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Mt Cuba Astronomical Foundation: 8 grants to organizations, $942,425 (tax year ended December 2025)
Mt Cuba Astronomical Foundation, a private foundation in Wilmington, DE, paid 8 grants to organizations totaling $942,425 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on June 15, 2026. The largest was $250,000 to President and Fellows of Harvard College in Boston, MA for general.
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- EIN
- 205012202
- Based in
- Wilmington, DE
- Assets
- $24,664,578
- Grants paid
- $958,425
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed June 15, 2026, IRS object ID 202641669349100009. It reported $958,425 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed, and 8 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | General | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | General | $243,232 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carnegie Science | Washington, DC | General | $118,650 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Research Foundation for the Suny | Albany, NY | General | $102,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | McAllen, TX | General | $88,076 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lowell Observatory | Flagstaff, AZ | General | Science and technology | $69,070 | apps.irs.gov |
| The University Corporation | Northridge, CA | General | $53,441 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Cuba Astronomical Observatory- Vernon Lecture | Wilmington, DE | General | $17,956 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202531349349100513. It reported $963,886 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM Keck Observatory | Kamuela, HI | General | $329,545 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasedena, CA | General | Education | $219,028 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Regents of the University of California | Santa Cruz, CA | General | $209,508 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yale Astronomy | New Haven, CT | General | $101,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Cuba Astronomical Observatory - Vernon Lecture | Wilmington, DE | General | $31,449 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | General | $27,456 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lowell Observatory | Flagstaff, AZ | General | Science and technology | $25,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uarizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | General | $8,200 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $219,028 |
| Science and technology | $94,270 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Hawaii | $572,777 |
| California | $481,977 |
| Massachusetts | $250,000 |
| Arizona | $129,926 |
| District of Columbia | $118,650 |
| New York | $102,000 |
| Connecticut | $101,500 |
| Texas | $88,076 |
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Updated June 15, 2026. 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.