W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation

LOUISVILLE, KY EIN: 61-1233038

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$35.7M

-2.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.8M

+9.6% YoY

Grant Count

65

-23.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$74K

+43.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$7M$9M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$35,719,942$36,709,037$37,057,691
Revenue$4,094,018$4,328,534$3,809,459
Expenses$5,080,737$4,654,484$5,678,553
Qualifying Distributions$4,836,097$4,417,172$5,383,931
Net Investment Income$3,922,178$4,148,628$3,598,416
Distributable Amount$4,204,997$4,867,449$5,326,869

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M79 grants202073 grants202182 grants202285 grants202365 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART$1.5MSTORM KING ART CENTER$500KUNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA$277KEARTH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL…$208KSCHWARZMAN ANIMAL MEDICA…$200KTETON COUNTY SEARCH AND …$200KUNIVERSITY OF WYOMING$170KBENCHETLER FASANI FD$125KCARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYS…$100KGRAND TETON NATIONAL PAR…$100K

Grant Size Distribution

384 grants across all recorded years

274<$50K47$50–100K38$100–250K10$250–500K9$500K–1M6$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ALICE CARY BROWNPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR5
STUART R BROWNSECRETARY/TREASURER5
WL LYONS BROWN IIIDIRECTOR5
A CARY BROWN EPSTEINDIRECTOR5
WL LYONS BROWN JRDEC'D 692024DIRECTOR5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

25states
+17 more states

Cities

ArlingtonAthensBaltimoreBarabooBostonBoynton BeachBronxBrooklynBuffaloBurlingtonCarmelChamberlainCharlestonCharlestownCharlottesvilleCodyColorado SpringsCopperopolisCrestwoodDelray Beach

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

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