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Private foundation (trust)EIN 880392787Est. 1998-06

THE BROWN FAMILY FOUNDATION

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401

Total Assets

$1.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$73K

FY 2024

Grants Made

16

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$15K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$323K

Total Expenses

$96K

Qualifying Distributions

$73K

Distributable Amount

$76K

Min. Investment Return

$81K

Undistributed Income

$6K

Payout rate 96%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.96%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

16 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $5K to maximum $15K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $73K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

62 grants

SAMARITAN'S PURSE
$40K
5 grants
PACIFIC WILDLIFE CARE
$29K
5 grants
MEALS ON WHEELS
$22K
5 grants
UKRAINIAN ACTION
$20K
2 grants
STANFORD MEDICINE
$17K
5 grants
WOODS HUMANE SOCIETY
$16K
5 grants
FRIENDS OF AVILA PIER
$15K
1 grant
FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUN
$13K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

62 grants

<$10K
60
grants
$10–50K
2
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

California
$145K
60% of total
North Carolina
$45K
19% of total
South Carolina
$20K
8% of total
Utah
$13K
5% of total
Connecticut
$5K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$5K
2% of total
Georgia
$5K
2% of total
Virginia
$3K
1% of total
Arizona
$3K
1% of total
New York
$1K
0% of total

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