The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation concentrates its giving on large, targeted investments with a clear preference for supporting U.S. military veterans and their families—especially injured and critically ill service members—and for funding high-profile research or academic initiatives tied to the founders' interests. Grants are few but very large and often repeat to the same organizations, signaling a strategy of catalytic, transformational support rather than broad, diffuse philanthropy.
A defining pattern in The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation’s giving is repeated nine- and ten-figure support for organizations serving injured, ill, and critically wounded service members and veterans. Semper Fi America’s Fund appears four times in the recent grants list, including $10 million awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025, signaling a long-running relationship rather than one-off funding. The foundation also backs research and treatment models tied to trauma, including psychedelic therapy and PTSD work, alongside targeted support for children with serious medical needs and first responders. The scale is large: the foundation’s typical grant sits at a median of $200,000, with a p75 of $500,000, yet recent awards reach $10 million. That mix suggests a portfolio built around catalytic grants rather than many small awards. The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation also uses its grantmaking to underwrite capacity, operations, and special initiatives, such as general operating support, research hubs, and program-specific campaigns. Several grantees recur across years, including Semper Fi America’s Fund, 100 Club of Arizona, Barrow Neurological Foundation, and Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona, which points to sustained partnerships in a few core issue areas.
Military and first responder support is the clearest throughline. The foundation gave $10 million to Semper Fi America’s Fund in 2025 for general operating support for critically wounded, ill, and injured veterans, and another $900,000 to 100 Club of Arizona for mental health and trauma support for Arizona first responders. Those grants show a focus on direct assistance, survivor support, and trauma recovery. Health and research are another major lane. In 2025, the foundation awarded $800,000 to Icahn School of Medicine Mt Sinai to train VA providers in MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans and develop group therapy protocols. It also gave $1 million to Maps for advancement of psychedelic therapies for PTSD and $1 million to Barrow Neurological Foundation for the Mind Exploratorium research hub. Youth and family support appears in grants such as $750,000 to Girl Scouts AZ Cactus-Pine for getting more girls outdoors and $750,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona for growth in wishes granted to Hispanic families.
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Most grants fall between $44K and $500K, with a median of $200K.
25th Percentile
$44K
Median
$200K
75th Percentile
$500K
About 60% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 230 | $111.1M | 99.6% |
| 2 | Vietnam |
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Highly concentrated, high-dollar giving: a small number of very large grants, repeated support to core veteran-focused grantees (notably Semper Fi), and occasional single institutional gifts to universities for endowed research positions.
Notable grantees: Semper Fi America's Fund / Semper Fi Fund, University of California, Berkeley — Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
The foundation’s grant size profile is weighted toward large awards: p25 is $43,750, median is $200,000, and p75 is $500,000. Recent activity shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially Semper Fi America’s Fund, 100 Club of Arizona, Icahn School of Medicine Mt Sinai, Barrow Neurological Foundation, and Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona. That pattern suggests ongoing partnerships rather than isolated gifts. The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation also uses both unsolicited and program-based grantmaking: its general grantmaking accepts unsolicited proposals, while some named initiatives do not. Grant types include general operating support, program support, capital support, and capacity-building awards.
Most grants go to U.S. recipients, and 60% of grants are in Arizona. California is the top state by grant count, reflecting a strong West Coast footprint beyond the headquarters state. Recent recipients cluster in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Berkeley, Oceanside, and Los Angeles, with additional grants in Baltimore and New York. The recipient country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with one grant in Vietnam.
The foundation funds organizations serving injured, ill, and wounded veterans, first responders, children with life-threatening illnesses, youth programs, health and research initiatives, and selected community development efforts. Recent grants include support for military families, trauma recovery, psychedelic therapy research, wish-granting, and girls’ outdoor access.
The typical grant size is large: p25 is $43,750, the median is $200,000, and p75 is $500,000. Recent awards in the list also reach $10 million, showing that the foundation makes some very large, targeted investments.
Yes, some of its general grantmaking programs accept unsolicited applications. The active grant program entries for The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation Grant Program and General Grantmaking both list unsolicited applications as accepted.
Arizona receives 60% of grants, and California is the top state by grant count. Recent awards also went to organizations in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Berkeley, Oceanside, Los Angeles, Baltimore, and New York, with one grant in Vietnam among the recent records.
Yes. Semper Fi America’s Fund appears multiple times across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including several $10 million awards. Other repeat recipients in the recent grants list include 100 Club of Arizona, Barrow Neurological Foundation, Icahn School of Medicine Mt Sinai, and Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semper Fi America's Fund | Oceanside, CA | $10,000,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support for Critically Wounded, Ill & Injured Veterans |
| Barrow Neurological Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $1,000,000 | 2025 | Program Support for the Mind Exploratorium (A Research Hub) |
| 100 Club of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $900,000 | 2025 | Mental health and trauma support for Arizona first responders |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE MT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $800,000 | 2025 | Train VA Providers to provide MDMA-Assisted Therapy to Veterans, Development of Group Therapy Protocols and Support Fellowships |
| Girl Scouts AZ Cactus-Pine | Phoenix, AZ | $750,000 | 2025 | Getting more girls outdoors through Girl Scouts |
| University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $750,000 | 2025 | The Bob and Renee Parsons Endowed Chair - focused on psychedelic research |
| Hope for Haiti | Naples, FL | $750,000 | 2025 | Increasing access to quality primary care and strengthening healthcare partnerships in southern Haiti |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona | Scottsdale, AZ | $750,000 | 2025 | Support for growth in wishes granted to Hispanic families |
| Local First Arizona Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $676,320 | 2025 | Purchase of land adjacent to Heart & Soil People's Garden plus Improvements/ Sustainability to Garden and Entrepreneurial Accelerator Programs |
| Boys Girls Club of the Valley | Phoenix, AZ | $500,000 | 2025 | Bringing mental health programs to Valley Clubs through the Whole Child Approach Program |
| Barrow Neurological Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $500,000 | 2025 | Creation of a Parkinson's caregivers program within the Lonnie and Muhammad Ali Legacy Care |
| Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support |
| University of Baltimore Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $499,125 | 2025 | The Bob Parsons Institute at UB |
| University of Baltimore Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $480,091 | 2025 | The Bob Parsons Scholarship Fund |
| 100 Club of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $450,000 | 2025 | Mental health and trauma support for Arizona first responders |
| Grand Canyon University GCU | Phoenix, AZ | $412,500 | 2025 | Scholarships for Parsons' Scholars |
| 100 Club of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $400,000 | 2025 | Mental health and trauma support for Arizona first responders |
| Hualalai O'Hana Foundation | KailuaKona, HI | $400,000 | 2025 | 2024 General Operating Donation & 100 Holes of Golf Event Support |
| Brighter Way Institute | Phoenix, AZ | $350,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support - Meeting critical Oral Health Needs of Underserved Individuals in the Community |
| Homeless Youth Connection | Avondale, AZ | $350,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support to Eliminate Barriers to Graduation for Homeless Youth |
| Armed Services YMCA Camp Pendleton | Camp Pendleton, CA | $300,000 | 2025 | Underwriting Child Care Vouchers for Military Families |
| 100 Club of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $300,000 | 2025 | Mental health and trauma support for Arizona first responders |
| UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE FOUNDATION | BALTIMORE, MD | $299,871 | 2025 | The Bob Parsons Scholarship Fund |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | Donation to The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute |
| Native American Connections | Phoenix, AZ | $250,000 | 2025 | Program Support for Outreach, Drop-In, Emergency and Transitional Shelter, and Case Management of Homeless Youth |
| St Joseph the Worker | Phoeniz, AZ | $250,000 | 2025 | St. Joseph the Worker Workforce Village Program |
| National Center for Youth Law | Oakland, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | Expansion of the Foster Education program in Arizona. |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona | Scottsdale, AZ | $250,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support; Granting wishes of children with critical illnesses. |
| A Sanctuary for Military Families | Granby, CO | $250,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support- Provide Healing Retreats for Military Families |
| Elevate Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $250,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support- Supporting High School Graduation Attainment for At-Risk Youth |
| Free Arts for Abused Children of AZ | Phoenix, AZ | $250,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support- Providing trauma-informed art programs to foster and homeless children. |
| Barrow Neurological Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $250,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship for The Barrow Open in support of the Golf Neuroscience Research Laboratory for golfers suffering from back injuries |
| BRONX VETERANS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOU | BRONX, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | To support the training of Veterans Affairs therapists in MDMA-Assisted therapy |
| Make Way for Books | Tucson, AZ | $152,500 | 2025 | Support to expand the Make Way for Books program throughout Maricopa County Arizona |
| Justice Project Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | General operating support; program support to launch training efforts to address and prevent wrongful convictions and excessive sentencing |
| Junior Achievement of Arizona | Tempe, AZ | $150,000 | 2025 | Providing Low-Income Arizona Students with the K-12 Financial Literacy and Workforce Readiness and/or the Junior Achievement BizTown Programs. |
| Grand Canyon University GCU | Phoenix, AZ | $125,000 | 2025 | Scholarships for Parsons' Scholars |
| Arizona Friends of Foster Children | Phoenix, AZ | $125,000 | 2025 | Supporting Keys to Success Program for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundat | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 2025 | Trees of Hope Event Donation - Restricted to Homeless Youth Outreach Program |
| Rosie's House A Music Academy | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 2025 | Music program expansion for underserved students |
| Every Third Saturday | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support to Every Third Saturday to help foster hope and support post-traumatic growth for Veterans |
| One Community Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support for Inclusivity in Communities, businesses and beyond |
| 100 Club of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 2025 | Mental health and trauma support for Arizona First Responders |
| Boys Girls Club of the Valley | Phoenix, AZ | $62,500 | 2025 | Renee Parsons Girls Leadership Award; Renee Parsons Girls Excellence Award Scholarship |
| UMOM New Day Centers Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $60,000 | 2025 | 60th Anniversary Gala Diamond Sponsorship |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona | REDLANDS, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | 2024 Wish Ball - Shooting Star Sponsorship |
| Boys Girls Club of the Valley | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 Today's Kids, Tomorrow's Stars- Youth of the Year Sponsorship |
| Fireside Project Inc | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | General operating support to help minimize the risk of psychedelic experiences |
| NYC Marine Corps Birthday Gala Inc | Quogue, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 NYC Marine Corps Birthday Gala Sponsorship |
| Arizona Community Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 2025 | To support the Children's Vision Collaborative Fund |
Semper Fi America's Fund
$10,000,000General Operating Support for Critically Wounded, Ill & Injured Veterans
Barrow Neurological Foundation
$1,000,000Program Support for the Mind Exploratorium (A Research Hub)
100 Club of Arizona
$900,000Mental health and trauma support for Arizona first responders
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE MT SINAI
$800,000Train VA Providers to provide MDMA-Assisted Therapy to Veterans, Development of Group Therapy Protocols and Support Fellowships
Girl Scouts AZ Cactus-Pine
$750,000Getting more girls outdoors through Girl Scouts
University of California Berkeley
$750,000The Bob and Renee Parsons Endowed Chair - focused on psychedelic research
Hope for Haiti
$750,000Increasing access to quality primary care and strengthening healthcare partnerships in southern Haiti
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona
$750,000Support for growth in wishes granted to Hispanic families
Local First Arizona Foundation
$676,320Purchase of land adjacent to Heart & Soil People's Garden plus Improvements/ Sustainability to Garden and Entrepreneurial Accelerator Programs
Boys Girls Club of the Valley
$500,000Bringing mental health programs to Valley Clubs through the Whole Child Approach Program
Barrow Neurological Foundation
$500,000Creation of a Parkinson's caregivers program within the Lonnie and Muhammad Ali Legacy Care
Team Rubicon
$500,000General Operating Support
University of Baltimore Foundation
$499,125The Bob Parsons Institute at UB
University of Baltimore Foundation
$480,091The Bob Parsons Scholarship Fund
100 Club of Arizona
$450,000Mental health and trauma support for Arizona first responders
Grand Canyon University GCU
$412,500Scholarships for Parsons' Scholars
100 Club of Arizona
$400,000Mental health and trauma support for Arizona first responders
Hualalai O'Hana Foundation
$400,0002024 General Operating Donation & 100 Holes of Golf Event Support
Brighter Way Institute
$350,000General Operating Support - Meeting critical Oral Health Needs of Underserved Individuals in the Community
Homeless Youth Connection
$350,000General Operating Support to Eliminate Barriers to Graduation for Homeless Youth
Armed Services YMCA Camp Pendleton
$300,000Underwriting Child Care Vouchers for Military Families
100 Club of Arizona
$300,000Mental health and trauma support for Arizona first responders
UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE FOUNDATION
$299,871The Bob Parsons Scholarship Fund
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
$250,000Donation to The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute
Native American Connections
$250,000Program Support for Outreach, Drop-In, Emergency and Transitional Shelter, and Case Management of Homeless Youth
St Joseph the Worker
$250,000St. Joseph the Worker Workforce Village Program
National Center for Youth Law
$250,000Expansion of the Foster Education program in Arizona.
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona
$250,000General Operating Support; Granting wishes of children with critical illnesses.
A Sanctuary for Military Families
$250,000General Operating Support- Provide Healing Retreats for Military Families
Elevate Phoenix
$250,000General Operating Support- Supporting High School Graduation Attainment for At-Risk Youth
Free Arts for Abused Children of AZ
$250,000General Operating Support- Providing trauma-informed art programs to foster and homeless children.
Barrow Neurological Foundation
$250,000Sponsorship for The Barrow Open in support of the Golf Neuroscience Research Laboratory for golfers suffering from back injuries
BRONX VETERANS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOU
$200,000To support the training of Veterans Affairs therapists in MDMA-Assisted therapy
Make Way for Books
$152,500Support to expand the Make Way for Books program throughout Maricopa County Arizona
Justice Project Inc
$150,000General operating support; program support to launch training efforts to address and prevent wrongful convictions and excessive sentencing
Junior Achievement of Arizona
$150,000Providing Low-Income Arizona Students with the K-12 Financial Literacy and Workforce Readiness and/or the Junior Achievement BizTown Programs.
Grand Canyon University GCU
$125,000Scholarships for Parsons' Scholars
Arizona Friends of Foster Children
$125,000Supporting Keys to Success Program for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundat
$100,000Trees of Hope Event Donation - Restricted to Homeless Youth Outreach Program
Rosie's House A Music Academy
$100,000Music program expansion for underserved students
Every Third Saturday
$100,000General Operating Support to Every Third Saturday to help foster hope and support post-traumatic growth for Veterans
One Community Foundation
$100,000General Operating Support for Inclusivity in Communities, businesses and beyond
100 Club of Arizona
$75,000Mental health and trauma support for Arizona First Responders
Boys Girls Club of the Valley
$62,500Renee Parsons Girls Leadership Award; Renee Parsons Girls Excellence Award Scholarship
UMOM New Day Centers Inc
$60,00060th Anniversary Gala Diamond Sponsorship
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona
$30,0002024 Wish Ball - Shooting Star Sponsorship
Boys Girls Club of the Valley
$25,0002024 Today's Kids, Tomorrow's Stars- Youth of the Year Sponsorship
Fireside Project Inc
$25,000General operating support to help minimize the risk of psychedelic experiences
NYC Marine Corps Birthday Gala Inc
$25,0002024 NYC Marine Corps Birthday Gala Sponsorship
Arizona Community Foundation
$25,000To support the Children's Vision Collaborative Fund