ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA
1900 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKWAY, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191031101 www.ansp.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION IS "TO UNDERSTAND THE NATURAL WORLD AND INSPIRE EVERYONE TO CARE FOR IT." THE ACADEMY IMPLEMENTS ITS MISSION THROUGH IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE, DEVELOPING AND APPLYING SCIENCE TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, ADVANCING PUBLIC INTEREST AND ENGAGEMENT IN NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, AND PRESERVING THE HERITAGE OF NATURAL SCIENCE IN SPECIMENS, IMAGES, WORDS AND NUMBERS.

UNDERSTAND THE NATURAL WORLD AND INSPIRE EVERYONE TO CARE FOR IT.

RESEARCH, CENTER FOR ACADEMY SCIENCE - ACADEMY SCIENTISTS CONDUCT RESEARCH AROUND THE WORLD, COLLECTING SAMPLES THAT HELP THEM DOCUMENT BIODIVERSITY, TRACE EVOLUTION, AND TRACK ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES OVER TIME. FOR OVER 200 YEARS, ACADEMY SCIENTISTS HAVE PRESERVED, CURATED AND STUDIED WHAT IS NOW A WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION OF AN ESTIMATED 19 MILLION BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY OF EUKARYOTIC LIFE ON EARTH. ACADEMY RESEARCHERS ALSO WORK TO UNDERSTAND, PROTECT, AND RESTORE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS THROUGH BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH ON HUMAN IMPACTS, WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH REGULATORS, PLANNERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS. FUNDING FOR THE RESEARCH COMES FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND FOUNDATIONS. THROUGH FESTIVALS, MEMBERS' NIGHT, BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR, POPULAR PUBLICATIONS AND OUTREACH EVENTS (E.G., ACADEMY TOWN SQUARES AND CONVERSATIONS), SCIENTISTS SHARE THEIR DISCOVERIES, ENABLING THEIR COLLEAGUES, VISITORS, AND MEMBERS TO GAIN FURTHER INSIGHT INTO LIFE ON EARTH, ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES AND HOW TO MAINTAIN A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. ACADEMY SCIENTISTS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS WHILE CULTIVATING OUR COLLECTIONS AND TRAVELING OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM FOR RESEARCH ON DOZENS OF FIELD TRIPS AND EXPEDITIONS. THE ACADEMY & DREXEL UNIVERSITY'S BIODIVERSITY, EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (BEES) PROGRAM HAS GROWN WITH MANY NEW PROJECTS ON THE HORIZON AS WE CONTINUE TO BE THE EPICENTER OF DISCOVERY. FROM DIGITIZATION OF THE COLLECTIONS, TO LOOKING FOR CHEMICAL CLUES TO BIODIVERSITY, TO UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN WETLANDS AND WATERSHEDS, THE SCIENTISTS ARE LEADING RESEARCHERS IN NATURAL SCIENCES.

EDUCATION - THE ACADEMY BRINGS NATURAL SCIENCE TO LIFE THROUGH THREE FLOORS OF ENGAGING EXHIBITS, INCLUDING DINOSAURS AND OTHER ANCIENT CREATURES. AT OUR MUSEUM IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, WE WELCOMED MORE THAN 130,000 VISITORS TO EXPLORE OUR DIORAMAS, DINOSAURS, BUTTERFLIES, LIVE ANIMALS, AND THE CHILDREN'S NATURE DISCOVERY CENTER, OUTSIDE IN. DUE TO THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, OUR DELIVERY OF PROGRAMS WAS CHANGED, BUT OUR RELEVANCE AND IMPACT REMAINED STRONG.IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, ACADEMY EDUCATORS REACHED MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE THROUGH OVER 350 IN-PERSON PROGRAMS FROM JULY 2019 - MARCH 2020. FROM APRIL - JUNE 2020, WE PIVOTED TO ONLINE LEARNING AND REACHED ANOTHER 740 PEOPLE THROUGH 9 ADDITIONAL SYNCHRONOUS PROGRAMS. WE ALSO CREATED 15 ASYNCHRONOUS PROGRAMS VIDEOS, AND FACEBOOK LIVE PROGRAMS THAT COULD BE WATCHED ANYTIME WHICH REACHED OVER 66,000 PEOPLE. FINALLY, WE CREATED MORE THAN 30 LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES, THAT WERE DOWNLOADED NEARLY 27,000 TIMES.THE ACADEMY'S NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED WOMEN IN NATURAL SCIENCES PROGRAM KNOWN AS WINS IS A FREE AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR YOUNG WOMEN. THIS PROGRAM INTRODUCES HUNDREDS OF HIGH SCHOOL WOMEN TO FUTURE CAREERS IN SCIENCE. IN JUNE OF 2018 THE ACADEMY'S WINS PROGRAM RECEIVED THE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING (STEM) MENTORING. IT IS THE HIGHEST NATIONAL MENTORING AWARD BESTOWED BY THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. THIS PROGRAM CONTINUED TO BE OFFERED VIRTUALLY, AND THE 72 GIRLS IN WINS WERE ENGAGED WEEKLY IN THE PROGRAM.THE ACADEMY CONTINUES TO LAUNCH SEVERAL EXCITING NEW INITIATIVES AIMED AT TAKING OUR VISITOR EXPERIENCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL. WE FINALIZED A NEW EXPERIENTIAL MASTER PLAN AND IMPLEMENTED THE FIRST STEPS TOWARD MAKING PHYSICAL CHANGES TO OUR GALLERIES' INTERPRETIVE CONTENT. A FULL SCALE PLAN FOR RESCRIPTING THE INSTITUTION'S SIGNATURE GALLERIES IS UNDERWAY. THE ACADEMY ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW SPACE, THE WILLIAM B. DIETRICH GALLERY, AND OPENED IT WITH THE WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR EXHIBITION. THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY ART EXHIBITIONS THAT WILL SHOW IN THE SPACE, DESIGNED TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF ARTISTS.

LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES - THE ACADEMY'S LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS RARE AND HISTORIC BOOKS, JOURNALS, ART, ARTIFACTS, MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND THE UNIQUE PAPERS AND RESEARCH OF ACADEMY MEMBERS AND STAFF. THE LIBRARY HOLDS MORE THAN 250,000 TITLES THAT SPAN FIVE CENTURIES. OUR ARCHIVES COLLECTIONS CONTAIN OVER A MILLION ITEMS, INCLUDING MANUSCRIPTS, CORRESPONDENCE, FIELD NOTEBOOKS, FILMS, JOURNALS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO ACADEMICS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCED A MAJOR GROWTH IN APPOINTMENTS FROM THE DREXEL COMMUNITY THROUGH BOTH ON-SITE VISITS TO VIEW THE COLLECTION AND PRESENTATIONS ON ACCESS TO VARIOUS RESEARCH COURSES ON CAMPUS. DURING 2020 WE COMPLETED A $3 MILLION RENOVATION PROJECT TO UPGRADE THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES FACILITY AND A NEW PUBLIC GALLERY SPACE.

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