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Tellus Educational Foundation

Accepts applications El Segundo, California · EIN 261639171

Tellus Educational Foundation is a private foundation in El Segundo, California. In tax year 2023 it gave $1.4 million in 3 grants; the typical grant was $667,777 and the largest $692,393. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

How to apply

ContactC Andrew Waters
222 Pacific Coast Hwy, El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone or email(866) 297-4524, waters@waterskraus.com
What to submitFlexible
DeadlinesRolling
RestrictionsPer Discussion

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Tellus Educational Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$692,393
North Carolina1$667,777
Delaware1$48,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Witwaters Fund
New York, NY
Scholarships$692,393
UNC Gillings School
Chapel Hill, NC
Scholarships$667,777
St Andrews School
Middletown, DE
Scholarships$48,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tellus Educational Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Rolling.

How much does Tellus Educational Foundation give?

$1.4 million in tax year 2023, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $667,777.

Who runs Tellus Educational Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Charles Waters (Director) and Michael Schwarz (Director).

What does Tellus Educational Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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