Cisco Systems Foundation

EIN 770443347 Private Foundation

San Francisco, CA 94104 |(408) 525-3918

https://www.cisco.com/go/foundation
Total Given 2016–2024
$168.1M
26 grants · $18.7M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$694K
typical big bets · $300K–$13.1M
grant size
45%
supporter · 5/11 multi-year
repeat
$240.6M
Assets (2024)
11
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Environment

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person Statement 20
Phone (408) 525-3918
Deadlines Statement 20
How to Apply See Statement 20 for details.
Restrictions See Statement 20 for details.
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $13.6M $182.3M $65.6M 3
2017 $13.0M $185.7M $5.8M 4
2018 $16.9M $205.9M $42.8M 2
2020 $22.8M $211.7M $40.6M 3
2021 $25.4M $243.9M $16.2M 4
2022 $26.7M $214.3M $18.7M 3
2023 $31.4M $229.8M $38.5M 5
2024 $18.4M $240.6M $22.5M 2

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 26 grants on record

Minimum
$7K
25th Pctl
$300K
Median
$694K
Average
$6.5M
75th Pctl
$13.1M
Maximum
$25.8M

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (26 total)

Purpose
See Statement 18 See Statement, CA $25,752,698 Various 2022
See Statement 19 See Statement, CA $23,545,085 Various 2021
See Statement 19 See Statement, CA $21,623,944 Various 2020
See Statement 18 See Statement, CA $17,787,741 Various 2024
See Statement 19 See Statement, CA $16,323,245 Various 2018
See Statement 18 See Statement, CA $15,812,676 Various 2023
See Statement 18 See Statement, CA $13,281,989 Various 2016
See Statement 18 See Statement, CA $12,417,327 Various 2017
Bright Funds Foundation San Francisco, CA $11,965,670 Matching Employee Gifts 2023
America Online Giving Foundation Newark, DE $3,000,000 Matching Employee Gifts 2023
Bright Funds Foundation San Francisco, CA $1,064,645 Matching Employee Gifts 2020
Bright Funds Foundation San Francisco, CA $790,232 Matching Employee Gifts 2021
Far Away Projects dba Project Vesta San Francisco, CA $750,000 Project Vesta Coastal Carbon Capture 2021
Bright Funds Foundation San Francisco, CA $638,669 Matching Employee Gifts 2022
America Online Giving Foundation Newark, DE $610,600 Matching Employee Gifts 2024
Bright Funds Foundation San Francisco, CA $527,570 Matching Employee Gifts 2018
Bright Funds Foundation San Francisco, CA $441,058 Matching Employee Gifts 2017
America Online Giving Foundation Newark, DE $375,000 Matching Employee Gifts 2023
Seacology Berkeley, CA $300,000 The Dominican Republic National Mangrove Initiative 2021
Seacology Berkeley, CA $300,000 The Dominican Republic National Mangrove Initiative 2022
JustGive San Francisco, CA $209,467 Matching Employee Gifts 2016
Seacology Berkeley, CA $200,000 The Dominican Republic National Mangrove Initiative 2023
Cawst Calgary, None $125,000 Virtual Water Expertise and Training (WET) Centre: Using internet-based solutions to expand the reach of CAWST's... 2020
Charities Aid Foundation America Alexandria, VA $109,057 Matching Employee Gifts 2016
World Food Program USA Washington, DC $100,000 Mobile Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (mVAM): Mobile Technology to empower vulnerable communities to fight hunger 2017

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