THE BROWN FOUNDATION

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 EIN 226083927

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Total Given 2017–2025
$3.8M
58 grants · $423K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $1K–$50K
grant size
70%
deep partner · 19/27 multi-year
repeat
$13.2M
Assets · 2021
27
Distinct recipients

About

STATE FILING IS NOT REQUIRED.

Focus Areas

Arts & Culture

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone 8567944500

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $333K $13.3M $6.1M 12
2018 $634K $13.2M $-1.4M 13
2019 $512K $13.3M $395K 6
2020 N/A $10.9M $460K N/A
2021 $657K $13.2M $447K 8
2022 $559K $11.8M $1.8M 9
2023 $611K $11.3M $1.5M 7
2025 $501K $13.7M $106K 3

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 58 grants on record

Minimum
$25
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$10K
Average
$66K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$500K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Key Personnel

NameTitleCompensation
SIDNEY R BROWN TRUSTEE
ANNE E KOONS TRUSTEE
JEFFREY S BROWN TRUSTEE
IRWIN J BROWN TRUSTEE
SHIRLEY G BROWN TRUSTEE
IRVIN J BROWN TRUSTEE
BERNARD A BROWN DECEASED TRUSTEE
BERNARD A BROWN OFFICER

Grants Awarded (58 total)

Purpose
COOPER FOUNDATION CAMDEN, NJ $500,000 CHARITABLE 2025
COOPER FOUNDATION CAMDEN, NJ $408,189 CHARITABLE 2023
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, NY $400,200 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2021
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY NEW YORK, NY $400,000 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2018
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, NY $400,000 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2022
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, NY $399,837 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2019
JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER JUPITER, FL $175,068 CHARITABLE 2023
JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION JUPITER, FL $102,534 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2021
ROWAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION GLASSBORO, NJ $101,592 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2019
ROWAN FOUNDATION GLASSBORO, NJ $101,406 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2021
ROWAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION GLASSBORO, NJ $100,000 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2018
ROWAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION GLASSBORO, NJ $99,983 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2017
JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY NEW YORK, NY $99,982 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2017
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY VINELAND, NJ $60,000 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2017
JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION JUPITER, FL $50,368 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2022
ROWAN FOUNDATION GLASSBORO, NJ $50,008 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2022
CUMBERLAND COUNTY COLLEGE VINELAND, NJ $50,000 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2018
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY VINELAND, NJ $30,000 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2018
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, TX $25,000 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2022
JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY WEST PALM BEACH, FL $25,000 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2021
PALM BEACH JEWISH FEDERATION WEST PALM BEACH, FL $25,000 CHARITABLE 2023
JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY WEST PALM BEACH, FL $25,000 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2017
JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY WEST PALM BEACH, FL $25,000 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2018
JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY WEST PALM BEACH, FL $24,814 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2022
THE COOPER FOUNDATION CAMDEN, NJ $20,000 ASSISTANCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2021