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Terraphase Engineering and Science Scholarship Foundation

Accepts applications Oakland, California · EIN 853599992

Terraphase Engineering and Science Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation in Oakland, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $50,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

How to apply

ContactBill Carson
1300 Clay Street Suite 1000, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone or email(510) 645-1850
What to submitApplications submitted online at https://www.terraphasescholarship.org/
DeadlinesApril 30
RestrictionsScholarships will be given to high school students in urban communities and who had an interest in and intend to study and major in engineering and/or environmental sciences at a four-year college or university.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Terraphase Engineering and Science Scholarship Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California5$50,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CA
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Terraphase Engineering and Science Scholarship Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 30.

How much does Terraphase Engineering and Science Scholarship Foundation give?

$50,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Terraphase Engineering and Science Scholarship Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Bill Carson (Treasurer/Secretary/Board Member), Hank Galindo (Board Member), Chris Voci (Board Member) and Martin Helmke (Board Member) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Terraphase Engineering and Science Scholarship Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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