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Dorothy Fielder Brown Irrevocable Tr

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 226765061

Dorothy Fielder Brown Irrevocable Tr is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $8.9 million in 6 grants; the typical grant was $1.3 million and the largest $2.2 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $369,257 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$448,4576$8.2 million
2024$369,2576$8.8 million
2025$8.9 million6$0

How to apply

Dorothy Fielder Brown Irrevocable Tr 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 Dorothy Fielder Brown Irrevocable Tr funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey3$4.9 million
New York2$3.1 million
Illinois1$885,878

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
New York, NY
Unrestricted gift$2.2 million
Riverview Medical Center FDTN Planned Giving
Edison, NJ
Unrestricted gift$2.2 million
Associated Humane Society
Newark, NJ
Unrestricted gift$1.8 million
Museum of Television & Radio
New York, NY
Unrestricted gift$885,878
Monmouth University
W Long Branch, NJ
Unrestricted gift$885,878
Museum of Broadcast Communications
Chicago, IL
Unrestricteg gift$885,878

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dorothy Fielder Brown Irrevocable Tr accept grant applications?

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

How much does Dorothy Fielder Brown Irrevocable Tr give?

$8.9 million in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $1.3 million.

Who runs Dorothy Fielder Brown Irrevocable Tr?

Its 2025 filing lists Arden Trust Company (Trustee).

What does Dorothy Fielder Brown Irrevocable Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and arts and culture.

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