How much does American Astronomical Society give?

American Astronomical Society reported 3 itemized grants totaling $266,437, out of $941,589 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.

What does American Astronomical Society fund?

By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (50%), Science & Tech (24%), Education (18%).

Who are American Astronomical Society's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Northwestern University ($403k), Smithsonian Institution ($125k), Johns Hopkins University ($115k).

Does American Astronomical Society fund new organizations?

In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Where is American Astronomical Society based?

American Astronomical Society is based in DC.

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American Astronomical Society

The AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY (aas), established in 1899, is the major organization of professional astronomers in north america. The basic objective of the aas is to promote the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of science the membership (approximately 7,000) also includes physicists, mathematicians, geologists,…

$942k
Granted FY2024(still arriving): 3
Itemized grants FY2024: 4
Organizations funded FY2023: 50%
First-time grantees FY2023

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Itemized, FY2024: $266k; The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024: $25,000
Largest grant, FY2024: $231,437
Organizations funded a year: 2 to 6; FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024: 2
Total assets, FY2024: $26M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 50% of the organizations American Astronomical Society funded were first-time grantees, receiving 91% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 9% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $185k went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

Arts & CultureEducationRecreation & SportsHousing & ShelterSocial ScienceOther

How this is measured

First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

The numbers by year

Fiscal year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2024still arriving	3	$266k	0%
FY2023	4	$202k	50%
FY2022	4	$72k	25%
FY2021	2	$15k	0%
FY2020	6	$33k	17%
FY2019	6	$89k	67%
FY2018	4	$111k	100%
FY2017	2	$16k	n/a

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$403kScience & Tech$198kEducation$144kHousing & Shelter$38kSocial Science$22kArts & Culture$5k

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Northwestern University	$402,661	2	0%
Smithsonian Institution	$124,917	4	0%
Johns Hopkins University	$114,500	4	0%
Community Initiatives Inc	$38,000	3	1%
Florida Atlantic University	$23,795	2	n/a
Ithaka Harbors Inc	$21,840	4	0%
Regents of the University of California	$20,586	2	n/a
American Institute of Physics Inc	$15,000	2	0%
Cornell University	$10,000	2	0%
Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association In	$10,000	2	0%

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All grantees of American Astronomical Society by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Northwestern University	$402,661	2	0%
Smithsonian Institution	$124,917	4	0%
Johns Hopkins University	$114,500	4	0%
Community Initiatives Inc	$38,000	3	1%
Florida Atlantic University	$23,795	2	n/a
Ithaka Harbors Inc	$21,840	4	0%
Regents of the University of California	$20,586	2	n/a
American Institute of Physics Inc	$15,000	2	0%
Cornell University	$10,000	2	0%
Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association In	$10,000	2	0%
The Story Collider Inc	$7,500	1	1%
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science	$6,000	1	0%
Ohana Waa	$5,000	1	n/a
Sciencecounts Inc	$5,000	1	1%

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget American Astronomical Society supplied at peak.

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How this is measured

Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 11.

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About American Astronomical Society

How much does American Astronomical Society give?: American Astronomical Society reported 3 itemized grants totaling $266,437, out of $941,589 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does American Astronomical Society fund?: By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (50%), Science & Tech (24%), Education (18%).
Who are American Astronomical Society's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Northwestern University ($403k), Smithsonian Institution ($125k), Johns Hopkins University ($115k).
Does American Astronomical Society fund new organizations?: In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Where is American Astronomical Society based?: American Astronomical Society is based in DC.