A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 95-4550781Arts and culture

Who funds Skeptic Society?

7 private foundations gave Skeptic Society in Santa Barbara, CA $580,376 across 16 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

16 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2024

    The life and death of societies: investigating the societies of animals to understand our own

    $193,046
  2. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2023

    The life and death of societies: investigating the societies of animals to understand our own

    $193,046
  3. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2022

    The life and death of societies: investigating the societies of animals to understand our own

    $144,784
  4. Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $500
  5. Harry L Willett Foundation C O Boyd RyanLittleton, CO 2021

    General program support

    $9,000
  6. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2021

    Matching gifts

    $100
  7. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

    $100
  8. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $80
  9. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $40
  10. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $120
  11. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $60
  12. The Conru FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    General support

    $25,000
  13. Harry L Willett Foundation C O Boyd RyanLittleton, CO 2018

    General program support

    $6,000
  14. Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    General support

    $2,000
  15. Harry L Willett Foundation C O Boyd RyanLittleton, CO 2017

    General program support

    $4,000
  16. Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation IncNew York, NY 2017

    General support

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Altadena, CA and are not among Skeptic Society’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 12 grants Preselected only $759 to similar organizations
  2. The John C Griswold Family FoundationWilmington, DE 4 grants Preselected only $115,367 to similar organizations
  3. Sally and Dick Roberts Coyote FoundationWilmington, DE 3 grants Preselected only $75,100 to similar organizations
  4. TF Educational FoundationRancho Palos Verdes, CA 5 grants Preselected only $70,000 to similar organizations
  5. Nazarian Family FoundationEnglewood Cliffs, NJ 3 grants Preselected only $25,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 1 grant Preselected only $10,000 to similar organizations
  7. Sami & Annie Totah Family FoundationBethesda, MD 6 grants Preselected only $5,250 to similar organizations
  8. White Horse Ministries FoundationTorrance, CA 1 grant Preselected only $5,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 95-4550781 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.