Mt Cuba Astronomical Foundation
EIN 205012202
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2020–2023
$3.7M
28 grants · $914K avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$69K
typical mid grants · $39K–$184K
grant size
21%
balanced · 4/19 multi-year
repeat
$19.6M
Assets (2023)
19
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
JAMES LANG ADMINISTRATOR
Phone
(302) 655-1750
Deadlines
NO DEADLINES.
How to Apply
APPLICATIONS SHOULD ADHERE TO THE GRANT APPLICATION GUIDELINES (AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE: MTCUBAFND.ORG OR BY MAIL TO JAMES LANG).
Restrictions
APPLICANT NEEDS TO BE A QUALIFIED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH THE IRS.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $812K | $23.8M | $2.8M | 8 |
| 2021 | $856K | $23.3M | $1.5M | 8 |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $18.6M | $-1.4M | 7 |
| 2023 | $930K | $19.6M | $448K | 5 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 28 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$39K
Median
$69K
Average
$131K
75th Pctl
$184K
Maximum
$580K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
7.1% of US grants
· Rank #4 of 14 states
$218K across
2 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Brazos
- 2 Travis
Officers & Directors
TA
Theodore H Ashford
4+ yrs
Chairman/Treasurer
Leadership
DF
Daniel D Friel Jr
4+ yrs
President
Leadership
TA
Theodore H Ashford III
4+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
MP
Mark Piro
4+ yrs
Trustee
HS
Harry L Shipman
2 yrs
Trustee
AM
Alexander Maclachlan
2 yrs
Trustee
IP
Irenee Du Pont Jr
3 yrs
Trustee
DG
Dave Groski
4+ yrs
Trustee
TA
Theodore H Ashford
4+ yrs
Chairman/Treasurer
Leadership
DF
Daniel D Friel Jr
4+ yrs
President
Leadership
TA
Theodore H Ashford III
4+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
HS
Harry L Shipman
2 yrs
Trustee
AM
Alexander Maclachlan
2 yrs
Trustee
DG
Dave Groski
4+ yrs
Trustee
IP
Irenee Du Pont Jr
3 yrs
Trustee
MP
Mark Piro
4+ yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (28 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wm Keck Observatory | Kamuela, HI | $580,000 | GENERAL | 2021 |
| Wm Keck Observatory | Kamuela, HI | $411,745 | GENERAL | 2023 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasedena, CA | $391,866 | GENERAL | 2023 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasedena, CA | $316,100 | GENERAL | 2022 |
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | Piscataway, NJ | $211,900 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| Wm Keck Observatory | Kamuela, HI | $207,161 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasedena, CA | $194,427 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| Wm Keck Observatory | Kamuela, HI | $180,000 | GENERAL | 2022 |
| Texas A&M University | College Station, TX | $168,325 | GENERAL | 2022 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $121,060 | GENERAL | 2022 |
| Lowell Observatory | Flagstaff, AZ | $116,200 | GENERAL | 2022 |
| The Regents of the University of California | Santa Cruz, CA | $107,961 | GENERAL | 2022 |
| Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science | Pasadena, CA | $100,000 | GENERAL | 2021 |
| The Regents of the University of California | Santa Cruz, CA | $78,660 | GENERAL | 2021 |
| Great Basin National Park Foundation | Reno, NV | $60,000 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Daytona Beach, FL | $50,000 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $50,000 | GENERAL | 2023 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $50,000 | GENERAL | 2023 |
| Yale Astronomy | New Haven, CT | $50,000 | GENERAL | 2022 |
| University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $41,137 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| The Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $41,030 | GENERAL | 2021 |
| The Regents of the University of California | Santa Cruz, CA | $31,780 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| North East Kansas Amateur Astronomers | Topeka, KS | $28,700 | GENERAL | 2021 |
| Mt Cuba Astronomical Observatory - Vernon Lecture | Wilmington, DE | $26,316 | GENERAL | 2023 |
| Lowell Observatory | Flagstaff, AZ | $15,924 | GENERAL | 2020 |