Private foundation · EIN 83-2405611 · San Francisco, California · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Pichai Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 11 grants paid, $9.2M total, median $100K. 55% of grants stayed in California.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
11
$9.2M
Median grant
$100K
Stays in CA
55%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$172M

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth MgmtAlbany, NYGeneral operating support$6.2M
Castilleja School FoundationPalo Alto, CAGeneral operating support$2.0M
Second Harvest of Silicon ValleySan Jose, CAGeneral operating support$450K
Boys & Girls of the PeninsulaMenlo Park, CAGeneral operating support$125K
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYGeneral operating support$100K
Peninsula BridgeSan Mateo, CAGeneral operating support$100K
Pratham USAHouston, TXGeneral operating support$100K
Unicef USANew York, NYGeneral operating support$100K
Asian Art MuseumSan Francisco, CAGeneral operating support$50K
Global Fund for ChildrenWashington, DCGeneral operating support$25K
Aarti for GirlsStanford, CAGeneral operating support$15K

By state: New York 3 · California 6 · Texas 1 · District of Columbia 1

Giving by year

Contributions, gifts, and grants paid, from Form 990-PF via ProPublica.

2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

About this foundation

Pichai Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in San Francisco, California, administered in care of Jonathan Greeson, tax-exempt since 2021. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Latest 990-PF (PDF)All filings on ProPublica

Does Pichai Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Pichai Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $9.2M across 11 grants, a median of $100K.

Where does Pichai Family Foundation give?

New York (3 grants), California (6 grants), Texas (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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