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Grant recipient EIN 56-2390650Science and technology

Who funds LSST Inc?

4 private foundations gave LSST Inc in Tucson, AZ $8.2 million across 20 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

20 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2024

    Establishing a templeton LSST early-career research fellowship

    $1,054,740
  2. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Support for the lincc analysis framework: an open, scalable system for science with the LSST

    $365,762
  3. The Brinson FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Data science fellowship program and pdta

    $102,700
  4. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Discovery alliance membership 2024

    $27,000
  5. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2023

    Establishing a templeton LSST early-career research fellowship

    $1,054,740
  6. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Lincc analysis framework: an open, scalable system for science with the LSST

    $332,968
  7. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    For inclusive participation in astrophysics with LSST

    $262,616
  8. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    An open, scalable system for science with the LSST

    $26,000
  9. The Brinson FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Pdta

    $1,800
  10. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2022

    Establishing a templeton LSST early-career research fellowship

    $1,845,126
  11. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2022

    Establishing a templeton LSST early-career research fellowship

    $527,370
  12. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    To pilot a childcare support program for various conferences

    $74,647
  13. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    An open, scalable system for science with the LSST

    $25,000
  14. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2021

    Establishing a templeton LSST early-career research fellowship

    $1,627,372
  15. The Brinson FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Data science fellowship program

    $100,000
  16. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    An open, scalable system for science with the LSST

    $25,000
  17. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2020

    For two diversity, equity, and inclusion design workshops for a network of astrophysics data-science centers

    $247,500
  18. The Brinson FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Data science fellowship program

    $100,000
  19. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2019

    To support the tom toolkit community workshop

    $199,980
  20. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2018

    LSST cadence hackathon

    $149,985

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other science and technology organizations in Tucson, AZ and are not among LSST Inc’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 13 grants Preselected only $1,113 to similar organizations
  2. The Kai Family FoundationTucson, AZ 3 grants Accepts applications $4,500 to similar organizations
  3. Research Corporation dba Research Corporation for Science AdvancementTucson, AZ 1 grant Accepts applications $1,500 to similar organizations
  4. The Ludes Family FoundationMarion, MA 1 grant Accepts applications $500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 56-2390650 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.