Brashear Foundation
Brashear Foundation is a private foundation, based in Virginia Beach, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $162K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $6K.
Brashear Foundation at a glance
In short: Brashear Foundation gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,000
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,000
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $161,799
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Brashear Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation ($6K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Brashear Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 75% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2018) to $10K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Pittsburgh, PA | Charitable | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $161,799 | $7,088 | $7,318 | $6,000 | 1 | $6,000 | $5,604 | $7,964 |
| 2024 | $162,029 | $11,966 | $3,164 | $2,000 | 1 | $2,000 | $15,850 | $6,867 |
| 2023 | $153,227 | $3,355 | $11,934 | $10,000 | 1 | $10,000 | $6,254 | $6,292 |
| 2022 | $161,806 | $-14,307 | $5,905 | $5,045 | 2 | $5,045 | — | $8,036 |
| 2021 | $182,018 | $2,762 | $7,608 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,000 | — | $7,122 |
| 2020 | $186,864 | $184,372 | $3,307 | $2,500 | 2 | — | $133,565 | $1,915 |
| 2018 | $507 | $-16,392 | $2,584 | $1,500 | 1 | — | — | $260 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brashear Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brashear Foundation is led by Janet M. Brashear, President & Trustee on every filing since 2018; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Janet M. Brashear
President & Trustee
On filings since 2018
No compensation reported
David M. Brashear
Chairman & Trustee
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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 Brashear Foundation
How much does Brashear Foundation give each year?
Brashear Foundation gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 1 grant.
How large is Brashear Foundation?
Brashear Foundation reported $162K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Brashear Foundation operate?
Brashear Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania.
What is Brashear Foundation's EIN?
Brashear Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1951078. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS November 15, 2019)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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