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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4531132

The Brunson Foundation

A private foundation in Beverly Hills, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $4.8 million paid in grants.

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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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $4,803,300

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $104,123,869

  • Tax year 2024

    $812,970

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $105,168,891

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. UC Irvine FoundationIrvine, CA

    Medical research

    $3,100,000
  2. Michelson Foundation Animals FoundaCulver City, CA

    Animal welfare

    $1,000,000
  3. CHOC FoundationOrange, CA

    Support for children in need of hospital care.

    $150,400
  4. Eastwood Ranch FoundationAgoura, CA

    Animal preservation.

    $150,000
  5. St Margaret Episcopal SchoolSan Juan Capistrano, CA

    Elementary and Secondary Education

    $100,000
  6. Child Guidance CenterSanta Ana, CA

    Youth program for mental health

    $97,900
  7. Individual

    Education of youth for engineering.

    $70,000
  8. Teaching Everyone Animals MatterSacramento, CA

    Animal adoption and awareness care

    $50,000
  9. 4Th Watch Educational ServicesGardena, CA

    Children's education

    $35,000
  10. Oak Valley CollegeRialto, CA

    Equip students to live, learn, and grow in their faith, service, and calling through a Bachelor of Arts in Business framed by a Christian worldview with no student loans.

    $25,000
  11. Boys Girls Club of WhittierWhittier, CA

    Education, activities and support for children.

    $20,000
  12. Jessie Rees FoundationRcho Sta Marg, CA

    Helping children with cancer

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $200,00042% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $155,40032% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $97,90020% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $25,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California11 grants $4,733,300

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James R DeBoardSecretary Hours 2Pay $0
  • Cynthia L DeBoardPresident & CEO Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jaclyn M KurzawaDirector Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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