New York · Nonprofit
NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE
NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE (New York) receives grants from 113 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,945,198 to it, the largest being FREEDOM TOGETHER FOUNDATION ($6,200,000). 63 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $25M
- Funders on record
- 113
- Grants received
- $33M
- Net assets
- $44M
What New York Hall of Science does
Mission
Nysci's mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers, and active citizens through design make play - an approach to learning and engagement that is deeply rooted in research on stem learning and guides the creation of learning experiences that encourage critical thinking, creativity, and agency. Nysci's service to the public as a cultural institution that provides creative, playful opportunities to explore science and engineering anchors and inspires all nysci's work. The institution has developed innovative products to extend learning far beyond the museum walls, and its extensive network of partnerships deepens and broadens its impact, both locally and around the world.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Research and development: nysci is a dynamic laboratory for learning. Collaborative teams of learning scientists, educators, designers and community members carry out and apply research to build new knowledge about how diverse learners interpret and engage with informal stem learning experiences, and how to design and implement innovative, inclusive and engaging approaches to creative stem learning for those learners. Nysci's research informs the design of our exhibits, programs for youth, community members and educators, and our digital apps and games. Beyond nysci, this work is building an evidence base for successful informal stem education with diverse audiences and contributing to national conversations advocating for investments in quality stem education for all.with support through research grants from the u.s. National science foundation, department of education, national institutes of health, and private supporters, nysci researchers are investigating topics ranging from how to design exhibits that are inviting and engaging for family groups from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, to testing the efficacy of a civic science curricula and professional learning to…
$8,959,170 spentof which $898,372 as grants38% of program spendingMuseum experiences:nysci is new york city's only hands-on science and technology center, welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. In fy25, nysci continued to provide dynamic, inquiry-based learning experiences through more than 200 interactive exhibitions, along with large-scale immersive experiences, hands-on workshops, design lab activities, maker space programs, and academic convenings that bring together educators, researchers, and stem leaders.nysci offers programs that serve learners of all ages and levels of scientific interest-from toddlers and families to adult learners and emerging stem professionals. Signature initiatives include afterschool programs for elementary school students from the surrounding community; youth development and workforce pathways that provide part-time employment and mentorship for high school and college students as explainers, who facilitate interactive learning experiences on the museum floor; the family access initiative, which expands access to inclusive programs and resources for neurodiverse learners and their families; and the annual stem expo, which connects youth to educational pathways and career opportunities in science,…
$8,179,809 spent$2,483,783 earned by the program35% of program spendingEducation:the New York Hall of Science (nysci) advances educational equity by designing learning experiences that are culturally responsive, community-informed, and accessible to learners of all backgrounds. Through structured programs for students, teachers and families and multi-year learning pathways, nysci supports the development of scientific literacy, problem-solving ability, collaboration, and communication skills essential for academic achievement and long-term success.as a continuing teacher and leader education (ctle)-certified provider approved by nysed, nysci offers customized workshops and on-site coaching that equip educators with stem content knowledge, pedagogical tools, and curriculum materials aligned with state and national standards. Partnership programs such as the pre-k stem enrichment, urban advantage and the kerlin early childhood steam institute with bank street college enables nysci to reach hundreds of educators - from paraprofessionals to new teachers every year.in addition to our pre-k stem enrichment program that focuses on early childhood learners and their families, elementary and middle school students participate in afterschool programs and camps…
$4,317,594 spentof which $243,975 as grants$321,458 earned by the program18% of program spendingEach year approximately 100 young people participate in nysci's signature youth development program, the science career ladder. On average, explainers work at nysci for 2.25 years as museum facilitators, fostering fun and inclusive stem learning by recognizing and guiding visitors' interests, nurturing their curiosity and encouraging agency in approaching stem-based activities, challenges, and questions throughout the museum. They also hold residencies and fellowships with designers, engineers, researchers, and artists to co-create exhibits, programs, online content and engaging activities for nysci's audiences. In the process, explainers acquire communication skills and confidence; stem literacy, knowledge, and habits of mind; and experience with inquiry-based teaching and learning. They engage in the kind of deeper thinking and discovery that is the bedrock for developing the skills, agency and confidence to succeed in college and in the 21st century technology workforce. Over the last three decades, 95 percent of the young people participating in this program have gone on to college, with 70 percent declaring majors in stem. In this year's cohort, 93% resided in queens, and 86%…
$2,008,599 spent9% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $23,465,172.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $67M to $60M (−12%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 32% · 2018 37% · 2019 31% · 2020 38% · 2021 54% · 2022 42% · 2023 41% · 2024 36% · 2025 53%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
76% of NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (58% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 8 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Timothy J Tynan
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 25 funders to 42 funders, grant income rose $2.0M → $5.2M.
19 of 113 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 10% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 113 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 19% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
28% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 25% · 2018 22% · 2019 14% · 2020 21% · 2021 34% · 2022 24% · 2023 23% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
44% of NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
71% of NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 12 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE's funding base is broadening — from 25 funders to 42 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 570 arts & culture nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $32.5M on record.
- National Science Foundation$15.0M
- Department of Education$11.9M
- Institute of Museum and Library Services$2.6M
- Department of Health and Human Services$1.9M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.1M
- National Endowment for the Arts$40k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
88%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE?
- NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE (New York) receives grants from 113 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,945,198 to it, the largest being FREEDOM TOGETHER FOUNDATION ($6,200,000). 63 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE have?
- IRS filings report 113 organizations giving $32,945,198 in grants to NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE, 63 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE?
- FREEDOM TOGETHER FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $6,200,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 113 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing