Held to the mission.
Independently governed.
Francon Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity governed by its Board of Directors, which approves the annual grants budget and holds the institution to its mission, its conflict-of-interest policy, and its public-charity obligations.
The Foundation is committed to independent governance and is expanding its board with independent directors.
Matthew Chase Levy.
Founder & Board Chair
Matthew Chase Levy is a physicist and investor who founded Francon Foundation in 2023.
Trained as a fusion physicist, he was a Royal Society Newton International Fellow and is an Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford. He founded AE Blue Capital, an advanced-energy investment firm, and serves as a trustee of The Washington Institute.
He founded Francon to put a focused, long-horizon philanthropy on a durable footing — beginning with a public elementary school a few miles from home. He lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area.
A focused, long-horizon philanthropy on a durable footing.