Mt Cuba Astronomical Foundation C/O Ashford Capital Management Inc
Historical funder research: IRS Form 990-PF filings from US private foundations, showing who funded what in past years. This is not a list of currently open grant calls, and we do not track open RFPs from private foundations. From public IRS Form 990-PF filings (latest on file for this funder: tax year 2025). Coverage: tax years 2019–2025. Freshness: the IRS releases these returns 1.5–2+ years after the tax year ends, so 2025 is still partial and a funder's newest grants may not appear yet. Last updated: November 14, 2026. Filings can contain errors, so confirm current priorities and deadlines with the funder before applying.
Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
Only 17.6% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.
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| Recipient | Location | Purpose (as filed) | Amount | Tax yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | GENERAL | $250,000 | 2025 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | GENERAL | $243,232 | 2025 |
| Carnegie Science | Washington, DC | GENERAL | $118,650 | 2025 |
| The Research Foundation for the Suny | Albany, NY | GENERAL | $102,000 | 2025 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Mcallen, TX | GENERAL | $88,076 | 2025 |
| Lowell Observatory | Flagstaff, AZ | GENERAL | $69,070 | 2025 |
| The University Corporation | Northridge, CA | GENERAL | $53,441 | 2025 |
| Mt Cuba Astronomical Observatory- Vernon Lecture | Wilmington, DE | GENERAL | $17,956 | 2025 |
| WM Keck Observatory | Kamuela, HI | GENERAL | $329,545 | 2024 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasedena, CA | GENERAL | $219,028 | 2024 |
| The Regents of the University of California | Santa Cruz, CA | GENERAL | $209,508 | 2024 |
| Yale Astronomy | New Haven, CT | GENERAL | $101,500 | 2024 |
| Mt Cuba Astronomical Observatory - Vernon Lecture | Wilmington, DE | GENERAL | $31,449 | 2024 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | GENERAL | $27,456 | 2024 |
| Lowell Observatory | Flagstaff, AZ | GENERAL | $25,200 | 2024 |
| Uarizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | GENERAL | $8,200 | 2024 |
| Steven Zachary Savery | Newark, DE | SCHOLARSHIP | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Kaylee Elizabeth Grace | Newark, DE | SCHOLARSHIP | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Henry T Sandord | Elkton, MD | SCHOLARSHIP | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Yasin Khokon | Wilmington, DE | SCHOLARSHIP | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Rushil Patel | Wilmington, DE | SCHOLARSHIP | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Kathryn Hart | Wilmington, DE | SCHOLARSHIP | $1,000 | 2024 |
| WM Keck Observatory | Kamuela, HI | GENERAL | $411,745 | 2023 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasedena, CA | GENERAL | $391,866 | 2023 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | GENERAL | $50,000 | 2023 |
Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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