Well Told Grants

Foundations / Delaware

Gibbs H Brownell Fund

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 347023040

Gibbs H Brownell Fund is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $62,702 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $62,702 and the largest $62,702. 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 $56,900 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$59,1891$1.3 million
2024$56,9001$1.4 million
2025$62,7021$1.4 million

How to apply

Gibbs H Brownell Fund 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 Gibbs H Brownell Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio1$62,702

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Milan-Berlin Public Library
Milan, OH
General support grant$62,702

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gibbs H Brownell Fund accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gibbs H Brownell Fund give?

$62,702 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $62,702.

Who runs Gibbs H Brownell Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Arden Trust Company (Trustee).

What does Gibbs H Brownell Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

Similar foundations in Delaware