Anne Jennings | DIR OF ORG DEV | 38 | $147,746 |
| Rachel Skiffer | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Darren Bechtel | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Dan Yue | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Stan Wojcicki | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Aaron Vermut | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jennifer Van Natta | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| E Payson Skip Smith | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Craig Silverstein | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Vijay Shriram | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Albert Bert Richards | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Cameron Phleger | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Saul Perlmutter | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Laurie Olshansky | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Alison Mauze | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Phil Marineau | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Laiderman | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Michael R Jacobson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Mimi Ito | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Huber | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| F Scott Hindes | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jonathan Heiliger | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Mickey Hart | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Lynn C Fritz | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Greg Flynn | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Sharon Flanagan | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| W Brewster Ely | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Anthony Tony F Early Jr | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| David Dewilde | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Martha Ehmann Conte | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara A Carbone | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Scott Borduin | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Gary Bengier | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Kenneth G Moore | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Vincent L Ricci | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| William Bill F Mellin | VICE-CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Ravin Agrawal | VICE-CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Roberta Katz | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (
public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202120919349300917_public.xml