Grantmaking public charityEIN 942951356

SETI INSTITUTE

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043

Total Assets

$237.0M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.0M

FY 2023

Grants Made

29

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$68K

FY 2023

Grant Range

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$1.4M

The center for education has impacted more than a half million students and develops stem resources that teach, excite and inspire children, young adults and educators. These programs foster future leaders and include: girl scout stars, which develops space science badges for girl scouts, provides training for adult volunteers and facilitates hands-on astronomy activities; girls go to mars activities that teach stem by focusing on mars exploration; airborne astronomy ambassadors provides professional development for high school, middle school and community college science educators and includes an immersive experience onboard nasa's stratospheric observatory for infrared astronomy; and research experience for undergraduates, an 8-week summer internship that pairs students with scientist mentors.

Program 2

$480K

The center for outreach believes that understanding our work places humanity in a greater context. We share research and learning with the public through digital, real world and broadcast activities. These include big picture science, a radio show and podcast carried by more than 150 radio stations; seti talks, a monthly lecture series showcasing our science and shared across multiple digital channels; seti air, which fosters an exchange of ideas between artists and scientists; seti live, a weekly livestreamed discussion featuring seti institute researchers and scientists engaged in similar work; public talks at schools, museums, libraries and other events and organizations; explorer, an annual magazine, journey, an e-newsletter; and the seti.org website.

Focus Areas

Science & Technology

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$55.2M

Total Expenses

$28.8M

Giving Over Time

7 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2023. Peak $4.3M in 2017. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

248 grants

HONEYBEE ROBOTICS
$2.0M
6 grants
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
$1.6M
6 grants
WEST ED
$1.0M
8 grants
TRILLIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC
$918K
1 grant
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
$767K
8 grants
BAJA TECHNOLOGY LLC
$601K
8 grants

Grant Size Distribution

248 grants

<$10K
23
grants
$10–50K
106
grants
$50–250K
106
grants
$250K–1M
13
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

26 states

New York
$5.8M
28% of total
California
$3.7M
18% of total
Illinois
$3.3M
16% of total
Arizona
$2.3M
11% of total
Maryland
$999K
5% of total
Wisconsin
$639K
3% of total
Pennsylvania
$502K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$463K
2% of total
Hawaii
$412K
2% of total
Florida
$351K
2% of total

+16 more states

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