Funding search · EIN 814503596 · San Francisco, CA

Visa Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

189
grants reported
$98.9M
total given
2021–2023
filing years
$250,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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1 grant matching “typhoon · $250,000

  • $250,000

    American National Red Cross · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    For support of the Philippines: Typhoon Rai (Odette) emergency appeal of $20M to deliver assistance and support early recovery of the people affected by Typhoon Rai (Odette)

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • American Online Giving Foundation10 grants · $15.3M
  • Tipping Point Community4 grants · $13.0M
  • Womens World Banking3 grants · $6.2M
  • Black Economic Alliance Foundation2 grants · $4.0M
  • Charities Aid Foundation America8 grants · $3.8M
  • American National Red Cross14 grants · $3.3M
  • Technoserve3 grants · $2.9M
  • 2x Global Limited4 grants · $2.6M
  • Root Capital3 grants · $2.5M
  • Pro Mujer2 grants · $2.4M

Giving over time

$28.1M
2021
$35.1M
2022
$35.8M
2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 189 grants.

  • $7.4M

    American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6.8M

    Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    to address and prevent youth homelessness across the Bay Area

  • $4.2M

    American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $4.0M

    Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    To address and prevent youth homelessness across the bay area

  • $3.6M

    Womens World Banking · New York, NY · 2022

    Empowering Women-Owned Small and Micro Businesses

  • $3.0M

    Black Economic Alliance Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021

    To support the Center for Black Entrepreneurship

  • $2.0M

    United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2021

    To provide support for humanitarian assistance focused on families and children as a result of the crisis in Ukraine, including urgent and escalating needs for safe water, health care, nutrition and protection

  • $1.8M

    Pro Mujer · New York, NY · 2021

    To support the growth of women-led businesses through the provision of holistic services that increase their access to capital

  • $1.8M

    Technoserve · Alrington, VA · 2021

    To support the growth of gender diverse, green and agricultural businesses in India and Sub-Saharan Africa

  • $1.5M

    Gudina Tumsa Foundation · 2023

    To support community development in Addis Ababa through an unrestricted grant

  • $1.4M

    Womens World Banking · New York, NY · 2021

    general support commitment in conjunction with supporting women-led small and micro enterprises

  • $1.2M

    Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    For Tipping Point Community to address and prevent youth homelessness across the Bay Area

  • $1.2M

    Womens World Banking · New York, NY · 2023

    Empowering Women-Owned Small and Micro Businesses

  • $1.2M

    American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1.0M

    2x Global Limited · 2023

    the Climate Gender Equity Fund (CGEF)

  • $1.0M

    American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2023

    To support Humanitarian Assistance efforts in Israel

  • $1.0M

    Black Economic Alliance Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    the center for black entrepreneurship (CBE) program

  • $1.0M

    Friends of the World Food Program · Washington, DC · 2023

    To support Humanitarian Assistance efforts in Gaza

  • $1.0M

    Inco Community · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Unlocking the economic potential of women-led businesses in the UK&I

  • $1.0M

    Swiss Association for Entrepreneurship in Emerging · 2023

    To launch the SEED (Seedstars Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development) Inclusivity Program

  • $1.0M

    Vilcap · Houston, TX · 2023

    To support GreenTech Europe 2024: Accelerating Women-Led Sustainability SMBs

  • $1.0M

    2x Global Limited · 2022

    the Climate Gender Equity Fund (CGEF)

  • $1.0M

    Black Ambition Opportunity · Miami, FL · 2022

    to support providing people of color, women and LGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs with access to capital, mentorship, operational resources and networks

  • $1.0M

    Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To support Women THRIVE Program: Accelerating the Growth of Women-Owned Enterprises and jobs for Women in Africa

  • $1.0M

    San Francisco Special Events Committee · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    2023 Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit program

  • $1.0M

    Student Freedom Initiative · Washington, DC · 2022

    To support Connect101

  • $1.0M

    Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2021

    To support the Visa Foundation Gives Program internationally

  • $1.0M

    Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To support Women THRIVE Program: Accelerating the Growth of Women-Owned Enterprises and jobs for Women in Africa

  • $1.0M

    Policylink · Oakland, CA · 2021

    Black Future Opportunity, Inc.

  • $1.0M

    Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    For support of Tipping Point Community's Education, Employment, and Housing investment portfolios

  • $921,994

    The UK Online Giving Foundation · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $900,000

    Root Capital · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    To support expanding access to capital for gender inclusive agri-SGBs

  • $900,000

    Tides Center · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    to help diverse fund managers build their funds and access technical assistance, while creating connections to LPs, through an entity such as VC Include

  • $800,000

    Root Capital · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    To support expanding access to capital for gender inclusive agri-SGBs

  • $800,000

    Root Capital · Cambridge, MA · 2021

    To support expanding access to capital for gender inclusive agri-SGBs

  • $751,627

    American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $750,000

    Black Innovation Alliance · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    To support Strengthening the Inclusive Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in the U.S.

  • $750,000

    International Trade Centre · 2022

    Expenditure Responsibility Grant

  • $750,000

    Vilcap · Houston, TX · 2022

    GreenTech Europe 2023: Accelerating Women-Led Sustainability SMBs

  • $700,000

    Swiss Association for Entrepreneurship in Emerging · 2022

    To support Accelerating Gender-Inclusive Care Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Programme (GICEEP) in Asia-Pacific

  • $600,000

    Technoserve · Alrington, VA · 2023

    To support the growth of gender diverse, green and agricultural businesses in India and Sub-Saharan Africa

  • $600,000

    Pro Mujer · New York, NY · 2022

    To support the growth of women-led businesses through the provision of holistic services that increase their access to capital

  • $584,000

    International Fund for Agricultural Development · 2021

    To support financial inclusion by facilitating access to financial tools; supporting low-income women and women-owned enterprises, and by supporting the development and scaling of sustainable financial services products

  • $583,000

    International Fund for Agricultural Development · 2023

    To support financial inclusion by facilitating access to financial tools; supporting low-income women and women-owned enterprises, and by supporting the development and scaling of sustainable financial services products

  • $583,000

    International Fund for Agricultural Development · 2022

    To support financial inclusion by facilitating access to financial tools; supporting low-income women and women-owned enterprises, and by supporting the development and scaling of sustainable financial services products

  • $500,000

    2x Global Limited · 2023

    to support growing membership base and promote gender lens investing in the market

  • $500,000

    American National Red Cross · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    the American Red Cross' Annual Disaster Giving Program (ADGP) - to support global economies impacted by disasters, through financial assistance, relief supplies, recovery support etc

  • $500,000

    Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    The Visa Foundation Fund

  • $500,000

    Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    Visa Foundation Fund

  • $500,000

    Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    Asociacin Civil Contribuir al Desarrollo Local (a.k.a. Mayma) to support the growth of gender diverse, regenerative businesses in Argentina and Mexico

  • $500,000

    Global Impact Investing Network · New York, NY · 2023

    To support The Impact Lab

  • $500,000

    Inclusiv · New York, NY · 2023

    To support Maximizing Financial Inclusion Impact in the U.S.

  • $500,000

    Operation Hope · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    To develop a digital technical assistance tool that will support 4000 women entrepreneurs and a one-year membership to HOPE network

  • $500,000

    Secondmuse Foundation · Lake Oswego, OR · 2023

    To support the Future Economy Labs Asia program

  • $500,000

    Technoserve · Alrington, VA · 2023

    To support Potencia Tu Agroempresa

  • $500,000

    African Technology Innovation Hubs Initiative · 2022

    To support African Technology Innovation Hubs Initiative RevUp Women Programme

  • $500,000

    American National Red Cross · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    the Annual Disaster Giving Program

  • $500,000

    Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    the Visa Foundation Fund

  • $500,000

    Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    To support the visa foundation gives program

  • $500,000

    Global Impact Investing Network · New York, NY · 2022

    To support year one of the GIIN Impact Lab

  • $500,000

    International Charitable Organization - East Europ · 2022

    To support Digitality: Kyiv GovTech Edu Campus

  • $500,000

    Secondmuse Foundation · Lake Oswego, OR · 2022

    To support the "Envision"Define" phases of the Future Economy Labs Asia program

  • $500,000

    Singa Global · 2022

    To support the Leading Newcomer Entrepreneurship Support Programs in Europe

  • $500,000

    The Milken Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2022

    To support Corporate Philanthropic Leadership Collective

  • $500,000

    World Education Australia Limited · 2022

    To support Indigenous Women's Empowerment through Entrepreneurship

  • $500,000

    2x Collaborative Limited · 2021

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500,000

    American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2021

    Annual Disaster Giving Program

  • $500,000

    First Place for Youth · Oakland, CA · 2021

    To provide core support for housing, education and career readiness programs

  • $405,000

    Kiva Microfunds · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    donor adviser fund - k-daf

  • $401,721

    American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $400,000

    Value for Women Ltd · 2023

    Expenditure Responsibility Grant

  • $400,000

    Asian Venture Philanthropy Network Limited · 2021

    General & Unrestricted

  • $391,873

    The UK Online Giving Foundation · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $385,438

    The UK Online Giving Foundation · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $375,000

    The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network Cic · 2022

    To support European Refugee Entrepreneurship

  • $350,000

    The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    To support the Digital Equity Frontiers Pilot Project

  • $350,000

    Fsg · Boston, MA · 2021

    To support the design phase of the WeFi Code, a World Bank initiative to rally diverse stakeholders around a shared data standard for gender-based financing

  • $348,486

    American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $343,741

    Charitable Giving · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $312,271

    American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $300,000

    Financial Alliance for Women · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Expenditure Responsibility Grant

  • $300,000

    Singa Global · 2023

    to support the Leading Newcomer Entrepreneurship Support Programs in Europe

  • $300,000

    Swiss Association for Entrepreneurship in Emerging · 2023

    To support Accelerating Gender-Inclusive Care Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Programme (GICEEP) in Asia-Pacific

  • $300,000

    Tides Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    to help diverse fund managers build their funds and access technical assistance, while creating connections to LPs, through an entity such as VC Include

  • $300,000

    Graca Machel Trust · 2022

    Africa's Firestarters program Igniting Women's Entrepreneurship in Uganda, Kenya and South Africa

  • $300,000

    Instituto Rede Mulher Empreendedora - Irme · 2022

    To support PotEncia Feminina

  • $300,000

    Tides Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    to help diverse fund managers build their funds and access technical assistance, while creating connections to LPs, through an entity such as VC Include

  • $292,324

    Charitable Giving · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $291,598

    American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $288,000

    Value for Women Ltd · 2021

    Expenditure responsibility Grant

  • $259,215

    New York University · New York, NY · 2022

    support the EmpowHER: Career Development Program for Women in Sustainable Finance

  • $250,000

    American Heart Association · Oakland, CA · 2023

    To support the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women program

  • $250,000

    American National Red Cross · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    To support the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) emergency appeal and the Tanzania Red Cross (TRC) emergency appeal, to deliver assistance and support the recovery of people affected by the devastating floods caused by the read all
  • $250,000

    Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose · New York, NY · 2023

    To support a new business and societal ROI framework for corporate foundations

  • $250,000

    Community Reinvestment Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    To support the program From Outputs to Outcomes: Deploying CRF Insights to Measure the Impact of the California Rebuilding Fund

  • $250,000

    Huge Thing Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia · 2023

    Expenditure Responsibility Grant

  • $250,000

    International Trade Centre · 2023

    Expenditure Responsibility Grant

  • $250,000

    Kiz Sinnova Ges Fuer Soziale Innovationen Ggmbh · 2023

    To support Perspektive neuStart in fostering inclusive entrepreneurship and strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Germany

  • $250,000

    National Bankers Community Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023

    To support the planning phase of the B.O.S.S (Back-Office Support and Seed-Capital) Tank initiative

  • $250,000

    Pt Kanika Cahaya (Aka Instellar) · 2023

    Expenditure Responsibility Grant

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