Well Told Grants

Foundations / Massachusetts

Walter Lewis Brown Scholarship Trust

Preselected recipients only Brockton, Massachusetts · EIN 260302131

Walter Lewis Brown Scholarship Trust is a private foundation in Brockton, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $33,435 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $750 and the largest $16,435. 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 $29,107 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$27,73416$189,227
2024$29,10717$175,680
2025$33,43515$153,396

How to apply

Walter Lewis Brown Scholarship Trust 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 Walter Lewis Brown Scholarship Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts15$33,435

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Southeastern Vocational Hs
South Easton, MA
Equipment purchase$16,435
Individual
MA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$750
Individual
MA
Scholarship$750
Individual
MA
Scholarship$750
Individual
MA
Scholarship$750
Individual
MA
Scholarship$500
Individual
MA
Scholarship$500
Individual
MA
Scholarship$500
Individual
MA
Scholarship$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Walter Lewis Brown Scholarship Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Walter Lewis Brown Scholarship Trust give?

$33,435 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $750.

Who runs Walter Lewis Brown Scholarship Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Jessica Wainwright (Trustee).

What does Walter Lewis Brown Scholarship Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

Similar foundations in Massachusetts