Report to the Community 2022
Mission
Cultivate a broad community of curious, confident, critical thinkers.
Vision
A world where people explore, connect, and create through science.
Message from the Director
We truly accomplished so much in 2022! We built exhibitions, developed new outreach programs, and deepened our community partnerships.
This year marks an important milestone - 30 years since the community build that created our outdoor Science Park and Phase 1 of the Sciencenter For all that time, it is the Sciencenter’s staff, board, and volunteers who have made us a vibrant, welcoming space.
Thank you for your continued support of the Sciencenter. We are so grateful to be a part of this community!
Michelle Kortenaar Executive Director
Exhibits
Our Exhibits Team developed and built new exhibits: Bubbles, Build Space, and Little Sprouts Farmers' Market.
We renovated Watergates Gallery with new exhibits: Airways Maze, Mars Rover, and Ball Ramps, and new murals by local artist Molly Reagan.
Our Live Exhibits team welcomed a clutch of Green Tree Pythons, the first to hatch on exhibit anywhere
We toured 11 exhibitions to 27 locations in the United States and Canada. At the Sciencenter, guests were able to explore three of our traveling exhibitions: Toys, Sonic Sensation, and TreeHouses.
20 Tons of Exhibits were moved in and out of the Sciencenter
750 Mice, Voles and Rats
were fed to snakes and the beaded lizard in our live animal collection
11 Traveling Exhibitions toured to 27 locations across the United States and Canada
2 Murals were painted to enhance the galleries
Programs
71,000 learners explored science at museum programs like Science Together, Science Connections, Family Science Workshop, Chemsations, and Living Lab.
We welcomed 417 people from Head Start families with special activities and a hot meal at Family Science Nights
Volunteers contributed 4,000 hours and helped 60,000 guests experience everyday science through demonstrations and animal collections.
Our middle school Future Science Leaders communicated science to 1063 guests.
294 Educational Programs promoted STEM education and curiosity for all ages at the Sciencenter
200+ Volunteers contributed 4,000 hours to provide meaningful guest experiences
2,300+ Participants engaged in offsite programs and events with community partners
1063 Guests interacted with our Future Science Leaders as they learned to communicate science
Access
We welcomed 6,413 guests to the museum for free or reduced cost through a variety of access programs
Aiming to address water monitoring and flooding in the Ithaca area, the Sciencenter and the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) joined forces on a collaborative project.
The Sciencenter launched digital memberships 787 families signed up for our free Membership Access Program
We collaborated with the Finger Lakes Independence Center (FLIC) to increase accessibility to our exhibits, programs, and spaces
787 Free Memberships to families through our Membership Access Program
1,098
Agency Passes provided free admission to 36 local nonprofits
2,510 Families received $1 admission using EBT cards through the Museums for All initiative
697 Guests joined us for our free Spooky Science event
2022 by the Numbers
Attendance
75,527
Members
40.9%
AccessPrograms
8.5%
GeneralAdmission 50.6%
EarnedIncome 43% Grants 39% Donations 16% Endowment&Other 2% Exhibits&Programs 75% Administration 20% Fundraising 5% Income
Expenses
$2,591,159
$2,670,149
Thank You 607.272.0600 www sciencenter org 601 1 Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 st