The California State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-4779170

Donald and Ruby Branson Foundation

A private foundation in Lone Pine, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $74,650 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Bruce Branson
PO Box 262
Lone Pine, CA 93545
(760) 873-4100
[email protected]
Form and materials
Tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service may submit grant requests to the Foundation. There are no official forms to use in applying for a grant from the Foundation. Organizations interested in funding should submit a cover sheet, a letter of inquiry, and all accompanying documents via email to [email protected].
Deadlines
Grant inquiries accepted year-round with awards in October.
Restrictions
The Foundation provides awards to promote environmental, educational, and social progress.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $74,650

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,626,146

  • Tax year 2024

    $66,100

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,636,442

  • Tax year 2023

    $71,400

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,612,743

  • Tax year 2022

    $81,208

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,778,855

  • Tax year 2021

    $60,612

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,831,588

  • Tax year 2020

    $94,410

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,730,078

  • Tax year 2019

    $85,150

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,765,535

  • Tax year 2018

    $85,191

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,804,072

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Eastern Sierra InstituteBishop, CA

    Outdoor STEM program for 3-8 grade

    $20,000
  2. Lone Pine Unified School DistLone Pine, CA

    LP Pool, 8th grade STEM trip to Catalina

    $19,150
  3. Individual

    [individual] Building Airplane

    $11,000
  4. Wildcare Eastern SierraBishop, CA

    Injured wildlife and education program for local schools

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    Housing Homeless

    $6,000
  6. Individual

    Youth Building Airplanes

    $5,000
  7. Land and Trust of AlabamaHuntsville, AL

    Youth Outdoor Education program

    $3,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $49,150
  2. Alabama1 grant $3,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Bruce BransonPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth BransonVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ed JohnsonSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Matt BransonTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • James JohnsonDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (animals), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. Anne & Karen Scholl FoundationPalm Desert, CA 5 grants Preselected only $75,071 giving
  2. June Irene Chiltern Healey FoundationStudio City, CA 9 grants Preselected only $76,000 giving
  3. Lacey Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 11 grants Preselected only $76,275 giving
  4. The Susan Oman Belsky FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 11 grants Preselected only $71,850 giving
  5. The Unicorn FoundationSan Diego, CA 3 grants Preselected only $70,500 giving