Carl F Braun Trust
Los Angeles, California, United States
Overview
The Carl F. Braun Trust, IRS-recognized 1957, is a Los Angeles-based private foundation (assets ~$12.2M) honoring engineer Carl Franklin Braun (1884-1954), founder of C.F. Braun & Co. -- an oil-refinery and petrochemical-plant engineering firm started in 1909 with $500 that grew to 6,000+ employees and $100M+ annual revenue by the 1950s before its 1980 sale to Santa Fe International. The trust funds educational initiatives concentrated in Claremont, Los Angeles, and Pasadena, California, including grants to Caltech.
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Last updated July 3, 2026