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Who funds Blushift Aerospace Inc
EIN 47-2049924
Blushift Aerospace Inc (EIN 47-2049924) was named as a grant recipient by 3 funders in 10 grants paid totaling $1,041,637 in tax years 2019–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$1,041,637
10 grants paid
Funders
3
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2019–2025
as reported by funders
Funders
| Funder | State | Match | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Technology Institute 01-0529871 | ME | A | 7 | $1,005,814 | 2025 |
| Northeastern University 04-1679980 | MA | A | 2 | $29,988 | 2025 |
| Maine International Trade Center 01-0509118 | ME | A | 1 | $5,835 | 2024 |
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.
Grants
The 10 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Maine Technology Institute | Blushift Aerospace Inc Brunswick, ME | A | $160,000 | paid | Commercial Launch Licensing; bluShift Aerospace Fractional CFO and Financial Model Forecasting Independent Contractor. | 202611339349303236 |
| 2025 | Northeastern University | Blushift Aerospace Inc Brunswick, ME | A | $7,500 | paid | SUB-AWARD | 202621359349305267 |
| 2024 | Maine Technology Institute | Blushift Aerospace Inc Brunswick, ME | A | $253,000 | paid | bluShift seeks funding of its Seed round to realize FAA licensing of its launch vehicle, future Maine launch site, construction of its suborbital rocket Starless Rogue and achieving a successful launch with paying customer experiments, from students from schools within Maine and across the United States. | 202501349349305885 |
| 2024 | Maine International Trade Center | Blushift Aerospace Inc Brunswick, ME | A | $5,835 | paid | Training & industry events | 202531349349300848 |
| 2023 | Maine Technology Institute | Blushift Aerospace Inc Brunswick, ME | A | $133,333 | paid | We are seeking funds to help maintain the current payroll, compensate for past and future additional teamshortages due to Covid, extreme delays by suppliers that caused bluShift to burn through cash in maintainingpayroll while awaiting critical components.We also need to increase our employees' pay to help retain our current employees in the current hot hiringmarket. Our employees are experiencing significant financial pressures due to inflation thats been sparked bythe epidemic. | 202401939349300830 |
| 2023 | Northeastern University | Blushift Aerospace Inc Brunswick, ME | A | $22,488 | paid | SUB-AWARD | 202441369349310964 |
| 2022 | Maine Technology Institute | Blushift Aerospace Inc Brunswick, ME | A | $150,000 | paid | Development of Starless Rogue - the first sub-orbital space launch vehicle powered by biofuel | 202301119349301610 |
| 2021 | Maine Technology Institute | Blushift Aerospace Inc Brunswick, ME | A | $249,981 | paid | Launch of Stardust 1.0: A Prototype Launch Vehicle | 202211199349300821 |
| 2020 | Maine Technology Institute | Blushift Aerospace Inc Brunswick, ME | A | $50,000 | paid | NASA SBIR Phase I to II Bridge Funding for MAREVL Rocket Engines | 202131039349300428 |
| 2019 | Maine Technology Institute | Blushift Aerospace Inc Brunswick, ME | A | $9,500 | paid | Prototype development of greener small rocket for CubeSats launches | 202020839349300117 |
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 inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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