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The Skeet Varner Foundation: 24 grants to organizations, $173,951 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Skeet Varner Foundation, a private foundation in Bakersfield, CA, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $173,951 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $25,000 to California Policy Center in Tustin, CA for to support the advancement of free-market public policies..
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- EIN
- 770472441
- Based in
- Bakersfield, CA
- Assets
- $1,072,575
- Grants paid
- $174,451
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202601349349103960. It reported $174,451 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Policy Center | Tustin, CA | To support the advancement of free-market public policies. | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broom Tree Refuge | Mountain View, AR | To provide general contributions to the ministry | Religion-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Radius International | Phoenix, AZ | To assisst the evangelical church and missions community by providing pre-field missions training that will equip cross-cultural workers to establish healthy, indigenous, reproducing churches among un | International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keepers Transformation House | Oildale, CA | Assist and guide individuals through a systematic program designed to encourage believing, belonging and becoming, utilizing christian values and beliefs. | $15,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bakersfield College Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To provide academic scholarships | Education | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crossover Church | Bakersfield, CA | To support the community through faithful bible study, prayer, and evangelism, aiming to make disciples. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fivestones Churches | Palastine, IL | To support the connection of people and their relationship with the kingdom of god. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| French Foundation | New York, NY | To promote connections between leaders in business, government, and culture through policy dialogues and exchange programs. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kern Community Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To support the growth of a community through philanthropy by helping people support the causes they care most about. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mission at Kern County | Bakersfield, CA | To provide meals, shelter, education, and clothing to those in need. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California State University Bakersfield Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To establish entrepreneurship center | Education | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Market of Hope | Beaumont, TX | To provide food and hygiene items to people in need. | $5,001 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth for Christ of Kern County | Bakersfield, CA | To reach young people everywhere, working with local churches and partners to raise up lifelong followers of jesus christ. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Garden Pathways | Bakersfield, CA | To provide a communal ceremony over prayer for homelessness, oil, agriculture, and the economy. | Human services | $3,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bakersfield Angels | Bakersfield, CA | To offer support to foster care families in the community. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kirschenmann Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To support the youth in kern county by allowing them to reach their individual goals | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Arbor Church | Ypsilanti, MI | To support the people of washtenaw county to worship the lord jesus christ and connect them together to serve him. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bakersfield West Rotary Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To support charities in the greater bakersfield area, particularly those serving children and youth, and to support the club-sponsored interact and rotaract clubs. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Hope Cemetary | Madera, CA | To provide for those who lost loved ones. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bakersfield Prayer Breakfast | Bakersfield, CA | To provide a communal ceremony over prayer for homelessness, oil, agriculture, and the economy. | $600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bakersfield North Rotary Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To support charities in the greater bakersfield area, particularly those serving children and youth, and to support the club-sponsored interact and rotaract clubs. | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jamison Children's Center | Bakersfield, CA | To offer nuturing environment that meets children's immediate needs. | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Liberty High School Tennis | Bakersfield, CA | To provide support to the liberty high school tennis teams. | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Laurelglen Bible Church | Bakersfield, CA | To support the development of fully committed followers of jesus christ. | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 27, 2025, IRS object ID 202531479349100333. It reported $306,100 in grants paid; 21 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurelglen Bible Church | Bakersfield, CA | To support the development of fully committed followers of jesus christ. | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Covenant Community | Bakersfield, CA | To support the building of faith-based communities by providing spiritual formation, and actively participating in the church's mission. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Radius International | Phoenix, AZ | To assisst the evangelical church and missions community by providing pre-field missions training that will equip cross-cultural workers to establish healthy, indigenous, reproducing churches among un | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broom Tree Refuge | Mountain View, AR | To provide general contributions to the ministry | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fivestones Churches | Palastine, IL | To support the connection of people and their relationship with the kingdom of god. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keepers Transformation House | Oildale, CA | Assist and guide individuals through a systematic program designed to encourage believing, belonging and becoming, utilizing christian values and beliefs. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kern Community Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To support the growth of a community through philanthropy by helping people support the causes they care most about. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth for Christ of Kern County | Bakersfield, CA | To reach young people everywhere, working with local churches and partners to raise up lifelong followers of jesus christ. | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California State University Bakersfield Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To establish entrepreneurship center | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Kern County | Bakersfield, CA | To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Policy Center | Tustin, CA | To support the advancement of free-market public policies. | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coyote Club | Bakersfield, CA | To support amateur wrestling. | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Garden Pathways | Bakersfield, CA | To provide a communal ceremony over prayer for homelessness, oil, agriculture, and the economy. | Human services | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crisis Intervention Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To provides crisis support, mental health services, advocacy, and outreach to individuals and families in bakersfield. | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bakersfield Angels | Bakersfield, CA | To offer support to foster care families in the community. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bakersfield North Rotary Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To support charities in the greater bakersfield area, particularly those serving children and youth, and to support the club-sponsored interact and rotaract clubs. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Icm - D Champness | Bakersfield, CA | To support the growing need for discipleship in kenya. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teen Challenge of Southern California | Bakersfield, CA | Substance abuse recovery and prevention programs. | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kirschenmann Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To support the youth in kern county by allowing them to reach their individual goals | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Hope Cemetary | Madera, CA | To provide for those who lost loved ones. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bakersfield Prayer Breakfast | Bakersfield, CA | To provide a communal ceremony over prayer for homelessness, oil, agriculture, and the economy. | $600 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $45,000 |
| Human services | $40,750 |
| Religion-related | $30,000 |
| Education | $26,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $368,050 |
| Arizona | $45,000 |
| Arkansas | $30,000 |
| Illinois | $20,000 |
| New York | $10,000 |
| Texas | $5,001 |
| Michigan | $2,000 |
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Updated May 14, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.