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The Adam and John Brown Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Naples, Florida · EIN 333812313

The Adam and John Brown Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Naples, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $3.1 million in 18 grants; the typical grant was $52,535 and the largest $500,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

How to apply

ContactJohn Moore
1800 Galleon Drive, Naples, FL 34102
Phone or email(239) 404-3615
What to submitLetter from applicant detailing nature of organization, proposed usage of requested funds, copy of 501(c)(3) filing and other informational documentation.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Adam and John Brown Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois8$2.1 million
Florida5$850,000
Alabama1$55,070
Vermont2$45,000
Minnesota1$32,912
California1$25,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Stetson University
Deland, FL
Mathematics endowed scholarship$500,000
Paws
Chicago, IL
Services$500,000
Union League Boys and Girls Clubs
Chicago, IL
Services$500,000
The Anti Cruelty Society
Chicago, IL
Services$500,000
Ignite the Spirit Fund Chicago
Chicago, IL
Services$485,000
South Eastern Guide Dogs Inc
Palomentto, FL
Services$100,000
Canine Companions
Orlando, FL
Services$100,000
People for Guatemala
Naples, FL
Services$100,000
Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Services$55,070
Henry Schueler 41 &9 Foundation
Chicago, IL
Services$50,000
Choice to Change Inc
Jupiter, FL
Services$50,000
University of Minnesota Twin Cities NW6443
Minneapolis, MN
Services$32,912
Briland Modem Fund
Los Angeles, CA
Services$25,000
Guardian Angel Basset Hound Rescue
Dwight, IL
Services$25,000
Little Red Barn Farm Sanctuary
Tunbridge, VT
Services$25,000
Danny Did Foundation
Evanston, IL
Services$25,000
Moonrise Therapeutics
Taftsville, VT
Services$20,000
Garrido Stray Rescue Foundation
Chicago, IL
Services$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Adam and John Brown Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Adam and John Brown Foundation Inc give?

$3.1 million in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $52,535.

Who runs The Adam and John Brown Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists John Moore (Director), Jon O'Malley (Director) and Daniel O'Malley (Director).

What does The Adam and John Brown Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and animals.

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