Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn

Private foundation · Grantmaker Honolulu, HI EIN: 99-6017321

Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn is a private foundation, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $275K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $11K. Net investment income was $26K.

Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn at a glance

In short: Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn gave $11K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$11,000
+10.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,667
-26.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,000
Total assets
$274,790
+3.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Hawaii (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 Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Reading Is Fundamental: $5KReading Is Fundamental$5KHana HOU Music Program: $3KHana HOU Music Program$3KMaui NUI Botanical Gardens: $3KMaui NUI Botanical Gardens$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Reading Is Fundamental ($5K). Together the top 3 received $11K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

HonoluluKahuluiKula

How Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 91% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $12K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Reading Is Fundamental Honolulu, HIUnrestricted Gift$5,000
Hana HOU Music Program Kula, HIUnrestricted Gift$3,000
Maui NUI Botanical Gardens Kahului, HIUnrestricted Gift$3,000
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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$274,790$29,656$21,433$11,0003$17,102$25,905$18,711
2024$266,566$31,572$19,530$10,0002$16,120$28,178$16,950
2023$254,523$17,084$21,621$12,0002$17,998$14,066$16,048
2022$259,066$31,055$20,307$10,0002$16,642$27,539$18,435
2021$248,318$12,109$18,734$9,5002—$9,062$17,641

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn reported a distributable amount of $19K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn's only listed officer is Bank Of Hawaii, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of Hawaii

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $5K (2021) → $4K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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

Bank of Hawaii — Trustee: $4KBank of HawaiiTrustee$4K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $4K, to Bank of Hawaii (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn

How much does Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn give each year?

Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn gave $11K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 2 grants.

What is Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn's typical grant size?

Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $3,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn give grants?

Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn gives mostly in Hawaii: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn?

Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn reported $275K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $19K (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 Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn's EIN?

Julia Temple Davis Brown Fdn's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-6017321. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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