Sergey Brin Family Foundation
Invitation OnlySan Francisco, California · EIN 47-2107200 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$698.9M
Organizations funded170
Typical grant$1,000,000
Total assets$4.3B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $250,000 and $2,981,086.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
49% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | Asap initiative | $79,900,301 |
| Climate Imperative Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $48,998,087 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | Asap initiative | $47,000,292 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | General operating support | $30,104,788 |
| United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $29,000,018 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Research support for parkinson's disease | $27,902,673 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Research support | $25,023,109 |
| Dafgiving360 | Orlando, FL | General operating support | $25,000,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | Asap initiative | $24,098,614 |
| Bd2 LLC | Santa Monica, CA | Support for bipolar disorder research | $20,319,841 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | Scan project | $19,799,373 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | General operating support | $18,215,062 |
| Broad Institute Inc | Cambridge, MA | Support for cns research | $17,500,387 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | Lrrk2 investigative therapeutics exchange | $15,544,516 |
| Rewiring America Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $12,000,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | Path to prevention (p2p) platform study | $10,000,056 |
| Aspen Global Change Institute Inc | Basalt, CO | General operating support | $9,987,923 |
| Blue Meridian Partners Inc | New York, NY | Bay area support | $9,984,286 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $7,594,234 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Research support | $6,601,735 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Research support | $6,600,372 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | Lrrk2 investigative therapeutics exchange | $6,400,637 |
| Regents of the University of California | Los Angeles, CA | Institute for carbon management | $6,000,152 |
| Ocean Energy Pathway | London, UK | Energy initiatives | $6,000,000 |
| Stichting European Climate Foundation | Berlin, GM | General operating support | $6,000,000 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | Support for autism research | $5,588,132 |
| Target Als Foundation | New York, NY | General operating support | $5,004,210 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | Energy initiatives | $5,000,093 |
| Tipping Point Community | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $5,000,069 |
| Earth Fire Alliance | San Francisco, CA | Wildfire technology | $5,000,000 |
| Pacific Environment and Resources Center | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $5,000,000 |
| Tara Climate Ltd | SN | General operating support | $5,000,000 |
| Tara Climate Ltd | SN | General operating support | $5,000,000 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $4,993,962 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | General operating support | $4,879,236 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | Support for parkinson's disease research | $4,014,060 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Aspen, CO | General operating support | $3,905,764 |
| International Land and Forest Tenure Facility | Stockholm, SW | General operating support | $3,600,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | General operating support | $3,524,584 |
| The National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | Energy initiatives | $3,289,143 |
| Global Maritime Forum | Copenhagen, DA | General operating support | $3,074,000 |
| Elemental Excelerator Inc | Honolulu, HI | General operating support | $3,000,000 |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Shipping initiatives | $2,981,086 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | Support parkinson's disease clinical trials | $2,822,016 |
| C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,550,000 |
| Advanced Energy Institute | Washington, DC | Energy initiatives | $2,500,388 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | General operating support | $2,500,388 |
| Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation | Washington, DC | Breakthrough prize and general charitable support | $2,500,000 |
| Calstart Inc | Pasadena, CA | Programs supporting transportation | $2,500,000 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $2,497,157 |
| Humboldt Area Foundation | Bayside, CA | General operating support | $2,457,212 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | Support for science research | $2,326,293 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | Energy initiatives | $2,183,781 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,067,875 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Support for asd study and data infrastructure needs | $2,018,568 |
| Action for the Climate Emergency Inc | Charlestown, MA | General operating support | $2,000,432 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | Energy initiatives | $2,000,157 |
| Donorschoose Org | New York, NY | Support for teacher projects | $2,000,000 |
| Respond Global | Noosa Heads, AS | Support the charitable works of ngo partners in the areas of health projects | $2,000,000 |
| Uk Biobank Limited | Stockport, UK | General operating support | $2,000,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 170 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | Lrrk2 investigative therapeutics exchange | $46,300,000 |
| Transportation & Environment | Brussels, | Energy initiatives | $10,000,000 |
| Broad Institute Inc | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | $8,500,000 |
| Uk Biobank Limited | Stockport, | Parkinson's brain health study | $8,000,000 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $7,500,000 |
| Elemental Excelerator Inc | Honolulu, HI | General operating support | $6,000,000 |
| Earth Fire Alliance | San Francisco, CA | Wildfire technology | $5,000,000 |
| Gridlab Inc | Berkeley, CA | Energy initiatives | $5,000,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | Support therapeutic development in parkinson's disease | $5,000,000 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | Research project support | $4,500,000 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Biorxiv/Medrxiv platform | $4,000,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | Support parkinson's disease clinical trials | $3,825,341 |
| Global Maritime Forum | Copenhagen, | General operating support | $3,441,000 |
| Tara Climate Ltd | Energy initiatives | $2,900,000 | |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | Energy initiatives | $2,818,414 |
| C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,550,000 |
| International Council on Clean Transportation | Washington, DC | General operating support | $2,000,000 |
| Solar United Neighbors | Washington, DC | Energy initiatives | $2,000,000 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | Research project support | $1,782,000 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | Support the definition of novel gene-environment interactions in parkinson's disease | $1,592,297 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | General operating support | $1,542,031 |
| Climate Action Data Trust Limited | Research support | $1,000,000 | |
| Interstate Renewable Energy Council | Albany, NY | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Project Drawdown | Saint Paul, MN | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $840,000 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | Continue studies/work on pan-sarbecovirus vaccines | $780,390 |
| Solutions for Our Climate | Seoul Teugbyeolsi, | General operating support | $700,000 |
| Renewable Energy Institute | Tokyo, | General operating support | $600,000 |
| International Council on Clean Transportation Europe | Berlin, | To support transportation | $500,000 |
| Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling Service | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $500,000 |
| Sesame Workshop | New York, NY | See amazing in all children | $500,000 |
| United Ways of California | South Pasadena, CA | General operating support | $500,000 |
| West Oakland Job Resource Center | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $450,000 |
| Carbonplan | San Francisco, CA | Cdrxiv and general operating support | $325,000 |
| Society for Cultural Exchange Inc | Houston, TX | General operating support | $301,600 |
| The Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $250,000 |
| San Francisco Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $250,000 |
| United Way of the Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | Scan project | $200,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | Support therapeutic development in parkinson's disease | $132,115 |
| Elemental Excelerator Inc | Honolulu, HI | General operating support | $130,000 |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | Maya brin institute for new performance | $125,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | Support the science philanthropy alliance | $100,000 |
| Chapel & York US Foundation | New York, NY | Support for the little optimist trust | $72,206 |
| The Sports Creative Foundation | Bronx, NY | General operating support | $34,384 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $698,939,667 | 215 |
| 2023 | $376,611,140 | 167 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533169349103858
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 47-2107200
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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