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Rosalie and Harold Brown Charitable Trust at a glance

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Rosalie and Harold Brown Charitable Trust

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$3.8M
Granted FY2024still arriving
43
Grants FY2024still arriving
11
States reached
$800k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Health$5.2MEducation$1.9MInternational$330kReligion$270kPhilanthropy$175kFood & Nutrition$105kArts & Culture$75kAnimals$69kOther$0
02FY2024 · 43 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k26 grants · $543k
  • $50k–250k8 grants · $604k
  • $250k+7 grants · $2.6M
$25,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$84M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
USC NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER$800,000
Individual grant recipient$350,000
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY$350,000
LAS VEGAS BLIND CENTER$300,000
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW$300,000
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH$300,000
ST JOHN'S$250,000
Individual grant recipient$133,500
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION$100,000
MILKEN SCHOOL$75,000
STEP-UP$75,000
ALMA BACKYARD FARMS$70,000
UNITED HATZALAH$50,000
TEAM RUBICON$50,000
BLIND CHILDREN'S CENTER$50,000
02The need
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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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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $25k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%LANGE FOUNDATION: $25k → 14%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

VT
WA
ID
MN
NY
MA
NV
PA
CA
AZ
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.

66%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.8M · 7 repeat orgs$3.0M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +50% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 37 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
5

Total granted

$5.8M
$1.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+50%
+14%

Still filing today

29%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 48% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.0M went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’22’23’24
HealthEducationFood & NutritionAnimalsHuman ServicesInternationalOther
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

  • UN
    USC NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER
    3× · 2022–2024 · $2.4M
  • BC
    BLIND CENTER OF NEVADA INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $900k · revenue +108%
  • FH
    FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER
    3× · 2022–2024 · $850k · revenue 0%

Funded once

  • WE
    WSU ELSON S FLYD COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
    one grant, 2023 · $300k
  • SJ
    SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $250k · revenue +18%
  • WF
    WSU FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $250k
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
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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2
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
3
City of Hope

City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION

Health
4
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation

Accelerate the discovery of drugs to prevent, treat and cure alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Social Science
5
Altamed Health Services Corporation

To eliminate disparities in health care access and outcomes by providing superior quality health and human services through an integrated world-class delivery system for latino, multi-ethnic underserved communities in southern california.

Health
6
International Biomedical Research Alliance

Our mission is to invest in and accelerate the development of the most promising future leaders in biomedical research with global impact.

Health
7
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
8
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
9
Arc Research Institute

Our mission is to accelerate scientific progress, understand the root causes of disease, and narrow the gap between discoveries and impact on patients.

Health
10
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute

We conduct fundamental infectious disease research to generate critical new knowledge about pathogens and their interactions with see schedule o for continuationhumans to enable the discovery and development of novel interventions,…

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11
I Am Als

I am als exists to support and mobilize the als community for the purposes of improving quality of life, raising awareness, increasing funding for research and access, and identifying treatments and cures for als.

Health
12
Angiogenesis Foundation Inc

To improve global health by advancing angiogenesis-based medicine, diet, and lifestyle.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Saint John's Health Center Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Paw Works Inc. 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

26 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. 26 of the 49 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)
25/26
Grantees still filing
9/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

USC NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER: $2,350,000 · OtherUSC NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCERBLIND CENTER OF NEVADA INC: $900,000 · OtherBLIND CENTER OF NEVADA INCFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $850,000 · OtherFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTERUSC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW: $850,000 · OtherUSC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAWTEL AVIV UNIVERSITY: $650,000 · OtherTEL AVIV UNIVERSITYIndividual grant recipient: $350,000 · OtherLAS VEGAS BLIND CENTER: $300,000 · OtherWSU ELSON S FLYD COLLEGE OF MEDICINE: $300,000 · Other+27 more: $1,365,000 · Other+27 moreSAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION: $250,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $25,000 · HealthAMERICAN BRAIN FOUNDATION: $25,000 · HealthCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $15,000 · HealthAmerican Friends of Tel Aviv Univ: $250,000 · InternationalThe Blind Childrens Center Inc: $50,000 · EducationHarmony Project: $25,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $20,000 · EducationREACH OUT AND READ INC: $15,000 · EducationPROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: $100,000 · PhilanthropyALMA BACKYARD FARM: $70,000 · Food & NutritionBLAINE COUNTY HUNGER COALITION INC: $15,000 · Food & NutritionIDAHO FOODBANK WAREHOUSE: $10,000 · Food & NutritionTEAM RUBICON INC: $50,000 · Public Safety & Disaster
Other$7,915,000Health$315,000International$250,000Education$110,000Philanthropy$100,000Food & Nutrition$95,000Public Safety & Disaster$50,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBLIND CENTER OF NEVADA INC: $900,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $850,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION: $250,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican Friends of Tel Aviv Univ: $250,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALMA BACKYARD FARM: $70,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetTEAM RUBICON INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Blind Childrens Center Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLANGE FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetALEXS LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHarmony Project: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE AMANDA FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAMERICAN BRAIN FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSTARLIGHT CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTEAM GLEASON FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBLAINE COUNTY HUNGER COALITION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREACH OUT AND READ INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCatholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWags and Walks: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIDAHO FOODBANK WAREHOUSE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAW WORKS INC: $8,500 over 1y, 0.5% 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.

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.

Harold Brown Foundati…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Harold Brown FoundationCA15.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Harold Brown Foundation · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Rosalie and Harold Brown Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Rosalie and Harold Brown Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • Reach Out and Read Inc: 9% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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.
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How do I get to Rosalie and Harold Brown Charitable Trust?

Find your warmest path to Rosalie and Harold Brown Charitable Trust through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 49 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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