Secular Student Alliance
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$1.3M
Foundation funders
17
Grants recorded
61
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Secular Student Alliance?
Secular Student Alliance is funded by 17 grantmakers, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($977K), Verstappen Family Foundation ($100K), Yavanna Foundation ($45K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.3M in grants to Secular Student Alliance between 2019–2025.
| Funder | Total given | Grants | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | $977,000 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| Verstappen Family Foundation | $100,000 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Yavanna Foundation | $45,000 | 5 | 2019–2025 |
| Network for Good | $36,515 | 1 | 2024 |
| Freedom from Religion Foundation Inc | $33,500 | 4 | 2020–2024 |
| Stiefel Freethought Foundation | $33,000 | 7 | 2019–2025 |
| Simon-Strauss Foundation | $30,000 | 6 | 2020–2025 |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | $15,500 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| Central Florida Freethought Community Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Emanuel and Judith a Klein Family Fdn | $9,250 | 3 | 2021–2024 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | $9,147 | 1 | 2024 |
| Curtis I & Paul Kossman Char Foundation | $5,525 | 7 | 2019–2025 |
| The Zausner Foundation Inc | $5,500 | 6 | 2020–2025 |
| Johnson James Hervey Char Ed Trust | $5,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| The Screen Porch Foundation Inc | $3,586 | 4 | 2019–2025 |
| Patrick & Shirley Campbell Foundation | $2,804 | 3 | 2020–2023 |
| USG Foundation Inc | $179 | 2 | 2020–2025 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2019) to $334K (2024). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $25K.
What grants has Secular Student Alliance received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Central Florida Freethought Community Inc | SCHOLARSHIPS | $11,000 |
| 2025 | Simon-Strauss Foundation | GENERAL | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Yavanna Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| 2025 | The Zausner Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,500 |
| 2025 | The Screen Porch Foundation Inc | EDUCATE HS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS | $1,033 |
| 2025 | Stiefel Freethought Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Curtis I & Paul Kossman Char Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $275 |
| 2025 | USG Foundation Inc | Community & Civic | $129 |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Civic Participation | $257,000 |
| 2024 | Network for Good | UNRESTRICTED | $36,515 |
| 2024 | Freedom from Religion Foundation Inc | SCHOLARSHIPS | $10,000 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | RELIGION | $9,147 |
| 2024 | Simon-Strauss Foundation | GENERAL | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Yavanna Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Emanuel and Judith a Klein Family Fdn | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $3,500 |
| 2024 | Stiefel Freethought Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $3,000 |
| 2024 | Johnson James Hervey Char Ed Trust | General Purposes | $2,500 |
| 2024 | The Zausner Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 |
| 2024 | Curtis I & Paul Kossman Char Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 |
| 2023 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Civic Participation | $180,000 |
| 2023 | Simon-Strauss Foundation | GENERAL | $5,000 |
| 2023 | Johnson James Hervey Char Ed Trust | General Purposes | $2,500 |
| 2023 | The Zausner Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 |
| 2023 | Stiefel Freethought Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| 2023 | Curtis I & Paul Kossman Char Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 |
| 2023 | Patrick & Shirley Campbell Foundation | The Secular Student Alliance empowers secular students to proudly express their identity, build welcoming communities, promote secular values, and set a course for lifelong activism. The purpose of the Secular Student Alliance is to bring about a society in which the ideals of scientific rationality, secularism, and human based ethics flourish. Whereas many other organizations already exist to spread these values to off campus populations, the Secular Student Alliance focuses on fostering these values among high school and college students. | $516 |
| 2022 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Civil Participation | $180,000 |
| 2022 | Stiefel Freethought Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| 2022 | Yavanna Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| 2022 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | For recipient's exempt purpose | $5,500 |
Showing 30 most recent of 61 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Secular Student Alliance?
Secular Student Alliance is funded by 17 grantmakers, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($977K), Verstappen Family Foundation ($100K), Yavanna Foundation ($45K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.3M in grants to Secular Student Alliance between 2019–2025.
Who is Secular Student Alliance's largest funder?
Silicon Valley Community Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Secular Student Alliance, with $977K across 5 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Secular Student Alliance received?
IRS 990 filings record $1.3M in grants to Secular Student Alliance across 61 grants from 17 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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