Brickell Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Reston, VA EIN: 52-2285368

The Brickell Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Reston, Virginia. Its 2025 filing reports 23 grants totaling $100,000, including support for charitable organizations in several states and Washington, DC.

Key facts about Brickell Family Foundation

In short: Brickell Family Foundation gave $100K across 23 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Virginia. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
52-2285368
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$100,000
Grants made (2025)
23
Average grant
$4,348
Median grant
$1,000
New grantees (estimate)
30% first-time grantees (7 of 23, 2025)
Total assets
$646,195
Primary geography
Virginia (77% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$646K

-2.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$100K

+34.1% YoY

Grant Count

23

+15.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$4K

+16.6% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brickell Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $138K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Brickell Family Foundation open to new grantees?

30%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 7 of 23 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $1K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 65% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 92% 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 (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied activities. For example, the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation says its mission is to perpetuate Calvin Coolidge’s memory through education; The Chapin School describes itself as an independent day school for young women in grades K–12; and the American Conservative Union Foundation says it educates citizens about conservative principles. Friends of Ngong Road says it empowers children in Nairobi living in poverty through education, and the Willa Cather Foundation says it advances Willa Cather’s legacy through education, preservation, and the arts.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation made 23 grants totaling $100,000. Grant amounts ranged from $250 to $76,350, with a median of $1,000. The largest listed grant was $76,350 to Sterling Donor Advised Fund for general support. Other notable grants included $4,400 to The Brick Presbyterian Church, $3,500 to the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation, and $1,500 to Buckley School in the City of New York, each for general support. The foundation also gave $1,000 to the American Conservative Union Foundation, Beauvoir the National Cathedral Elementary School, Collegiate School, and The Chapin School, among others.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 77% of grant dollars went to recipients in Virginia, 10% to New York, 4% to Vermont, 2% to Washington, DC, and 2% to Mississippi. The listed grants also included recipients in other states.

Grant Distribution by State

16states

Share of all 23 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

New YorkYazoo CityManhassetAlexandriaChicagoSt FrancisvilleBostonDetroitMinneapolisPittsburghWashingtonOxfordMississippi StPlymouthArlingtonElk Grove VillageHulbertLookout MountainPlymouth NotchPortland

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K17 grants201917 grants202017 grants202118 grants202217 grants202320 grants202423 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $54K (2019) to $100K (2025). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $100K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Sterling Donor Advised Fund: $76KSterling Donor Advised Fund$76KThe Brick Presbyterian Church: $4KThe Brick Presbyterian Church$4KCalvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Inc: $4KCalvin Coolidge PresidentialFoundation Inc$4KBuckley School in the City of New York: $2KBuckley School in the City ofNew York$2K564 Park Ave Preservation Foundation: $1K564 Park Ave PreservationFoundation$1KAmerican Conservative Union Foundation Inc: $1KAmerican Conservative UnionFoundation Inc$1KBeauvoir the National Cathedral Elementary School: $1KBeauvoir the NationalCathedral Elementary School$1KCollegiate School Inc: $1KCollegiate School Inc$1KCongregational Church of Manhasset: $1KCongregational Church ofManhasset$1KHope Presbyterian Church: $1KHope Presbyterian Church$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sterling Donor Advised Fund ($76K). Together the top 10 received $92K.

Grant Size Distribution

95 grants across all recorded years

90<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 90 grants of 95 (95%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sterling Donor Advised Fund Reston, VAGeneral Support$76,350
The Brick Presbyterian Church New York, NYGeneral Support$4,400
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Inc Plymouth, VTGeneral Support$3,500
Buckley School in the City of New York New York, NYGeneral Support$1,500
564 Park Ave Preservation Foundation New York, NYGeneral Support$1,000
American Conservative Union Foundation Inc Alexandria, VAGeneral Support$1,000
Beauvoir the National Cathedral Elementary School Washington, DCGeneral Support$1,000
Collegiate School Inc New York, NYGeneral Support$1,000
Congregational Church of Manhasset Manhasset, NYGeneral Support$1,000
Hope Presbyterian Church Winston-Salem, NCGeneral Support$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grant sum Grant count
2025 $646,195 $129,678 $145,907 $100,000 23
2024 $662,424 $97,802 $94,789 $74,550 20
2023 $659,411 $114,588 $106,370 $85,500 17
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$646,195$662,424$659,411
Revenue$129,678$97,802$114,588
Expenses$145,907$94,789$106,370
Qualifying Distributions$126,824$92,247$99,559
Net Investment Income$121,179$97,066$110,711
Distributable Amount$138,282$124,151$97,373

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 21, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 19, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 10, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Mark C. Brickell as president, treasurer, and director, and Anita Brickell as vice president.

Brickell Family Foundation is led by Mark C. Brickell, President, Treasurer & Director since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark C. Brickell

    President, Treasurer & Director

    President → President & Director, 2020

    President & Director → President, Treasurer & Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anita Brickell

    Vice President

    Vice President & Director → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: 12030 Sunrise Valley Drive 450, Reston, VA 20191
Phone: (703) 437-9720

Frequently asked questions about Brickell Family Foundation

How much does Brickell Family Foundation give each year?

Brickell Family Foundation gave $100K across 23 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $75K across 20 grants.

What is Brickell Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Brickell Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $4,348, across 23 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Brickell Family Foundation that year got $12K on average.

Where does Brickell Family Foundation give grants?

Brickell Family Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 77% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (7 grants), Washington, DC (2 grants) and Yazoo City, MS (2 grants).

Does Brickell Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 96% of Brickell Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (22 of 23) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Brickell Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Brickell Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Sterling Donor Advised Fund ($76,350), The Brick Presbyterian Church ($4,400) and Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Inc ($3,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 84% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Brickell Family Foundation?

Brickell Family Foundation reported $646K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $127K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $138K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Brickell Family Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied activities. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Brickell Family Foundation?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Brickell Family Foundation's EIN?

Brickell Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2285368. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Brickell Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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