The Brookby Foundation

EIN 383202330 Private Foundation

Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |(262) 478-0629

https://https://BROOKBYFOUNDATION.ORG/
Total Given 2016–2023
$19.1M
1,018 grants · $2.4M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$4K
typical micro grants · $400–$20K
grant size
58%
supporter · 211/363 multi-year
repeat
$49.6M
Assets (2023)
363
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person THE BROOKBY FOUNDATION
Phone (262) 478-0629
Deadlines SPRING (BEFORE 2/15); SUMMER (BEFORE 5/15); WINTER (BEFORE 10/15)
How to Apply (SEE STATEMENT)
Restrictions MAY REQUEST FUNDING ONCE PER CALENDAR YEAR.
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $2.5M $41.5M $3.1M 175
2017 $2.2M $48.4M $4.2M 77
2018 $2.7M $43.1M $2.4M 179
2019 N/A $49.8M $1.4M N/A
2020 $2.3M $52.2M $806K 146
2021 $3.0M $57.3M $2.9M 144
2022 $3.3M $45.8M $1.3M 153
2023 $3.1M $49.6M $1.8M 144

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 1018 grants on record

Minimum
$50
25th Pctl
$400
Median
$4K
Average
$19K
75th Pctl
$20K
Maximum
$500K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

0.6% of US grants · Rank #15 of 29 states $700 across 6 grants 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Dallas 6 grants · $700

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (1,018 total)

Purpose
Oregon Symphony Portland, OR $500,000 General Support 2021
Oregon Symphony Portland, OR $500,000 General Support 2023
Oregon Symphony Portland, OR $400,000 General Support 2022
Oregon Symphony Portland, OR $378,340 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
Aquinas College Grand rapids, MI $255,120 Brookby Gardens Phase II 2016
Oregon Symphony Portland, OR $251,781 Percussion Position Enhancements, Musical Director Search 2020
UWM Foundation Inc Milwaukee, WI $205,000 Brookby Scholarships in Water Literacy and Great Lakes Research Vessel 2022
UWM Foundation Inc Milwaukee, WI $205,000 PURPOSE IS SCHOOL OF FRESHWATER SCIENCES RESEARCH VESSEL AND SCHOLARSHIP 2021
UWM Foundation Inc Milwaukee, WI $205,000 Brookby Scholarships in Water Literacy and Great Lakes Research Vessel 2023
Urban Ecology Center Milwaukee, WI $190,000 General Support 2022
Urban Ecology Center Milwaukee, WI $190,000 General Support 2023
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Inc Medford, WI $165,000 General Support & Video Production 2018
Grand Rapids Symphony Grand Rapids, MI $164,512 Blue Lake Concert; Matching Challenge; & Mayflower Performance 2023
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Medford, WI $160,000 Workforce training and development models to scale regenerative dairy grazing with integrity 2022
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Medford, WI $160,000 Workforce for the new green economy 2020
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Medford, WI $160,000 Workforce training and development models to scale regenerative dairy grazing with integrity 2021
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Medford, WI $160,000 Workforce training and development models to scale regenerative dairy grazing with integrity 2023
MOTE Marine Laboratory Sarasota, FL $150,000 Restoring Florida's Coral Reef 2022
Grand Rapids Symphony Grand Rapids, MI $145,608 Blue Lake Concert; Matching Challenge; & Mayflower Performance 2022
Grand Rapids Symphony Grand Rapids, MI $142,380 Blue Lake Concert; Matching Challenge; & Mayflower Performance 2020
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Inc Medford, WI $139,500 Capacity in Managed Grazing to Protect Vulnerable Watersheds 2016
UWM Foundation Milwaukee, WI $135,000 School of Freshwater Sciences Assistant Professorship for Water Policy 2018
UWM Foundation Inc Milwaukee, WI $135,000 (School of Freshwater Sciences) Brookby Assistant Professorship for Water Policy 2021
Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Ann Arbor, MI $125,000 General Support 2021
Grand Rapids Symphony Grand Rapids, MI $125,000 BLUE LAKE CONCERT AND CHALLENGE MATCH 2017

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