The Breach Family Foundation concentrates major gifts to higher-education institutions while also funding college-access and youth-development programs that prepare underserved young people for academic and career success. Their giving mixes a few very large institutional grants with repeated multi-year support for pipeline nonprofits and arts/cultural programs, indicating both strategic bets on universities and a sustained interest in youth mentorship and experiential learning.
Highly concentrated: a single large beneficiary (University of Michigan) accounts for the majority of dollars, supplemented by repeated mid-to-large grants to education and youth nonprofits. Mix of multi-grant relationships (repeat support) and targeted one-off institutional gifts rather than many small donations.
Breach Family Foundation’s largest recent commitment is a $2,000,000 grant to the University of Michigan in 2025 for program services, alongside repeated seven-figure support to the same university in 2023. That pattern places higher education at the center of its giving, with major institutional awards sitting alongside a broader portfolio of college-access, youth-development, and arts grants. The foundation’s recent grants also include support for University of Pennsylvania and Texas Christian University Development, showing that its higher-education work is not limited to one campus or one region. Outside universities, the foundation backs organizations that help young people move into college and careers. SEO received multiple grants across 2023 and 2024, while Friends of the Children - Austin and Harlem RBI each appear more than once in the recent-grants list. The portfolio also reaches community arts and cultural programming through Trail of Lights Foundation and Carnegie Hall, and includes service-focused support for groups such as Girls Who Invest, Head Royce School, and Squash Drive. Across those awards, the common thread is program support rather than broad unrestricted funding.
In college-access and career-preparation work, Breach Family Foundation gave $226,000 to Seo in 2023 and $200,000 in 2024, then added $76,500 to Girls Who Invest in 2025. Those grants point to an interest in pathways for students and early-career participants. The foundation also supports long-term youth development models. Friends of the Children - Austin received $108,000 in 2025 after a $100,000 grant in 2023, and Harlem Rbi received $100,000 in 2025 after $25,000 in 2024. That repeated support suggests ongoing backing for youth mentorship and structured activities. Arts and cultural programming is another visible area. Trail of Lights Foundation received $89,860 in 2025, while Carnegie Hall received $25,000 in both 2024 and 2025. These grants show a smaller but steady line of support for public-facing cultural events and institutions.
Typical grant size clusters around $25,000 to $30,000, with p25 at $25,000, median at $30,000, and p75 at $213,000. The recent record also includes a very large outlier at $2,000,000, which suggests a mix of routine mid-sized awards and selective major institutional gifts. Recipients often reappear across years: University of Michigan, Seo, Friends of the Children - Austin, Harlem Rbi, Carnegie Hall, St Andrews Fund, and Squash Drive all show repeat support. Breach Family Foundation is a regular funder, and the grants are described as support for program services or related program activities.
$2.5M
$25.2M
$3.3M
$2.7M
Most grants fall between $25K and $213K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$213K
About 7% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Notable grantees: University of Michigan, SEO (Scholarships/Enrichment Organization), University of Pennsylvania, Friends of the Children - Austin, Harlem RBI
Grants are national in scope, and every listed recipient in the recent sample is in the United States. The heaviest concentration by state is Pennsylvania, while Illinois accounts for 5% of grants. Recent city-level activity includes Ann Arbor, New York, Austin, Philadelphia, Fort Worth, Emeryville, Oakland, Alexandria, San Francisco, Naperville, and New York City-area grantees. Austin appears frequently across the list, but the foundation’s higher-education support reaches beyond any single metro area.
The recent grants emphasize higher education and student pipelines. University of Michigan received $2,000,000 in 2025, and other university-related awards went to University of Pennsylvania and Texas Christian University Development. The foundation also funds college-access, youth-development, and arts organizations.
Yes. Several recipients appear more than once in the recent grants list, including University of Michigan, Seo, Friends of the Children - Austin, Harlem Rbi, Carnegie Hall, St Andrews Fund, and Squash Drive. That indicates repeated support rather than one-time-only giving.
Typical grants are relatively concentrated around mid-sized awards: p25 is $25,000, median is $30,000, and p75 is $213,000. The recent list also includes a large $2,000,000 grant, showing that the foundation sometimes makes much larger institutional commitments.
Its top state by grant count is Pennsylvania. Illinois, where the foundation is headquartered, accounts for 5% of grants, so its giving footprint extends well beyond Chicago and beyond its HQ state.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $108,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| HARLEM RBI | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| TRAIL OF LIGHTS FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $89,860 | 2025 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| GIRLS WHO INVEST | NEW YORK, NY | $76,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| HEAD ROYCE SCHOOL | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| CARNEGIE HALL | NAPERVILLE, IL | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| CMC FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $12,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| SALVATION ARMY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| SQUASH DRIVE | EMERYVILLE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION | CLAIRMEL CITY, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| SEO | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| CARNEGIE HALL | NAPERVILLE, IL | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| DELL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| HARLEM RBI | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| TEACH WITH AFRICA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| SQUASH DRIVE | EMERYVILLE, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| ST ANDREWS FUND | AUSTIN, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $1,250,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $1,250,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $250,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT | FORT WORTH, TX | $250,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| SEO | NEW YORK, NY | $226,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $100,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| DELL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $50,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| SEO | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| HELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDREN | AUSTIN, TX | $30,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| TEXAS ADVOCACY PROJECT | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
| ST ANDREWS FUND | AUSTIN, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES |
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$2,000,000TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
TRAIL OF LIGHTS FOUNDATION
$89,860TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
CARNEGIE HALL
$25,000TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
CMC FOUNDATION
$12,500TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
SALVATION ARMY
$10,000TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION
$5,000TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
CARNEGIE HALL
$25,000TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
DELL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION
$25,000TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
TEACH WITH AFRICA
$10,000TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
ST ANDREWS FUND
$10,000TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$1,250,000TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$1,250,000TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT
$250,000TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
ST ANDREWS FUND
$10,000TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES