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Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc

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.

$130k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
28
Grants FY2025
27
Organizations funded FY2024
7%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
8 to 33
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$1.8M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 7% of the organizations Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterArts & CultureEducationPhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving27$125k22%
FY202427$106k7%
FY202331$115k35%
FY20228$71k50%
FY202118$93k39%
FY202033$120k33%
FY201925$74k36%
FY201825$76k28%
94% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$208kArts & Culture$188kRecreation & Sports$91kHuman Services$75kEducation$73kPhilanthropy$52kReligion$50kHousing & Shelter$45kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MT
MI
NY
MA
CT
CA
CO
MO
KY
NC
MS

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Jazz St Louis$138,00091%
St Joseph Institute for the Deaf$89,50071%
World Pediatrics$79,00070%
Fair Saint Louis Foundation$51,50091%
Forest Park Forever Inc$26,00080%
University City Children's Center$24,50071%
St Peters Episcopal Church$20,0008n/a
Beyond Housing Inc$19,00050%
Vp Community Impact Foundation$15,00023%
Tabor Academy$15,00070%
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All grantees of Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Jazz St Louis$138,00091%
St Joseph Institute for the Deaf$89,50071%
World Pediatrics$79,00070%
Fair Saint Louis Foundation$51,50091%
Forest Park Forever Inc$26,00080%
University City Children's Center$24,50071%
St Peters Episcopal Church$20,0008n/a
Beyond Housing Inc$19,00050%
Vp Community Impact Foundation$15,00023%
Tabor Academy$15,00070%
Almost Home$14,00080%
Steamboat Art Museum$11,50050%
Plastic Tides$10,0002n/a
City Academy Inc$10,00040%
Town and Country Historical Society$10,0001n/a
The Haven of Grace$9,50050%
Operation Food Search Inc$9,00040%
John Burroughs School$8,25020%
St Louis Challenger Baseball$8,0004n/a
Provident Inc$8,00030%
The Caregiver Club$7,50032%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri and Kansas$7,50030%
Munson Healthcare Foundations$6,50030%
Care to Learn$6,50030%
All Among US Inc$6,50031%
St Louis Area Food Bank Inc$5,50020%
St Patrick Center$5,00010%
Good Shepherd Children & Family Services$5,00010%
The Mustique Charitable Foundation$5,00010%
Maysville Players Inc$5,00013%
Metropolitan Golf Foundation$5,00011%
Independence Center$5,00010%
Casting for Recovery$5,00010%
Saint Louis Fashion Fund$4,50030%
Christ Episcopal Church$4,5002n/a
Alive Inc$4,50020%
Wesleyan University$4,00020%
Tom Browning Boys and Girls Club$4,00020%
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis$4,00020%
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Louis$3,00010%
St Andrews Charitable Foundation$3,00010%
Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis$3,00010%
University of San Diego$3,00020%
Kingdom House D/B/A Lifewise Stl$3,00010%
Shelter Inc$2,50010%
Junior Achievement of Greater St Louis Inc$2,50010%
Brazen St Louis$2,500111%
Center of Creative Arts$2,50010%
Missouri Veterans Endeavor$2,50010%
Church of St Michael & St George$2,0001n/a
Episcopal City Mission$2,0002n/a
Protect Our Winters$2,0001n/a
The Backstoppers Inc Fka Policemen & Firemen Fund of St Louis$1,00010%
University of Mississippi Foundation$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($138k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJazz St Louis: $138,000 over 9y, 1.2% of budgetSt Joseph Institute for the Deaf: $89,500 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetWorld Pediatrics: $79,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetFair Saint Louis Foundation: $51,500 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetForest Park Forever Inc: $26,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity City Children's Center: $24,500 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetBeyond Housing Inc: $19,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVp Community Impact Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetTabor Academy: $15,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAlmost Home: $14,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetSteamboat Art Museum: $11,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetCity Academy Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Haven of Grace: $9,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetOperation Food Search Inc: $9,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJohn Burroughs School: $8,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProvident Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Caregiver Club: $7,500 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri and Kansas: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMunson Healthcare Foundations: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCare to Learn: $6,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAll Among US Inc: $6,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetSt Louis Area Food Bank Inc: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Patrick Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGood Shepherd Children & Family Services: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Mustique Charitable Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMaysville Players Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetMetropolitan Golf Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetIndependence Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCasting for Recovery: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSaint Louis Fashion Fund: $4,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetAlive Inc: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWesleyan University: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTom Browning Boys and Girls Club: $4,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetOpera Theatre of Saint Louis: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Louis: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Andrews Charitable Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUrban League of Metropolitan St Louis: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of San Diego: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKingdom House D/B/A Lifewise Stl: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetShelter Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJunior Achievement of Greater St Louis Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBrazen St Louis: $2,500 over 1y, 11% of budgetCenter of Creative Arts: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMissouri Veterans Endeavor: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Backstoppers Inc Fka Policemen & Firemen Fund of St Louis: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Mississippi Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 46.

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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.

St Louis Community Foundation IncMO39× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: St Louis Community Foundation Inc · St Louis Community Foundation · World Wide Technology Foundation · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · Edward Jones Foundation · Moneta Group Charitable Foundation · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · Pershing Charitable Trust · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · Robert E Browning Fund · St Louis Service Bureau Foundation · Centene 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.

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About Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc

How much does Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc give?
Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc reported 28 grants totaling $129,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 33 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (23%), Arts & Culture (21%), Recreation & Sports (10%).
Who are Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Jazz St Louis ($138k), St Joseph Institute for the Deaf ($90k), World Pediatrics ($79k).
Does Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc 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 Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include St Louis Community Foundation Inc, St Louis Community Foundation, World Wide Technology Foundation.
Where is Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc based?
Russell E Browning Family Foundation Inc is based in MO.

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 81 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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