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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 46-3346130

Specialrelativity Education Foundation

A private foundation in Los Altos, CA. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 12 grants and $284,196 paid in grants.

Tax year 2018 (period ending Dec 31, 2018), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2018 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2018

    $284,196

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2018

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. KqedorgSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $161,083
  2. Sunday Friends FoundationSan Jose, CA

    General fund

    $34,565
  3. Communities in Schools New MexicoSanta Fe, NM

    General fund

    $20,000
  4. Johanson & Yau Accountancy CorporationSan Jose, CA

    General fund

    $20,000
  5. Teen SuccessMilpitas, CA

    General fund

    $15,000
  6. Montalvo Arts CenterSaratoga, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  7. Fresh Lifelines for YouthSan Jose, CA

    General fund

    $8,000
  8. New Teacher CenterSacramento, CA

    General fund

    $5,000
  9. Think New MexicoSanta Fe, NM

    General fund

    $5,000
  10. Santa Fe Chamber Music FestivalSanta Fe, NM

    General fund

    $2,500
  11. Computer History MuseumMountain View, CA

    General fund

    $2,048
  12. Fundacion Hechos de AmorGuaynabo, Puerto Rico

    General fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $39,56557% of the total
  2. Youth development2 grants $23,00033% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $5,0007% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $2,0483% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California8 grants $255,696
  2. New Mexico3 grants $27,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Kelly PopeCEO/PRESIDENT Hours 4Pay $0
  • David M BulferSECRETARY/CFO Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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