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THE EXPLORATORIUM

SAN FRANCISCO, CAEIN: 94-1696494Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

THE EXPLORATORIUM 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.

Evidence-Based/Data-Driven/Effective Altruism
Community-Led/Participatory/Grassroots
Local (City/County Level)
International
General Population
Museums & Cultural Institutions
Education & Awareness
Direct Service Delivery

Annual Revenue

$66,629,029

Known Funders

107

Grants Received

254

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$66,629,029$65,980,256$293,014,681
2022$61,024,177$64,760,247$284,732,614
2021$79,571,391$59,221,371$275,042,102
2020$47,989,738$46,912,545$286,875,309
2019$48,557,720$52,960,158$264,783,310
2018$96,372,343$53,538,400$269,815,117
2017$51,507,512$52,933,431$226,313,174
2016$74,087,793$52,213,213$225,591,402

Top Funders

$22,500,000 (2021)
$2,500,000 (2021)
$2,292,906 (2023)
$2,272,211 (2021)
$2,237,708 (2023)
$2,133,414 (2024)
$1,886,403 (2024)
$1,797,244 (2024)
$1,394,472 (2023)

Showing top 10 of 107 funders.

Key Personnel

From 2023 IRS 990 filing

T

THOMAS ROCKWELL

CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

Highest Compensated
A

ANNE HOLMES

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

Highest Compensated
J

JASON PACELY

CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

Highest Compensated
A

ANNE RICHARDSON

CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER

Highest Compensated
J

JULIE NUNN

CHIEF BRAND OFFICER

Highest Compensated
B

BLAIR WINN

CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

Key Employee
R

ROBERT SEMPER

CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER

Key Employee
P

PHOEBE WHITE

CHIEF OPERATING OFC. (THRU 9/22/23)

Key Employee
L

LAURA ZANDER

CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATING OFFICER

Officer
M

MARK BIERMAN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Officer

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