California · Private foundation
The Brown Family Foundation
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.
- $73k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 16
- Grants FY2024
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 18%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 5
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.7M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 18% of the organizations The Brown Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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 | 15 | $68k | 53% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $62k | 18% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $32k | 30% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $23k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $35k | 22% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $31k | 22% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $28k | 30% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $20k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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 FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan's Purse | $52,500 | 8 | 0% |
| Pacific Wildlife Care | $40,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Woods Humane Society Inc | $23,250 | 8 | 0% |
| French Hospital Medical Center Foundation | $23,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Ukrainian Action | $20,000 | 2 | 8% |
| Chapman Estate Foundation | $16,000 | 4 | 5% |
| Friends of Avila Pier Foap Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Ballet West | $15,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Five Cities Meals on Wheels | $10,000 | 2 | 2% |
| The Foundation at Hearst Castle | $5,725 | 3 | 1% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan's Purse | $52,500 | 8 | 0% |
| Pacific Wildlife Care | $40,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Woods Humane Society Inc | $23,250 | 8 | 0% |
| French Hospital Medical Center Foundation | $23,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Ukrainian Action | $20,000 | 2 | 8% |
| Chapman Estate Foundation | $16,000 | 4 | 5% |
| Friends of Avila Pier Foap Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Ballet West | $15,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Five Cities Meals on Wheels | $10,000 | 2 | 2% |
| The Foundation at Hearst Castle | $5,725 | 3 | 1% |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Americares Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Carter Center Inc | $4,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Mercy Chefs Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Morro Coast Audubon Society | $1,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Journalism Funding Partners | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Arroyo Grande Community Hospital Foundation | $100 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($49k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Brown Family Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo · The Dorf Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Brown Family Foundation
- How much does The Brown Family Foundation give?
- The Brown Family Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $73,200 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Brown Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are International (26%), Animals (20%), Arts & Culture (16%).
- Who are The Brown Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Samaritan's Purse ($53k), Pacific Wildlife Care ($40k), Woods Humane Society Inc ($23k).
- Does The Brown Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Brown Family 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 The Brown Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo, The Dorf Foundation Inc, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Brown Family Foundation based?
- The Brown Family Foundation is based in CA.
Play a game based on Brown Family’s filings →