The Brunson Foundation

Analysis

The Brunson Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Beverly Hills, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a private non-operating foundation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Brunson Foundation reported income of $88.5m and spending of $2.2m, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $388k to $88.5m (+22713%), an average of +289% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1156235%. Over the whole period it spent 9.2% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Brunson Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Community Foundation of Memphis and the Mid-South Inc ($88.3m), Kars 4 Kids Inc ($89.1m) and The Rhode Island Community Foundation ($87.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $112k. At year end it held assets of $90.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $90.2m. It reported 2 employees.