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FY 2023

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2023EIN 13-6162659

American Museum of Natural History

New York, NYNTEE: A560Founded 1869Website

mission statement

Nat history museum, planetarium, collections, library, scientific research, graduate school (PH.d./ comp biology & mat/education), education & exhibitions (SCH o).

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Total Revenue

$237.1M

FY 2023

Program Spending

82.8%

of total expenses

Known Funders

544

2019–2025 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2023)

The Numbers

$1.6B

Total Assets

$1.1B net

51.59 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2023

+4%

Revenue Growth

YoY

1483

Total Employees

FY 2023

Funding Track Record

Backed by 544 Institutional Funders

$136.1M raised across 1546 grants · +$14.6M committed (2019–2025 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 36 states (2019–2025 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	BOSTON, MA	$11,905,049
The Gottesman Fund	WASHINGTON, DC	$10,011,825
Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc	Wilmington, DE	$6,175,000
Anna Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Inc	NEW YORK, NY	$5,648,000
Hess Philanthropic Fund	NEW YORK, NY	$5,380,000 +$4,500,000 committed
New York Life Foundation	NEW YORK, NY	$5,250,000 +$3,000,000 committed
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$3,608,627
Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Tr	NEW YORK, NY	$3,570,000
Seven Turns Fund Inc	NEW YORK, NY	$3,310,172
Susan S and Kenneth L Wallach	PURCHASE, NY	$3,305,000

Total tracked: $136,098,393 across 1546 grants · +$14,625,518 committed across 29 commitments (2019–2025 filings)

Totals reflect grants as reported on funder tax returns. Timing may not match recipient revenue: funder and recipient fiscal years often differ, and grants paid by a funder in one year may be recognized by the recipient in a different year.

Programs (FY 2023)

What They Do

$88.3M in expenses

Science - since its founding, the museum has pursued a scientific research program to advance understanding of the biological, physical, and cultural world. The museum's full-time scientific staff of approx. 170 work in biological sciences, paleontology, astrophysics, earth and planetary sciences, anthropology, and publish in peer-reviewed journals. Annually, AMNH scientists conduct more than 50 expeditions, enhancing the museum's collection of more than 30 million specimens and artifacts. The museum offers its PH.d. And master's programs through its gilder graduate school, the only freestanding PH.d. And mat degree program of any museum in the u.s.

$67.3M in expenses

Education and public programs - the museum welcomed over 283,000 field trip participants in fy24. High school and college students participate in programs that provide exploration of science and museum careers. Educator professional learning programs served thousands of teachers onsite and online. Urban advantage, a science education program reached 92,900 students from 311 schools across NYC. The museum's mat program helps train earth science teachers for placement in high needs schools. Lectures and public events provide opportunities for public engagement with science topics.

$58.1M in expenses

Exhibition - the museum is open to the public 363 days a year with more than 40 permanent exhibition halls. The museum has a robust schedule of special exhibitions and planetarium shows it designs and produces, which also travel to venues around the u.s. And internationally, supplemented with educational content, and other web-based resources for learning.

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