Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 26-1523302

To support charities listed in schedule a part I

Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation gave $420K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $420K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$420,000
+16.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$420,000
+16.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$420,000
Total assets
$6,165,947
+6.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Zoological Society of San Diego: $420KZoological Society of SanDiego$420K

The largest 2025 recipient was Zoological Society of San Diego ($420K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

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

San Diego

How Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 40% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600KTotal only2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $300K (2020) to $420K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $420K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Zoological Society of San Diego San Diego, CAGeneral Support$420,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$6,165,947$945,281$488,765$420,0001$400,403
2024$5,794,434$298,872$422,178$360,0001$252,619
2023$5,918,104$287,949$358,765$300,000Total only$287,949
2022$5,988,920$349,662$360,483$300,0001$349,662
2021$5,999,741$448,644$357,181$300,0001$448,644
2020$5,908,271$324,384$347,233$300,000Total only$324,384

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $420K. Net investment income was $400K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation's only listed officer is The Northern Trust Company, Trustee since 2025 (on filings since 2020) (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • The Northern Trust Company

    Trustee

    Institutional Trustee → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $41K (2020) → $61K (2025)

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

The Northern Trust Company — Trustee: $61KThe Northern Trust…Trustee$61K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $61K, to The Northern Trust Company (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation

How much does Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation give each year?

Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation gave $420K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $360K across 1 grant.

How large is Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation?

Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation reported $6.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $945K.

What is Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation?

Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $6.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation operate?

Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation's EIN?

Everett and Rosemarie Brown Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1523302. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 13, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 7, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 31, 2024)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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