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WINTER 2017/2018 Celebrating Women and Girls in Science Annual Report 2017 Honor Roll of Donors Awards Season Colby Honors, Walker Prize, and Bradford Washburn Award Explorations “Walking Among the Stars” Winter 2015/2016 i 30401 cc18.indd 1 12/14/17 8:54 AM FIELD NOTES and a growing endowment to promote STEM learning opportunities for girls and young women. We also celebrate two outstanding members of our community whose service and support was recognized with the 2017 Col. Francis T. Colby Award. It was an honor to salute trustee emeritus M. Dozier Gardner and trustee emerita Wendy W. Kistler for their dedication to this institution through their time, treasure, and talents. Celebrations It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since the Museum received its largest gift ever from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Michael Bloomberg has said that the Museum of Science was the “first teacher to have a profound impact” on his life. His gift, which established the William and Charlotte Bloomberg Science Education Center, will enable literally millions of young people to have the same kind of life-changing experiences that he had as a boy visiting Museum. Gwill York, Ioannis Miaoulis, Michael Bloomberg, Gov. Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Medford Mayor Stephanie Burke, In a year when the Museum welcomed its 70-millionth and Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons visitor (on October 7, 2016) and received more gifts Our In Gratitude feature celebrates the $10 million gift from our members and visitors than ever before, we from MathWorks that will fund the design and fabrication have so much to celebrate. The completion of our of a new exhibit on technology and engineering in the lobby renovations and the Cummings Concourse late Blue Wing. A Premier Partner since 2008, MathWorks last summer capped one of the busiest times in recent has long championed STEM education as part of their Museum history. We also installed electric vehicle comprehensive social mission program. Their new charging stations in the garage and a Hubway bike share commitment builds on the momentum we are generating rack on our front plaza. to reimagine the visitor experience in the Blue Wing. Though no major construction (or reconstruction) has And finally, the honor roll of donors celebrates and thanks commenced since, we did open a new exhibit in the the generous supporters whose gifts underwrite our Blue Wing—Wicked Smart: Invented in the Hub. Every mission to transform the nation’s relationship with science day, the Museum of Science delivers unparalleled STEM and technology. The vision statement of our Long-Range learning experiences in our Exhibit Halls, with our Plan—to become the leading science center worldwide in programming for visitors of all ages, and through our expanding the public’s access to, understanding of, and award-winning pre-K – 12 curriculum. critical thinking around engineering, technology, and the In this Issue sciences—will be realized because of loyal supporters like you. The celebration theme continues with coverage of the 20th Anniversary of the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) initiative. The biannual WISE lecture series began in 1997 as a forum for distinguished women scientists and engineers to share their groundbreaking research. In recent years, the initiative Ioannis N. Miaoulis, PhD Gwill E. York has grown to include programming for schoolchildren President and Director Chair, Board of Trustees and families, mentoring for college-age women, 3 Museum of Science 30401 cc18.indd 3 12/18/17 10:06 AM MUSEUM OF SCIENCE WINTER 2017/2018 4 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 6 2017 HONOR ROLL OF DONORS 18 WISE 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 20 WOMEN AND GIRLS IN STEM 22 EXPLORATIONS Walking Among the Stars, by Kim Arcand 26 2017 COLBY AWARD & WALKER PRIZE 28 IN GRATITUDE MathWorks Blue Wing Gift 30 2017 WASHBURN AWARD 32 NEW TRUSTEES AND OVERSEERS Board listing, Fiscal Year 2017 34 ON DISPLAY Gridiron Glory MUSEUM OF SCIENCE IS A MAGAZINE FOR DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND STAFF, PUBLISHED BY THE DIVISION OF ADVANCEMENT Ioannis N. Miaoulis Editor: William Walsh President and Director Designer: Kristin DiVona Design Ellie Starr Photographers: Ashley Senior Vice President, McCabe, Chris San Antonio- Advancement Tunis, Studio Nouveau, Eric Todd Sperry Workman/TMP Images Senior Vice President, Marketing Strategy and Communications Gwill E. York Carl Zukroff To support the Museum of Science, please visit mos.org/make-a-gift. Director, Marketing Chair, Board of Trustees Communications Winter 2017/2018 3 30401 cc18.indd 3 12/14/17 10:28 AM Annual Report 2017 $77.1 million new gifts and pledges OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017 $146 million endowment ($ in thousands) FACTS 391 full-time employees 2015 2016 2017 19 part-time employees Operating Income Support $17,437 $14,895 $14,623 233 temporary employees Revenue $45,667 $51,274 $47,518 FAST $63,104 $66,169 $62,141 384 volunteers contributed a total Total Operating Income of 34,953 hours to 29 different programs—the equivalent of (almost) Operating Expenses $43,566 $41,645 $40,516 17 full-time employees Program Services $19,530 $24,466 $21,605 Supporting Services 1.4 million 50,370 2017 visitors and member households Total Operating Expenses $63,096 $66,111 $62,121 161 corporate members Net Operating Income $8 $58 $20 149,002 schoolchildren participated in field trips to the Museum YEAR PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTIONS 18,573 children and chaperones attended overnight programs $80,000,000 102,175 individuals (88,707 school children; 13,468 public audience) $70,000,000 served by Traveling Programs, covering FISCAL 65,414 miles throughout New England; awarded $102,000 in scholarships $60,000,000 16,211 free Exhibits Hall admissions provided to Massachusetts residents $50,000,000 qualifying for Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) or Supplemental $ Nutrition Program 40,000,000 $30,000,000 $20,000,000 $10,000,000 $32.7 million $16.4 million $77.1 milion FY15* FY16 FY17 *Final fiscal year of the Campaign for the Museum of Science 4 Museum of Science 30401 cc18.indd 4 12/14/17 8:54 AM FISCAL YEAR 2017 SOURCES OF FISCAL YEAR 2017 USES OF OPERATING FUNDS $62,141,000 OPERATING FUNDS $62,121,000 FUNDRAISING 8.6% PROGRAM FEES MEMBERSHIPS 11.9% OTHER 16.1% INCOME ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGNATED 2.6% AND GENERAL FUNDS/RESERVES 11.1% 7.2% ANCILLARY SERVICES FACILITY 11.2% OPERATIONS 8.9% PROGRAM SERVICES REALIZED 65.2% CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS TRANSFERS ADMISSIONS 23.6% AND OTHER 20.8% 6.2% ENDOWMENT INCOME USED FOR OPERATIONS 6.6% ENDOWMENT MARKET VALUE JUNE 30 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 $109 million $105 million $146 million FISCAL YEAR 2017 HIGHLIGHTS n Bloomberg Philanthropies made a $50 n Roni Ellington, PhD delivered the n The 2016 Col. Francis T. Colby Award million gift to the Museum to create keynote at the Museum’s Portal to STEM was presented to the Charles Hayden and endow the William and Charlotte event on May 22. “We have to move from Foundation in recognition of their Bloomberg Science Education Center. a paradigm of simply educating kids in decades-long support for the Museum The gift, the largest in the Museum’s STEM to one that empowers all students of Science. history, also supports new initiatives in in STEM,” said Dr. Ellington. The open- computational thinking and food science. house-style event featured presentations n The American Association for the from Museum educators on exhibit Advancement of Science presented n The Museum of Science teamed up with development, enrichment programming, Museum president and director Ioannis the Boston Red Sox on a multi-year and curriculum initiatives. Miaoulis with the 2016 Philip Hauge partnership that will bring baseball- Abelson Prize for “championing the inspired STEM (Science, Technology, n Founding director and chief strategist public understanding of science and Engineering, and Math) content to the of Partners In Health, Paul Farmer, MD/ engineering.” In addition, Dr. Miaoulis more than 70,000 members of Red Sox MPH, received the 2016 Bradford was inducted into the US News & World Kid Nation. Washburn Award. Report STEM Leadership Hall of Fame. n A Pi Day Fundraiser yielded 1,145 gifts n Nearly 18,000 visitors gave a combined n In the Blue Wing, the Museum unveiled totaling just over $30,000. Thanks to $47,000 in “add-on gifts” at our ticket a new permanent exhibit celebrating $150,000 in matching gift challenges kiosks. innovations developed in the Bay State. from board members Brit d’Arbeloff, Wicked Smart: Invented in the Hub Howard Messing, Sharon Lowe, and n Christine Cunningham, PhD, founder and features many hands-on interactives M. Dozier Gardner via the Cedar Street director of Engineering is Elementary at that showcase cutting-edge tools and Foundation, Pi Day giving on 3.14 rose the Museum of Science, was awarded technologies from collaborations at above $180,000. a 2017 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Harvard, MIT, and more. Education, one of the most prestigious n At the eighth annual Stars of STEM awards in the field. Signature Celebration, the Museum honored MathWorks, a Premier Partner, n The Museum presented temporary $32.7 million $16.4 million $77.1 milion for its leadership and support MathWorks exhibitions on a range of subjects: FY15* FY16 FY17 co-founder and CEO Jack Little Da Vinci—The Genius, Chocolate, accepted the award. POPnology, and Many Faces of Our Mental Health. Winter 2016/2017 5 30401 cc18.indd 5 12/14/17 8:54 AM celebrating our supporters! The Museum of Science thanks the generous supporters like you who have taken to heart our mission and are helping us set the pace for innovation in exhibitry, programming, and curriculum.