Center for Inquiry Development Fund
To support the activities and purposes of the center for inquiry, inc.
Center for Inquiry Development Fund at a glance
- Total assets
- $39,043,804
- +12.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,554,808
- +12.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,487,668
- +8.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $100,961
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Center for Inquiry Development Fund funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $948K.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $39,043,804 | $1,554,808 | $100,961 | — | — | $1,487,668 |
| 2024 | $34,857,998 | $1,377,582 | $92,880 | — | — | $1,366,089 |
| 2023 | $32,460,035 | $863,976 | $85,323 | — | — | $845,244 |
| 2022 | $26,197,248 | $1,090,734 | $84,050 | — | — | $585,946 |
| 2021 | $30,781,982 | $1,234,631 | $49,540 | — | — | $1,174,926 |
| 2020 | $25,091,324 | $836,108 | $44,066 | — | — | $687,102 |
| 2019 | $21,038,435 | $786,681 | $997,654 | $947,893 | 1 | $670,546 |
About Center for Inquiry Development Fund
Based on IRS filings
Center for Inquiry Development Fund is a public charity, based in Amherst, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $39.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.5M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Center for Inquiry Development Fund is led by Robyn Blumner, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robyn Blumner
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Tabash
Chairperson
Chairman → Chairperson, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andy Thomson
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry A. Kosmin
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Engler
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Cowan
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leonard Tramiel
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Dawkins
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vinod Bhardwaj
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Maxwell
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reza Abbaszadeh
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Conn Jr.
Legal Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Azharuddin Majeed
Director of Government Affairs & Policy
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Leland Faust
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry Karr
CFO & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debra Skomer
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Azurin
CFO & Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Conn
General Council
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Azhar Majeed (2024) — Director of Government Affairs
- Former: Nicholas Little (2019–2023) — Former Secretary
- Former: Julia Sweeney (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kendrick Frazier (2019–2022) — Former Director
- Former: Y. Sherry Sheng (2019–2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Center for Inquiry Development Fund
How large is Center for Inquiry Development Fund?
Center for Inquiry Development Fund reported $39.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
Where does Center for Inquiry Development Fund operate?
Center for Inquiry Development Fund has awarded grants in New York.
What is Center for Inquiry Development Fund's EIN?
Center for Inquiry Development Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1553194. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 27, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 21, 2026)
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