DreamScopes: put telescopes in every middle school on Earth!
Remember The First Time You Looked Through A Telescope?
What you’re funding
Remember The First Time You Looked Through A Telescope?
Remember what it felt like to see the Rings of Saturn, the mountains of the Moon, the red world of Mars?
How it felt as a child to see with your own eyes the Universe of possibility around you, to literally rise above and beyond the circumstances of your daily life and soar?
Let's inspire the next generation of scientists, explorers, leaders, and builders of space ... together.
Join Our “Moon Shot” Goal
Let’s make it possible for every kid on Earth to look through a telescope; to see the mountains of the Moon, the ice caps of Mars, and the wonders of the Universe.
Let’s inspire a generation to reach beyond their circumstances and Dream by placing a telescope in every middle school on Earth.
Let’s spark their curiosity, launch them into STEAM subjects, and involve them in humanity’s expansion beyond Earth.
They Will Rise! - The Leaders of the Space Revolution are Out There Now
Somewhere out there on planet Earth is a young person who has never looked through a telescope. When they do, their life may well change. Maybe they will be inspired to study a bit more. Maybe they will decide they want to learn about science or astronomy, or by seeing other worlds they might become more aware of their own environment and work to help save the planet.
Maybe they will decide they want to work in space, start a space company, or perhaps, just maybe, they will want to lead some of the first people to go out there. People whose children will look through telescopes back at their MotherWorld.
The Time Is Now: A Global Technology Revolution is Underway
The global technology sector is booming and this will only increase. Demand is growing for skilled workers, leaders crosses all sectors. STEAM education is a core investment in the future of every locale, nation, and the planet. A positive and inspiration-driven generation can be equipped and rise to meet these challenges. Space is proven as The most inspiring tool to motivate young minds
Get kids hooked on Hope!
You have the chance to help us get kids hooked on Dreams of a better future, addicted to science, learning, and building their own futures.
Our Dream Dealers program allows you, your group, or your company to acquire or place DreamScopes anywhere you want.
Be it one at your old middle school, or a hundred in the city where you live or grew up, even the country you call home, EarthLight will work with you to “make it so!” Better yet, we can work with you for you to be there, and have your name on every scope you help us place!
A Choice of Tomorrows
The EarthLight Foundation believes we all have the “Right Stuff,” and that given the Right Dream any kid anywhere can begin their own journey to a great tomorrow of their own creation. They may not all end up as astronauts, or building human communities in space, but some small fraction of them just might.
Meanwhile, by giving them a chance to fly beyond the borders of their lives and see what is out there in the Universe around them at a critical age, we believe many more will choose to study, learn, and engage in acquiring STEAM skills – helpful no matter what dream they decide to pursue.
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About Earthlight Foundation Inc
EarthLight Foundation starts from a big, unusual idea, that how we think about the universe shapes how we treat each other and the world we share. In practice, that means support for STEAM education in Ukraine, public conversations about climate and space, and gatherings that bring people into the same room around those questions. If you care about young learners, space, and the future of civilization, this is a place where those interests meet with real programs attached.
EarthLight Foundation stands out for its space-centered worldview, which shows up in both its philosophy and its programs. It supports young Ukrainians through Space4 Ukraine, and it also puts on public events like EarthSpace, the New Worlds Conference and Faire, and the Space Cowboy Ball. That gives it a perspective that feels unusual, but still grounded in education and public engagement.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
To provide a new belief system for humanity, our relationships with each other, and the family of life, based on an understanding of who we have been and our aspirations about who we can become, as we enter the Universe.
Who they serve
Young Ukrainians whose education has been disrupted by war, students, educators, and space-minded supporters.
How your donation helps
- Support Space4 Ukraine STEAM initiatives in Ukraine
- Fund astronomy and night-sky education
- Fund robotics and engineering programs
- Fund model rocketry and space science projects
- Cover equipment, supplies, and digital access
- Support teacher training and student initiatives
- Build DreamScopes telescopes for middle schools
Programs
Space4 Ukraine
Supports existing STEAM initiatives in Ukraine, including astronomy clubs, robotics clubs, model rocketry, equipment, supplies, digital access, teacher training, and student initiatives.
DreamScopes
A project to put a telescope in every middle school on Planet 3.
EarthSpace
A live global conversation connecting climate solutions, space infrastructure, policy, and culture.
New Worlds Conference and Faire
A space conference and fair in Austin with speakers, art, and entertainment.
Space Cowboy Ball
An awards ceremony, banquet, costume, and dance party that raises funds for EarthLight projects.
Stories
Events
EarthSpace 2026
22 April, 2026A live global conversation on the future of Earth and the future of space.
New Worlds Conference and Faire
Oct. 28-29A space event in Austin with speakers, art, and entertainment.
Space Cowboy Ball
annualA charity fundraiser with awards, a banquet, a costume party, and a dance party.
Ways to help
Current needs
- Funding for Space4 Ukraine STEAM initiatives
- Funding for DreamScopes telescopes in middle schools
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