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Brauner Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$52k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
52
Grants FY2025
48
Organizations funded FY2024
58%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$500
Largest grant, FY2025
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
12 to 48
FY2022 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
16
Total assets, FY2025
$1.1M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 58% of the organizations Brauner Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k went to new ones.

50%100%’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’23’24
Food & NutritionInternationalHuman ServicesEducationHealthYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving50$51k34%
FY202448$49k58%
FY202333$36k88%
FY202212$11kn/a
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.

International$22kFood & Nutrition$18kHuman Services$15kHealth$13kHousing & Shelter$12kPublic Safety & Disaster$7kReligion$6kCrime & Legal$5kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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WI
MI
NY
MA
SD
IA
OH
NJ
CT
CA
CO
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KY
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VA
MD
KS
TN
DC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
San Diego Rescue Mission Inc$7,11840%
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank$6,12840%
United States Fund for Unicef$5,13840%
The Salvation Army$4,0613n/a
Save The Children Federation Inc$4,03440%
Feeding San Diego$4,02130%
San Diego Foster Angels$3,5353n/a
The Innocence Project Inc$3,09720%
World Central Kitchen Inc$3,04320%
Sos Children's Villages-Usa Inc$2,0001n/a
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All grantees of Brauner Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
San Diego Rescue Mission Inc$7,11840%
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank$6,12840%
United States Fund for Unicef$5,13840%
The Salvation Army$4,0613n/a
Save The Children Federation Inc$4,03440%
Feeding San Diego$4,02130%
San Diego Foster Angels$3,5353n/a
The Innocence Project Inc$3,09720%
World Central Kitchen Inc$3,04320%
Sos Children's Villages-Usa Inc$2,0001n/a
Just in Time for Foster Youth$1,63520%
Monarch School Project$1,55020%
Youth Assistance Coalition Inc$1,53320%
Catholic Relief Services$1,5302n/a
Children's Burn Foundation$1,52320%
Meals-On-Wheels Greater San Diego Inc$1,50020%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$1,20010%
Catholic Medical Mission Board Inc$1,03010%
Angels Foster Family Agency$1,02020%
American Near East Refugee Aid$1,00020%
Baby2baby$1,0001n/a
Wesley House Student Residence Inc$1,00010%
Democracy Forward$1,0001n/a
California Fire Foundation$1,0001n/a
March of Dimes Inc$1,00010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$1,00020%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$1,00020%
International Justice Mission$1,00020%
Kitchens for Good$73520%
American Cancer Society Inc$52810%
St Vincent de Paul Village Inc$52510%
Jewish Family Service of Colorado Inc$51510%
San Diego County Credit Union$51510%
The Family Radio Network Inc$51510%
Easter Seals Southern California Inc$51210%
Perkins School for the Blind$50010%
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc$5001n/a
Americares Foundation Inc$50010%
Dreams for Change Inc$5001n/a
Freedom of the Press Foundation$5001n/a
Operation Smile Inc$50010%
Feeding America$50010%
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption$50010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego$50010%
Meals on Wheels America$50010%
Mission Plasticos$50010%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$50010%
Sudan Relief Fund Inc$5001n/a
Oxfam-America Inc$50010%
Charity Navigator$35020%
Mt Helix Park Foundation$2591n/a
Theatre Development Fund Inc$4210%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 34 recipients with no EIN on record ($72k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Brauner Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSan Diego Rescue Mission Inc: $7,118 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank: $6,128 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $5,138 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $4,034 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding San Diego: $4,021 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Innocence Project Inc: $3,097 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $3,043 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJust in Time for Foster Youth: $1,635 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMonarch School Project: $1,550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYouth Assistance Coalition Inc: $1,533 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Burn Foundation: $1,523 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMeals-On-Wheels Greater San Diego Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $1,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Medical Mission Board Inc: $1,030 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAngels Foster Family Agency: $1,020 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Near East Refugee Aid: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWesley House Student Residence Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Justice Mission: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKitchens for Good: $735 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $528 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Vincent de Paul Village Inc: $525 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family Service of Colorado Inc: $515 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego County Credit Union: $515 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Family Radio Network Inc: $515 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEaster Seals Southern California Inc: $512 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPerkins School for the Blind: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmericares Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Smile Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels America: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMission Plasticos: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOxfam-America Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCharity Navigator: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTheatre Development Fund Inc: $42 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The San Diego FoundationCA18.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The Parker Foundation · Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · The Nordson Corporation Foundation · Alliance Healthcare Foundation · David C Copley Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · California Community Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Brauner Family Foundation

How much does Brauner Family Foundation give?
Brauner Family Foundation reported 52 grants totaling $52,170 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 48 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2024.
What does Brauner Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (14%), Food & Nutrition (12%), Human Services (10%).
Who are Brauner Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2022 to FY2025: San Diego Rescue Mission Inc ($7k), Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank ($6k), United States Fund for Unicef ($5k).
Does Brauner Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 58% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Brauner Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Brauner Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Diego Foundation, Sempra Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego.
Where is Brauner Family Foundation based?
Brauner Family Foundation is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 88 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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