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Zadoc W & Lawrence N Brown Foundation

Preselected recipients only Honolulu, Hawaii · EIN 990204873

Zadoc W & Lawrence N Brown Foundation is a private foundation in Honolulu, Hawaii. In tax year 2024 it gave $15,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. 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 down from $16,000 the year before.

11% of its 2024 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$16,0009$381,328
2024$15,0009$480,307

How to apply

Zadoc W & Lawrence N 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 Zadoc W & Lawrence N Brown Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Hawaii.

StateGrantsAmount
Hawaii9$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bishop Museum
Honolulu, HI
For the benefit of the archives$5,000
Seabury Hall
Makawao, HI
For the maunalei scholarship fund in memory of emalia alexandra brown guard$5,000
Maui Nui Botanical Gardens Inc
Kahului, HI
Unrestricted$1,000
Montessori School of Maui
Makawao, HI
For general operating support.$1,000
The Outdoor Circle
Honolulu, HI
Programs and operating support$1,000
Historic Hawaii Foundation
Honolulu, HI
Programs and operating support$500
Mission Houses Museum
Honolulu, HI
Unrestricted$500
NA Keiki O Emalia
Wailuku, HI
Unrestricted$500
Hawaiian Historical Society
Honolulu, HI
Unrestricted$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Zadoc W & Lawrence N Brown Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Zadoc W & Lawrence N Brown Foundation give?

$15,000 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Zadoc W & Lawrence N Brown Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists David T Brown (President), Cynthia Brown Quisenberry (Secretary/Director) and Zadoc W Brown Jr (Vice Pres/Director).

What does Zadoc W & Lawrence N Brown Foundation fund?

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

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