Brashares Family Foundation

DELAWARE, OH EIN: 31-1758243

Brashares Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in DELAWARE, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $81K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 7 grants totaling $11K. Net investment income was $2K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$81K

-9.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$11K

+81.9% YoY

Grant Count

7

-46.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

+237.8% YoY

About Brashares Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Brashares Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in DELAWARE, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $81K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 7 grants totaling $11K. Net investment income was $2K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

AkronChicagoClevelandColumbiaColumbusCulver CityDetroitGrove CityHilliardKissimmeeMansfieldMarysvilleNew BraunfelsPittsburgRootstownSan FransicoSanduskyWorthington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3K$6K$10K$13K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$80,996$89,752$97,313
Revenue$3,072$2,425$6,886
Expenses$11,803$10,111$11,278
Qualifying Distributions$10,994$6,045
Net Investment Income$2,263$4,237
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3K$5K$8K$11K6 grants20206 grants20216 grants202213 grants20237 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION$7KCOLUMBUS QUARTERBACK CLUB$2KPELOTONIA BIKE CHARITY$1KIMPACT 60$707UNIVERSITY OF AKRON$350JOHN GEIGER$118MUSEUM OF CAROSEL$100

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants across all recorded years

38<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JEFFREY BRASHARESPRESIDENT / TRUSTEE0.5
MARGRIT ANN SPRINGERTRUSTEE0.1
DONALD VAVROTRUSTEE0.1
THOMAS R KROMERTRUSTEE0.1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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