The Guzik Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on biomedical research and clinical infrastructure, with parallel, substantial support for Israeli higher-education institutions and STEM-focused Jewish organizations. Grants are large and targeted—often funding new medical equipment, research programs, and university science initiatives—and the foundation also makes selective gifts to cultural/education projects in music. Its giving reflects a Bay Area–Israel split, combining local hospital support with major gifts to Technion and Ben-Gurion University affiliates.
A $2,000,039 grant to Palo Alto Medical Foundation set the tone for The Guzik Foundation’s recent giving: large, targeted awards that support biomedical infrastructure, medical equipment, and research-linked institutions. The foundation also backs Israeli higher-education channels at a similar scale, including six- and seven-figure support to Americans for Ben-Gurion University, American Technion Society, and Technion University in Israel. Those grants point to a clear pattern of combining Bay Area medical philanthropy with science-oriented university support tied to Israel. The Guzik Foundation’s recent filings also show selective support for classical music and education. Examples include gifts to MCO Cultural Exchange Foundation for education focused on classical musicians, repeated support for Bayer Ballet Academy and San Francisco Symphony, and tuition assistance for conservatory students. Smaller grants extend to children with developmental and mental health challenges through AchieveKids and to Bhutan-focused service through Bhutan Foundation. Across these areas, the foundation’s giving is specific rather than broad, with individual grants often tied to equipment, programs, tuition, or named institutions.
Biomedical and clinical support appears in multiple forms. In 2025, The Guzik Foundation gave $1,262,144 to UCSF for a spine center and new medical equipment, pairing cash with Alphabet shares; it also gave $1,000,000 to Palo Alto Medical Foundation for new medical equipment. Higher-education support linked to science is another major theme. The foundation awarded $1,500,928 to American Technion Society for biology and medicine-related projects, and $400,000 to Technion University in Israel for biology or medical related projects. The foundation also funds arts education and performance. It gave $603,100 to MCO Cultural Exchange Foundation for education focused on classical musicians, and $50,000 to The New School (Mannes School of Music) for education. A fourth thread is support for children and students with specific needs. AchieveKids received $30,000 in 2025 for education helping kids with developmental and mental challenges, following similar grants in 2023 and 2024.
Typical grants are in the five-figure range, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $15,400, and a p75 of $47,500. The recent record also includes repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests multi-year relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation makes both cash grants and in-kind support; one 2025 UCSF award combined $250,000 cash with Alphabet shares. It funds individuals as well as organizations, including tuition payments approved under IRS section 4945(g)(1).
$3.6M
$89.9M
$7.8M
$4.4M
Most grants fall between $10K and $48K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$48K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Guzik Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 70 | $10.9M | 98.6% |
| 2 | Israel | 1 |
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small set of repeat and flagship institutions; mix of cash and in-kind/stock gifts; geographic focus split between Silicon Valley Bay Area health institutions and Israeli universities/organizations.
Notable grantees: Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Technion University in Israel / American Technion Society, Americans for Ben-Gurion University, UCSF, MCO Cultural Exchange Foundation
Most grants go to recipients in California, which accounts for 65% of grants and includes Palo Alto, San Francisco, Mountain View, and Los Angeles. New York is the top state by grant count, with multiple recipients in New York, NY. Outside the United States, the grant list includes one recipient in Israel: Technion University in Haifa. Other recurring recipient cities include Washington, DC and Boston, MA.
Its recent grants center on biomedical research and clinical infrastructure, Israeli higher-education institutions tied to biology and medicine, and selected classical music and education programs. The foundation also supports children with developmental and mental health challenges and has made grants related to Bhutan-focused service.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,400 at the median, and $47,500 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range from five-figure gifts to multimillion-dollar grants.
Yes. Recent grants include tuition payments to Alisa Sadikova for The Juilliard School and to Grigori Balasanyan for Boston Conservatory at Berklee, both described as pre-approved under IRS section 4945(g)(1).
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Palo Alto Medical Foundation in 2023 and 2025, Bayer Ballet Academy in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and AchieveKids in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
New York is the top state by grant count, while 65% of grants go to recipients in California. Recent recipient cities include Palo Alto, San Francisco, Mountain View, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, DC.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $400K |
1.4% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCSF | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,262,144 | 2025 | SPINE CENTER FOR NEW MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.DONATION WAS OF $250,000 CASH AND 6,175 SHS OF ALPHABET (AVERAGE HIGH/LOW USED TO DETERMINE FMV) |
| PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION | PALO ALTO, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | NEW MEDICAL EQUIPMENT |
| TECHNION UNIVERSITY IN ISRAEL | HAIFA | $400,000 | 2025 | BIOLOGY OR MEDICAL RELATED PROJECTS |
| AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $400,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| BHUTAN FOUNDATION (YANG YA FOUNDATION) | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF BHUTAN |
| THE NEW SCHOOL (MANNES SCHOOL OF MUSIC) | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| CHABAD HOUSE OF CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | JEWISH EDUCATION - MUSIC & ARTS |
| BAYER BALLET ACADEMY | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| ACHIEVEKIDS | PALO ALTO, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION - HELPING KIDS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND MENTAL CHALLENGES |
| CHAMBER MUSIC SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| GRIGORI BALASANYAN | BOSTON, MA | $20,663 | 2025 | TUITION PAID TO BOSTON CONSERVATORY AT BERKLEE PRE-APPROVED BY IRS UNDER SECTION 4945(G)(1) |
| JOSEPH BRODSKY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP FUND | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| THEATER GAMES PRODUCTIONS | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| SVOIMI SLOVAMI CULTURAL CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| HARLEM ACADEMY | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION- NONPROFIT ACCREDITED SCHOOL IN NY CITY FOR GRADES K-8 |
| THE ROHR CHABAD STUDENT CENTER (FKA CHABAD JEWISH STUDENT CENTER) | SANTA CRUZ, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | JEWISH EDUCATION AND PEOPLEHOOD |
| CHABAD OF SAN JOSE | LOS GATOS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION - HISTORY |
| RUSSIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY SF | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION - JEWISH IMMIGRANT SUPPORT |
| CHABAD OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| THE CHP 11-99 FOUNDATION | COSTA MESA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| FRIENDS OF THE PALO ALTO CHILDREN'S THEATER | PALO ALTO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| CHABAD OF GREATER SOUTH BAY | PALO ALTO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,501,116 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN TECHNION SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500,928 | 2024 | BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE RELATED PROJECTS |
| BHUTAN FOUNDATION (YANG YA FOUNDATION) | WASHINGTON, DC | $300,000 | 2024 | TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF BHUTAN |
| ALISA SADIKOVA | NEW YORK, NY | $67,400 | 2024 | TUITION PAID TO THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL, PRE-APPROVED BY IRS UNDER SECTION 4945(G)(1) |
| CHABAD HOUSE OF CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | JEWISH EDUCATION - MUSIC & ARTS |
| BAYER BALLET ACADEMY | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| THE NEW SCHOOL (MANNES SCHOOL OF MUSIC) | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| ACHIEVEKIDS | PALO ALTO, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION - HELPING KIDS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND MENTAL CHALLENGES |
| CHAMBER MUSIC SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| LEONARDO GUREVICH | ANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY | $21,339 | 2024 | TUITION PAID TO BARD COLLEGE PRE-APPROVED BY IRS UNDER SECTION 4945(G)(1) |
| JOSEPH BRODSKY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP FUND | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| GRIGORI BALASANYAN | BOSTON, MA | $15,800 | 2024 | TUITION PAID TO BOSTON CONSERVATORY AT BERKLEE PRE-APPROVED BY IRS UNDER SECTION 4945(G)(1) |
| THEATER GAMES PRODUCTIONS | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| HARLEM ACADEMY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION- NONPROFIT ACCREDITED SCHOOL IN NY CITY FOR GRADES K-8 |
| THE ROHR CHABAD STUDENT CENTER (FKA CHABAD JEWISH STUDENT CENTER) | SANTA CRUZ, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | JEWISH EDUCATION AND PEOPLEHOOD |
| CHABAD OF SAN JOSE | LOS GATOS, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION - HISTORY |
| THE CHP 11-99 FOUNDATION | COSTA MESA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| CHABAD OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| CHABAD PALO ALTO | PALO ALTO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| RUSSIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY SF | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION - JEWISH IMMIGRANT SUPPORT |
| PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION | PALO ALTO, CA | $2,000,039 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TECHNION UNIVERSITY IN ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2023 | BIOLOGY OR MEDICINE-RELATED PROJECTS ONLY |
UCSF
$1,262,144SPINE CENTER FOR NEW MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.DONATION WAS OF $250,000 CASH AND 6,175 SHS OF ALPHABET (AVERAGE HIGH/LOW USED TO DETERMINE FMV)
PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION
$1,000,000NEW MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
TECHNION UNIVERSITY IN ISRAEL
$400,000BIOLOGY OR MEDICAL RELATED PROJECTS
AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY
$400,000EDUCATION
BHUTAN FOUNDATION (YANG YA FOUNDATION)
$100,000TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF BHUTAN
EDUCATION
CHABAD HOUSE OF CALIFORNIA
$50,000JEWISH EDUCATION - MUSIC & ARTS
BAYER BALLET ACADEMY
$50,000PERFORMING ARTS
ACHIEVEKIDS
$30,000EDUCATION - HELPING KIDS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND MENTAL CHALLENGES
CHAMBER MUSIC SAN FRANCISCO
$25,000PERFORMING ARTS
GRIGORI BALASANYAN
$20,663TUITION PAID TO BOSTON CONSERVATORY AT BERKLEE PRE-APPROVED BY IRS UNDER SECTION 4945(G)(1)
JOSEPH BRODSKY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP FUND
$20,000EDUCATION
THEATER GAMES PRODUCTIONS
$20,000PERFORMING ARTS
SVOIMI SLOVAMI CULTURAL CENTER
$20,000EDUCATION
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET
$15,000PERFORMING ARTS
EDUCATION- NONPROFIT ACCREDITED SCHOOL IN NY CITY FOR GRADES K-8
THE ROHR CHABAD STUDENT CENTER (FKA CHABAD JEWISH STUDENT CENTER)
$10,000JEWISH EDUCATION AND PEOPLEHOOD
CHABAD OF SAN JOSE
$10,000JEWISH EDUCATION
RUSSIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY SF
$5,000EDUCATION - JEWISH IMMIGRANT SUPPORT
CHABAD OF SAN FRANCISCO
$5,000JEWISH EDUCATION
CHABAD OF GREATER SOUTH BAY
$5,000JEWISH EDUCATION
AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY
$1,501,116EDUCATION
BHUTAN FOUNDATION (YANG YA FOUNDATION)
$300,000TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF BHUTAN
ALISA SADIKOVA
$67,400TUITION PAID TO THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL, PRE-APPROVED BY IRS UNDER SECTION 4945(G)(1)
CHABAD HOUSE OF CALIFORNIA
$50,000JEWISH EDUCATION - MUSIC & ARTS
BAYER BALLET ACADEMY
$50,000PERFORMING ARTS
ACHIEVEKIDS
$30,000EDUCATION - HELPING KIDS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND MENTAL CHALLENGES
CHAMBER MUSIC SAN FRANCISCO
$25,000PERFORMING ARTS
LEONARDO GUREVICH
$21,339TUITION PAID TO BARD COLLEGE PRE-APPROVED BY IRS UNDER SECTION 4945(G)(1)
JOSEPH BRODSKY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP FUND
$20,000EDUCATION
GRIGORI BALASANYAN
$15,800TUITION PAID TO BOSTON CONSERVATORY AT BERKLEE PRE-APPROVED BY IRS UNDER SECTION 4945(G)(1)
THEATER GAMES PRODUCTIONS
$15,000PERFORMING ARTS
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET
$15,000PERFORMING ARTS
EDUCATION- NONPROFIT ACCREDITED SCHOOL IN NY CITY FOR GRADES K-8
THE ROHR CHABAD STUDENT CENTER (FKA CHABAD JEWISH STUDENT CENTER)
$10,000JEWISH EDUCATION AND PEOPLEHOOD
CHABAD OF SAN JOSE
$10,000JEWISH EDUCATION
THE CHP 11-99 FOUNDATION
$5,000EDUCATION
CHABAD OF SAN FRANCISCO
$5,000JEWISH EDUCATION
CHABAD PALO ALTO
$5,000JEWISH EDUCATION
RUSSIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY SF
$5,000EDUCATION - JEWISH IMMIGRANT SUPPORT
TECHNION UNIVERSITY IN ISRAEL
$1,000,000BIOLOGY OR MEDICINE-RELATED PROJECTS ONLY