Grants paid by Robert a & Virginia Heinlein Prize Trust
EIN 76-6079186 · Houston, TX · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Robert a & Virginia Heinlein Prize Trust of Houston, TX (EIN 76-6079186) reported 16 grants paid totaling $109,233 to 10 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$109,233
16 grants
Recipients
10
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2024
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | $55,976 | — |
| 2020 | 4 | $18,457 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $14,800 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | $10,000 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | $10,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 10 recipients receiving the most from Robert a & Virginia Heinlein Prize Trust, by grants paid, out of 10 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Space Society 23-7417411 | B | Washington, DC | 5 | $54,000 | 2024 |
| Commercial Spaceflight Federation | U | Washington, DC | 2 | $11,575 | 2020 |
| Baker Institute | U | Houston, TX | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| The Center for Space Commerce & Finance | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $9,500 | 2018 |
| The Heinlein Society 76-0660576 | B | Long Beach, CA | 2 | $9,106 | 2022 |
| Univeristy of Houston | U | Houston, TX | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
| World Space Week Association 76-0013720 | B | Houston, TX | 1 | $3,901 | 2018 |
| New Worlds Institute 74-2427372 | D | Austin, TX | 1 | $3,000 | 2018 |
| University of Houston | U | Houston, TX | 1 | $2,651 | 2020 |
| The Earthlight Foundation | U | New York, NY | 1 | $500 | 2022 |
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 16 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | National Space Society Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | Sponsorship for Space Settlement Summit 2022, TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE TRUST. | 202503219349105425 |
| 2023 | National Space Society Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | Sponsorship for Space Settlement Summit 2022, TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE TRUST. | 202510359349100511 |
| 2022 | National Space Society Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | Sponsorship for ISDC 2022 Friday Dinner event, TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE TRUST. | 202303199349109355 |
| 2022 | The Heinlein Society Long Beach, CA | B | $4,300 | paid | Support for Heinlein For Heroes program reimbursement: 2022 Grant re shipping exepenses for H4H Program, to further the mission of the Trust. | 202303199349109355 |
| 2022 | The Earthlight Foundation New York, NY | U | $500 | paid | Sponsorship for New Worlds 2022 event, to further the mission of the Trust. | 202303199349109355 |
| 2020 | National Space Society Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR 2020 & 2021 SPACE SETTLEMENT SUMMIT, TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE TRUST. | 202113159349103851 |
| 2020 | The Heinlein Society Long Beach, CA | B | $4,806 | paid | Support for Heinlein For Heroes program reimbursement, to further the mission of the Trust. | 202113159349103851 |
| 2020 | University of Houston Houston, TX | U | $2,651 | paid | SUPPORT FOR SALYUT PROJECT, TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE TRUST. | 202113159349103851 |
| 2020 | Commercial Spaceflight Federation Washington, DC | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE TRUST. | 202113159349103851 |
| 2018 | National Space Society Washington, DC | B | $14,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR 2016 INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE TRUST. | 202000319349100210 |
| 2018 | Commercial Spaceflight Federation Washington, DC | U | $10,575 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE TRUST. | 202000319349100210 |
| 2018 | Baker Institute Houston, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL AWARD DINNER GRANT, TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE TRUST. | 202000319349100210 |
| 2018 | The Center for Space Commerce & Finance Chicago, IL | U | $9,500 | paid | NEW WORLD CONFERENCE, GRANT FOR 2017 AWARD CONTEST, TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE TRUST. | 202000319349100210 |
| 2018 | Univeristy of Houston Houston, TX | U | $5,000 | paid | Donation is for support of the Master of Science in Space Architecture graduate students for working on the space station design project for the Heinlein trust. | 202000319349100210 |
| 2018 | World Space Week Association Houston, TX | B | $3,901 | paid | SUPPORTING AND SPONSORING THE ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES AT THE IAC FOR 2016, TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE TRUST. | 202000319349100210 |
| 2018 | New Worlds Institute Austin, TX | D | $3,000 | paid | TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ROBERT AND VIRGINIA HEINLEIN PRIZE TRUST. | 202000319349100210 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202503219349105425 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202510359349100511 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202303199349109355 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202113159349103851 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 202000319349100210 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF 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/766079186.json.
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