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Qualcomm Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Qualcomm Charitable 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.

$2.2M
Granted FY2024still arriving
85
Grants FY2024still arriving
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States reached
$250k
Largest
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01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Community Improvement$6.6MInternational$3.1MPublic Safety & Disaster$1.2MReligion$332kPhilanthropy$304kFood & Nutrition$152kEducation$151kHuman Services$133kOther$0
02FY2024 · 85 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 85 grants below total $2,056,844, the rows itemized in this filing. The $2,188,844 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $132,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k24 grants · $101k
  • $10k–50k51 grants · $911k
  • $50k–250k8 grants · $545k
  • $250k+2 grants · $500k
$12,000
Median grant
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States reached
$9.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM$250,000
SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INC$250,000
JACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK$100,000
MYRIAD USA INC$80,000
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA$75,000
FRIENDS OF GIVAT HAVIVA INC$70,000
MYRIAD USA INC$70,000
GREATER SAN DIEGO SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING$50,000
ACCESS YOUTH ACADEMY$50,000
MYRIAD USA INC$50,000
MYRIAD USA INC$43,000
MYRIAD USA INC$40,323
MYRIAD USA INC$40,000
MYRIAD USA INC$37,000
MYRIAD USA INC$33,472
02Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Feeding San Diego

On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…

Food & Nutrition
2
Food Forward Inc

Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.

Food & Nutrition
3
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County

Second harvest food bank's mission is to end hunger and malnutrition by educating and involving the community.

Food & Nutrition
4
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
5
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank

The jacobs & cushman san diego food bank is the largest hunger-relief organization in san diego county. its mission is to provide nutritious food to people in need, advocate for the hungry, and educate the public about hunger-related…

Food & Nutrition
6
Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) connects people, ideas and resources to ensure equity and opportunity for all.

Philanthropy
7
Central California Food Bank

Ccfb is dedicated to ending hunger, working with over 200 partner agencies to provide food to those experiencing hunger. our mission: transforming lives together, in the passionate pursuit to end hunger in central ca - one meal, one…

Food & Nutrition
8
San Diego Hunger Coalition

San diego hunger coalition works collaboratively with community partners to create equitable access to food assistance through research, education, and advocacy.

Food & Nutrition
9
Extrafood

Food Rescue - The Organization rescues excess fresh food from Bay Area businesses, schools and non-profits and immediately delivers the food to safety net partners - such as senior housing centers, after-school programs, and homeless…

Food & Nutrition
10
Sunnyvale Community Services

The mission of sunnyvale community services is to prevent homelessness and hunger for low-income sunnyvale residents facing temporary crises.

Human Services
11
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc

To end hunger and transform the health of our community by providing nourishment to those in need by acquiring and distributing safe nutritious food via local agencies and by providing education to solve hunger and nutritional problems in…

Food & Nutrition
12
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

The organization's mission is to mobilize resources to fight hunger in our community. to fulfill its mission, the food bank:* sources and acquires nutritious food and other products and distribute them to people experiencing nutrition…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The San Diego Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Partners in College Success. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

29 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 88 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/29
Grantees still filing
15/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MYRIAD USA INC: $523,544 · OtherMYRIAD USA INCCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $433,800 · OtherCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICAAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $250,000 · OtherAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOMSAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INC: $250,000 · OtherSAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INCJACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK: $100,000 · Other+67 more: $857,500 · Other+67 moreCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $1,330,196 · PhilanthropyCHARITIES AID FOUNDATI…+3 more: $38,530 · PhilanthropyCENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY INC: $1,146,900 · Public Safety & DisasterCENTER FOR DISASTE…GIVE2ASIA: $869,150 · InternationalGIVE2ASIAUS Chamber of Commerce Foundation: $600,000 · EducationUS Chamber…PARTNERS IN COLLEGE SUCCESS: $50,000 · EducationPARTNERS I…+2 more: $20,000 · EducationUS INDIA FRIENDSHIP ALLIANCE INC: $400,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $12,000 · Arts & CultureWOMENS RESOURCE CENTER: $20,000 · Human ServicesNile Sisters Development Initiative: $12,000 · Human ServicesEMERGENCY FAMILY ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION: $4,000 · Human ServicesATTENTION INC: $4,000 · Human Services
Other$2,414,844Philanthropy$1,368,726Public Safety & Disaster$1,146,900International$869,150Education$670,000Arts & Culture$412,000Human Services$40,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $1,330,196 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY INC: $1,146,900 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetGIVE2ASIA: $869,150 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetUS Chamber of Commerce Foundation: $600,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetUS INDIA FRIENDSHIP ALLIANCE INC: $400,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetSECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSCDRINC: $20,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetWOMENS RESOURCE CENTER: $20,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetUnited Way of Acton-Boxborough Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetDiamond Educational Excellence Partnership: $15,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetSANTA CLARA FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetTHE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $13,530 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNile Sisters Development Initiative: $12,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetNEW VILLAGE ARTS INC: $12,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSOME INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIFEMOVES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSteps Together A NJ Non Profit: $10,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAUSTIN PARTNERS IN EDUCATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSAN DIEGO MILITARY OUTREACH MINISTRIES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE TRIANGLE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOOD BANK OF CENTRAL & EASTERN NC INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SAFE ALLIANCE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Texas Food Bank Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOUTREACH UNITED RESOURCE CENTER INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEMERGENCY FAMILY ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetATTENTION INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOOD SHARE INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY INC ↗
  • Who funds GIVE2ASIA ↗
  • Who funds US Chamber of Commerce Foundation ↗
  • Who funds US INDIA FRIENDSHIP ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds PARTNERS IN COLLEGE SUCCESS ↗
  • Who funds SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds SCDRINC ↗
  • Who funds WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds United Way of Acton-Boxborough Inc ↗
  • Who funds Diamond Educational Excellence Partnership ↗
  • Who funds SANTA CLARA FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Nile Sisters Development Initiative ↗
  • Who funds NEW VILLAGE ARTS INC ↗

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 Foundat…The Conrad Prebys Fou…Sempra FoundationSilicon Valley Commun…The Pfizer Foundation…The Blackbaud Giving …Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Charities Aid Foundat…American Endowment Fo…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…
The San Diego FoundationCA16× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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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How do I get to Qualcomm Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Qualcomm Charitable Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $2.3M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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