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The Brown Family Foundation LTD

Preselected recipients only Brooklyn, Michigan · EIN 113653776

The Brown Family Foundation LTD is a private foundation in Brooklyn, Michigan. In tax year 2024 it gave $30,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $6,000. 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 up from $25,000 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$25,00010$678,083
2024$30,00010$694,979

How to apply

The Brown Family Foundation LTD 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan9$27,000
New York1$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit, MI
General purposes$6,000
Salvation Army
Southfield, MI
General purposes$6,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
General purposes$3,000
Forgotten Harvest
Oak Park, MI
General purposes$3,000
Pope Francis Center
Detroit, MI
General purposes$3,000
Coalition on Temporary Shelter
Detroit, MI
General purposes$2,000
Detroit Loyola High School
Detroit, MI
General purposes$2,000
Gleaners Community Food Banks
Detroit, MI
General purposes$2,000
WTVS
Wixom, MI
General purposes$2,000
1019 FM Detroit
Detroit, MI
General purposes$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Brown Family Foundation LTD accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Brown Family Foundation LTD give?

$30,000 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs The Brown Family Foundation LTD?

Its 2024 filing lists Claire P Brown (President) and David M Thoms (Vice President/Secy).

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