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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 77-0472441

The Skeet Varner Foundation

A private foundation in Bakersfield, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $174,451 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $174,451

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $795,695
  • Tax year 2024

    $306,100

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $947,210
  • Tax year 2023

    $689,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $940,836
  • Tax year 2022

    $370,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,517,878
  • Tax year 2021

    $274,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,800,259
  • Tax year 2020

    $47,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $935,461
  • Tax year 2019

    $64,200

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $797,410
  • Tax year 2018

    $55,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $161,155

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. California Policy CenterTustin, CA

    To support the advancement of free-market public policies.

    $25,000
  2. Broom Tree RefugeMountain View, AR

    To provide general contributions to the ministry

    $20,000
  3. Radius InternationalPhoenix, AZ

    To assisst the evangelical church and missions community by providing pre-field missions training that will equip cross-cultural workers to establish healthy, indigenous, reproducing churches among unreached language groups.

    $20,000
  4. Keepers Transformation HouseOildale, CA

    Assist and guide individuals through a systematic program designed to encourage believing, belonging and becoming, utilizing christian values and beliefs.

    $15,200
  5. Bakersfield College FoundationBakersfield, CA

    To provide academic scholarships

    $13,000
  6. Fivestones ChurchesPalastine, IL

    To support the connection of people and their relationship with the kingdom of god.

    $10,000
  7. Kern Community FoundationBakersfield, CA

    To support the growth of a community through philanthropy by helping people support the causes they care most about.

    $10,000
  8. French FoundationNew York, NY

    To promote connections between leaders in business, government, and culture through policy dialogues and exchange programs.

    $10,000
  9. Mission at Kern CountyBakersfield, CA

    To provide meals, shelter, education, and clothing to those in need.

    $10,000
  10. Crossover ChurchBakersfield, CA

    To support the community through faithful bible study, prayer, and evangelism, aiming to make disciples.

    $10,000
  11. California State University Bakersfield FoundationBakersfield, CA

    To establish entrepreneurship center

    $7,000
  12. Market of HopeBeaumont, TX

    To provide food and hygiene items to people in need.

    $5,001
  13. Youth for Christ of Kern CountyBakersfield, CA

    To reach young people everywhere, working with local churches and partners to raise up lifelong followers of jesus christ.

    $5,000
  14. Garden PathwaysBakersfield, CA

    To provide a communal ceremony over prayer for homelessness, oil, agriculture, and the economy.

    $3,750
  15. Bakersfield AngelsBakersfield, CA

    To offer support to foster care families in the community.

    $2,500
  16. Kirschenmann FoundationBakersfield, CA

    To support the youth in kern county by allowing them to reach their individual goals

    $2,000
  17. New Arbor ChurchYpsilanti, MI

    To support the people of washtenaw county to worship the lord jesus christ and connect them together to serve him.

    $2,000
  18. New Hope CemetaryMadera, CA

    To provide for those who lost loved ones.

    $1,000
  19. Bakersfield West Rotary FoundationBakersfield, CA

    To support charities in the greater bakersfield area, particularly those serving children and youth, and to support the club-sponsored interact and rotaract clubs.

    $1,000
  20. Bakersfield Prayer BreakfastBakersfield, CA

    To provide a communal ceremony over prayer for homelessness, oil, agriculture, and the economy.

    $600
  21. Children to LoveBakersfield, CA

    To assist and guide individuals through a systematic program designed to encourage believing, belonging and becoming, utilizing christian values and beliefs.

    $500
  22. Bakersfield North Rotary FoundationBakersfield, CA

    To support charities in the greater bakersfield area, particularly those serving children and youth, and to support the club-sponsored interact and rotaract clubs.

    $300
  23. Liberty High School TennisBakersfield, CA

    To provide support to the liberty high school tennis teams.

    $250
  24. Jamison Children's CenterBakersfield, CA

    To offer nuturing environment that meets children's immediate needs.

    $250
  25. Laurelglen Bible ChurchBakersfield, CA

    To support the development of fully committed followers of jesus christ.

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services2 grants $28,75029% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $20,00020% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $20,00020% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $20,00020% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California19 grants $107,450
  2. Arkansas1 grant $20,000
  3. Arizona1 grant $20,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $10,000
  5. New York1 grant $10,000
  6. Texas1 grant $5,001
  7. Michigan1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jacob PaneroPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sally PaneroSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lisa MannDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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