Biswas Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Biswas Family Foundation fits best if your work sits in computational biology, artificial intelligence or global health, which are its stated themes, and its global-health support names organisations and programmes working to improve health and remove barriers to disease screening.
- Its stated Fast Grants tiers are $25,000, $50,000 and $100,000, and its latest filing shows $170,000 paid in giving, so a request should be sized with those tiers in mind.
- Applications are accepted in two funding cycles a year with fixed deadlines, must be concise and written in bullet points, and projects are expected to cap indirect and infrastructure costs at 15 percent, share data publicly and protect personal health data.
- None of its grant dollars in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in the filing before, so a repeat grant should not be assumed, and because no geographic focus is stated, location alone should not decide whether to apply.
- Individual researchers receiving funds personally, for-profit companies and OFAC-sanctioned institutions are excluded from Fast Grants only, so check your organisation against those exclusions before applying.
Overview
Biswas Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in San Francisco, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation supports individual scientists, research teams and organisations seeking to improve human health at scale. Its funding centres on research and initiatives in computational biology, artificial intelligence and global health, with an emphasis on improving healthcare quality and access and promoting science dissemination, literacy and participation. Fast Grants back curiosity-driven projects at the intersection of AI and health; researchers at any career stage across academic institutions worldwide are eligible, subject to institutional eligibility. Its global-health support backs organisations and programmes committed to improving health, increasing prevention and removing barriers to disease screening in communities across the globe. The Foundation also aims to accelerate discoveries that improve health outcomes for millions worldwide.
Themes
- Computational biology
- Artificial intelligence
- Global health
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California.
What They Don't Fund
- Fast Grants Program only: For-profit companies; individual researchers receiving funds personally; OFAC-sanctioned institutions
How to apply
Fast Grants applications are concise and must be formatted in bullet points.
Deadlines: Two funding cycles per year.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, none of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
What the foundation says:
- For globally deployable diagnostics or open-source platforms, the Foundation particularly values applications with a path toward CE marking or WHO prequalification.
- Fast Grants strongly prefer releasing code, models or datasets to the community, without prescribing how.
- Funded projects are expected to use no more than 15 percent of funds for indirect costs, infrastructure or similar charges.
- Funded projects are expected to share data publicly and in a timely, accessible manner.
- Funded projects are expected to maintain the privacy of personal health data.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 83% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 0% of grant dollars went to organisations Biswas Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Milken Institute · General support$170,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Hope Biswas — Co-President, Secretary
- Sanjit Biswas — Co-President, Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $0 | $0 | $1,659,419 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $366,757 | $35,000 | $21,726,186 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $12,901,835 | $170,000 | $60,406,840 | Filing for 2024 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
- biswasfamilyfoundation.org/connect