The Brown Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 74-6036466 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
The Brown Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Houston, TX (EIN 74-6036466). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $84.3M paid in 222 grants, with a median grant of $50K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $2.2B. Its latest 990-PF gives application information and does not say it gives only to preselected organizations.
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Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Application information on file: its latest 990-PF does not say it gives only to preselected organizations, and it gives some information about applying. See more foundations with application information.
- Contact
- Ann Ziker The Brown Foundation Inc
- Phone
- (713) 523-6867
- Deadlines
- https://www.brownfoundation.org/grant-seekers/
- Application materials
- Grant applicants should refer to the foundation's website for information regarding the application process. i. https://www.brownfoundation.org/ ii. https://www.brownfoundation.org/about/#history iii. https://www.brownfoundation.org/grantmakingareas/#areas iv. https://www.brownfoundation.org/apply/
- Restrictions
- https://www.brownfoundation.org/grant-seekers/
Original filing text
- Contact
- Ann Ziker The Brown Foundation Inc
- Address
- 2217 Welch St Houston, TX, 770195617
- Phone
- 7135236867
- bfi@brownfoundation.org
- Deadlines
- https://www.brownfoundation.org/grant-seekers/
- Application materials
- Grant applicants should refer to the foundation's website for information regarding the application process. i. https://www.brownfoundation.org/ ii. https://www.brownfoundation.org/about/#history iii. https://www.brownfoundation.org/grantmakingareas/#areas iv. https://www.brownfoundation.org/apply/
- Restrictions
- https://www.brownfoundation.org/grant-seekers/
Reported organization name: The Brown Foundation Inc
Application information: https://www.brownfoundation.org/
Where The Brown Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/the-brown-foundation-inc-746036466
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkintown, PA | Study Group and Matching Grant Programs | Tax year 20242024 | $11M |
| Harris Health Strategic Fund | Bellaire, TX | Investing in a Healthier Harris County | Tax year 20242024 | $10M |
| Precinct4Forward | Houston, TX | Burnett Bayland Park Improvements | Tax year 20242024 | $7.5M |
| YES Prep Public Schools | Houston, TX | The Power of YES | Tax year 20242024 | $7M |
| Hermann Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | 10-year plan (Phase I) | Tax year 20242024 | $6M |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (222 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Brown Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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