Public Charity

THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA

Based in PHILADELPHIA, PA, THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $25.8M in revenue, $23.8M in expenses, $110.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 91 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $5.7M.

EIN: 231352000 PHILADELPHIA, PA Physical & Earth Sciences NTEE: U30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$25.8M
Total Expenses$23.8M
Total Assets$110.2M
Grant Records91
Funding Total$5.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION IS "TO UNDERSTAND THE NATURAL WORLD AND INSPIRE EVERYONE TO CARE FOR IT." THE ACADEMY IMPLEMENTS ITS MISSION THROUGH UNDERSTANDING THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE; DEVELOPING AND APPLYING SCIENCE TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT; AND INFORMING AND BUILDING A MOVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY ENGAGED COMMUNITIES FOR A HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE PLANET.

Where $100 goes at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

How The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$73 Programs the work itself
$22 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $73 for programs

$34
Public education
46% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 126,000 visitors; 217 volunteers; 17,566 hours
$34
Science division
46% of program spending
$5
Library and archives
8% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

VICE CHAIR Abbie Dean
VICE CHAIR Allen J Model
SECRETARY Amy Branch
EXEC DIR, DEVELOPMENT Caitlin O'brien
BOARD TRUSTEE Christopher Crockett
CHAIR (TO 3/25) David E Griffith

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,263,973 53 grants
Environment & Conservation
$1,055,821 9 grants
Education
$546,158 6 grants
Research & Policy
$492,053 8 grants
Arts & Culture
$366,024 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $25.8M $23.8M $110.2M
2024 $22.4M $23.7M $107.1M
2023 $21.9M $21.7M $101.7M
2022 $28.9M $20.6M $101.0M
2021 $22.1M $17.3M $106.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $22.1M to $25.8M (+17%), with total assets most recently reported at $110.2M.

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

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