Public Charity

WORCESTER NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY INC

Based in WORCESTER, MA, WORCESTER NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $10.5M in revenue, $5.9M in expenses, $27.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 37 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.3M.

EIN: 042105868 WORCESTER, MA Natural History & Natural Science Museums NTEE: A56 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$10.5M
Total Expenses$5.9M
Total Assets$27.3M
Grant Records37
Funding Total$1.3M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE ECOTARIUM'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE A PASSION FOR SCIENCE AND NATURE AMONG ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCES, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, AND ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMMING. AS NEW ENGLAND'S LEADING SCIENCE AND NATURE CENTER, OUR VISION IS TO BE AN INNOVATIVE LEADER IN EXPERIENTIAL, COMMUNITY-CENTERED, SCIENCE LEARNING. THE ECOTARIUM IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR INNOVATIVE, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMMING FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND SCHOOL GROUPS, AND FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL GUEST EXPERIENCE.

Where $100 goes at Worcester Natural History Society Inc

How Worcester Natural History Society Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$68 Programs the work itself
$20 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $68 for programs

$24
Educational programs
35% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 7,741 youth; 9,088 youth; 763 campers
$22
Exhibits & collections
33% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 136,699 visitors; 45 acres of outdoor; 36,812 guests
$12
Wildlife
17% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

GREATER WORCESTER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
2025
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$51,427
$6,000
GREATER WORCESTER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$545,611
$35,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$22,250

Showing up to 5 of 37 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Aimee Peacock
TRUSTEE - RESIGNED IN 2024 David Fields
TRUSTEE David K Woodbury
TREASURER David P Mcmanus
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Deborah Berman Shear
TRUSTEE Dr Florina S Tseng

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$795,328 8 grants
General Support
$327,796 20 grants
Research & Policy
$70,000 2 grants
Education
$48,830 4 grants
Unspecified
$80,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $10.5M $5.9M $27.3M
2023 $5.2M $5.8M $22.1M
2022 $5.6M $5.2M $21.5M
2020 $1.3M $4.3M $22.4M
2019 $4.2M $4.9M $25.1M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $4.2M to $10.5M (+149%), with total assets most recently reported at $27.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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