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The Brunson Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 95-4531132 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $5.6M
- Grants reported
- 19
- Median grant
- $97.9K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | $4.8M |
| 2024 | 7 | $813K |
Where The Brunson Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
California$5.6M
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine Foundation | Irvine, CA | Medical research | 2025 | $3.1M |
| Michelson Foundation Animals Founda | Culver City, CA | Animal welfare | 2025 | $1M |
| Eastwood Ranch Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Animal preservation. | 2024 | $250K |
| Taco Bell Foundation | Irvine, CA | Youth development and education. | 2024 | $240K |
| CHOC Foundation | Orange, CA | Support for children in need of hospital care. | 2025 | $150.4K |
| Eastwood Ranch Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Animal preservation. | 2025 | $150K |
| UC Irvine Foundation | Irvine, CA | Medical research | 2024 | $100K |
| St Margaret Episcopal School | San Juan Capistrano, CA | Elementary and Secondary Education | 2024 | $100K |
| St Margaret Episcopal School | San Juan Capistrano, CA | Elementary and Secondary Education | 2025 | $100K |
| Child Guidance Center | Santa Ana, CA | Youth program for mental health | 2025 | $97.9K |
| Stemulate OC | Irvine, CA | Education of youth for engineering. | 2025 | $70K |
| Child Guidance Center | Santa Ana, CA | Youth program for mental health | 2024 | $53K |
| Teaching Everyone Animals Matter | Sacramento, CA | Animal adoption and awareness care | 2025 | $50K |
| Stemulate OC | Irvine, CA | Education of youth for engineering. | 2024 | $40K |
| 4Th Watch Educational Services | Gardena, CA | Children's education | 2025 | $35K |
| Teaching Everyone Animals Matter | Sacramento, CA | Animal adoption and awareness care | 2024 | $30K |
| Oak Valley College | Rialto, CA | 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. | 2025 | $25K |
| Boys Girls Club of Whittier | Whittier, CA | Education, activities and support for children. | 2025 | $20K |
| Jessie Rees Foundation | Rnch Santa Margarita, CA | Helping children with cancer | 2025 | $5K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Brunson Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.