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Sid & Esther Brown Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Marine City, Michigan · EIN 912092923

Sid & Esther Brown Family Foundation is a private foundation in Marine City, Michigan. In tax year 2024 it gave $15,424 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $1,012 and the largest $4,000. 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 $16,073 the year before.

0% 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$16,07310$316,596
2024$15,42410$326,300

How to apply

Sid & Esther Brown Family 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 Sid & Esther Brown Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan10$15,424

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mid City Nutrition
Port Huron, MI
Charity$4,000
Pay It Forward Comm Foundation
New Baltimore, MI
Charity$2,500
Blue Water Safe Horizons
Port Huron, MI
Charity$2,000
Salvation Army
Port Huron, MI
Charity$1,900
Paddle Atrim
Elk Rapids, MI
Charity$1,024
Marine City Old News Boys
Marine City, MI
Charity$1,000
Kids in Distress
St Clair, MI
Charity$1,000
Council on Aging
Port Huron, MI
Charity$1,000
Special Olympics
Mt Pleasant, MI
Charity$500
Friends of the St Clair River
Port Huron, MI
Charity$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sid & Esther Brown Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Sid & Esther Brown Family Foundation give?

$15,424 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $1,012.

Who runs Sid & Esther Brown Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Julie A Witherspoon (Director) and Mollie E Beaver (Director).

What does Sid & Esther Brown Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs and environment and conservation.

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