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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0443347

Cisco Systems Foundation

A private foundation in San Jose, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $18.6 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 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
Statement 19
Statement 19
Statement, CA 951341706
(408) 527-3040
Form and materials
See Statement 19 for details.
Deadlines
Statement 19
Restrictions
See Statement 19 for details.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $18,581,219

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $243,046,339
  • Tax year 2023

    $18,398,341

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $240,608,011
  • Tax year 2022

    $30,778,346

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $229,806,533
  • Tax year 2021

    $25,752,698

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $214,319,622
  • Tax year 2020

    $23,545,085

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $243,938,932
  • Tax year 2019

    $21,623,944

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $211,691,989
  • Tax year 2018

    $17,065,246

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $193,703,630
  • Tax year 2017

    $16,323,245

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $205,884,265

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Various

    $18,581,219

Officers, directors and trustees

12 people as filed

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

  • John P MorgridgeTrustee/Pres. Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Saidah Grayson DillTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Mary de WysockiTrustee/Sec't Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jacqueline WongTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Rob JohnsonTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Guy DiedrichTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Charu AdesnikExecutive Dir. Hours 40Pay $0
  • John RiversTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Roger BiscayTreasurer Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Agostino SantoniTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Alba San MartinTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Brian TippensTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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