Grants paid by The Planetary Society
EIN 95-3423566 · Pasadena, CA · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE A33
The Planetary Society of Pasadena, CA (EIN 95-3423566) reported 16 grants paid totaling $305,763 to 15 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$305,763
16 grants
Recipients
15
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | $58,405 | — |
| 2019 | 3 | $3,505 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | $25,000 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $69,569 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | $99,284 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | $25,000 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | $25,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 15 recipients receiving the most from The Planetary Society, by grants paid, out of 15 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado | U | 2 | $50,000 | 2025 | |
| Florida Institute of Technology 59-6046500 | A | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 | |
| Regents University of Ca Los Angeles | U | 1 | $49,980 | 2022 | |
| Dartmouth College 02-0222111 | A | 1 | $49,284 | 2023 | |
| Honeybee Robotics 88-0193033 | A | Simsbury, CT | 1 | $25,000 | 2018 |
| Lowell Observatory 86-0098918 | B | Flagstaff, AZ | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Harvard University 04-2103580 | A | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $12,000 | 2018 |
| Ne Kansas Amateur Astronomers League Inc | U | 1 | $11,591 | 2022 | |
| Center for Solar System Studies 97-3194161 | A | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 1 | $8,995 | 2018 |
| Woodland Hills Camera and Telescopes | U | 1 | $7,998 | 2022 | |
| Ne Kansas Amateur Astronomers League 48-1068689 | A | Topika, KS | 1 | $6,860 | 2018 |
| Astronomical Research Institute 35-2175945 | A | Ashmoe, IL | 1 | $5,550 | 2018 |
| National Space Club and Foundation 46-2820184 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $2,305 | 2019 |
| Adler Planetarium 36-6210902 | A | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2019 |
| International Association of Astronomical Artists 82-1873293 | A | Irmo, SC | 1 | $200 | 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | University of Colorado | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF 2025 ABGRADCON25 | 202611759349301616 |
| 2024 | University of Colorado | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF 2024 ABGRADCON24 | 202502769349300540 |
| 2023 | Florida Institute of Technology | A | $50,000 | paid | STEP GRANT | 202420459349302717 |
| 2023 | Dartmouth College | A | $49,284 | paid | STEP GRANT | 202420459349302717 |
| 2022 | Regents University of Ca Los Angeles | U | $49,980 | paid | STEP GRANT | 202320449349301522 |
| 2022 | Ne Kansas Amateur Astronomers League Inc | U | $11,591 | paid | NEO RESEARCH | 202320449349301522 |
| 2022 | Woodland Hills Camera and Telescopes | U | $7,998 | paid | NEO RESEARCH | 202320449349301522 |
| 2020 | Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202110469349301521 |
| 2019 | National Space Club and Foundation Washington, DC | A | $2,305 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202030439349301613 |
| 2019 | Adler Planetarium Chicago, IL | A | $1,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202030439349301613 |
| 2019 | International Association of Astronomical Artists Irmo, SC | A | $200 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202030439349301613 |
| 2018 | Honeybee Robotics Simsbury, CT | A | $25,000 | paid | PLANETVAC | 201910329349301211 |
| 2018 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | A | $12,000 | paid | SETI TELESCOPE | 201910329349301211 |
| 2018 | Center for Solar System Studies Rancho Cucamonga, CA | A | $8,995 | paid | NEO RESEARCH | 201910329349301211 |
| 2018 | Ne Kansas Amateur Astronomers League Topika, KS | A | $6,860 | paid | NEO RESEARCH | 201910329349301211 |
| 2018 | Astronomical Research Institute Ashmoe, IL | A | $5,550 | paid | NEO RESEARCH | 201910329349301211 |
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 | 2025 | 2025-09-30 | not stated | 2024v5.5 | 202611759349301616 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-09-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202502769349300540 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-09-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202420459349302717 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-09-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202320449349301522 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-09-30 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202110469349301521 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-09-30 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 202030439349301613 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-09-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201910329349301211 |
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/953423566.json.
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