Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc
Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, with most grant dollars going to recipients in Missouri.
Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc gave $130K across 28 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Missouri. 21% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $129,500
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 28
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,625
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $1,840,509
- -2.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 21% first-time grantees (6 of 28, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (84% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 30 Upper Ladue Road, Saint Louis, MO 63124
Phone: (314) 449-2274
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Fair St Louis Foundation ($25K). Together the top 10 received $92K.
Grant Size Distribution
115 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 115 grants of 115 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 84% of grant dollars went to Missouri recipients. The remaining reported shares went to Colorado (5%), California (4%), Michigan (3%), and Massachusetts (2%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 28 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
21%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 28 grantees (21%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 71% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 82% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $71K (2022) to $130K (2025). In 2025 it made 28 grants totaling $130K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fair St Louis Foundation Saint Louis, MO | Program Support | $25,000 |
| St Joseph Institute for the Deaf Brentwood, MO | Program Support | $25,000 |
| Town & Country Historical Society Town Country, MO | Program Support | $10,000 |
| Jazz St Louis Saint Louis, MO | Program Support | $7,000 |
| World Pediatric Project St. Louis, MO | Program Support | $5,000 |
| Beyond Housing St. Louis, MO | Program Support | $5,000 |
| Forest Park Forever St. Louis, MO | Program Support | $5,000 |
| Belvedere Community Foundation Belvedere, CA | Program Support | $5,000 |
| Avenues Counseling St. Louis, MO | Program Support | $2,500 |
| StPeters Episcopal Church St. Louis, MO | Program Support | $2,500 |
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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 | $1,840,509 | $93,502 | $144,246 | $129,500 | 28 | $132,648 | $83,658 | $144,519 |
| 2024 | $1,891,253 | $135,411 | $125,675 | $111,000 | 28 | $114,504 | $126,296 | $130,789 |
| 2023 | $1,881,162 | $126,483 | $130,176 | $115,000 | 31 | $119,593 | $115,535 | $115,568 |
| 2022 | $1,884,855 | $87,079 | $81,628 | $71,000 | 8 | $74,295 | $80,691 | $115,005 |
| 2021 | $1,886,920 | $120,353 | $110,360 | $100,000 | 20 | $103,182 | $113,375 | $128,577 |
| 2020 | $1,870,906 | $48,858 | $148,261 | $127,000 | 35 | — | $40,959 | $103,347 |
| 2019 | $1,969,817 | $1,006,677 | $105,283 | $86,500 | 27 | — | $674,096 | $83,686 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $145K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in arts and culture, parks, community development, education, and caregiver support. For example, Jazz St. Louis describes its mission as advancing jazz through performance, education, and community engagement; Forest Park Forever says it works with the City of St. Louis to restore and sustain Forest Park; and Beyond Housing describes itself as a community development organization focused on housing and stronger communities. The Caregiver Club says it supports caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 28 grants totaling $129,500. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median grant of $2,500. The largest grants included $25,000 each to Fair St. Louis Foundation and St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf, and $10,000 to Town & Country Historical Society. Other listed awards included $7,000 to Jazz St. Louis and $5,000 each to World Pediatric Project, Beyond Housing, Forest Park Forever, and Belvedere Community Foundation. The filing lists the grants as program support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Russell E Browning as president and trustee, Russell E Browning Jr as treasurer and trustee, and Dawn Christofferson as secretary and trustee.
Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc is led by Russell E Browning, President & Trustee on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Russell E Browning
President & Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Christofferson
Secretary & Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russell E Browning Jr.
Treasurer & Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc
How much does Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc gave $130K across 28 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $111K across 28 grants.
What is Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $4,625, across 28 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc that year got $3K on average.
Where does Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc give grants?
Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Missouri: 84% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Colorado (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Saint Louis, MO (16 grants) and Oxford, MS (2 grants).
Does Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 28 grants with a stated purpose on Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (28 grants).
Who are Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Fair St Louis Foundation ($25,000), St Joseph Institute for the Deaf ($25,000) and Town & Country Historical Society ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc?
Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $133K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $145K (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 does Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in arts and culture, parks, community development, education, and caregiver support. For example, Jazz St. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1628325. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
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