Pichai Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Pichai Family Foundation operates by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small nonprofit without an existing connection should not spend time preparing a full application unprompted.
- Its funding covers a varied group of charitable organisations, including a school, food banks, youth services, international relief organisations, education and children's charities, and cultural institutions, but the filings set out no specific subject priorities or eligibility criteria.
- About 8 in 10 of its 34 grants to organisations fell between $25,000 and $2,000,000, and the median grant was $100,000, so a mid-size request fits typical practice, though half of its 34 grants were $100,000 or less.
- All of its grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in its two prior filings, suggesting its giving is heavily relationship-led and concentrated among existing grantees rather than open to new applicants.
- No geographic focus is stated in the filings.
Overview
Pichai Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in San Francisco, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record general operating support for a varied group of charitable organisations, including a school, food banks, youth services, international relief organisations, education and children's charities, and cultural institutions. The grantees also include a donor-advised philanthropy fund and a community foundation. The filings state no specific subject priorities or applicant eligibility criteria. Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York and California.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 34 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 57% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Pichai Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 69% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund For Wealth MGMT · General operating support$6,160,8592025 tax year
- Castilleja School Foundation · General operating support$2,000,0002025 tax year
- Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · General operating support$450,0002025 tax year
- Boys & Girls Of The Peninsula · General operating support$125,0002025 tax year
- Doctors Without Borders · General operating support$100,0002025 tax year
- UNICEF USA · General operating support$100,0002025 tax year
- Peninsula Bridge · General operating support$100,0002025 tax year
- Pratham USA · General operating support$100,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Anjali Pichai — VP, Treasurer, Secretary / Director
- Sundararajan Pichai — Board Chair & President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $4,556,636 | $4,238,997 | $171,849,543 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,930,797 | $6,327,319 | $220,462,494 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $9,726,381 | $9,225,859 | $334,831,889 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- San Francisco, CA