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Filing year 2023

Visa Foundation

San Francisco, California·EIN 81-4503596·NTEE T21 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$70.2M
Total assets
$435.9M
Total expenses
$39.8M
Reported officers
10

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. Visa Foundation reported 10 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

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Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$35.8M

Itemized grants

89

Median grant

$250k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INCNEWARK, DEGeneral & Unrestricted$4.2M
GUDINA TUMSA FOUNDATIONADDIS ABABA, ETTo support community development in Addis Ababa through an unrestricted grant$1.5M
TIPPING POINT COMMUNITYSAN FRANCISCO, CAFor Tipping Point Community to address and prevent youth homelessness across the Bay Area$1.2M
WOMENS WORLD BANKING INCNEW YORK, NYEmpowering Women-Owned Small and Micro Businesses$1.2M
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INCNEWARK, DEGeneral & Unrestricted$1.2M
2X GLOBAL LIMITEDENGLAND, UKthe Climate Gender Equity Fund (CGEF)$1M
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOMNEW YORK, NYTo support Humanitarian Assistance efforts in Israel$1M
BLACK ECONOMIC ALLIANCE FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DCthe center for black entrepreneurship (CBE) program$1M
FRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INCWASHINGTON, DCTo support Humanitarian Assistance efforts in Gaza$1M
INCO COMMUNITY INCSAN FRANCISCO, CAUnlocking the economic potential of women-led businesses in the UK&I$1M
SWISS ASSOCIATION FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN EMERGINGGENEVA, SZTo launch the SEED (Seedstars Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development) Inclusivity Program$1M
VILCAP INCHOUSTON, TXTo support GreenTech Europe 2024: Accelerating Women-Led Sustainability SMBs$1M
ROOT CAPITAL INCCAMBRIDGE, MATo support expanding access to capital for gender inclusive agri-SGBs$800k
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INCNEWARK, DEGeneral & Unrestricted$752k
BLACK INNOVATION ALLIANCEATLANTA, GATo support Strengthening the Inclusive Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in the U.S.$750k
TECHNOSERVE INCALRINGTON, VATo support the growth of gender diverse, green and agricultural businesses in India and Sub-Saharan Africa$600k
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTITTo support financial inclusion by facilitating access to financial tools; supporting low-income women and women-owned enterprises, and by supporting the development and scaling of sustainable financial services products$583k
2X GLOBAL LIMITEDENGLAND, UKto support growing membership base and promote gender lens investing in the market$500k
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSSSAN FRANCISCO, CAthe American Red Cross' Annual Disaster Giving Program (ADGP) - to support global economies impacted by disasters, through financial assistance, relief supplies, recovery support etc$500k
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICAALEXANDRIA, VAThe Visa Foundation Fund$500k
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICAALEXANDRIA, VAVisa Foundation Fund$500k
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICAALEXANDRIA, VAAsociacin Civil Contribuir al Desarrollo Local (a.k.a. Mayma) to support the growth of gender diverse, regenerative businesses in Argentina and Mexico$500k
GLOBAL IMPACT INVESTING NETWORK INCNEW YORK, NYTo support The Impact Lab$500k
INCLUSIV INCNEW YORK, NYTo support Maximizing Financial Inclusion Impact in the U.S.$500k
OPERATION HOPEATLANTA, GATo develop a digital technical assistance tool that will support 4000 women entrepreneurs and a one-year membership to HOPE network$500k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

Visa Foundation reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$10M
$37.8M
2022
$70.2M
$39.8M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

Visa Foundation reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in California earns a median of $60,111.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$60,111
75th percentile
$150k
90th percentile
$291k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,889 organizations across 1,889 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for California
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What are Visa Foundation's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, Visa Foundation reported $70.2M in total revenue and $39.8M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.