David House
/SOURCE OF WEALTH: Intel; Brocade Communications Systems
FUNDING AREAS: Education, arts & culture, Michigan, San Francisco Bay Area
OVERVIEW: David House does his grantmaking through the House Family Foundation, which he established in 1999 in California. Education has been a big priority of House's philanthropy, which appears to prioritize his alma maters, STEM education, the San Francisco Bay Area and the state of Michigan. House is a major supporter of the Computer History Museum. The House Family Foundation does not have much of a web presence.
BACKGROUND: Born in Michigan, David House received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University. House began his career as a computer designer at Raytheon. In 1974, House joined Intel, where he worked for 23 years, including at the helm of Intel's microprocessor division. He is credited with coining the familiar "Intel Inside" marketing slogan. House is currently chairman of Brocade Communications Systems, which specializes in data and storage networking products and is headquartered in San Jose.
ISSUES:
EDUCATION: Education grantmaking accounts for more than half of the House Family Foundation’s giving. David House serves on the board of trustees of his alma mater, Northeastern University, and recently donated to support the renovation of the Northeastern’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Lab. Other higher education grantees include the Tower Foundation of San Hose State University, the Foundation for a College Education and Michigan Technological University, where House earned his undergraduate degree, and which has received millions in support over the past decade. In the K-12 arena, House’s giving focuses on STEM education and the Bay Area. In recent years, grants have gone to the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, San Jose’s ACE Charter School, Kipp Bay Area Schools and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley.
ARTS & CULTURE: The House Family Foundation’s grantmaking for arts and culture has mainly supported organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. The foundation’s main recipient in this area is the Computer History Museum of Mountain View, California, where House sits on the museum's board of trustees. House also supported the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose. Other past arts grants have supported the Montalvo Arts Center, the San Jose Museum of Art and the Children's Creativity Museum, a multimedia arts and technology museum in San Francisco.
MICHIGAN COMMUNITY & BAY AREA COMMUNITY: House has funded grants in Michigan to human services organizations including the Community Foundation of Muskegon City, the Porter Hills Foundation and Grace Adventures, which runs faith-based retreats and camps for children and families. In the Bay Area, House has supported San Francisco’s Friends of the Children, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Oakland’s Covenant House, which provides emergency housing and rehabilitation to homeless and trafficked young people.
LOOKING FORWARD: The House Family Foundation has made about $1.3 million annually in recent years. Expect House to continue to provide ongoing support to his alma maters and the Computer History Museum. Giving to smaller community organizations in Michigan and the Bay Area may increase with time.
CONTACT:
House Family Foundation
5205 Prospect Rd., Ste. 135-158
San Jose, CA 95129
(408) 866-7296
