EIN 77-0361278

Las Cumbres Observatory GTN

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
Unknown
City
Year formed
1995
Most recent tax filings
2019-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Las Cumbres Observatory G T N is a private foundation that was created to improve effectiveness and reliability of our major telescope assets in hawaii and australia by upgrading subsystems and adding. It is located in Goleta, CA and made $3,869 in grants last year.
Also known as...
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network
Total revenues
$15,900,024
2019
Total expenses
$8,768,351
2019
Total assets
$46,489,663
2019
Num. employees
n/a

Who funds Las Cumbres Observatory GTN

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Heising Simons FoundationTo Fabricate, Install, and Commission the Muscat4 Imager on the Faulkes South Telescope$1,597,269
Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationIn Support of Efforts To Expand Las Cumbres Observatory's Contributions To Astronomy Research and Educational Programming.$363,014
Zegar Family FoundationGeneral Purpose Contribution$250,000
...and 3 more grants received

Personnel at Las Cumbres Observatory GTN

NameTitle
Lisa Storrie-LombardiPresident and Observatory
Sandy SealeDirector of Development [email protected]
Sarah RettingerDirector of Human Resources
Edward GomezEducation Director [email protected] Website
Michael FitzgeraldEducation Director
...and 13 more key personnel

Financials for Las Cumbres Observatory GTN

RevenuesFYE 12/2019
Total grants, contributions, etc.$13,065,580
Investment income and dividends$15,276
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,042,358
Total revenues$15,900,024

Form 990s for Las Cumbres Observatory GTN

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2019-122022-01-14990PFView PDF
2018-122020-01-27990PFView PDF
2017-122019-01-30990PFView PDF
2016-122017-12-04990PFView PDF
2015-122016-12-01990PFView PDF
...and 4 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 29, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $363,014 from Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
December 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $1,597,269 from Heising Simons Foundation
September 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $30,189 from Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
May 22, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $850,000 from Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
May 20, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $899,689 from Heising Simons Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate operating foundations
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedAccepts online donations
General information
Address
6740 Cortona Dr
Goleta, CA 93117
Metro area
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
County
Santa Barbara County, CA
Website URL
lco.global/ 
IRS details
EIN
77-0361278
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1995
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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