Why Support The Franklin Institute?

Contributions to The Franklin Institute's Annual Fund help provide memorable educational experiences to families and schoolchildren. With your support, we are better able to sponsor underprivileged schoolchildren with free or reduced admissions, offer the public the best traveling exhibits, and continue to provide a wide array of educational outreach programs to the community and the world (this website, for example).

Each Day At The Franklin Institute

$300 buys materials for a one-day Traveling Science show.
$700 allows a school group of 50 children admission for the day.
$1,875 funds one session of a Teacher Education Workshop for 50 teachers.

           Mission of The Franklin Institute
           The Institute by the Numbers
           The Institute's Annual Report

Donate Online Now to the Annual Fund by credit card, or, if you prefer, you may give through the mail, by fax, or by phone.

To give online, please click Donate Online Now and follow the prompts.
To give by mail, please print and fill out the donation form, include your credit card number and expiration date or a check made payable to The Franklin Institute, and mail it, together with your completed form, to:

Development Department
The Franklin Institute
222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

To give by fax, please print and fill out the donation form, include your credit card number and expiration date, and fax the completed form to 215.448.1117.
To give by phone or for questions concerning gifts of stock, please contact the Development office at 215.448.1130.

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A copy of our official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1.800.732.0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.

For more information, please contact the Development Office at
Telephone: 215.448.1130
Fax: 215.448.1117
Email: giving@fi.edu