Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wichita, KS EIN: 82-3372861

Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Wichita, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $46K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $500K. Net investment income was $439K.

Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $500K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$500,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$500,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$500,000
Total assets
$45,650
-26.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Exploration Place Inc: $500KExploration Place Inc$500K

The largest 2025 recipient was Exploration Place Inc ($500K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Wichita

How Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 400% 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$200K$400K$600K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2021) to $500K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $500K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Exploration Place Inc Wichita, KSGeneral Support$500,000
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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$45,650$935,346$516,339$500,0001$503,851$438,577$8,936
2024$62,175$914,439$503,203$500,0001$502,883$449,656$13,524
2023$60,995$303,694$4,652——$2,622$7,641$7,001
2022$15,596$60,691$104,253$100,0001$102,426$60,426$6,819
2021$277,517$378,805$101,288$100,0001$101,163$109,820$8,415
2020—$1,236$1,236—————
2019—$3,586$3,586—————

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc is led by David J. Brown, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David J. Brown

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vendla K. Brown

    Vice President & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/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 Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc

How much does Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $500K across 1 grant.

How large is Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc?

Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc reported $46K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $504K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc operate?

Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Kansas.

What is Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Dr David and Mickie Brown Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3372861. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 28, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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