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Las Cumbres Observatory GTN Inc: 2 grants to organizations, $77,000 (tax year ended December 2024)
Las Cumbres Observatory GTN Inc, a private foundation in Goleta, CA, paid 2 grants to organizations totaling $77,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $75,000 to University of California Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, CA for lco science fund.
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- EIN
- 770361278
- Based in
- Goleta, CA
- Assets
- $35,167,781
- Grants paid
- $77,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202523179349103827. It reported $77,000 in grants paid; 2 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Lco science fund | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Hawaii | Makawao, HI | Histarr sponsorship 2024 | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2021
From the Form 990-PF filed December 20, 2024, IRS object ID 202413559349100216. It reported $682,160 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed, and 7 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | Gift | Employment | $78,412 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inaf Instituto Nazionale Di | Palermo, IT | Gift | $65,040 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Dill Faulkes Educational Trust LTD | London, UK | Gift | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | Gift | Education | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Canterbury | Canterbury, NZ | Gift | $44,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | Gift | $39,403 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Associacao Laboratoria | Rio de Janeiro, BR | Gift | $39,333 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Copenhagen | Copenhagen, DA | Gift | $33,902 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Martin's University | Lacey, WA | Gift | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Usd Priradno - Matematicki Fakultet Krag | Kragujevac, RI | Gift | $27,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Universidad Catolica de Santisima Concepcion | Concepcion, CI | Gift | $23,330 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Michigan | Minneapolis, MN | Gift | $20,466 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Queen's University Belfast | Belfast, UK | Gift | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Michigan | Tower Ann Arbor, MI | Gift | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uc San Diego | La Jolla, CA | Gift | $19,191 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Maryland | College Park, MD | Gift | $17,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uc Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Gift | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | Gift | $14,959 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lincoln University | Lincoln University, PA | Gift | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias San Cristobal | Tenerife, SP | Gift | $9,961 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | Gift | $7,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aura Inc | Washington, DC | Gift | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Starlight Childrens Foundation | Culver City, CA | Gift | $2,318 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sveuciliste U Rijeci - Odjel Zafiziku University of Rijeka | Rijeka, HR | Gift | $1,620 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Astronomy | Edinburgh Blackford Hill, UK | Gift | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Who Code | New York, NY | Employer match of employee gift | Human services | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wise Observatory | Tel Aviv, IS | Gift | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment | $78,412 |
| Education | $70,000 |
| Human services | $100 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $111,509 |
| Washington | $108,412 |
| Pennsylvania | $70,000 |
| Illinois | $39,403 |
| Minnesota | $20,466 |
| Michigan | $20,000 |
| Maryland | $17,250 |
| Arizona | $14,959 |
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Updated November 13, 2025. 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.