Mission
TO PROVIDE AN UNPRECEDENTED CAPABILITY FOR DEEP, LARGE AREA MULTICOLOR SUBMILLIMETER SURVEYS THROUGH CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A STATE-OF-THE-ART ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE IN THE ANDES MOUNTAINS.
Public Charity
CCAT OBSERVATORY INC
CCAT OBSERVATORY INC, of ITHACA, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.8M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, $34.6M in total assets.
EIN: 454104640
ITHACA, NY
Astronomy
NTEE: U31
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.8M
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$34.6M
Grant Records0
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Ccat Observatory Inc
How Ccat Observatory Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$82
Programs
the work itself
$18
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $82 for programs
$82
To construct, own and operate an astronomical telescope in the andes mountains
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Dominik Riechers
DIRECTOR (PART YEAR)
Donald Campbell
VICE CHAIR
Frank Bertoldi
PROJECT MANAGER
James Blair
SECRETARY
Jill A Tarbell
CHAIR
Martha Haynes
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.8M | $1.1M | $34.6M |
| 2024 | $91K | $811K | $32.6M |
| 2023 | $8.2M | $508K | $32.9M |
| 2022 | $7.8M | $496K | $25.4M |
| 2021 | $5.7M | $423K | $17.8M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $5.7M to $2.8M (-52%), with total assets most recently reported at $34.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.