Public Charity

THE PLANETARY SOCIETY

THE PLANETARY SOCIETY is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in PASADENA, CA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $7.5M, expenses of $7.6M, total assets of $7.8M. Imperigo tracks 57 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $7.9M.

EIN: 953423566 PASADENA, CA Printing & Publishing NTEE: A33 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.5M
Total Expenses$7.6M
Total Assets$7.8M
Grant Records57
Funding Total$7.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE PLANETARY SOCIETY EMPOWERS THE WORLD'S CITIZENS TO ADVANCE SPACE SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION. TOGETHER WITH OUR MEMBERS, THE PLANETARY SOCIETY DEVELOPS SPACE TECHNOLOGY, GUIDES FUTURE SPACE POLICY, AND INSPIRES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO VALUE THE ADVENTURE OF EXPLORATION AND THE JOY OF DISCOVERY.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Bethany Ehlmann
DIRECTOR Bijal Hayes-Thakore
DIRECTOR Britney Schmidt
CHIEF SCIENTIST Bruce Betts
CHIEF OF SPACE POLICY Casey Dreier
CHAIRMAN Dan Geraci

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Top Grant Purposes

FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,900,000 2 grants
A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION FOR Q3 2020
$1,800,000 1 grant
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT, A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION FOR Q3 2021
$1,350,000 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,347,893 9 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$342,347 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.5M $7.6M $7.8M
2024 $5.2M $7.2M $8.0M
2023 $6.3M $7.5M $10.3M
2022 $4.9M $6.2M $9.5M
2021 $6.1M $5.4M $11.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6.1M to $7.5M (+23%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.8M.

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