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Buster Brown Droopington Fund

Preselected recipients only Pennington, New Jersey · EIN 306595276

Buster Brown Droopington Fund is a private foundation in Pennington, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $60,801 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $30,400 and the largest $50,960. 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 $55,227 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$57,5422$1.4 million
2024$55,2272$1.5 million
2025$60,8012$1.6 million

How to apply

Buster Brown Droopington Fund 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 Buster Brown Droopington Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan2$60,801

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Humane Society Of Monroe County Inc
Monroe, MI
General operating$50,960
Fallen Wounded Soldiers Fund Inc
Bloomfield Hills, MI
General operating$9,841

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Buster Brown Droopington Fund accept grant applications?

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

How much does Buster Brown Droopington Fund give?

$60,801 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $30,400.

Who runs Buster Brown Droopington Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America N A (Trustee).

What does Buster Brown Droopington Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals.

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