In-Person Engagement
- 37,724 participants at Lemelson Center public programs
- 199,483 visitors to Draper Spark!Lab
- 1,000,000 visitors to Places of Invention and Inventive Minds exhibitions
- 3,885 docent interactions with visitors to Places of Invention and Inventive Minds
- 357,280 visitors to all Spark!Lab National Network Sites
Digital Engagement
- 600,000 Lemelson Center website total visitation
- 14,159 Lemelson Center blog pages views
- 23,000 Lemelson Center YouTube views (2,800 hours = 116.66 days; 41 new subscribers)
Social Media Interactions
- Facebook
- 2,972 total fans; 157 new fans in 2019; 277 engagements including 165 reactions, 76 shares; 20 posts; 400,000 impressions and 6,000 users reached
- Twitter
- 3,855 total followers; 80 tweets; 686 engagements; 310 mentions; 214,759 impressions
- Instagram
- 1,540 followers; 46 posts; 1,578 engagements; 25,108 impressions; 18,421 users reached
News Publication Highlights
The Lemelson Center was featured in over 50 significant media pieces, including placements in Variety, ABC News, Bloomberg, Politico, Smithsonian magazine, Slate, USA Today, the Washington Post, and Inventors Digest.
Financials
Revenue
- Endowment revenue: $1,481,000.
- All other support: $395,000.
Expenditures
- Spending on salary and benefits: $1,619,000.
- Spending on programs and public engagement: $257,000.