The Brotherton Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker San Francisco, CA EIN: 94-3402317

The Brotherton Fund was established to support the former St. Luke's Hospital, now the Mission/Bernal campus of California Pacific Medical Center, in San Francisco, CA and to improve the general health and welfare of the San Francisco community served by the hospital.

The Brotherton Fund at a glance

In short: The Brotherton Fund gave $196K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $196K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$196,112
-45.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$196,112
-45.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$196,112
Total assets
$17,953,293
+14.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who The Brotherton Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

California Pacific Medical Center Foundation: $196KCalifornia Pacific MedicalCenter Foundation$196K

The largest 2025 recipient was California Pacific Medical Center Foundation ($196K).

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 11 (55%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

San FranciscoSan JoseOakland

How The Brotherton Fund gives

  • Giving fell 51% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K5 grants2019 8 grants2020 5 grants2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $196K (2025) to $534K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $196K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation San Francisco, CAGeneral Support$196,112
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$17,953,293$1,101,331$658,716$196,1121$1,101,331
2024$15,709,582$1,046,720$800,908$358,9001$1,046,720
2023$15,183,614$796,278$797,407$358,9001$796,278
2022$14,321,169$649,072$757,217$399,3183$649,072
2021$17,295,787$1,212,779$710,456$456,2505$1,212,779
2020$16,115,621$764,565$758,135$533,6608$764,565
2019$14,701,926$577,604$614,955$455,1245$577,604

About The Brotherton Fund

Based on IRS filings

The Brotherton Fund is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $196K. Net investment income was $1.1M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Brotherton Fund is led by Constance Mardikian, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Constance Mardikian

    President

    Chairperson → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • The Rt Rev Austin K Rios

    Chairperson

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Lind Foote

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Vicente-Puletti

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yuriko Romer

    Treasurer

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Akichika

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip Pillsbury

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Rt Rev Bishop Marc Andrus (2019–2024) — Board Member- Upto July
  • Former: Anthony Miles (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Stephanie Lehman (2019–2020) — Board Member

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 The Brotherton Fund

How much does The Brotherton Fund give each year?

The Brotherton Fund gave $196K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $359K across 1 grant.

How large is The Brotherton Fund?

The Brotherton Fund reported $18.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.

What is The Brotherton Fund?

The Brotherton Fund is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $18.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Brotherton Fund operate?

The Brotherton Fund has awarded grants in California.

What is The Brotherton Fund's EIN?

The Brotherton Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3402317. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 23, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 1, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 28, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 14, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 26, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 11, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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