Illinois · Private foundation
Terrence & Dorothy Brown 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.
- $50k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $12,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $12,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 8
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $276k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Terrence & Dorothy Brown Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 50% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 4 | $50k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $6k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $5k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $9k | 13% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $8k | 29% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $6k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $6k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hvaf of Indiana Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Artis-Naples Inc | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Feeding America | $5,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Of America | $5,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund | $5,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hvaf of Indiana Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Artis-Naples Inc | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Feeding America | $5,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Of America | $5,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund | $5,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Irwin a and Robert D Goodman Community Center Inc | $2,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $1,250 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($25k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Terrence & Dorothy Brown Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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About Terrence & Dorothy Brown Foundation
- How much does Terrence & Dorothy Brown Foundation give?
- Terrence & Dorothy Brown Foundation reported 4 grants totaling $50,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 8 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Terrence & Dorothy Brown Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (39%), Arts & Culture (23%), Housing & Shelter (14%).
- Who are Terrence & Dorothy Brown Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Hvaf of Indiana Inc ($13k), Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana Inc ($13k), Artis-Naples Inc ($8k).
- Does Terrence & Dorothy Brown Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Terrence & Dorothy 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.
- Where is Terrence & Dorothy Brown Foundation based?
- Terrence & Dorothy Brown Foundation is based in IL.
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