Brach Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bethesda, MD EIN: 22-6700568

Brach Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Bethesda, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.5M. Net investment income was $484K.

Key facts about Brach Family Charitable Foundation

In short: Brach Family Charitable Foundation gave $1.5M across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $740K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
22-6700568
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$1,480,000
Grants made (2024)
2
Average grant
$740,000
Median grant
$740,000
Total assets
$3,849,788
Primary geography
Maryland (74% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.8M

-21.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.5M

+496.8% YoY

Grant Count

2

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$740K

+198.4% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brach Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $250K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Brach Family Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 128% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 591% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

BethesdaMorristownOakland

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $248K (2023) to $1.5M (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $1.5M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Impact Assets: $1.1MImpact Assets$1.1MCharities Aid Foundation: $380KCharities Aid Foundation$380K

The largest 2024 recipient was Impact Assets ($1.1M). Together the top 2 received $1.5M.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 8 (38%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Impact Assets Bethesda, MDAid donee organization in pursuit of its tax exempt status$1,100,000
Charities Aid Foundation Aid donee organization in pursuit of its tax exempt status$380,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$3,849,788$4,903,558$5,020,671
Revenue$504,897$186,924$264,252
Expenses$1,558,667$304,037$1,202,201
Qualifying Distributions$1,480,000$248,000$1,100,000
Net Investment Income$484,205$168,156$235,791
Distributable Amount$250,336$264,568$289,498

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Brach Family Charitable Foundation's 2024 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Betsy Brach

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Norma Darshan Brach

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Brach

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Tara Brach

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Brach Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Brach Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

Brach Family Charitable Foundation gave $1.5M across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $248K across 1 grant.

How large is Brach Family Charitable Foundation?

Brach Family Charitable Foundation reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.5M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $250K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Brach Family Charitable Foundation operate?

Brach Family Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in California, Maryland, New Jersey.

What is Brach Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Brach Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6700568. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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