Judge John R Brown Scholarship
EIN 760397472 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$338K
71 grants · $38K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $1K–$5K
grant size
3%
transactional · 2/66 multi-year
repeat
$1.2M
Assets (2024)
66
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
JAN RILEY
Phone
(713) 523-4270
Deadlines
THERE IS NO SUBMISSION DEADLINE SINCE THIS IS A YEAR-ROUND PROCESS.
How to Apply
COPY OF LEGAL PAPER THAT APPLICANT WANTS TO BE JUDGED ON.
Restrictions
BOARD SELECTS RECIPIENTS BASED ON AN EXCELLENCE IN LEGAL WRITING.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $20K | $1.3M | $6K | 5 |
| 2017 | $20K | $1.4M | $41K | 5 |
| 2018 | $35K | $1.3M | $38K | 7 |
| 2020 | $65K | $1.3M | $24K | 11 |
| 2021 | $52K | $1.2M | $34K | 9 |
| 2022 | $53K | $1.2M | $40K | 13 |
| 2023 | $43K | $1.2M | $61K | 11 |
| 2024 | $50K | $1.2M | $40K | 10 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 71 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$5K
Average
$5K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$25K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
25.4% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 23 states
$110K across
18 grants
4 of 254 counties
Top 4 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 Travis
- 3 Tarrant
- 4 Lubbock
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (71 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uthealth Neurosciences | Houston, TX | $25,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| University of Houston Foundation | Houston, TX | $20,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| Elodie Orla Currier | Memphis, TN | $15,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 |
| Alan M Vester | Topeka, KS | $10,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2018 |
| Caroline Fish | Forest Hills, NY | $10,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2018 |
| Mary Jane Egan | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2020 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $10,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Justin William Aimonetti | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2021 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $10,000 | DONATION | 2022 |
| Zachary Pohlman | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2022 |
| Samantha J Thompson | Carnegle, PA | $10,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2023 |
| Michael Clemente | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2016 |
| Nicholas John D'Angelo | Forest Hills, NY | $10,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2017 |
| Matthew Wurst | Grapevine, TX | $7,500 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 |
| Ut Law School Foundation | Austin, TX | $6,000 | DONATION | 2023 |
| Washburn University School of Law | Topeka, KS | $5,000 | DONATION | 2018 |
| St John'S University | Jamaica, NY | $5,000 | DONATION | 2018 |
| Matthew Brown | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $5,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2020 |
| Mary Kate Nicholson | Lexington, VA | $5,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2020 |
| George Mason University Foundation | Fairfax, VA | $5,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $5,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| Univ of Virginia Law School Foundat | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| Benjamin Morris Miller-Gootnick | Washington, DC | $5,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2021 |
| University of Notre Dame | South Bend, IN | $5,000 | DONATION | 2022 |
| University of Michigan - Law School | Ann Arbor, MI | $5,000 | DONATION | 2022 |
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