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Brown CHLS & HLN Memorial F Ta

Preselected recipients only Brooklyn, Ohio · EIN 347104901

Brown CHLS & HLN Memorial F Ta is a private foundation in Brooklyn, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $308,000 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $75,000. 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 down from $351,500 the year before.

5% 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$336,00022$5.5 million
2024$351,50023$6.2 million
2025$308,00020$6.7 million

How to apply

Brown CHLS & HLN Memorial F Ta 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 Brown CHLS & HLN Memorial F Ta funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio19$298,000
New Mexico1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Northwest Neighborhoods
Cleveland, OH
General operating$75,000
Cleveland Public Theatre
Cleveland, OH
General operating$30,000
Housing Research Advocacy Center
Cleveland, OH
General operating$25,000
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
General operating$20,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
Akron, OH
General operating$20,000
Court Community Service
Cleveland, OH
General operating$20,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Cleveland, OH
General operating$15,000
Cleveland Restoration Society
Cleveland, OH
General operating$10,000
The City Club of Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
General operating$10,000
May Dugan Center
Cleveland, OH
General operating$10,000
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH
General operating$10,000
Policy Matters Ohio
Cleveland, OH
General operating$10,000
Hfla
Beachwood, OH
General operating$10,000
Institute for Energy Economics and Finan
Lakewood, OH
General operating$10,000
Habitat for Humanity
Albuquerque, NM
General operating$10,000
Neighborhood Family Practice
Cleveland, OH
General operating$5,000
Polish American Cultural Center
Cleveland, OH
General operating$5,000
Broadway School of Music & the Arts
Cleveland, OH
General operating$5,000
Ideastream Public Media
Cleveland, OH
General operating$5,000
Friends of Max Hayes High School
Cleveland, OH
General operating$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Brown CHLS & HLN Memorial F Ta accept grant applications?

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

How much does Brown CHLS & HLN Memorial F Ta give?

$308,000 in tax year 2025, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Brown CHLS & HLN Memorial F Ta?

Its 2025 filing lists Keybank N A (Trustee).

What does Brown CHLS & HLN Memorial F Ta fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development, arts and culture and housing and homelessness.

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