LT S L Brown Mem Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 23-7392553

LT S L Brown Mem Fund is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $204K. Net investment income was $28K.

LT S L Brown Mem Fund at a glance

In short: LT S L Brown Mem Fund gave $204K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $204K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$203,719
+3159.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
-75.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$203,719
+12938.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$203,719
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

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

Who LT S L Brown Mem Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

City of Newton: $204KCity of Newton$204K

The largest 2024 recipient was City of Newton ($204K).

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 20 (95%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

AmherstBostonNorth EastonProvidenceWalthamWorcesterAnn ArborBaltimoreBristolClaremontClemsonDenverHamdenKingstonNewtonSalemFramingham

How LT S L Brown Mem Fund gives

  • Giving grew 1937% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above 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

$0$100K$200K$300K5 grants2019 7 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2023) to $204K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $204K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Newton Newton, MAJohn C. Chaffin Education$203,719
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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
2024—$29,857$207,626$203,7191$205,054$27,907$3,767
2023$177,235$2,034$10,502$6,2504$8,133$2,750$9,773
2022$186,131$-4,650$14,904$9,0004$11,222$1,050$10,041
2021$205,681$43,281$15,701$10,0004$12,476$40,035$11,375
2020$176,394$15,542$11,882$9,0007—$12,900$9,781
2019$173,392$11,704$11,783$7,0005—$9,682$9,527

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, LT S L Brown Mem Fund reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

LT S L Brown Mem Fund's only listed officer is Bank Of America, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Bank Of America

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $3K (2019) → $750 (2024)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Bank of America — Trustee: $750Bank of AmericaTrustee$750

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $750, to Bank of America (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about LT S L Brown Mem Fund

How much does LT S L Brown Mem Fund give each year?

LT S L Brown Mem Fund gave $204K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $6K across 4 grants.

Where does LT S L Brown Mem Fund operate?

LT S L Brown Mem Fund has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Rhode Island, South Carolina.

How much is LT S L Brown Mem Fund required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, LT S L Brown Mem Fund reported a distributable amount of $4K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is LT S L Brown Mem Fund's EIN?

LT S L Brown Mem Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7392553. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 26, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 8, 2021)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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