The JC Almy Harding Trust focuses its philanthropic support almost exclusively on informal science education, providing unrestricted operating support to a single science museum. All recorded grants went to the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, indicating a strong, sustained relationship and preference for funding museum-based STEM outreach and public programs. The foundation appears to prioritize institutional stability and ongoing program delivery over broad geographic or sector diversification.
Highly concentrated giving: all grants directed to one repeat grantee (three grants totaling $108,000), general operating support rather than project-specific funding, indicating a long-term, relationship-focused approach rather than dispersed or one-off grants.
Jc Almy Harding Trust’s giving is anchored by a long-running relationship with the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in San Diego, where it awarded multiple $36,000 general support grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern points to a funder that favors sustained institutional support over one-off project grants, with an emphasis on museum-based science education and public engagement in science and technology. The trust’s recent record also includes smaller general support grants to nearby academic and civic partners, suggesting a California-centered network around informal STEM learning. The trust operates with a relatively modest asset base of $780,839 and annual grants of $192,000, yet its grantmaking is consistent in size and purpose. Most awards in the recent record are for general support rather than restricted programming, which aligns with its stated preference for unrestricted operating support and core organizational funding. San Diego remains central in the recipient list, but the trust’s pattern is defined less by broad geographic spread than by repeated support for a small set of organizations tied to science education and public programming.
Museum-based STEM education is the clearest thread in the trust’s record. It gave $36,000 to Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in 2023 and again in 2024 and 2025, all as general support grants. That repeated funding suggests a steady commitment to informal science learning and museum operations. The trust also supports higher education partners connected to science and public engagement. It awarded $4,000 general support grants to San Diego State Univ Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and to University of Southern California in 2023, 2024, and 2025. A third recurring recipient, Alliance of the San Diego County, received $4,000 general support grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, showing that the trust’s support reaches beyond one museum to related community and institutional partners.
Typical awards are small and clustered tightly around a single level: the p25, median, and p75 are $4,000, $4,000, and $12,000, even though the largest recent grants were $36,000. The record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates recurring support rather than isolated grants. The trust gives as a foundation-style grantmaker and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The available grants are all listed as general support, pointing to unrestricted or core operating support rather than project-specific funding.
$48K
$781K
$56K
$71K
Most grants fall between $4K and $12K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$12K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
The trust’s giving is concentrated in California, which is the top state by grant count, while 0% of grants go to recipients in its Missouri headquarters state. San Diego is the most common recipient city, appearing with the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, San Diego State Univ Foundation, and Alliance of the San Diego County. Los Angeles also appears through University of Southern California. All recorded grants in the recent list went to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants center on informal science education and related institutional support. The clearest recurring recipient is Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in San Diego, and the trust also gave general support to San Diego State Univ Foundation, University of Southern California, and Alliance of the San Diego County.
Its typical grant size is $4,000 at the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile. The recent list also includes larger $36,000 general support grants, but the center of the distribution is $4,000.
Yes. The same recipients appear across multiple years in the recent record. Reuben H. Fleet Science Center received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and several other recipients also reappear across those years.
It gives most often in California. The recipient list is entirely U.S.-based, with San Diego and Los Angeles appearing repeatedly among the recipient cities, while 0% of grants go to recipients in Missouri.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER | SAN DIEGO, CA | $36,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| ALLIANCE OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER | SAN DIEGO, CA | $36,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| ALLIANCE OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER | SAN DIEGO, CA | $36,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| ALLIANCE OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER | SAN DIEGO, CA | $36,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $4,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $4,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| ALLIANCE OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $4,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
ALLIANCE OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
ALLIANCE OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
ALLIANCE OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
ALLIANCE OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT