The Earle Brown Music Foundation
The Earle Brown Music Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Atlanta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $637K. Net investment income was $809K.
The Earle Brown Music Foundation at a glance
In short: The Earle Brown Music Foundation gave $637K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $637K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $636,765
- +26.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $636,765
- +153.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $636,765
- Total assets
- $22,253,060
- -1.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Earle Brown Music Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Donor Advised Fund ($637K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How The Earle Brown Music Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 167% of 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $334K (2019) to $637K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $637K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Donor Advised Fund Cincinnati, OH | Fund General Program Expenditures | $636,765 |
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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 | $22,253,060 | $1,263,101 | $2,091,368 | $636,765 | 1 | $1,811,971 | $808,837 | $1,083,167 |
| 2024 | $22,579,829 | $1,680,107 | $1,871,552 | $502,716 | 2 | $1,609,857 | $1,416,160 | $1,077,603 |
| 2023 | $21,185,519 | $861,615 | $1,769,768 | $513,500 | 1 | $1,359,292 | $411,754 | $1,086,908 |
| 2022 | $21,100,520 | $1,245,993 | $2,069,137 | $630,000 | 1 | $1,582,496 | $730,471 | $1,203,732 |
| 2021 | $25,951,264 | $2,643,188 | $1,955,067 | $472,500 | 1 | — | $2,222,332 | $1,237,926 |
| 2020 | $23,487,894 | $2,376,582 | $1,411,234 | $610,000 | 2 | — | $117,653 | $1,088,092 |
| 2019 | $21,054,241 | $-81,857 | $1,415,670 | $333,944 | 2 | — | $157,355 | $1,014,966 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Earle Brown Music Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Earle Brown Music Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrew Farnsworth
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Stephen Sollins
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Marybeth Sollins
Trustee Emerita
On filings since 2019
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 The Earle Brown Music Foundation
How much does The Earle Brown Music Foundation give each year?
The Earle Brown Music Foundation gave $637K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $503K across 2 grants.
How large is The Earle Brown Music Foundation?
The Earle Brown Music Foundation reported $22.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.8M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is The Earle Brown Music Foundation?
The Earle Brown Music Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Atlanta, GA. It holds $22.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Earle Brown Music Foundation operate?
The Earle Brown Music Foundation has awarded grants in Georgia, New York, Ohio, Texas.
What is The Earle Brown Music Foundation's EIN?
The Earle Brown Music Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3921924. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 5, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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