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Club for the Future

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$25k
Granted FY2024still arriving
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Grants FY2024still arriving
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States reached
$25k
Largest
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Science & Tech$13MEducation$3.0MArts & Culture$2.0MYouth Development$1.0MInternational$25k
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$25,000
Median grant
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States reached
$9.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KARMAN PROJECT SIFTTUNG$25,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $1.0M) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%US SPACE & ROCKET CENTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION ( SPACE CAMP): $1.0M → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MA
NJ
CA
CO
VA
MD
DC
HI
AL
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Space Prize Foundation Inc
Arts & Culture
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Connecting Stem Kids With the Future Inc
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3
Space Science Institute

the space science institute is shaping our future by enabling scientists to advance our understanding of earth and the universe; increasing science and technology literacy for people of all ages and backgrounds; and inspiring youth to…

Science & Tech
4
Explore Mars Inc

To educate the public about the planet mars and promote the scientific exploration and settlement of the planet mars by the united states, other countries, and private entitites. by doing so to encourage young people to study science,…

Education
5
The Aldrin Family Foundation Inc

To assist the united states in creating an educational pipeline for the next generation of space explorers, innovators and entrepreneurs. such assistance shall further include facilitating programs to educate the general public in the…

Science & Tech
6
Spaceflight Mission

Our mission is to support emerging artists by providing comprehensive record label services, including distribution, legal counsel, and artist development. Recognizing the inequities present in the music industry, we strive to enhance…

Arts & Culture
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Great Lakes Aerospace Science and Education Center Inc
Arts & Culture
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Lowell Observatory

The mission of lowell observatory is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach…

Science & Tech
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Association for Space Science Eng & Tech Inc

Imagination station provides hands-on learning experiences in science, technology, and engineering in order to strengthen the scientific literacy of children and families in the greater lafayette community.

Youth Development
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Stemarts Lab

The stemarts lab is a research and innovation project that applies the latest science research and technological innovations to arts and education through interdisciplinary collaborations. we deliver real world sci-art installations and…

Arts & Culture
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Nasa College Scholarship Fund Inc

The nasa college scholarship fund, inc. was established on october 20, 1982 as a texas nonprofit corporation to receive charitable contributions for the purpose of awarding college scholarships to full-time students in the science and…

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Universities Space Research Association

To provide a collaborative membership organization where universities and other research organizations may cooperate effectively with each other, with the United States government, and other entities to develop knowledge associated with…

Science & Tech
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Musack Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

14 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 14 of the 22 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
6/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHALLENGER CENTER: $1,000,000 · OtherCHALLENGER CENTERINTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL FEDERATION (IAF): $1,000,000 · OtherINTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL FEDERATION (I…SPACE GENERATION ADVISORY COUNCIL (SGAC): $1,000,000 · OtherSPACE GENERATION ADVISORY COUNCIL (SGAC)NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY: $1,000,000 · OtherNATIONAL SPACE SOCIETYTHE SPACE FRONTIER FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 · OtherTHE SPACE FRONTIER FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $1,000,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS: $1,000,000 · OtherAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND AST…+2 more: $34,000 · OtherTEACHERS IN SPACE INC: $1,000,000 · EducationTEACHERS IN SPACE INCSTUDENTS FOR THE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE USA (SEDS-USA): $1,000,000 · EducationSTUDENTS FOR THE EXPLOR…ASTRAFEMINA INC: $1,000,000 · EducationASTRAFEMINA INCASTRONAUT SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $1,000,000 · EducationASTRONAUT SCHOLARSHIP F…THE PLANETARY SOCIETY: $1,000,000 · Arts & CultureTHE PLANETARY SOC…SPACE FOR ART FOUNDATION INC: $1,000,000 · Arts & CultureSPACE FOR ART FOU…SciArt Exchange: $1,000,000 · Arts & CultureSciArt Exchange+1 more: $5,000 · Arts & CultureHIGHER ORBITS FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 · Science & TechHIGHER ORBITS FOU…SPACE FOR HUMANITY: $1,000,000 · Science & TechSPACE FOR HUMANIT…Mars Society Inc: $1,000,000 · Science & TechMars Society IncUS SPACE & ROCKET CENTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 · Human ServicesMANNED SPACE FLIGHT EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $1,000,000 · Community Improvement
Other$7,034,000Education$4,000,000Arts & Culture$3,005,000Science & Tech$3,000,000Human Services$1,000,000Community Improvement$1,000,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHIGHER ORBITS FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 over 1y, 60% of budgetSPACE FOR HUMANITY: $1,000,000 over 1y, 26% of budgetUS SPACE & ROCKET CENTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetTHE PLANETARY SOCIETY: $1,000,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetSPACE FOR ART FOUNDATION INC: $1,000,000 over 1y, 78% of budgetMANNED SPACE FLIGHT EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $1,000,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetSTUDENTS FOR THE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE USA (SEDS-USA): $1,000,000 over 1y, 82% of budgetNATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY: $1,000,000 over 1y, 52% of budgetASTRAFEMINA INC: $1,000,000 over 1y, 99% of budgetASTRONAUT SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $1,000,000 over 1y, 36% of budgetSciArt Exchange: $1,000,000 over 1y, 98% of budgetMUSACK INC: $5,000 over 1y, 14% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Texas Instruments Fou…Shell USA Company Fou…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Texas Instruments FoundationTX11.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Texas Instruments Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Club for the Future funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Club for the Future. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 30%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 22 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2024, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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