SETI Institute company blog

$200M gift propels scientific research in the search for life beyond Earth

seti.org published 2025-07-16

November 8, 2023, Mountain View, CA – The SETI Institute , a non-profit scientific research organization, announced today a philanthropic gift of $200m from the estate of Franklin Antonio, a visionary supporter and catalyst of the work of the SETI Institute for more than 12 years. Co-founder of communications chip…

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