Grants paid by American Astronomical Society
EIN 21-0735173 · Washington, DC · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE U31
American Astronomical Society of Washington, DC (EIN 21-0735173) reported 17 grants paid totaling $573,462 to 11 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$573,462
17 grants
Recipients
11
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | $32,960 | — |
| 2022 | 4 | $71,729 | — |
| 2023 | 4 | $202,336 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $266,437 | — |
Top recipients
The 11 recipients receiving the most from American Astronomical Society, by grants paid, out of 11 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University 36-2167817 | A | Evanston, IL | 2 | $402,661 | 2024 |
| John Hopkins University 52-0595110 | A | Chicago, IL | 2 | $55,000 | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Astrophysics Observatory 53-0206027 | A | Cambridge, MA | 2 | $33,000 | 2023 |
| Florida Atlantic University 65-0385507 | A | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $23,795 | 2024 |
| The Regents of the University of California 94-3067788 | A | Irvine, CA | 2 | $20,586 | 2023 |
| Ithaka 13-3857105 | A | New York, NY | 2 | $10,920 | 2022 |
| Community Initatives 30-0103115 | A | Oakland, CA | 1 | $7,500 | 2020 |
| Cornell University 15-0532082 | A | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| American Institution of Physics 13-1667053 | A | College Park, MD | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Maria Mitchell Association 04-2129139 | A | Nantucket, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Sciencecounts Inc 46-4747662 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 17 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | A | $231,437 | paid | SE-LE STIPEND | 202523099349303912 |
| 2024 | John Hopkins University Chicago, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | SE-LE STIPEND | 202523099349303912 |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic University Atlanta, GA | A | $10,000 | paid | SE-LE STIPEND | 202523099349303912 |
| 2023 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | A | $171,224 | paid | SE-LE STIPEND | 202433139349300918 |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic University Atlanta, GA | A | $13,795 | paid | SE-LE STIPEND | 202433139349300918 |
| 2023 | Smithsonian Astrophysics Observatory Cambridge, MA | A | $10,000 | paid | SE-LE STIPEND | 202433139349300918 |
| 2023 | The Regents of the University of California Irvine, CA | A | $7,317 | paid | OSTREBROCK PRIZE | 202433139349300918 |
| 2022 | John Hopkins University Chicago, IL | A | $30,000 | paid | SE-LE STIPEND | 202323199349317712 |
| 2022 | Smithsonian Astrophysics Observatory Cambridge, MA | A | $23,000 | paid | SE-LE STIPEND | 202323199349317712 |
| 2022 | The Regents of the University of California Irvine, CA | A | $13,269 | paid | OSTREBROCK PRIZE | 202323199349317712 |
| 2022 | Ithaka Boston, MA | A | $5,460 | paid | PORTICO CONTRIBUTION-E-JOURNAL 2022 | 202323199349317712 |
| 2020 | Community Initatives Oakland, CA | A | $7,500 | paid | SPONSORSHIP OF COMSCICON - FLAGSHIP 2020 | 202122949349301822 |
| 2020 | Ithaka New York, NY | A | $5,460 | paid | PORTICO CONTRIBUTION-E-JOURNAL 2020 | 202122949349301822 |
| 2020 | Maria Mitchell Association Nantucket, MA | A | $5,000 | paid | WOMEN OF SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM OF OCTOBER 2020 | 202122949349301822 |
| 2020 | American Institution of Physics College Park, MD | A | $5,000 | paid | FEASIBILITY ENDOWMENT FUND | 202122949349301822 |
| 2020 | Sciencecounts Inc Washington, DC | A | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT SCIENCECOUNTS LEADERSHIP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK TO BOOST AWARENESS. | 202122949349301822 |
| 2020 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | A | $5,000 | paid | ARXIV 2020 SUPPORT CONTRIBUTION | 202122949349301822 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202523099349303912 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202433139349300918 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323199349317712 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202122949349301822 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/210735173.json.
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