Funding search · EIN 205012202 · Wilmington, DE

Mt Cuba Astronomical Foundation

Name: Mt Cuba Astronomical Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

42
grants reported: $3.9M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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California Institute of Technology3 grants · $926,994
Wm Keck Observatory3 grants · $921,290
The Regents of the University of California2 grants · $317,469
President and Fellows of Harvard College1 grant · $250,000
University of Hawaii Foundation1 grant · $243,232
Lowell Observatory3 grants · $210,470
Texas a&M University1 grant · $168,325
Yale Astronomy2 grants · $151,500
University of Arizona2 grants · $148,516
Carnegie Science1 grant · $118,650

Giving over time

$1.1M

2022

$929,927

2023

$963,886

2024

$958,425

2025

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

$411,745
Wm Keck Observatory · Kamuela, HI · 2023
General
$391,866
California Institute of Technology · Pasedena, CA · 2023
General
$329,545
Wm Keck Observatory · Kamuela, HI · 2024
General
$316,100
California Institute of Technology · Pasedena, CA · 2022
General
$250,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$243,232
University of Hawaii Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2025
General
$219,028
California Institute of Technology · Pasedena, CA · 2024
General
$209,508
The Regents of the University of California · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
General
$180,000
Wm Keck Observatory · Kamuela, HI · 2022
General
$168,325
Texas a&M University · College Station, TX · 2022
General
$121,060
University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2022
General
$118,650
Carnegie Science · Washington, DC · 2025
General
$116,200
Lowell Observatory · Flagstaff, AZ · 2022
General
$107,961
The Regents of the University of California · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
General
$102,000
The Research Foundation for the Suny · Albany, NY · 2025
General
$101,500
Yale Astronomy · New Haven, CT · 2024
General
$88,076
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · McAllen, TX · 2025
General
$69,070
Lowell Observatory · Flagstaff, AZ · 2025
General
$53,441
The University Corporation · Northridge, CA · 2025
General
$50,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
General
$50,000
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
General
$50,000
Yale Astronomy · New Haven, CT · 2022
General
$31,449
Mt Cuba Astronomical Observatory - Vernon Lecture · Wilmington, DE · 2024
General
$27,456
University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2024
General
$26,316
Mt Cuba Astronomical Observatory - Vernon Lecture · Wilmington, DE · 2023
General
$25,200
Lowell Observatory · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
General
$17,956
Mt Cuba Astronomical Observatory- Vernon Lecture · Wilmington, DE · 2025
General
$8,200
Uarizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2024
General
$3,000
Easton Honaker · Newark, DE · 2025
Scholarship
$3,000
Henry T Sanford-Crane · Elkton, MD · 2025
Scholarship
$3,000
Kaylee Elizabeth Grace · Newark, DE · 2025
Scholarship
$3,000
Steven Zachery Savery · Newark, DE · 2025
Scholarship
$3,000
Henry T Sandord · Elkton, MD · 2024
Scholarship
$3,000
Kaylee Elizabeth Grace · Newark, DE · 2024
Scholarship
$3,000
Steven Zachary Savery · Newark, DE · 2024
Scholarship
$1,000
Charles Ruffin · Wilmington, DE · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Jake Mooney · Wilmington, DE · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Lindsey Testa · Wilmington, DE · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Randolph Jacob Powell · Wilmington, DE · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Kathryn Hart · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Scholarship
$1,000
Rushil Patel · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Scholarship
$1,000
Yasin Khokon · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Scholarship

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