Brezzo Family Foundation
The Brezzo Family Foundation is a private foundation based in San Rafael, California. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations supporting work that includes affordable housing, family shelter, food services, veteran services, medical care, education, and community activities.
Brezzo Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Brezzo Family Foundation gave $116K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in California. 9% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $116,081
- +0.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,276
- -4.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,750
- Total assets
- $2,407,942
- +1.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 9% first-time grantees (2 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (77% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Brezzo Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states on its 2024 IRS filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 75 Upper Fremont Dr, San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone: (415) 269-3784
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Brezzo Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was First Community Housing ($12K). Together the top 10 received $77K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($8,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
102 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 102 grants of 102 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing shows that 77% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 13% to Maryland, 4% to the District of Columbia, 3% to Colorado, and 3% to Virginia. Listed California recipients include organizations in San Jose, Oakland, Alameda, and Santa Clara.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Brezzo Family Foundation open to new grantees?
9%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 22 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 91% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 45% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 89% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $65K (2019) to $222K (2023). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $116K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First Community Housing San Jose, CA | To Support Low Income Housing Activity | $12,000 |
| Family Supportive Housing San Jose, CA | To Support Family Shelter Services | $10,000 |
| Rotary Club of San Jose Foundation San Jose, CA | To support activities to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace | $10,000 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA | To Support Food Services to the Community | $10,000 |
| Veterans Connection San Jose, CA | To Support Veteran Services | $10,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $8,000 |
| American Cancer Society Haggerstown, MD | To Support Cancer Fighting Activities | $7,000 |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Bright Focus Foudnation Clarksburg, MD | To Support Charitable Research Activities | $5,000 |
| Good Karma Bikes San Jose, CA | To Support Community Through Bikes | $5,000 |
| World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | To Support Charitable Food Services | $4,081 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,407,942 | $172,176 | $128,617 | $116,081 | 22 | $120,358 | $67,945 | $135,992 |
| 2024 | $2,367,533 | $-1,285,834 | $128,106 | $115,834 | 21 | $121,634 | $44,310 | $121,881 |
| 2023 | $3,781,473 | $286,499 | $227,728 | $221,995 | 22 | $226,880 | $60,857 | $121,337 |
| 2022 | $3,719,552 | $15,690 | $245,296 | $212,670 | 19 | $221,008 | $14,818 | $229,815 |
| 2021 | $3,949,158 | $1,926,171 | $110,018 | $99,000 | 18 | $103,472 | $1,920,552 | $225,308 |
| 2020 | $2,133,005 | $580,310 | $70,594 | $67,752 | 12 | — | $218,752 | $100,667 |
| 2019 | $1,623,289 | $687,186 | $67,429 | $64,690 | 17 | — | $141 | $69,283 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brezzo Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $136K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in several areas. For example, First Community Housing describes its mission as providing quality, affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households. Family Supportive Housing says it provides shelter, housing opportunities, and educational support to families. Second Harvest of Silicon Valley says it works to provide more food, healthy food, and better access to food.
Other 2025 grantees describe missions that include keeping families together during medical crises (an individual recipient), empowering people and building community through bikes (Good Karma Bikes), providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises (World Central Kitchen), and building girls’ courage, confidence, and character (Girl Scouts of Northern California).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 22 grants totaling $116,081. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $12,000, with a median grant of $3,750.
Among the reported grants were $12,000 to First Community Housing; $10,000 each to Family Supportive Housing, Rotary Club of San Jose Foundation, and Second Harvest of Silicon Valley; $10,000 to Veterans Connection; $8,000 to an individual recipient; $7,000 to the American Cancer Society; $5,000 each to Alzheimer’s Disease Research Bright Focus Foundation and Good Karma Bikes; $4,081 to World Central Kitchen; $4,000 to Cristo Rey De La Salle East Bay High School; and $3,500 to Girl Scouts of Northern California.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Bonnie Brezzo as CFO, Marley Brezzo as CEO, and Pietro Brezzo as Secretary.
Brezzo Family Foundation is led by Marley Brezzo, CEO on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Marley Brezzo
CEO
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie Brezzo
CFO
Director → CFO, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pietro Brezzo
Secretary
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: John Brezzo Passed Away (2021) — President
- Former: John Brezzo (2019–2020) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Brezzo Family Foundation
How much does Brezzo Family Foundation give each year?
Brezzo Family Foundation gave $116K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $116K across 21 grants.
What is Brezzo Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Brezzo Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,750, and its average grant was $5,276, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Brezzo Family Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does Brezzo Family Foundation give grants?
Brezzo Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 77% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Maryland (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Jose, CA (8 grants) and Haggerstown, MD (2 grants).
Does Brezzo Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 22 grants with a stated purpose on Brezzo Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Brezzo Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Brezzo Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include First Community Housing ($12,000), Family Supportive Housing ($10,000) and Rotary Club of San Jose Foundation ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($8,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Brezzo Family Foundation?
Brezzo Family Foundation reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $120K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $136K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Brezzo Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in several areas. For example, First Community Housing describes its mission as providing quality, affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Brezzo Family Foundation?
The foundation states on its 2024 IRS filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Brezzo Family Foundation's EIN?
Brezzo Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0442202. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Brezzo Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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