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Joe Brown Educational Scholarship Fund

Preselected recipients only Wylie, Texas · EIN 352167362

Joe Brown Educational Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Wylie, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $15,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $3,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $21,500 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$21,50011$0
2024$15,00010$0

How to apply

Joe Brown Educational Scholarship 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 Joe Brown Educational Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Texas9$14,000
North Carolina1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Aj Buttstarleton State University
Grand Saline, TX
Scholarship$3,500
Brielle Georgeharding University
Mesquite, TX
Scholarship$2,500
Juanita Escobedosan Angelo State Un
Fate, TX
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
TX
New teacher grant$1,000
Individual
TX
New teacher grant$1,000
Individual
TX
New teacher grant$1,000
Individual
NC
New teacher grant$1,000
Individual
TX
New teacher grant$1,000
Individual
TX
New teacher grant$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joe Brown Educational Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

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

How much does Joe Brown Educational Scholarship Fund give?

$15,000 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Joe Brown Educational Scholarship Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Julie Douthit (Director), Kyle Douthit (Director), Jill Hatfield (Director) and Mike Hatfield (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Joe Brown Educational Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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