The Brown Foundation Inc

EIN 746036466

Houston, TX 77027 |(713) 523-6867

https://www.brownfoundation.org
Total Given 2021–2025
$482.8M
3,702 grants · $96.6M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $5K–$50K
grant size
55%
supporter · 659/1,209 multi-year
repeat
$2.2B
Assets (2025)
1,209
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person Ann Ziker The Brown Foundation Inc
Phone (713) 523-6867
Deadlines See Statement 12
How to Apply See Statement 12
Restrictions See Statement 12

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2021 $81.9M $2.0B $114.3M 904
2022 $89.6M $1.7B $115.8M 849
2023 $85.1M $1.9B $89.6M 885
2024 $130.4M $2.1B $183.8M 838
2025 $95.8M $2.2B $145.9M 226

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 3702 grants on record

Minimum
$25
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$20K
Average
$130K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$25.0M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

77.6% of US grants · Rank #1 of 37 states $378.9M across 2,873 grants 42 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Harris 2153 grants · $336.4M
  2. 2 Bexar 316 grants · $15.6M
  3. 3 Waller 15 grants · $5.2M
  4. 4 Montgomery 19 grants · $4.2M
  5. 5 Williamson 10 grants · $4.0M
  6. 6 Travis 110 grants · $2.6M
  7. 7 Presidio 28 grants · $1.9M
  8. 8 Fort Bend 18 grants · $1.7M
  9. 9 Galveston 27 grants · $1.5M
  10. 10 Nueces 19 grants · $1.2M
+32 more counties · 158 grants · $4.7M

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (3,702 total)

Purpose
Charter Fund Inc Broomfield, CO $25,000,000 Texas Supercharge Fund 2022
Houston Parks Board Houston, TX $20,748,807 An interconnected network of parks, trails, and greenspace for a more resilient and equitable Houston 2024
Buffalo Bayou Partnership Houston, TX $14,594,744 Buffalo Bayou East 10-Year Plan (contingent) 2023
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $13,384,145 Imagining Tomorrow's Medicine Today 2024
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $11,615,855 Imagining Tomorrow's Medicine Today 2024
National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA $11,000,000 Study Group and Matching Grant Programs 2024
National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA $11,000,000 Study Group and Matching Grant Programs 2024
National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA $11,000,000 Study Group and Matching Grant Programs 2025
National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA $11,000,000 Study Group and Matching Grant Programs 2025
Greater Houston Community Foundatio Houston, TX $10,000,000 Houston Emerging Charter Fund 2021
Harris Health Strategic Fund Bellaire, TX $10,000,000 Investing in a Healthier Harris County 2025
St John's School Houston, TX $8,508,842 St. John's Campaign for a new Lower School 2024
Memorial Park Conservancy Inc Houston, TX $7,500,000 The Memorial Park Conservancy Capital Campaign 2024
Precinct4Forward Houston, TX $7,500,000 Burnett Bayland Park Improvements 2025
Houston Parks Board Houston, TX $7,096,078 Transforming regional parks: Hill at Sims 2023
YES Prep Public Schools Houston, TX $7,000,000 The Power of YES 2025
Hermann Park Conservancy Houston, TX $6,000,000 10-year plan (Phase I) 2025
Foundation for Jones Hall Houston, TX $5,000,000 Overture to the Future - A Capital Campaign for Jones Hall 2023
Greater Houston Community Foundation Houston, TX $5,000,000 Houston Charter Seed Fund 2025
The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX $4,727,036 Northeast Project 2023
San Antonio Area Foundation San Antonio, TX $4,600,000 To be directed for charitable contributions in memory of Nancy B. Negley 2023
Charter Fund Inc Broomfield, CO $4,464,072 Fund IV Texas 2021
Greater Houston Community Foundation Houston, TX $4,175,754 Houston Charter Seed Fund 2022
Camp For All Foundation Houston, TX $4,047,833 Camp For All Blazing New Trails Capital Campaign ($4,200,000) and Operating Support ($30,000) 2023
The Kinkaid School Houston, TX $4,019,750 Capital Projects 2022