California Association For Research In Astronomy

EIN: 953972799

Accepts Applications

Total Assets

$76.6M

Key Financial Metrics (2023)

Total Giving

$3.5M

Number of Grants

Median Grant

$72K

Grant Range

$18K - $843K

Recent Grant Recipients

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SUB-AWARD UNDER THE HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION FUNDED PRIME AWARD DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION OF A LASER FREQUENCY COMB.

• 2022

$187K

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SUB-AWARD UNDER THE GORDON AND BETTY MOORE FOUNDATION FUNDED PRIME AWARD FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH RESOLUTION INFRARED SPECTROGRAPH FOR EXOPLANET CHARACTERIZATION.

• 2022

$131K

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SUB-AWARD UNDER THE FEDERALLY FUNDED NSF AST-142980 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENT THE KECK COSMIC WEB IMAGER REIONIZATION MAPPER.

• 2022

$298K

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

AWARD FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE KECK PLANET FINDER.

• 2022

$18K

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

AWARD FOR THE UPGRADE OF THE NIRC-2 DETECTOR.

• 2022

$72K

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

AWARD FOR THE UPGRADE OF THE DEIMOS DETECTOR.

• 2022

$255K

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ASSISTANCE FOR NEW INSTRUMENT DESIGN STUDIES, INSTRUMENT UPGRADE PROPOSALS, AND OTHER PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE THE OBSERVATORY'S SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY.

• 2022

$45K

UC SANTA CRUZ FOUNDATION

ASSISTANCE FOR NEW INSTRUMENT DESIGN STUDIES, INSTRUMENT UPGRADE PROPOSALS, AND OTHER PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE THE OBSERVATORY'S SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY.

• 2022

$602K

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY

SUB-AWARD UNDER THE FEDERALLY FUNDED AST-1836016 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASTROPHYSICS ENABLED BY KECK ALL SKY PRECISION ADAPTIVE OPTICS.

• 2022

$47K

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY

AWARD FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE KECK PLANET FINDER.

• 2022

$843K

Quick Facts

Location

Hawaii

Return Type

990

Most Recent Filing

2023

Annual Expenses

$29.0M

Giving Rate

4.5% of assets

Application Policy

Accepts Applications

Yes - Open to Applications