Nonprofit · EIN 23-1370509
WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19121
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $961,079 | $857,762 | $103,317 | $7,803,979 | $783,127 | $7,020,852 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $749,122
- of which government grants
- $35,660
- Program service revenue
- $19,659
- Investment income
- $174,696
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $46,674
- Net income from fundraising events
- $1,256
- Other revenue
- $17,602
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $106,868
- Other salaries and wages
- $348,824
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $552,862
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $33,413
- Occupancy
- $102,790
- Travel
- $2,293
- Depreciation
- $49,044
- Program services (functional)
- $637,140
- Management and general (functional)
- $165,248
- Fundraising (functional)
- $55,374
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,470,659
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,803,979
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $783,127
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,020,852
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,868,686
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,089,089
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,587,527
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,433,325
- Gross receipts
- $1,044,826
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 90
- Year formed
- 1855
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN GLASSMAN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $89,344 | $17,524 |
| PETER BURWASSER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES MCCAMBRIDGE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOYD PETTERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDOLPH K BROCK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA BAK-BOYCHUK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY DOWDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA MCCAUSLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCES BATZER BAYLSON MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REGI GEORGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN MCHOSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY BERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE HARTZELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM J MEAGHER JR CIMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN R BLACK PE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN SPENCER KELLY ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RYAN P POYSER CPA MST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HENRY DISSTON JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PHILIP LIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LOUIS THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1700 W MONTGOMERY AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19121-3227
- Principal officer (990 for 2023)
- RANDOLPH K BROCK
- Signed the 990
- RANDOLPH K BROCK, TREASURER
- Phone
- (215) 763-6529
- Website
- WAGNERFREEINSTITUTE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- J MILLER & ASSOCIATES LLC
Mission
THE INSTITUTE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN SCIENCE. A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, IT IS ALSO COMMITTED TO THE PRESERVATION OF ITS HISTORIC BUILDING, COLLECTIONS AND TO PROVIDING EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE.
Program accomplishments
- THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES REFLECT THE INSTITUTIONAL MISSION TO PROVIDE FREE SCIENCE EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC. THE LIBRARY (45,000 VOLUMES) INCLUDES MATERIAL PRINTED BETWEEN THE 17TH AND EARLY 20TH-CENTURIES ON THE NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES AS WELL AS ENGINEERING AND METALLURGY. MATERIALS IN THE ARCHIVES INCLUDE THE FAMILY, PERSONAL, AND BUSINESS PAPERS OF WILLIAM WAGNER (1796-1885), RECORDS OF THE INSTITUTE'S FOUNDING AND EARLY YEARS, AND RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA'S FIRST BRANCH (1890-1962). THE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS CONTAIN THE WORKING PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF NOTABLE SCIENTISTS. THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES ALSO ENCOMPASS MAPS, PRINTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DRAWINGS, AND 4,500 GLASS LANTERN SLIDES THAT WERE USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE COURSES. THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES ARE OPEN TO RESEARCHERS AND SERVE AN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE OF STUDENTS, SCHOLARS AND THE PUBLIC.Expenses $175,134
- THE WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE IS LOCATED IN ITS ORIGINAL 19TH CENTURY BUILDING, WHICH WAS DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK IN 1990. ITS COLLECTIONS INCLUDE A MUSEUM OF THAN 100,000 NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS, INCLUDING MANY SCIENTIFICALLY AND HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT FOSSILS, MINERALS AND ZOOLOGICAL SPECIMENS. ARTIFACT COLLECTIONS INCLUDE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, DEMONSTRATION EQUIPMENT, ANTHROPOLOGICAL MATERIALS, AND THE HISTORIC FURNISHINGS AND FIXTURES. THE MUSEUM IS OPEN TO VISITORS FREE OF CHARGE, YEAR-ROUND. THE WAGNER ALSO OFFERS GUIDED TOURS AND PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON THE COLLECTIONS. THE MUSEUM ALSO SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS, SCHOLARS AND THE PUBLIC. IN 2023, MUSEUM VISITORS CAME FROM 45 STATES AND 13 COUNTRIES.Expenses $169,142
- EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE FREE COURSES, LECTURES, AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ON-SITE AND AT LOCATIONS AROUND THE CITY FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE FREE OF CHARGE AND BENEFIT THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS ANNUALLY. IN 2023, THE WAGNER SERVED 22,500 PEOPLE BOTH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE THOUGH ITS EDUCATION, MUSEUM AND LIBRARY PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDES FIELD TRIPS AND LESSONS FOR SCHOOLS AND OTHER GROUPS; GEOKIDS, AN AWARD-WINNING HANDS-ON SCIENCE PROGRAM SERVING 600 CHILDREN ANNUALLY AT FIVE NORTH PHILADELPHIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND SNAP: SCIENCE, NATURE AND ART IN PHILADELPHIA, AN EXTENSION OF GEOKIDS THAT SERVES 400 MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN AT THE SAME SCHOOLS. SNAP INTEGRATE SCIENCE LEARNING WITH ART. GEOKIDS LINKS, A PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL UNIVERSITY, INTEGRATES SCIENCE FACULTY AND GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS INTO GEOKIDS IMPLEMENTATION, DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION.Expenses $288,684
- THE WAGNER HAS ONGOING CAPITAL PROJECTS DESIGNED TO PRESERVE ITS LANDMARK BUILDING, PROTECT THE COLLECTIONS AND ENHANCE SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC. IT IS CURRENTLY PREPARING FOR AN UPGRADE TO THE HVAC SYSTEM OF THE LIBRARY WING THAT WILL IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES, AND INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE ENTIRE INSTITUTION.Expenses $4,180
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Not on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-1370509
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1918
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,803,979
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,044,826
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2023 | $961,079 | $857,762 | $7,803,979 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $840,116 | $824,035 | $7,470,659 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-1370509).
Questions about WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
- What is the EIN of WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE is 23-1370509.
- Is WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1918.
- Are donations to WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2023.
- Who is the principal officer of WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 names RANDOLPH K BROCK.
- Who are the officers and directors of WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $89,344 (SUSAN GLASSMAN, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 it reported revenue of $961,079, expenses of $857,762 and total assets of $7,803,979 at year end.
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