Public Charity

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VARIABLE STAR OB

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VARIABLE STAR OB is a Public Charity headquartered in CAMBRIDGE, MA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.1M revenue, $1.2M expenses, $19.1M total assets. 13 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $183K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 042164402 CAMBRIDGE, MA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.1M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$19.1M
Grant Records13
Funding Total$183K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE AAVSO PROVIDES AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS AND STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE REAL AND DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS TO ASTRONOMY. IN PROGRAMS THEY COMPLETE AT THEIR OWN PACE, WE TEACH THEM HOW TO MAKE OBSERVATIONS AND HOW TO ANALYZE ASTRONOMICAL DATA, AND WE OFFER THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OBSERVING CAMPAIGNS DESIGNED TO PRODUCE PEER-REVIEWED PUBLISHED PAPERS.

Sample Grants Received

$8,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$5,100
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,000
2022
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$6,000
2021
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$17,000

Showing up to 5 of 13 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Arne Hendon
PAST PRESIDENT David Cowall
2ND VICE PRESIDENT Dennis Conti
DIRECTOR Diogo Teixeira
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dr Brian Kloppenborg
DIRECTOR Eric Hintz

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$143,100 8 grants
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
$18,499 2 grants
General Support
$8,060 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,000 1 grant
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.1M $1.2M $19.1M
2023 $692K $1.2M $16.1M
2022 $2.6M $1.0M $15.2M
2021 $1.0M $969K $16.1M
2020 $212K $998K $13.7M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $212K to $1.1M (+407%), with total assets most recently reported at $19.1M.

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