Grants paid by Dennis & Audrey Brown Foundation
EIN 20-5077699 · Bellingham, WA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Dennis & Audrey Brown Foundation of Bellingham, WA (EIN 20-5077699) reported 74 grants paid totaling $261,175 to 49 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$261,175
74 grants
Recipients
49
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 | $50,483 | — |
| 2022 | 15 | $67,358 | — |
| 2023 | 18 | $60,916 | — |
| 2024 | 20 | $82,418 | — |
Top recipients
The 49 recipients receiving the most from Dennis & Audrey Brown Foundation, by grants paid, out of 49 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington - Jerusalem Sintayehu | U | Bellingham, WA | 3 | $16,662 | 2024 |
| Whitworth University - Fbo Emma Shelton | U | Spokane, WA | 3 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| University of South Alabama - Fbo Tatum Fitzgerald | U | Mobile, AL | 3 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Stanford University - Fbo Stephanie Boczek | U | Stanford, CA | 3 | $14,996 | 2024 |
| Western Washington University - Fbo Israel Sintayehu | U | Bellingham, WA | 3 | $13,322 | 2023 |
| Western Washington University - Fbo Aidan Mckernan | U | Bellingham, WA | 2 | $11,664 | 2024 |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa - Fbo Marika Higgins | U | Honolulu, HI | 3 | $10,500 | 2023 |
| University of Idaho - Fbo Laura Lynch | U | Moscow, ID | 2 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Washington State University - Fbo Elizabeth Johner | U | Pullman, WA | 2 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Simon Fraser University - Fbo Jesaiah Penson-Mccoy | U | Burnaby, BC | 2 | $9,998 | 2022 |
| Western Washington University - Fbo Byanca Holguin | U | Bellingham, WA | 2 | $9,998 | 2024 |
| Whatcom Community College - Fbo Aaron Vadnais | U | Bellingham, WA | 2 | $9,996 | 2023 |
| Linda Valle | U | Bellingham, WA | 1 | $7,064 | 2020 |
| Whatcom Community College - Fbo Aidan Mckernan | U | Bellingham, WA | 2 | $6,664 | 2022 |
| Axis On Lexington - Fbo Anna Pohlman | U | Louisville, KY | 1 | $5,500 | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project 20-2370934 | B | Jacksonville, FL | 4 | $5,400 | 2024 |
| Grand Canyon University - Fbo Kiana Faatili 90-0615620 | D | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Washington State University - Fbo Genisis Vazquez | U | Pullman, WA | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| California Baptist University - Fbo Alyse Messmer 95-1890710 | D | Riverside, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Washington State University - Fbo Kiana Faatili | U | Pullman, WA | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Vancouver Film School - Javeyan Penson-Mccoy | U | Vancouver, BC | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| University of Miami - Isaac Tiu 59-0624458 | D | Coral Gables, FL | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Washington State University - Fbo Genesis Vazquez | U | Pullman, WA | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Zorganics Institute - Fbo Khailon Foeung | U | Bellingham, WA | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Edmonds Community College - Emersyn Bakker 91-1186554 | D | Lynnwood, WA | 1 | $4,998 | 2024 |
| Whatcom Community College - Bennett Thorpe | U | Bellingham, WA | 1 | $4,998 | 2024 |
| Seattle Pacific University - Cameron Saunders 91-0565553 | D | Seattle, WA | 1 | $4,998 | 2024 |
| Virginia Mason Franciscan Health - Linda Valle | U | Federal Way, WA | 1 | $4,852 | 2024 |
| Western Washington University - Aaron Vadnais | U | Bellingham, WA | 1 | $3,332 | 2024 |
| University of Washington - Fbo Kiana Faatili | U | Seattle, WA | 1 | $3,332 | 2020 |
| Bellingham Tech College - Fbo Sadie Savage | U | Bellingham, WA | 1 | $3,332 | 2020 |
| Lc Middletown - Fbo Anna Pohlman | U | Louisville, KY | 1 | $3,000 | 2020 |
| St Jude | U | Memphis, TN | 2 | $2,700 | 2024 |
| Orthofeet - Fbo Jeff Gray | U | Northvale, NJ | 2 | $2,610 | 2024 |
| California State University Long Beach - Fbo Emily Greer 95-6106694 | D | Long Beach, CA | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Western Washington University - Israel Sintayehu | U | Bellingham, WA | 1 | $1,668 | 2024 |
| Whatcom Community College - Fbo Aaron Vazquez | U | Bellingham, WA | 1 | $1,666 | 2023 |
| Woostone Realty - Fbo Anna Pohlman | U | Louisville, KY | 2 | $1,500 | 2024 |
| Cornell College - Fbo Ashley Quesada | U | Mount Vernon, IA | 1 | $1,333 | 2020 |
| Alzeimer Society of Wa DBA Dementia Support Nw - Amy's Place | U | Bellingham, WA | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Harbour Dance Studios Inc - Fbo Nadia Sertic | U | Nanaimo, BC | 1 | $750 | 2020 |
| Maple Ridge Dance Circle - Fbo Emilie Bruce | U | Maple Ridge, BC | 1 | $325 | 2020 |
| Dyho Dance Studio - Fbo Caitlin Mccormick | U | Prince George, BC | 1 | $325 | 2020 |
| Harbour Dance Studios Inc - Fbo Jane Dean | U | Nanaimo, BC | 1 | $300 | 2020 |
| Bellingham Foot & Ankle Clinic - Fbo Scott Fuchs | U | Bellingham, WA | 1 | $192 | 2023 |
| Maple Ridge Dance Circle - Fbo Kaitlyn Dyer | U | Maple Ridge, BC | 1 | $50 | 2020 |
| Coastal Edge Dance Centre Inc - Fbo Emma Ramos | U | Port Coquitlam, BC | 1 | $50 | 2020 |
| En Avant School of Dance - Fbo Elladae Armstrong | U | Vernon, BC | 1 | $50 | 2020 |
| Maple Ridge Dance Circle - Fbo Arianna Benetton | U | Maple Ridge, BC | 1 | $50 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 74 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | University of Washington - Jerusalem Sintayehu Bellingham, WA | U | $6,666 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Western Washington University - Fbo Byanca Holguin Bellingham, WA | U | $6,666 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Stanford University - Fbo Stephanie Boczek Stanford, CA | U | $6,666 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Western Washington University - Fbo Aidan Mckernan Bellingham, WA | U | $6,666 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | University of South Alabama - Fbo Tatum Fitzgerald Mobile, AL | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | University of Miami - Isaac Tiu Coral Gables, FL | D | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Whitworth University - Fbo Emma Shelton Spokane, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Washington State University - Fbo Genesis Vazquez Pullman, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Washington State University - Fbo Elizabeth Johner Pullman, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Seattle Pacific University - Cameron Saunders Seattle, WA | D | $4,998 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Edmonds Community College - Emersyn Bakker Lynnwood, WA | D | $4,998 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Whatcom Community College - Bennett Thorpe Bellingham, WA | U | $4,998 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Virginia Mason Franciscan Health - Linda Valle Federal Way, WA | U | $4,852 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO HELP A MEDICAL PATIENT | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Western Washington University - Aaron Vadnais Bellingham, WA | U | $3,332 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Orthofeet - Fbo Jeff Gray Northvale, NJ | U | $1,808 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO HELP A MEDICAL PATIENT | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | St Jude Memphis, TN | U | $1,800 | paid | FURTHERANCE OF NON PROFIT PURPOSE | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Wounded Warrior Project Jacksonville, FL | B | $1,800 | paid | FURTHERANCE OF NON PROFIT PURPOSE | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Western Washington University - Israel Sintayehu Bellingham, WA | U | $1,668 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Alzeimer Society of Wa DBA Dementia Support Nw - Amy's Place Bellingham, WA | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO HELP A MEDICAL PATIENT | 202542879349100714 |
| 2024 | Woostone Realty - Fbo Anna Pohlman Louisville, KY | U | -$500 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202542879349100714 |
| 2023 | University of South Alabama - Fbo Tatum Fitzgerald Mobile, AL | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | Washington State University - Fbo Genisis Vazquez Pullman, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | Grand Canyon University - Fbo Kiana Faatili Phoenix, AZ | D | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | Whitworth University - Fbo Emma Shelton Spokane, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | Washington State University - Fbo Elizabeth Johner Pullman, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | Western Washington University - Fbo Aidan Mckernan Bellingham, WA | U | $4,998 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | University of Washington - Jerusalem Sintayehu Bellingham, WA | U | $4,998 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | Western Washington University - Fbo Israel Sintayehu Bellingham, WA | U | $4,998 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | Stanford University - Fbo Stephanie Boczek Stanford, CA | U | $4,998 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | Western Washington University - Fbo Byanca Holguin Bellingham, WA | U | $3,332 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | Whatcom Community College - Fbo Aaron Vadnais Bellingham, WA | U | $3,332 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | University of Hawaii at Manoa - Fbo Marika Higgins Honolulu, HI | U | $2,500 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | Woostone Realty - Fbo Anna Pohlman Louisville, KY | U | $2,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | Whatcom Community College - Fbo Aaron Vazquez Bellingham, WA | U | $1,666 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | Wounded Warrior Project Jacksonville, FL | B | $1,200 | paid | FURTHERANCE OF NON PROFIT PURPOSE | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | St Jude Memphis, TN | U | $900 | paid | FURTHERANCE OF NON PROFIT PURPOSE | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | Orthofeet - Fbo Jeff Gray Northvale, NJ | U | $802 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO HELP A MEDICAL PATIENT | 202402409349100200 |
| 2023 | Bellingham Foot & Ankle Clinic - Fbo Scott Fuchs Bellingham, WA | U | $192 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO HELP A MEDICAL PATIENT | 202402409349100200 |
| 2022 | Whatcom Community College - Fbo Aaron Vadnais Bellingham, WA | U | $6,664 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202323189349103912 |
| 2022 | Axis On Lexington - Fbo Anna Pohlman Louisville, KY | U | $5,500 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202323189349103912 |
| 2022 | Simon Fraser University - Fbo Jesaiah Penson-Mccoy Burnaby, BC | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202323189349103912 |
| 2022 | Zorganics Institute - Fbo Khailon Foeung Bellingham, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202323189349103912 |
| 2022 | Washington State University - Fbo Kiana Faatili Pullman, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202323189349103912 |
| 2022 | University of South Alabama - Fbo Tatum Fitzgerald Mobile, AL | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202323189349103912 |
| 2022 | University of Idaho - Fbo Laura Lynch Moscow, ID | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202323189349103912 |
| 2022 | Vancouver Film School - Javeyan Penson-Mccoy Vancouver, BC | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202323189349103912 |
| 2022 | Whitworth University - Fbo Emma Shelton Spokane, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202323189349103912 |
| 2022 | Western Washington University - Fbo Israel Sintayehu Bellingham, WA | U | $4,998 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202323189349103912 |
| 2022 | University of Washington - Jerusalem Sintayehu Bellingham, WA | U | $4,998 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202323189349103912 |
| 2022 | University of Hawaii at Manoa - Fbo Marika Higgins Honolulu, HI | U | $4,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202323189349103912 |
| 2022 | Stanford University - Fbo Stephanie Boczek Stanford, CA | U | $3,332 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202323189349103912 |
| 2022 | Whatcom Community College - Fbo Aidan Mckernan Bellingham, WA | U | $1,666 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202323189349103912 |
| 2022 | Wounded Warrior Project Jacksonville, FL | B | $1,200 | paid | FURTHERANCE OF NON PROFIT PURPOSE | 202323189349103912 |
| 2020 | Linda Valle Bellingham, WA | U | $7,064 | paid | TO PAY MEDICAL EXPENSES DIRECTLY TO MEDICAL PROVIDERS: NORTHWEST GASTROENTEROLOGY, PLLC; MT. BAKER IMAGING; NORTH WHATCOM FIRE & RESCUE; NORTHWEST RADIOLOGISTS, INC.; UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER; UW PHYSICIANS | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | California Baptist University - Fbo Alyse Messmer Riverside, CA | D | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | University of Idaho - Fbo Laura Lynch Moscow, ID | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | Simon Fraser University - Fbo Jesaiah Penson-Mccoy Burnaby, BC | U | $4,998 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | Whatcom Community College - Fbo Aidan Mckernan Bellingham, WA | U | $4,998 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | University of Hawaii at Manoa - Fbo Marika Higgins Honolulu, HI | U | $4,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | Bellingham Tech College - Fbo Sadie Savage Bellingham, WA | U | $3,332 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | University of Washington - Fbo Kiana Faatili Seattle, WA | U | $3,332 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | Western Washington University - Fbo Israel Sintayehu Bellingham, WA | U | $3,326 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | Lc Middletown - Fbo Anna Pohlman Louisville, KY | U | $3,000 | paid | TO PAY RENT EXPENSE DIRECTLY TO RENTAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | California State University Long Beach - Fbo Emily Greer Long Beach, CA | D | $2,000 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | Cornell College - Fbo Ashley Quesada Mount Vernon, IA | U | $1,333 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | Wounded Warrior Project Jacksonville, FL | B | $1,200 | paid | FURTHERANCE OF NON PROFIT PURPOSE | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | Harbour Dance Studios Inc - Fbo Nadia Sertic Nanaimo, BC | U | $750 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | Maple Ridge Dance Circle - Fbo Emilie Bruce Maple Ridge, BC | U | $325 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | Dyho Dance Studio - Fbo Caitlin Mccormick Prince George, BC | U | $325 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | Harbour Dance Studios Inc - Fbo Jane Dean Nanaimo, BC | U | $300 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | Coastal Edge Dance Centre Inc - Fbo Emma Ramos Port Coquitlam, BC | U | $50 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | En Avant School of Dance - Fbo Elladae Armstrong Vernon, BC | U | $50 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | Maple Ridge Dance Circle - Fbo Arianna Benetton Maple Ridge, BC | U | $50 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
| 2020 | Maple Ridge Dance Circle - Fbo Kaitlyn Dyer Maple Ridge, BC | U | $50 | paid | EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | 202123169349104617 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202542879349100714 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202402409349100200 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323189349103912 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202123169349104617 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/205077699.json.
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