Public Charity

SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY

SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY is a Public Charity headquartered in SAN DIEGO, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $16.3M revenue, $15.5M expenses, $82.9M total assets. 76 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 951643375 SAN DIEGO, CA Natural History & Natural Science Museums NTEE: A56 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$16.3M
Total Expenses$15.5M
Total Assets$82.9M
Grant Records76
Funding Total$8.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CONSERVING NATURE THROUGH SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY.

Where $100 goes at San Diego Society of Natural History

How San Diego Society of Natural History divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $83 for programs

$38
Science
46% of program spending
$35
Public programs
42% of program spending
$10
Education
12% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

VICE CHAIRMAN Allison C Alberts
DIRECTOR Amber Pairis Phd
CHAIRMAN Andrew Garman
DIRECTOR Anita Busquets
DIRECTOR Chikako Tyler
DIRECTOR Chrysa Mineo

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$5,022,978 35 grants
Arts & Culture
$2,961,348 31 grants
Education
$714,914 4 grants
Animal Welfare
$20,000 2 grants
Environment & Conservation
$16,275 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $16.3M $15.5M $82.9M
2024 $17.1M $16.1M $80.9M
2023 $27.3M $13.5M $75.0M
2022 $15.4M $11.5M $59.4M
2021 $12.8M $9.9M $60.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $12.8M to $16.3M (+28%), with total assets most recently reported at $82.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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