Browne Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sherwood, AR EIN: 82-3750659

Browne Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Sherwood, AR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $810K. Net investment income was $424K.

Browne Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Browne Family Foundation Inc gave $810K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $203K), mostly in Arkansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$810,000
+2214.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$202,500
+2792.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$27,500
Total assets
$1,017,656
+27.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arkansas (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 Browne Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation: $750KArkansas Children's HospitalFoundation$750KArkansas Children's Hospital Auxiliary: $50KArkansas Children's HospitalAuxiliary$50KWomen and Children First: $5KWomen and Children First$5KTexarkana Symphony Orchestra: $5KTexarkana Symphony Orchestra$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation ($750K). Together the top 4 received $810K.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 17 (82%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

Little RockBismarkTexarkana

How Browne Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 1373% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2 grants2019 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 2 grants2023 5 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2024) to $810K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $810K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation Little Rock, ARProvide funds to support the mission of children's hospital to provide medical care to children$750,000
Arkansas Children's Hospital Auxiliary Little Rock, ARProvide funds to support the mission of children's hospital to provide medical care to children$50,000
Women and Children First Little Rock, ARProvide funds to support wcf's mission to provide safety, strength, and hope to all victims of family violence in the state of Arkansas.$5,000
Texarkana Symphony Orchestra Texarkana, ARProvide funds to support the mission of texarkana symphony orchestra$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,017,656$1,047,052$825,074$810,0004$810,000$423,609$64,626
2024$795,678$33,009$49,112$35,0005$35,000$25,307$54,826
2023$811,781$33,519$71,828$59,0002$59,000$25,761$54,769
2022$850,090$79,339$62,694$55,0004$55,000$79,339$54,710
2021$833,445$52,485$73,757$65,0002—$52,485$48,635
2019$935,813$52,378$60,742$50,0002—$42,173$46,598

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Browne Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $65K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Browne Family Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cathryn Browne

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer M. Browne

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Browne Lowery

    Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Browne Allen

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Henry C. Browne (2019–2023) — President & 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.

Frequently asked questions about Browne Family Foundation Inc

How much does Browne Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Browne Family Foundation Inc gave $810K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $35K across 5 grants.

What is Browne Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Browne Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $27,500, and its average grant was $202,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Browne Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Browne Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Arkansas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Little Rock, AR (3 grants).

Does Browne Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Browne Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Browne Family Foundation Inc?

Browne Family Foundation Inc reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $810K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $65K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Browne Family Foundation Inc?

Browne Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Sherwood, AR. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Browne Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Browne Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3750659. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 24, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 6, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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