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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SCIENCE HISTORY INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,264,372
Total expenses
$9,254,323
Contributions and grants received
$8,624,135
Grants paid
$285,100
Program service revenue
$516,129
Investment income
$123,812
Other revenue
$296
Total assets, end of year
$39,695,099
Total liabilities, end of year
$18,560,551
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$21,134,548
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,975,144
Management and general expenses
$1,205,213
Fundraising expenses
$1,073,966
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,975,144

Program services were 75.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $4,450,207

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $86,480

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,087,448

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE

    total $516,129 · related or exempt $516,129

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $115,814 · excluded $115,814

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,157,683

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,149,685

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $7,998

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $7,998 · excluded $7,998

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $606

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $310

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $296 · related or exempt $296

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $285,100 · program services $285,100

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $740,851 · program services $498,721 · management and general $129,025 · fundraising $113,105

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,119,766 · program services $2,100,139 · management and general $543,336 · fundraising $476,291

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $204,218 · program services $137,474 · management and general $35,566 · fundraising $31,178

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $415,632 · program services $327,824 · management and general $53,911 · fundraising $33,897

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $291,714 · program services $200,767 · management and general $49,223 · fundraising $41,724

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $24,481 · program services $16,304 · management and general $5,120 · fundraising $3,057

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $46,422 · program services $30,915 · management and general $9,710 · fundraising $5,797

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $380,479 · program services $304,611 · management and general $13,691 · fundraising $62,177

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $129,416 · program services $100,714 · management and general $4,124 · fundraising $24,578

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $41,753 · program services $22,059 · management and general $5,212 · fundraising $14,482

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $179,588 · program services $102,341 · management and general $35,314 · fundraising $41,933

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $330,585 · program services $256,165 · management and general $40,681 · fundraising $33,739

  • 17 · Travel

    total $533,872 · program services $443,527 · management and general $46,590 · fundraising $43,755

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $734,608 · program services $699,094 · management and general $26,501 · fundraising $9,013

  • 20 · Interest

    total $627,710 · program services $528,681 · management and general $64,374 · fundraising $34,655

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $876,178 · program services $681,859 · management and general $101,196 · fundraising $93,123

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $100,301 · program services $56,995 · management and general $34,919 · fundraising $8,387

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS AND MULTIM

    total $149,813 · program services $149,813

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $34,919 · program services $26,995 · management and general $4,849 · fundraising $3,075

  • 24c · Other expenses: COLLECTIONS STORAGE

    total $4,931 · program services $3,060 · management and general $1,871

  • 24d · Other expenses: COLLECTION ACQUISITIONS

    total $1,986 · program services $1,986

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,912,916 · end of year $25,458

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $3,706,718

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,406,713 · end of year $1,479,038

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $97,906 · end of year $57,082

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $6,720

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $206,850 · end of year $141,016

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $68,352,775

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $41,482,424

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $25,436,399 · end of year $26,870,351

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,646,658 · end of year $3,609,993

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,926,774 · end of year $3,798,723

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $917,851 · end of year $5,928,774

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $26,281 · end of year $34,578

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $14,565,326 · end of year $12,597,199

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,965,426 · end of year $18,607,367

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,159,332 · end of year $2,527,181

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE AND CHALLENGE PERSPECTIVES IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE, REVEAL HOW THE SCIENTIFIC PAST IS EMBEDDED IN OUR DAILY LIVES, AND CATALYZE THE REIMAGINING OF OUR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL FUTURE

Activities or mission (Part I)

SCIENCE HISTORY INSTITUTE IS A FREE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY IN PHILADELPHIA, DEDICATED TO PRESERVING, INTERPRETING, AND SHARING HISTORIES OF CHEMISTRY, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, AND THE LIFE SCIENCES FOR A GLOBAL AUDIENCE.

  • BECKMAN CENTER: THE ARNOLD AND MABEL BECKMAN CENTER FOR THE HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY SUPPORTS A DYNAMIC COMMUNITY OF RESEARCHERS DOING RESEARCH IN THE HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES OF CHEMISTRY AND RELATED SCIENCES, TECHNOLOGIES, AND INDUSTRIES USING THE INSTITUTE'S COLLECTIONS. IT IS ALSO HOME TO ASSOCIATED SCHOLARLY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE, A PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES, WRITING WORKSHOPS, A BOOK SERIES, AND A NETWORK OF OVER 250 ALUMNI.THE BECKMAN CENTER OFFERS SEVERAL FELLOWSHIP TYPES: CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIPS (2 YEARS), POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS (12 MONTHS), DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS (9 MONTHS), SHORT-TERM FELLOWSHIPS (1-4 MONTHS), AND DISTINGUISHED FELLOWSHIPS (4 MONTHS).

    Expenses $1,190,915 · Grants $285,100 · Revenue $6,428

  • MUSEUM: SCIENCE IS ALL AROUND US. IT SHAPES WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO, FROM THE CLOTHES WE WEAR AND THE PHONES WE CARRY, TO THE FOOD WE EAT AND THE WATER WE DRINK. BUT SCIENCE HAS A PAST-A RICH AND OFTEN SURPRISING PAST THAT REVEALS THE ORIGINS OF IDEAS AND INNOVATIONS THAT IMPACT OUR DAILY LIVES. AT OUR MUSEUM, WHICH IS FREE, YOU CAN EXPLORE THE AMAZING SUCCESSES, ASTONISHING FAILURES, AND STRANGE SURPRISES BEHIND THE SCIENCE THAT SHAPES OUR WORLD. RECENT EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE LUNCHTIME: THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE ON THE SCHOOL FOOD TRAY, WHICH OFFERS A NOVEL HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON EFFORTS TO FEED CHILDREN IN U.S. SCHOOLS, AND EARTHLY MATTERS, A NEW PERMANENT EXHIBITION INSTALLED IN THE LOBBY FEATURING A COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 20 MINERALS RECENTLY DONATED TO THE INSTITUTE.

    Expenses $1,465,224 · Revenue $4,865

  • DIGITAL CONTENT: IN OUR DISTILLATIONS DIGITAL CONTENT, WE REVEAL SCIENCE'S ROLE IN A COMPLICATED, EVER-CHANGING, AND OFTEN STRANGE WORLD. WE ARE STORYTELLERS WHO TAP INTO THE WORK OF HISTORIANS AND OTHER RESEARCHERS TO PRODUCE ARTICLES, PODCASTS, AND VIDEOS THAT UNCOVER HIDDEN STORIES AND SEEK NEW PERSPECTIVES ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. WITH THE HELP OF THE SCIENCE HISTORY INSTITUTE'S UNIQUE COLLECTIONS, WE CHRONICLE THE POWERFUL INFLUENCE OF SCIENCE ON OUR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.

    Expenses $1,103,336

  • VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF SCIENCE HISTORY INSTITUTE AND TO FOSTER DIALOGUE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY.

    Expenses $3,215,669 · Revenue $505,132

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lewis Gasorek

    BOARD MEMBER & CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • Sharon L Haynie

    BOARD MEMBER & VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Daniel D Adams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Cynthia Cai

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • T Bond Calloway Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Michael Desimone

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Rod Ferguson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • John Henry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Nicholas J Kovich

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Laurie J Landeau

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Frank Lipiecki

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Fred A Middleton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Louise Y Palmer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Octavio Tonatiuh Ramierez-Reivich

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Catherine Sohn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jeffrey L Sturchio

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Mary Tanner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Cheryl Teich

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sam Tharpe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • David Cole

    PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $472,859
    From this org
    $426,732
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,127
    Hours/week
    30 + 10 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $426,732
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,661
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,466
    Filer's total
    $472,859
  • Stephanie Kish

    TREASURER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $114,216
    From this org
    $99,377
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,839
    Hours/week
    30 + 10 related
  • Caitlin Martin

    SECRETARY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $123,890
    From this org
    $92,802
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,088
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related
  • Kevin Cavanaugh

    TREASURER, SENIOR VP, CAO & CFO

    Total calculated
    $308,719
    From this org
    $267,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,569
    Hours/week
    30 + 10 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $267,150
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,139
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,430
    Filer's total
    $308,719
  • Michelle Dimeo

    VP OF COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $202,102
    From this org
    $179,825
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,277
    Hours/week
    15 + 25 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,825
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,867
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,410
    Filer's total
    $202,102
  • Charles Hornstein

    DIRECTOR, IT

    Total calculated
    $178,129
    From this org
    $142,349
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,780
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,349
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,008
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,772
    Filer's total
    $178,129
  • Ponce Hatch

    DIRECTOR, END USER EXPERIENCE

    Total calculated
    $141,467
    From this org
    $125,024
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,443
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related
  • Beth Alfaro

    DIRECTOR OF HR

    Total calculated
    $125,240
    From this org
    $116,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,432
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related
  • Alexis Pedrick

    CHIEF STORYTELLER

    Total calculated
    $125,948
    From this org
    $110,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,498
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related
  • James Voelkel

    CURATOR OF RARE BOOKS, OTHMER LIBRARY

    Total calculated
    $114,000
    From this org
    $106,286
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,714
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • SCIENCE HISTORY INSTITUTE SUPPORT COMPANY

    501(C)(3) · RESEARCH LIBRARY AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT · PA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640479349301729

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