Sergey Brin Family Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 47-2107200. Reported 584 grants totalling $1.8B to 271 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Sergey Brin Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
11 of the organizations Sergey Brin Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 28 grants totalling $111.0M to them. That is 8% of the $1.4B of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Energy Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $60.5M | 4 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | grantmaking organization | Colorado | $20.0M | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Tipping Point Community | grantmaking organization | California | $12.8M | 4 | 3 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Humboldt Area Foundation | community foundation | California | $5,833,567 | 4 | 3 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Summit and Medina | federated giving programme | Ohio | $3,100,191 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of the Bay Area | federated giving programme | California | $3,009,437 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Akron Community Foundation | community foundation | Ohio | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Tides Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $1,004,924 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | grantmaking organization | Virginia | $1,002,845 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | community foundation | California | $1,000,172 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | grantmaking organization | New York | $775,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $500,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $200,000 and $2,000,191; the smallest was $2,843 and the largest $109.5M.
Every organization it funded
271 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | $464.6M | 26 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $163.7M | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $134.3M | 17 | 4 | 2024 |
| Climate Imperative Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $129.0M | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | Hagerstown, MD | $101.2M | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $60.5M | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| BD2 LLC | Santa Monica, CA | $50.3M | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gavi Alliance | Geneva | $28.1M | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $26.8M | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| DAFGIVING360 | Orlando, FL | $25.0M | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Atlanta, GA | $20.3M | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | Orlando, FL | $20.0M | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Broad Institute Inc | Cambridge, MA | $17.5M | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $15.8M | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | $15.5M | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tara Climate Ltd | $15.0M | 3 | 2 | 2024 | |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Aspen, CO | $13.4M | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tipping Point Community | San Francisco, CA | $12.8M | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | $12.5M | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $12.3M | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rewiring America Inc | Washington, DC | $12.0M | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stichting European Climate Foundation | Berlin | $11.3M | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California | Los Angeles, CA | $11.2M | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $11.1M | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aspen Global Change Institute Inc | Basalt, CO | $11.0M | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Jolla Institute for Immunology | La Jolla, CA | $10.3M | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pacific Environment and Resources Center | San Francisco, CA | $10.1M | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Blue Meridian Partners Inc | New York, NY | $10.0M | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Committee of the Red Cross | Geneva | $10.0M | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation | Washington, DC | $9,852,938 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $9,381,349 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | $8,672,848 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lifemoves | Santa Clara, CA | $8,646,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Global Impact | Alexandria, VA | $8,632,510 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc | Merrifield, VA | $8,490,076 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elemental Excelerator Inc | Honolulu, HI | $8,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Global Maritime Forum | Copenhagen | $7,484,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | Palo Alto, CA | $7,467,477 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenlight Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $7,068,098 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc | New York, NY | $7,050,884 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | $6,622,606 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $6,512,343 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | $6,125,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Advanced Energy Institute | Washington, DC | $6,027,360 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Latino Community Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $6,005,933 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ocean Energy Pathway | London | $6,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humboldt Area Foundation | Bayside, CA | $5,833,567 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Calstart Inc | Pasadena, CA | $5,350,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Climate Jobs National Resource Center | New York City, NY | $5,100,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Target Als Foundation | New York, NY | $5,004,210 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mercy Corps International | Portland, OR | $5,003,272 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $5,002,956 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc (doctors Without Borders - Usa) | New York, NY | $5,000,994 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance for Open Society Institute Inc | New York, NY | $5,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Earth Fire Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $5,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stichting Next Level Initiatives | Amsterdam | $5,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | Fairfax, VA | $4,850,080 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Donorschoose Org | New York, NY | $4,500,192 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ted Foundation | New York, NY | $4,002,262 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fresh Lifelines for Youth Inc | Milpitas, CA | $4,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Time for Change Foundation | San Bernardino, CA | $4,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $3,989,907 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Respond Global | Noosa Heads, Qld | $3,859,595 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Land and Forest Tenure Facility | Stockholm | $3,600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Summit and Medina | Akron, OH | $3,100,191 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of the Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $3,009,437 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Karuk Tribe | Orleans, CA | $3,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saga Innovations | Newton, MA | $3,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Respond Global | Noosa Heads | $2,800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| California Association of Food Banks | Oakland, CA | $2,618,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Green Hydrogen Coalition | Sacramento, CA | $2,530,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | $2,503,166 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $2,503,166 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights | Alameda, CA | $2,501,636 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hias Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $2,501,478 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Indiana University Foundation | Bloomington, IN | $2,501,192 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Homeless Prenatal Program | San Francisco, CA | $2,500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| US Assoc for Intl Migration | Washington, DC | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Ways of California | South Pasadena, CA | $2,450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Climate Power Education Fund | Washington, DC | $2,400,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Emergency Relief Recovery & Reconstruction | Millwood, VA | $2,270,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Trust for Hidden Villa | Los Altos Hills, CA | $2,240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Buck Institute for Research on Aging | Novato, CA | $2,190,535 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | $2,183,781 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Donorschoose | New York, NY | $2,003,623 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Action for the Climate Emergency Inc | Charlestown, MA | $2,000,432 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Akron Community Foundation | Akron, OH | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Human Rights Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc | Oakland, CA | $2,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The United Nations Office for Project Services | Copenhagen | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uk Biobank Limited | Stockport | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Federation of American Scientists | Washington, DC | $1,856,146 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mission Asset Fund | San Francisco, CA | $1,750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $1,700,060 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano | Concord, CA | $1,700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $1,700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | $1,630,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Energy Foundation | Kirkland, WA | $1,600,101 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carbonplan | San Francisco, CA | $1,575,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Buckminster Fuller Institute | San Francisco, CA | $1,565,513 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Businesses United in Investing Lending and Development | Redwood City, CA | $1,550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Human Rights First | New York, NY | $1,550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| La Cocina Inc | San Francisco, CA | $1,530,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula | Menlo Park, CA | $1,504,206 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust | Boston, MA | $1,500,887 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Washington, DC | $1,500,279 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology First | Manchester, NH | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Drawdown | Saint Paul, MN | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Reserve Community Fund Inc | Akron, OH | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | $1,494,727 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Partnership for Public Service | Washington, DC | $1,403,260 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edward Charles Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $1,350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | $1,309,596 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $1,300,019 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Braven Inc | Chicago, IL | $1,250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Audubon Canyon Ranch | Stinson Beach, CA | $1,226,904 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Interstate Renewable Energy Council | Albany, NY | $1,200,340 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nova Ukraine | Stanford, CA | $1,200,000 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Solar United Neighbors | Washington, DC | $1,200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | $1,200,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Management Leadership for Tomorrow | Bethesda, MD | $1,150,176 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Harlem Children's Zone Inc | New York, NY | $1,100,033 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| National League of Cities Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $1,087,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Place for Youth | Oakland, CA | $1,050,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization | San Francisco, CA | $1,050,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beyond 12 Education Inc | Oakland, CA | $1,025,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $1,025,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,004,924 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | $1,002,845 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,172 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Airbnborg Inc | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alder Graduate School of Education | Redwood City, CA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Climate Action Data Trust Limited | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cultural Fire Management Council | Hoopa, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grid Alternatives | Oakland, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels California Inc | Anaheim, CA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Philanthropy Asia Alliance Ltd | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | |
| Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sherwood Forestry Service | Santa Rosa, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sunrise Project Inc | Wilmington, DE | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Community Foundation of Singapore | Central Region | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation | Arcata, CA | $952,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency | Berkeley, CA | $925,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Caminar | San Mateo, CA | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| West Oakland Job Resource Center | Oakland, CA | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement | Kapolei, HI | $800,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Nueva School | Hillsborough, CA | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $800,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $775,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sol Relief | Saint Petersburg, FL | $775,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Council on Clean Transportation | Washington, DC | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Its Time Foundation Limited | East Corrimal Nsw | $700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Door Ventures | San Francisco, CA | $685,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rain Industries Inc | Alameda, CA | $680,188 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling Service | San Francisco, CA | $650,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Prospera Community Development | Oakland, CA | $650,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $647,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Opportunity Green | London | $605,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Genesys Works | Oakland, CA | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of the South Pacific | Suva | $573,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Health Council Inc | Palo Alto, CA | $562,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Give Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $550,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southside Family Nurturing Center | Minneapolis, MN | $520,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Airbnb Org Inc | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Himalayan Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Benevolent Healthcare Foundation (project Cure) | Centennial, CO | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation | Arcata, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fii - National | Oakland, CA | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Catholic Community Foundation | Crownsville, MD | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Profectum Foundation | Mendham, NJ | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sesame Workshop | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jobtrain Inc | Menlo Park, CA | $490,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Milken Institute | Washington, DC | $490,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coop Careers Inc | San Francisco, CA | $487,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York, NY | $475,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope House | Black River | $457,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doctors for You - USA Inc | New York, NY | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society for Cultural Exchange Inc | Houston, TX | $421,307 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $405,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Measures for Justice Institute | Rochester, NY | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Safe & Sound | San Francisco, CA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | $385,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gridworks Organization | Berkeley, CA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Trust | London | $330,820 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Sunrise Project Australia Limited | Surry Hills | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Puente De La Costa Sur | Pescadero, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stark State College Foundation | North Canton, OH | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Arizona | Tuscon, AZ | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Life Learning Academy | San Francisco, CA | $295,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Headstrong Project Inc | New York, NY | $290,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Semper Fi & Americas Fund | Oceanside, CA | $290,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| One Life Counseling Center | San Carlos, CA | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ukraine Defense Fund Inc | Mayfield Heights, OH | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation | Dulles, VA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Founder's Pledge | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fountain House | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Genesys Works - Bay Area | Oakland, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muralism | Valley Village, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spark Program Inc | San Mateo, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Syrian American Medical Society Foundation | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wild Foundation | Boulder, CO | $231,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yachtaid Global | Cardiff By the Sea, CA | $224,400 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | $215,676 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Citizen Schools Inc | Redwood Shores, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Inc | North Bethesda, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gridlab Inc | Berkeley, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hire Heroes USA | Alpharetta, GA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minds Matter of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nus America Foundation Inc | San Mateo, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ravenswood Education Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reading Partners | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tax-Aid | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Call of Duty Endowment | Santa Monica, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Mission Continues | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uptogether | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minds Matter | Cleveland, OH | $195,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $184,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Concerns of Police Survivors | Camdenton, MO | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gillette Children's Hospital Foundation | St Paul, MN | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Fallen Firefighters Foundation | Emmitsburg, MD | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Lung Association | Chicago, IL | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| African Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology | Harare | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Organizing Project | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Genesys Works | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Management Leadership for Tomorrow | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Help Ukraine | Gaithersburg, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Commit Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Friends of the Natural History Museum London Inc | Hallandale Beach, FL | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Playworks Education Energized | Oakland, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sand County Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tomkat Ranch Educational Foundation | Pescadero, CA | $119,625 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Americans for Oxford Inc | New York, NY | $101,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Akron Urban League | Akron, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Research America | Arlington, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Robot Heart Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Jose Grail Family Services | San Jose, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Powermylearning Inc | New York, NY | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Tf | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Theatre You Inc | Mountain View, CA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Year Up Inc | San Francisco, CA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Allen Institute | Seattle, WA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edx LLC | Cambridge, MA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
107 of 271 (39%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 55%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
ASAP INITIATIVE; ACUREX; GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - Ucsf Foundation
RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE - BD2 LLC
SUPPORT FOR BIPOLAR DISORDER RESEARCH - Resources Legacy Fund
SUPPORT FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION STRATEGY - International Committee of the Red Cross
SUPPORT UKRAINE CRISIS RELIEF EFFORTS - UC Berkeley Foundation
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What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 428 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 125 | $229.8M | $350,000 |
| 2022 | 160 | $512.1M | $500,000 |
| 2023 | 129 | $376.6M | $500,000 |
| 2024 | 170 | $698.9M | $1,000,091 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Sergey Brin Family Foundation has 101 of them, worth $640.3M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Climate Imperative Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $120.0M |
| United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $87.0M |
| Climate Imperative Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $80.0M |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | $46.3M |
| BD2 LLC | Santa Monica, CA | $30.0M |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $25.0M |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | $23.8M |
| BD2 LLC | Santa Monica, CA | $20.0M |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $11.0M |
| Transportation & Environment | Brussels | $10.0M |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10.0M |
| Broad Institute Inc | Cambridge, MA | $8,500,000 |
| Uk Biobank Limited | Stockport | $8,000,000 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $7,500,000 |
| The National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | $6,666,667 |
Where its money goes
46% of its giving went to organizations in California.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Sergey Brin Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1660 Bush Street 300, San Francisco, CA, 94109. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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