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The Elizabeth Brown Foundation

Accepts applications St Louis, Missouri · EIN 376677708

The Elizabeth Brown Foundation is a private foundation in St Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $75,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $20,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was the same as $75,000 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$75,0008$723,872
2024$75,0006$781,957
2025$75,0006$851,372

How to apply

ContactDavid W Brown
4204 W Pine Blvd, St Louis, MO 63108
Phone or email(314) 444-1341
What to submitNo specific form required

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Elizabeth Brown Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri4$55,000
Maryland1$10,000
New Mexico1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Danforth Plant Science Center
St Louis, MO
General revenue$20,000
Open Space Council
St Louis, MO
General revenue$16,000
Audubon Center Riverlands
West Alton, MO
General revenue$15,000
Santa Fe Conservation
Santa Fe, NM
General revenue$10,000
Shore Rivers
Easton, MD
General revenue$10,000
Great Rivers Law Center
St Louis, MO
General revenue$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Elizabeth Brown Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Elizabeth Brown Foundation give?

$75,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs The Elizabeth Brown Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Catherine H Brown (Trustee) and David W Brown (Trustee).

What does The Elizabeth Brown Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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