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Brabson Library & Educational Foundation

Accepts applications Eagle River, Alaska · EIN 593021777

Brabson Library & Educational Foundation is a private foundation in Eagle River, Alaska. In tax year 2024 it gave $408,202 in 37 grants; the typical grant was $8,000 and the largest $30,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $339,523 the year before.

81% 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
2023$339,52343$9.5 million
2024$408,20237$10.2 million

How to apply

ContactBrabson Lib FNDT Co Andrew Brabson
10425 Stewart Dr, Eagle River, AK 99577
Phone or email(907) 854-0222, gatekeeper@brabsonfamilyfoundation.org

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Brabson Library & Educational Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 20 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana5$71,432
Massachusetts3$43,000
New Mexico5$40,000
California5$39,900
Washington1$28,000
District of Columbia1$25,000
Ohio1$20,000
Montana1$19,650
Alaska2$19,500
Oregon1$18,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 37 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Conservation Law Center
Bloomington, IN
Educational$30,000
Outreach & Transform Lives
Federal Way, WA
Cultural$28,000
Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants
Washington, DC
Educational$25,000
Wam Theatre
Lenox, MA
Cultural$25,000
Black Women in Aviation
Germantown, OH
Educational$20,000
California Botanical Garden
Claremont, CA
Educational$20,000
Wonderlab Museum of Science
Bloomington, IN
Educational$19,800
Working Dogs for Conservation
Bozeman, MT
Educational$19,650
Reunity Resources
Santa Fe, NM
Cultural$19,000
Chugach Mountain Bike Riders
Chugiak, AK
Cultural$18,000
Scienceworks Hands on Museum
Ashland, OR
Educational$18,000
Kansas Aviation Museum Inc
Witchita, KS
Educational$16,650
Firebird Music Ensembles
Wakefield, MA
Educational$15,000
Unitarian Universalist Church
Albuquerque, NM
Cultural$15,000
Hawkwatch International
Salt Lake City, UT
Educational$12,450
A Rosie Place
South Bend, IN
Cultural$11,632
Chicago Maritime Arts Center
Chicago, IL
Educational$10,000
Heartworkers Union
San Jose, CA
Educational$10,000
The Golden Schools Foundation
Golden, CO
Education$8,000
Indiana Audubon Society
Connersville, IN
Educational$7,000
Wonderscope Children's Museum
Kansas City, MO
Educational$6,950
National Museum of Wildlife Art
Jackson, WY
Educational$6,500
San Miguel Academy of Newburgh
Newburgh, NY
Educational$6,000
Wheelhouse Creative
Arca, NY
Educational$6,000
Girls Incorporated of Tennessee Valley
Oak Ridge, TN
Cultural$5,000
Immigrant Defenders Law Center
Los Angeles, CA
Cultural$4,500
Eskenazi Museum of Art
Bloomington, IN
Educational$3,000
Falmouth Educational Foundation
Falmouth, MA
Educational$3,000
Pac Rim PTA
Carlsbad, CA
Educational$3,000
Pidgeonwing Dance
New York, NY
Educational$3,000
Unm Music Prep
Albuquerque, NM
Educational$3,000
Animal Humane New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Educational$2,500
Sacramento Guitar Society
Folsom, CA
Educational$2,400
Boysville Inc
Converse, TX
Cultural$1,670
Childrens Lunch Box
Anchorage, AK
Cultural$1,500
Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
Cultural$1,500
505 Master's Water Polo Club
Albuquerque, NM
Cultural$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Brabson Library & Educational Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Brabson Library & Educational Foundation give?

$408,202 in tax year 2024, across 37 grants, with a typical grant of $8,000.

Who runs Brabson Library & Educational Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Bennet Brabson (Member at la), Elizabeth Feathers (Member at la), Andrew Brabson (President) and Laney Brabson (Vice Preside) among 10 officers and trustees.

What does Brabson Library & Educational Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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