2013-2014 Report2013-2014 to the Report Community to the Community EARLY Three initiatives EXPLORERS

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every young person YOUNG SCIENTISTS toThree use new initiatives science support and strengthen our mission. Mission in shapingTo inspire excitement for science through interactive exhibits and programs that engage, educate, and empower. a better future. FUTURE SCIENCE LEADERS EARLY Learning EXPLORERS Families ages 0 - 5 Curious. Curiosity Our framework has three linked initiatives Confident. Creativity covering the preschool, elementary, and Inspired. France Lindsay middle school years. Each initiative features The Sciencenter made remarkable progress this year toward fostering a community in which a variety of on-site and outreach experiences every young person is empowered to use science in shaping a better future – for themselves, their community, and the world they will soon inherit. that inspire interest in science, boost science As you read this report, you will see a new emphasis on empowering youth through three skills and empower children to use science YOUNG initiatives that focus on children at three levels: preschool – our Early Explorers; elementary in their lives. school – our Young Scientists; and middle school – our Future Science Leaders. Because the Contents needs at each of these developmental stages are so different, our exhibits and programs are SCIENTISTS carefully tailored to maximize learning and gain the support of adults to leverage our efforts. ages 5 - 11 Letter of Welcome ...... 2 Throughout the U.S., 1.5 million people experienced science through our traveling exhibitions + Confidence Learning Families ...... 3 and outreach programs. In addition, the leadership, exhibits, programs and practices of the Sciencenter have had a profound ripple effect throughout the museum field, to the benefit of + Collaboration Access for All ...... 8 over 30 million visitors around the world. Partnerships ...... 9 As always, we are deeply grateful for the dedicated efforts of our 27 staff, 250 volunteers, and 2,500 members. We couldn’t do it without your gifts of talent, time and treasure. National Impact ...... 11 Thank you for all you do to help make the Sciencenter an essential part of its local, regional Youth Empowerment Giving ...... 12 and international communities. The Catalyst Society ...... 16 Through Science The Sciencenter is fostering a new generation of youth FUTURE Endowment Report ...... 17 empowered to address the global challenges of our times by 2013 Financial Report ...... 18 helping parents and caregivers actively coach and facilitate SCIENCE their children’s learning. Corporate and Foundation Giving . . .19 + Critical Thinking Building on our strength in elementary science, our new LEADERS Robin Davisson Charlie Trautmann Sciencenter Board ...... 20 Learning Families educational framework pushes boundaries ages 11 - 14 + Communication Chair, Board of Trustees Executive Director in three key ways: age, geographic reach and depth. Sciencenter Staff ...... 21 + Leadership & Responsibility

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Early Explorers Young Scientists This initiative supports the curiosity and creativity of early To build confidence and bolster the collaborative spirit of children ages 5-11, this initiative emphasizes learners ages 0-5, through programming, parent workshops, open-ended exhibit experiences and reimagined educational programs and activities. preschool science curriculum, and research. 2013-2014 Exhibitions Showtime! Expanded Early Education Programming More than 3,750 guests experienced science in action Our education department has added an early childhood educator. through weekly interactive amphitheater programs on This new staff member develops programs for young children topics such as energy, robotics, physics, tornadoes, ages 0-5 as well as for their parents and their teachers. Our early memory and learning, and insects and reptiles, to name childhood educator will enable us to expand our Curiosity Corner just a few. programming, create parent workshops, add a session of camp Sponsored in part by: for younger children (kindergarten to grade 2) and provide science Tompkins Trust Company Programs support to Head Start teachers and families. Our interactive educational programs offer an array of topics such as air, light and sound waves, simple machines, Curiosity Corner Programming magnets, and matter, each including both a collaborative Focused on our youngest guests, weekly programs for children component and an open-ended challenge. 1,443 students 4 and under feature a story followed by a science activity in our Sponsor: participated in educational programs during field trips Maguire Family of Dealerships Curiosity Corner. In the past year, these programs have drawn in 2013. 720 children, with their popularity growing as families make them a regular engagement. Exhibition Sponsors Sponsored Field Trips In partnership with Kids Discover the Trail!, 464 students Living Laboratory participated in field trips to the Sciencenter. Additionally, Cornell’s Early Childhood Cognition Lab uses the Curiosity Corner 343 2nd grade students in Tompkins County and in the City as a living laboratory, making use of the gallery’s unique of Cortland took a sponsored field trip to the Sciencenter. characteristics as a child-centered space. Parents learn about Discovery Space Students learned about renewable energy and participated current studies in child development and learn strategies to This quiet space lets families explore the world of science in an engineering challenge to build their own windmills, encourage skill development while their children play an through activity kits and games. Guests investigate a wide or learned about our watershed and experienced our live interactive game. variety of science topics including magnets, fossils, and animal Touch Tank. electricity. In 2013, 14,185 guests participated in activities in Programs at the Downtown Ithaca Children’s Center the Discovery Space. Every week a Sciencenter educator leads lessons for preschool In the Community children highlighting the process of science, with a literacy Science Playground component. Each lesson includes a story and a science-related Guests enjoy science outside with hands-on exhibits that let Afterschool Enrichment activity. them climb and hang, make music, investigate bubbles and The Sciencenter provided hands-on science activities after bounce on the world’s ONLY Kevlar Suspension Bridge. school to students at Belle Sherman, Beverly J. Martin, Workshops and Professional Development Cayuga Heights, Enfield, and Northeast Elementary Schools. Sciencenter staff members conduct teacher workshops in the NanoDays community on how children learn and how to encourage 860 guests and 124 volunteers participated in NanoDays this Starlab Outreach children’s interest in science. This year’s workshops took place year; we celebrated with special hands-on activities about Using Starlab, our portable planetarium, we provided at Head Start; 74 staff, 30 parents and 35 children participated in nanotechnology, the smallest BIG idea in science. programs for 212 children at Romulus Elementary School a total of 4 workshops. and Dryden High School.

4 5 “I was in second grade when I first visited Future Science Leaders The Future Science Leaders (FSL) program for middle school children focuses on leadership, the Sciencenter and it communication and critical thinking. Participants in the program learn science content that they communicate with Sciencenter guests through four different strands: public programming, completely changed my technology, scientific research, and exhibits. Each strand promotes science leadership. view on science. Being a In 2013, FSL participants led more than 1,300 guests in CIT allowed me to increase activities. 200 6th grade students visited the Sciencenter Empowerment to explore programming, exhibits and technology. Back Through Science: my own knowledge about at school, they developed hands-on activities and videos to communicate scientific concepts from their 6th grade High School and Beyond science, and also increase science class. Last year, 125 high school and college students led educational science activities through programs and children’s knowledge in Public programming events, such as our weekly Chemsations! and Energy Serving as Counselors-in-Training (CIT), FSL participants Explo! amphitheater shows, with 1,280 museum guests. science.” mentor our summer science campers, present the Touch These shows give students opportunities to hone their – Sherrie Qian, CIT Tank programs for campers and lead hands-on activities communication skills, develop and share hands-on (Summer Camp Counselor-In-Training) with guests. activities, and to be the “expert” in something they are passionate about. Technology FSL participants filmed interviews with research scientists and created stop-motion videos showing hands-on activities linked to the research. Scientific research Trained by local experts from the Community Science Institute and the Finger Lakes Institute, FSL participants brought Sciencenter guests to nearby Cascadilla Creek to collect data on water chemistry and life in the creek. Back at the Sciencenter, they helped guests use microscopes to identify the organisms they had discovered. They then communicated the findings from their research to Sciencenter guests

A Future Science Leader built Future Science Leaders identify an engineering challenge invertebrates from Cascadilla Creek hands-on activity and delivered in a science research project ​ it to a young guest

6 7 “Thank you for many fun and educational times. Access for All Partnerships These programs allow all members of our community, regardless of financial means Our collaborations and partnerships with other organizations on both the We qualify for a free or location, to visit the Sciencenter. local and national level allow us to expand our reach, enrich the experiences Sciencenter membership of our guests, and empower children and families to use science in shaping Membership Access Program (MAP) lead activities, and 700 students and parents a better future. and we are very grateful. This program ensures that all children living in participated in the Sciencenter’s free Family The Sciencenter is a bright Tompkins and surrounding counties, regardless Science Nights at Belle Sherman, Caroline, Cayuga Cornell’s Child Witness of financial means, can visit us as often as they’d Heights, Dryden, and Enfield Elementary Schools. and Cognition Lab like without cost as a barrier. The Sciencenter light in our lives in Ithaca.” Spooky Science The Child Witness and Cognition Lab studies provides free family memberships to families false memories and how decisions are – MAP member Over 1,000 guests in costume with children who qualify for free or reduced- made in legal contexts. In a new partnership, price lunch at school. Currently 300 families explored tricked-out exhibits and experienced a full line- Sciencenter guests take part in activities and participate. Gifts to the Sciencenter Annual learn about what influences memory. Fund make this program possible. up of special presentations, Spooky Science Sponsor demonstrations and activities Naturalist Outreach Group Agency Pass Program for this annual free community event, Our educators present a class on engaging sponsored by . In partnership with local health and human audiences through hands-on activities in service agencies, the Sciencenter opens its First Free Sundays an informal setting. Class members then doors at no cost to local families in need; we On the first Sunday of each winter month, the present Saturday Showtime! programs in our welcomed 1,864 clients of these agencies in 2013. amphitheater. Last year, 300 Sciencenter guests The Agency Pass Program is supported by the Sciencenter opens its doors to all at no charge. “Children with special We welcomed 2,310 guests during First Free Child Development Studies learned about spiders, nocturnal mammals, Sciencenter’s Corporate Membership Program. and other topics. care needs from all over Sundays in 2013. First Free Sundays in 2013 were In the Sciencenter’s Curiosity Corner, Family Science Nights sponsored by M&T Bank and NYSEG. Cornell’s Early Childhood Cognition Lab Community Science Institute and Tompkins County have We engage entire communities for hands-on brings undergraduates, graduate students, the Finger Lakes Institute science evenings at local elementary schools, with and professional researchers together with Scientists from these two organizations benefited from the passes nanoscale science and technology as primary Sciencenter guests to study how young mentor Future Science Leader participants themes in 2013-2014. In 2013, 50 volunteers helped First Free Sunday Sponsors children learn. The Sciencenter shares research about conducting scientific research. you have provided. We findings with parents and offers strategies to encourage science skill development in appreciate the Sciencenter's young children. commitment to the mission, Civic Ensemble Family Theater vision and values that serve The Civic Ensemble presented the topic of hydraulic fracturing in a series of theater-style our community so well.” presentations. Families learned about gas drilling while participating in a family-friendly Finger Lakes Institute – Margo Polikoff, Tompkins County Health Dept, program designed to create conversation scientist training Future Children With Special Care Needs, around a controversial issue. Science Leaders on use of ​​ Agency Pass Program participant equipment for collecting data on the chemistry of Cascadilla Creek ​ 8 9 Gary Hodges ​ ​ Hodges Gary

Impact at the National Level The Sciencenter takes an active role in the museum field by leading collaborations, touring exhibitions, conducting research, publishing, presenting at conferences, and serving on boards and committees.

Leading Nanotechnology Learning Professional Development Conferences As one of the leading organizations for the Nanoscale Each year Sciencenter staff members attend and Informal Science Education Network, the Sciencenter present sessions at the Association of Science- directs the development of NISE Net educational Technology Centers (ASTC), Association of Children’s Gary Hodges ​ products, leads the annual national NanoDays event, Museums (ACM), and other professional conferences. and coordinates a network of museum partners in the In 2013-14, Sciencenter staff attended a total of over northeastern U.S. Using hands-on educational science 125 days of professional development and delivered activities developed by the Sciencenter, over 500,000 19 presentations. guests in 300 U.S. museums experience applications of nanotechnology in everyday life. Noyce Leadership Institute Tim Scott, Deputy Director, completed a yearlong Touring Exhibitions in North America fellowship with the Noyce Leadership Institute that and Europe focused on engaging the community in reimagining Through the Sciencenter’s international traveling the Sciencenter’s educational program to empower exhibition program, we engage over 1 million museum youth to use science in shaping a better future. This guests in science each year. The Sciencenter tours engagement paved the way for the Sciencenter to exhibitions to other museums throughout the United expand its program and create new educational and States and Europe. In 2013, the Sciencenter toured exhibit experiences. 11 exhibitions, 7 of which were developed or co- developed by the Sciencenter with support from the IMLS Early Learners Collaborative National Science Foundation and other sponsors. The Sciencenter is participating in an international collaboration to study best practices in programs for Impact in the Museum Field young children. As part of this collaborative, we are Above: In September, the Sciencenter hosted the Sciencenter Executive Director Charlie Trautmann sharing our experience helping preschool teachers at annual NISE Net northeast regional meeting which focuses on increasing the capacity of NISE Network serves on the board of the Association of Children’s the Downtown Ithaca Children’s Center to introduce partners to engage the public in nanoscience, Museums (ACM). The Sciencenter is also a partner science-based activities in their classrooms. engineering, and technology. in NISE Net, the Institute of Museum and Library Portal to the Public Below: Tim Scott, Sciencenter Deputy Director, Services (IMLS) Early Learners Collaborative, Portal recently completed the Noyce Leadership Institute to the Public (PopNet), and the National Living We have introduced a 6-hour Science Communication fellowship. Laboratory Initiative. Short Course for researchers and scientists wherein “It is very gratifying to know that the activities we develop here at the Sciencenter scientists share their expertise with a public audience are being used by hundreds of museums across the country, not just during NanoDays through hands-on activities. events, but throughout the year in their regular programming.” - Kevin Dilley, Sciencenter Education Program Manager, National Collaborative Projects 10 11 ​ Hodges Gary

Dan & Marnie Ecklund Greg Hall & Penny Bealle Martin & Beth Jolles “Plenty of cool Leadership Donors Karl & Virginia Ehemann Scott Hall & Carli Yeager-Hall Phillip & Antonia Jordan Donors Anonymous Ted & Lisa Eisenberg Steve Hand & Nancy Dytman William & Mary Juan interactives and very Gifts of $1000+ John Abel Mark & Paula Eisner Robert & Rebecca Hanlon Kiernan & Sarah Kaiser John & Janet Abowd Steve & Cathy Emery Keith Hannon & Casey Keller Francis & Leonie Kallfelz Anonymous affordable! Great for Robert Abrams William & Loretta Epthimiatos Rick & Ellen Harrison Dore Karasin & Cyndi Herrick John & Elaine Alexander Barry & Margaret Adams Eugene & Ann Erickson Ronald & Rebecca Harris-Warrick Jim Karpinski & Jane Koestler Bill & Jane Bassett tweens and adults David & Nancy Ahlers David Evelyn & Jennifer Weinraub Juris & Elly Hartmanis Michael Katz & Ellen Cohen-Rosenthal Larry & Margaret Bennett Ronald & Victoria Alexander David & Meghan Faherty Tom Hartshorne & Leslie Daniels Jeff & Lynn Kellogg Alan & Jennifer Biloski as well. Time flew Richard Allen & Anke Wessels Stephen & Leslie Hathaway Jeffrey Keno & Joan Shroyer-Keno Owen & Alison Brown Alan & Laura Falk Rick Allmendinger & Terry Jordan Nellie Corson Jeffrey & Melody Faraday Janet & Gerard Hawkes Andrew King by with a lot of Elizabeth Anderson Walt & Jean Cottrell Richard & Lisa Farr Marshall Hayes & Magali Moreau Thomas & Christina King Robert & Laura Andolina Bob & Vanne Cowie Paul Feeny & Mary Berens Carl & Sue Haynes Matthew Klemm & Sarah von Schrader stuff to see, watch William & Caroline Arms Robin Davisson & David Skorton David Feldshuh & Martha Frommelt John & Karen Henion Bill & Carol Klepack Michael & Ina Arthur Jane Engel Gary & Lisa Ferguson Christopher Henley Kevin Kniffin & Jenny Kao-Kniffin and do!” Mark & Judith Ashton Jennifer Engel & Larry Young David Fernandez & Elizabeth Lawson Robert & Lorna Herdt Andrew & Tamara Kobziar – Charlie K. Howard & Erica Evans Araxy & Ross Bablanian Harold Figueroa & Jennifer Lovelace Christopher Hernandez & Karen Kim Heinz & Judith Koch Greg & Betsy Galvin Timothy Bael & Sandra Thananart Tom & Elizabeth Fisher-York Candy Herrick Donald & Dorothy Kompf Russell Givens Keith Baier & Leslie Appel Dave & Mary Flinn Sara Hess Michelle Kortenaar & Ken Rother Richard Hutcheson* Robert Barlow Davide Fortusini & Silvia Abbiati Seth Hiland & Irene Alexandra Amaro Dexter & Fran Kozen Mark Jauquet & Mickie Sanders-Jauquet Douglas & Jessica Barnes Kate Fraley Daryl & Laurie Hill Sesaly Krafft Michael & Laura Larson Joan Barnes Jonathan Froehlich Nicolai & Ethna Hinrichsen David & Susan Kramer Raymond & Joan Loehr Derek & Shara Barr Chris & Alison Fromme Thomas Hirasuna & Jean Hunter David Kraskow & Liz Hess Fred & Tibby McLafferty Simon Barrette & Nancy Bussieres Joel & Susan Brock Joe & Marcy Chichester James Cutting & Claudia Lazzaro Stephen & Sara Frug Daniel & Ania Hitchcock Barbara Kretzmann Sam & Vera McLafferty George & Helen Bayer Nathan & Lezli Brock Joseph & Eileen Choi Rick & Rebecca Dann Kent & Linda Fuchs Donald Holcomb Mark & Marcie Kreydt Jim Morin & Myra Shulman Bill & Nancy Bellamy Michael Bronzino Sr & Sage Bronzino Gordon & Suzanne Chun Nicholas & Sophia Darling Henry & Suok Mee Gerson Jim Holman & Dorothy Buerk Fred & Gloria Kulhawy Ruth Morton Nick & Karen Belton John Brouillette Henry & Mary Louise Church Frank & Marie Rose daSilva Lawrence Gibbons & Ritchie Patterson Dr. Dorothy Holmes Brian & Jody Kunk-Czaplicki Michael & Alexandra Nolan Fran Benedict James Brown Tony & Jill Ciccone Lucille daSilva Josh & Liz Giblin David Holowka & Barbara Baird Karen LaFace & Andrew Getzin Bill Nye Chandler & Aziza Benson Kevin Brown & Ketsamone Paul Cody & Elizabeth Holmes Timothy Davis & Carol Critchlow Aaron & Amy Godert Michael & Laura Holt Thomas & Marisa LaFalce Frank & Rosa Rhodes Kenny Berkowitz & Bridget Meeds Phongsawath Daniel Cogan & Tammy Baker Paul & Cathy Dawson Gregory Gohn & Kathleen Krafft Gohn Mary Honcharik John Lambert & Robin Rogers Roger & Arlene Richardson Gregory & Marya Besharov Tom & Wilma Brown Timothy & Mary Ann Colbert Joan & Tob de Boer Daniel & Nicole Golden Robert & Joan Horn R. Carolyn Lange Laurie Robinson Michael & Joyce Billing Nelson Burdick & Mary Royer David & Michelle Colicci Eric & Megan de Jager Joshua Goldman Carolyn Horner Cliff & Heather Lardin Jean & Betty Rowley Chris & Steve Bissen Derek & Nora Burrows Douglas & Rosemary Collins Marie Anne de Roos Jim Goodreau & Sueane Hemmer Leah Horwitz James & Heidi Larounis Tacie & Peter Saltonstall Donald Blake Lisa Bushlow Cynthia & Gould Colman Kunga Delotsang & Heather Harrick Goodreau Paul Houston & Barbara Lynch Glenn Larratt & Elizabeth Fleming- Art & Charlotte Shull Jack & Nanette Blakely John & Bonnie Butler Alex & Jennifer Colvin Bill & Sarah Demo Elizabeth Gordon Arthur Howser Larratt Karen & David Smith Beaver Blomfield-Brown & Wendy Jim & Terry Byrnes Melanie Conroy-Goldman Paul & Peggy Dennis John Gosart & Deborah Patten Ron Hoy & Margaret Nelson Eric Lavin & Erin Hays Blixy Taetzsch & Gene Yaples Weichert Leo & Sandra Cacciotti Nathan & Nicole Cook Will Dichtel & Laura Nieder Dan & Karen Governanti Mark Hurwitz Ari & Lindsay Lavine Bruce & Katie Thompson Jason Bloom & Gretchen Samter John Carasone & Luana Maroja Todd & Stephanie Cook Tom & Barbara Dimock David Gower & Wendy Strobel Gower Phil & Jennifer Infante Buzz & Linda Lavine Charlie & Nancy Trautmann David & Joanna Bock RedPoney & Julie Carpenter Edward & Caroline Cope Francis & Barbara DiSalvo Jr. Mary & Brad Grainger Ali and Daniel Jackson Janice Lawrence Frank Trautmann Sochewant Bong & Karen Soth Steven Carvell & Julie Stone Brad & Nancy Corbitt George Dombroske & Jill Stoddard- Malcolm & Lynn Green Thomas & Melinda Jahn David Lee & Marjory Rinaldo-Lee Carol & Mack Travis Dominic Boyer & Cymene Howe Jackie & Joe Cassaniti Lisken & James Cordes Dombroske Donald & Iris Greenberg Georg & Lucia Jander Sid & Gail Leibovich Tom & Jane Van Derzee Lynn Bradley Leopold Josh & Nikki Cerra David & Carolyn Corson Paul & Nancy Downes Jon & Jill Greene Philip & Lesly Lempert Ari Van Tienhoven Jim Jenkins & Kathy Kelly Adam & Melissa Brechner Brian Chabot & Kathy Rasmussen David & Peggy Dunlop David & Elaine Gries Peter Lepage & Deborah O’Connor Charles & Jane Walcott Jon & Janet Corson-Rikert Christi Jennings & Mike Doyle Thomas & Patricia Brenna Patrick & Nina Chaopricha Curt & Diane Dunnam David & Sally Grubb Tina & Melissa Lesley-Fox Cherie Wendelken & Jeb Brooks Jeff & Liza Cotterill Larry Jensen Peter & Beth Brennan Larry & Arlene Chase Clifford & Elizabeth Earle John Guckenheimer & Meredith Kusch Debbie Levin Amy & Steve Yale-Loehr Ethan & Susan Crist Robert & Lauren Jetty III Harriet Brittain Prof. & Mrs. Stephen Chase Robert & Lynette Eckert Chris & Karen Haesloop Ilma & Gil Levine Gene & Jeanne Yarussi Mary Ellen Cummings Stephen & Lorraine Johnson * Deceased 12 13 Gary Hodges ​ Walter & Dian Levy Spencer Moore & Sarah Markowitz Keith & Mary Jane Porter Thomas Ruane & Donna Augustine Susanne Shaver Susan Stein & Leslie Sandman Jon & Rhonda Velazquez “Awesome science! Bruce & Claudia Lewenstein Robert & Nancy Morgan Eswar Prasad & Barbara Kaminska Stephen & Susan Ruoff Cassandra Shaw Michael & Kelly Sturman Robert & Linda Voorhees Henry & Kadene Limmer Joseph & Laura Morse Rick & Donna Prybyl Gretchen Ryan & Leah O’Connor Carrie Shearer Adam & Kunghsuan Sugihara Michael Waldman & Lisa Berki Our kids were Jack & Amy Little Timothy & Elizabeth Mount Christopher & April Celeste Ptak Mildred Ryan David Shmoys & Eva Tardos Gookwon Edward Suh & Jongdeuk William & Elizabeth Walkenbach Peter & Enid Littman Craig Muckle & Ann Marie MacDonald Andrew & Susanne Quagliata David & Lesli Sagan Michael & Karen Shuler Judy Park John & Patricia Walsh occupied with all the Hubert Lobo & Renu Gandhi Erich & Susan Mueller Jan Quarles Nick Salvatore & Ann Sullivan Joseph & Sheryl Sierzant Qi Sun & Jian Hua Ann Ward Mead & Jill Loop Brian & Rebecca Muellers Andrew & Barbara Reese Carolyn Sampson Kirk Sigel & Beth Ahner Shanna & Joshua Swartwood David & Susan Watkins exhibits, both inside Daniel P. Loucks Charles Mund Greg & Heather Rejman Bethany Sannerud & Deborah Brau John Siliciano & Rosie Mayer Douglas & Jenna Sybert David Weinstein & Christina Stark Virginia Lovelace Daniel & Kathleen Murphy David Rice & Suzanne Gervais Beau & Valerie Saul John & Patricia Sipple David Sylves & Jeannie Gex Harris & Sarah Weisman and outside for over Jack & Janet Lowe Susan Murphy Ayana Richardson John T. Saunders III & Vicki Bogan Beth Silverberg Edward & Mitch Sylves-Berry Clark & Sarah West Liina & Tiit Lukk Andrew Myers & Kavita Bala Betty Richardson Jane Sautter Michael Smith & Kristen Brennan Steve Tanksley & Theresa Fulton Erik Westwig & Karen Trible 4 hours. I literally Roland Lynch & Patricia Johnson John & Carolyn Neuman Thomas Richardson Joseph Scaffido & Linda Burd Garn James & Cynthia Smoyer Frederick & Janet Tanner Winthrop & Andrea Wetherbee Aubree & Kristin Lynch David & Mavis Ng Carroll Rikert, Jr. John & Deanna Schaefer Jeffrey & Suzanne Snedeker Kara & Eric Taylor Michael & Catherine Whalen had to drag them Curtis & Lisa Lyons Steve & Cindy Nicholson Christopher Riley & Nicole Roy Helene Schember & Terry Herter Nelson & Gail Sobel Martha Taylor & Josie Yunis Kristen White Doug & Amy MacQueen Michael Niemack & Maren Vitousek Jason & Jeanne Robertson Bruno Schickel & Amy Dickinson Holger Sondermann & Maria Thompson Terry & Alison Christie Charles & Deborah Whitehead out.” Kerra & Gavin Mahoney Carl & Marion Norberg Martha & Steve Robertson Colleen Schiefen Garcia-Garcia Dan Thiel & Niamh O’Leary Fred & Mary Widding Tribute Gifts Frank & Margaret Robinson Ray & Kathy Schlather Steven & Sharon Songer Ben & Joy Thomas – Larry B. Russell Maines & Elizabeth Reiter Daryl Nydam & Gillian Perkins Benjamin & Joanne Widom In honor of Sue Spitz, Victor & Jo-Ann Mancini Mindy & Brett Oakes Madeline & Verne Rockcastle Fred Schneider & Mimi Bussan James & Susan Spear Joseph & Marney Thomas Steve & Stephanie Widrick Liz Adams Rich & Kate Mangan Juliette Oatley Jacob & Melissa Roloson David Schuller Dylan & Kimberly Spencer Maury Tigner Emily Williams & Alexa Yesukevich In honor of Debbie Levin and Ilma Levine, Raj Mangaraj & Clarissa Coombs Patrick & Jennifer O’Brien Michael & Leigh Romano David & Rebecca Schwed Suzanne Spitz Ronald & Suzanne Till William & Wendy Williams Jennifer Engel and Larry Young Melissa Mann Thian Koon Oh & Lay Hong Lim Allyn Rosenbaum & Patrice Jennings Mary Schweitzer David St. George & Lisa Wood Sam & Kim Tilsen Thomas & Heather Winch Michael & Julie Stamm Charles Tilton & Patricia In honor of Kathy Krafft, Joseph & Cynthia Mannino Cal & Joan Organ James Rothenberg & Mariana Wolfner Seth Schweitzer & Yael Zucker Mark & Alicia Wittink Sesaly Krafft Chad & Virginia Maphis Jan Ormsby Woodworth Norva Wood Daniel & Nazrin Tingstrom In honor of Charlie Trautmann, John & Jane Marcham Bob & Lenore Orrange David & Arline Woolley Michael and Alexandra Nolan Randy & Terry Marcus Michael Palmer & Mary Still Michael Titlebaum & Catherine Ammitai Worob & Marnie Waxman Gale Michael & Lori Mauter Michael & Christine Pambianchi Geoff & Cindy Wright In honor of Kristen Galvin, Jeff Tonole & Kim Weeden Charlie and Karen Phlegar Brian McAninch & Gayle Gleason Bob Parker & Joy Swanson Madison & Mary Wright Susan Trask & Peter Jarvis Brian McAree & Kris Corda Chris & Rebecca Parkin Andrew Yale & Brenda Kuhn In honor of Gabe and Luka Ryan-O'Connor, Emrys & Sara Tyler Mildred Ryan James McConkey Alejandro Parra & Bethani Pallace Huijun Yang & Qiaojuan Shi Emily Ufford & Nery Trigueros Peter McCracken & Jennifer Germann Tom Parsons & Kelly Hirsch David & Marcia Zax In honor of Theresa Toth, Gonzalez Sean and Lisa Scanlon Mary Kate McCullough & Mary Pat Brady David & Connie Patterson David & Rehema Underwood Stephanie Zerilli Bob McGuire & Judy Keil Graeme & Cindy Paul Marguerite & Norman Uphoff Rui Zhang & Danhong Zhong In honor of Peggy Dolan and Christina Kevin & Tara McManus Art & Katy Pearce Stephen & Christine Zinder Lower in the Rainbow Room at Belle Darrell & Judy Van Campen Sherman Elementary School, Brian & Meredith Meegan Margaret Peery Nicolas & Michele Van de Walle Joel & Cathy Zumoff Elliot Shapiro and Deborah Starrin Arnim Meyburg Rylan & Jessica Peery Elaine VanDyke Thomas & Elaine Meyers Maxim Perelstein & Anindita Banerjee William VanDyke & Mariellen Brown Justin & Jamila Michener William & Mary Anne Perks VanDyke Victor & Kien Tjay Miggiani Adam & Helen Perl Robbert VanRenesse & Lesley Memorial Gifts Wyman & Erica Miles Joe & Mary Pesaresi Greene In memory of William and Barbara McGuire, Nina Miller Christian & Elaine Peters Bob McGuire and Judy Keil Scott & Teresa Miller Earl & Harriet Peters This list reflects memberships at the Cosmos levels and In memory of Carl Sagan, John & Mary Jean Miner James & Nancy Peters gifts made to the Sciencenter Annual Fund, the Sciencenter Ross Smith Endowment, and special projects in 2013. Susan & Dan Mittler Kenneth Peters & Jennifer Hines In memory of Ted Szymanski, David Mohler & Sarah Roberts LaMarr Peters & Havana Jorrin-Peters Mary Szymanski If we have made any inadvertent errors or omissions in the Robert Moore & Lauris McKee Michael & Amy Piester preparation of this donor list, please accept our apologies In memory of Keith Kennedy, Scott & Teresa Moore Robert & Karin Pohl and let us know. Ari Van Tienhoven

14 15 Lindsay France / Cornell University Photography University / Cornell France Lindsay Gary Hodges ​ Gary Hodges ​ The Catalyst Gift planning options that will help our endowment grow: 2013 Endowment Fund Report • Outright bequests in a will or living trust The Sciencenter Society • Gifts of appreciated securities Endowment (charitable remainder trusts or pooled New funds Fund value Honoring individuals who invest in the • Life income gifts received in 2013 as of 12/31/13* income funds) The Sciencenter Endowment is a set of funds that we future of the Sciencenter by including a gift • Charitable gifts from IRAs and other pension plan assets invest long term to generate income to support the to the Sciencenter’s endowment in either • Gifts of life insurance museum and its core programs. The contributed amount, Unrestricted Endowment Fund $200 $1,106,211 their living philanthropy or estate plans. • Real estate and certain other types of property or principal, remains invested in perpetuity, Board Designated Endowment 3,000 391,916 and a portion of the income generated each year supports the Sciencenter. 25th Anniversary Fund 81,972 The Sciencenter extends its deepest appreciation to our Catalyst Society Members: As a not-for-profit organization relying on admission and Field Trip Fund 50,000 247,536 Jane Bassett Robert Cowie Richard Hutcheson* Suzanne Spitz Carol Travis membership income, grants, and private gifts, annual William Bassett Vanne Cowie Keith Kennedy* Edmund Sutton Mack Travis Fund for New Initiatives 91,711 income from the endowment helps keep Sciencenter Hans Bethe* Nancy Downes Robert McGuire Bruce Thompson Cherie Wendelken admission prices low and allows us to create innovative New Visions Fund for High Impact Programs 347,191 Rose Bethe Paul Downes John Morton* Katie Thompson Barbara Yale* exhibits and programs each year. During 2013, the Jeb Brooks Brad Grainger Ruth Morton Charlie Trautmann Cathy Zumoff Sustainability Fund 25,057 263,644 endowment provided $100,000 in operating support, G. Walton Cottrell Mary Grainger Janie Rempel Frank Trautmann Joel Zumoff or 3.8% of the Sciencenter’s budget. Bill and Jane Bassett Fund 121,340 Jean Cottrell Jean Hadfield Carrie Shearer Nancy Trautmann *Deceased Sharon Bloch Event Fund 15,449 Endowment Growth Brooks Family Foundation Fund for Ocean Education 65,508

$3,000,000 Cottrell Family Fund 32,754 he donated several key exhibits for our and he appreciated the way that the Cowie Family Fund 65,508 Phase 3 expansion, including our large, Sciencenter fosters children’s interest in touchable meteorite and the triceratops climate, resources and sustainability. $2,500,000 John and Ruth Morton Fund for Community Programs 131,016 exhibit in our lobby. Richard wanted kids to have Saltonstall Fund for Animal Care 14,467 Blind from an early age, Richard didn’t opportunities to use all of their senses $2,000,000 let his blindness stop him from learning to learn about the world and was Trautmann Fund for Facilities Management 96,953 about the world and from doing the particularly interested in how we talk Yale Family Fund 52,030 things that he liked best, especially with children about science. To that $1,500,000 traveling. After college, he continued end, he established the “Elizabeth and his studies at Harvard and earned a Richard Hutcheson Fund for Science 78,257 3,125,206 PhD in philosophy. He later went on to Education” through a significant bequest $1,000,000 become Dean at SUNY Potsdam before to the Sciencenter’s endowment. In Memoriam: retiring in Ithaca. We appreciate the many ways that Richard Hutcheson $500,000 Richard was constantly learning and Richard contributed to the Sciencenter Earlier this year we lost a close making use of the latest technology. He over the years, and through his friend of the Sciencenter, Richard was passionate about education and bequest, his impact will be felt Hutcheson. Richard was a member of saw the Sciencenter as a window to the forever. We look forward to inspiring the Sciencenter’s Catalyst Society and world for children of our region. He had generations of children in ways that 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Advisory Board. A long-time supporter, a strong interest in the environment, were important to him. Gifts Value of Endowment * Reflects total contributions to date plus income earned, less payout of 4.5% to fund designated purpose

16 17 Gary Hodges ​ “My kids are Financial Report Corporate and Foundation Giving entertained here for

The Sciencenter places highest priority on sound $25,000+ $2,500 - $4,999 Tompkins Insurance Agencies, Inc. hours every time. fiscal management to ensure that every dollar is Cargill Deicing Technology, Inc. Cayuga Landscape Company > True Insurance put to the best possible use in helping youth reach Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund+ CFCU Community Credit Union United Way of Tompkins County+ We enjoyed learning Institute of Museum and Library Cornell Section of the American their fullest potential and become empowered to Services* Chemical Society* $250 - $499 about polarity ATC-NY use science in shaping a better future. 2013 Operating Revenue: Kionix, Inc. Cornell University Foundation+ and circuits in the The Horner Foundation* Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield* Corks & More > $2,602,750 NASA New York Space Grant King Ferry Winery Cornell Rubik’s Cube Club Discovery Space Consortium* M&T Bank Doug’s Fish Fry National Council on Science and NASA* First National Bank of Groton today, but the kids Civic Engagement through the Pall Corporation Fracture Analysis Consultants Noyce Foundation* Endowment & Other Grants Tompkins County Solid Waste Lindsay Lustick Garner, Linz Real didn't even realize 27% 15% NSF through the Nanoscale Management Division* Estate Informal Science Education Richardson Bros. Electrical they were learning.” Network* $1,000 - $2,499 Contractors, Inc. NSF through the Consortium of Bangs Ambulance, Inc. Tompkins County Chamber of – April Kaminski Donations Universities for Research in Miller Mayer, LLP Commerce Programs Earthquake Engineering* 19% Prybyl Farr Group at Morgan William Henry Miller Inn > 3% Park Foundation* Stanley Tompkins County Tourism Program* 2013 Expenses: Robert G. and Jane V. Engel Triad Foundation* Foundation, Inc. * indicates grant award $2,268,669 Store Sales $10,000 - $24,999 Tompkins Financial Advisors+ > indicates in-kind gift 6% Cascade Investment University Sand & Gravel, Inc. > + indicates donor-directed gifts Administration Traveling Exhibitions Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.+ 26% $500 - $999 Admission & Membership Rental Income Legacy Foundation of Tompkins 15% 16% Arnold Printing Corporation > Fundraising County* Ciaschi, Dietershagen, Little, 14% Maguire Family of Dealerships Mickelson & Co., LLP The Philanthropic Fund+ Elmira Savings Bank Tompkins Trust Company The Marvin and Annette Lee Raymond James Financial Services+ Foundation Weaver Wind Energy Emily Maletz Graphic Design > Sciarabba Walker & Co., LLP $5,000 - $9,999 Security Mutual Insurance BorgWarner Morse TEC Sustainable Tompkins* Brooks Family Foundation T.G. Miller, P.C. NYSEG Therm, Inc. Exhibits & Educational Programs Time Warner Cable* Tompkins County Area 60% Tompkins Charitable Gift Fund+ Development

18 19 Gary Hodges ​ Board Committees Advisory Board Sciencenter Board Executive John Alexander Svante Myrick Giving Back to Our Community Through May 2014 Robin Davisson, Chair Warren Allmon Michael Nolan In their personal capacities, individuals on the Sciencenter staff are William Bassett William Nye proud to support—through volunteering and gifts—the following Buildings & Grounds Susan Currie Thomas O’Rourke non-profit organizations: Board of Trustees Mark Hurwitz, Chair Ann Druyan Arthur Pearce Robin Davisson, Chair Matt Lewkowicz Education Jennifer Engel Richard Prybyl Helene Schember, Vice-Chair John Neuman Charles Walcott, Chair Howard Evans Frank H.T. Rhodes Akwesasne Freedom School Leadership Tompkins Gary Ferguson Martha Robertson American Cancer Society The Nature Conservancy Mark Kreydt, Secretary Melinda Oakes Development/ David Fernandez Franklin Robinson American Heart Association New Roots Charter School Thomas Van Derzee, Treasurer Ayana Richardson Campaign Planning Kent Fuchs Tacie Saltonstall American Red Cross NYPIRG (New York Public Interest G. Walton Cottrell, Past-Chair Laurie Robinson Laurie Robinson, Chair Johanna Gettinger Lynnette Scofield Association of Children’s Museums Research Group) Charlie Trautmann, Ex officio John Saunders Association of Science-Technology Paleontological Research Institution Finance & Audit Mary Grainger Arthur Shull Karen Smith Centers Planned Parenthood of the Southern Blixy Taetzsch, Chair Howard Hartnett* Michael Stamm Finger Lakes Greg Galvin Blixy Taetzsch Sciencenter Staff Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Janet Hawkes Yervant Terzian Lakes Science Cabaret Kara Taylor Governance As of June 2014 Russell Givens Richard Hutcheson* Bruce Thompson Southworth Library Chair Carolyn Horner Charles Walcott Greg Galvin, Denise Lee Marguerite Uphoff Community Arts Partnership SPCA of Tompkins County Charlie Trautmann Executive Director Mark Hurwitz Sean Whittaker Strategic Planning Deborah Levin Cal Walker Community School of Music and Tompkins Community Action Tim Scott Deputy Director Arts Karen LaFace John Neuman, Chair Ilma Levine Gary Woloszyn Tompkins County Area Development Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bruce Lewenstein Amy Yale-Loehr Judy Ammack Volunteer Manager Tompkins County Public Library Cornell Outdoor Education United Way Robert McGuire Eugene Yarussi Teresa Bell Public and Media Relations Manager Cornell Plantations Vitamin L Susan Mittler Christine Bissen Director of Advancement Cornell University WSKG Lorraine Moynihan Donna Bodenstein Museum Store Manager Discovery Trail Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. Schmitt *Deceased Robin Burlingham Traveling Exhibitions Manager Dryden Sertoma Club Emily Cotman Young Scientist Educator Family & Children’s Services Kevin Dilley Education Program Manager, National Collaborations Finger Lakes ReUse Center Chris Fagan Director of Finance and Human Resources Finger Lakes Runners Club Board Emeriti Victoria Fiordalis Early Explorer Educator Food Bank of the Southern Tier William Bassett Leilani Peck Larry George Exhibit Fabricator Friends of the Library Director of Guest Relations and Operations Lisken Cordes Richard Prybyl Josh Giblin Greek Peek Adaptive Ski Program Jay Hodgson Exhibit Developer GreenStar Community Projects Robert Cowie Jean Rowley Alexandra Jackson Director of National Collaborations GreenStar Natural Foods Market Jennifer Engel Nancy Schuler David Jordan Exhibit Developer Hangar Theatre Gary Ferguson John Schwartz Michelle Kortenaar Director of Education Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art David Fernandez Nelson Sobel Kathy Krafft Traveling Exhibitions Curator The History Center Jeffrey Keno Suzanne Soyring Alberto López Torres Youth Education Manager Hospicare Donald Kompf Michael Stamm Mike Napierski Facilities Manager and Exhibits Fabricator Ithaca Public Education Initiative (IPEI) Deborah Levin Bruce Thompson Agata Okulicz-Kozaryn Advancement Coordinator Ithaca Youth Bureau Ilma Levine Carol Travis Seren Ozkan Museum Greeter and Floor Assistant Johnson Museum of Art Robert McGuire Amy Yale-Loehr Beth Silverberg Director of Individual and Corporate Giving John Miller Eugene Yarussi Juvenile Diabetes Research Alli Sribarra Grant Administrator Foundation Robert Orrange Julie Yurek Live Exhibits Coordinator Kitchen Theatre

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