Arizona · Private foundation
Lyman B Brainerd Jr Family 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.
- $44k
- Granted FY2021
- 9
- Grants FY2021
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 22%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
53% of Lyman B Brainerd Jr Family Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Brown University, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 9 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year Lyman B Brainerd Jr Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 8 organizations, $44k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 5
- Total assets, FY2021
- $356k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 22% of the organizations Lyman B Brainerd Jr Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 9 | $44k | 22% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $51k | 13% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $26k | 14% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $46k | 44% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $39k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $90,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Putney School Inc | $65,526 | 8 | 0% |
| Hermitage Artist Retreat Inc | $60,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Read to Grow Inc | $55,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Fellowship Place Inc | $44,000 | 8 | 0% |
| College Visions | $37,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Community Musicworks | $34,000 | 8 | 0% |
| University of Washington Foundation | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Southern Conservation Partners Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 6% |
| The Connecticut Hospice Inc | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $90,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Putney School Inc | $65,526 | 8 | 0% |
| Hermitage Artist Retreat Inc | $60,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Read to Grow Inc | $55,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Fellowship Place Inc | $44,000 | 8 | 0% |
| College Visions | $37,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Community Musicworks | $34,000 | 8 | 0% |
| University of Washington Foundation | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Southern Conservation Partners Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 6% |
| The Connecticut Hospice Inc | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology Co Burk & Associates Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Women & Family Life Center Inc | $18,000 | 7 | 1% |
| ACLU Foundation of Arizona | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Ensemblenewsrq Inc | $7,500 | 2 | 5% |
| As 220 | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($38k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lyman B Brainerd Jr Family Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
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: Newalliance Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About Lyman B Brainerd Jr Family Foundation
- How much does Lyman B Brainerd Jr Family Foundation give?
- Lyman B Brainerd Jr Family Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $44,000 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Lyman B Brainerd Jr Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (70%), Arts & Culture (11%), Health (9%).
- Who are Lyman B Brainerd Jr Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of Wisconsin Foundation ($90k), Putney School Inc ($66k), Hermitage Artist Retreat Inc ($60k).
- Does Lyman B Brainerd Jr Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Lyman B Brainerd Jr Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lyman B Brainerd Jr Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Newalliance Foundation Inc, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, The Pfizer Foundation Inc.
- Where is Lyman B Brainerd Jr Family Foundation based?
- Lyman B Brainerd Jr Family Foundation is based in AZ.
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