Brewer Family Foundation
Brewer Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Euless, Texas. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations and causes including education and scholarships, food insecurity, animal rescue, and children and youth services.
Brewer Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Brewer Family Foundation gave $41K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Texas. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,800
- -4.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- -34.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,147
- +46.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $1,050,246
- +10.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (3 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Brewer Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 101 W Glade Road 109, Euless, TX 76039
Phone: (817) 354-0003
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Brewer Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Uta ($5K). Together the top 10 received $31K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($1,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
87 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 87 grants of 87 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 95% of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas and 5% went to recipients in New York. Listed Texas recipients were in locations including Arlington, Fort Worth, Keller, Dallas, and Grapevine.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Brewer Family Foundation open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 17 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 82% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 100% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 85% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2022–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2022) to $43K (2024). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $41K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Uta Arlington, TX | School of Business Scholarships | $5,000 |
| Zach Muckleroy TCU Scholarship Fort Worth, TX | Student Scholarship | $5,000 |
| Meals on Wheels Fort Worth, TX | Senior Food Insecurity | $4,000 |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank Fort Worth, TX | Food Insecurity | $4,000 |
| Animal Advocates of North Texas Keller, TX | Animal Rescue Services | $3,000 |
| American Heart Association Dallas, TX | Medical Support | $2,000 |
| Brotherskeepers Fort Worth, TX | Support for Veterans/Families in Crisis | $2,000 |
| CASA of Tarrant County Fort Worth, TX | Children & Youth Services | $2,000 |
| Gladney Center for Adoption Fort Worth, TX | Children & Youth Services | $2,000 |
| The Gatehouse Grapevine, TX | Women & Children's Crisis Center | $2,000 |
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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 | $1,050,246 | $185,854 | $74,295 | $40,800 | 19 | $40,800 | $68,893 | $47,873 |
| 2024 | $953,849 | $347,562 | $45,984 | $42,532 | 29 | $42,532 | $345,168 | $40,243 |
| 2023 | $648,025 | $67,019 | $72,778 | $42,376 | 24 | $42,376 | $36,617 | $42,661 |
| 2022 | $655,953 | $32,027 | $74,938 | $20,410 | 15 | $20,410 | — | $42,123 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brewer Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $48K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The available information does not state a separate mission for the foundation. Its grants support organizations working in several areas. For example, Meals on Wheels describes its mission as preparing and delivering hot meals to elderly and disabled people, while Tarrant Area Food Bank says it works to alleviate hunger and improve health. CASA of Tarrant County says it provides court-appointed advocates for allegedly abused and neglected children. The American Heart Association describes its mission as promoting longer, healthier lives, and an individual recipient says it provides reproductive health services and evidence-based resources.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 19 grants totaling $40,800. Grants ranged from $300 to $5,000, with a median of $2,000. Larger grants included $5,000 to UTA for School of Business scholarships and $5,000 for a TCU student scholarship; $4,000 each to Meals on Wheels for senior food insecurity and Tarrant Area Food Bank for food insecurity; and $3,000 to Animal Advocates of North Texas for animal rescue services. Other grants included $2,000 each to the American Heart Association, BrothersKeepers, CASA of Tarrant County, Gladney Center for Adoption, The Gatehouse, Larry’s Kids, and Third Act an individual recipient received $1,000.
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists W Bailey Brewer as president, treasurer, and director; Stacey M Brewer as vice president and secretary; and Philip B Brewer and K Taylor Hale as directors.
Brewer Family Foundation is led by W. Bailey Brewer, President, Treasurer & Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
W. Bailey Brewer
President, Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
K. Taylor Hale
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Philip B. Brewer
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Stacey M. Brewer
Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Brewer Family Foundation
How much does Brewer Family Foundation give each year?
Brewer Family Foundation gave $41K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $43K across 29 grants.
What is Brewer Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Brewer Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,147, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Brewer Family Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Brewer Family Foundation give grants?
Brewer Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Worth, TX (10 grants), Arlington, TX (2 grants) and Colleyville, TX (2 grants).
Does Brewer Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 19 grants with a stated purpose on Brewer Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Brewer Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Brewer Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Uta ($5,000), Zach Muckleroy TCU Scholarship ($5,000) and Meals on Wheels ($4,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($1,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 34% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Brewer Family Foundation?
Brewer Family Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $41K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $48K (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.
What does Brewer Family Foundation fund?
The available information does not state a separate mission for the foundation. Its grants support organizations working in several areas. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Brewer Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Brewer Family Foundation's EIN?
Brewer Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2773737. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Does Brewer Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024
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