Public Charity

THE PUTNAM FOUNDATION DBA TIMKEN MUSEUM OF ART

THE PUTNAM FOUNDATION DBA TIMKEN MUSEUM OF ART, of SAN DIEGO, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.7M in revenue, $2.9M in expenses, $57.0M in total assets. 39 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 956037070 SAN DIEGO, CA Art Museums NTEE: A51 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$2.9M
Total Assets$57.0M
Grant Records39
Funding Total$1.5M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

The Putnam Foundation (the Foundation) is a non-profit organization whose primary activity is the education of the public in fine arts through the operation of the Timken Museum of Art (the Museum) located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California, and is the only fine art museum in San Diego that does not charge admission. Accessibility, whether through our free-admission policy or through outreach to underserved groups in the community is at the heart of the Timken.

Where $100 goes at The Putnam Foundation DBA Timken Museum of Art

How The Putnam Foundation DBA Timken Museum of Art divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$84
The Putnam Foundation (the Foundation) is a non-profit organization whose primary activity is the education of the public in fine arts through the operation of the Timken Museum…
95% of program spending
$4
Educational Programs:The museums educational programs, broad and varied, are offered throughout the year and are free of charge
5% 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

Director Alexi Davis
Director Bob O'connell
Director Cathe Burnham
Director Cecilia Larroque
Director Christian Buckley
Director Craig Brown

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$842,763 18 grants
Arts & Culture
$505,700 16 grants
Education
$10,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$130,106 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.7M $2.9M $57.0M
2024 $1.9M $2.6M $57.2M
2023 $12.5M $2.5M $56.2M
2021 $2.0M $1.5M $48.1M
2020 $9.4M $2.2M $42.4M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $9.4M to $2.7M (-71%), with total assets most recently reported at $57.0M.

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

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