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Grandma Brown Foundation

Accepts applications Mexico, New York · EIN 166052275

Grandma Brown Foundation is a private foundation in Mexico, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $8,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $2,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $20,000 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$8,0003$758,020
2024$20,0005$891,609
2025$8,0004$971,764

How to apply

ContactGrandma Brown Foundation Inc Attn S
PO Box 230, Mexico, NY 13114
Phone or email(315) 963-7221
What to submitWritten or oral request identifying organization, its charitable purpose, proposed use of funds, and statement that organization qualifies as a registered charity.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Grandma Brown Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$5,500
Virginia1$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
NY
Scholarship recipient$2,500
Individual
VA
Scholarship recipient$2,500
Individual
NY
Scholarship recipient$2,500
Rescue Mission
Syracuse, NY
General recipient$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Grandma Brown Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Grandma Brown Foundation give?

$8,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Grandma Brown Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Sandra L Brown (Trustee).

What does Grandma Brown Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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