Cisco Systems Foundation
Looking for Cisco grants for nonprofits? Cisco Systems Foundation is Cisco's company-sponsored foundation, and this page covers the grants it reports to the IRS on Form 990-PF.
Cisco Systems Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $243.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $18.6M. Net investment income was $23.6M.
Cisco Systems Foundation at a glance
In short: Cisco Systems Foundation gave $18.6M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $18.6M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $18,581,219
- +1.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,581,219
- +102.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $18,581,219
- Total assets
- $243,046,339
- +1.0% 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.
How to apply to Cisco Systems Foundation
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Cisco Systems Foundation
Who Cisco Systems Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 6 grants of 8 (75%).
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 Cisco Systems Foundation gives
- Giving fell 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 168% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17.1M (2019) to $30.8M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $18.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Statement 18 See Statement, CA | Various | $18,581,219 |
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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 | $243,046,339 | $24,226,150 | $19,665,411 | $18,581,219 | 1 | $18,882,093 | $23,580,756 | $11,249,370 |
| 2024 | $240,608,011 | $22,475,924 | $19,232,152 | $18,398,341 | 2 | $18,741,971 | $22,935,285 | $10,551,280 |
| 2023 | $229,806,533 | $38,526,551 | $31,520,762 | $30,778,346 | 3 | $31,019,098 | $16,658,445 | $9,553,875 |
| 2022 | $214,319,622 | $18,738,353 | $25,711,787 | $25,752,698 | 1 | $25,954,210 | $7,977,224 | $11,076,095 |
| 2021 | $243,938,932 | $16,235,339 | $25,412,116 | $23,545,085 | 1 | — | $5,773,875 | $10,609,228 |
| 2020 | $211,691,989 | $40,562,350 | $22,735,417 | $21,623,944 | 1 | — | $10,045,128 | $8,980,423 |
| 2019 | $193,703,630 | $11,668,376 | $17,907,736 | $17,065,246 | 1 | — | $10,814,215 | $8,876,007 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cisco Systems Foundation reported a distributable amount of $11.2M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cisco Systems Foundation is led by John P Morgridge, Trustee & President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John P Morgridge
Trustee & President
Designatorchair → Trustee & President, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charu Adesnik
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary de Wysocki
Trustee & Sec't
Trustee → Trustee & Sec't, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rob Johnson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Saidah Grayson Dill
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Agostino Santoni
Trustee
Trustee & Secretary → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alba San Martin
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Rivers
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Tippens
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Guy Diedrich
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Wong
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roger Biscay
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Mark Dodds (2020–2024) — Trustee · Filing note: Until 102022
- Former: Naveen Menon (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kristina Johnson (2021–2024) — Trustee · Filing note: Until 92022
- Former: Peter Tavernise (2019–2022) — Executive Director · Filing note: Until 101221
- Former: Tae Yoo (2019–2022) — Trustee · Filing note: Until 22422
- Former: Katie Schindall (2022) — Trustee · Filing note: Until 92022
- Former: Max Tremp (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Ehrika Gladden (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Larry R Carter (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Randy Pond (2019) — Trustee & Secretary
- Former: Steve West (2019) — Trustee
- Former: VC Gopalratnam (2019) — Trustee
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 Cisco Systems Foundation
How much does Cisco Systems Foundation give each year?
Cisco Systems Foundation gave $18.6M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $18.4M across 2 grants.
How large is Cisco Systems Foundation?
Cisco Systems Foundation reported $243.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18.9M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11.2M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Cisco Systems Foundation operate?
Cisco Systems Foundation has awarded grants in California, Delaware.
What is Cisco Systems Foundation's EIN?
Cisco Systems Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0443347. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Cisco give grants to nonprofits?
Yes. Cisco Systems Foundation, Cisco's company-sponsored foundation, awarded 1 grant totaling $18.6M in 2025, according to its IRS Form 990-PF. Cisco may also give through corporate programs that are not reported on the foundation's 990.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 6, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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