· Private foundation
Brown and Kunze Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k2 grants · $3k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $60k
- $250k+1 grant · $1.0M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| THE METROHEALTH FOUNDATION INC | $1,000,000 |
| KEY WEST LIBRARY | $30,000 |
| IDEACENTER IDEA STREAM (PBS & NPR) | $30,000 |
| FLORIDA KEYS SPCA | $2,000 |
| WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 99% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +68% since the first grant, against -12% for those funded once.
18 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 14 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TMTHE METROHEALTH FOUNDATION INC3× · 2018–2025 · $2.0M · revenue +71%
- TMThe Musical Arts Association5× · 2017–2022 · $1.2M · revenue +45%
- CMCLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART5× · 2017–2021 · $1.1M · revenue +71%
Funded once
- CVCUYHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK ASSOCone grant, 2017 · $130k
The Metropolitan Opera Guild Incone grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue -97%- MOMETROPOLITAN OPERAone grant, 2017 · $20k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Opera theatre's mission is to shape a vibrant future for opera by connecting, inspiring, and entertaining our communities through the power and beauty of the art form; to foster the next generation by empowering a diverse group of artists,…
The mission of the washington national opera is to advise, support and oversee the continued artistic quality and impact of the washington national opera at the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts.
The mission of florida grand opera is to enrich people's lives through an awareness and deeper appreciation of opera while supporting the operations of the greater miami opera and the opera guild, inc. by expanding its reach to diverse…
Mission: the mission of san diego opera is to deliver exceptional performances and exciting, accessible programs to diverse audiences, focusing on community partnerships, and the transformative and expressive power of the human voice. as…
The cleveland institute of music's mission is to empower the world's most talented classical music students to fulfill their dreams and potential.
The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…
The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…
The colorado symphony association (csa) is a not-for-profit organization established to fund and operate the colorado symphony orchestra for the enjoyment and benefit of the citizens of metropolitan denver and (cont'd on schedule…
National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…
To collect, display and interpret objects in craft art and design.
To present the highest-quality performances of great music, bringing national and international distinction to the orchestra and its community; to delight and educate audiences of all ages and backgrounds, and enhance the cultural vitality…
Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.
How this is measured
16 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 16 of the 26 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds THE METROHEALTH FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds The Musical Arts Association ↗
- Who funds CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ↗
- Who funds THE SANTA FE OPERA ↗
- Who funds CONSERVANCY FOR CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK ↗
- Who funds STETSON UNIVERSITY INC ↗
- Who funds THE CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE ↗
- Who funds FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds SOUTH FLORIDA PBS INC ↗
- Who funds KEY WEST LITERARY SEMINAR INC ↗
- Who funds The Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc ↗
- Who funds MONROE ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS INC ↗
- Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
- Who funds FLORIDA KEYS OUTREACH COALITION INC ↗
- Who funds FLORIDA KEYS SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS INC ↗
- Who funds WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Brown and Kunze Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Brown and Kunze Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Stetson University Inc: 0% of income from government
- South Florida Pbs Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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