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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 33-0677233

General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 74 grants and $123,676 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $123,676

    Grants listed
    74
    Assets, end of year
    $105,133
  • Tax year 2023

    $174,592

    Grants listed
    89
    Assets, end of year
    $51,293
  • Tax year 2022

    $182,130

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $71,586
  • Tax year 2021

    $245,134

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $101,283
  • Tax year 2020

    $137,023

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $293,742

Grants paid in 2024

74 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. San Diego Childrens Discovery MuseumEscondido, CA

    Contribution provided

    $10,000
  2. Chapter One NFPOdessa, FL

    Contribution provided

    $10,000
  3. Air and Space Force AssociationArlington, VA

    Contribution provided

    $10,000
  4. San Diego Fleet Week FoundationSan Diego, CA

    Contribution provided

    $5,000
  5. Ocean Discovery InstituteSan Diego, CA

    Contribution provided

    $5,000
  6. Nativity Prep Academy of San DiegoSan Diego, CA

    Contribution provided

    $5,000
  7. San Diego Natural History MuseumSan Diego, CA

    Contribution provided

    $5,000
  8. San Diego Unified School District Rowan ElementarySan Diego, CA

    Contribution provided

    $5,000
  9. Olivewood GardensNational City, CA

    Contribution provided

    $5,000
  10. Greater Than TechSan Diego, CA

    Contribution provided

    $5,000
  11. Classics 4 KidsSan Diego, CA

    Contribution provided

    $5,000
  12. North County Education FoundationEscondido, CA

    Contribution provided

    $5,000
  13. North County Education FoundationEscondido, CA

    Contribution provided

    $5,000
  14. Expanding Your Horizons of San DiegoSan Diego, CA

    Contribution provided

    $4,000
  15. The Links FoundationWashington, DC

    Contribution provided

    $3,000
  16. The Ready Now FoundationChula Vista, CA

    Contribution provided

    $2,500
  17. A Step BeyoneEscondido, CA

    Contribution provided

    $2,500
  18. Classics 4 KidsSan Diego, CA

    Contribution provided

    $2,500
  19. All Girls STEM SocietySan Diego, CA

    Contribution provided

    $2,000
  20. Youth Inspiration Nation IncLa Puente, CA

    Contribution provided

    $2,000
  21. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $1,584
  22. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $1,500
  23. Los Angeles Science and Engineering FairSouth Pasadena, CA

    Contribution provided

    $1,500
  24. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $1,000
  25. Huntsville Botanical GardenHuntsville, AL

    Contribution provided

    $1,000
  26. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $910
  27. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $614
  28. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  29. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  30. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  31. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  32. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  33. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  34. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  35. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  36. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  37. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  38. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  39. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  40. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  41. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  42. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  43. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  44. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  45. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  46. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  47. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  48. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  49. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  50. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  51. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $500
  52. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $480
  53. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $474
  54. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $472
  55. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $458
  56. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $448
  57. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $448
  58. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $367
  59. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $344
  60. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $290
  61. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $260
  62. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $250
  63. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $250
  64. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $209
  65. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $140
  66. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $77
  67. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $40
  68. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $9
  69. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $9
  70. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $9
  71. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $9
  72. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $9
  73. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $8
  74. Individual

    Contribution provided

    $8

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education7 grants $36,50059% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00016% of the total
  3. Youth development3 grants $9,00015% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,0008% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California18 grants $77,000
  2. Florida1 grant $10,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $10,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $3,000
  5. Alabama1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • David R AlexanderDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Linden P BlueDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Linden S BlueDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Don CzechowiczDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • R Scott Forney IIIDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Liam J KellyDirector Treasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katherine KucharskiDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patricia S WinterDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lawrence WoolfDirector Chairman Hours 15Pay $0
  • Ann Charlotte EnstromSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • John H KohlerAsst Secretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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