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DarkSky International

environmental organization
Organization Nonprofit Organization Q826992

Facts

20 properties

Identity

Instance of
nonprofit organization, environmental organization[5]
Official website
www.darksky.org[12]
Short name
IDA[15]as of 2026-10-21
where from?
Edition
20261021 · as of 2026-10-21
Bronze
7a7bf58d5ac18436… v2.15-2026-10-20-ror-data.zip
Transform
4ort-mint · ror:20261021 · version not recorded
Legal form
501(c)(3) organization[13]

Status and dates

Inception
1988[11]

Location

Headquarters location
Tucson[8]
Country
United States[4]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Tucson[3]

Industry and activity

Field of work
light pollution, night sky[1][2]
Industry
environment[10]

Financials

Total assets
807k (194k–2.0M, n=13)[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]
Total revenue
1.1M (531k–2.1M, n=13)[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]

People

Founder
David Crawford, Tim Hunter[6][7]
Board member
Connie Walker[44]

Relations

Part of
Dark-sky movement[9]
More facts +5
Donations
1.1M (428k–1.9M, n=13)[45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57]
Has list
Liste der IDA International Dark Sky Places[29]
Main Wikidata property
IDA place ID[14]
Operating area
worldwide[43]
Social media followers
5.5k (5.0k–18k, n=5)
🏷️ Also known as
en IDA en The International Dark-sky Association Inc. en International Dark Sky Place en International Dark-sky Association Inc. en DarkSky en Dark Sky Association en DarkSky International ar الجمعية الدولية للسماء المظلمة de International Dark-Sky Association de IDA de Dark Sky Association fa انجمن بین‌المللی آسمان تاریک fr Association internationale Dark Sky fr International Dark Sky Place he התאחדות הבינלאומית לחשכת הרקיע hu Csillagoségbolt-park ja 国際ダークスカイ協会 ko 국제 어두운 밤하늘 협회 zh 國際暗天協會 zh 國際黑暗天空協會
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ROR ID
05vb5dy28
VIAF cluster ID
134096828
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2009067203
GND ID
1051423643
OpenAlex ID
I4210162520as of 2026-10-11
where from?
Source
OpenAlex
Edition
20261011 · as of 2026-10-11
Bronze
not in the catalog
Transform
4ort-mint · openalex:20261011 · version not recorded
GRID ID
grid.435663.1
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Fall Exploration at Staunton River (52516646232).jpg ↗
Crunchbase organization ID
ida-dark-sky
Facebook username
IDAdarksky, darksky.intl
Freebase ID
/m/04p32q
Google News topics ID
CAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvSkwyMHZNRFJ3TXpKeEVnVmxiaTFIUWlnQVAB
Harper's tag
international-dark-sky-association
Show all 25 identifiers +13
IRS Employer Identification Number
74-2493011
Instagram username
idadarksky, darksky_intl
LinkedIn company or organization ID
international-dark-sky-association
Official blog URL
www.darksky.org
Open Library ID
OL6995659A
Scilit organization ID
27280
Topic's main category
Category:International Dark-Sky Association
UIA Open Yearbook organization website ID
1100006797
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
37531
X (Twitter) username
idadarksky
Yale LUX ID
group/4b097337-c12b-4ae3-818c-288adfa842ae
YouTube channel ID
UCL4PdCeWtgfx942xXskJ4Qg
YouTube handle
DarkSkyInternational
📚 Sources · 3
  • OpenAlex as of 2026-10-11 · 1 statement · CC0 1.0 Universal
  • ROR (Research Organization Registry) as of 2026-10-21 · 1 statement · CC0 1.0 (ROR data) + CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames location data)
  • sunbiz as of 2026-09-26 · may be stale · 1 statement · us-fl-ch119 Public records: Florida Chapter 119 and Microdecisions, Inc. v. Skinner, 889 So.2d 871 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004); Ryan ruling 2026-10-12. Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Commercial reuse, redistribution and modification permitted for these records. Officer and registered-agent names in role public; natural-person addresses, personal IDs and private contacts internal-only. Basis us-fl-ch119.

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📜 Data licence
Source: OpenAlex (openalex.org), snapshot of 2026-09-23. CC0 1.0 Universal. CC0 1.0 Universal · OpenAlex
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OpenCorporates organization IDP1320
us_fl/f13000003266 2026-09-26 sunbiz (us-fl-ch119) as of 2026-09-26may be stale
where from?
Source
sunbiz
Edition
20260926 · as of 2026-09-26 · newer edition 20261103 landed
Credit
Public records: Florida Chapter 119 and Microdecisions, Inc. v. Skinner, 889 So.2d 871 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004); Ryan ruling 2026-10-12. Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Commercial reuse, redistribution …
Bronze
manifest sha256 c214bcb6a7e7e9d6…
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4ort-mint · lake · version not recorded
Public records: Florida Chapter 119 and Microdecisions, Inc. v. Skinner, 889 So.2d 871 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004); Ryan ruling 2026-10-12. Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Commercial reuse, redistribution and modification permitted for these records. Officer and registered-agent names in role public; natural-person addresses, personal IDs and private contacts internal-only. Basis us-fl-ch119.
🔗 Connections
Field of work 2
light pollution, night sky
Instance of 2
nonprofit organization, environmental organization
Country 1
United States
Headquarters location 1
Tucson
Industry 1
environment
Legal form 1
501(c)(3) organization
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Tucson
Part of 1
Dark-sky movement
← Affiliated with 1
John C. Barentine
← Operator 1
dark-sky preserve
← Organizer 1
Capture the Dark People’s Choice Award
← Publisher 1
Nightscape
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  1. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instagram username → idadarksky, darksky_intl
    Industry → environment
    Official website → http://www.darksky.org/
    Main Wikidata property → P4977
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: international-dark-sky-association, Matched to international dark sky association (#289936581) in…"
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