Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation
SUSAN L BROWN AND ROBERT H THILL JR is a private foundation based in Sarasota, Florida. Its 2025 filing reports 14 grants totaling $24,125 to charitable organizations, with recipients in Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, and Kansas.
Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation gave $24K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Florida. 14% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $24,125
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- +27.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,723
- -20.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,150
- Total assets
- $392,003
- -5.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 14% first-time grantees (2 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Florida (81% 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 Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation
- 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: 1456 John Ringling Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: (816) 381-8765
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium ($5K). Together the top 10 received $22K.
Grant Size Distribution
50 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 50 grants of 50 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 81% of grant dollars went to recipients in Florida, 8% to Minnesota, 6% to Missouri, and 4% to Kansas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation open to new grantees?
14%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 14 grantees (14%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 71% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+16%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 120% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2021) to $24K (2023). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $24K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium Sarasota, FL | Mote marine laboratory is advancing research-based solutions to ensure our oceans can heal and thrive. Help us put leading-edge marine science and ocean conservation into action. | $5,000 |
| Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation Sarasota, FL | Sarasota performing arts foundation creates and sustains a vibrant performing arts center, advances education, and enriches communities by inspiring minds through the power of the arts. | $5,000 |
| Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Sarasota, FL | Westcoast black theatre troupe's mission is to stage productions that honor the african American experience. | $2,500 |
| Wusf Tampa, FL | Wusf is a noncommercial public radio station licensed to the university of South Florida and support high-quality journalism, news, and cultural programming. | $2,100 |
| Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | Mayo clinic provides unparalleled expertise in patient care, innovative research to meet the needs of our patients, and medical education to train the healthcare workforce of tomorrow. | $2,000 |
| Kansas City Chorale Kansas City, MO | The chorale will utilize its reputation as a world-class artistic ensemble to broaden its reach, particularly to youth audiences and will represent the best of Kansas city's cultural fabric to listeners nationwide. | $1,500 |
| Via Nova Chorale Inc Sarasota, FL | Via nova chorale inc.'s mission is to inspire new ways to live together as one human family using the power of music. | $1,300 |
| Florida Studio Theatre Sarasota, FL | To make theatre affordable and accessible to as many people as possible. To present theatre that challenges with as much gusto as it entertains. To cretate a public forum for the issues of our day that will foster positive change in our community and beyond. To operate within and for the public trust. | $1,000 |
| Save Our Seabirds Sarasota, FL | To rescue, rehabilitate, and release sick and injured birds while educating our community about preventing injuries and preserving habitats. | $1,000 |
| War Horses for Veterans Stilwell, KS | Our mission at whfv is to equip combat veterans and first responders for success by using reflection and personal growth. Our goal is to help combat veterans and first responders who experiences life-disrupting trauma to recover from their limitations, to repurpose their talents and abilities to a successful life, and to reintegrate into their families, workplaces, and communities. We envision a community of active duty military, combat veterans, and first responders who supports one another as each individual moves from trauma through recovery to a productive and sustainable life. | $1,000 |
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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 | $392,003 | $8,225 | $29,401 | $24,125 | 14 | $24,125 | $2,949 | $20,034 |
| 2024 | $413,179 | $21,028 | $28,645 | $23,850 | 11 | $23,850 | $16,233 | $20,720 |
| 2023 | $421,046 | $4,072 | $26,782 | $24,250 | 7 | $24,250 | $1,552 | $21,135 |
| 2022 | $443,756 | $829 | $29,093 | $20,725 | 13 | $20,725 | — | $23,025 |
| 2021 | $472,020 | $270 | $9,091 | $9,075 | 5 | $9,075 | $251 | $23,587 |
| 2020 | $480,841 | $480,871 | $30 | — | — | — | $63 | $5,559 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $20K 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 grants included organizations working in areas such as marine research and conservation, performing arts, public media, health care, bird rescue and rehabilitation, architecture education, and support for veterans and first responders. For example, Mayo Clinic describes its mission as providing patient care through clinical practice, education, and research; Florida Studio Theatre describes its mission as making theatre accessible and using it to foster positive change; and Save Our Seabirds describes its work as rescuing and rehabilitating birds and educating the public about avian conservation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 14 grants totaling $24,125. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $5,000, with a median grant of $1,150. Among its largest grants were $5,000 to Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium and $5,000 to Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation; $2,500 to Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe; $2,100 to WUSF; and $2,000 to Mayo Clinic. Other reported grants included $1,500 to Kansas City Chorale, $1,300 to Via Nova Chorale Inc, and $1,000 each to Florida Studio Theatre, Save Our Seabirds, War Horses for Veterans, and WSLR.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Susan L Brown as president and Robert Thill Jr as secretary and treasurer.
Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation is led by Susan L. Brown, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan L. Brown
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Thill Jr.
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation
How much does Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation give each year?
Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation gave $24K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $24K across 11 grants.
What is Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,150, and its average grant was $1,723, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation give grants?
Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 81% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Minnesota (8%) and Missouri (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Sarasota, FL (9 grants) and Tampa, FL (2 grants).
Does Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium ($5,000), Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation ($5,000) and Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation?
Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation reported $392K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $24K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $20K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations working in areas such as marine research and conservation, performing arts, public media, health care, bird rescue and rehabilitation, architecture education, and support for veterans and first responders. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation?
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 Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation's EIN?
Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-1069040. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Susan L Brown and Robert H Thill Jr Family Foundation 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 30, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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