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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4094426

The Donald Bren Foundation

A private foundation in Newport Beach, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,019,866

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $386,757,114

  • Tax year 2023

    $9,191,871

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $332,553,263

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,558,602

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $260,599,375

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,119,575

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $218,231,077

  • Tax year 2020

    $11,459,626

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $257,508,640

  • Tax year 2019

    $9,627,287

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $196,667,947

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION. . Description: 33,984 shares Apple Inc . Book value: $622,635.43 . Method used to determine the book value: specific identification . Method used to determine the FMV: JP Morgan bank statements . Date of the contribution: 6/25/2025

    $6,869,866
  2. Milken InstituteSanta Monica, CA

    To support the mission of the recipient organization

    $150,000

Approved for future payment

6 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA

    To support the mission of the recipient organization

    $0
  2. Harvard Graduate School of DesignCambridge, MA

    To support the mission of the recipient organization

    $0
  3. UCLALos Angeles, CA

    To support the mission of the recipient organization

    $0
  4. Milken InstituteSanta Monica, CA

    To support the mission of the recipient organization

    $0
  5. Hoover Institute at StanfordStanford, CA

    To support the mission of the recipient organization

    $0
  6. Marine Corps University FoundationQuantico, VA

    To support the mission of the recipient organization

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $6,869,866100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $7,019,866

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Donald BrenPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Gino BianchiniSECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • David RodibaughChief Financial Officer Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Brigitte BrenDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Hunter BrenDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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