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Lumos Charitable Foundation

San Jose, CA  ·  EIN 463927235  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$743K

Total Giving

$60K

Grants on File

32

Average Grant

$2K

Giving Radius

Where Lumos Charitable Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $28K across 26 grants CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — no grants on file DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $20K across 2 grants MD — $2K across 2 grants ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — no grants on file OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — $10K across 2 grants UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 20 recipients across 4 states. Top concentrations: Cambridge ($20K, 2 grants), BERKELEY ($10K, 2 grants), HOUSTON ($10K, 2 grants), SAN FRANCISCO ($7K, 8 grants), SAN JOSE ($6K, 4 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

A fund requesting letter should be submitted, which includes a description of the organization and the intended purposes of the fund.

On Unsolicited Proposals yes

Restrictions

None

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
National History Day $1K 2022
Computer History Museum $250 2022
Harker School $2K 2022
Monterey Bay Aquarium $500 2022
Santa Clara County Librar $250 2022
Uc San Francisco $2K 2022
Harvard College Fund $10K 2022
Valley Medical Center Foundation $2K 2022
De Young Museum $600 2022
California Academy of Science $500 2022
UC Berkeley $5K 2022
Wikimedia Foundation $400 2022
The Tech Museum of Innovation $1K 2022
San Jose Public Library Foundation $618 2022
Internet Archive Donations $512 2022
Kqed $500 2022
University of Houston $5K 2022
San Francisco Museum of Mordern Art $300 2023
National History Day $1K 2023
Computer History Museum $250 2023
Monterey Bay Aquarium $500 2023
Internet Archive $512 2023
Harvard College Fund $10K 2023
De Young Museum $600 2023
California Academy of Science $500 2023

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $671K $33K $13K $31K
2022 $669K $34K $75K $37K
2021 $733K $33K $92K $44K
2020 $585K $28K $60K $24K
2019 $695K $31K $70K $40K
2015 $387K $18K $132K $8K
2014 $192K $8K $200K $8K

Section VII

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