MT Cuba Astronomical Foundation Grants

Private foundation · Wilmington, DE · EIN 20-5012202 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

MT Cuba Astronomical Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, DE (EIN 20-5012202). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2025 report $1.9M paid in 30 grants, with a median grant of $13.1K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $24.7M. Its latest 990-PF gives application information and does not say it gives only to preselected organizations.

Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · mtcubaastrofnd.org

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Total grants paid: $1.9M
Grants reported: 30
Typical grant: $13.1K
Future commitments: Not reported
Total assets: $24.7M

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

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Application information on file: its latest 990-PF does not say it gives only to preselected organizations, and it gives some information about applying. See more foundations with application information.

Contact: James Lang Administrator
Address: Po Box 4556 Greenville, DE, 19807
Phone: (302) 540-6389
Deadlines: No deadlines.
Application materials: Applications should adhere to the grant application guidelines (available on our website: mtcubafnd.org or by mail to james lang).
Restrictions: Applicant needs to be a qualified non-profit organization with the IRS.

Original filing text

Contact: JAMES LANG ADMINISTRATOR
Address: PO BOX 4556 GREENVILLE, DE, 19807
Phone: 3025406389
Deadlines: NO DEADLINES.
Application materials: APPLICATIONS SHOULD ADHERE TO THE GRANT APPLICATION GUIDELINES (AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE: MTCUBAFND.ORG OR BY MAIL TO JAMES LANG).
Restrictions: APPLICANT NEEDS TO BE A QUALIFIED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH THE IRS.

Reported organization name: MT CUBA ASTRONOMICAL FOUNDATION C/O ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC

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MT CUBA ASTRONOMICAL FOUNDATION C/O ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC — general grant applications

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Astronomical equipment, computer hardware or software, computer time, observatory travel, and development of innovative astronomical software. Eligible applicants: Tax-exempt organizations. From the foundation's site: "Application Timing: MCAF will accept and acknowledge receipt of completed Grant Applications in any month of the year."

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Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax year	Grants paid	Amount
2025	16	$958.4K
2024	14	$963.9K

Where MT Cuba Astronomical Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Hawaii$572.8K California$482K Massachusetts$250K Arizona$129.9K District of Columbia$118.7K

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/mt-cuba-astronomical-foundation-c-o-ashford-capital-management-inc-205012202

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Wm Keck Observatory	Kamuela, HI	General	Tax year 20242024	$329.5K
President and Fellows of Harvard College	Boston, MA	General	Tax year 20252025	$250K
University of Hawaii Foundation	Honolulu, HI	General	Tax year 20252025	$243.2K
California Institute of Technology	Pasedena, CA	General	Tax year 20242024	$219K
The Regents of the University of California	Santa Cruz, CA	General	Tax year 20242024	$209.5K
Carnegie Science	Washington, DC	General	Tax year 20252025	$118.7K
The Research Foundation for the Suny	Albany, NY	General	Tax year 20252025	$102K
Yale Astronomy	New Haven, CT	General	Tax year 20242024	$101.5K
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	McAllen, TX	General	Tax year 20252025	$88.1K
Lowell Observatory	Flagstaff, AZ	General	Tax year 20252025	$69.1K
The University Corporation	Northridge, CA	General	Tax year 20252025	$53.4K
MT Cuba Astronomical Observatory - Vernon Lecture	Wilmington, DE	General	Tax year 20242024	$31.4K
University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	General	Tax year 20242024	$27.5K
Lowell Observatory	Flagstaff, AZ	General	Tax year 20242024	$25.2K
MT Cuba Astronomical Observatory- Vernon Lecture	Wilmington, DE	General	Tax year 20252025	$18K
Uarizona Foundation	Tucson, AZ	General	Tax year 20242024	$8.2K
Steven Zachary Savery	Newark, DE	Scholarship	Tax year 20242024	$3K
Henry T Sandord	Elkton, MD	Scholarship	Tax year 20242024	$3K
Steven Zachery Savery	Newark, DE	Scholarship	Tax year 20252025	$3K
Kaylee Elizabeth Grace	Newark, DE	Scholarship	Tax year 20252025	$3K
Easton Honaker	Newark, DE	Scholarship	Tax year 20252025	$3K
Henry T Sanford-Crane	Elkton, MD	Scholarship	Tax year 20252025	$3K
Kaylee Elizabeth Grace	Newark, DE	Scholarship	Tax year 20242024	$3K
Jake Mooney	Wilmington, DE	Scholarship	Tax year 20252025	$1K
Rushil Patel	Wilmington, DE	Scholarship	Tax year 20242024	$1K

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Figures are aggregated from MT Cuba Astronomical Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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