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The Greg and Anna Brown Family Foundation at a glance

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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
6
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% 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
02FY2023 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k3 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $170k
  • $50k–250k12 grants · $1.1M
$50,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$7.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Tenacre Country Day School$200,000
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund$150,000
Northwestern University$100,000
The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation$100,000
Big Shoulders Fund$100,000
Navy Seal Foundation, Inc$100,000
Big Shoulders Fund$100,000
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund$100,000
Brigham And Women's Hospital$50,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation$50,000
Council On Foreign Relations$50,000
Big Shoulders Fund$50,000
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum$25,000
Rehabilitation Institute Of Chicago$25,000
The Dynamic Catholic Institute$25,000
02The need
03

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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY22–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 12% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%Brigham & Women's Hospital: $100k → 16%Prostate Cancer Foundation: $150k → 14%Joy Care Ministries Inc: $10k → 13%Dynamic Catholic Charities: $25k → 16%SEE ATTACHED LIST: $5.8M → 8%Big Shoulders Fund: $500k → 14%Navy Seal Foundation Inc: $100k → 10%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.
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.

60%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 4 repeat orgs$783k to everyone else

4 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2023, 0 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
2

Total granted

$1.2M
$125k

Still filing today

75%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 39% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $658k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationHealthPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsInternationalOther
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

  • BS
    Big Shoulders Fund
    2× · 2022–2023 · $750k · revenue -15%
  • PC
    PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION
    2× · 2022–2023 · $210k · revenue -21%
  • NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $200k · revenue +10%

Funded once

  • MG
    MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED
    one grant, 2022 · $100k
  • DC
    Dynamic Catholic Charities
    one grant, 2022 · $25k
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
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
2
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
3
Rush University Medical Center

The mission of Rush is to improve the health of the individuals and diverse communities we serve through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships.

Health
4
University of Southern California

The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…

Education
5
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
6
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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7
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
8
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations

Endeavor Health Clinical Operations follows the mission of Endeavor Health to "help everyone in our communities be their best."

Health
9
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
10
Trustees of Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.

Education
11
The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research

The graduate school of the stowers institute for medical research ("gssimr") exempt purpose is to provide graduate education that will prepare scholars for scientific research in the biological sciences.

Education
12
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Big Shoulders Fund; the most unlike its peers is The Dynamic Catholic Institute. 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

14 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. 14 of the 22 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
8/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Big Shoulders Fund: $750,000 · EducationBig Shoulders FundTENACRE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL CORPORATION: $200,000 · EducationTENACRE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL CORPORATIONGS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC: $250,000 · PhilanthropyGS DONOR ADVISED PHILAN…PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: $210,000 · PhilanthropyPROSTATE CANCER FOUNDAT…The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation: $100,000 · OtherThe Alfred E. Smit…MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED: $100,000 · OtherMASS GENERAL BRIGH…Brigham And Women's Hospital: $50,000 · OtherBrigham And Women'…Dynamic Catholic Charities: $25,000 · OtherDynamic Catholic C…Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago: $25,000 · OtherCatholic Charities…Classic Stage Company Repertory: $20,000 · OtherClassic Stage Comp…JOY-CARE MINISTRIES INC: $20,000 · OtherJOY-CARE MINISTRIE…Saint Anne Church: $15,000 · Other+2 more: $5,000 · OtherNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $200,000 · Arts & CultureNAVY SEAL FO…THE CHICAGO ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $25,000 · Arts & CultureTHE CHICAGO …HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $15,000 · Arts & CultureHOLOCAUST ME…Northwestern University: $100,000 · Recreation & SportsCOUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INC: $50,000 · InternationalRehabilitation Institute of Chicago: $25,000 · HealthBLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $2,500 · HealthTHE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE: $25,000 · Religion
Education$950,000Philanthropy$460,000Other$360,000Arts & Culture$240,000Recreation & Sports$100,000International$50,000Health$27,500Religion$25,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBig Shoulders Fund: $750,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetGS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC: $250,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: $210,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $200,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTENACRE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL CORPORATION: $200,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetNorthwestern University: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRehabilitation Institute of Chicago: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHICAGO ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOIS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Greg and Anna Brown Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Greg and Anna Brown Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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.

    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 22 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $5.8M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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