Harold Brooks Foundation
Harold Brooks Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $610K. Net investment income was $964K.
Harold Brooks Foundation at a glance
In short: Harold Brooks Foundation gave $610K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $610K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $610,000
- +8.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $610,000
- +8.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $610,000
- Total assets
- $10,369,774
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (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.
How to apply to Harold Brooks Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Harold Brooks Foundation
Who Harold Brooks Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
54 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 48 grants of 54 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Harold Brooks Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $526K (2019) to $665K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $610K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached Schedule Dallas, TX | Unrestricted General | $610,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,369,774 | $1,037,642 | $778,278 | $610,000 | 1 | $693,780 | $963,517 | $749,032 |
| 2024 | $10,109,718 | $1,279,311 | $726,946 | $565,000 | 1 | $644,251 | $1,211,053 | $703,696 |
| 2023 | $9,557,554 | $825,844 | $711,378 | $565,000 | 23 | $635,839 | $762,555 | $635,641 |
| 2022 | $9,443,188 | $480,789 | $812,617 | $665,000 | 28 | $735,166 | $421,357 | $635,949 |
| 2021 | $9,775,831 | $1,126,906 | $670,244 | $531,000 | 1 | $607,176 | $1,066,262 | $719,656 |
| 2020 | $9,320,931 | $383,273 | $659,771 | $530,000 | 1 | — | $327,484 | $618,878 |
| 2019 | $9,595,865 | $723,512 | $651,486 | $526,307 | 1 | — | $668,014 | $593,651 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harold Brooks Foundation reported a distributable amount of $749K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Harold Brooks Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; all 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bank Of America
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$81K (2019) → $108K (2025)
Christopher O'Connor
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$2K (2019) → $2K (2025)
Michael A. Frady
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$2K (2019) → $2K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $108K, to Bank of America (Co-Trustee). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Harold Brooks Foundation
How much does Harold Brooks Foundation give each year?
Harold Brooks Foundation gave $610K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $565K across 1 grant.
How large is Harold Brooks Foundation?
Harold Brooks Foundation reported $10.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $694K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $749K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Harold Brooks Foundation?
Harold Brooks Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $10.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Harold Brooks Foundation operate?
Harold Brooks Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Texas.
What is Harold Brooks Foundation's EIN?
Harold Brooks Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6043983. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 20, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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