Grants paid by Cisco Systems Foundation
EIN 77-0443347 · San Jose, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20Z
Cisco Systems Foundation of San Jose, CA (EIN 77-0443347) reported 11 grants paid totaling $172,068,124 to 4 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $4,800,169 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$172,068,124
11 grants
Recipients
4
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
Approved for future payment
$4,800,169
7 commitments · not included in grants paid
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | $16,323,245 | $527,570 |
| 2019 | 1 | $17,065,246 | $654,053 |
| 2020 | 1 | $21,623,944 | $1,064,645 |
| 2021 | 1 | $23,545,085 | $1,540,232 |
| 2022 | 1 | $25,752,698 | $638,669 |
| 2023 | 3 | $30,778,346 | $375,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | $18,398,341 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | $18,581,219 | — |
Top recipients
The 4 recipients receiving the most from Cisco Systems Foundation, by grants paid, out of 4 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Statement 19 | U | See Statement, CA | 4 | $78,557,520 | 2021 |
| See Statement 18 | U | See Statement, CA | 4 | $77,934,334 | 2025 |
| Bright Funds Foundation 46-2109112 | C | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $11,965,670 | 2023 |
| America Online Giving Foundation | U | Newark, DE | 2 | $3,610,600 | 2024 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 18 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | See Statement 18 See Statement, CA | U | $18,581,219 | paid | Various | 202631639349100018 |
| 2024 | See Statement 18 See Statement, CA | U | $17,787,741 | paid | Various | 202501679349100680 |
| 2024 | America Online Giving Foundation Newark, DE | U | $610,600 | paid | Matching Employee Gifts | 202501679349100680 |
| 2023 | See Statement 18 See Statement, CA | U | $15,812,676 | paid | Various | 202401699349100325 |
| 2023 | Bright Funds Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $11,965,670 | paid | Matching Employee Gifts | 202401699349100325 |
| 2023 | America Online Giving Foundation Newark, DE | U | $3,000,000 | paid | Matching Employee Gifts | 202401699349100325 |
| 2023 | America Online Giving Foundation Newark, DE | U | $375,000 | approved, future | Matching Employee Gifts | 202401699349100325 |
| 2022 | See Statement 18 See Statement, CA | U | $25,752,698 | paid | Various | 202301659349100715 |
| 2022 | Bright Funds Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $638,669 | approved, future | Matching Employee Gifts | 202301659349100715 |
| 2021 | See Statement 19 See Statement, CA | U | $23,545,085 | paid | Various | 202222009349100122 |
| 2021 | Bright Funds Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $790,232 | approved, future | Matching Employee Gifts | 202222009349100122 |
| 2021 | Far Away Projects DBA Project Vesta San Francisco, CA | U | $750,000 | approved, future | Project Vesta Coastal Carbon Capture | 202222009349100122 |
| 2020 | See Statement 19 See Statement, CA | U | $21,623,944 | paid | Various | 202121669349100907 |
| 2020 | Bright Funds Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $1,064,645 | approved, future | Matching Employee Gifts | 202121669349100907 |
| 2019 | See Statement 19 See Statement, CA | U | $17,065,246 | paid | Various | 202031889349100848 |
| 2019 | Bright Funds Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $654,053 | approved, future | Matching Employee Gifts | 202031889349100848 |
| 2018 | See Statement 19 See Statement, CA | U | $16,323,245 | paid | Various | 201931659349100513 |
| 2018 | Bright Funds Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $527,570 | approved, future | Matching Employee Gifts | 201931659349100513 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-07-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202631639349100018 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-07-31 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202501679349100680 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-07-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202401699349100325 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-07-31 | not stated | 2021v4.1 | 202301659349100715 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-07-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202222009349100122 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-07-31 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202121669349100907 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-07-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 202031889349100848 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-07-31 | not stated | 2017v2.2 | 201931659349100513 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/770443347.json.
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