California Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $367,650 Year Granted 2020 California Institute of Technology the development and fabrication of the SEDMv2 instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,250,000 Year Granted 2021 California Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $365,640 Year Granted 2021 California Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $162,048 Year Granted 2021 California Institute of Technology for the Code/Astro 2022 software engineering workshop for astronomers Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $111,617 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology to repurpose the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,499,644 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the assembly and testing of the High-resolution Instrument for the Rapid Assessment of eXo-atmospheres (HIRAX) Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $122,948 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the 2023 Extreme Precision Radial Velocity Conference Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Yapeng Zhang in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Huazhi Ge in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the annual Sagan Summer Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $6,900 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to support development on quantizing CCDs Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $129,163 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $470,609 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $509,066 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
California Institute of Technology the development and fabrication of the SEDMv2 instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,250,000 Year Granted 2021 California Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $365,640 Year Granted 2021 California Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $162,048 Year Granted 2021 California Institute of Technology for the Code/Astro 2022 software engineering workshop for astronomers Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $111,617 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology to repurpose the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,499,644 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the assembly and testing of the High-resolution Instrument for the Rapid Assessment of eXo-atmospheres (HIRAX) Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $122,948 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the 2023 Extreme Precision Radial Velocity Conference Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Yapeng Zhang in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Huazhi Ge in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the annual Sagan Summer Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $6,900 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to support development on quantizing CCDs Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $129,163 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $470,609 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $509,066 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
California Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $365,640 Year Granted 2021 California Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $162,048 Year Granted 2021 California Institute of Technology for the Code/Astro 2022 software engineering workshop for astronomers Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $111,617 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology to repurpose the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,499,644 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the assembly and testing of the High-resolution Instrument for the Rapid Assessment of eXo-atmospheres (HIRAX) Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $122,948 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the 2023 Extreme Precision Radial Velocity Conference Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Yapeng Zhang in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Huazhi Ge in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the annual Sagan Summer Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $6,900 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to support development on quantizing CCDs Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $129,163 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $470,609 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $509,066 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
California Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $162,048 Year Granted 2021 California Institute of Technology for the Code/Astro 2022 software engineering workshop for astronomers Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $111,617 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology to repurpose the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,499,644 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the assembly and testing of the High-resolution Instrument for the Rapid Assessment of eXo-atmospheres (HIRAX) Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $122,948 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the 2023 Extreme Precision Radial Velocity Conference Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Yapeng Zhang in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Huazhi Ge in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the annual Sagan Summer Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $6,900 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to support development on quantizing CCDs Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $129,163 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $470,609 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $509,066 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
California Institute of Technology for the Code/Astro 2022 software engineering workshop for astronomers Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $111,617 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology to repurpose the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,499,644 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the assembly and testing of the High-resolution Instrument for the Rapid Assessment of eXo-atmospheres (HIRAX) Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $122,948 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the 2023 Extreme Precision Radial Velocity Conference Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Yapeng Zhang in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Huazhi Ge in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the annual Sagan Summer Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $6,900 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to support development on quantizing CCDs Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $129,163 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $470,609 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $509,066 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
California Institute of Technology to repurpose the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,499,644 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the assembly and testing of the High-resolution Instrument for the Rapid Assessment of eXo-atmospheres (HIRAX) Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $122,948 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the 2023 Extreme Precision Radial Velocity Conference Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Yapeng Zhang in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Huazhi Ge in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the annual Sagan Summer Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $6,900 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to support development on quantizing CCDs Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $129,163 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $470,609 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $509,066 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
California Institute of Technology for the assembly and testing of the High-resolution Instrument for the Rapid Assessment of eXo-atmospheres (HIRAX) Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $122,948 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the 2023 Extreme Precision Radial Velocity Conference Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Yapeng Zhang in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Huazhi Ge in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the annual Sagan Summer Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $6,900 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to support development on quantizing CCDs Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $129,163 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $470,609 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $509,066 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
California Institute of Technology for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the 2023 Extreme Precision Radial Velocity Conference Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Yapeng Zhang in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Huazhi Ge in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the annual Sagan Summer Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $6,900 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to support development on quantizing CCDs Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $129,163 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $470,609 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $509,066 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
California Institute of Technology for the 2023 Extreme Precision Radial Velocity Conference Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2022 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Yapeng Zhang in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Huazhi Ge in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the annual Sagan Summer Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $6,900 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to support development on quantizing CCDs Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $129,163 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $470,609 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $509,066 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Yapeng Zhang in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Huazhi Ge in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the annual Sagan Summer Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $6,900 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to support development on quantizing CCDs Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $129,163 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $470,609 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $509,066 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
California Institute of Technology for the research and related work of Huazhi Ge in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,303 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the annual Sagan Summer Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $6,900 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to support development on quantizing CCDs Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $129,163 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $470,609 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $509,066 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
California Institute of Technology for the annual Sagan Summer Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $6,900 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to support development on quantizing CCDs Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $129,163 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $470,609 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $509,066 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
California Institute of Technology to support development on quantizing CCDs Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $129,163 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology to investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $470,609 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $509,066 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
California Institute of Technology to investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $470,609 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $509,066 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $509,066 Year Granted 2023 California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
California Institute of Technology for the development of Skipper technology Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,150,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Carnegie Institution of Washington for technology development and proof-of-concept demonstrations in support of the Magellan Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,400,000 Year Granted 2021 Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Carnegie Institution of Washington to constrain small exoplanets’ volatile budgets via coupled modeling & observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Carnegie Institution of Washington for the 2023 AMP-UP workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Carnegie Institution of Washington for exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $124,996 Year Granted 2023 Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Carnegie Mellon University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Central Connecticut State University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $54,957 Year Granted 2022 Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Cornell University for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES) Symposium Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $32,775 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Cornell University for laboratory measurements of reflectance and emission spectra relevant to lava world observations Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,991 Year Granted 2019 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2020 Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Cornell University for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $375,000 Year Granted 2021 Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Cornell University for the research and related work of Ligia Fonseca Coelho in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Cornell University for the research and related work of Zach Ulibarri in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $430,000 Year Granted 2024 Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Cornell University for AbGradCon 2024 Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $40,000 Year Granted 2024 Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Georgia Tech Research Corporation for the coupled modeling of remote and in-situ biosignatures Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2021 Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study bottle effects on analog Mars samples Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Johns Hopkins University to build a science platform to generate new hypotheses based on the rapid and communal exploration of the Gaia dataset Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $83,530 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Johns Hopkins University to search for and characterize closely-separated binary systems of super massive black holes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2018 Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Johns Hopkins University for assessing Enceladus’ biotic potential Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2022 Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Johns Hopkins University for the research and related work of Ben Pearce in connection with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship program Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $383,916 Year Granted 2023 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the construction, installation, and commissioning of a new 1-meter telescope at the McDonald Observatory, and its integration into the Las Cumbres Observatory network of telescopes Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,000,000 Year Granted 2017 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of a target and observation management software toolkit for the time domain astronomy community Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2018 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for the development of an open source observatory control system Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $499,696 Year Granted 2020 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. for preparing the astronomy community for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $899,689 Year Granted 2021 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc. to fabricate, install, and commission the MuSCAT4 imager on the Faulkes South Telescope Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $1,597,269 Year Granted 2022 Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Lehigh University to develop methods to extract the ages of star clusters and galaxies from the contributions of variable stars to their integrated light curves Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $55,000 Year Granted 2019 Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next
Lowell Observatory to support observing time for the EXPRES 100 Earths Survey Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $950,000 Year Granted 2022 LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next
LSST, Inc. to support the LSST Cadence Hackathon, a 3-day workshop to optimize the timing and targeting of the LSST?s observing schedule Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $149,985 Year Granted 2018 LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next
LSST, Inc. to support the TOM Toolkit Community Workshop Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $199,980 Year Granted 2019 LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next
LSST, Inc. for inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $449,007 Year Granted 2023 Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next
Macalester College for lab equipment and research support Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next
Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $371,032 Year Granted 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017 Previous 1 2 3 4 … 7 Next
Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the acquisition and testing of critical detector components for the General Anti-Particle Spectrometer (GAPS) instrument Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $570,017 Year Granted 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to design and build a 1-meter telescope in the northern hemisphere to initiate the monitoring of ultra-cool dwarf stars Program Science Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $601,500 Year Granted 2017