Lillian & Jerome Brawer

Foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 84-1216177

Lillian & Jerome Brawer is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $194K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 16 grants totaling $36K. Net investment income was $5K.

Key facts about Lillian & Jerome Brawer

EIN
84-1216177
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$36,200
Grants made (2024)
16
Average grant
$2,263
Median grant
$1,900
Total assets
$194,273
Primary geography
New York (75% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Lillian & Jerome Brawer funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Lillian & Jerome Brawer's 16 itemized 2024 grants were New York (75%), District of Columbia (14%) and Illinois (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (11 grants). 6% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Assist Disabled" (5 grants).

How Lillian & Jerome Brawer gives

  • 93% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 342% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$194K

-14.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$36K

-17.7% YoY

Grant Count

16

+6.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

-22.9% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lillian & Jerome Brawer reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

About Lillian & Jerome Brawer

Based on IRS filings

Lillian & Jerome Brawer is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $194K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 16 grants totaling $36K. Net investment income was $5K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of all 16 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

Cities

New YorkCliftonGrand JunctionNorthfieldWashingtonWestbury

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$13K$26K$39K$52K20232024
Metric20242023
Total Assets$194,273$226,447
Revenue$5,553$4,261
Expenses$37,727$46,826
Qualifying Distributions$37,002$45,421
Net Investment Income$5,207$3,710
Distributable Amount$10,814$13,756

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$11K$22K$33K$44K15 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

American Friends of Tel: $6KAmerican Friends of Tel$6KGeorge Washington Univerity: $5KGeorge Washington Univerity$5KNorthwell Health Foundtion: $5KNorthwell Health Foundtion$5KWeinberg Family Cerebral Palsy: $3KWeinberg Family Cerebral Palsy$3KBelev Echad: $2KBelev Echad$2KAmerican Friends of Alyn: $2KAmerican Friends of Alyn$2KAmerican Friends of Israel Sport: $2KAmerican Friends of IsraelSport$2KAmerican Friends of Magen David Ado: $2KAmerican Friends of MagenDavid Ado$2KAmerican Friends of Rabin: $2KAmerican Friends of Rabin$2KAmerican Friends of Sheba: $1KAmerican Friends of Sheba$1K

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants across all recorded years

31<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2024 grants, the largest recipients include American Friends of Tel ($6,000), George Washington Univerity ($5,000), Northwell Health Foundtion ($5,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TEL New York, NYDISABLED SCHOLARSHIP$6,000
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERITY Washington, DCDISABLED SCHOLARSHIP$5,000
NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDTION Westbury, NYHEALTH CARE SUPPORT$5,000
WEINBERG FAMILY CEREBRAL PALSY New York, NYDISABLED SUPPORT$3,000
BELEV ECHAD New York, NYMEDICAL SUPPORT$2,400
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ALYN New York, NYASSIST DISABLED$2,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ISRAEL SPORT Northfield, ILDISABLED ATHLETICS$2,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADO New York, NYASSIST DISABLED$2,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF RABIN New York, NYASSIST DISABLED$1,800
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA New York, NYASSIST DISABLED$1,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2024 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Scotty BrawerPresident1—
Wendy MarksVice Preside1—

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lillian & Jerome Brawer?

Lillian & Jerome Brawer is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in New York, NY. It holds $194K in total assets as of 2024.

How large is Lillian & Jerome Brawer?

As of 2024, Lillian & Jerome Brawer holds $194K in total assets with $6K in annual revenue. It awarded 16 grants totaling $36K in 2024.

Where does Lillian & Jerome Brawer operate?

Lillian & Jerome Brawer has awarded grants in Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York.

What size grants does Lillian & Jerome Brawer award?

In 2024, Lillian & Jerome Brawer awarded 16 grants totaling $36K — an average of about $2K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

How much is Lillian & Jerome Brawer required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Lillian & Jerome Brawer reported a distributable amount of $11K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Lillian & Jerome Brawer's EIN?

Lillian & Jerome Brawer's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1216177. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2024.

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

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