Brooks Gray Foundation
Brooks Gray Foundation is a private foundation, based in Madison, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $663K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $157K.
Brooks Gray Foundation at a glance
In short: Brooks Gray Foundation gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,000
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,000
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $662,537
- +24.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Alabama (100% 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 Gray Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Embrace Alabama Kids ($25K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Brooks Gray Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 74% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $50K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Embrace Alabama Kids Montgomery, AL | Support of Higher Education Housing | $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 | $662,537 | $163,246 | $31,883 | $25,000 | 1 | $25,000 | $156,947 | $33,674 |
| 2024 | $531,174 | $48,088 | $56,209 | $50,000 | 1 | $50,000 | $42,042 | $33,697 |
| 2023 | $539,295 | $15,529 | $35,916 | $30,000 | 1 | $30,000 | $11,732 | $31,374 |
| 2022 | $559,682 | $32,428 | $32,224 | $25,000 | 1 | $25,000 | $28,065 | $31,569 |
| 2021 | $559,478 | $222,708 | $35,572 | $30,000 | 1 | $30,000 | $95,997 | $32,220 |
| 2020 | $425,760 | $12,784 | $34,950 | $30,000 | 1 | — | $9,504 | $27,082 |
| 2019 | $447,926 | $16,974 | $14,809 | $10,000 | 1 | — | $12,440 | $25,605 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brooks Gray Foundation reported a distributable amount of $34K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brooks Gray Foundation is led by Larry V. Janzen, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Larry V. Janzen
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J. Wesley Clayton
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
R. Wylene Janzen
Secretary
Secretary Treasurer → Secretary, 2020
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 Brooks Gray Foundation
How much does Brooks Gray Foundation give each year?
Brooks Gray Foundation gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 1 grant.
How large is Brooks Gray Foundation?
Brooks Gray Foundation reported $663K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $34K (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.
Where does Brooks Gray Foundation operate?
Brooks Gray Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama.
What is Brooks Gray Foundation's EIN?
Brooks Gray Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-1227948. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 20, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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