Us Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation
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About Us Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that raises funds to support the U.S. Space & Rocket Center museum and its educational programs, including Space Camp, by enriching exhibits, preserving artifacts, and inspiring the next generation through STEM programs.
Focus Areas
STEM educationMuseum and artifact preservationYouth scholarshipsSpace education (Space Camp)Public exhibits and outreach
Who They Fund
museums and cultural institutionsexhibit designers/curatorsindividual students/scholars (scholarship recipients)program participants served by funded initiatives
Funding Style
capital/infrastructure funding
About Us Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation
The largest recent awards from US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation went to Alabama Space Science Exhibit Comm in Huntsville, with multi-million-dollar support spread across capital projects, exhibit support, scholarship support, and program support. That pattern points to a funder built around one institution’s physical facilities, public exhibits, and educational mission rather than a broad external grant portfolio. The foundation’s giving also reaches students directly through Space Camp scholarship funding, including general scholarships, tribute and memorial scholarships, field-trip scholarships, and endowed scholarships. Recent grants show both large project financing and smaller program support, suggesting a mix of infrastructure, operations, and tuition assistance tied to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. The foundation’s stated work centers on STEM education, museum and artifact preservation, youth scholarships, and space education through Space Camp. Its grantmaking is local and entirely in Alabama, with grants recorded only to recipients in the state.
What Us Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation Funds
In capital projects, the foundation awarded $3,740,367 to Alabama Space Science Exhibit Comm for capital projects in 2024. Exhibit work is also a major theme: the same recipient received $3,461,078 in 2025 for exhibit support and $1,134,598 in 2024 for exhibit support. Scholarship support is another visible line of giving. Alabama Space Science Exhibit Comm received $1,284,004 in 2025 and $1,181,891 in 2024 for scholarship/support, matching the foundation’s Space Camp scholarship structure. Program support appears in smaller awards as well, including $337,075 in 2025, $87,791 in 2024, and $28,052 in 2023 for program support.
How Us Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation Gives
Typical grants are large: the p25 is $387,374, the median is $1,181,891, and the p75 is $3,166,792. The recent record also shows repeated awards to the same institutional recipient across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates ongoing support rather than isolated one-off gifts. The foundation makes program-related investments, and its active programs include scholarship support that accepts unsolicited applications, alongside institutional granting that is not open to unsolicited requests. Grantmaking is restricted to Alabama recipients in the available data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$15M
Total Assets
$26.1M
Total Revenue
$35.3M
Total Expenses
$31.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $387K and $3.2M, with a median of $1.2M.
25th Percentile
$387K
Median
$1.2M
75th Percentile
$3.2M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MR RYAN A BRUKARDT
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