Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation
Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation is a private foundation, based in Lake Bluff, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $205K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $9K.
Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation at a glance
In short: Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- +275.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $205,487
- -1.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (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 Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Church of the Holy Spirit ($10K).
Grant Size Distribution
26 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 26 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 102% of 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2023) to $12K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Church of the Holy Spirit Lake Forest, IL | General Support | $10,000 |
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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 | $205,487 | $10,577 | $12,790 | $10,000 | 1 | $10,000 | $9,481 | $9,801 |
| 2024 | $207,700 | $11,664 | $10,838 | $8,000 | 3 | $8,000 | $10,597 | $9,589 |
| 2023 | $206,874 | $8,682 | $8,536 | $6,000 | 1 | $6,000 | $8,330 | $9,379 |
| 2022 | $206,668 | $5,404 | $12,881 | $10,400 | 10 | $10,400 | $7,596 | $9,951 |
| 2021 | $214,209 | $7,417 | $13,676 | $10,900 | 11 | $10,900 | $6,136 | $10,522 |
| 2020 | $220,362 | $8,882 | $14,910 | $12,467 | 12 | — | $7,510 | $10,977 |
| 2019 | $226,380 | $31,192 | $13,602 | $12,185 | 15 | — | $29,803 | $10,272 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation is led by Sophia Brown Twichell, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sophia Brown Twichell
President
Treasurer → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cameron Twichell
Secretary
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan E. Twichell
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Jean Brown (2019–2022) — President & Secretary
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 Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation
How much does Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation give each year?
Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 3 grants.
How large is Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation?
Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation reported $205K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation operate?
Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation has awarded grants in Arkansas, California, Iowa, Illinois, Tennessee, Wyoming.
What is Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation's EIN?
Jean and Cameron Brown Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6062010. 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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 25, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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