This organization files Form 990, which has no section for application policy. Its filings cannot say either way.
The latest filing we hold carries no statement about applications. That is not the same as closed: public-charity Form 990s have no field for it, and many foundations leave the section blank.
Grants paid by year
Total assets by year
Where the money went · FY2024
Form 990 splits expenses into program services, management and fundraising. The split is self-reported, and a grantmaker, a research institute and a direct-service nonprofit book the same work differently. A line the return does not carry reads "not available"; it is never counted as zero.
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990 | $450,393,254 | $447,255,915 | $57,456,417 | $125,924,044 | $5,235,327 |
| FY2023 | 990 | $420,912,916 | $419,441,241 | $50,962,760 | $150,950,841 | $277,673 |
| FY2022 | 990 | $380,284,932 | $382,669,172 | $40,753,726 | $108,725,911 | $2,312,763 |
| FY2021 | 990 | $356,078,449 | $353,361,521 | $38,737,147 | $116,722,418 | $4,235,929 |
| FY2020 | 990 | $356,989,521 | $360,874,237 | $38,221,680 | $105,391,244 | −$5,469,069 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 68% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMTO CORPORATION INCPASADENA, CA | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE US EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE PROGRAM | $5,396,315 | 2021 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Mountain | PRESIDENT | 40.00 | $566,893 |
| Karen Bjorkman | CHAIR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Andrew Baker | VICE CHAIR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Barton | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| GMTO CORPORATION INCPASADENA, CA |
| SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE US EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE PROGRAM |
| $5,103,793 |
| 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONATUCSON, AZ | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $3,189,660 | 2024 |
| GMTO CORPORATION INCPASADENA, CA | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE US EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE PROGRAM | $3,096,176 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONATUCSON, AZ | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $2,732,848 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEYBERKELEY, CA | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $2,665,205 | 2023 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYPASADENA, CA | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $2,508,484 | 2024 |
| GMTO CORPORATION INCPASADENA, CA | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE US EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE PROGRAM | $2,480,059 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONATUCSON, AZ | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $2,397,311 | 2020 |
| WIYN CONSORTIUM INCTUCSON, AZ | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE WIYN 3.5 EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE PROGRAM | $2,349,068 | 2023 |
| WIYN CONSORTIUM INCTUCSON, AZ | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE WIYN 3.5 METER TELESCOPE FACILITY | $2,245,564 | 2022 |
| WIYN CONSORTIUM INCTUCSON, AZ | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE WIYN 3.5 METER TELESCOPE FACILITY | $2,238,907 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEYBERKELEY, CA | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $2,214,392 | 2024 |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYBALTIMORE, MD | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $2,184,142 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONATUCSON, AZ | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $2,136,974 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINAUSTIN, TX | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $2,104,235 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONATUCSON, AZ | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $2,088,235 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEYBERKELEY, CA | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $2,068,810 | 2022 |
| WIYN CONSORTIUM INCTUCSON, AZ | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE WIYN 3.5 METER TELESCOPE FACILITY | $1,953,222 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINAUSTIN, TX | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $1,941,823 | 2023 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYPASADENA, CA | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $1,832,713 | 2020 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYPASADENA, CA | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $1,772,630 | 2022 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYPASADENA, CA | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $1,721,113 | 2023 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYPASADENA, CA | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $1,615,074 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDERBOULDER, CO | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $1,592,859 | 2023 |
| 0.50 |
| $0 |
| Emily Cobabe-Ammann | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| James Crocker | DIRECTOR (THRU 6/24) | 0.50 | $0 |
| Kelle Cruz | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Roger Davies | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Megan Donahue | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Brenna Flaugher | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Maura Hagan | DIRECTOR (THRU 6/24) | 0.50 | $0 |
| Jeff Hall | DIRECTOR (THRU 6/24) | 0.50 | $0 |
| Todd Hoeksema | DIRECTOR (THRU 6/24) | 0.50 | $0 |
| Leopoldo Infante | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Dan Jaffe | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| James Mcateer | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Sally Oey | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Jerome Oglesby | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| David Reitze | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Willie Rockward | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Monica Rubio | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Maria Teresa Ruiz | DIRECTOR (THRU 6/24) | 0.50 | $0 |
| James Yeck | DIRECTOR (THRU 6/24) | 0.50 | $0 |
| Barbara Lam | VP OF OPERATIONS/CFO | 40.00 | $312,905 |
| Nanci Reich | DIRECTOR - CORP GOVERNANCE | 40.00 | $154,219 |
| Lee Curtis | CHIEF OF STAFF | 40.00 | $150,961 |
| Jean Eisen | VP FOR CORPORATE STRATEGY | 40.00 | $296,165 |
| Neill Reid | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - SCIENCE | 40.00 | $269,361 |
| Heidi Hammel | VP FOR SCIENCE | 40.00 | $340,990 |
| Inger Jorgensen | CSO (THRU 8/24) | 24.00 | $184,820 |
| Dana Lehr | VP PROGRAMS | 40.00 | $287,937 |
| Nancy Levenson | INTERIM DIRECTOR, STSCI | 40.00 | $392,185 |
| Jennifer Lotz | NOIRLAB - GEMINI/STSCI DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $277,519 |
| Patrick Mccarthy | NOIRLAB DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $359,483 |
| Stuartt Corder | NORILAB DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $277,921 |
| Valentin Pillet | DIRECTOR, NSO (THRU 7/24) | 40.00 | $331,690 |
| Philip Puxley | VP FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS | 40.00 | $295,373 |
| Marc Postman | ACTING DEP. DIR. - STSCI (THRU 2/24) | 40.00 | $296,162 |
| Dave Liska | ASSOICATE DIR. ENG. & IT (THRU 9/24) | 40.00 | $267,663 |
| Jedediah Mccormick | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - ADMIN | 40.00 | $195,285 |
| Kenneth Sembach | ASTRONOMER | 40.00 | $386,984 |
| Zelijko Ivezic | RUBIN OPS CONSTRUCTION DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $292,232 |
| Victor Krabbendam | VR CONSTRUCTION - PROJECT | 40.00 | $277,130 |
| Thomas Rimmele | NSO - ASSOC. DIRECTOR - DK | 40.00 | $274,842 |
| Robert Blum | OPERATIONS DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $256,487 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990 · FY2023 · period ending Sep 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202432289349300338
Form 990 · FY2022 · period ending Sep 30, 2022
Filing id 202322269349302317
Form 990 · FY2021 · period ending Sep 30, 2021
Filing id 202212279349303406
Form 990 · FY2020 · period ending Sep 30, 2020
Filing id 202132259349302908
Form 990 · FY2019 · period ending Sep 30, 2019
Filing id 202022269349301777
Form 990 · FY2018 · period ending Sep 30, 2018
Filing id 201912269349300911
Form 990 · FY2017 · period ending Sep 30, 2017
Filing id 201842279349302064
Form 990 · FY2016 · period ending Sep 30, 2016
Filing id 201712269349301906
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.