FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
222 NORTH 20TH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 www.fi.edu

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Organizations Filed Purposes: IN THE SPIRIT OF INQUIRY AND DISCOVERY EMBODIED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, THE MISSION OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE IS TO INSPIRE A PASSION FOR LEARNING ABOUT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SERVICES & GRANTS: COMPLETING ITS 27TH YEAR IN 2019, THE PARTNERS FOR ACHIEVING CAREERS IN TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE (PACTS) PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE REGION'S OLDEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE IMMERSION PROGRAMS FOR DIVERSE URBAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. PACTS SERVED 90 STUDENTS FROM AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR. IN ITS EIGHTH YEAR, THE INSTITUTE'S STEM SCHOLARS PROGRAM, A CONCENTRATED PROGRAM OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO SHOW HIGH INTEREST IN AND APTITUDE FOR STEM FIELDS, SERVED 73 STUDENTS. PACTS AND STEM SCHOLARS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO STEM PROFESSIONALS, AS WELL AS COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, APPLICATION AND FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING, EXPOSURE TO STEM CAREERS, AND ANNUAL ROBOTICS PROGRAMS. THESE TWO PROGRAMS DELIVER UNIQUE STEM PROGRAMMING TO A DIVERSE AUDIENCE. THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE HELPED 200 PARTNERS TO REACH 50,000 PEOPLE IN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY WITH HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS IN ITS NINTH YEAR IN 2019. THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE ALSO DEVELOPS MODEL PROGRAMS IN SCIENCE LEARNING FOR THE K-12 EDUCATION COMMUNITY THAT ARE DELIVERED BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM WALLS, INCLUDING THE LEAP INTO SCIENCE PROGRAM THAT COMBINED ALPHABETICAL LITERACY WITH SCIENTIFIC LITERACY FOR MORE THAN 700 EDUCATORS WHO ENGAGED MORE THAN 10,000 CHILDREN AND CAREGIVERS IN 12 STATES IN 2019.

MUSEUM ADMISSIONS & OPERATIONS: AS THE MOST-VISITED MUSEUM IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND A TOP-FIVE TOURIST DESTINATION IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, THE FRANKLIN INSITITUTE SERVES AS BOTH A PROMINENT EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCE, AND AS AN ANCHOR OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY. IN 2019, THE INSTITUTE WELCOMED 809,000 VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM, INCLUDING 32,000 CHILDREN WHO CAME FOR FREE AND 168,000 MORE AT A DEEPLY REDUCED COST VIA OUR ACCESS PROGRAM. THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE'S LONGSTANDING REPUTATION HELPS TO ELEVATE THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AS MODELS FOR CULTURAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE. THE INSTITUTE WELCOMES VISITORS OF ALL AGES TO EXPLORE SCIENCE IN INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. THE INSTITUTE REMAINS FULLY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR ITS MANY VISITORS AND INCREASING SERVICE TO ITS AUDIENCE, EXTENDING THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION - TO INSPIRE A PASSION FOR LEARNING ABOUT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT GREATER PHILADELPHIA, REGARDLESS OF MEANS, REMAINS, AS ALWAYS, AT THE HEART OF ITS PRIORITIES. IT DOES THIS THROUGH OUTSTANDING EXHIBITS AND MANY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY THOSE FOR UNDER-RESOURCED YOUTH AND FAMILIES SUCH AS COMMUNITY NIGHT AND THE PHILADELPHIA SCIENCE FESTIVAL. DURING THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR, NEARLY 1,746 PEOPLE VOLUNTEERED 71,829 HOURS OF THEIR TIME AT THE INSTITUTE. FROM WORKING AT THE BRAIN BAR ON THE FLOOR TO STAFFING THE PHILADELPHIA SCIENCE FESTIVAL TO WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES TO CATALOG ITEMS IN THE ARCHIVES, THE INSTITUTE'S VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE VALUABLE ASSISTANCE.

FRANKLIN INSTITUTE AWARDS & OTHER PROJECTS FOR NEARLY TWO CENTURIES THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE AWARDS PROGRAM HAS RECOGNIZED OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CELEBRATED THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE, AND PROVIDED DYNAMIC CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE INSTITUTE AND THE ACADEMIC, SCIENTIFIC, AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES. ON APRIL 11, FRANKLIN INSTITUTE AWARDS CEREMONY AND DINNER WAS THE CULMINATION OF A FULL WEEK OF INSPIRIING EVENTS. AWARDS WEEK, WHICH BEGAN THE MONDAY BEFORE THE AWARDS CEREMONY AND DINNER, INCLUDED A SERIES OF PUBLIC SYMPOSIA AND LECTURES THAT PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISTINGUISHED LAUREATES TO SHARE THEIR DISCOVERIES, EXPERIENCES, AND VIEWS WITH PUBLIC AUDIENCES.THE JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, THE SECOND OLDEST SCHOLARLY JOURNAL IN CONTINUOUS PUBLICATION IN THE UNITED STATES, HAS INCREASED THE VOLUME OF ARTICLES PER ISSUE, AS WELL AS THE READERSHIP. ALL 194 YEARS OF THE JOURNAL ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH LIBRARIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.THE INSTITUTE HAS LONG BEEN A LEADER IN PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS FOR TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND IN 2019 SERVED 3,470 EDUCATORS. WHILE TEACHERS MAY ONLY HAVE ONE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THEIR STUDENTS TO THE MUSEUM EACH YEAR, THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE'S WEALTH OF EDUCATOR RESOURCES AND WORKSHOPS ENABLES TEACHERS TO BRING THE SPARK FOR HANDS-ON SCIENCE INTERACTION INTO THEIR DAILY LESSONS. THE INSTITUTE'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS BUILD TEACHERS' CONFIDENCE, AND HELP THEM TO ALIGN CLASSROOM EDUCATION WITH NATIONALLY MANDATED STANDARDS AND WITH INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES.

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