Visa Foundation
Invitation OnlySan Francisco, California · EIN 81-4503596 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$38.8M
Organizations funded81
Typical grant$250,000
Total assets$500.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $100,000 and $500,000.
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
75% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Newark, DE | General & Unrestricted | $6,600,733 |
| African Guarantee Fund - for Small and Medium Size | Nairobi, KE | Expenditure Responsibility Grant | $2,000,000 |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Developm | Washington, DC | Support the growth and resilience of SMBs by collaborating with government and financial institutions to 1) improve access to business &… | $2,000,000 |
| LA Clippers Foundation | Bellevue, WA | To support the purposes of the FireAid funds being raised in connection with the FireAid Benefit Concert | $2,000,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Newark, DE | General & Unrestricted | $1,500,000 |
| Kiva Microfunds | San Francisco, CA | Donor adviser fund - k-daf | $1,450,000 |
| Tipping Point Community | San Francisco, CA | Addressing youth homelessness in the Bay Area | $1,250,000 |
| Womens World Banking Inc | New York, NY | Empowering Women-Owned Small and Micro Businesses | $1,200,000 |
| 2X Global Limited | London, UK | the Climate Gender Equity Fund (CGEF) | $1,000,000 |
| Black Economic Alliance Foundation | Washington, DC | To support the CBE | $1,000,000 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | To Charities Aid Foundation America ("CAF America") | $1,000,000 |
| Pro Mujer Inc | New York, NY | To support the growth of women-led businesses through the provision of holistic services that increase their access to capital | $1,000,000 |
| Un Women Australia Incorporated | Canberra, AS | UN Women: Care & Green Impact Entrepreneurship Program | $1,000,000 |
| The Uk Online Giving Foundation | London, UK | General & Unrestricted | $657,533 |
| Pro Mujer Inc | New York, NY | Support women-led SMBs in LAC through programs that (1) expand access to business and digital literacy training and (2) expand access to… | $600,000 |
| Technoserve Inc | Alrington, VA | To support the growth of gender diverse, green and agricultural businesses in India and Sub-Saharan Africa | $600,000 |
| 2X Global Limited | London, UK | to support 2X Global's ongoing mission | $500,000 |
| Agra | Alexandria, VA | To empower 20,000 women and youth farmers in Nigeria's agri-food systems through ag-tech and innovative finance solutions | $500,000 |
| American National Red Cross | San Francisco, CA | American Red Cross' Annual Disaster Giving Program(ADGP) | $500,000 |
| Black Innovation Alliance | Atlanta, GA | To support Strengthening the Inclusive Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in the U.S. | $500,000 |
| Global Impact Investing Network Inc | New York, NY | The Impact Lab fund | $500,000 |
| Inco Community Inc | San Francisco, CA | Unlocking the economic potential of women-led businesses in the UK&I | $500,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Baltimore, MD | To support the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing | $500,000 |
| Operation Hope | Atlanta, GA | To support HOPE Network & Digital Solution for SMBs | $500,000 |
| Oxfam-America Inc | Washington, DC | To support B-READY: Building Resilient, Adaptive, and Disaster-Ready Communities | $500,000 |
| Realize Impact | Bainbridge Island, WA | Demonstrating the Potential and Business Readiness of Entrepreneurial Households | $500,000 |
| Technoserve Inc | Alrington, VA | Support a business accelerator program that provides entrepreneurship training and fundraising support to start-ups that are driving job… | $500,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | To support VC Include (VCI)'s efforts to level the playing field for emerging and diverse fund managers in the US | $500,000 |
| World Savings and Retail Banking Institute | Brussels, BE | Expenditure Responsibility | $500,000 |
| The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network Cic | Aldwych, UK | Supporting refugee entrepreneurship in the UK, Greece, and Holland | $375,000 |
| Opportunity International Inc | Carol Stream, IL | To support women-led SMBs with technical assistance and digital finance solutions to grow and digitalize their business | $300,000 |
| Singa Global | Paris, FR | To support newcomer entrepreneurship in Europe | $300,000 |
| Agora Partnerships | New York, NY | To support Juntas Contamos and an Information Exchange Platform Extension | $250,000 |
| Community Reinvestment Fund Inc | Minneapolis, MN | To support the program From Outputs to Outcomes: Deploying CRF Insights to Measure the Impact of the California Rebuilding Fund | $250,000 |
| Eyelliance Inc | New York, NY | To support Catalyzing Inclusive Growth of the Retail Optical Sector in LMICs | $250,000 |
| Huge Thing Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia | Poznan, PL | Expenditure Responsibility | $250,000 |
| Inclusiv Inc | New York, NY | To support Maximizing Financial Inclusion Impact in the U.S. | $250,000 |
| International Charitable Organization - East Europ | Kyiv, UP | To support Scaling Ukraine's GovTech Initiative to the World | $250,000 |
| Kiz Sinnova Ges Fuer Soziale Innovationen Ggmbh | Offenbach a M, GM | To support Perspektive neuStart in fostering inclusive entrepreneurship and strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Germany | $250,000 |
| Pt Kanika Cahaya (Aka Instellar) | Jakarta, ID | Instellar aims to grow Indonesia's Impact Entrepre | $250,000 |
| South African Women in Engineering | Johannesburg, SF | To support the "STEM is Everywhere" Female Founder Incubator | $250,000 |
| The Milken Institute | Santa Monica, CA | To support the development of the Milken Institute's Corporate PLC which convenes leaders sitting within corporate foundations,… | $250,000 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | To provide support for humanitarian assistance focused on families and children as a result of the recent conflict in Lebanon | $250,000 |
| Vilcap Inc | Houston, TX | To support Invest2Innovate's Ecosystem Enablement Program | $250,000 |
| Yayasan Angin Dampak Jaya | Jakarta Selatan, ID | To support Democratizing Access To Capitals: Women SGBs Entrepreneurs | $250,000 |
| Charitable Giving | Tavistock, UK | General & Unrestricted | $238,394 |
| The Uk Online Giving Foundation | London, UK | General & Unrestricted | $223,775 |
| American Corporate Partners | New York, NY | To support ACP Ventures which provides entrepreneurship training and business support services to veterans and military spouses, including… | $200,000 |
| Financial Alliance for Women Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Expenditure Responsibility | $200,000 |
| Instituto Rede Mulher Empreendedora - Irme | Sao Paulo, BR | To support Potncia Feminina | $200,000 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Boston, MA | to support the NMAAHC mission | $200,000 |
| African Technology Innovation Hubs Initiative | Fct, NI | To support women entrepreneurs in agriculture and e-commerce in Nigeria and unlock new market and funding opportunities via an innovative… | $187,500 |
| New York University | New York, NY | To support NYU Stern's Center for Sustainable Business EmpowHER program in Sustainable Finance | $175,000 |
| Fonds de Dotation Ambition Saint-Denis | Saintdenis, FR | To provide business support services for entrepreneurs in the Saint Denis municipality in Paris and raise awareness of the need to support… | $150,000 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | To support the Digital Equity Frontiers Pilot Project | $150,000 |
| The Childrens Aid Society | New York, NY | Visa Foundation Gives partnership to help children in poverty to succeed and thrive | $125,000 |
| The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network Cic | Aldwych, UK | To support European Refugee Entrepreneurship | $125,000 |
| Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of | Oxford, UK | To conduct a feasibility assessing the viability of a financial literacy program for women entrepreneurs in Nigeria | $101,250 |
| American National Red Cross | San Francisco, CA | To support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society's emergency appeal launched on September 06, 2024, to deliver assistance and support the… | $100,000 |
| American National Red Cross | San Francisco, CA | To support the IFRC's appeal to support the Myanmar Red Cross (MRCS) emergency appeal launched on March 29, 2025, to deliver assistance and… | $100,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 81 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $38,788,508 | 81 |
| 2023 | $35,777,048 | 89 |
| 2022 | $35,053,968 | 65 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Jul 30, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202602119349101015
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 81-4503596
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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