Brille Family Foundation
Brille Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Greenwich, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $84K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $92K. Net investment income was $141K.
Brille Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Brille Family Foundation gave $92K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $92,000
- +17.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,000
- -11.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $17,500
- Total assets
- $83,691
- +1884.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (84% 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 Brille Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cancer Research Institute ($47K). Together the top 4 received $92K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 16 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Brille Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 207% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 188% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2020) to $92K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $92K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer Research Institute New York, NY | support for cancer research. | $47,000 |
| St Patrick's Cathedral New York, NY | religious support. | $20,000 |
| International Biomedical Research A Bethesda, MD | support for neurodegenerative disease research. | $15,000 |
| St Vincent Ferrer Church New York, NY | religious support. | $10,000 |
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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 | $83,691 | $177,629 | $98,156 | $92,000 | 4 | $94,600 | $141,159 | $50,196 |
| 2024 | $4,218 | $75,000 | $84,375 | $78,350 | 3 | $82,375 | $74,000 | $45,139 |
| 2023 | $13,593 | $50,000 | $51,484 | $45,000 | 4 | $49,484 | $49,000 | $48,853 |
| 2022 | $15,077 | $50,000 | $35,025 | $30,000 | 2 | $32,525 | $47,500 | $47,233 |
| 2021 | $102 | — | $48,525 | $45,000 | 3 | $46,775 | — | $48,263 |
| 2020 | $48,627 | $25,000 | $24,525 | $20,000 | 2 | — | $23,250 | $48,673 |
| 2019 | $48,152 | $35,000 | $7,525 | — | — | — | $31,919 | $41,613 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brille Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $50K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brille Family Foundation is led by Brian J. Brille, President on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brian J. Brille
President
On filings since 2019
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.
Frequently asked questions about Brille Family Foundation
How much does Brille Family Foundation give each year?
Brille Family Foundation gave $92K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $78K across 3 grants.
What is Brille Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Brille Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $17,500, and its average grant was $23,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Brille Family Foundation give grants?
Brille Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 84% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Maryland (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants).
Does Brille Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Brille Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Brille Family Foundation?
Brille Family Foundation reported $84K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $95K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $50K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Brille Family Foundation's EIN?
Brille Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0857093. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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 2019 (received by the IRS August 25, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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