The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation

What The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation does

The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation is a private charitable foundation established in February 2012 in Scottsdale, Arizona by serial entrepreneur Bob Parsons (founder of GoDaddy and PXG) and business executive Renee Parsons. The foundation operates as the philanthropic arm of YAM Worldwide, providing transformational grants to nonprofit organizations across four stated focus areas: Youth & Education, Health & Home, Military & First Responders, and the American Dream. As of June 2026, the foundation reports 195 nonprofit partners and 645 cumulative grants, with grant outflows of $22.9M (2025), $28.0M (2024), and $26.6M (2023).

The foundation distributes grants through a structured four-step application process (eligibility quiz, letter of interest, internal review, formal grant application) and increasingly uses multi-year unrestricted operating grants and matching campaigns such as the annual Double Down for Veterans campaign with Semper Fi & America's Fund and PXG. Recent named programs include the Bob Parsons Veterans Center and Veterans Advocacy Clinic at the University of Baltimore ($4.8M), the EmpowHER Leadership Program at Central Michigan University, the Parsons Research Center for Psychedelic Healing, and an endowed chair for psychedelic research. The foundation signed The Giving Pledge in December 2013, committing to give away at least half of the founders' net worth.

The foundation does not generate commercial revenue and is funded by the personal wealth of its founders. It serves as a grant-making intermediary between the Parsons family and the nonprofit sector, with no employees, customers, or revenue model in the conventional commercial sense. Geographic reach is anchored in Arizona but extends to California, Maryland, Michigan, Hawaii, and internationally to Haiti (disaster relief) and Vietnam (founder legacy).

Name

The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation

Legal name

The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation

Website

https://tbrpf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation is a private charitable foundation established in 2012 by Bob and Renee Parsons that provides transformational grants to nonprofits across Youth & Education, Health & Home, Military & First Responders, and the American Dream, deploying $22.9M in 2025 across 195 partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropic Foundation / Charitable Grant-Making

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

Keywords

• Charitable grant making
• Philanthropic foundation
• Nonprofit grants
• Veterans support funding
• Youth education grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Core offering

The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation is a private charitable foundation that provides transformational grants to nonprofit organizations across four focus areas: Youth & Education, Health & Home, Military & First Responders, and American Dream. Funding is awarded through a structured eligibility, letter of interest, and formal grant application process, with total annual grant dollars of $22.9M (2025), $28.0M (2024), and $26.6M (2023) distributed across 195 partner organizations.

Product overview

The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation is a charitable organization that operates as a grant-making foundation rather than a traditional product company. The foundation provides transformational gifts to nonprofit organizations across four main focus areas: Youth & Education, Health & Home, Military & First Responders, and American Dream. The foundation's 'products' are its grant programs and initiatives, including named programs such as the Bob Parsons Veterans Center support at the University of Baltimore, the EmpowHER Leadership Program for female student-athletes, the Double Down for Veterans matching campaign, and various animal welfare grants. The organization does not develop or sell technology products; instead, it serves as a philanthropic vehicle funding external nonprofit partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth & Education Grants Grant program supporting nonprofit organizations that benefit youth and education across areas such as youth enrichment, financial literacy, career readiness, foster care support, and LGBTQ+ youth services. Recipients in 2026 include Boys & Girls Clubs (general operating support up to $1M each), Junior Achievement of Arizona ($500K), and Child Crisis Arizona ($250K).
• Health & Home Grants Grant program dedicated to increasing access to medical care and housing for those in need, including funding for dental clinics serving uninsured children, homeless shelters, and wellness centers. Recipients include Brighter Way Institute ($700K for dental services for underserved populations) and UMOM New Day Centers ($1.5M/3 years to end family homelessness).
• Military & First Responders Grants Grant program supporting veterans and first responders, including Semper Fi & America's Fund, Team Rubicon, Armed Services YMCA Camp Pendleton ($300K), and Boulder Crest Foundation ($600K/2 years for the Struggle Well training program for Arizona first responders).
• American Dream Grants Grant program partnering with organizations that break down barriers to economic mobility and entrepreneurship for underserved populations, supporting financial literacy tools, matched savings programs, and innovative solutions to assist single mothers and other underserved groups.
• Bob Parsons Veterans Center & Veterans Advocacy Clinic Support Multi-year, multi-million-dollar named funding for the Bob Parsons Veterans Center and Veterans Advocacy Clinic at the University of Baltimore, providing academic and support resources for military-affiliated students; the foundation's $4.8M grant was tied to UBalt being recognized with a Top 10 national ranking for small public institutions in support of students with military connections.
• EmpowHER Leadership Program Mentorship and leadership program at Central Michigan University for female student-athletes, providing workshops on communication, emotional intelligence, and career readiness, supported by a $350,000 grant from the foundation.
• Animal Welfare Grants Grants supporting animal shelters and rescue organizations across Arizona, including a $1.3M donation in December 2025 benefiting the Arizona Animal Welfare League and Lost Our Home Pet Rescue to expand lifesaving shelter programs.
• Double Down for Veterans Match Campaign Annual dollar-for-dollar matching campaign run in partnership with Semper Fi & America's Fund and PXG to support wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and military families; in its 14th annual cycle (2025) the campaign matched up to $7.5M with a $15M target, and the 2025 iteration surpassed $18.4M raised.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ford Foundation: One of the largest US private foundations, making transformational grants across inequality, education, and democracy. Comparable to TBRPF as an established, multi-decade grantmaking institution with similar focus areas on youth, economic mobility, and social justice.
• Emerson Collective: Laurene Powell Jobs' philanthropy and impact-investing organization funding education, immigration, environment, and media. Comparable to TBRPF as a founder-led philanthropic vehicle deploying flexible capital across social issues.
• Lilly Endowment Inc. Major US private foundation funding education, religion, and community development. Comparable to TBRPF as a private, founder-funded foundation making large multi-year grants in education and community well-being.
• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: The world's largest private foundation, also a Giving Pledge signatory. Compares directly to TBRPF as a founder-funded private foundation making transformational grants across health, education, and poverty — but at vastly greater scale and global reach.
• Bezos Earth Fund: Jeff Bezos' $10B climate-focused private fund. Compares to TBRPF as a recently launched, founder-wealth-funded foundation making large grants to advance a defined mission area.
• Bloomberg Philanthropies: Michael Bloomberg's private foundation focused on public health, education, environment, and public service. Directly comparable as a high-profile entrepreneur-founded foundation making large, multi-year strategic grants with strong brand identity.
• MacArthur Foundation: Major private foundation funding education, housing, journalism, and climate. Comparable to TBRPF in its focus on housing/homelessness and youth, and in deploying large multi-year grants through a structured application process.

Direct peers

• Gary Sinise Foundation: Private foundation honoring veterans, first responders, and defenders. Direct peer to TBRPF's Military & First Responders pillar, with similar entertainment-tied brand and similar grant categories (housing, mental wellness, family support).
• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation: Private foundation funding child well-being, medical research, environment, and arts. Direct peer to TBRPF as a similarly scaled single-family private foundation making multi-year grants in health, youth, and the arts.
• Bob Woodruff Foundation: Veteran-focused private foundation funding programs for post-9/11 service members, veterans, and families. Direct peer of TBRPF's Military & First Responders focus area and a co-actor in the wounded-veteran funding ecosystem alongside Semper Fi & America's Fund.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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M&A

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