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Located in San Francisco, California, the Exploratorium is a public learning laboratory exploring the world through science, art, and human perception. Our mission is to create inquiry-based experiences that transform learning worldwide. Our vision is a world where people think for themselves and can confidently ask questions, question answers, and understand the world around them. We value lifelong learning and teaching, curiosity and inquiry, our community, iteration and evidence, integrity and authenticity, sustainability, and inclusion and respect.

To advance the long-term survival of bears worldwide by replacing misconceptions with scientific facts about bears, their role in ecosystems, and their relations with humans THROUGH AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY IN ELY, MN, WWW.BEAR.ORG WEBSITE, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

Spark's Mission is to enrich the lives of young learners in the Rochester area by creating shared, interactive experiences that engage people of all ages in the joy of play, the power of learning, and a sense of community.

To develop and operate an innovative children’s museum serving the Pikes Peak region. We envision the museum as a dynamic place for discovery and imagination, sparking a passion for lifelong learning.

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TO PRESERVE AND DISPLAY CLASSIC AUTOMOBILES AND RELATED MATERIALS, TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND USE OF SAME TO EXPLAIN THEIR IMPORTANCE TO AUTOMOBILE HISTORY AND TO ERECT, EQUIP, AND MAINTAIN MUSEUM BUILDINGS AND A LIBRARY TO HOUSE THE COLLECTION.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art, in partnership with the city, the region, and art museums around the globe, seeks to preserve, enhance, interpret, and extend the reach of its great collections in particular, and the visual arts in general, to an increasing and increasingly diverse audience as a source of delight, illumination and lifelong learning.

CONTRIBUTIONS USED TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A MUSEUM COMMEMORATING AND SHOWCASING THE PHILADELPHIA MUMMERS AND TO PERPETUATE THE MUMMERS TRADITION

Brandywine Battlefield Park serves the educational needs of the public through the preservation of the cultural landscape and the interpretation of the largest single day battle of the American Revolution. The Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates, a non-profit communitybased organization, supports and assists the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission by conducting the daily operations of the site.

THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION EMPHASIZES THE MID ATLANTIC REGION'S UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION TO FLIGHT, BUT IS BROAD ENOUGH TO CHRONICLE A GENERAL HISTORY OF AVIATION, INCLUDING MILATARY AVIATION. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE CARED FOR ACCORDING TO ESTABLISHED MUSEUM PRACTICES. HISTORICALLY ACCURATE AIRCRAFT RESTORATION AND LIMITED DEMONSTRATION FLYING ARE SPECIAL MISSIONS UNDERTAKEN BY THE MUSEUM.

TO OPERATE AS A MUSEUM OF ROAD TRANSPORTATION, VEHICLES, ARTIFACTS, ROADSIDE CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE PROPULSION, AND VEHICLE BUILDERS FOCUSED ON PENNSYLVANIA AND THE GREATER DELAWARE VALLEY; AS WELL AS THE HISTORIC VEHICLES BUILT BY JEREMIAH SWEINHART'S CARRIAGE FACTORY 1872-1914 AND BY PAUL HAFER'S BOYERTOWN AUTO BODY WORKS 1914-1990 IN THE HISTORIC INDUSTRIAL AGE FACTORY BUILDINGS WHICH NOW HOUSE THE COLLECTION.

The mission of the Barnes is to promote the advancement of education and the appreciation of the fine arts and horticulture. Founder, Dr. Albert C. Barnes, believed that art had the power to improve minds and transform lives. Our diverse educational programs are based on his teachings and one-of-a-kind collections.