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Focus Foundation

Accepts applications Westlake, Ohio · EIN 311526199

Focus Foundation is a private foundation in Westlake, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $606,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $500,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $232,850 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$523,95010$1.6 million
2024$232,8508$4.0 million
2025$606,0006$3.6 million

How to apply

ContactKeith A Brown
2419 Laguna Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Phone or email(440) 892-5022
What to submitWritten request; include information about the organization and details on request
RestrictionsAn organization under 501(c)(3), 170(c), 2055(a) or 2522(a) with a preference for educational institutions

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Focus Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana1$500,000
Florida4$101,000
Ohio1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lambda Iota - Phi Gamma Delta
West Lafayette, IN
Funding for general operations$500,000
Unity Church of Delray Beach Inc
Delray Beach, FL
Funding for general operations$75,000
Saint Marks Episcopal School
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Funding for future education$20,000
Lyc Sailing Foundation
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Funding for youth scholarships$5,000
Health Network Foundation
Pepper Pike, OH
Funding for research$5,000
Flamingo Gardens
Davie, FL
Funding for public programs$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Focus Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Focus Foundation give?

$606,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs Focus Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Keith A Brown (President), Dale Kucaj (Sec/Treas), Christopher R Brown (Trustee) and Ian D Brown (Trustee).

What does Focus Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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