Illinois · Private foundation
The Greg and Anna Brown Family 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.
- $1.3M
- Granted FY2023
- 24
- Grants FY2023
- 19
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 79%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $200,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 19
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 6
- Total assets, FY2023
- $7.6M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 79% of the organizations The Greg and Anna Brown Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 61% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 19 | $1.1M | 79% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $885k | n/a |
94% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Education$850kHealth$388kArts & Culture$360kPhilanthropy$250kRecreation & Sports$103kHuman Services$70kInternational$50kReligion$43kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Shoulders Fund | $750,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | $210,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Navy Seal Foundation Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Tenacre Country Day School Corporation | $200,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwestern University | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Council on Foreign Relations Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Chicago Academy of Sciences | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Shoulders Fund | $750,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | $210,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Navy Seal Foundation Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Tenacre Country Day School Corporation | $200,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwestern University | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Council on Foreign Relations Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Chicago Academy of Sciences | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Dynamic Catholic Institute | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Joy-Care Ministries Inc | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Blythedale Children's Hospital | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Special Olympics Illinois | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($213k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Greg and Anna Brown Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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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 13.
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About The Greg and Anna Brown Family Foundation
- How much does The Greg and Anna Brown Family Foundation give?
- The Greg and Anna Brown Family Foundation reported 24 grants totaling $1,327,500 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 19 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does The Greg and Anna Brown Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (17%), Health (8%), Arts & Culture (7%).
- Who are The Greg and Anna Brown Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2023: Big Shoulders Fund ($750k), Prostate Cancer Foundation ($210k), Navy Seal Foundation Inc ($200k).
- Does The Greg and Anna Brown Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 79% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Greg and Anna 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.
- Where is The Greg and Anna Brown Family Foundation based?
- The Greg and Anna Brown Family Foundation is based in IL.
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