Bryan Johnson Foundation
Bryan Johnson Foundation is a private foundation, based in Alexandria, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $206K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $22K. Net investment income was $8K.
Bryan Johnson Foundation at a glance
In short: Bryan Johnson Foundation gave $22K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $22,474
- +179.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $22,474
- +179.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $22,474
- Total assets
- $206,362
- -6.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bryan Johnson Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Machine Intelligence Research Institute ($22K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Bryan Johnson Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 224% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2024) to $22K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $22K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Intelligence Research Institute San Francisco, CA | Charitable Donation | $22,474 |
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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 | $206,362 | $12,156 | $25,709 | $22,474 | 1 | $24,035 | $7,845 | $10,721 |
| 2024 | $219,915 | $14,604 | $11,797 | $8,043 | 1 | $9,920 | $8,977 | $10,474 |
| 2023 | $217,108 | $11,012 | $1,356 | — | — | $678 | $8,984 | $10,300 |
| 2022 | $207,452 | $1,334 | $1,000 | — | — | $500 | — | $10,204 |
| 2021 | $207,118 | $23 | $997 | — | — | $498 | — | $10,223 |
| 2020 | $208,092 | $126 | $1,000 | — | — | — | — | $10,270 |
| 2019 | $208,966 | $1,597 | $2,000 | — | — | — | $597 | $10,290 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bryan Johnson Foundation reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bryan Johnson Foundation is led by Bryan Johnson, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bryan Johnson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Bryan Johnson Foundation
How much does Bryan Johnson Foundation give each year?
Bryan Johnson Foundation gave $22K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 1 grant.
How large is Bryan Johnson Foundation?
Bryan Johnson Foundation reported $206K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $24K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Bryan Johnson Foundation operate?
Bryan Johnson Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Bryan Johnson Foundation's EIN?
Bryan Johnson Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-6200940. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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