Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 83-2458634

The Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. Its 2025 filing says distributions are to be made primarily for the promotion of conservation, education, and historic building preservation.

Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 at a glance

In short: Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 gave $202K across 40 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), top state Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$202,300
+294.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
40
+81.8% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,058
+116.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$3,379,831
+5.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (46% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018

How to Apply

The foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. The 2025 filing lists no specific application form and no deadline. It directs applicants to contact Co-Trustee Leslie B Gottlieb. Awards are to be made primarily for the promotion of conservation, education, and historic building preservation.

Contact

Application contact: Leslie B Gottlieb Co-Trustee
Mailing address: 164 N Peoria Street Apt 501, Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: (847) 962-0757

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Missouri Botanical Garden: $26K across 2 grantsMissouri Botanical Garden$26K · 2 grantsWilliam & Mary Business School Foundation: $25KWilliam & Mary Business SchoolFoundation$25KElsberry Ministerial Alliance: $20KElsberry Ministerial Alliance$20KThe Brent Shapiro Foundation: $15KThe Brent Shapiro Foundation$15KFood Bank of the Rockies: $15K across 2 grantsFood Bank of the Rockies$15K · 2 grantsRoaring Fork Conservancy: $13K across 2 grantsRoaring Fork Conservancy$13K · 2 grantsUniversity at Buffalo Foundation Inc: $10KUniversity at BuffaloFoundation Inc$10KSiteman Cancer Center: $10KSiteman Cancer Center$10KAmerican Cancer Society: $10KAmerican Cancer Society$10KElsberry United Methodist Church: $8K across 3 grantsElsberry United MethodistChurch$8K · 3 grants

The largest 2025 recipient was Missouri Botanical Garden ($26K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $152K.

Grant Size Distribution

70 grants across all recorded years

68<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 68 grants of 70 (97%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The filing’s 2025 grants went to recipients in multiple states. By share of grant dollars, Missouri received 46%, Colorado 17%, Virginia 13%, California 9%, and New York 7%. These figures describe the locations of listed recipients.

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 40 itemized grants.

Cities

ElsberrySt. LouisBasaltAuroraWilliamsburgClarksvilleColumbiaLincolnNew YorkSte GenevieveWashingtonBowling GreenBuffaloDenverHagerstownLos AngelesOaklandOlatheOnancockTroy

How Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 gives

  • 32% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 237% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 113% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K3 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 22 grants2024 40 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2020) to $202K (2025). In 2025 it made 40 grants totaling $202K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Missouri Botanical Garden St. Louis, MOScience and conservation$25,000
William & Mary Business School Foundation Williamsburg, VAEducational$25,000
Elsberry Ministerial Alliance Elsberry, MOReligious$20,000
The Brent Shapiro Foundation Los Angeles, CADrug prevention$15,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy Basalt, COConservation$10,000
University at Buffalo Foundation Inc Buffalo, NYEducational$10,000
Food Bank of the Rockies Aurora, COHunger relief$10,000
Siteman Cancer Center St. Louis, MOCancer treatment and research$10,000
American Cancer Society Hagerstown, MDCancer research$10,000
Elsberry R-II School District Elsberry, MOEducational$8,000
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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$3,379,831$389,294$217,209$202,30040$201,800$380,122$178,555
2024$3,207,746$3,073,290$56,611$51,30022$50,800$219,866$134,010
2023$170,223$85,112$66,484$65,4003$65,400$34,145$24,309
2022$184,923$102,555$60,483$60,0002$60,000$51,631$24,732
2021$179,812$139,928$21,600$20,0003$20,000$18,942$24,107
2020$170,813$120,141$9,776$7,0003—$5,443$11,425

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 reported a distributable amount of $179K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The 2025 filing does not state a separate mission. It says the foundation’s distributions are to be made primarily for conservation, education, and historic building preservation.

Grantees’ own mission statements illustrate the kinds of organizations it supported. Roaring Fork Conservancy says it works to inspire people to explore, value, and protect the Roaring Fork watershed. French Colonial America says it works to preserve, promote, and celebrate French Colonial America. William & Mary Business School Foundation says it advances the goals of William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business through philanthropy, including scholarships and programmatic and operational support. Other 2025 recipients included organizations whose stated missions concern hunger relief, homelessness, cancer research or treatment, and drug prevention.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 40 grants totaling $202,300. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $25,000, with a median of $2,500.

Among the largest reported grants were $25,000 each to Missouri Botanical Garden for science and conservation and William & Mary Business School Foundation for educational purposes; $20,000 to Elsberry Ministerial Alliance for religious purposes; and $15,000 to The Brent Shapiro Foundation for drug prevention. Other notable grants included $10,000 each to Roaring Fork Conservancy for conservation, University at Buffalo Foundation Inc for educational purposes, Food Bank of the Rockies for hunger relief, Siteman Cancer Center for cancer treatment and research, and American Cancer Society for cancer research. The filing also lists grants to Elsberry R-II School District ($8,000), Elsberry United Methodist Church ($5,200), and French Colonial America ($5,000).

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Gregory E Brooksher, Geoffrey S Brooksher, and Leslie B Gottlieb as Co-Trustees.

Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Geoffrey S Brooksher

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory E Brooksher

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie B Gottlieb

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Carter Brooksher (2020–2022) — Co-Trustee
  • Former: K Dane Brooksher (2020–2022) — Co-Trustee

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.

Frequently asked questions about Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018

How much does Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 give each year?

Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 gave $202K across 40 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $51K across 22 grants.

What is Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018's typical grant size?

Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $5,058, across 40 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 give grants?

Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018's top state is Missouri, with 46% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Colorado (17%) and Virginia (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Elsberry, MO (11 grants), St. Louis, MO (8 grants), Aurora, CO (3 grants) and Basalt, CO (2 grants).

Does Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 40 grants with a stated purpose on Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational" (6 grants), "Religious" (4 grants) and "Environmental" (4 grants).

Who are Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018's largest grantees?

Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018's largest 2025 grantees include Missouri Botanical Garden ($25,900 across 2 grants), William & Mary Business School Foundation ($25,000) and Elsberry Ministerial Alliance ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018?

Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $202K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $179K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 fund?

The 2025 filing does not state a separate mission. It says the foundation’s distributions are to be made primarily for conservation, education, and historic building preservation. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018?

The foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018's EIN?

Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2458634. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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