Brooks Family Foundation Trust
Brooks Family Foundation Trust is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $495K. Net investment income was $495K.
Brooks Family Foundation Trust at a glance
In short: Brooks Family Foundation Trust gave $495K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $62K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $495,000
- -1.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- -11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $61,875
- +11.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $65,000
- Total assets
- $8,886,246
- +2.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (74% 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 Brooks Family Foundation Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Board of Regents of the University of Texas System ($150K across 2 grants). Together the top 7 received $495K.
Grant Size Distribution
36 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 26 grants of 36 (72%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Brooks Family Foundation Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 100% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $403K (2021) to $550K (2022). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $495K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Board of Regents of the University of Texas System Austin, TX | Music Festival Series | $100,000 |
| El Paso Pro Musica El Paso, TX | General Support | $65,000 |
| El Paso Symphony Orchestra El Paso, TX | General Support | $65,000 |
| New Mexico Rails & Trails Association Cloudcroft, NM | General Support | $65,000 |
| Otero County Animal Shelter Alamogordo, NM | General Support | $65,000 |
| El Paso Opera El Paso, TX | General Support | $60,000 |
| Board of Regents of the University of Texas System Austin, TX | Fellowship in Music | $50,000 |
| El Paso Matters El Paso, TX | General Support | $25,000 |
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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 | $8,886,246 | $705,989 | $615,322 | $495,000 | 8 | $495,000 | $494,810 | $497,322 |
| 2024 | $8,696,090 | $675,789 | $601,738 | $500,000 | 9 | $500,000 | $488,969 | $482,213 |
| 2023 | $8,621,951 | $58,838 | $563,576 | $460,000 | 9 | $460,000 | $57,348 | $447,994 |
| 2022 | $9,374,783 | $521,339 | $662,917 | $550,000 | 8 | $555,717 | $394,850 | $463,024 |
| 2021 | $8,677,559 | $9,944,287 | $420,223 | $403,000 | 2 | $406,332 | $1,138,810 | $461,452 |
| 2020 | $1,289,504 | $1,289,504 | — | — | — | — | — | $5,336 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brooks Family Foundation Trust reported a distributable amount of $497K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brooks Family Foundation Trust is led by Karin Armen Carson, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Karin Armen Carson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
$1K (2021) → $3K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to Karin Armen Carson (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Brooks Family Foundation Trust
How much does Brooks Family Foundation Trust give each year?
Brooks Family Foundation Trust gave $495K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $500K across 9 grants.
What is Brooks Family Foundation Trust's typical grant size?
Brooks Family Foundation Trust's median grant in 2025 was $65,000, and its average grant was $61,875, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Brooks Family Foundation Trust give grants?
Brooks Family Foundation Trust gives mostly in Texas: 74% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New Mexico (26%). The most frequent recipient cities were El Paso, TX (4 grants) and Austin, TX (2 grants).
Does Brooks Family Foundation Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 75% of Brooks Family Foundation Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Brooks Family Foundation Trust's largest grantees?
Brooks Family Foundation Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Board of Regents of the University of Texas System ($150,000 across 2 grants), El Paso Pro Musica ($65,000) and El Paso Symphony Orchestra ($65,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Brooks Family Foundation Trust?
Brooks Family Foundation Trust reported $8.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $495K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $497K (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 is Brooks Family Foundation Trust's EIN?
Brooks Family Foundation Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-6231940. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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