The Branscomb Family Foundation
Private foundation · Half Moon Bay, CA · EIN 13-3355618 · reported 2023–2025
62grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$214Ktotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 908
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019-0908
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Foundation for the Horse | Lexington, KY | $30,000 |
| The Foundation for the Horse | Lexington, KY | $25,000 |
| Compassion Institute | Half Moon Bay, CA | $12,000 |
| Internet Archives | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| Nabu | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $6,000 |
| Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN | $6,000 |
| Gcsu Foundation | Milledgeville, GA | $6,000 |
| Global Harmony Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Electronic Frontier F | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Internet Archives | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 |
| Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Gcsu Foundation | Milledgeville, GA | $5,000 |
| Aet Library Endowment CHARITABLECHARITABLECHARITABLE | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| The Council for the National Interest Foundation | Purcellville, VA | $4,000 |
| Institute for Research Middle Eastern Policy | Washington, GA | $4,000 |
| Codepink | Marina Delrey, CA | $4,000 |
| Audit Elections USA | Tuscon, AZ | $3,000 |
| Codepink | Marina Delrey, CA | $3,000 |
| Bay Area Community Law Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| Free Flight | Truckee, CA | $2,500 |
| Backbone Campaign | Vashon, WA | $2,000 |
| Empowerment Works | Kingston, NY | $2,000 |
| The Coalition for Good Governance | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 |
| The Webb School Bell Buckle TN | Bell Buckle, TN | $2,000 |
| Internet Archives | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientist | Cambridge, MA | $2,000 |
| Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN | $2,000 |
| Audit Elections USA | Tuscon, AZ | $2,000 |
| Aet Library Endowment CHARITABLECHARITABLE | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| The Council for the National Interest Foundation | Purcellville, VA | $2,000 |
| The Webb School Bell Buckle TN | Bell Buckle, TN | $2,000 |
| Institute for Research Middle Eastern Policy | Washington, GA | $2,000 |
| Audit Elections USA | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Backbone Campaign | Vashon, WA | $1,000 |
| Citizens Oversight Inc | EL Cajon, CA | $1,000 |
| Co Freedom of Info Coalition | Denver, CO | $1,000 |
| Aet Library Endowment CHARITABLECHARITABLE | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Empowerment Works Evn | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 |
| Giffords Law Center for Prevention of Gun Violence | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| MI Election Reform Alliance | Ypsilanti, MI | $1,000 |
| National Academy of Engineering | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| National Academy of Medicine | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| The Coalition for Good Governance | Boulder, CO | $1,000 |
| The Council for the National Interest Foundation | McLean, VA | $1,000 |
| The Webb School Bell Buckle TN | Bell Buckle, TN | $1,000 |
| Backbone Campaign | Vashon, WA | $1,000 |
| Citizens Oversight Inc | EL Cajon, CA | $1,000 |
| Co Freedom of Info Coalition | Denver, CO | $1,000 |
| Empowerment Works | Kingston, NY | $1,000 |
| Geohazards International | Pleasanton, CA | $1,000 |
| Giffords Law Center for Prevention of Gun Violence | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| MI Election Reform Alliance | Ypsilanti, MI | $1,000 |
| National Academy of Engineering | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| National Academy of Medicine | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
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