Brookfield Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Richmond, VA EIN: 54-0638415

BROOKFIELD INC is a private foundation based in Richmond, Virginia. Its 2025 filing reports grants to 12 charitable organizations, including organizations in Virginia and Georgia.

Key facts about Brookfield Inc

In short: Brookfield Inc gave $575K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $48K), mostly in Virginia. 42% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
54-0638415
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$575,000
Grants made (2025)
12
Average grant
$47,917
Median grant
$50,000
New grantees (estimate)
42% first-time grantees (5 of 12, 2025)
Total assets
$12,417,278
Primary geography
Virginia (89% 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

$12.4M

+2.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$575K

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

12

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$48K

-25.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brookfield Inc reported a distributable amount of $601K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Brookfield Inc open to new grantees?

42%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 5 of 12 grantees (42%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $49K; repeat grants $47K. How we count

Medians: $50K first-time, $54K repeat.

  • 0% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 96% 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 grantees include organizations serving children and families. Elk Hill Farm says it enables children and families to transform overwhelming challenges into successful futures. St. Joseph’s Villa says it provides children with special needs and their families the opportunity to succeed through effective and innovative programs. Path Partnerships describes its mission as promoting health, educating the public, providing relief to people in need, lessening the burdens of government, and combating community deterioration.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation reported 12 grants totaling $575,000. Grants ranged from $1,500 to $65,000, with a median of $50,000. The largest grants included $65,000 each to Elk Hill Farm, YWCA, Boys & Girls Club, and ChildSavers; $53,500 to St. Joseph’s Villa; and $50,000 each to Partnership for Future and Higher Achievement Richmond. The listed grant purposes were “GENERAL.”

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 89% of grant dollars went to recipients in Virginia and 11% to recipients in Georgia.

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.

Cities

RichmondWarrentonGlen AllenGoochlandAnnandaleAtlantaChesapeakeChesterFairplayMechanicsvilleNew York

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K8 grants2019 9 grants2020 11 grants2021 9 grants2022 11 grants2023 9 grants2024 12 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $511K (2020) to $590K (2022). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $575K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Elk Hill Farm: $65KElk Hill Farm$65KYWCA: $65KYWCA$65KBoys & Girls Club: $65KBoys & Girls Club$65KChildsavers: $65KChildsavers$65KSt Josephs Villa: $54KSt Josephs Villa$54KPartnership for Future: $50KPartnership for Future$50KHigher Achievementrichmond: $50KHigher Achievementrichmond$50KFirst Tee of Richmond: $40KFirst Tee of Richmond$40KChesterfield CIS: $40KChesterfield CIS$40KGrant Fit for Kids: $40KGrant Fit for Kids$40K

The largest 2025 recipient was Elk Hill Farm ($65K). Together the top 10 received $534K.

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K30$50–100K6$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 30 grants of 52 (58%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Elk Hill Farm Goochland, VAGeneral$65,000
YWCA Richmond, VAGeneral$65,000
Boys & Girls Club Atlanta, GAGeneral$65,000
Childsavers Richmond, VAGeneral$65,000
St Josephs Villa Richmond, VAGeneral$53,500
Partnership for Future Glen Allen, VAGeneral$50,000
Higher Achievementrichmond Richmond, VAGeneral$50,000
First Tee of Richmond Richmond, VAGeneral$40,000
Chesterfield CIS Chester, VAGeneral$40,000
Grant Fit for Kids Richmond, VAGeneral$40,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $12,417,278 $759,346 $727,391 $575,000
2024 $12,149,571 $1,522,868 $692,045 $575,000
2023 $11,693,486 $426,681 $682,610 $562,000
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$12,417,278$12,149,571$11,693,486
Revenue$759,346$1,522,868$426,681
Expenses$727,391$692,045$682,610
Qualifying Distributions$575,000$575,000$552,868
Net Investment Income$632,218$1,395,699$300,779
Distributable Amount$600,687$576,386$574,493

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 28, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists John Walker as president; Yvonne Brandon as vice president; Kelli P. Meadows as treasurer; and Denise Dickerson as secretary. It also lists Willie J. Bell Jr., Scott Nystrom, Madison Wootton, Crit Richardson, Andrea Broughton, and Molly Cheek as directors.

Brookfield Inc is led by John Walker, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Walker

    President

    Director → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Broughton

    Director

    Vice President → President, 2021

    President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Crit Richardson

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Willie J. Bell Jr.

    Director

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Nystrom

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Madison Wootton

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Martin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Cheek

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Brown Davis

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Dickerson

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelli P. Meadows

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yvonne Brandon

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Arrion Dennis (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Thomas Bean (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Sheron Carter-Gunter (2019–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Terrell Williams (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Katy Hottinger (2019–2020) — President
  • Former: Carlos Brown (2019) — Director
  • Former: Marion Chenault (2019) — Director

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: PO Box 1320, Richmond, VA 23218-1320
Phone: (804) 783-6484

Frequently asked questions about Brookfield Inc

How much does Brookfield Inc give each year?

Brookfield Inc gave $575K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $575K across 9 grants.

What is Brookfield Inc's typical grant size?

Brookfield Inc's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $47,917, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Brookfield Inc that year got $49K on average.

Where does Brookfield Inc give grants?

Brookfield Inc gives mostly in Virginia: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Georgia (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Richmond, VA (6 grants).

Does Brookfield Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Brookfield Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (12 of 12) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Brookfield Inc's largest grantees?

Brookfield Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Elk Hill Farm ($65,000), YWCA ($65,000) and Boys & Girls Club ($65,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 34% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Brookfield Inc?

Brookfield Inc reported $12.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $575K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $601K (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 Brookfield Inc fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations serving children and families. Elk Hill Farm says it enables children and families to transform overwhelming challenges into successful futures. St. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Brookfield Inc?

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 Brookfield Inc's EIN?

Brookfield Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-0638415. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Brookfield Inc 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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