Brown Barrett Foundation Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Eagan, MN EIN: 43-6020296

Brown Barrett Foundation Trust is a private foundation, based in Eagan, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $191K in total assets. In 2025, it made $3K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $14K.

Key facts about Brown Barrett Foundation Trust

EIN
43-6020296
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Total assets
$190,587

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$191K

+5.7% YoY

Revenue

$19K

-18.9% YoY

Qualifying Distributions

$3K

-83.8% YoY

Expenses

$9K

-64.2% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brown Barrett Foundation Trust reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Brown Barrett Foundation Trust gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 18% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BeverlySaint Louis

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2023) to $16K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $16K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10K$20K$30K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$190,587$180,335$181,154
Revenue$18,853$23,257$10,665
Expenses$8,619$24,063$22,194
Qualifying Distributions$3,117$19,185$17,747
Net Investment Income$13,780$18,500$6,144
Distributable Amount$17,315$16,455$15,085

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 5, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Brown Barrett Foundation Trust's only listed officer is US Bank N A, Trustee on filings since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • US Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $5K (2019) → $6K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: US Bank NA (2024) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

US Bank N a — Trustee: $6KUS Bank N aTrustee$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $6K, to US Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Brown Barrett Foundation Trust

How large is Brown Barrett Foundation Trust?

Brown Barrett Foundation Trust reported $191K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (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 Brown Barrett Foundation Trust operate?

Brown Barrett Foundation Trust has awarded grants in Massachusetts, Missouri.

What is Brown Barrett Foundation Trust's EIN?

Brown Barrett Foundation Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6020296. 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.

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