HARRY AND DELLA BURPEE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION
737 NORTH MAIN STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 www.burpee.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OPERATE AND MAINTAIN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.

EDUCATION: BURPEE MUSEUM EDUCATION PROGRAMMING IS CRITICAL TO ADVANCING OUR MISSION OF INSPIRING ALL PEOPLE TO ENGAGE IN A LIFETIME OF DISCOVERY OF THE NATURAL WORLD. THE MUSEUM'S PROGRAMMING ENGAGES THE PUBLIC THROUGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS, OUTREACHES TO DAYCARES AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, PUBLIC CLASSES, LECTURES, COURSES, AND SPECIAL ONE-DAY PROGRAMS SHAPING THE COMMUNITY'S KNOWLEDGE AND RESPECT OF OUR EARTH THAT IS RICH WITH BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. IN 2019, BURPEE CONTINUED OUR FOCUS ON INCREASING OUR ABILITY TO SUPPORT FAMILIES THAT COULD NOT AFFORD MUSEUM LEARNING EXPERIENCES THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND AND TRIPLED THE SIZE OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO INCLUDE NEARLY 3,000 YOUTH SERVED THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS.

MUSEUM: BURPEE MUSEUM HAS 4 FLOORS OF EXHIBITS THAT BRING NATURAL SCIENCE TO LIFE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM THE EARTH'S EARLY HISTORY TO PRESENT DAY PLANTS AND ANIMALS. THE MUSEUM SPACE CONSISTS OF PERMANENT EXHIBITS, TEMPORARY AND TRAVELING EXHIBITS, CLASSROOMS, AND SPACE DEVOTED TO PUBLIC PROGRAMS.

RESEARCH: THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF NATURAL OBJECTS AND MAN-MADE ARTIFACTS SPANNING THE MUSEUM'S DISCIPLINES: BIOLOGY, GEOLOGY, AND ANTHROPOLOGY. THE MUSEUM ENGAGES IN ACTIVE RESEARCH COLLECTING NEW SPECIMENS THROUGH LOCAL RESEARCH, AS WELL AS 2 MAJOR DIG SITES THROUGH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT IN BOTH UTAH AND MONTANA. BURPEE IS HOME TO SOME OF THE MOST RARE AND IMPORTANT FOSSILS IN THE WORLD, AND PARTICIPATES IN RESEARCH WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. IN 2019 BURPEE BEGAN TO DEVELOP A MORE EXTENSIVE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY PROGRAM INCLUDING RAISING FUNDS FOR BIOLOGY LABORATORY IMPROVEMENTS, AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH SCIENTISTS OUTSIDE OUR AREA INCLUDING COSTA RICA.

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