People keep asking how much Soon got from each of his corporate funders year by year, and why some places it says $1.2 million total and others $1.5M…
The total funding since 2001 that we know about from Greenpeace FOIAs to Smithsonian and corporate foundation 990s is $1,573,270, tabulated below.
That total excluding the ‘anonymous’ donation from Donors Trust, leaved known fossil funding at $1,248,471
| Funder | Grant Description from source | Grant Year(s) | Grant Amount | Source |
| American Petroleum Institute | 1994-1997 | ?? | Soon published papers | |
| American Petroleum Institute | Sun’s impact on climate over the last 1000 years | 2001, 2002 | $58,380 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| American Petroleum Institute | 1000 years of solar variability | 2003 | $60,053 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| American Petroleum Institute | The 11-22 year climate responses | 2004, 2005 | $50,178 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| American Petroleum Institute | Understanding Arctic Climate Change | 2005, 2006 | $50,000 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| American Petroleum Institute | The solar influence of arctic climate change | 2006, 2007 | $55,000 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| API Total | $273,611 | |||
| Charles G. Koch Foundation | Koch/Mobile Charitable foundation | 2005, 2006 | $110,000 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| Charles G. Koch Foundation | Understanding Solar Variability and Climate Change | 2010 | $65,000 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| Charles G. Koch Foundation | Understanding Solar Radiation and Climate Change | 2010-2012 | $55,000 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| Charles Koch Foundation Total | $230,000 | |||
| Donors Trust | Understanding Solar Radiation and Climate Change | 2011 | $50,000 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| Donors Trust | A Circum-global Teleconnection View of Regional Sun-Climate Connections | 2011-2012 | $64,935 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| Donors Trust | Wavelet Analysis And Solar Dynamo Theory of Solar Activity Variations | 2013 | $70,000 | Donors Trust 990 |
| Donors Trust | Wavelet Analysis And Solar Dynamo Theory of Solar Activity Variations | 2013 | $49,864 | Donors Trust 990 |
| Donors Trust | Wavelet Analysis And Solar Dynamo Theory of Solar Activity Variations | 2013-2015 | $209,864 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| Donors Trust | 2014-2015 | $90,000 | Two 2013 grants subtracted from 2013-15 | |
| Donors Trust Total | $324,799 | |||
| Mobil Foundation | 1995-1997 | ?? | Acknowledged in Soon’s published papers | |
| ExxonMobil Foundation | listed by Exxon as a grant to SAO | 2005 | $105,000 | ExxonMobil Worldwide Giving Report 2005 |
| ExxonMobil Foundation | Listed by Exxon as “project support” to SAO. | 2006 | $105,000 | ExxonMobil Worldwide Giving Report 2006 |
| ExxonMobil Foundation | Exxon-Arctic Climate Change | 2007, 2008 | $55,000 | Smithsonian FOIA/Exxon Giving Report |
| ExxonMobil Foundation | “Exxon – Soon – Solar Variability” “Understanding Solar Variability and Climate Change: Signals from Temperature Records of the United States” | 2008-2010 | $70,106 | Smithsonian FOIA/Exxon Giving Report |
| ExxonMobil Foundation Total | $335,106 | |||
| Southern Company | Understanding Arctic Climate Change | 2006, 2007 | $110,000 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| Southern Company | Solar variability and Climate Change signals from temperature | 2008, 2009 | $120,000 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| Southern Company | Understanding Solar Radiation and Climate Change | 2011 | $60,003 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| Southern Company | Understanding Solar Radiation and Climate Change | 2011-2012 | $59,942 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| Southern Company | A Study of Solar Activity Variation on Multiple Timescales | 2013-2015 | $59,809 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| Southern Company Total | $409,754 | |||
| Electric Power Research Institute | 1994-1999 | ?? | Acknowledged in Soon’s published papers | |
| Texaco Foundation | 1996 | ?? | Acknowledged in Soon’s published papers | |
| Free to Choose | The sun’s influence on climate change | 2008 | $19,383 | Smithsonian FOIA |
| Total known grants 2001-2015 | $1,573,270 | |||
| Total known Fossil grants | $1,248,471 | |||