Private foundation · EIN 74-6036466 · Houston, TX · Return for the year ending 2024-06-30
Where The Brown Foundation's grants went
It reported $118M in grants paid across 836 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 98.1% of those dollars to 446 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $116M 774 lines
- No confident match $2.16M 59
- Individuals, not shown $37.5K 3
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- Grant applicants should refer to the foundation's website for information regarding the application process. https://www.brownfoundation.org/ https://www.brownfoundation.org/mission-history/ iii. https://www.brownfoundation.org/grantmakingareas/ https://www.brownfoundation.org/guidelines/
- Deadlines
- https://www.brownfoundation.org/grantees/ https://www.brownfoundation.org/grant-seekers/
- Restrictions
- https://www.brownfoundation.org/grant-seekers/
- Website on filing
- www.brownfoundation.org
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 831 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Parks Board Houston, TX · EIN 74-1860046 | $20,748,807 | An interconnected network of parks, trails, and greenspace for a more resilient and equitable Houston | Same address 1.00 |
| Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX · EIN 74-1613878 | $13,384,145 | Imagining Tomorrow's Medicine Today | Same city 1.00 |
| Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX · EIN 74-1613878 | $11,615,855 | Imagining Tomorrow's Medicine Today | Same city 1.00 |
| National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA · EIN 23-7825575 | $11,000,000 | Study Group and Matching Grant Programs | Known alias 1.00 |
| St John's School Houston, TX · EIN 74-1185668 | $8,508,842 | St. John's Campaign for a new Lower School | Same address 1.00 |
| Memorial Park Conservancy Houston, TX · EIN 76-0655841 | $7,500,000 | The Memorial Park Conservancy Capital Campaign | Same street 1.00 |
| Harmony Public Schools Houston, TX · EIN 76-0615245 | $2,500,000 | Houston Capital Campaign Phase II | Same city 1.00 |
| Houston Parks Board Houston, TX · EIN 74-1860046 | $1,751,193 | An interconnected network of parks, trails, and greenspace for a more resilient and equitable Houston | Same address 1.00 |
| Memorial Assistance Ministries Houston, TX · EIN 76-0044172 | $1,500,000 | Growing Our Impact... Together! | Same address 1.00 |
| St John's School Houston, TX · EIN 74-1185668 | $1,491,158 | St. John's Campaign for a new Lower School | Same address 1.00 |
| Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Houston, TX · EIN 74-1093771 | $1,250,000 | Property Acquisition for CAMH Expansion ($1,000,000) and Operating Support ($250,000) | Same address 1.00 |
| Menil Foundation Houston, TX · EIN 74-6045327 | $1,050,000 | Operating Support and support of the restoration of the Menil House property | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The Chinati Foundation Marfa, TX · EIN 74-2340423 | $1,000,000 | Art as Intended: The Chinati Foundation Capital Campaign | Same address 1.00 |
| Good Reason Houston Houston, TX · EIN 82-0946654 | $1,000,000 | HISD Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| University of St Thomas Houston, TX · EIN 74-1277664 | $1,000,000 | For the Greater Glory: A Campaign for the University of St. Thomas | Same address 1.00 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX · EIN 74-1109655 | $929,500 | General Operating Support ($900,000); Shartle Lecture Series ($29,500) | Same city 1.00 |
| The Brookwood Community Brookshire, TX · EIN 74-1587672 | $900,000 | Brookwood and Beyond Capital Campaign (PH IX) | Same street 1.00 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation Houston, TX · EIN 74-1394920 | $850,000 | Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Houston Grand Opera Association Houston, TX · EIN 74-6016764 | $850,000 | Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Houston Symphony Society Houston, TX · EIN 74-1157373 | $850,000 | Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Teach For America Houston Houston, TX · no confident EIN match | $650,000 | Operating Support | Unmatched Help match |
| New Hope Housing Houston, TX · EIN 73-1419279 | $600,000 | New Hopes Affordable Housing Pipeline ($500,000) and 2023 Operations ($100,000) | Same address 1.00 |
| Uvalde Cisd Moving Forward Foundation San Antonio, TX · EIN 88-2611151 | $600,000 | Uvalde Moving Forward | Exact name 1.00 |
| Alley Theatre Houston, TX · EIN 74-1143076 | $500,000 | Operating Support | Same street 1.00 |
| Galveston Bay Foundation Kemah, TX · EIN 76-0279876 | $500,000 | East Bay Living Shoreline | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| San Antonio Museum of Art San Antonio, TX · EIN 74-2689943 | $500,000 | Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museum of Ohio Cleveland, OH · EIN 20-2545192 | $355,000 | Restoration of the Apostolic Fire Station found within the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican | Same address 1.00 |
| Communities in Schools of Houston Houston, TX · EIN 76-0031827 | $300,000 | Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Houston Symphony Society Houston, TX · EIN 74-1157373 | $300,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Avenue Community Development Corporation Houston, TX · EIN 76-0380602 | $250,000 | Capital Improvements for Continued Affordable Housing Access and General Operating | Same address 1.00 |
| Bakerripley Houston, TX · EIN 23-7062976 | $250,000 | Community Initiatives Division | Same city 1.00 |
| Collaborative for Children Houston, TX · EIN 76-0228065 | $250,000 | Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Emerge Fellowship Houston, TX · EIN 45-4077397 | $250,000 | Operating Support | Same city 1.00 |
| The Irvin M Shlenker School of Congregation Beth Israel Houston, TX · EIN 76-0686559 | $250,000 | Building for the Future Campaign | Same address 1.00 |
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas Dallas, TX · EIN 46-3992618 | $250,000 | Trauma and Grief Center, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute | Same city 1.00 |
| Rothko Chapel Houston, TX · EIN 22-7229934 | $250,000 | Opening Spaces Campaign ($200,000) and Operating Support ($50,000) | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation Water Mill, NY · EIN 13-4144013 | $245,000 | The Watermill Center Western Union Shed Studio Renovation | Same address 1.00 |
| Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Houston, TX · EIN 74-1100163 | $225,000 | Operating Support | Same street 1.00 |
| Prounitas Houston, TX · EIN 47-1573396 | $225,000 | ProUnitas 3-Year Sustainability & Capacity Building Capital Campaign and Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Theatre Under the Stars Houston, TX · EIN 74-1621647 | $225,000 | Operating Support | Same street 1.00 |
| Friends of the High Line New York, NY · EIN 31-1734086 | $200,000 | High Line Art and Educational Programming | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Houston Wilderness Houston, TX · EIN 42-1573695 | $200,000 | Riverine Targeted Use-of-Buyouts (TUBs) Program | Same address 1.00 |
| Tirr Foundation Houston, TX · EIN 76-0185588 | $200,000 | Mission Connect | Same street 1.00 |
| Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museum of Ohio Cleveland, OH · EIN 20-2545192 | $200,000 | Restoration of the Apostolic Fire Station found within the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican | Same address 1.00 |
| Texas Defender Service Austin, TX · EIN 76-0481649 | $200,000 | Operating Support | Same city 1.00 |
| Celebrate Dyslexia Schools San Antonio, TX · no confident EIN match | $200,000 | Operating Support | Unmatched Help match |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX · no confident EIN match | $200,000 | Nurturing Resilience Initiative - Harris County Expansion | Unmatched Help match |
| The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA · EIN 53-0242652 | $190,000 | Expanding Love Creek Preserve Land Acquisition | Exact name 1.00 |
| Small Places Houston, TX · EIN 85-4185029 | $183,000 | "First of Many" Campaign | Same city 1.00 |
| College Track Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3279613 | $167,500 | Matching gift-General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
2 more lines ($66.2K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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138 recipients in common - Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
88 recipients in common - Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Houston, TX
80 recipients in common - The Powell Foundation Houston, TX
58 recipients in common - Vivian L Smith Foundation Houston, TX
56 recipients in common - The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
54 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.