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The Jack H 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.

$1.4M
Granted FY2025still arriving
18
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$287k
Largest
01What you fund
0186% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20182025.

Arts & Culture$3.0MHuman Services$1.4MPhilanthropy$1.2MEducation$981kRecreation & Sports$560kYouth Development$470kHousing & Shelter$260kHealth$175kOther$0
02FY2025 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $129k
  • $50k–250k10 grants · $970k
  • $250k+1 grant · $287k
$75,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$52M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CSUSB Rose Brown Scholarship$287,000
Stater Bros Charities$200,000
CSUSB Richard Mosely Scholarship$110,000
Childrens Fund Inc$110,000
LLU Childrens Hospital$100,000
Feeding America$100,000
First Tee Inland Empire$100,000
Riverside Elks Lodge #643$75,000
Shoes That Fit$75,000
Santa Claus Inc$50,000
Individual grant recipient$50,000
YMCA of San Diego Co$36,000
Individual grant recipient$30,000
Sheriffs Employee Benefit Assoc$25,000
Individual grant recipient$25,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY18–25, $2.5M) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 86% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%YMCA of San Diego Co: $50k → 11%Shoes That Fit: $93k → 14%YMCA of San Diego Co: $48k → 11%Shoes That Fit: $75k → 14%YMCA of San Diego Co: $36k → 11%Shoes That Fit: $25k → 14%Stater Bros Charities: $350k → 14%Stater Bros Charities: $200k → 14%Stater Bros Charities: $155k → 14%Stater Bros Charities: $150k → 14%Childrens Fund Inc: $135k → 14%Childrens Fund Inc: $110k → 14%Stater Bros Charities: $100k → 14%Childrens Fund Inc: $100k → 14%Stater Bros Charities: $100k → 14%Stater Bros Charities: $100k → 14%Santa Claus Inc: $75k → 14%Santa Claus Inc: $75k → 14%Santa Claus Inc: $50k → 14%CoronaNorco Family YMCA: $75k → 11%Childrens Fund Inc: $50k → 14%Corona Norco Family YMCA: $75k → 11%Childrens Fund Inc: $50k → 14%Corona Norco Family YMCA: $50k → 11%Childrens Fund Inc: $50k → 14%Corona Norco Family YMCA: $25k → 11%Childrens Fund Inc: $50k → 14%Santa Claus Inc: $15k → 14%Santa Claus Inc: $10k → 14%Childrens Fund Inc: $1k → 14%Sheriffs Employee Assistance Team: $25k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$6.5M · 18 repeat orgs$2.5M to everyone else

18 repeat relationships — 9 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
25

Total granted

$6.5M
$1.9M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+15%
+41%

Still filing today

61%
32%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $530k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationPublic BenefitArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • SB
    Stater Bros Charities
    7× · 2019–2025 · $1.2M · revenue +79%
  • CF
    CHILDREN'S FUND INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $546k · revenue +40%
  • SC
    Santa Claus Inc of Greater San Bernardino
    8× · 2018–2025 · $400k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • MO
    Museum of Redlands
    one grant, 2024 · $600k
  • SP
    Seven Point Inc Sheriffs Rodeo
    one grant, 2024 · $350k
  • 2
    2407
    one grant, 2021 · $125k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
San Bernardino Children'S Benefit Associ

Provides complete professional dental services to uninsured and underinsured children between the ages of 3 to 18 living in the San Bernardino and surrounding communities including Colton, Highland and Muscoy. Services are provided for a…

2
Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley

With assistance of volunteers from the community and faith groups, the organization works to assist homeless children and their families to achieve sustainable independence, while offering hope, compassion, and preserving individual…

Housing & Shelter
3
The Southern California & Southern Nevada Teamsters Jc 42 Charity Fund Inc

To serve the various communities in which the union members of local unions affiliated with the Joint Council of Teamsters 42 reside, as well as other communities where teamster members reside by promoting the welfare of teamster members…

Philanthropy
4
California State Sheriffs Association

To support the role of Sheriff as the Chief Law Enforcement Officer in each county and to speak as a collective statewide voice on matters of public safety.

Crime & Legal
5
United Way of San Diego County

To spark breakthrough community action that elevates every child and family toward a brighter future.

Philanthropy
6
Santos Manuel Student Union of Csusb

The student union, through its programs and facilities, is a focal point of the campus through assisting in the retention and development of students while encouraging a deeper understanding and appreciation of cultural pluralism, gender…

Education
7
Solano Family & Childrens Council Inc

Solano Family & Children's Services promotes and advocates for the well-being of children, their families, and child care providers by offering access to a variety of child care resources.

Human Services
8
Habitat for Humanity San Bernardino Area Inc

Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. To make low-cost home ownership available to low-income families.

9
Social Advocates for Youth San Diego Inc

To partner with youth, families, adults and communities to reach their full potential and is achieved through comprehensive and integrated programming in the areas of child and youth development; youth, adult and family wellness and…

Human Services
10
San Diego County Bar Foundation

Grants to non-profits that provide access to justice to underserved in San Diego County.

11
Sacramento Steps Forward

The Organization's mission is to ensure that individuals and families experiencing homelessness or the risk of homelessness are able to access housing services and resources on their path to economic stability. The Organization is the lead…

Human Services
12
The San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Fund Inc and the most unlike its peers is Start Out Smart - Read. 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

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 of the 52 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/21
Grantees still filing
14/21
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

Museum of Redlands — $600,000 · OtherMuseum of RedlandsCSUSB Rose Brown Scholarship — $430,500 · OtherCSUSB Rose Brown ScholarshipSeven Point Inc Sheriffs Rodeo — $350,000 · OtherSeven Point Inc Sheriffs RodeoIndividual grant recipient — $250,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient2407 — $125,000 · OtherUS Vets Inland Empire — $125,000 · Other+31 more — $1,536,500 · Other+31 moreStater Bros Charities — $1,155,000 · Human ServicesStater Bros CharitiesCHILDREN'S FUND INC — $546,495 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S FUND INCSanta Claus Inc of Greater San Bernardino — $400,000 · Human ServicesSanta Claus Inc of Greater San Bern…CORONANORCO FAMILY YMCA — $225,000 · Human ServicesCORONANORCO FAMILY YMCASHOES THAT FIT — $192,970 · Human ServicesSHOES THAT FITSHERIFFS EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE TEAM — $135,000 · Human ServicesYMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY — $134,000 · Human ServicesREDLANDS HISTORICAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC — $2,400,000 · Arts & CultureREDLANDS HISTORICAL MUSEUM ASS…UC RIVERSIDE FOUNDATION — $150,000 · EducationMARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC — $25,000 · EducationStart Out Smart - Read — $20,000 · EducationWreaths Across America — $75,000 · Public BenefitWOODY WILLIAMS FOUNDATION INC — $12,500 · Public BenefitSAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFFS EMPLOYEES BENEFIT ASSOC-CHARITY FUND — $60,000 · Youth DevelopmentFAMILY PROMISE OF RIVERSIDE — $55,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$3,417,000Human Services$2,788,465Arts & Culture$2,400,000Education$195,000Public Benefit$87,500Youth Development$60,000Housing & Shelter$55,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetREDLANDS HISTORICAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC — $2,400,000 over 3y, 39% of budgetStater Bros Charities — $1,155,000 over 7y, 9.8% of budgetCHILDREN'S FUND INC — $546,495 over 8y, 3.1% of budgetSanta Claus Inc of Greater San Bernardino — $400,000 over 8y, 4.5% of budgetCORONANORCO FAMILY YMCA — $225,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetSHOES THAT FIT — $192,970 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetUC RIVERSIDE FOUNDATION — $150,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSHERIFFS EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE TEAM — $135,000 over 4y, 21% of budgetYMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY — $134,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMaking Hope Happen Foundation — $100,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetTime For Change Foundation — $100,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetWreaths Across America — $75,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFFS EMPLOYEES BENEFIT ASSOC-CHARITY FUND — $60,000 over 3y, 5.8% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF RIVERSIDE — $55,000 over 2y, 15% of budgetPATH OF LIFE MINISTRIES — $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe Youth Hope Foundation — $30,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetMARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC — $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCSUSB PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION — $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetStart Out Smart - Read — $20,000 over 1y, 77% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds REDLANDS HISTORICAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC
  • Who funds Stater Bros Charities
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S FUND INC
  • Who funds Santa Claus Inc of Greater San Bernardino
  • Who funds CORONANORCO FAMILY YMCA
  • Who funds SHOES THAT FIT
  • Who funds UC RIVERSIDE FOUNDATION
  • Who funds SHERIFFS EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE TEAM
  • Who funds YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY
  • Who funds Making Hope Happen Foundation
  • Who funds Time For Change Foundation
  • Who funds Wreaths Across America
  • Who funds SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFFS EMPLOYEES BENEFIT ASSOC-CHARITY FUND
  • Who funds FAMILY PROMISE OF RIVERSIDE
  • Who funds PATH OF LIFE MINISTRIES
  • Who funds The Youth Hope Foundation
  • Who funds MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC
  • Who funds CSUSB PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Inland Empire Community FoundationCA23.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Inland Empire Community Foundation · In-N-Out Burgers Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Buster Family Foundation · Annette M Williams Charitable Foundation · California Community Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization The Jack H Brown Family Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
202122232425
no gov · 00%6%23%51%90%your share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    typical government reliance, FY2025

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to The Jack H Brown Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Jack H Brown Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 52 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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