Founded in 1946, Associated Universities is a nonprofit science management corporation. The organization compiles the resources of universities, research organizations and the federal government. It compiles data for the planning, design, construction and operation of scientific facilities. It has handled a variety of projects, such as Atacama Large Millimeter Array, Green Bank Telescope and Very Long Baseline Array.The organization operates the National Radio Astronomy Observatory under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation. National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a research facility for radio astronomy. The research organization operates radio telescopes for use in astronomy and physics. National Radio Astronomy Observatory is located in Charlottesville, Va.