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Private foundation (trust)EIN 746036466Est. 1952-08

The Brown Foundation Inc

Houston, TX 770195617

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$2.2B

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$84.3M

FY 2024

Grants Made

222

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$380K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$20K–$11M

Typical

Deadlines

https://www.brownfoundation.org/grant-…

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$176K

Funds spent to preserve and rehabilitate over 6,000 acres of freshwater marsh on the Texas Gulf Coast damaged by saltwater intrusion from a levee breach resulting from Hurricane Harvey and other significant rain events. The rehabilitation of the marsh, which is held for conservation purposes, will promote the return of native grasses, birds, fish, and wildlife.

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$145.9M

Total Expenses

$92.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$86.5M

Distributable Amount

$103.6M

Min. Investment Return

$105.6M

Undistributed Income

$15.2M

Payout rate 83%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.83%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

222 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $20K through median $50K to maximum $11M, 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

2 years

Giving over time from 2023 to 2024. Peak $112.4M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

Baylor College of Medicine
$25.1M
3 grants
Houston Parks Board
$24.1M
5 grants
National Philanthropic Trust
$22M
2 grants
St John's School
$10.1M
3 grants
Harris Health Strategic Fund
$10M
1 grant
Precinct4Forward
$7.5M
1 grant
Memorial Park Conservancy Inc
$7.5M
1 grant
YES Prep Public Schools
$7.1M
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
265
grants
$50–250K
172
grants
$250K–1M
40
grants
$1–5M
12
grants
$5M+
11
grants

Geographic Focus

18 states

Texas
$169.7M
86% of total
Pennsylvania
$22.1M
11% of total
New York
$1.5M
1% of total
New Mexico
$1.2M
1% of total
Ohio
$595K
0% of total
Arkansas
$440K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$292K
0% of total
California
$218K
0% of total
New Hampshire
$190K
0% of total
Wyoming
$100K
0% of total

+8 more states

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