Founded in 2010, the Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium (FOAP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed to support and promote education and enrichment using the public school system planetarium in Arlington, VA and to encourage science education for the general public.
The group raises funds to sponsor a college scholarship, grants for teacher professional development, and the licensing and creation of programming for the planetarium. As part of its ongoing public education mission, the organization also hosts a variety of science themed public events and screenings of fulldome video programs.