Brown Family Private Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker WILMINGTON, DE EIN: 20-8383378

Brown Family Private Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in WILMINGTON, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 21 grants totaling $91K.

Key facts about Brown Family Private Foundation

EIN
20-8383378
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$91,000
Grants made (2025)
21
Average grant
$4,333
Median grant
$5,000
New grantees (estimate)
0% first-time grantees (0 of 20, 2025)
Primary geography
Washington (70% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Brown Family Private Foundation funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Brown Family Private Foundation's 21 itemized 2025 grants were Washington (70%), Ohio (8%) and Illinois (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Bainbridge Is, WA (8 grants), Seattle, WA (4 grants), Bainbridge Island, WA (2 grants) and Cincinnati, OH (2 grants). 76% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Is Brown Family Private Foundation open to new grantees?

0%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 0 of 20 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. How we count

  • 95% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

—

Annual Giving

$91K

+13.0% YoY

Grant Count

21

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$4K

+13.0% YoY

About Brown Family Private Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Brown Family Private Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in WILMINGTON, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 21 grants totaling $91K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of all 21 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

Bainbridge IsSeattleBainbridge IslandCincinnatiClarksburgBremertonWashingtonPoulsboEvanstonSanta AnaBaltimoreClinton

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
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Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$30K$59K$89K$118K23 grants202024 grants202120 grants202218 grants202321 grants202421 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center: $16K across 2 grantsBainbridge Island SeniorCommunity Center$16K · 2 grantsHyla Middle School: $8KHyla Middle School$8KEagle Harbor Congregational Church: $7KEagle Harbor CongregationalChurch$7KAmigos De Santa Cruz Foundation: $5KAmigos De Santa CruzFoundation$5KCascade Public Media: $5KCascade Public Media$5KCooperative for Education: $5KCooperative for Education$5KFabretto Childrens Foundation Inc: $5KFabretto Childrens FoundationInc$5KMacular Degeneration Research: $5KMacular Degeneration Research$5KNational Park Foundation: $5KNational Park Foundation$5KSeattle Aquarium Society-seas: $5KSeattle Aquarium Society-seas$5K

Grant Size Distribution

104 grants across all recorded years

104<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center ($16,000 across 2 grants), Hyla Middle School ($7,500), Eagle Harbor Congregational Church ($7,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER BAINBRIDGE IS, WACapital Campaign - Expanded Facility$10,000
HYLA MIDDLE SCHOOL BAINBRIDGE IS, WAFinancial Aid Auction Paddle Call$7,500
EAGLE HARBOR CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WAGeneral & Unrestricted$7,000
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER BAINBRIDGE IS, WAGeneral & Unrestricted$6,000
AMIGOS DE SANTA CRUZ FOUNDATION SEATTLE, WAEarly Education Program$5,000
CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA SEATTLE, WAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
COOPERATIVE FOR EDUCATION CINCINNATI, OHGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
FABRETTO CHILDRENS FOUNDATION INC EVANSTON, ILFUNDAP Guatemala$5,000
MACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH CLARKSBURG, MDGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION WASHINGTON, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Adrienne Marie Bennett BrownVP1—
John B BrownPres, Dir, Sec1—
Ann Pownall BrownVP1—

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Brown Family Private Foundation?

Brown Family Private Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in WILMINGTON, DE. It holds — in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Brown Family Private Foundation operate?

Brown Family Private Foundation has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio, Washington.

What size grants does Brown Family Private Foundation award?

In 2025, Brown Family Private Foundation awarded 21 grants totaling $91K — an average of about $4K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Brown Family Private Foundation's EIN?

Brown Family Private Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8383378. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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