Software Education Foundation
The foundation's mission is to inform the public on the economic and societal contributions of software, advance opportunities for stem education, and broaden understanding of software-related elements of stem education and the importance of software to policy goals.
Software Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Software Education Foundation gave $75K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $75K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $75,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $75,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $75,000
- Total assets
- $4,691,861
- +4.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Software Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Girls Who Code ($75K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Software Education Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $75K (2021) to $90K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $75K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Girls Who Code New York, NY | Corporate Contribution | $75,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,691,861 | $295,283 | $213,687 | $75,000 | 1 | $245,283 |
| 2024 | $4,499,871 | $2,377,727 | $307,205 | $75,000 | 1 | $166,685 |
| 2023 | $2,950,141 | $240,710 | $365,739 | $75,000 | 1 | $90,710 |
| 2022 | $2,678,897 | $187,840 | $428,269 | $75,000 | 1 | $87,840 |
| 2021 | $3,747,307 | $224,471 | $946,493 | $75,000 | 1 | $174,471 |
| 2019 | $4,768,124 | $4,894,076 | $1,474,457 | $90,337 | 1 | $126,236 |
About Software Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Software Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Science & Technology, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $75K. Net investment income was $245K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Software Education Foundation is led by Victoria Espinel, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Victoria Espinel
Director & President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jace Johnson
Chair
Director → Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Friendly
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hugh Gamble
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Richards
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allison O'Brien
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank Cavaliere
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Desalvio
Treasurer
CFO → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Coates
Secretary
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Christopher Padilla (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jason Mahler (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Matt Gelman (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Ha McNeill (2019–2022) — Former Secretary
- Former: Chris Hopfensperger (2021–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Fred Humphries (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Eric Loeb (2021) — Director
- Former: Michelle Johnston (2021) — Director
- Former: Allen Lineberry (2019) — Director
- Former: Christopher Hopfensperger (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: David Crane (2019) — Chair
- Former: Dori S. Friedberg (2019) — Senior Director
- Former: Jim Green (2019) — Director
- Former: Jodie Kelley (2019) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Software Education Foundation
How much does Software Education Foundation give each year?
Software Education Foundation gave $75K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $75K across 1 grant.
How large is Software Education Foundation?
Software Education Foundation reported $4.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $295K.
What is Software Education Foundation?
Software Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Science & Technology, based in Washington, DC. It holds $4.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Software Education Foundation operate?
Software Education Foundation has awarded grants in New York.
What is Software Education Foundation's EIN?
Software Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4001808. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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