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Pichai Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only San Francisco, California · EIN 832405611

Pichai Family Foundation is a private foundation in San Francisco, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $9.2 million in 11 grants; the typical grant was $100,000 and the largest $6.2 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $6.3 million the year before.

9% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$4.2 million12$172 million
2024$6.3 million11$220 million
2025$9.2 million11$335 million

How to apply

Pichai Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Pichai Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$6.4 million
California6$2.7 million
Texas1$100,000
District of Columbia1$25,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Mgmt
Albany, NY
General operating support$6.2 million
Castilleja School Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
General operating support$2.0 million
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
San Jose, CA
General operating support$450,000
Boys & Girls of the Peninsula
Menlo Park, CA
General operating support$125,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
General operating support$100,000
Peninsula Bridge
San Mateo, CA
General operating support$100,000
Pratham USA
Houston, TX
General operating support$100,000
UNICEF USA
New York, NY
General operating support$100,000
Asian Art Museum
San Francisco, CA
General operating support$50,000
Global Fund for Children
Washington, DC
General operating support$25,000
Aarti for Girls
Stanford, CA
General operating support$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Pichai Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Pichai Family Foundation give?

$9.2 million in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $100,000.

Who runs Pichai Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Sundararajan Pichai (Board Chair & Pres / Director) and Anjali Pichai (VP, Treas, Sec / Director).

What does Pichai Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly international and youth programs.

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