Funding search · EIN 954531132 · Beverly Hills, CA

The Brunson Foundation

Name: The Brunson Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

45
grants reported: $13.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $52,970
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

animal welfare education youth protection children care preservation

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

1 grant matching “serengeti” · $25,000

$25,000
Serengeti Foundation · Dripping Spgs, TX · 2022
Wildlife sanctuary

Top recipients

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

The Michelson Found Animals F2 grants · $5.0M
Uc Irvine Foundation3 grants · $3.3M
The Cat House On the Kings1 grant · $1.0M
Michelson Foundation Animals Founda1 grant · $1.0M
Eastwood Ranch Foundation3 grants · $650,000
St Margaret Episcopal School3 grants · $300,000
Taco Bell Foundation1 grant · $240,000
Taco Bell Foundation1 grant · $240,000
Spay4la1 grant · $225,000
Child Guidance Center4 grants · $211,340

Giving over time

$4.8M

2022

$2.0M

2023

$1.6M

2024

$4.8M

2025

Grant history

All 45 reported grants, largest first.

$3.1M
Uc Irvine Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2025
Medical research
$3.0M
The Michelson Found Animals F · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Animal Welfare
$2.0M
The Michelson Found Animals F · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Animal Welfare
$1.0M
The Cat House On the Kings · Parlier, CA · 2022
Animal Sanctuary
$1.0M
Michelson Foundation Animals Founda · Culver City, CA · 2025
Animal welfare
$250,000
Eastwood Ranch Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Animal preservation.
$250,000
Eastwood Ranch Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Animal preservation
$240,000
Taco Bell Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2024
Youth development and education.
$240,000
Taco Bell Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2024
Youth development and education
$225,000
Spay4la · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Animal Protection and Welfare
$150,400
Choc Foundation · Orange, CA · 2025
Support for children in need of hospital care.
$150,000
Eastwood Ranch Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Animal preservation.
$100,000
St Margaret Episcopal School · San Juan Capistrano, CA · 2025
Elementary and Secondary Education
$100,000
St Margaret Episcopal School · San Juan Capistrano, CA · 2024
Elementary and Secondary Education
$100,000
St Margaret Episcopal School · San Juan Capist, CA · 2024
Elementary and Secondary Education
$100,000
Uc Irvine Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2024
Medical research
$100,000
Uc Irvine Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2024
Medical research
$100,000
Jason Debus Heigl Foundation · Burbank, CA · 2022
Animal Protection and Welfare
$97,900
Child Guidance Center · Santa Ana, CA · 2025
Youth program for mental health
$95,000
Better Together Animal Rescue · Vinton, IA · 2022
AAnimal Protection and Welfare
$70,000
Stemulate Oc · Irvine, CA · 2025
Education of youth for engineering.
$52,970
Child Guidance Center · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
Youth programs for mental health
$52,970
Child Guidance Center · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
Youth program for mental health
$50,000
Teaching Everyone Animals Matter · Sacramento, CA · 2025
Animal adoption and awareness care
$50,000
Coalition of Pet & Public Sft · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Animal Welfare
$50,000
Critters Without Litters · Bakersfield, CA · 2022
Animal Protection and Welfare
$50,000
Space for Giants USA · New York, NY · 2022
Wildlife Preservation
$40,000
Stemulate Oc · Irvine, CA · 2024
Education youth for engineering
$40,000
Stemulate Oc · Irvine, CA · 2024
Education of youth for engineering.
$35,000
4th Watch Educational Services · Gardena, CA · 2025
Children's education
$30,000
Teaching Everyone Animals Mat · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Animal adoption and awareness care
$30,000
Teaching Everyone Animals Matter · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Animal adoption and awareness care
$30,000
New Beginnings a Pet Sanct · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Animal Protection and Welfare
$25,525
Center for Humane Economy · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Improved Animal Treatment
$25,000
Oak Valley College · Rialto, CA · 2025
Equip students to live, learn, and grow in their faith, service, and calling through a Bachelor of Arts in Business framed by a Christian worldview with no student loans.
$25,000
Serengeti Foundation · Dripping Spgs, TX · 2022
Wildlife sanctuary
$25,000
The Petco Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Animal welfare
$20,000
Boys Girls Club of Whittier · Whittier, CA · 2025
Education, activities and support for children.
$20,000
Latino Alliance for Animal Ca · Panorama City, CA · 2022
Animal Welfare
$10,345
Dog Land · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2022
Animal Protection and Welfare
$10,000
Chimp Haven · Keithville, LA · 2022
Wildlife Santuary and Refuge
$10,000
Downtown Dog Rescue · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Dog and Cat Rescue
$10,000
Farm Sanctuary · Watkins Glen, NY · 2022
Prevention of cruelty to animals
$7,500
Child Guidance Center · Santa Ana, CA · 2023
Support children in need.
$5,000
Jessie Rees Foundation · Rnch Santa Margarita, CA · 2025
Helping children with cancer

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.