Funding search · EIN 204963649 · Los Altos, CA
Branson Family 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.
- 165
- grants reported
- $3.7M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Village Enterprise4 grants · $400,000
- Rocky Mountain Institute4 grants · $370,000
- Technoserve4 grants · $290,000
- Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $280,000
- Care4 grants · $280,000
- International Rescue Committee4 grants · $280,000
- Environmental Defense Fund4 grants · $210,000
- Ceres4 grants · $170,000
- Planned Parenthood4 grants · $120,000
- Feeding Amreica4 grants · $120,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 165 grants.
- $100,000
Village Enterprise · San Carlos, CA · 2025
economic development
- $100,000
Village Enterprise · San Carlos, CA · 2024
economic development
- $100,000
Village Enterprise · San Carlos, CA · 2023
economic development
- $100,000
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2022
general
- $100,000
Village Enterprise · San Carlos, CA · 2022
general
- $90,000
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2025
environmental protection
- $90,000
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2024
environmental protection
- $90,000
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2023
environmental protection
- $80,000
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2022
general
- $70,000
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Economic development
- $70,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
Disaster relief
- $70,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2025
disaster relief
- $70,000
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2025
economic development
- $70,000
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Economic development
- $70,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Disaster relief
- $70,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2024
disaster relief
- $70,000
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2024
economic development
- $70,000
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2023
humanitarian aid
- $70,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
humanitarian aid
- $70,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2023
humanitarian aid
- $70,000
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2023
economic development
- $70,000
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2022
general
- $70,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
general
- $70,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
general
- $60,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2022
general
- $50,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2025
environmental protection
- $50,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024
environmental protection
- $50,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023
environmental protection
- $50,000
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2022
general
- $40,000
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2025
environmental protection
- $40,000
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2024
environmental protection
- $40,000
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2023
environmental protection
- $40,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · San Jose, CA · 2022
general
- $30,000
Feeding Amreica · Chicago, IL · 2025
hunger
- $30,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2025
family planning
- $30,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · San Jose, CA · 2025
hunger
- $30,000
Feeding Amreica · Chicago, IL · 2024
hunger
- $30,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2024
family planning
- $30,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · San Jose, CA · 2024
hunger
- $30,000
Feeding Amreica · Chicago, IL · 2023
food kitchen
- $30,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2023
reproductive rights
- $30,000
Feeding Amreica · Chicago, IL · 2022
general
- $30,000
One Acre Fund · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
general
- $30,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2022
general
- $30,000
Room To Read · San Franciscco, CA · 2022
general
- $25,000
Mercy Corp · Prescott, AZ · 2025
economic development
- $25,000
Mercy Corp · Prescott, AZ · 2024
economic development
- $25,000
One Acre Fund · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
humanitarian aid
- $25,000
Room To Read · San Franciscco, CA · 2023
education
- $25,000
Population Services International · Washington, DC · 2022
general
- $25,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
general
- $20,000
One Acre Fund · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
economic development
- $20,000
Room To Read · San Franciscco, CA · 2025
education
- $20,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
environmental protection
- $20,000
One Acre Fund · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
economic development
- $20,000
Room To Read · San Franciscco, CA · 2024
education
- $20,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
environmental protection
- $20,000
Glide Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
homelessness
- $20,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
environmental protection
- $20,000
Glide Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
general
- $15,000
Glide Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
homelessness and hunger
- $15,000
Glide Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
homelessness and hunger
- $15,000
Mercy Corp · Prescott, AZ · 2023
humanitarian aid
- $15,000
Mercy Corp · Prescott, AZ · 2022
general
- $10,000
Destination Home · San Jose, CA · 2025
Homelessness
- $10,000
Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2025
economic development
- $10,000
Heifer International · Little Rock, AZ · 2025
economic development
- $10,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2025
human rights
- $10,000
Msi United States · Washington, DC · 2025
international family planning
- $10,000
Next Door · San Jose, CA · 2025
domestic violence prevention
- $10,000
Southern Center for Human Rights · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Human rights
- $10,000
Tostan · Washington, DC · 2025
human rights
- $10,000
Downtown Streets Team · San Jose, CA · 2024
homelessness
- $10,000
Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2024
economic development
- $10,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2024
human rights
- $10,000
Msi United States · Washington, DC · 2024
international family planning
- $10,000
Next Door · San Jose, CA · 2024
domestic violence prevention
- $10,000
Southern Center for Human Rights · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Human rights
- $10,000
Tostan · Washington, DC · 2024
human rights
- $10,000
Downtown Streets Team · San Jose, CA · 2023
homelessness
- $10,000
Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2023
humanitarian aid
- $10,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2023
human rights
- $10,000
Msi United States · Washington, DC · 2023
reproductive rights
- $10,000
Next Door · San Jose, CA · 2023
domestic violence prevention
- $10,000
Southern Center for Human Rights · Atlanta, GA · 2023
human rights
- $10,000
Tostan · Washington, DC · 2023
human rights
- $10,000
Downtown Streets Team · San Jose, CA · 2022
general
- $10,000
Fos Feminista · New York, NY · 2022
general
- $10,000
Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2022
general
- $10,000
Heifer International · Little Rock, AZ · 2022
general
- $10,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2022
general
- $10,000
Next Door · San Jose, CA · 2022
general
- $10,000
Southern Center for Human Rights · Atlanta, GA · 2022
general
- $10,000
Tostan · Washington, DC · 2022
general
- $5,000
Antirecidivism Coalition · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Helping ex-prisoners reintegrate into society
- $5,000
Bay Area Rescue Mission · Richmond, CA · 2025
homelessness and hunger
- $5,000
California State Parks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
environmental protection
- $5,000
Camfed USA · San Francisco, CA · 2025
economic development
- $5,000
Cypress Mandela · Oakland, CA · 2025
Job training
- $5,000
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights · Oakland, CA · 2025
human rights
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