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Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation

Preselected recipients only Hoover, Alabama · EIN 770529716

Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation is a private foundation in Hoover, Alabama. In tax year 2024 it gave $15,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $7,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $2,500 the year before.

75% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$00$140,360
2023$2,5001$150,323
2024$15,0004$147,426

How to apply

Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama2$10,000
North Carolina1$2,500
Tennessee1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lakeshore Foundation
Birmingham, AL
To provide opportunity for individuals with disability to live a healthy lifestyle.$7,500
Mountaintop Church
Birmingham, AL
To invite and equip people to follow jesus and be for birmingham.$2,500
Samaritan's Purse
Boone, NC
To follow the example of christ by helping those in need and proclaiming the hope of the gospel.$2,500
Pi Kapp Alpha Foundation
Memphis, TN
To support acedemic and leadership development, personal health and safety, and fostering a lifelong fraternal experience.$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation give?

$15,000 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Owen Brown (President) and Brookes Brown (Vice President).

What does Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and faith communities.

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