Annual Report of Philanthropy 2013

Together, we made a bold decision to move a beloved museum to the water’s edge. Our new home is nothing less than spectacular, and you—your faith in the Exploratorium and its mission—made it possible.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Letter from the Executive Director

Letter from the Chairman of the Board

Campaign Donors

Education & Learning

Science & Living Systems

Art & Creativity

Global Reach & Partnerships

Exploratorium Donors

Opening Gala Donors

Exploratorium Endowments & Oppenheimer Circle

Corporate, Foundation, & Government Grants

The Exploratorium Lab

Exploratorium Leadership

Tribute Gifts

Dishtinguished Collaborators since 1969

Strategic Partnerships & Alliances since 1969

Financials

To Our Donors and Friends,

First, please let me say thank you. We’ve just had one of the most extraordinary years of our existence, and you helped make it happen.

I know that Annual Reports aren’t always the most compelling of reads, but this one is not simply a recap of a busy year. Rather, it traces the excitement and drama of an incredible period of transformation for us. None of this could have happened without you.

This report acknowledges your support, trust, and belief in us. It honors the accomplishments of our work together. It documents the achievement of some of our most far-reaching hopes and dreams and traces the steps we took together—imagining the future, planning for it, sometimes fighting for it—and then building it, animating it, and filling it with the people and experiences that have brought it to life.

Our new environment has inspired new connections, partnerships, and initiatives. It’s given us a platform to make the kinds of local and global impacts we have always seen in our future. With your support, we’ve already begun deepening inroads into arts programming, expanding

our role in global outreach, making new investments in education and learning through our Bowes Education Center, and creating new opportunities to explore the landscape and environment in our Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery and Terrace.

On the face of it, these may seem like very different initiatives, but for the Exploratorium, art, science, education, and outreach are all of a piece. The arts, for example, have always been central to the Exploratorium experience. Our founder, Frank Oppenheimer, saw art and science as two sides of a coin—two creative ways of looking at the world. From the museum’s earliest days, artists, educators, scientists, tinkerers, technicians, and others have worked side by side, learning from one another’s skills and points of view. Our community’s long held belief in these innovative juxtapositions, and our commitment to them today, has given the Exploratorium some of its most successful, and most elegant, exhibits—from Bob Miller’s iconic Sun Painting (1975), which mesmerized visitors at the early museum (and still does), to Fujiko Nakaya’s Fog Bridge #72494 (2013), which delights visitors at Pier 15 today.

Now, with new facilities and a renewed dedication to our roots, we’re once again bringing arts to the fore with the creation of our new Center for Art and Inquiry. The Tactile Dome, first created in 1971 by artists August Coppola and Carl Day, has been rebuilt for a 21st-century audience. Our Cinema Arts program is just beginning to explore the potential of our state-of-the-art Kanbar Forum. And the Tinkering Studio today brings the possibilities of creative expression to all our visitors.

Our multi-million dollar investment in exhibits and new programs at home are precisely the source of our most recent international efforts and innovations. The experience of personal exploration in our Tinkering Studio has become a hallmark of our new Global Studios initiative—an effort that’s transforming the work we do with governments, museums, hospitals, libraries, and other educational institutions around the world. Today, we know that more than 2,500 Exploratorium exhibits are in 600 locations worldwide, attracting over 180 million

Letter from the Director

New exhibits about human interaction in our Osher West Gallery, as well as new environments onsite and along the Embarcadero, Market Street, and the Mission District, are investigating this very public face of our new home.

Our backyard, on the other hand, is populated by some very different types of life forms—the varied and fascinating microbial creatures of San Francisco Bay. With cutting-edge facilities supporting our research, easy access to the bay, and growing partnerships, we’ve begun strands of work that promise amazing insights and opportunities. Just in the past few months, for example, we’ve worked with the Port of San Francisco and the Coast Guard to host the Bell M. Shimada, NOAA’s deep-ocean research vessel; the ARC Gloria, spectacular flagship of the Columbian Navy; Rainbow Warrior, the celebrated Greenpeace ship; and Falkor, the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s remarkable research vessel.

We love to say that the Exploratorium will never be “done.” In this extraordinary year, this credo has never been more visible. In a campus and environment devoted to experimentation, and a location and community that teaches us something new every day, we are an ongoing experiment—one that yields exciting discoveries and new questions by the minute.

Your support of our new home was essential to our move, and your ongoing gifts are essential to our success. We could not do this important work without you. I look forward to working with you as we face the future together.

Sincerely,

Dennis M. Bartels, PhD

visitors a year. By tailoring our creative capital, expertise, programs, and exhibits to the needs of each partner, our Global Studios efforts, both locally and globally, are directly addressing our goal of changing the way the world learns.

Like our exhibits, our educational programs focus on needs both in our own backyard and on the world stage. We know, for instance, that besides the participants who come from all over the world to attend our Institute for Inquiry (IFI) programs, many more have downloaded IFI workshop materials, available free-of-charge on our website. Educators from Afghanistan, Guatemala, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Bangladesh—the list goes on and on—are bringing our vision to educators in search of innovative resources and information.

We’re also addressing this need by developing innovative online learning programs and free apps such as Sound Uncovered and Color Uncovered, now downloaded more than 1.5 million times. Our award-winning website offers resources to the public, no matter where they are.

Closer to home, our Teacher Institute now delivers more hours of training for middle- and high-school science teachers than any other institution in the Bay Area. Incredibly, 90 percent of new teachers trained here have stayed in the profession five years or longer, compared to the national average of less than 60 percent: a very telling statistic.

Of course, these are the teachers we get to work with one-on-one. Just as important are the educators who bring students here on field trips. This year, thanks to the generosity of PG&E, Exploratorium access is free to Title I schools, and our friends at Genentech have made free access available to all California public school teachers as well.

And that brings us back to home base—the incredible public learning laboratory and campus we’ve created here and the spectacular environment in which we find ourselves.

As much as we see ourselves affecting the world, the world has a profound effect on us, as well. Here at Pier 15, there’s an exciting urban environment at our front door.

Dear Donors and Friends,

A decade of planning, countless hours of work, and unflinching dedication by our community of donors have finally come to fruition. It took everyone’s help to make it happen, but with your incredible support, we’ve done it!

Our new home at Pier 15 opened on April 17 with excitement and fanfare, featuring everything from a high-profile dedication ceremony with San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, and other dignitaries to celebrations and presentations that revealed the creativity of this remarkable institution. The response from the public and the press has been overwhelmingly enthusiastic, and we are ecstatic to be so well received.

Besides showcasing our new home, our grand opening gave us a chance to continue to demonstrate why the Exploratorium is a uniquely valuable institution, not just for our local community, but also for a worldwide audience. Already, our influence extends throughout the Bay Area and around the globe—as it should. Our new home is a platform that allows us to multiply our impact—through teacher professional development; exhibit development for global institutions; and new, unique

community-based programming. We take our goal of changing the way the world learns seriously, and we are gratified that you believe in our work and have a joint stake in our success.

We truly appreciate your support. We’re proud to be the centerpiece of a waterfront renaissance—an important part of the renewal of one of San Francisco’s most vibrant urban areas. The outpouring of generosity from our donors has been nothing short of phenomenal, transcending expectations and generations.

Donors at every level contributed to our new home and continue to show their enthusiasm by participating in ways we could never have imagined, becoming part of the deep content research, innovation, and dynamic programming that makes this place truly one of a kind. Like our audience and staff, our donors are becoming more and more a part of our active community. You want to know what’s going on, see what’s next, be a part of it. And that’s what we want, too. No matter when you come, there will be something new and special. We hope you will visit us often, whether for a Thursday evening “date night” at our adults-only After Dark series, on a weekend with your family, or at one of our many lectures and forums.

Whether you are attracted to our work in the arts, sciences, or education—or the intersection of all three—we want you to feel welcome at the Exploratorium. This is your home as much as it is ours. We wouldn’t be here today without your generous support. With our ongoing partnership, we can make the Exploratorium’s extraordinary vision a reality.

We are grateful for your support and participation and excited to see what the future holds. The work we do is vital. We hope you’ll be there with us as we lead the way forward.

Sincerely,

George W. Cogan

Chairman, Board of Directors

Letter from the Chairman of the Board

William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Gordon and Betty Moore

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Fisher Family

S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation

The Bernard Osher Foundation

The Robert N. Noyce Trust

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Maurice Kanbar

Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation

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The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Troy and Leslie Daniels

The Brin Wojcicki Foundation

Ray and Dagmar Dolby

Frances Hellman and Warren Breslau

Koret Foundation & Taube Philanthropies

Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock

Craig Silverstein and Mary Obelnicki

Nat Simons and Laura Baxter-Simons

Thanks to the generous support of so many, the new Exploratorium at Pier 15 opened on April 17, 2013. We are deeply grateful for their involvement in building our new home and supporting our journey to the piers.

Campaign Donors

Education & Learning

THE REACH OF THE ExPLORATORIuM’S EFFORTS in education and learning extends far beyond our local community. Educators around the globe use our online resources, making interactive learning accessible to students in far-reaching areas. An educator in Pakistan shares with us:

For the past seven years I have been a regular visitor to the Exploratorium’s website. I have benefited hugely from the workshop guides produced by the Institute for Inquiry and have used them to conduct workshops, which have always been well received.  

The participants have been Pakistani teachers from low-income schools in working class areas with very limited resources. . . . I have had to translate handouts into Urdu, scout around retail markets to get supplies, identify carpenters to make scrapers, blocks, etc. But it has been a vastly enjoyable journey. I have been enriched. 

Every year, thousands of educators bring hands-on science to their classrooms through our teacher education programs and hundreds of Bay Area high school students develop leadership skills while investigating scientific phenomena with Exploratorium visitors.

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Ann S. BowersJohn M. Bryan Family FundThe Buchheit FamilyAnna Chavez and Eugene EidenbergCoblentz, Patch, Duffy, & BassThe Penny and James Coulter FamilySarah and Tony EarleyLisa and Douglas Goldman FundWalter and Elise Haas FundThe Hearst Foundations, Inc.The Herbert FamilyMr. and Mrs. Franklin P. Johnson, Jr.McMurtry Family FoundationTOSA FoundationWells Fargo Foundation

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Aaron Vermut and Adriana Lopez VermutBarbara and Stephan VermutWilkins FamilyWilson Family Foundation

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Nancy and Joachim BechtleBritton FamilyJeffrey and Kirby BurkeJack and Mary CarstenS. H. Cowell FoundationDavid Davies and Jack WeedenAnne and Adrian DollardPhyllis and Bill DraperKathie and James DullantyBob Epstein and Amy RothThe Evans FamilySallie GriffithKevin King and Meridee MooreMichael LampertMattison FamilyDr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. PapayKarl PietriAlison and Mark PincusRopes & Gray LLPRaj and Soo Venkatesan

WHEN SHE CAME TO uS IN 2011, SHAWNTEL OKONKWO was a City College of San Francisco student interested in the biological sciences. As a Living Systems intern, Shawntel worked alongside scientists and technicians studying a variety of organisms including fish, plants, insects, and cells. She learned to operate and maintain state-of-the-art lab equipment, took on a project involving a bioluminescent marine microorganism that caught her interest, and created and presented a demonstration for an Exploratorium After Dark event.

This Exploratorium internship had a huge impact on Shawntel. This year, she’s graduating from a four-year institution, conducting research at uCSF, applying for graduate school and a National Science Foundation fellowship, has co-authored one paper, and will soon be first author of another. The unique environment and access to top-notch laboratory equipment in our lab gave Shawntel an opportunity to explore, first-hand, a career in science.

Science & Living Systems

In our East Gallery, our life sciences collection and laboratory deepen visitors’ understanding of the building blocks of life. Exhibits and demonstrations examine the fundamental elements common to all living things, offering experiences rarely available outside of working science labs.

Art & Creativity

OuR SPECTACuLAR NEW ENvIRONMENT is inspiring, and our arts programs are taking full advantage. Our opening at Pier 15 marked the debut of Fujiko Nakaya’s Fog Bridge #72494. The installation, which shrouds visitors in ghostly mist, was an instant hit and has become an iconic element of our new home.

Fog Bridge artist Fujiko Nakaya has been creating fog sculptures for over 40 years, but her experience at the Exploratorium had an incredible impact on her. Nakaya has said that she often seeks out environments for her sculptures where she can block or control the wind, which allows her to sculpt the fog into the desired shape and density. Our location on the windy San Francisco waterfront presented a unique challenge for Nakaya—one, she admits, she was initially very worried about. While working on this site-specific project, Nakaya eventually gave in to the natural environment at Pier 15 and now says that she embraces the wind, which creates a beautiful dialogue with the fog.

Art and science converge in our interdisciplinary approach to seeing and understanding the world. Collaborations between scientists and world-renowned artists result in long-lasting exhibits for the museum floor and unforgettable performances in our public spaces.

Brayton Wilbur FoundationKay Wu and Andrew Ferguson

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Doug and Nancy AbbeyAdah BakalinskyLily Madeleine BowlesThe Bowo FamilyBridget, Madison, Shannon and Eric BrummMarilyn Burns and Jeffrey SellonKai ChangDianne and Jeff ChildThe Cohan FamilyPatricia and Ted DienstfreyBernadette and Hugh DonahueJacqueline and Christian P. ErdmanBarbara and Jeff FarberCarolyn and Timothy FerrisM. Jean FisherJessica Goldman and Alejandro FoungJulie Goldman and Bob RosnerGraue Family FoundationThe Grumet FamilyAdrienne S. HermanPeter Hertzmann and Jill ChinenHoenigman Family FoundationBeverly and George JamesHerbert L. JeongBryan Johnson and Jocelyn GoldfeinPatricia Kellison and Christopher LinnGrace KingThe Kline Lazarus FamilyRebecca Anne LeeMr. and Mrs. Mark G. LeonardLockard-Marduel FamilyDavid and Cathryn LymanGeraldine and Scott MacomberHerbert A. MastersRoger B. McNameeMaura and Robert Morey

G. Robert MuehlhauserJackie and Howard NemerovskiPerkins + WillJim and Denise RichardsonBarbara and Richard RosenbergMr. Jay RossiJack SchiffhauerPam Scott and Tim KoogleThe Seed FundScott and Bettina SetrakianSanjeev Singh and Shirli HeeEd Snyder and Cindy PellissierDr. Martin and Elizabeth TerplanEdith and Joseph TobinKathe TraynorUrbanek FamilyJohn and Terry VotrubaMax WeiselJim and Lia WhiteheadFaye WilsonGerald P. YoachumRich Yonash

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The Anderman FamilyRaj Atluru and Melissa BuckleyMary Austin and Brewster KahleLiv BaalsrudSuzi and Dennis Bartels and FamilyThe Bierman FamilyThe Brown Bird FundFrish Brandt and August FischerPaola and Charles CaseyAmy and Lee ChristelAnn D. DabovichHelen and Rajnikant Desai Steven and Pablo DibnerSusan and David DossetterElizabeth and Robert FisherLucas Flinton and Arjuna FlintonLynn and James GibbonsPaul Haahr and Susan KarpAndrea and John HennessySandra and Tom HollandRobin and Jay Jeffries

Josie and Dan HaspelCassandra Dizon Hough and Ethan HoughRobin and Jay JeffriesMarrina Jeng and Susy JengStuart JivapongseKen and Louisa KleierMr. and Mrs. Leo Paul KoulosPatricia A. and Julius R. KrevansSharonjean and Richard LeedsMay Family FoundationSiobhan and Sean McCarthyKarin and Gregory McCluneMargaret and Ulan McKnightBuffington C. and George A. MillerCharles and Diane PaskerianCarol Potter PeckhamRobert and Marcia PopperScott Porter and Laura ZanderPhyllis Posner and Martin GilbertGretchen and Spencer RawlesRobina and John RiccitielloJulie and Christopher RidleyHoward and Ginger RobinSarah and Greg SandsJerome and Mary SapiroCatarina and Andrew SchwabPaul A. SpiegelThe Spirakis FamilyWilliam and Barbara StrakaBruce Charles TraficanteMr. and Mrs. James Talton Turner IVBurton and Myra WiseGary and Tina Wolk

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The list above recognizes Campaign Donors who made gifts of $2,500 or more through June 30, 2013.

Sidney J. Kass and Susie Langdon KassScott Kauffman and Bicka BarlowLeon R. Leonardo/ Thomas N. Wilson TrustThe McWilliams FamilyVera and Ken MeislinDat and Joanne Q. NguyenJudy and Mike O’SheaDonald L. PaulThe Phillips FamilyLynn Rankin and Robert SemperBeverly Riehm and Randall BorcherdingDavid and Sharon RobbMindy and Jesse RogersBarbara and Richard RosenbergLisa and Michael RubensteinSara and John SchramHelen ThompsonMelissa and Thomas ThornhillMr. Larry K. Toji, Jr.Tulloch Construction Inc.Charles and Sirirath WenLisa and Greg WendtThe Whyman Family TrustHenry Wiese and Jasmine WieseKalina and Robert WongSophia Yen, MD, MPH

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Deborah and Paul BakerThe Buesnel FamilyRita and Robert BurgelmanCalifornia Mathematics CouncilElizabeth and Clark CallanderDr. Eleanor Canova-DavisHeather Anne ChildressDon Cross FamilyPatricia DinnerJustin FichelsonRobert and Michelle FriendEleanor Louise FulchironJeff HamiltonEmily Harpster and David Palmer

Global Reach & Partnerships

JuST AS MEANINGFuL AS OuR WORK AROuND THE GLOBE, our partnerships here in San Francisco allow us to bring the Exploratorium experience to people who might not otherwise have access to it.

Our Global Studios staff is hard at work collaborating with the world-renowned Child Life Department of uCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. Exploratorium evaluators, educators, and exhibit developers are creating exhibits and experiences that will become integral parts of uCSF's new children’s hospital in Mission Bay. The project weaves learning and play throughout the complex, and museum educators will help train and support hospital school staff.

“This collaboration is full of great potential to make children’s lives better and gives us an opportunity to export our ideas and practices outside the museum's walls,” says Exploratorium science educator Modesto Tamez. “We can hardly wait to see the children, parents, and hospital staff live, play, and work in the new space. We have always believed art and science are everywhere. This will be further proof.”

From cutting-edge oceanic and climate research at Pier 15 to tinkering in Saudi Arabia, the Exploratorium’s impact transcends boundaries. Forming partnerships across cultures and continents broadens our influence on formal and informal learning and builds a strong global community of educators and learners.

$100,000 and above

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$50,000 to $99,999AnonymousBengier FoundationMartha Ehmann ConteMichael Jacobson and Trine SorensenKarla and Steven JurvetsonThe Stanley S. Langendorf FoundationSusan and Nicholas PritzkerVincent L. and Jean RicciCraig Silverstein and Mary ObelnickiSusan and David TunnellAaron Vermut and Adriana Lopez VermutBarbara and Stephan VermutJennifer and R. Sanders WilliamsRoger Wu and Ruth Hauser Wu

$25,000 to $49,999

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Our thanks to the friends who made generous contributions to the Exploratorium between January 1, 2012, and June 30, 2013. Their generosity provided much-needed resources which helped deepen our impact on science education and interactive learning during this incredible period of transition.

Exploratorium Donors

January 2012

Guests enjoy libations like the Lover’s Quarrel, Prey of Thieves, and the Royal Peruvian Sidecar at the Science of Cocktails, our annual celebration of the art and science of mixology.

MarCH 8 2012

Construction of the new Exploratorium at Piers 15 and 17 crosses the 60% completion mark.

MarCH 30 2012

Another successful Girls Science Institute culminates in a group engineering challenge. The weeklong Institutes connect girls ages 10–12 with women who have made significant impacts in their fields and allow them to explore chemical, mechanical, structural, and electrical engineering through hands-on activities.

Final Days at the Palace oF Fine artsJanuary 2012–January 2, 2013

Eileen and Jude LaspaChristine and Stan MattisonKris and Ken MooreMeridee Moore and Kevin KingSandy and Paul OtelliniKarl PietriAlison and Mark PincusBarclay and Sharon SimpsonSoo and Raj VenkatesanJohn Weeden and David DaviesJudy WilburEsther and Stanley WojcickiDan Yue

$10,000 to $24,999AnonymousNancy and Douglas AbbeyRavin and Alka AgrawalAdah BakalinskyNancy and Joachim BechtleMartin Bloes and Marjory GraueLily Madeleine BowlesThesia and Humar BowoMarilyn Burns and Jeffrey SellonKai ChangDianne and Jeff ChildGeorge W. Cogan and Fannie AllenAngela and Chris CohanAnne and Adrian DollardBernadette and Hugh DonahueBob Epstein and Amy RothJacqueline and Christian ErdmanTimothy and Carolyn FerrisHarvey and Gail GlasserJohn and Marcia Goldman Philanthropic FundTony and Caroline GrantTom and Dana HaysePeter Hertzmann and Jill ChinenWilliam HubbardBryan Johnson and Jocelyn GoldfeinDerry and Charlene KabcenellLaura and Gary LauderCandace and Mark LeonardLeon R. Leonardo/ Thomas N. Wilson TrustTom Lockard and Alix MarduelGeraldine and Scott Macomber

Sands Family FundMary E. SapiroSara and John SchramCatarina and Andrew SchwabCharles SpirakisBarbara and William StrakaKatherine Taylor and David FulchironLarry TojiBruce TraficanteTerry and John VotrubaJay and Judy WelkerPeter B. Wiley and Valerie BarthFaye WilsonMyra and Burton WiseMary and Michael WolfeTina and Gary WolkLaura Zander and Scott Porter

$1,000 to $2,499

Anonymous (5)Alison and Edward AbboCorinne W. AbelDavid AbercrombieArthur Ablin and Deborah Ablin

Emina and Leamon AbramsWendy and Steven AckermanSusan AdamsConcetta Adornato ShackletonCathleen AhearnDr. Neetu Ahluwalia and Ms. Rupy KrishnanGopala AkellaCelina and Andres AlbaneseTania and Laurence D. AlbukerkArish Ali and Sudha VaradarajanJack Alotto and Dale SmithNancy AlpertJody AmesAdrienne and Chris AmmenKara and David AndermanIrene Poon AndersenScott Andersen and Laurie EdelsteinDrs. Alea and Brad AngejaAnnette AnzaloneEdwin AokiAndrea and Jeffrey AppellTamara and Nathan AppleRemy Ardizzone and Roy Rawlings

JunE 2012

The Tinkering Studio recreates several exhibits and a tinkering workspace at the Saudi Aramco Cultural Program, an annual science festival in al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

auGuST 2012

The Exploratorium hosts a full-scale model of NASA rover Curiosity and broadcasts over 20 live webcasts following the rover’s initial landing and exploration of Mars. One webcast features Osher Fellow Reggie Watts performing an improvised song about the red planet.

Clark and Elizabeth CallanderEleanor Canova-DavisKyra and Ken CarsonJack and Mary CarstenHeather A. ChildressSarah E. Cogan and Douglas H. EvansAnn D. DabovichCaroline DamskyJim and Julia DavidsonSteven A. DibnerPatricia DinnerSally and Tom EdsallJustin FichelsonM. Jean FisherRobert and Michelle Friend FoundationJason GoldmanInger and David GolobElizabeth and Andrew GrantJeff HamiltonEmily Harpster and David PalmerCaryl and Mickey HartJosie and Dan HaspelPaul and Lillian HewittMr. and Mrs. Charles M. HobsonCassandra Dizon Hough and Ethan HoughBeverly and George JamesMarrina and Susy JengHerbert L. JeongStuart JivapongseGrace KingKen and Louisa KleierMrs. Jean LaneNoelle Leca and Michael MoradzadehCynthia LeeWesley D. MateoLinda and Jason MayStacy and Michael McCarthyKarin and Gregory McCluneMargaret and Ulan McKnightJessica and Jason MomentGlenn and Sherri OsakaDiane and Charles PaskerianMark and Mauree Jane PerryMarcia and Robert PopperPhyllis Posner and Martin GilbertGretchen and Spencer RawlesJohn and Robina RiccitielloChristopher and Julie RidleyBeverly Riehm and Randall BorcherdingGinger and Howard Robin

Divesh and Diksha MakanJohn and Leslie McQuownBuffington C. and George A. MillerMaura and Robert MoreyClaire PerryDr. Barbara C. RosenbergRobert Rosner and Julie GoldmanScott Setrakian and Bettina SteffenSanjeev Singh and Shirli HeeMartin and Elizabeth TerplanJoseph and Edith TobinKathe TraynorUrbanek FamilyDr. James S. Whitehead and Mrs. Lia WhiteheadAmelia and Keith WolffDavid A. WollenbergAnita and Ronald WornickRich Yonash

$5,000 to $9,999

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Ms. Adrienne S. HermanNancy and Scott Hindes/The Barrett and Margaret Hindes FoundationVince and Amanda HoenigmanSandra and Tom HollandJames C. Hormel and Michael P. NguyenRobin and Jay JeffriesSidney J. Kass and Susie Langdon KassScott Kauffman and Bicka BarlowBrian M. KincaidMichael A. LampertRebecca LeeSonia Lee and Alan GrumetChristopher Linn and Patricia KellisonTom LippmanHerbert A. Masters, IIIAnne McWilliams and Sheila and Keith McWilliamsDat and Joanne Q. NguyenMike and Judy O'SheaGrace and Roland PerkinsDenise PhillipsLisa and John Pritzker Family FundLynn Rankin and Robert Semper

David and Sharon RobbJesse and Mindy RogersMr. and Mrs. Michael D. RubensteinJack SchiffhauerShustek Dubinsky Family Philanthropic FundEllie and Skip SmithEd Snyder and Cindy PellissierMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Thornhill, IIIBrian Tulloch and Kristi RasmussenElizabeth and Thomas VolpeMax WeiselCharles and Sirirath WenLisa and Greg WendtMike Wiese and Shunlien WangKalina and Robert WongDonald L. WylerSophia Yen, MD

$2,500 to $4,999

AnonymousDeborah and Paul BakerDennis and Suzi BartelsJohanna and Tom BaruchSimon and Christine BuesnelRita and Robert Burgelman

May 8 2012

The final Awards Dinner at the Palace of Fine Arts honors past honorees from 40 years of the annual event including Carl Sagan, Francis Crick, Stephen Jay Gould, Gordon Moore, and Frances Allen. Mythbuster Adam Savage joins as a featured speaker, recounting his favorite memories of the Exploratorium.

aPrIL 5 2012

After Dark: Gastronomy draws huge crowds curious about how unexpected elements, innovations, and techniques such as centrifuges, hydrocolloids, and sous vide can transform the experience of eating.

May 2012

A contingent of Tibetan monks and nuns spend two weeks at the Exploratorium creating The World of Your Senses, an exhibition exploring human sensory perception from both Tibetan Buddhist and Western scientific perspectives.

Janet and Micah BroudeWendell Brown and Christian AlmenarJerome J. BrozellLetesa BruceJonathan Bruck and Cristel de RouvaryJ. Stephen and Gayle BruglerNancy and Andy BryantSylvia and Barry BunshoftPhilip BuonadonnaCarol and David BuoncristianiPatricia Burchat and Anthony NorciaDenise and Jeff BurchellRita Burgess and David ReadermanAgapi and Bruce BurkardJacky and Ronald BurksRinda and Lewis BurleighBetty BurnhamRuth Burton and Jeremy BurtonChuck E. Burwell, IIBrett Bush and Kate MurphyCarolyn and Preston Butcher

Frances and Stephen ButlerSusanne Caballero and Ian RosenfieldHelen K. CahillSandra CalmanSamantha Campbell and Dean SchebenFrances CampraBarbara CannellaMichelle and Ben CannonPaula and Bandel CaranoKristine CaratanLynn and Matthew CarboneStuart K. CardJim CarmackJeanne P. CarneyDenis CarradeTodd and Susan CarterBrenda CashKaren and Patrick CaskeyThe John and Nancy Cassidy Family FoundationMegan CaylerTantek CelikJerry Chacon and Paula Chacon

Brandon ChalkAudrey ChaingDennis ChanJoanne Chan and James KramerLeslie Chan and Philip HaineVictor Chan and Shirley IpDr. William Chan and Mrs. Gayle L. ChanBay-Wei Chang and Sally LiuEric and Josephine ChangJennie Chang and Kian-Tat LimLoretta ChangMinh Ava A. ChangElise ChapmanLinda ChapmanMr. Michael CharlsonGreg Chatfield and Catherine GutfreundJames ChellisThe Chen and Cox FamilyMr. Andrew ChenEric Chen and Kathleen SchwallieJian Chen and Heather QianJindong Chen and Christine YeDr. Margaret Chen and Dr. Clinton YoungNa Chen and Mark KronarJean Cheng and Eric ChouRichard ChengHarry Chesley and Suzana SebanDr. Donald H. CheuMichael Cheung and Jasmine BurroughsSandy and Steve ChiangRoger Chin and Stacey GartlandMs. Mayme ChinnEugene Choi and Daishi HaradaChih-Yu Chow and Rebecca BegleyErnest Chow and Gwen HinzeBetty Christensen WallersteinErik Christoffersen and Alissa LeeDavina Chu and Andrew RothJacqueline ChuKevin and Stephanie ChuaWilliam Chuang and Maria-Pia DeleonCharles Chung and Douglas HendersonAudrey Kalea ChungDr. Elizabeth ChurchillDr. Ann T. ClarkAnne and Walter ClarkDiane and William L. ClarkeVictoria Clarke SmithNathaniel and Michelle ClemensenJamie ClementsBernard Cleyet and Nancy Seese

nOVEMBEr 2012

The Living Systems staff moves the Bio Lab over to Pier 15. They are the first gallery team to move to the piers, in order to give the lab’s developing zebrafish eggs and other organisms time to settle in and adjust to their new home.

SEPTEMBEr 19, 2012

Construction crews complete the installation of 5,874 high-efficiency SunPower solar panels on the roof of Pier 15. The system is designed to ultimately generate 100% of the museum’s electricity demands. According to estimates provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the SunPower solar power system will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 33,150 tons over the 30-year lifetime of the system—equivalent to removing 5,910 cars from California’s highways.

Rey ArgateLeslie and Adam AritaTherese ArsenaultManjari AsawaLuc and Beverly AsburyJoyce Ashizawa-Yee and Bradley YeeBrian Atchley and Amy AtchleyJeanne and Bob AtkinsonJim Atkinson and Kathi SamecJulie and Tom AtwoodHelina Ying-Fan Au and Yat-Pang AuLawrence AuErnest Chuck AyalaRobin BacciJasmine and Walter BachtigerLewis and Barbara BairAnn and Jean Paul BalajadiaMarjorie K. BalazsCharna Ball and Beatrice BallMelinda and Geoffrey BallewSabra and Jonathan BallonRachael BalyeatMarilyn Bancel and Rik Myslewski

Lee and Michelle BanksJon BardinSara and William BarnesTeri Barr and Charles StewartJennifer and Tim BarrettLou Ann Bassan and Larry KlingenbergAndrew BatinovichFrank and Lee BattatJane and Marvin BaxterJack A. BaylisBarbara and Nathan BeckerBarbara Beerstein and George Badger IIIJoseph and Joyce BeharDavid A. BehlmerLinda and Nils BehnkeLynette BeidenThomas and Lily BeischerEunice Bejar-Lee and Gilbert LeeSharina and Jay BelaniTony and Perrin BelwayJason M. BenleviMichael BennettVali and Herbert Bensinger

Dawn and Mark BercowRobin and James BeresJeffrey BerganLaureen Marie BergeronSusan and Robert BernheimEve Bernstein and Alex GerszmoniczSandra and Paul BessieresBronwyn BevanJagruti BhikhaNoelle and Scott BiggsThomas and Rhonda BiggsElisabeth M. BikBetsy and Dan BiklePeter BirkholzSue BishopGregor BlackburnMarilyn and Bruce BlackieTim and Madeline BlackwoodLaura and Robert BlanchJan BlumBridgette BodineLinda and Anthony BoninoCorrina BonomoJohn BookNancy and Michael BorahConstance Borden and Michael SheetsThaddeus Borek and Martha MahonyMeriko Borogove and Patrick CoffmanBarbara and Edward BoscacciRobin Bot-Miller and Heather HundGary R. BottoneDonna and Dick BowmanLeslie and Robert BoydBridget BoylanDr. Marek Bozdech and Ms. Fran BozdechSusan F. Bracker and Gary SchoofsNatasha and Sam BradleyPhilip Brady and Stewart McDowell BradyChris and Jennifer BrahmMargarita Bratkova and Solomon BoulosMarilyn and George BrayRita M. BreauxMark and Stephanie BreitbardBobby BrenmanPatty and Calvin BrennemanElizabeth Brenner and John FloydNate BrideMarion Briggs and Gavin O'DuffyAmy and Tim BrinkmanKenneth and Jaclyn BroadKimberly Brooks

auGuST 15 2012

Permanent power to the museum’s innovative Bay Water Heating and Cooling System, which uses bay water to regulate the facility’s temperature, is turned on. An estimated 73,800 gallons of water recirculate hourly through the system.

auGuST 14, 2012

“Nobody ever flunked a science museum.” —Frank Oppenheimer

On this day 100 years ago, Exploratorium founder Frank Oppenheimer was born in New York City. The museum dedicates the next 12 months to recognizing Frank, his vision, and his impact on informal science education and museums.

FEBruary 25, 2013

Artist Fujiko Nakaya visits the Exploratorium during the installation of Fog Bridge #72494, her immersive art piece created in collaboration with architecture and design curator Henry Urbach for the museum’s new home. Fog Bridge is the inaugural piece created for Over the Water, an annual program of large-scale public artworks.

Dr. Richard ElsleyStacey Empson and Eric RudermanRobert English and Anna ZaraDr. Lois B. EpsteinBrad EricksonBeverly and Steve EscamillaPaula and Thomas EscherAllison Estolas and Andrew GreenleeGretchen and Richard EvansFrancis EverittWilliam Evers and Melinda Ellis EversRonit and Victor EyalGregory and Natalie FairCheryl and Al FalchiJo Falcon and Bill SpearsJudy Chan Farmer and Kenneth FarmerWinnie and Robert FarwellAudrey and Ted FehlhaberKurt FeichtmeierGloria and Saul FeldmanMr. Richard Feldman and Ms. Patricia MotzkinMargaret FeldsteinVickie Feldstein and Dennis OrwigLaura and Peter FentonNoah and Anita FiedelRuth and Les FinkelsteinJessena L. FinnJeanne and Frank FischerJennifer FischerShannon FiumeBuddy Fletcher and Ellen K. PaoCheryl Flick and Evin LeveySusan and Carlo FlickingerStacy FlintSusan Flor and Mark FinnJay Folberg and Diana TaylorJennifer FongTully FooteLauren and Jamie FordRichard and Marlene FordVictoria FordMichele and John ForgeMarcia L. FormanJulia Fornage and Martin FornageKathleen Forstner and Mona TeichCindy and George FosseliusDan J. Fourrier, Jr.Daniel Francis and Elizabeth LakeCheryl Frank and Michael LinnGary Frankel and Lisa RedfernMyrna and Thomas FrankelJohn FrawleyPatrick and Cristina Frazier

Sarah and Robert FreedmanStefanie Fricano and Greg DarrahMartin Fried and Linda HomAndrea FromeDr. and Mrs. Philip H. FrostCastor Fu and Thida CornesRose M. FultonFrances M. FungThomas J. FussAna D. GaluteraHelen GanBryson and Jamie GardnerGeorge GardnerMatthew and Carey GardnerMichele Garside, Ph.D.Albert and Hsiao-feng GawAlison F. GeballeTed and Frances GeballeDaniel Gelfand and Nicole ArrilCigdem GencerBarbara and Ronald GeorgeChris and Sandra GernerJacqueline and Alex GersonNancy and Charles M. GeschkeAnn and Gordon Getty Foundation

Kayvaan GhassemiehLaurie and Jim GhielmettiGiresh GhoorayAradhana GhoshDrs. Mandeep and Ritu GhummanPaola GianturcoChristina Giguere and David KvaratskheliaThe Gillach FamilyEliot GillumDavid Gilmour and Anula JayasuriyaJohn and Sheila GirtonSusan GlasgowAsif Godil and Bushra GodilStacy and Daniel GohmanJoseph and Julie GoldenMargot Golding and Michael PowersJerome GoldsteinPaul Golubovich and Deanne MehlingFlorence GongVincent GongCynthia and Harvey Goodman

FEBruary 2013

A new batch of Explainers is hired on to facilitate visitors’ experiences at Pier 15. The museum’s new site allows for nearly double the number of Explainers employed annually.

Gretchen and Dennis DelmanGail DeMartiniMegan and John DemeterMary and Chris DentenLevon W. Der BedrossianDr. Joseph Derisi and Mrs. Susanne B. DerisiAnthony and Cynthia DeRoseBarbara Desai and Sheeroy DesaiRebecca Deutscher and Chris BishopJonathan DevorPenelope L. DeVriesKathleen Diamond and Karl SchmidtTed and Anna DibbleJames K. DiCarloMr. Charles DickeMeredith and Carl DitmoreMr. Harold E. DittmerJonathan and Thelma DixonDavid and Barbara DobrinenRobert DockendorffBrian DodgeKeith DoergeElisabeth DoermannKaren and Jack DohertyEleanor Dommerich

Scott and Lexie CliffordAndy Coblentz and Shari LibickiRebecca Coker and Steve WeissJennifer and Donald ColemanCarolyn and Chris ColpittsJoseph ConnellyMichael Convento and Laura Laraya-ConventoNorma ConventoChong C. CookMatthew CookMatthew Cooperberg and Jacqueline DolevColonel William L. CopeAnnie and John CorbettCraig Corbitt and Nancy StoltzDr. Ramon CortinesJessica Costanzo and Peter AgbohKimberly and Keith CoxNancy T. CoxStone CoxheadSteve and Juel CraigJeremy CrandellNova CrispDaphne and Anthony Crocker-WhiteJulie and Timothy CroninCopley CrosbyA. Donald CrossDona CrowderDorothy CrowderWilliam and Tammy CrownQuita Cruciger, MD and Marc Cruciger, MDJames S. CunninghamJennifer and Andrew CuthillDr. Michael DahlmanAlexis and Scott DanielsonDr. Peter DanzigDr. Lance Darin and Mrs. Billie DarinCynthia Lee DarlingSteven DauberJean and Duncan DavidsonPhilip DavidsonMickey and Ethel DaviesRosemarie and Michael DaviesKindavone and Mark DavisMatthew and Reeah DavisPatricia De La TorreKrystle de MesaNick and Katie De VriesCatherine and Sandy DeanSam DeanZsuzsanna Debreceni-Kis and Ivan OntiverosCynthia and Phillip Deland

Clarence G. DonahoeAnne-Louise and Dan DonovanJames M. Doody, Jr.Frederick Dorey and Teresa WrightDaniel and Nanette DouglassPietro Dova and Hannah NorupMolly and Brian DoyleStacy DoyleKatherine Herrick DrakeRebekah DrechselThe Drummond-Dulberg FamilyAndrew Dubin and L.E.K. Wheeler-DubinHarley K. DuboisBob DuBridgeDr. M. Gay DucharmeBruce D. DugstadDana Earl and Jamie BellPatricia and John EatonRobin G. EberDevi Eden and George SimonsJulie EdwardsMartha Ehrenfeld and Carla McKayMonika Eisenbud and David EisenbudAllison and Jesse EisenhardtKaren and Steve Ellis

FEBruary 12 2013

Sound Uncovered, the Exploratorium’s second free iPad app to explore how we perceive the world around us, debuts to acclaim. As of this writing, nearly 200,000 people have downloaded the app.

DECEMBEr 2 2012

Exploratorium members and donors say farewell to the Palace of Fine Arts with one final party at the museum’s iconic first home.

January 2, 2013

On the Exploratorium’s last day at the Palace of Fine Arts, 9,755 people visit the museum—an all-time attendance record.

Moving to the PiersJanuary–aPril

Ms. Sacha IelmoriniMarguerite and John IgoePamela and Glenn IllianDan and Carol IngrumFredrica and Robert J. IntnerFarshid and Aizhan IravaniSilvia W. IselinTracy and Todd IversonC. R. IwanagaDavid Iwatsu and Kirk LivelyLinda and Hewitt JacksonCarl JacobsonLindsay and Quinn JacobsonNeil and Dina JacobsonDr. Christopher Jaeger and Ms. Heidi WerbelJo Kurth JagodaEllen and Benjamin JamesDarlene Jang and Wayne BarcelonSusan and Harvey JangRobert and Ellen JasperClarissa V. JavierSandra and Lukas JekerMs. Anne Jennings and Mr. Andy StacklinNancy and Rodney Jeong

Bobby JoeGreg and Anna JohnsonErin JonesKarla JonesAlan Jung and Susan LoDon and Roz KahnDavid KaiserCaryn E. KaliKaren E. Kalumuck and Rob SwezeyCarol and Paul KamenySusie Kameny and Kim LebiavantSung-Wook Kang and Ji-Eun YounMr. Fred KarrenAndrew and Iris KarshJoan KartchnerAndrea Kasler and Gail MachinThe Kasper FamilyHidetomo KatsuraBarbara and Ron KaufmanMatthew Kaufman and Becky JacobsNoel Y. Kaufman and Nicole GrindleDiana O. KawMary Ann and Andrew Kayser

Ms. Xian KeBrian and Lara Kehoe HoffmanBeth and Max KellenbergerSusan KelleyReed and Laura KelsoNancy Kenealy SoperBurton N. Kendall and Sally J. TowseSargent and Debbie KennedyPamela R. Keon VitaleLiz KeoughSteven KernLeslie Kernisan and Monty WorthMardi KildebeckKathryn KilnerDr. C.J. KimEugene Kim and Christine LieuGrace S. KimStuart and Caroline Kim-BrownBarbara and David KimportMichael KinaneMargorie M. KingPhilomena KingStephanie and Steven KippermanKarla KirkwoodOlga KistR. Samuel KlatchkoEva and Richard KleinJack KleinJodine A. KleinLawrence T. KleinAlex Klikoff and Kimberly KlikoffKyle and Jennifer KlopferHenry and Carole KlyceAnna and Paul KoEdward Ko and Mindy GuanMonique and Martin KobingerNancy KochCharles Kochanowicz and Cynthia WongJohann and Ulrike KoehneEliza Haskins Koeppel and Michael KoeppelSylvia and Victor KoikAnne Komer and Lars JensenJune and Thomas KonnoJacqueline and Edward KooRina KorNeil KorisVirginia and Leo Paul KoulosJohn Kovacevich and Jennifer French KovacevichLinda KovaricLauren KowalDr. Robert A. Kraft

aPrIL 16, 2013

Edward Rothstein of the New York Times calls the new Exploratorium “remarkable” and “eccentrically original,” and asserts that it remains “the most important science museum to have opened since the mid-20th century because of the nature of its exhibits, its wide-ranging influence and its sophisticated teacher training program.”

oPening celeBrationsaPril 2013

aPrIL 12 2013

Our Opening Gala, an unforgettable night celebrating our transformative move, raises $2.2 million to support the museum’s educational programs. Exploratorium fans of all ages—including philanthropists and business leaders from San Francisco and Silicon valley, as well as notable artists and scientists—enjoy live performances by Reggie Watts, Capital Cities, and Tainted Love, while the Exploratorium Lab hosts a Gala After Party that lasts until the wee hours.

MarCH 10, 2013

On the Move, a free, daylong, pre-opening celebration brings art installations, films, activities, performances, and moving trucks filled with exhibits to the Mission, Bayview-Hunter’s Point, and the Embarcadero.

Gloria Goodman and Jack ClumeckJoseph and Hon Mai GoodmanJenckyn Goosby and Dean PrestonTracy and David GopalDebra and William B. GordonEduard GorinaKevin GottesmanLori L. GraceMary GratiotCatherine GrayWilliam J. GregoryMichael T. GrepoElise Gresch and Chad SachsThuy and Timothy GriesserAdam Gross and Deva SantiagoCharles F. GrossmanEthan Grossman and Susanne TilpSteven GrotheMrs. Angela Neal GroveTom GruberJerome E. GummesonJoshua Gutwill and Laura WiseDaryl Habberstad and Juliet ShinSandra M. HaddadWendy HaesemeyerHolly Hagens and Todd Sisitsky

Allison HaleDenise HaleFred and Cherie HalfAlfred and Sharlene HallEd and Julie HallEdna T. HallVictoria and Frank HamiltonRebecca and James HammondBrian and Patricia HanafeeTom and Frances HaneyKatie and Jim HansenShannon HansenKathy and Kenneth HaoKimberly and John HardingKevin HardyDorothy HarkavyBrian Harrington and Matthew CoyJanet M. HarrisJill and John HarrisMarilyn and Michael HarrymanReece Hart and Hanna Clements-HartJane and David HartleyFrank and Shirley HartranftMarilyn F. HartwellBrian HarveyRichard Harvey and Lily Wang

David Haskin and Deane HaskinLisa Hauswirth and Chris HauswirthJames A. HeagyKathleen and Simon HeapRose Heide and Gary SweetMark Henderson and Laura TauberJulie and Michael HennesseyMargaret HensleyChristine Herron and Shannon NewtonJames Herson and Anne SmithJen and D. Scott HessGail and Kenneth G. HighGrace Ong HingRenie HipplerJill and Russ HirotoBette and Joseph HirschEvan G. HirschDorian and Peter HirthDavid Hlopak and Krista Enns-HlopakAgnes and Philip HoCarol A. HoJames Ho and Susan LeeTinna Ho and Ryan ValentinKristine and Daniel HobeSam and Jennifer HockingSabrina and Martin HodgettKathe and Fred HodgsonSusan and Bill HoehlerTad Hofmeister and C. Misa SugiuraAlice and James HoganWilliam Hogan and Thomas HoganHitoshi and Madoka HokamuraRichard Holden and Grace WonBrian Horowitz SpadyJosh HorowitzDr. Lawrence Horowitz and Mrs. Lenore HorowitzGeorgiana T. HorwitzRalf HotchkissDeborah and Terry HoulihanChris Hsu and Stella WotherspoonHelen L. HuangLucia Huang and Savill TseShalese Huang and William ChienNancy and Joseph HuberPeter Hudson and Anna ShimkoWilliam Hudson and Nora GibsonTracy and Christian HuebnerTom HueningMr. Robert HuiArthur and Carla HumphreyChristopher Hunt and Diona ChengDorothy A. HydeMaximilian Ibel and Lu Tian

MarCH 19 2013

The Lab, the Exploratorium’s young professionals group, enjoys a primer on how hops, malts, and carbon dioxide play together at the Science of Beer, held at a local brewery.

Richard MacFarlane and Robert TschumperNancy and Pete MackAnna Maria MacKenzieMary and Edward MackinClara MacNameeLarry and Jennifer MadarNathan and David MadsonAnn and Edward MahDr. Michael H. Maiman and Ms. Ann WendellChris and Melody MalachowskyDr. Janet Maldonado and Mr. Steve JunoZenaida and Ruben MallariEileen Malley and Alec HamptonMr. Sanjeev and Ms. Sugeet Manchand MadanAlfred J. MandelGeorge Manolis and Mary J. MillerMarnie and Karol MarcinSylvia and Christopher MarinoJerome MarksRachel and Paul MarkunMarkkula FoundationGrace M. MarselisPaula Marsh and Harold WelchVirginia Marshall and Vanessa MarshallRonald and Patricia MartellPaul Martin and Lea VerMary Ann Mason and Paul EkmanStephen and Holly MasseyBrian and Lauren MathewsLarry Mathews and Brian SalimanBill and Leigh MatthesMr. Stephen MattoonJennifer Matz and Alan EntineDr. Karl MauzeyDavid and Roxanne MayCarol Mayor-BlancoPaul MazaikaBarbara and Richard C. McAuliffeSusan and J. Patterson McBainePaul McCauley and Joan KuglerTom and Bobbie McChristyAndrew and Colleen McCrearyDean McCully and Lisa BickfordPeri McDonaldNan McDowell and James H. GrossmanMr. and Mrs. James McElweeDavid McGavernRosemary and John McGuireJoseph McGuireFlicka McGurrin

Sunny and Mark McKeeRenee and Michael McKennaBarbara and Laureston McLellanMolley McManusJayne McNicol and Alan MillerJose Medeiros and Andrea SweetSuzanne and Napoleon MedranoYasmine MehmetKenneth and Vera MeislinJason Mendelson and Megan RibleEduardo and Michelle MenendezAlma Z. MennDr. Prasanna MenonLois and Bob MeredithJoan and Richard MerrymanConstance MesserDonald and Virginia MeyerLawrence Miao and Kana MurakiMargaret Michael and Simon MichaelMichael MichonThe Carol Anicka Mihalik Memorial FundRobert MijaresAya Mikami and Paul SaboJanine and Jon MillerJennifer Miller and Steven Teig

Linda and Ben MillerRoger MillerVinie and Sandy MillerJoshua Minor and Allison TorresAlexandra and John MirandaJohn Missirian, M.D.Katherine and Wesley MitchellMark MitchellMr. Eugene MiyaEric MoessingerDr. Mohle-Boetani and Mr. ManassePhyllis MoldawCarmen MonederoIvy MontgomeryLou and Ashley MontulliMiriam MoodyAdrienne Moon and Ken WalczakAnne Moon and Dan ConlanThe Mooradian FamilyConor Moore and Joanne ChangPatrick and Trisha MooreBraden K. More/Straus Family FoundationYvonne and Douglas MorganMs. Kazuko MorganMichele Morgano and Leon Kuan

May 2013

The Changing Face of What Is Normal, an exhibition that explores our shifting definitions of mental health, is on view in the Osher West Gallery. The exhibition will remain at the museum through the summer of 2014.

May 8 2013

The Exploratorium Teacher Institute (TI) offers its first workshop at Pier 15, hosting a group of 40 teachers from San Francisco unified School District. TI has offered a rich mix of hands-on activities, content-based discussions, classroom materials, and web-based teaching resources to science teachers since 1984.

Erica Kratz and Jason DugasJoel Krauska and Patricia FoxPatricia Kremer and James KremerWilliam and Susan KrenzJan Krepelka and Carol LinburnLarry and Bernis KretchmarShani, Doris, and George KrevskyIvan KrsticEhren KrugerKaren B. KrugerKimberly and John KruseKaren and Robert KustelAmy Kuwata and Stephen SelfElizabeth KwanJennie Kwok and Stan KwongDeepa Lalla and Dinraj ShettyFanny and Sammy LamJack Lam and Gina ChannDanielle Lambert and Anthony FadellPeter C. LambertMr. Stoddard LambertsonElizabeth and Shawn LaniRandall Laroche and David LaudonSusan and Niels LarsenDaniel Lau and David LauDonald LauKimberly Lau and Kevin HuntNathan Lau and Julie LauBarry LavenKen LavezzoAaron LeeAndrew and Ria LeeAva Lee and David BellshawBen LeeBlossom LeeCamilla Lee and Michael LevesqueHolden Lee and Robert GreenThe John Lee Fund/San Francisco FoundationKathleen and Morgan LeeDr. Marion LeeMary Lee and Norman TuttleSteven J. LeeThi and Melvin LeeSharonjean and Richard LeedsRachel LehmanXingye Lei and Benjamin PengAbigail and Tony LeonardMary Leonard RobinsonRoland Leong and Waymond LeongLeslie Ann Lerner and Edward A. LernerMr. Jerry B. Levine and Mrs. Toby LevineEllen and Eugene Lew

Mary Lew and Terrence WhitsonDr. Michelle LiSheng-Chiech Liang and Huei-Chuan LiangMarie and Kenneth LibesonRob and Donnelly LiebschBarbara LiedtkeRebecca and Chris LienCarla and Stephen LieskeJeremy Liew and Ranee LanJohn and June LilienthalJennifer LimSheldon Lim and Christina ToyDonna LindenDan and Christine LinderTheresa and Richard LingDr. Angela LittleDavid K. Little and Denise Malmquist-LittlePaula and Ed LittleMichael LiuVictoria Logan WrightAngela LohMelanie and Wayne LokJohn Lombardo and Gwendolyn Cooke

Susan and Warren LongMinnie LooChrista and Mark LopezNaomi and Fernando LopezRosalie LoPrestiLarry Lorenzoni and Rita MalatestaQuintin LouieMarion LoveDavid Low and Dominique LahaussoisElvira L. LowRoger M. LowBarbara LoweMr. Charles F. LowreyBonnie Loyd and Robert SabbatiniCorin and Seth LucansJames and Patricia LudwigRosa Luevano and Charles MarstonJeannette and Louis LuiniAmy Lum and Joseph HanPeter LungreenDeborah A. LyleBrian J. LynchMr. Matthew Lynde

May 6 2013

Juan Felipe Herrera, California’s Poet Laureate, is the first Osher Fellow to join us at Pier 15. During his fellowship Juan Felipe leads a plankton poetry workshop that combines the science of microscopic marine life with the music of poetry. Osher Fellows are outstanding artists, scholars, authors, and scientists brought to the Exploratorium through the generosity of the Bernard Osher Foundation.

aPrIL 17, 2013

Opening Day festivities included speeches by Mayor Ed Lee, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, and other local luminaries; performances by multimedia artist Miwa Matreyek; and immersive digital projections by creative technology innovators Obscura Digital, which wrapped Pier 15’s bulkhead in images of growing plants, crystals, smoke, and more.

First Days at Pier 15May–now

aPrIL 2013

During a handful of special preview days, members and donors enjoy an exclusive first peek at the new Exploratorium at Pier 15.

Barbara PeraccaKendra and William PerlitzBarbara Perlman-WhymanPatricia and Robert PerruquetMatthew and Stacy PerryWarren W. PerryKarin PetersDarren Peterson and Gwen PetersonMark and Linda PetersonTony O. Pham and Brian ShireRegina PhelpsDr. Tom Piantanida and Angie Di SantoKristy PierceAnn and James PiperAdam PlattEric PleschnerDavid PletcherLisa Podos and Michael WaisCarol PohlCharles Pohl and Eve NiquetteSteven L. PolkowRebecca PollackWilliam Pollock and Vicki FriedbergGuillaume Poncin and Pudji LestariArlene Pons and Michael MoatsLynn and Edward PooleTak Poon and Mai-Anh TuOlga Potapova and Andrey BelyaevDr. Michael C. Powanda and Dr. Elizabeth D. MoyerDonys and Robert PowellErika and Evan PowellRoger Powelson and Margo NannyMargaret and Thomas PowerKarine and Bruno PradalAnn and Nello PratoJill Pratt and Mark PrattMary M. PrchalRosalvina Prebil and Kelley PrebilBurr PrestonDorothea S. PreusAmy and Garrett PriceAndy Proehl and Anne MuldoonErich ProudfitAlice and Thomas PulliamArchana Puri and Anand ShastriAlexandra and Mark PutnamSasha PyleDavid QuaidBetty Y. and Collin P. QuockSandy and Carl QuongCindy QuontamatteoAlison Anne QuoyeserErica Rabb

Silva RakerMichelle and Doug RandallMrs. Jane A. RankinJacob and Maria Elena RatinoffJulie and Joseph RatnerHerbert and Marjorie RauchMary A. RaynerSandy and Scott RechtschaffenMartin Reddy and Genevieve VidanesVenkatesh and Keelin ReddyJudy and David RedoSusan Reece and Michael GaddyKendra and Benton ReichenauErin and Kinkead ReilingSarah and Louis ReillyMonica Reina and Noah KadnerRaj-Ann K. RekhiJono and Janet ReksoatmodjoLouise and Paul RenneSheryl and Alan ResnikKatherine and David ReynaMarilyn M. ReynoldsRichard and Margaret RhodesLaurose RichterHelen and H. A. RidleyJennifer and Christopher Riedy

Jerry and Suzanne RiessenVerrill and William RinehartAmy Risch and Nancy AndrewsJenny and Gerald RiskAnmarie B. RoacheScott and Elisabeth RobertsNick Robins and Tracy FreedmanYvonne and Charles RobinsonJacqueline and Jeremiah RobisonJolene and Jim RocchioNancy and Robert RoddickR. P. Channing RodgersDorothy and Steven RodriguesKaren and Fred RodriguezNathalie RolandJudy and Vladimir RomanenkovJulie and James RooneyAlbert P. RooyakkersDavid and Judith RoseMs. Jeanne RoseLaura Rose and Fred NaranjoThe Rosenberg FamilySusan Rosin and Brian BockDavid and Peggy RothmanPattie and Scott RotondoEmmanuel Roubinowitz and Su Hokiarto

auGuST 1 2013

After Dark: Freestyle breaks previous After Dark attendance records with a crowd of over 5,000 people improvising, ad-libbing, and getting down.

JuLy 20, 2013

Market Days, a summertime series of free, open-air mini-festivals, kicks off with the theme of Local Motion—a celebration of the myriad ways people, machines, and animals get around.

Dr. Rand MorimotoTodd Morrill and Eun Mee LeeChristine MorrisPeter Morris and Linda GatesAnne and Thomas MortonTimi and Robb MostMs. S. Joy MountfordSabrina Moyle and Julian AbdeyDr. Asok MukhopadhyayThomas MulcahyTimothy M. MullerBonnie and Chris MumfordCarole and Mike MurphyHolly S. Murphy and Keith E. PittsLuke MurphyMartina and Tom MurphyRamsey MusallamIrene MyersRon and Deanna MyersBart NadeauDavid and Laura NadlerRosemarie and Tae Hea NahmKelli Nakamura and Eric LeeJack NaqviKaren and William NayGail Nebenzahl and Bernard NebenzahlCathie Nelson and Ron DuboisMadeleine Nelson and Nelson SmitsZachary and Bethany NelsonFeliza Agnes NevesDr. Andrew B. Newman and Dr. Lynn NewmanChristina Ng and Frank PaoThomas NgoTom M. NguyenMr. Tung Nguyen and Ms. Linh BuiMr. and Mrs. David A. NicholsWilliam J. NicholsonSheila and Chris NickolopoulosMr. and Mrs. John F. NicolaiAnne and Walter Niederberger-ArquitPenny Nii and Edward FeigenbaumDavid Nolley and Nancy ZajacGloria Eiko NomuraSusan Anderson-Norby and Rockford NorbyMr. Gordon NordlingCarol and Peter G. NotarasMichael J. Novogradac and Barbara J. Forsberg NovogradacThomas and Carolyn NowakNicolette NoyesMason Nugent and Jennifer NovakHannah and Ron NunnAnn Nyhan and Charles KulasRoberta Nylander

Beth Ober and Gregory ShenautDavid and Elizabeth ObershawKasey and Aidan O'ConnellTom O'ConnorKathi and Bud OderioKevin P. O'DonnellBill O’Keeffe, Jr.Nancy and Steven OliverJim Omura and Susan MuroshigeJames and Moira O'NealMr. David OppenheimerTina and Kurt OrbanAndrea and Tim O'RiordanDr. Jonathan F. Osborne and Ms. Jane S. MathesonDrs. Donald and Helen O'SheaDr. Julian S. OsinskiRobert and Sandra OsorioOsoriotribeJohn S. OsterweisRozell and Peter OvermireKim Overton and Carl JohnsonValentina Pachova and Dimitar PachovJarvis and Ron PahlSu-Moon C. Paik and Bob BrownMichael and Susan Painter

Jean and James PalmerAngela Pang and Stacey HomMarilyn and Edward PanofskyMark and Barbara PapamarcosKirk and Maria PappasGabriela and Mark ParcellaWilliam D. ParentJoe ParisiJean and Robert ParkerTodd and Laura ParkerKirk Pasquinelli and Deborah SullivanKalpana and Dipak PatelBarbara R. PatinkinParichati Pattajoti and Todd SirimongkolvitPaul Max Payton and Patricia EganAnne and Rodney PearlmanEric Pearson and Margaret Baxter-PearsonJanet and Norman PeaseCarol P. PeckhamAdam and Christina Pederson Paul Pedersen and Sally JohnsonRobert Peng and Lilly ChenLou and Mary Ann Peoples

JuLy 1 2013

Experiments in People-Watching, a pop-up plaza installation, debuts between

Pier 15 and Pier 9. The result of a collaboration between the Exploratorium

and Rebar Art and Design Studio, this free public space offers passersby

reconfigurable, interactive seating and a chance to explore the dynamics of

social behavior.

JunE 28, 2013

The museum’s partnership with NOAA results in the Bell M. Shimada being the first ship to dock at Pier 15. This 209-foot, state-of-the-art fisheries research vessel monitors protected species, observes weather, conducts oceanographic research, and surveys marine animal populations.

Lydia and James StackBrian Stadtmiller and Willow RadcliffeGail and Victor StandifordMark A. StanleyRob States and Abigail Millikan-StatesDouglas Steedman and Kazumi MatsuyamaDrs. Shayna and Elliott SteinWilliam Stein and Patricia HsiuShari SteinerAdam SteinhornCheryl and Dennis StephensonIdexa SternAmy and Sayre StevickEric O. StinsonRodney StockBrenda and Jonathan StoneGeoffrey and Robin StrawbridgeBeni Strebel and Kathy KlausnerMichael P. Stryker and Barbara L. PoetterJim Sulat and Susan KeyesSuzanne and Joseph SullivanRazvan and Lisa SurdulescuAlbert SusorThe Sutton Hollick Fund

Alanna Sutton and Ed CoyneMarilyn and Thomas SwartzSara and Donald SweetNikki and Richard SzetoSusan Tahawi and Donald DavisAnna and Gus TaiKit Tam and Charlotte ChangChristina and Ernest TanDan and Renee TanMr. Bob Tandler and Ms. Valli BeneschBenjamin Tanner FundHeidi and Steven J. TannerHanafi and Natalia TanojoSonja and Paul TappanElfreda E. TaylorCatherine and Michael TaylorSally Adamson TaylorStuart Taylor, MDJennifer and D.B. TempleWilliam Terrell and Emily KaoLisa Terry and Charles SmithSharon TetlowTuan-Anh Tham and Ha Hoang Nguyen-ThamOle Z. ThogersenTheresa and Timothy Thomas

Becca Thomases and Kyung SinHelen ThompsonBritt ThornerLauren and Chase ThornhillDr. Anthony ThrallIrene L. TibbitsKaren T. TieuEric and Stephanie TileniusAngie and Ivan TingDonald TiptonSasha and Taras TitarenkoMs. Katherine TobinPatricia Tobin and Seymour FeldmanDr. Lászlo TökésBryant Tolles and Sheila LanmanRick Tolley and Elaine BarriosRaymond and Teresa TomJanice Tomer and Jeffrey BoothJeana Toney and Boris PutanecBetty and Emil TorrezKen and Akiko TractonTri Tran and Maria SuGinger TrumpbourFrank Truttman, Jr.Sophie and Wilfred TsangKaren Tsay and Ty WangJohn Tseng and Wendy KangPat TsengAnna and James TsiamisMichael Tuason and Karen YornHenry Turmon and Jackie LittleBeverly TurnbaughMarcia and Allen TustingChristopher TuttleJoanna and Toot UchidaCarl UeberSuzanne and Eugene VallaCornelis Van Aalst and Jeffrey RobinsonMadelon Van LierAimée and Gerrit van RoekelLeon Van SteenMarina and Zane VellaDebra VicharelliAlan and Joanne VidinskyFred Villa, Jr. and David B. LimcacoGian-Pablo Villamil and Nik Tien TanPriscilla VivioDr. Quoc L. VoElizabeth VobachKathleen and Billy VolkmannFranz von UckermannLorraine Voskanian and Elizabeth ClarkPietje and Henk VremanLeslie and Harvey Wagner

OCTOBEr 22, 2013

The newly rebuilt Tactile Dome opens, first to Exploratorium donors and then to the general public. Executive Director Dennis Bartels, Director of the Center for Art & Inquiry Marina McDougall, and Exploratorium supporter Frances Hellman are the first to explore the new Dome’s total darkness.

SEPTEMBEr 29 2013

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), the American

Society of Civil Engineers, and the Exploratorium host more than 8,000

visitors during Engineering Day/Día del Ingeniero (also the first free

day at Pier 15), offering lively, bilingual family programs that celebrate

the contributions engineering makes to our world.

Ken and Nichole RowlesAileen and Michael RubinDr. David Rudnick and Ms. Julie FingershDana RungeMaryann RussellBeth and Jonathan RutchikStephen Ryu and Seunghee LeeNancy and Howard SacksonBrian Sakamoto and June KitagawaTrudy and Charles M. SalterShelley J. SanduskyKaren Turner SanfordAllen F. SantosJeanine and Guy SapersteinC. Ross Sappenfield and Laura BruggerAddy SatijaSanjay B. Saxena and Tejal DesaiRebecca and Douglas SayukAndrea and Michael ScharffDerry W. SchillaciSteve and Jennifer SchimmelPeter Lothar SchmidtThomas Schmidtknecht, MDDr. Julie Schmittdiel and Mr. Jason KuDebra Schoenberg

Donn and Lynn SchoenmannBob and Dorothy ScholtenCatherine B. SchottCarl SchwabDavid Schwartz and Donna LiuDale N. ScottJohn Scott and Scott Elaine CaseSunny and Kenneth ScottOlivia Sears and Craig BicknellJohn and Pamela SebastianNicole SebekDemi and Fred SeguritanNina and Ivan SelinBritt SelvitelleJeanette SengSuzanne G. SetonJudi Shaffer and John BleckaSimon ShahamKim and Allen ShainTom ShannonTom ShapiroJohn Sheehy and Sherry CaplanJamie and Marcus ShenNarmada ShenoyAlexandra ShepardLaurie and Rod Shepard

Merritt SherMr. Eden SherryAlpa Sheth and Rohan PalekarAngel and Sterling ShewVaughn Shields and Greg ElichDr. Theodore Shiff and Ms. Gloria ShiffCeline Parreñas Shimizu and Daniel ShimizuJordan and Caroline ShlainJonathon ShlensDr. Steven and Mrs. Geraldine ShohetKevan Shokat and Deborah KamaliLinda Shore and David BarkerRich Shrieve and Yvonne DonSharie and Clem ShuteJill and Richard SidemanJenese and Paul SiebenEric SiegelMicah and Ksenia SiegelDiane Silber-CohenMichael and Marsha SilbersteinCarol Ruth SilverLeslie M. Silverman and Irvin GovanSlobodan SimicTim and Ann SimonMs. Barrie Simpson and Ms. Nancy WhiteJason and Rachel SimpsonDiana W. SingerMark SingerPaulina and Siuman SiuJessica and David SloanJennifer Smith and Judith SmithLee and Perry SmithRachel and Craig SmithSabrina and Christopher SmithWendy Smith and Simon LewisStephen R. SmootJayne M. SnookGlenn Snyder and Catherine AllmanDr. Ian SobieskiAudrey and Bob SockolovDr. Janet Sollod and Dr. Mitchell SollodDennis Song and Doris Lin-SongStephan SorgerJennifer and William SousaeLaura and Clarence SouzaDorothy and Francis SpaldingElizabeth and Jeffrey SpauldingKatherine G. SpencerPaul A. SpiegeVerna SpinradTrisha and Viktor SpivakovskyKay Sprinkel GraceZen St. Clair

SEPTEMBEr 2013

The Kanbar Forum, the Exploratorium’s new 3,600-square-foot theater equipped with a state-of-the-art Meyer Constellation Acoustic System, opens to the public. The Forum now hosts new sound- and music-related event series such as Resonance and Soundscapes, extensive Cinema Arts programming, and more.

auGuST 8 2013

The Exploratorium kicks off a partnership with uCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital to provide 20 signature exhibits and experiences for the facility, which provides care for critically ill children and their families.

Sue WaldenMarilyn and Murry WaldmanMr. and Mrs. Brooks Walker, Jr.Dr. Jearl WalkerWilliam and Mikiko WalkerLaurie and Don WalshThe Walton Family FoundationJeanette WanJosie WangValerie and Tak WangCarole WangenheimScott Ward and May YongAlicia Warlick and Mark SchulzeLucinda Watson and FamilyWendy Webster and Stuart P. DavidsonStefani Wedl and Darren SchulteJonathan Weiner and Mira OlsonRaymond WeisbergKeith and Sandra WellsMs. Amy E. Wender-HochJoseph Wenisch and Cory HattonGreg and Marjorie WentTodd Werby and Nonie GreeneKay and David WerdegarMarlene and Richard WessonMarilyn and John Whitcher

Gregory WhiteKevin WhittakerKaren and Malcolm WhyteSharon and Charles WienbarJon and Tania WilcoxVivian WilderSylvia WilkersonJohn and Peggy WilkinsonLinda and Kevin WilkinsonWendy M. WillJohn A. WilliamsNorman H. WilliamsJeff and Diane WilsonKristin and John WilsonWarner and Greta WimsMary and Brent WinfieldLynn Armstrong WinkelTerry WitMr. Wolf C. Witt and Ms. Eunyong RyuLara Witter and Curt SigfsteadDanielle and Gary WohlKing and Linda WonMartin Won and Liana CrabtreeRobin Nancy WonAnna Q. Wong

OCTOBEr 18, 2013

A set of dramatically curved, gravity-defying benches by artist Jeppe Hein are commissioned by the Exploratorium and installed temporarily in the public areas between Piers 15 and 17.

DECEMBEr 8 2013

Members and their families enjoy a little seasonal cheer—and science—at the annual Members Holiday Party.

nOVEMBEr 23 2013

The Exploratorium and Chevron, along with supporting sponsors Autodesk and Genentech, present Reengineering Your Science Curriculum, the first STEM education conference at the museum.

Christopher and Connie WongCrystal Wong and Frank MelisJean and Jeffrey WongLiam Wong and Jamie NguyenLily Wong and Edward WestbergMason WooLiza Wood and Matthew NebelFrank WoodsMontgomery and Annie WoodsWilliam WoodsBrenda and Wade WoodsonPatricia and Roy WoolseyRay and Cynthia WrightMs. Robin Wright and Mr. Ian ReevesEileen and Kai Min WuMichael Wu and Jennifer HumCalvin and Cindy Wu YeeJosephine T. WunderlichMrs. Adeline Wu-RatnerMinli XieAnders YangIrene Yang and Joseph LeeCharles YanofskyLily and John YapScott and Vonceil YaraHilda and Samuel YeeJoan Yee and Lawrence ShingSumei Yee and Gene YeeVirginia YeeFlorette YenKathy Yen and Alice LeeEleanor S. YimDonna and Clifford YokomizoChristine J. YonemuraAki and Yoshinari YoshikawaNicholas Yost and Sandra RennieCaroline and Joe YoumansBarbara and George YoungKathy M. YuNellie S YuEdwin and Jane YuenAlexander Yuill-Thornton, IILindsay and Tom ZachystalKaren and Jamie ZaninovichKristine and Robert ZehnerJon ZimmermanLarysa and Pavel ZolnikovJoshua Zucker and Carolyn FairmanBill and Diane Zuendt

The Exploratorium makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of donor lists. Should you find an error or omission please contact the Development Department at

develop@exploratorium.edu or 415.528.4525.

$100,000 or more

Susie and Riley BechtelJohn and Ann DoerrSakurako and William S. FisherIntel CorporationSandy and Paul OtelliniCharles and Helen Schwab Michelle Yee and Reid Hoffman

$50,000 to $99,999

William K. Bowes, Jr. FoundationGeorge Cogan and Fannie AllenKoret FoundationEileen and Jude Laspa/BechtelPG&E Diane B. Wilsey

$25,000 to $49,999

Ravin and Alka AgrawalApplied Materials, Inc.Asset Management CompanyAutodeskBain & CompanyCarol Bartz and Bill MarrSergey Brin and Anne WojcickiBurrill & Company

Dan and Stacey Case Family FoundationChevronAlan and Lauren DachsEHDDFirst Republic BankLaura and John FisherRandi and Bob FisherLynn and Anisya FritzGenentechHarvey and Gail GlasserThe Jerry Hume FamilyMerrill and Van KasperKPMG LLPDeedee and Burt McMurtryCraig SilversteinSharon and Barclay SimpsonSynergenics, LLCJohn and Ali WaleckaWells Fargo Dan Yue

$10,000 to $24,999

Anonymous Adobe Systems IncorporatedAmgen Inc.

Bank of AmericaForest Baskett and Carolyn BellBengier FoundationAnne Bonaparte and Judd WilliamsApril and Paul BuchheitSarah E. Cogan and Douglas H. EvansEPICPatricia FitzpatrickGregory and Julie FlynnRichard and Elizabeth FullertonMarcia and John GoldmanJoseph Michael Horwitz, Jr.The Kramlich FamilyLaura and Gary LauderDivesh and Diksha Makan, ICONIQ CapitalStephanie and Bill MellinKen and Kris MooreNibbi Brothers General ContractorsCameron PhlegerPower Engineering Construction Co.Vincent L. and Jean RicciSalesforce.com FoundationSidley Austin LLPEllie and Skip Smith Wilson Meany

$1,000 to $9,999

Anonymous Kent and Marie-José BaumScott and Phyllis BedfordSandra and Paul BessieresAbigail and Leon G. CampbellJohn and Nancy CassidyPhoebe Cowles and Robert GirardTroy and Leslie DanielsE. Gretchen de BaubignyHal and Judi DittmerCarol and Cameron EmmottDavid EvansJustin FichelsonDavid FriedbergJames and Linnea GerberAdele J. Goldberg and Dennis AllisonJohn Golob and Helene de BaubignyLennie and Peter GotcherSallie GriffithGarrett Gruener and Amy SlaterMimi and Peter Haas FundNancy and Scott HindesJennifer Hobart and Michael Katz

Tamisie HoneyAnne Kaiser and Robert TaylorNick and Larissa KoslaKPM Consulting, LLCRichard Laiderman and Jung-Wha SongRandall E. Laroche and David G. LaudonJohn and Elizabeth LewisAdrienne MallyMatson FoundationMaura MoreyRandi MurrayNielsen CompanyJean and James PalmerCharles and Diane PaskerianNorman and Janet PeaseSam PerryJulie and Joseph RatnerBarbara and Richard RosenbergThe San Francisco FoundationLeonard Shustek and Donna DubinskyH. Marcia SmolensGary StrangSunPowerEdith and Joseph TobinBarbara and Erik van DillenGreg and Liz VaughanJerry and Lucie WeissmanTodd Werby and Nonie GreeneR. Sanders and Jennifer WilliamsFaye WilsonLaura Wise and Josh GutwillMyra and Burt WiseKristina WoolseyDavid G. Yu

Opening Gala Donors

Chaired by Sandy Otellini and Fannie Allen, the Exploratorium’s Opening Gala, held on April 12, 2013, raised $2.2 million to support the museum’s educational programs. We are grateful for all who contributed and joined us to celebrate our opening at Pier 15.

Exploratorium Endowments & Oppenheimer Circle

Oppenheimer Circle Anonymous (2)Donna M. AlbertusAnthony J. AlfidiRobert A. AsadorianMs. Charna BallFrish Brandt and August FischerMarcus Brooks and Donna L. StuedemanDiana BuchbinderMr. Jok ChurchDiane and William L. ClarkeRobert D. CormiaCeleste Dela CalzadaMarilyn Dobbs HigueraLawrence M. FaganJo Falcon and William E. SpearsM. Jean FisherWilliam Fries IIEllis and Jennifer GansRobert Godersky and Mary TranFlorence GongLinda HalickiBrian HarveyJames A. HeagySigna I. HoughtelingCory Iwatsu and Kirk LivelyMaurice KanbarMr. and Mrs. F. Van KasperEllen Kipp/The Kipp FoundationRichard Laiderman and Jung-Wha SongEileen LandisMrs. L.W. Lane, Jr.Christine Lemor-DrakeAllan S. LeonardJo MarkovichHerbert A. Masters, IIIAmy McCombsRilla McCubbins ChaneyMr. J. Sanford MillerJohn R. NelsonGilberto Perez and Rosa VilchisRegina PhelpsCameron PhlegerVincent L. and Jean RicciDavid A. RobbJeanne RoseJack SchiffhauerWilliam and Barbara StrakaKathe TraynorMr. and Mrs. Keith TurnerBrian and Melissa Wong

Members of the Oppenheimer Circle are supporters who are helping to ensure the future of the Exploratorium through a legacy gift. Above: Van Kasper and wife Merrill are members of the Oppenheimer Circle.

Exploratorium EndowmentsEstablished through both outright gifts and estate planning, endowment funds ensure that the standards of innovation, excellence, and education at the Exploratorium today will be available to future generations.

Anonymous Britton EndowmentJim Clark EndowmentDaniels Fund for ExcellenceDaniels Fund for Life SciencesFleishacker FoundationHearst Foundation EndowmentHindes EndowmentHambrecht & Quist Teacher-in-Residence EndowmentKoshland EndowmentWalter Landor Endowment for Creative ExploratoriumMcBean Endowment for Webcast Programming Noyce Foundation EndowmentOsher EndowmentSilver Giving Foundation EndowmentWattis Endowment for Artists-in-ResidenceWattis Endowment for Capital ImprovementsWattis Endowment for Exhibits For Children Wattis Endowment for the Teacher Institute

Corporations & FoundationsWe are grateful for the involvement of the following Corporate Partners and foundation supporters during July 1, 2012–June 30, 2013.

$250,000 and above

AutodeskStephen Bechtel FundChevron CorporationClif Bar & CompanyGenentech, Inc.Gordon and Betty Moore FoundationPG&ESalesforce.com FoundationThe John Templeton Foundation

$100,000 to $249,999

JPMorgan Chase FoundationMetLife FoundationThe Arthur Vining Davis FoundationsWells Fargo Foundation

$50,000 to $99,999

S. D. Bechtel, Jr. FoundationWalter and Elise Haas FundIEEE FoundationMoore Family FoundationScholarShare College Savings Plan SunPower Systems

$25,000 to $49,999

The Bothin FoundationCognizant Technology SolutionsFranklin TempletonGGS FoundationClarence E. Heller Charitable FoundationThe Kimball FoundationThe Joseph and Mercedes McMicking FoundationTeknionThe Dean Witter Foundation

$10,000 to $24,999

AAAS/ScienceThe Bank of America Charitable FoundationCharles Schwab & Co., Inc.Dodge & CoxHubbard Family FoundationThe Christian Humann FoundationThe Maker Education InitiativeMotorola Mobility FoundationOracle CorporationQualcomm FoundationThe Seed FundUBS Financial Services, Inc.

$5,000 to $9,999

Barneys New YorkBest Buy Children’s FoundationBroadcom FoundationThe Moody’s FoundationPrologisUS Bank

Nintendo of AmericaNorthern Trust Company Charitable TrustNVIDIAOracle CorporationThe David and Lucile Packard FoundationPfizer FoundationQualcomm FoundationRBC Wealth ManagementSalesforce.com FoundationSAP North AmericaSprint NextelStumble UponTexas Instruments, Inc.Thrivent Financial for LutheransTyco Thermal ControlsVISA U.S.A. Inc.VMwareThe Walt Disney CompanyZynga

Gifts in kindWe appreciate the following donors for their generous gifts of products or services:

Crystal Geyser Water CompanyMs. Carolien Gehrels, Vice Mayor of AmsterdamMeyer Sound LaboratoriesPower Engineering Construction Co.Robert Mondavi WineryThe San Francisco ChronicleTwilioTyco SecuritySidley Austin LLPVangard Concept OfficesMr. Chun-Yu WangWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

GovernmentCalifornia State Coastal ConservancyGrants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax FundInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesNational Endowment for the ArtsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Science FoundationSan Francisco’s Department of Children Youth & Their FamiliesU.S. Department of Education

$2,500 to $4,999

California Mathematics CouncilEvelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. FundLab Zero Innovations, Inc.McCall AssociatesNational Film Preservation FoundationVector Laboratories, Inc.WideOrbit Inc.

$1,000 to $2,499

Alliance of Artists CommunitiesBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.Il FornaioLucasfilm Foundation

thank you to the following institutions for matching their employees’ gifts:

Adobe Systems IncorporatedAllianceBernsteinApple, Inc.Applied Materials, Inc.The Bank of America Charitable FoundationBlackRock Financial ManagementThe Boeing CompanyBristol-Myers Squibb CompanyCapital Group CompaniesChevron CorporationCisco SystemsCollege Access Foundation of CaliforniaDeutsche BankDolby Laboratories, Inc.Emerson Electric CompanyExxonMobil CorporationFreeport McMoran Copper & GoldGap Inc.GartnerBill and Melinda Gates FoundationGenentech, Inc.Google, Inc.The Home DepotIBMJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.Juniper NetworksThe Keith Campbell Foundation for the EnvironmentLam Research CorporationMacy’s FoundationMicrosoft CorporationGordon and Betty Moore FoundationNikon Precision Inc.

Corporate, Foundation, & Government Grants

The Exploratorium Lab is our young professionals group dedicated to nurturing peoples’ curiosity about the world around them and building a new audience for the Exploratorium. Gifts from Lab members support our work providing people of all ages with the tools and confidence they need to become active investigators and explorers of the world.

The Exploratorium Lab

Lab MembersOur thanks to the ExploratoriumLab members from July 1, 2012–June 30, 2013.

Yovanni AntonelliLarry BaskettBetsy BradfordBrendan BradleyDavid Breece, IICarrie Burgener and Cameron KramlichAmy CandidoMichael Cheung and Jasmine BurroughsHeather A. ChildressJonathan ChongNathaniel and Michelle ClemensenAlison CommiciottoMatthew CookErin and Mike DavisEmilia De Luz and Adam Francis

Aleeta DeneMr. Patrik D'HaeseleerRandolph DiamondKane DuncanMs. Kerry DunneMichael and Jessica EislerBrad EricksonCheryl and Al FalchiMackenzie FotschAndrea FromeEvan GilmanSara G. GriffithPayal GuptaEmily Harpster and David PalmerMichelle and Jody HarrisJosie and Dan HaspelDavid HernandezAnne Ho and Donovan MckendrickTinna Ho and Ryan ValentinJosh D. HorowitzCassandra Dizon Hough and Ethan Hough

Ashley HuckChristine and Kevin JerasMatthew KarpinskiShira L. KatzDiana O. KawKelly Kessler and Todd EmoAnthony LazzariniKristen Leep and April Van ScherpeAbigail and Tony LeonardSarah LewisDavid and Cathryn LymanChloé A. MayerMahdroo McCalebDerek McCombsThomas McKeeverAlexander and Lilli MerrittMichael MichonMckenzie Minke and Zac WollonaEric MoessingerBraden K. More

David M. MorrisKeri A. MullerMatthew NebelMichael NerilAndrew PerelsonTony O. Pham and Brian ShireCameron Atherton PhlegerDaniel RabinJames M. RalphCharles RashallGretchen and Spencer RawlesAlexandra and Kent RedwineMolly Reisman and Martin MorehouseLowell RobinsonMaryann RussellDavid SaxeRob Scheid and Todd CharlesMegan and Aaron SeversMr. Eden Sherry

Kelly ShuAnnemarie SlavenJessica and David SloanLaura and Clarence SouzaKristin and Phillip SprincinZen St. ClairFrances StarkAdam SteinhornKitty SullivanEsther SunLauren and Chase ThornhillDebra ViallKevin WhittakerJordan WondrackLiza Wood and Matthew NebelXander WroblewskiJulie YarbroughWinston YuBenji ZachariahAriane and Charles Zewe

Lab Catalyst CampaignThe Exploratorium recognizes those who made gifts to the Lab Catalyst Campaign for the new Exploratorium through June 30, 2013.

AnonymousMr. Nicolas CassisMichael CheungHeather Anne ChildressNathaniel and Michelle ClemensenMatthew M. CookCheryl and Al FalchiJustin FichelsonEmily Harpster and David Palmer

Josie and Dan HaspelTinna HoJosh HorowitzJ. Michael HorwitzCassandra Dizon Hough and Ethan HoughDiana O. KawAbbey and Tony LeonardDavid and Cathryn LymanMacmillan FamilyMichael MichonChristian Alexander MoessingerAdrienne Moon and Ken WalczakMadeleine Nelson and the Nelson Smits FamilyTom M. NguyenTony O. Pham and Brian Shire

Cameron Atherton PhlegerGretchen and Spencer RawlesJohn SellIn honor of Jacob Louis ShepardKelly ShuJessica and David SloanLaura and Clarence SouzaZen St. ClairAdam J. SteinhornGarrik Sturges and Dare FelchlinLauren and Chase ThornhillMr. and Mrs. James Talton Turner IVKevin D. Whittaker IIIWilson Family FoundationLiza Wood and Matthew Nebel

Senior StaffDennis M. Bartels, PhD Executive Director Cyrille Betant Director of Finance

Bronwyn Bevan Director of Research and Learning Diana Buchbinder Organizational Development Director

Ann Dabovich    Director of Institutional Advancement Robyn Higdon    Director of Museum Experience Anne Jennings    Special Assistant to the DirectorCo-Director of Extended Learning Silva Raker    Director of Business Development Thomas Rockwell    Associate Director of Program

Rob Semper    Executive Associate Director

Sabrina Smith    Director of Community Engagement

Adam Tobin Associate Director of Business Development

Laura Zander Chief Operating Officer

Exploratorium Leadership

Board of Directors as of October 2013

officers of the Board

George W. Cogan, ChairmanWilliam S. Fisher, Vice ChairSandra L. Otellini, Vice ChairVincent L. Ricci, Secretary Lynn C. Fritz, Treasurer

Directors

Ravin AgrawalGary F. BengierShona L. BrownJennifer CaldwellBarbara A. CarboneThomas C. DeFilipps Jack DorseyAnthony F. Earley, Jr.Alphonse Fletcher, Jr.Gregory G. Flynn Mickey HartF. Scott HindesReid HoffmanJeff HuberMichael R. JacobsonRichard A. Laiderman Jude P. Laspa Divesh MakanWilliam F. MellinKenneth G. MooreAkshata N. MurtyCraig SilversteinNathaniel SimonsE. Payson Smith, Jr.H. Marcia SmolensR. Sanders Williams, MDStanley Wojcicki, PhD Michelle YeeDan Yue

chairmen emeriti

William K. Bowes, Jr.F. Van Kasper

Directors emeriti

Ann S. BowersPaul M. CookC. Richard KramlichPeter C. Wendell

ex officio

Dennis M. Bartels, PhDCameron Phleger

Tribute Gifts

in honor of adah BakalinskyRuth J. AllenSimone and Gene EdwardsMarian RubinDerry W. Schillaci

in honor of george and gerta BarlowBicka Barlow and Scott Kauffman

in memory of Marie BarrTeri Barr and Charles Stewart

in honor of a.D. BerkeleyJonathan Berkeley

in memory of surrey BlackburnGregor Blackburn

in memory of Deborah BreitbachSabrina and Christopher Smith

in honor of BretChristine Yonemura and Jared Nishida

in honor of Jennifer caldwellCaren Patrick

in memory of nadine rose cokerRebecca Coker and Steve Weiss

in honor of george coganJennifer and Chris BrahmDan and Stacey Case Family FoundationKathleen Ellis Danny Shader and Lissa Dutton

in honor of ann DabovichJo Kurth Jagoda

in memory of susan M. DavidsonPhilip Davidson

in memory of leo and Betty DoyleStacy Doyle

in honor of charles and ray eamesExploratorium Cinema Arts Team

in memory of lillian hunkin elisaiaAnonymous

in memory of elizabeth a. evansAllied AdministratorsAriat InternationalUte and William BowesThe Boyce FamilyMary Carryer and Robert EberleGeorge W. Cogan and Fannie AllenSonia and Patrick CowellAnn D. DabovichFrank and Mary DillRobert DurstGail and Harvey GlasserJane and Stephen GreeneEileen and Jude Laspa

The Leemon / Dorsey FamilyElizabeth A. MontgomeryJeanne NixonJudith and Claude OrganSandy and Paul OtelliniHolly and Christopher A. PatzVincent L. and Jean RicciElizabeth L. RiekeFreda Scott and Jason DanielsonSabrina and Christopher SmithLash StevensonElizabeth and Thomas Volpe Barbara D. and Will C. Wood

in memory of seymour FeldmanPatricia Tobin

in honor of Mark FerrariBarbara and Joe Ferrari

in honor of Bill and sako FisherAnthony Bernhardt and Lynn FeintechCathie and Todd Caris Mrs. Donald G. Fisher

in honor of greg and Julie FlynnAnonymousInger and David Golob

in memory of Peter h. and Peter a. ForstnerKathleen Forstner and Mona Teich

in memory of raymond gil gomezPhyllis and Grant Gustavson

in memory of Florence gooMichael Bennett

in memory of roy J. grotheSteven Grothe

in memory of Marvin Miller groveAngela Neal Grove

in memory of craig henry haesemeyerWendy Haesemeyer

in Memory of Jana and Jim hamiltonDavid D. GarofoliApril and Charles HamiltonJeff HamiltonSteven E. Hayward and Johanna M. SteenmetzMario J. Leon and Gilles M. ProdhommeStuart McFaulDanny SchleifmanJill Trear

in honor of Brian harveyAdrian Tofan

in honor of lo-ching huaSui Sheng T. Hua and family

in memory of allan and Mary hudsonPeter Hudson and Anna Shimko

in memory of steve and eva JeongNancy and Rodney Jeong

in honor of reynold B. JohnsonJocelyn Goldfein and Bryan Johnson

in memory of norman KeeveCharlie CarlsonPaul DohertyLori LambertsonAnn and Donald B. RathjenModesto Tamez

in memory of John, Patricia and scott KeughLiz Keough

in memory of Jad KingKurt Feichtmeier

in memory of erma lauDonald Lau

in honor of Darlene librero Dana Earl and Jamie Bell Brenda Hutchinson Liz Keim Rachel M. Meyer

in memory of todd lincolnWilliam K. York

in memory of leo M. lingTheresa and Richard Ling

in honor of Divesh MakanRichard Holden and Grace Won

in memory of MatsJulie Lynn Sohl

in memory of william MccauleyJoan and William Roth

in memory of Bob MillerDavid BarkerK.C. ColeBrenda HutchinsonLiz KeimRachel M. Meyer

in memory of Frank oppenheimerElaine and Peter Geffen

in honor of Paul otelliniCharlene Barshefsky and Edward CohenNancy and Andy BryantSusan DeckerJohn Donahoe and Eileen ChamberlainHundt Family FoundationPatti and Jim PlummerEmily and David PottruckFrank D. YearyTerry and David Yoffie

in honor of sandra l. otelliniMauree Jane and Mark Perry

in honor of cameron PhlegerAnonymous

in memory of estelita J. QueJoanne and Dat Nguyen

in memory of the victoria and ignacio ranjo FamilyVictoria and Frank Hamilton

in memory of Phyllis Joane reutherAnne-Louise KardasKevin L. LeducVon McConnellErin O’DwyerRichard ReedChloe ReynoldsLaura Schwartz

in memory of Dorothy semperJane A. Rankin

in honor of Jacob louis shepardMaryann Russell

in honor of adam t. singerDiana W. Singer

in honor of skip and ellie smith Deborah and Eric Hall Lynn and Jonathan Wolter

in memory of Michael and lisa stewartNoelle and Scott Biggs

in memory of larry, toshiko and Joyce tojiLarry Toji

in memory of teresa walsh and Papa MikeDon and Laurie Walsh

in honor of ariel and ilana welchPaula Marsh and Harold Welch

in memory of o. austin and elizabeth wilkersonSylvia Wilkerson

in memory of graham edward woody Anna and Ted Dibble

in memory of Dr. neil wotherspoonChris Hsu and Stella Wotherspoon

in memory of gale h. wylerDonald L. Wyler

in memory of wan, yat-Koon, and ng, KitsuJeanette Wan

in honor Daniel and adam ZanderScott Porter and Laura Zander

in memory of Marilynn ZitoAlma Z. Menn

Artists-in- Residence Lewis AlquistMauricio AncalmoJo AndresRuth AsawaTauba AuerbachMowry BadenClayton BaileyAmy BalkinMark BartlettBill BellChris BellLubor BendaCris Benton Terry BerlierSylvie BlocherGeorge BollingNate BoyceMichael BrownCarl BucherCarl ChengWendy ClarkePaul ClipsonDan CollinsDr. August F. CoppolaMaria Fernanda CordosoBill CulbertPamela Davis KivelsonPaul DemarinisJohn Driscoll

Frederick DuncanJohn EdmarkBrian EnoErica FielderWard FlemingHarrell FletcherBill FontanaArthur Ganson George GessertJonathan GlaiserSam GreenRichard GreeneMarco Antonio GuimaraesJoanna HaigoodAdam HathawayPaul Andrew HayesNigel HelyerDina HerringDouglas HollisSarah HopkinsPatrick HughesSu-Chen HungTim HunkinBrenda HutchinsonToshio IwaiAl JarnowNatalie JeremijenkoEduardo KacNed KahnAntero KareWalter Kitundu

Heidi Kumao Marie LansacJörg LenzlingerBen LevyBernie LubellLucky Dragons Laurie LundquistChico MacMurtrieGerald MarksBill MaxwellGrady McDonaldHeather McGillRobert Larue (Bob) MillerJessica MillerJuanita MillerRoss MillerMaurizio MochettiGordon Monahan David MontgomeryAnna Valentina MurchMatteo Neiver Will NettleshipMorgan O'HaraMeara O'ReillyBob OstertagMeeson Pae YangMichael PahaPaul PanhuysenBill ParkerJim PaulMaggi Payne

Osher FellowsEdith AckermannJont AllenJeanne BambergerAnders BaranyPaul BlackMichael BradkeKenneth BrecherOrna CohenK.C. ColeJames CrutchfieldJoe CusumanoChristian deDuve Eleanor DuckworthHubert Dyasi Evelyn Fox KellerLarry FriedlanderArthur GansonMickey GlantzGuillermo Gomez-PeñaUrsula Goodenough Allison Gopnik Richard GregoryElaine GurianKris GutierrezEdward T. HallWynne HarlenJan HawkinsGeorge HeinJuan Felipe HerreraTim HunkinLewis HydeEric JollyPaul KaiserChristof KochElizabeth LoftusRoger Malina Bob MillerJonathan MillerJim MinstrellPhilip MorrisonPhylis MorrisonJoy MountfordWalter MurchSidney Nagel Matthew NisbetJon OgbornJonathan OsborneDennis PurcellV. S. RamachandranCasey ReasJasia ReichardtRichard Rhodes

Tom PetrilloJim PomeroyRichard PosnerPrelinger Library and ArchivesJames Pridgeon Patrick ReadyRichard RegisterPeter RichardsMarco Rios Noah RiskinSeth Riskin Gustavo RiveraRicardo RiveraKirk RobertsJohn RoloffPhilip RossDaniel RozinMuriel RuckeyserMichael RudnickJon SanbornAlison SantChristian ScheissDan SchmidtSemiconductorScott SerranoPeter SinclairScott SnibbeKal SpelletichStacy SpeyerDiane StocklerRachel StricklandSkip SweenyEd TannenbaumPeter TeneauMark ThompsonTrimpinNorman TuckAnja UlfeldtGustavo VazquezStephan Von HueneRuth WallenLynette WallworthGail WightDiane WillowAlice WingwallJane WolffBrenda Wong AokiPamela ZVictor Mario ZaballaAndrej ZdravicBernie ZubrowskiEllen Zweig

Joanne RizziBarbara RogoffJohn RoloffHillary RoseSteven RoseOliver SacksKeith SawyerJonathan SchoolerJudah SchwartzArthur ShimamuraAdam Somlai-FisherMichael SpockBob TinkerMierle UkelesBill VerplankJearl WalkerReggie WattsLawrence WeschlerDiane WillowE.O. Wilson Fred Wilson Rosamond Wolff PurcellKristina Hooper WoolseyBrigitte ZanaPeter Zander

Distinguished Collaborators Since 1969

Strategic Partnerships & Alliances Since 1969

Abu Dhabi Technology Development CommitteeAim HighAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Arkansas Tinkering NetworkAssociation of Science Technology Centers (ASTC)Bon AppetitBoston Museum of ScienceBoys and Girls ClubsCalifornia School Age Consortium (CalSAC)Children's Aid SocietyChildren's Hospital OaklandCity CollegeCoalition for Science After SchoolDiscovery Center of SpringfieldFort Worth Museum of Science and HistoryFresno Metropolitan MuseumG.WIZ, the Hands-On Science MuseumGirl Scouts of San Francisco Bay AreaGladstone InstituteHome Instructional Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)King's College LondonLaser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)Lawrence Hall of ScienceLos Angeles Unified School District and California Science CenterMaker FaireMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media LabMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, GermanyMathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA)Mid-America Science MuseumMishkat Interactive Center for Atomic and Renewable EnergyMuseum of Innovation and Science (miSci)Nanoscale Informal Science Education NetworkNASA–Sun Earth Connection Education ForumNASA/JPL Museum AllianceNational AfterSchool AssociationNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)

North Carolina Museum of Life and ScienceOmniplex Science MuseumPasserelle InvestmentsProject Read San Francisco QuestaconRainbow Seventh Day Adventist ChurchReuben H. Fleet Science CenterRomberg Tiburon Center for Environmental StudiesSan Francisco Department of Children, Youth, and Their FamiliesSan Francisco GiantsSan Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)Saudi ARAMCOSchmidt Ocean IntituteScience Museum of MinnesotaScience Museum OklahomaSociety for Hispanic Professional EngineersTechnical Education Research Centers (TERC)TexNETThanksgiving Point InstituteThe After-School Corporation (TASC)The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)TMG PartnersUCSF Benioff Children's HospitalUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, San Francisco Pediatrics SchoolroomUniversity of California, Santa CruzYMCA

Since its founding in 1969, the Exploratorium has been fortunate to collaborate with a wide variety of local and internationally recognized organizations, institutions, and individuals. Above: Dennis Bartels and Wendy Schmidt celebrate the docking of the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Falkor at Pier 15.

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21% Earned Income

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46% Visitor, Learner, and Educator Programs

11% Exhibit Services

4% Admissions and Other

3% Store Expenses

Support Services

15% General and Administrative

9% Fundraising and Membership

12% Operations

operating revenuePrivate Contributions

Government Grants

Earned Income

total operating revenue

operating expensesProgram Services

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total liabilities and net assets

2013

$49,075,839

$2,814,911

$13,420,221

$65,310,971

$24,379,034

$5,771,535

$1,869,152

$1,442,447

$7,712,320

$4,976,721

$6,973,177

$53,124,386

$4,884,173

$31,969,293

$9,973,558

$25,140,615

$207,027,447

$278,995,086

$10,925,816

$4,636,101

$3,025,120

$108,358,999

$126,946,036

$123,567,206

$6,825,449

$21,656,395

$152,049,050

$278,995,086

2012

$24,298,066

$2,099,733

$11,619,780

$38,017,579

$23,145,111

$5,044,003

$945,053

$1,125,623

$3,910,710

$3,260,095

$2,879,950

$40,310,545

$7,478,362

$29,999,643

$10,736,891

$21,261,960

$161,750,727

$231,227,583

$11,226,453

$3,835,724

$622,365

$77,359,231

$93,043,773

$20,144,730

$102,482,685

$15,556,395

$138,183,810

$231,227,583

oPerating revenue anD eXPenses

Financial Position

Financials

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