The Brown Foundation Inc
HOUSTON, TX EIN: 74-6036466
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$1.1B
+4.9% YoY
Annual Giving
$84.3M
-28.5% YoY
Grant Count
222
-73.4% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$380K
+169.2% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $1,147,001,983 | $1,093,838,038 | $1,004,415,123 |
| Revenue | $145,856,621 | $183,844,252 | $89,635,504 |
| Expenses | $92,692,676 | $125,930,873 | $91,981,368 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $86,473,880 | $120,032,088 | $86,885,701 |
| Net Investment Income | $142,190,460 | $180,173,159 | $85,950,026 |
| Distributable Amount | $103,624,424 | $100,212,352 | $86,500,905 |
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
From 2025 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John O'Connor | Chair/Trustee | 5 | — |
| Isabel S Lummis | Pres/Trustee | 5 | — |
| Lousia S Sarofim | Sec/Trustee | 2 | — |
| Ann Ziker | ED/Asst Secretary | 50 | $423,001 |
| Jacklyn Tatge | CFO/Treasurer | 40 | $307,500 |
| Ralph Abendshein | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Holbrook F Dorn | Trustee | 2 | — |
| William N Mathis | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Maria Mathis-Kruser | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Caroline Negley | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Ryan O'Connor | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Elisa Pye | Trustee | 2 | — |
| Christopher B Sarofim | Trustee | 2 | — |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
States
ArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIllinoisKentuckyMassachusettsMarylandMaineMissouriMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWyoming
Cities
AddisonAlbuquerqueAlexandriaAlpineAndoverAtlantaAustinBala CynwydBarabooBaytownBellaireBelmontBendBerkeleyBillingsBlancoBooneBostonBrenhamBronx
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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