Grants paid by Las Cumbres Observatory Gtn Inc
EIN 77-0361278 · Goleta, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE U31
Las Cumbres Observatory Gtn Inc of Goleta, CA (EIN 77-0361278) reported 35 grants paid totaling $948,120 to 33 recipients in tax years 2021–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$948,120
35 grants
Recipients
33
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2024
3 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | $668,385 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | $202,735 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | $77,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 33 recipients receiving the most from Las Cumbres Observatory Gtn Inc, by grants paid, out of 33 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California Santa Barbara | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $210,000 | 2024 |
| University of Washington 91-6067231 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $78,412 | 2021 |
| Inaf Instituto Nazionale Di | U | Palermo, SICALY | 1 | $65,040 | 2021 |
| The Dill Faulkes Educational Trust Ltd | U | London, UNITED KINGDOM | 1 | $65,000 | 2021 |
| Dill Faulkes Educational Trust Ltd | U | London | 1 | $65,000 | 2023 |
| Villanova University | U | Villanova, PA | 1 | $60,000 | 2021 |
| University of Canterbury | U | Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND | 1 | $44,000 | 2021 |
| University of Illinois | U | Urbana, IL | 1 | $39,403 | 2021 |
| Associacao Laboratoria | U | Rio de Janeiro, RIO DE JANEIRO | 1 | $39,333 | 2021 |
| University of Copenhagen | U | Copenhagen, DENMARK | 1 | $33,902 | 2021 |
| Saint Martin's University | U | Lacey, WA | 1 | $30,000 | 2021 |
| Usd Priradno - Matematicki Fakultet Krag | U | Kragujevac, SERBIA | 1 | $27,250 | 2021 |
| Universidad Catolica de Santisima Concepcion | U | Concepcion, REGION DEL BIOBIO | 1 | $23,330 | 2021 |
| University of Michigan 46-1831302 | D | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $20,466 | 2021 |
| University of Michigan | U | Tower Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Queen's University Belfast | U | Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Uc San Diego | U | La Jolla, CA | 1 | $19,191 | 2021 |
| University of Maryland 34-1262642 | C | College Park, MD | 1 | $17,250 | 2021 |
| Uc Los Angeles | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| University of Arizona | U | Tucson, AZ | 1 | $14,959 | 2021 |
| Lincoln University | U | Lincoln University, PA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias San Cristobal | U | Tenerife | 1 | $9,961 | 2021 |
| University of Delaware | U | Newark, DE | 1 | $7,250 | 2021 |
| Aura Inc | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $4,000 | 2021 |
| University of Hawaii 51-0254923 | C | Makawao, HI | 2 | $3,500 | 2024 |
| Starlight Childrens Foundation 95-3802159 | B | Culver City, CA | 1 | $2,318 | 2021 |
| Sveuciliste U Rijeci - Odjel Zafiziku University of Rijeka | U | Rijeka, CROATIA | 1 | $1,620 | 2021 |
| Aloha United Way Inc 99-0073494 | B | Honolulu, HI | 1 | $1,035 | 2023 |
| Institute for Astronomy | U | Edinburgh Blackford Hill, EDINBURGH | 1 | $500 | 2021 |
| Teamotherapy 86-3906702 | B | Owings Mills, MD | 1 | $100 | 2023 |
| Girls Who Code 30-0728021 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $100 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition 77-0395986 | B | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $100 | 2023 |
| Wise Observatory | U | Tel Aviv, TEL AVIV | 1 | $100 | 2021 |
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 35 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | U | $75,000 | paid | LCO SCIENCE FUND | 202523179349103827 |
| 2024 | University of Hawaii Makawao, HI | C | $2,000 | paid | HISTARR SPONSORSHIP 2024 | 202523179349103827 |
| 2023 | University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | U | $135,000 | paid | LCO SCIENCE FUND | 202413189349103581 |
| 2023 | Dill Faulkes Educational Trust Ltd London | U | $65,000 | paid | GIFT | 202413189349103581 |
| 2023 | University of Hawaii Makawao, HI | C | $1,500 | paid | HISTARR SPONSORSHIP 2023 | 202413189349103581 |
| 2023 | Aloha United Way Inc Honolulu, HI | B | $1,035 | paid | MAUI FIRE RELIEF FUND DONATION | 202413189349103581 |
| 2023 | Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition Santa Barbara, CA | B | $100 | paid | EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFTS | 202413189349103581 |
| 2023 | Teamotherapy Owings Mills, MD | B | $100 | paid | EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFTS | 202413189349103581 |
| 2021 | University of Washington Seattle, WA | B | $78,412 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Inaf Instituto Nazionale Di Palermo, SICALY | U | $65,040 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | The Dill Faulkes Educational Trust Ltd London, UNITED KINGDOM | U | $65,000 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Villanova University Villanova, PA | U | $60,000 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | University of Canterbury Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND | U | $44,000 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | University of Illinois Urbana, IL | U | $39,403 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Associacao Laboratoria Rio de Janeiro, RIO DE JANEIRO | U | $39,333 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, DENMARK | U | $33,902 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA | U | $30,000 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Usd Priradno - Matematicki Fakultet Krag Kragujevac, SERBIA | U | $27,250 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Universidad Catolica de Santisima Concepcion Concepcion, REGION DEL BIOBIO | U | $23,330 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | University of Michigan Minneapolis, MN | D | $20,466 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Queen's University Belfast Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND | U | $20,000 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | University of Michigan Tower Ann Arbor, MI | U | $20,000 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Uc San Diego La Jolla, CA | U | $19,191 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | University of Maryland College Park, MD | C | $17,250 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Uc Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | U | $14,959 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA | U | $10,000 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias San Cristobal Tenerife | U | $9,961 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | University of Delaware Newark, DE | U | $7,250 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Aura Inc Washington, DC | U | $4,000 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Starlight Childrens Foundation Culver City, CA | B | $2,318 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Sveuciliste U Rijeci - Odjel Zafiziku University of Rijeka Rijeka, CROATIA | U | $1,620 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Institute for Astronomy Edinburgh Blackford Hill, EDINBURGH | U | $500 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Wise Observatory Tel Aviv, TEL AVIV | U | $100 | paid | GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
| 2021 | Girls Who Code New York, NY | B | $100 | paid | EMPLOYER MATCH OF EMPLOYEE GIFT | 202413559349100216 |
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 | 202523179349103827 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202413189349103581 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202413559349100216 |
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/770361278.json.
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