Funding search · EIN 953972799 · Kamuela, HI
California Association for Research in
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 36
- grants reported
- $11.6M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $135,340
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Grant history
All 36 reported grants, largest first.
- $2.1M
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Award of $81,041 for the upgrade of the nirc-2 detector; award of $213,284 for the upgrade of the deimos detector; sub-award of $245,572 under the heising-simons foundation funded prime award development and fabrication… read allAward of $81,041 for the upgrade of the nirc-2 detector; award of $213,284 for the upgrade of the deimos detector; sub-award of $245,572 under the heising-simons foundation funded prime award development and fabrication of a laser frequency comb; sub-award of $564,385 under the gordon and betty moore foundation funded prime award for the development of high resolution infrared spectrograph for exoplanet characterization; sub-award of $780,867 under the mt cuba and moore foundation funded award for the development of the astronomical instrument the keck cosmic web imager reionization mapper; sub-award of $120,000 under the scott foundation funded award for the development of the keck planet finder solar calibrator; award of $90,768 for the development of the keck planet finder. less
- $1.3M
University of California Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Award for the development of the slicer combined with an array of lenslets for exoplanet spectroscopy.
- $1.3M
University of California Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Sub-award of $4,888 under the mt cuba and moore foundation funded award for the development of the astronomical instrument the keck cosmic web imager reionization mapper; award of $1,256,789 for the development of the s… read allSub-award of $4,888 under the mt cuba and moore foundation funded award for the development of the astronomical instrument the keck cosmic web imager reionization mapper; award of $1,256,789 for the development of the slicer combined with an array of lenslets for exoplanet spectroscopy. less
- $842,646
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Award for the development of the keck planet finder.
- $690,374
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
Award for the upgrade of the deimos detector.
- $602,000
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2021
Assistance for new instrument design studies, instrument upgrade proposals, and other proposals to improve the observatory's scientific productivity.
- $573,908
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Sub-award of $160,405 under the federally funded ast-1836016 for the development of astrophysics enabled by keck all sky precision adaptive optics; sub-award of $366,521 under the gordon and betty moore foundation funde… read allSub-award of $160,405 under the federally funded ast-1836016 for the development of astrophysics enabled by keck all sky precision adaptive optics; sub-award of $366,521 under the gordon and betty moore foundation funded prime award for the development of high resolution infrared spectrograph for exoplanet characterization; sub-award of $46,982 under the heising-simons foundation funded prime award development and fabrication of a laser frequency comb. less
- $553,654
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Sub-award under the federally funded ast-1836016 for the development of astrophysics enabled by keck all sky precision adaptive optics; subaward under the heising-simons foundation for keck planet finder precisin improv… read allSub-award under the federally funded ast-1836016 for the development of astrophysics enabled by keck all sky precision adaptive optics; subaward under the heising-simons foundation for keck planet finder precisin improvements; subaward for keck planet finder mechanical cooling upgrade; award for upgrade of nirc2 precision calibration unit. less
- $489,792
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Sub-award under the heising-simons foundation funded prime award development and fabrication of a laser frequency comb; subaward for kcwi mechanical cooling retrofit; award for the upgrade of the deimos detector; assist… read allSub-award under the heising-simons foundation funded prime award development and fabrication of a laser frequency comb; subaward for kcwi mechanical cooling retrofit; award for the upgrade of the deimos detector; assistance for new instrument design studies, instrument upgrade proposals, and other proposals to improve the observatorys scientific productivity. less
- $375,591
University of California Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2021
Sub-award under the federally funded nsf ast-142980 for the development of the astronomical instrument the keck cosmic web imager reionization mapper.
- $298,338
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Sub-award under the federally funded nsf ast-142980 for the development of the astronomical instrument the keck cosmic web imager reionization mapper.
- $255,374
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Award for the upgrade of the deimos detector.
- $252,967
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
Award for the upgrade of the deimos detector.
- $190,395
University of California Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2021
Award for the development of the slicer combined with an array of lenslets for exoplanet spectroscopy.
- $187,031
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Sub-award under the heising-simons foundation funded prime award development and fabrication of a laser frequency comb.
- $180,000
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Assistance for new instrument design studies, instrument upgrade proposals, and other proposals to improve the observatory's scientific productivity.
- $158,453
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Sub-award under the gordon and betty moore foundation funded prime award for the development of high resolution infrared spectrograph for exoplanet characterization.
- $140,000
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Assistance for new instrument design studies, instrument upgrade proposals, and other proposals to improve the observatorys scientific productivity.
- $130,681
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Sub-award under the gordon and betty moore foundation funded prime award for the development of high resolution infrared spectrograph for exoplanet characterization.
- $128,135
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Award of $15,575 for upgrade of nirc-2 precision calibration unit; award of $81,618 for the development of the keck planet finder; sub-award of $30,942 under the federally funded ast-1836016 for the development of astro… read allAward of $15,575 for upgrade of nirc-2 precision calibration unit; award of $81,618 for the development of the keck planet finder; sub-award of $30,942 under the federally funded ast-1836016 for the development of astrophysics enabled by keck all sky precision adaptive optics. less
- $121,375
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Sub-award under the federally funded ast-1836016 for the development of astrophysics enabled by keck all sky precision adaptive optics.
- $96,131
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Sub-award under the heising-simons foundation funded prime award development and fabrication of a laser frequency comb; sub-award under the federally funded ast-1836016 for the development of astrophysics enabled by kec… read allSub-award under the heising-simons foundation funded prime award development and fabrication of a laser frequency comb; sub-award under the federally funded ast-1836016 for the development of astrophysics enabled by keck all sky precision adaptive optics. less
- $71,945
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Award for the upgrade of the nirc-2 detector.
- $70,119
University of Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2021
Sub-award under the federally funded ast-1836016 for the development of astrophysics enabled by keck all sky precision adaptive optics.
- $62,058
University of Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Sub-award under the federally funded ast-1836016 for the development of astrophysics enabled by keck all sky precision adaptive optics.
- $47,291
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Sub-award under the federally funded ast-1836016 for the development of astrophysics enabled by keck all sky precision adaptive optics.
- $45,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Assistance for new instrument design studies, instrument upgrade proposals, and other proposals to improve the observatory's scientific productivity.
- $45,000
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Assistance for new instrument design studies, instrument upgrade proposals, and other proposals to improve the observatory's scientific productivity.
- $45,000
University of California Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Assistance for new instrument design studies, instrument upgrade proposals, and other proposals to improve the observatory's scientific productivity.
- $44,939
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Sub-award under the heising-simons foundation funded prime award development and fabrication of a laser frequency comb.
- $38,096
University of California Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2021
Sub-award under the federally funded ast-1836016 for the development of astrophysics enabled by keck all sky precision adaptive optics.
- $36,885
University of Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Sub-award under the federally funded ast-1836016 for the development of astrophysics enabled by keck all sky precision adaptive optics.
- $33,315
Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
Csu mechanical engineering senior design capstone project ay 2023-2024 and practicum sponsorship 2025.
- $27,712
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2021
Sub-award under the gordon and betty moore foundation funded prime award for the development of high resolution infrared spectrograph for exoplanet characterization.
- $17,515
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Award for the development of the keck planet finder.
- $10,384
University of California Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Award for upgrade of nirc-2 precision calibration unit.
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