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 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.

Officers & Directors

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

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Top Grant Purposes

FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
$411,286 5 grants
MUSEUM SUPPORT
$290,925 7 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$289,390 9 grants
21ST CENTURY CAMPAIGN
$111,006 1 grant
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$108,781 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.

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