FUNDER
ROBERT A AND VIRGINIA HEINLEIN PRIZE TRUST
8recipients FY2016–24
$324,821giving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 66% of giving in District of Columbia
Footprint
A local funder — 66% of its dollars go to DC. It is a candidate for organizations in the 4 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, DC, NY, TX.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 2 |
| AJAX FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | program funder | 1 |
| ALPAUGH FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | program funder | 1 |
| AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOC | STATEN ISLAND, NY | program funder | 1 |
| BESS AND GEORGE VORON FOUNDATION | PASADENA, CA | program funder | 1 |
| BINDER FOUNDATION | PASADENA, CA | program funder | 1 |
| C M CAPITAL FOUNDATION | PALO ALTO, CA | program funder | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | PASADENA, CA | program funder | 1 |
| CARL & HENRIETTA HERRMANN FAMILY | SOUTH PASADENA, CA | program funder | 1 |
| CECIL B DE MILLE FOUNDATION | BURBANK, CA | program funder | 1 |
| CHOR CHAI MARIE & GREGORY TAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | GLENDALE, CA | program funder | 1 |
| COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | program funder | 1 | |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON | WENATCHEE, WA | program funder | 1 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN NEVADA | RENO, NV | program funder | 1 |
| DAVID & HEIDI WELCH FOUNDATION | ATHERTON, CA | program funder | 1 |
| DAVIDOW FAMILY FOUNDATION | WOODSIDE, CA | program funder | 1 |
| DETTMER FAM FOUNDATION TR | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | program funder | 1 |
| DEVON CREEK FOUNDATION | RESTON, VA | program funder | 1 |
| EAST WEST BANK FOUNDATION | PASADENA, CA | program funder | 1 |
| EDWARD MALLINCKRODT JR FOUNDATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | program funder | 1 |
| ELIZABETH BIXBY JANEWAY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | program funder | 1 |
| ENGEBRETSON FOUNDATION INC | ELKHORN, NE | program funder | 1 |
| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | large program funder | 1 |
| EVERY ORG | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 1 |
| FEMINO FOUNDATION | PASADENA, CA | program funder | 1 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY | DC | 7 | 2024 | $94,062 |
| THE HEINLEIN SOCIETY | CA | 4 | 2022 | $22,106 |
| CALTECH Y | CA | 1 | 2022 | $4,000 |
| BEYONDEARTHINSTITUTEINC | NY | 1 | 2021 | $3,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COMMUNITY CORPORATION | TX | 2 | 2020 | $7,651 |
| WORLD SPACE WEEK ASSOCIATION | TX | 2 | 2019 | $6,287 |
| EARTHLIGHT FOUNDATION INC | TX | 1 | 2019 | $5,000 |
| STEAMSPACE EDUCATION OUTREACH | TX | 1 | 2019 | $1,000 |