Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA Doing business as Patrick Center For Environmental Research Part of Drexel University
- UEI
- NFLBGA5A1RB9
- CAGE
- 8T624
- Primary NAICS
- 712110 Museums
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
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Its parent company, Drexel University, ranks:
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Corporate family
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Parent
Philadelphia, PA
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Parent
Philadelphia, PA
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
- Website
- ansp.org
- Founded
- 1810
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Media
- Movies & Entertainment
- SIC code
- 84 Museums, Botanical, Zoological Gardens
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $0 |
| FY2025 | $0 |
| FY2024 | $11,961 |
| FY2023 | $11,961 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Fish And Wildlife Foundation | F18AC00707 | $40,905 | |
| National Fish And Wildlife Foundation | F25AC01711 | $238,262 | |
| National Fish And Wildlife Foundation | F21AC01514 | $92,463 | |
| The Pennsylvania State University | NA24OARX417C0151 | $167,550 | |
| National Fish And Wildlife Foundation | F24AC01550 | $287,029 |
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Similar vendors
| Vendor | Location | Primary NAICS |
|---|---|---|
| Research Center | Chicago, IL | 712110 Museums |
| ESA | Washington, DC | 813920 Professional Organizations |
| California Academy Of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | 712110 Museums |
| San Diego Natural History Museum | San Diego, CA | 712110 Museums |
| New York Botanical Garden | NY | 712130 Zoos and Botanical Gardens |
About the company
Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia, doing business as Patrick Center For Environmental Research, a non-profit research institution and subsidiary of Drexel University, operates as a federal grant recipient (91% of recent awards) and subcontractor across environmental science, biodiversity research, and museum education programs. The organization is not a federal contractor and does not hold parent contract vehicles; instead it receives project grants and cooperative agreements directly from federal agencies and participates as a sub-recipient under grants awarded to other research institutions.
The organization's capability portfolio centers on environmental field research, specimen curation, paleontological data infrastructure, and community science education. Representative prime grant work includes a $131,645 NSF Division of Environmental Biology project investigating asexual reproduction as an evolutionary disadvantage in fossil ostracode species and developing an AI-based measurement tool for paleontological specimens; a $185,874 NSF Division of Biological Infrastructure grant conserving and digitizing the Transeau microslide collection of filamentous conjugating green algae at its Philadelphia herbarium; and a $188,877 National Park Service cooperative agreement identifying, mounting, and databasing 4,000–5,000 invertebrate specimens collected from Valley Forge National Historic Park and Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. The organization also received a $499,999 EPA cooperative agreement under the Environmental Finance Center program delivering data fluency training and technical assistance to underserved communities in Philadelphia and along the Delaware Route 9 corridor to improve their capacity for federal grant applications and reporting.
Customer concentration skews heavily toward the National Science Foundation (35 awards), which accounts for the plurality of prime grant activity. The Department of the Interior's US Geological Survey and Fish and Wildlife Service combine for substantial volume (26 awards across multiple sub-offices and regions), with the Institute of Museum and Library Services funding several museum education and community engagement initiatives. Activity has remained modest but steady over the past five years, with five awards each in 2025 and 2026. Six awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure.
The organization operates in a subcontractor capacity on National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grants, with recent sub-recipient work on fish passage barrier assessment and species monitoring in the Delaware River and Cooper River systems (2025–2026), and on Pennsylvania State University grants addressing invasive northern snakehead food web impacts and marine debris management (2024–2025). It does not maintain significant prime contract positions; a single $23,923 purchase order from the Office of Acquisitions and Grants (2023) represents the minimal federal contracting footprint. Work is performed at the Academy's Philadelphia campus and in regional field sites throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Quick answers
Is Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia's SAM.gov registration is active through February 5, 2027.
What is Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia's CAGE code?
Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia's CAGE code is 8T624, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is NFLBGA5A1RB9.
How much has Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $23,923 to Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia rank among federal contractors?
Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia's parent company, Drexel University, ranked #33 in PSC AR13 and #67 in PSC U005 in FY2025.
What is Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia's most recent federal award?
Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia's most recent federal grant award is Collaborative research: BIO AI: is asexual reproduction an evolutionary dead end? Leveraging AI and the fossil record… (2529931), from Division of Environmental Biology, on September 1, 2026.
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