Ron Brown Scholar Fund
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$6.3M
Foundation funders
40
Grants recorded
90
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Ron Brown Scholar Fund?
Ron Brown Scholar Fund is funded by 40 grantmakers, led by The Norman R Rales and Ruth Rales ($4.5M), The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund ($204K), GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($190K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.3M in grants to Ron Brown Scholar Fund between 2019–2025.
Show all 40 funders
| The Ayco Charitable Foundation | $17,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jack Kent Cooke Foundation | $13,050 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| The Melville Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Daffy Charitable Fund | $6,200 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kolar Charitable Foundation of Buckley LLP | $5,500 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Orange County Community Foundation | $5,250 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Reginald F Lewis Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodard Family Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chubb Charitable Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hampton Roads Community Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Westwind Foundation | $2,500 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sempra Foundation | $400 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Christian and Katharine Roth Family Foundation | $103 | 1 | 2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2019) to $1.5M (2023). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $464K.
What grants has Ron Brown Scholar Fund received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Peters Pharis Foundation | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $150,000 |
| 2025 | The Norman R Rales and Ruth Rales | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | HEALTH | $97,500 |
| 2025 | Robert and Dana Emery Family Foundation | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR LOW-INCOME AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS | $25,000 |
| 2025 | The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID | $17,500 |
| 2025 | Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Orange County Community Foundation | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT | $5,250 |
| 2025 | The Clinton Family Foundation | GENERAL | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Jack Kent Cooke Foundation | SPONSORSHIP OF THE ANNUAL RON H. BROWN AMERICAN JOURNEY AWARDS EVENT | $3,950 |
| 2025 | Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $100 |
| 2024 | The Norman R Rales and Ruth Rales | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2024 | The Belle Jar Foundation | unrestricted | $75,000 |
| 2024 | La Clippers Foundation | PLATINUM PARNTERSHIP DONATION | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin Foundation Inc | UNRESTRICTED | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Boule Foundation | 2024 Grant Awardee | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $32,000 |
| 2024 | PepsiCo Foundation Inc | General Support | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Robert and Dana Emery Family Foundation | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR LOW-INCOME AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS | $25,000 |
| 2024 | GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc | EDUCATION | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The Horwitz Family Memorial Foundation | GENERAL | $18,000 |
| 2024 | Charlottesville Area Community Foundation | MARY-MAC AND DON LAING SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND GENERAL PURPOSES | $17,500 |
| 2024 | The Melville Foundation | CHARITABLE GRANT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Johns Hopkins University | CONTRIBUTION | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Daffy Charitable Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION | $6,200 |
| 2024 | The Reginald F Lewis Foundation Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Woodard Family Foundation Inc | GUIDED PATHWAY SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Jack Kent Cooke Foundation | SPONSORSHIP OF THE ANNUAL JOURNEY AWARDS EVENT | $4,100 |
Showing 30 most recent of 90 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Ron Brown Scholar Fund?
Ron Brown Scholar Fund is funded by 40 grantmakers, led by The Norman R Rales and Ruth Rales ($4.5M), The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund ($204K), GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($190K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.3M in grants to Ron Brown Scholar Fund between 2019–2025.
Who is Ron Brown Scholar Fund's largest funder?
The Norman R Rales and Ruth Rales is the largest recorded funder of Ron Brown Scholar Fund, with $4.5M across 6 grants (2020–2025).
How much grant funding has Ron Brown Scholar Fund received?
IRS 990 filings record $6.3M in grants to Ron Brown Scholar Fund across 90 grants from 40 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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