Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation
Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation is a private foundation, based in Hoover, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $125K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $3K.
Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation at a glance
In short: Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation gave $15K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,000
- +500.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,750
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $125,346
- -9.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Alabama (67% 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 Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lakeshore Foundation ($8K). Together the top 4 received $15K.
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 222% 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 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $15K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Foundation Birmingham, AL | To provide opportunity for individuals with disability to live a healthy lifestyle. | $7,500 |
| Mountaintop Church Birmingham, AL | To invite and equip people to follow jesus and be for birmingham. | $2,500 |
| Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | To follow the example of christ by helping those in need and proclaiming the hope of the gospel. | $2,500 |
| Pi Kapp Alpha Foundation Memphis, TN | To support acedemic and leadership development, personal health and safety, and fostering a lifelong fraternal experience. | $2,500 |
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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 | $125,346 | $4,688 | $17,613 | $15,000 | 4 | $16,005 | $3,135 | $7,207 |
| 2024 | $138,271 | $6,259 | $5,425 | $2,500 | 1 | $3,465 | $4,323 | $7,022 |
| 2023 | $137,437 | $135,388 | $907 | — | — | $650 | $493 | $8,597 |
| 2022 | $2,956 | — | $2,000 | — | — | $2,000 | — | $154 |
| 2021 | $4,956 | — | $20 | — | — | — | — | $245 |
| 2019 | $4,971 | $5,014 | $1,510 | — | — | — | $14 | $232 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation is led by Owen Brown, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Owen Brown
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brookes Brown
Vice President & Secretary
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 Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation
How much does Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation give each year?
Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation gave $15K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 1 grant.
What is Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation's typical grant size?
Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $3,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation give grants?
Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation gives mostly in Alabama: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were North Carolina (17%) and Tennessee (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Birmingham, AL (2 grants).
Does Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation?
Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation reported $125K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $16K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation's EIN?
Brookes and Owen Brown Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0529716. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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