Michigan · Private foundation
Richard H Brown Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $126k
- Granted FY2022
- 7
- Grants FY2022
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 14%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2022
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 40
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 14% of the organizations Richard H Brown Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 7 | $126k | 14% |
| FY2021 | 40 | $228k | 35% |
| FY2020 | 19 | $214k | 42% |
| FY2019 | 31 | $205k | 39% |
| FY2018 | 26 | $198k | 54% |
| FY2017 | 30 | $199k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
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 FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University | $643,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Child Advocacy Center of Lapeer Co | $25,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Mercy Ships International | $25,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The United Way of Lee County Inc | $25,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Sparta Celtic Festival Inc | $24,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity | $20,500 | 5 | 2% |
| Feeding America West Michigan | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | $20,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Guiding Light Mission Inc | $18,100 | 3 | 0% |
| Safe Haven Ministries Inc | $16,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 47 grantees
Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($170k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Richard H Brown Foundation supplied at peak.
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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: Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Heart of West Michigan United Way · The Sebastian Foundation · The Meijer Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Steve & Amy Van Andel Foundation · Frey Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · WK Kellogg Foundation · Jack and Lija Romence Family Foundation · Jct Foundation
How this is measured
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About Richard H Brown Foundation
- How much does Richard H Brown Foundation give?
- Richard H Brown Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $126,050 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 40 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does Richard H Brown Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Education (57%), Health (11%), Human Services (6%).
- Who are Richard H Brown Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: Michigan State University ($643k), Child Advocacy Center of Lapeer Co ($25k), Mercy Ships International ($25k).
- Does Richard H Brown Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Richard H Brown 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 Richard H Brown Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation, Heart of West Michigan United Way.
- Where is Richard H Brown Foundation based?
- Richard H Brown Foundation is based in MI.
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