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Marguerite V Brown

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$41k
Granted FY2025still arriving
24
Grants FY2025still arriving
10
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$348kHealth$2kScience & Tech$200
02FY2025 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$549
Median grant
10
States reached
$755k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA$9,849
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA$5,305
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY$5,131
IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE$4,029
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY$2,442
MIDLAND UNIVERSITY$1,345
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA$1,345
UMKC FOUNDATION$1,345
COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY$1,345
PERU STATE COLLEGE$908
METHODIST COLLEGE$907
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA$549
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY$549
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY$549
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN$549
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 89% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY: $1k → 11%MIDLAND UNIVERSITY: $2k → 11%COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY: $1k → 12%NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $500 → 13%PERU STATE COLLEGE: $908 → 14%UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES: $500 → 11%MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD: $515 → 11%ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $200 → 14%SIMPSON COLLEGE: $3k → 6%GRINNELL COLLEGE: $549 → 9%CORNELL COLLEGE: $1k → 9%BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY: $1k → 10%DRAKE UNIVERSITY: $500 → 10%IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $4k → 12%MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE: $549 → 13%UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY: $549 → 13%UNIVERSITY OF IOWA: $6k → 15%KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY: $549 → 20%UMKC FOUNDATION: $1k → 15%LEESMCRAE COLLEGE: $1k → 21%WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $549 → 12%METHODIST COLLEGE: $907 → 14%WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY: $500 → 15%UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA: $857 → 20%ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECH: $200 → 15%GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY: $549 → 11%MIDLAND UNIVERSITY: $1k → 11%UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA: $10k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN: $2k → 13%SIMPSON COLLEGE: $549 → 6%DRAKE UNIVERSITY: $429 → 10%NEBRASKA METHODIST COLLEGE: $549 → 12%MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY: $515 → 13%UNIVERSITY OF IOWA: $5k → 15%UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA: $750 → 20%MIDLAND UNIVERSITY: $1k → 11%UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OMAHA: $5k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN: $549 → 13%UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA: $549 → 20%CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY: $1k → 12%CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY: $2k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
WI
NY
WY
SD
IA
CA
NE
MO
AZ
KS
TN
NC
LA
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$302k · 31 repeat orgs$47k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +17% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

31 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
39

Total granted

$302k
$42k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+10%

Still filing today

35%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CU
    Creighton University
    6× · 2018–2025 · $13k · revenue +56%
  • Buena Vista University
    4× · 2018–2022 · $9k · revenue +4%
  • CO
    COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY
    3× · 2021–2025 · $5k · revenue +14%

Funded once

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF NE AT OMAHA
    one grant, 2024 · $3k
  • CC
    Clarkson College
    one grant, 2021 · $2k · revenue +7%
  • CC
    CENTRAL COLLEGEgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $2k · revenue +34%
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Union College

Union college is a seventh-day adventist community of higher education, inspired by jesus christ, and dedicated to empowering students to learn, serve, and lead.

Education
2
Dordt University

As an institution of higher education committed to the reformed christian perspective, dordt university equips students, alumni, and the broader community to work effectively toward christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary…

Education
3
Augustana University Association

Inspired by lutheran scholarly tradition and the liberal arts, augustana provides an education of enduring worth that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service in a diverse world.

Education
4
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
5
Clarke University of Dubuque Iowa

We are a Catholic, co-educational, liberal arts university founded in 1843 by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubuque, Iowa. Clarke educates students at the post-secondary level in the liberal arts and sciences, the…

Education
6
California Lutheran University

The mission of the university is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice.

Education
7
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
8
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
9
John Brown University

John brown university (jbu) provides christ-centered education that prepares students to honor god and serve others by developing their intellectual, spiritual, and professional lives. (continued on schedule o)jbu serves traditional…

Education
10
Capital University

Capital university transforms lives by empowering an inclusive community of learners through engaging academic, co-curricular, and professional experiences.

Education
11
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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12
Xavier University

Xavier is a jesuit catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition. our mission is to educate each student intellectually, morally, and spiritually. we create learning opportunities through rigorous academic and professional…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Midland University; the most unlike its peers is University of Southern California. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

29 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. 29 of the 79 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
23/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA: $57,593 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF IOWAIOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $52,486 · OtherIOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGEIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY: $50,243 · OtherIOWA STATE UNIVERSITYBOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA: $22,578 · OtherBOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKANEBRASKA METHODIST COLLEGE: $10,495 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OMAHA: $9,845 · Other+47 more: $72,986 · Other+47 moreCreighton University: $13,020 · EducationCreighton UniversityBuena Vista University: $9,353 · EducationBuena Vista UniversityCOLLEGE OF SAINT MARY: $5,492 · EducationCOLLEGE OF SAINT MARYSimpson College: $5,108 · EducationSimpson CollegeBRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY: $5,083 · EducationBRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITYCOE COLLEGE: $4,331 · EducationCOE COLLEGEMORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY: $4,064 · EducationMORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITYMIDLAND UNIVERSITY: $4,052 · EducationMIDLAND UNIVERSITYGRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY: $3,721 · Education+17 more: $20,165 · Education+17 more
Other$276,226Education$74,389

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCreighton University: $13,020 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBuena Vista University: $9,353 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGE OF SAINT MARY: $5,492 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSimpson College: $5,108 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY: $5,083 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOE COLLEGE: $4,331 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY: $4,064 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMIDLAND UNIVERSITY: $4,052 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY: $3,721 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetClarkson College: $2,115 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL COLLEGE: $2,047 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROCKHURST UNIVERSITY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Central University: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDRAKE UNIVERSITY: $1,929 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUMKC FOUNDATION: $1,345 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrand Canyon University: $1,049 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEES-MCRAE COLLEGE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBellevue University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHWEST UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCORNELL COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $860 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLUTHER COLLEGE: $686 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY: $549 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRochester Institute of Technology: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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 Creighton University ↗
  • Who funds Buena Vista University ↗
  • Who funds COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY ↗
  • Who funds Simpson College ↗
  • Who funds BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds COE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds MIDLAND UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Clarkson College ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds ROCKHURST UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds North Central University ↗
  • Who funds KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds DRAKE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds UMKC FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Bestenlehner D and F …Roy J Carver Charitab…Fahrney Education Fdt…Iowa College Foundati…The Eagle FoundationOttumwa Regional Lega…Pella Rolscreen Found…Louis J Elbert TrustJoseph J Sinek Schola…Bernice E Peterson Sc…Mahana-Cong Church Sc…Willard E and Ella P …
Bestenlehner D and F Educational TrMO20× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Bestenlehner D and F Educational Tr · Roy J Carver Charitable Trust · Fahrney Education Fdtn Trust · Iowa College Foundation · The Eagle Foundation · Ottumwa Regional Legacy Foundation Inc · Pella Rolscreen Foundation · Louis J Elbert Trust · Joseph J Sinek Scholarship Trust · Bernice E Peterson Scholarship Trust · Mahana-Cong Church Scholar Found · Willard E and Ella P Thompson Educational Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Marguerite V Brown funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Marguerite V Brown. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 79 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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