Jurassic Foundation
A foundation run entirely by volunteer paleontologists that awards small grants for dinosaur research and exploration worldwide, with a deliberate reach toward students and scientists in regions where such funding is scarce.
Financial profile
Jurassic Foundation · EIN 04-3448123 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $249 | $25,220 | $119,290 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $3,696 | $15,055 | $144,261 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $1,805 | $28,144 | $155,620 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $2,565 | $13,018 | $181,959 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $2,335 | $25,163 | $192,412 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2015 | $250,184 | $24,986 | $286,854 | Dec 2015 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Jurassic Foundation is read alongside.
CRF
Chelonian Research Foundation
A nonprofit that produces, publishes and funds worldwide turtle and tortoise research to underpin the…
SVP
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
A global society of scientists, students, preparators, and artists devoted to vertebrate paleontology…
17 companies named
PS
Paleontological Society
A long established international society advancing the study of the fossil record through two flagship…
EFR
Eppley Foundation for Research
A New York foundation supporting advanced scientific research, backing innovative post-doctoral and…
GCCF
Gans Collections and Charitable Fund
A fund established by biologist Carl Gans to continue his work, making his scholarship freely available and…
Who backs JF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs Jurassic Foundation's peers, but not Jurassic Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of Jurassic Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Jurassic Foundation's reviewed public records.
| Company | SVP | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| Ana Voltz Art | Named | 1 of 1 |
| C.S. Worthington Studio | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Camben Creatives LLC | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Chronicle Heritage | Named | 1 of 1 |
| David Bergman Books | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Delta Designs, Ltd. | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Dino-Lite Scopes | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Eocene Environmental Group, Inc. | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Herrmann Studio LLC | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Keith Hershberger Ceramics | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Mantleworx Studios | Named | 1 of 1 |
| North Star Imaging | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Research Casting International | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Springer Nature | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Taylor & Francis | Named | 1 of 1 |
| The Paleo Press | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Triebold Paleontology | Named | 1 of 1 |
The outside view
A foundation run entirely by volunteer paleontologists that awards small grants for dinosaur research and exploration worldwide, with a deliberate reach toward students and scientists in regions where such funding is scarce.
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Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Frontier and The Movement.
Strengths
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