Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
THE NATIONAL SPACE CLUB AND FOUNDATION
THE NATIONAL SPACE CLUB AND FOUNDATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $14,305 to it, the largest being STELLAR SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION ($12,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.3M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $14k
- Net assets
- $2.2M
What The National Space Club and Foundation does
Mission
To foster excellence in space activity through interaction between industry and government, and through a continuing program of educational support.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Goddard memorial dinner - annual event honoring the anniversary of the first successful liquid-fueled rocket flight that brings together nearly 2,000 members of the government, industry and educational space community.
$771,587 spent$772,900 earned by the program84% of program spendingYouth education and breakfasts - the space club and foundation promotes the education of youth in the areas of space flight, space science and related technologies through internships and scholarships, and to inspire the next generation of leaders in the aerospace industry.
$147,863 spentof which $102,985 as grants16% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $919,450.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $2.0M to $2.6M (+30%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
39% of THE NATIONAL SPACE CLUB AND FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (67% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Annette Summers
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $4k.
From the IRS filings of THE NATIONAL SPACE CLUB AND FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE NATIONAL SPACE CLUB AND FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 84% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 63% · 2021 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
THE NATIONAL SPACE CLUB AND FOUNDATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE NATIONAL SPACE CLUB AND FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 210 science & tech nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 210 science & tech nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like THE NATIONAL SPACE CLUB AND FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
82%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE NATIONAL SPACE CLUB AND FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE NATIONAL SPACE CLUB AND FOUNDATION?
- THE NATIONAL SPACE CLUB AND FOUNDATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $14,305 to it, the largest being STELLAR SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION ($12,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE NATIONAL SPACE CLUB AND FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $14,305 in grants to THE NATIONAL SPACE CLUB AND FOUNDATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE NATIONAL SPACE CLUB AND FOUNDATION?
- STELLAR SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $12,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE NATIONAL SPACE CLUB AND FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing