Our Supporters

LSST Discovery Alliance (LSST-DA) gratefully acknowledges our supporters. Their investment will ultimately revolutionize humankind’s understanding of the Universe and transform the way science is done. Join us in supporting this exciting work. Every donation makes a difference!

Private Foundations

  • The Brinson Foundation
  • Heising-Simons Foundation
  • John Templeton Foundation
  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
  • Research Corporation for Science Advancement
  • Schmidt Sciences
  • WoodNext Foundation

Founding Corporate Philanthropic Partner

Wasabi Technologies was the first founding Corporate Philanthropic Partner of LSST-DA and recently renewed its partnership in 2023. Learn why Wasabi partnered with LSST-DA and about Wasabi’s innovative cloud storage solutions.

Founding LSST Donors

We are deeply grateful to the donors who in the early years (1998-2010) made pivotal gifts to launch the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) project. Their vision is realized in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and its Simonyi Survey Telescope.

Today, the LSST Discovery Alliance works to maximize the scientific and societal impact of the survey itself and recognizes these founding donors in perpetuity.

Learn why visionaries Charles Simonyi and Bill Gates support Rubin Observatory LSST.

Gifts from Private Contributors $10,000,000 and above

  • Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences
  • Bill Gates

Additional Private Contributions

  • Anonymous*
  • Richard Caris*
  • W. M. Keck Foundation*
  • Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs*
  • Research Corporation for Science Advancement*
  • Wayne Rosing and Dorothy Largay*
  • Eric and Wendy Schmidt*
  • Edgar Smith*
  • Robert & Joyce Wisner

* exceeding $1,000,000

Financial Contributions from Universities

  • Stanford University*
  • NCSA/University of Illinois*
  • University of California at Davis*
  • The University of Arizona
  • University of Washington

* $500,000 or greater

In-kind Contributions from Members or Affiliates exceeding $1,000,000

  • Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • IN2P3, France
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • AURA/NOIRLab
  • NCSA/University of Illinois
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory