Grants paid by Brown Family Foundation Inc
EIN 41-1979864 · WI · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Brown Family Foundation Inc of WI (EIN 41-1979864) reported 106 grants paid totaling $4,775,125 to 60 recipients in tax years 2020–2023, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$4,775,125
106 grants
Recipients
60
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2023
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 40 | $194,300 | — |
| 2021 | 30 | $3,148,345 | — |
| 2022 | 33 | $146,400 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $1,286,080 | — |
Top recipients
The 60 recipients receiving the most from Brown Family Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 60 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | U | Boston, MA | 2 | $4,265,580 | 2023 |
| Feed My People 36-1488941 | B | Eau Claire, WI | 4 | $56,650 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Minnesota Etc 83-0614523 | D | St Paul, MN | 3 | $43,000 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest Heartland 23-7417654 | C | St Paul, MN | 3 | $37,950 | 2022 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights 13-3669731 | C | New York, NY | 3 | $37,000 | 2022 |
| Women's Foundation of Minnesota 41-1635761 | B | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $30,000 | 2022 |
| The Center for Victims of Torture 36-3383933 | C | St Paul, MN | 2 | $22,000 | 2021 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 13-6213516 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $20,700 | 2022 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository 36-2971864 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $19,400 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin 39-0863391 | C | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $17,200 | 2021 |
| Common Hope Inc 41-1560297 | B | St Paul, MN | 2 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| The Conservation Fund | U | Arlington, VA | 2 | $11,400 | 2021 |
| Human Rights Campaign Foundation 52-1481896 | B | Washington, DC | 2 | $11,400 | 2021 |
| Sierra Club Foundation 94-6069890 | B | Oakland, CA | 2 | $11,400 | 2021 |
| Nami Minnesota 41-1317030 | C | St Paul, MN | 3 | $10,600 | 2022 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center 63-0598743 | B | Montgomery, AL | 2 | $10,400 | 2021 |
| Center On Budget and Policy Priorities 52-1234565 | B | Washington, DC | 3 | $10,400 | 2022 |
| Green Minneapolis | U | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Rice Lake Community Health Foundation 26-2260535 | B | Rice Lake, WI | 3 | $8,100 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Public Radio 41-0953924 | B | Saint Paul, MN | 3 | $7,500 | 2022 |
| Nami Barron County 74-3031923 | C | Rice Lake, WI | 3 | $6,600 | 2022 |
| YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities | U | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $6,600 | 2021 |
| Ed Allies 35-2573057 | C | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $6,000 | 2022 |
| The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights 26-1839249 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $6,000 | 2020 |
| Hennepin Theatre Trust | U | Minneapolis, MN | 4 | $5,700 | 2023 |
| Barron Area Community Center 39-1613619 | B | Barron, WI | 3 | $5,400 | 2022 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law 52-0799246 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center 04-3005094 | B | Falmouth, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Lucy Burns Institute 20-8036372 | B | Middleton, WI | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Partnership for a Healthier America Inc 27-1712188 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Center for Climate and Energy Solutions | U | Arlington, VA | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Voteorg | U | Oakland, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Center for Constitutional Rights 22-6082880 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Warren W Cherry Preschool 36-3809526 | B | Evanston, IL | 2 | $4,250 | 2021 |
| Amigos of Costa Rica Inc 31-1714653 | C | West Chester, PA | 1 | $4,000 | 2020 |
| Minneapolis College of Art & Design 41-1607453 | B | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $4,000 | 2020 |
| Appetite for Change 27-5112040 | B | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $4,000 | 2020 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation 41-6042488 | B | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $3,300 | 2022 |
| National Indigenous Women's Resource Center 27-4971660 | B | Lame Deer, MT | 1 | $3,000 | 2022 |
| North American Traditional Indigenous Food 82-0613944 | D | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $3,000 | 2022 |
| National Indian Women's Health Resource Center 85-0454693 | C | Tahlequah, OK | 1 | $3,000 | 2022 |
| First Nations Development Institute 54-1254491 | B | Longmont, CO | 1 | $3,000 | 2022 |
| Evanston Community Foundation 36-3466802 | B | Evanston, IL | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Prevent Child Abuse America 23-7235671 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Wisconsin Democracy Campaign 39-1911104 | B | Madison, WI | 1 | $2,000 | 2022 |
| Barron County Developmental Services Inc 47-2572324 | B | Barron, WI | 1 | $1,595 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Mississippi River 41-1763226 | C | Saint Paul, MN | 2 | $1,500 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross Northwestern Wi | U | Altoona, WI | 1 | $1,400 | 2020 |
| Casa de Esperanza | U | St Paul, MN | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Wisconsin American Legion Foundation Inc 26-1582528 | B | Portage, WI | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| National Domestic Violence Hotline 75-1658287 | B | Austin, TX | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Badger Boys State Inc 39-6097540 | B | Portage, WI | 1 | $800 | 2022 |
| Charity Navigator 13-4148824 | C | Glen Rock, NJ | 3 | $600 | 2022 |
| Wikimedia Foundation 20-0049703 | D | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $600 | 2022 |
| Jy6 Foundation 45-3620184 | B | Sioux Falls, SD | 1 | $500 | 2022 |
| National Public Radio 52-0907625 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $200 | 2021 |
| St Pauls Lutheran Church | U | Ireton, IA | 1 | $100 | 2020 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Nw Wi | U | Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $100 | 2020 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children 36-2193608 | B | Tampa, FL | 1 | $100 | 2021 |
| Spiral Collective 47-3439118 | C | Minneapoils, MN | 1 | $100 | 2022 |
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 106 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Boston, MA | U | $1,265,580 | paid | FUND TRANSFER TO THE DAF TO FINALIZE THE TERMINATION OF THE BROWN FAMILY FOUNDATION, INC. | 202410659349101251 |
| 2023 | Feed My People Food Bank Eau Claire, WI | D | $19,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410659349101251 |
| 2023 | Hennepin Theatre Trust Minneapolis, MN | U | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410659349101251 |
| 2022 | Feed My People Food Bank Eau Claire, WI | D | $15,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Planned Parenthood Minnesota Etc St Paul, MN | D | $15,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Center for Reproductive Rights New York, NY | C | $13,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Second Harvest Heartland St Paul, MN | C | $12,500 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Women's Foundation of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Center for Constitutional Rights New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Partnership for a Healthier America Inc Washington, DC | C | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Arlington, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Lucy Burns Institute Middleton, WI | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Nami Minnesota St Paul, MN | C | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Voteorg Oakland, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Ed Allies Minneapolis, MN | C | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Woodwell Climate Research Center Falmouth, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | National Indian Women's Health Resource Center Tahlequah, OK | C | $3,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | National Indigenous Women's Resource Center Lame Deer, MT | B | $3,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | North American Traditional Indigenous Food Minneapolis, MN | D | $3,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | University of Minnesota Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $3,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO | B | $3,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Rice Lake Community Health Foundation Rice Lake, WI | B | $2,700 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Center On Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DC | B | $2,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Madison, WI | B | $2,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Barron Area Community Center Barron, WI | B | $2,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Nami Barron County Rice Lake, WI | C | $2,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Hennepin Theatre Trust Minneapolis, MN | U | $1,400 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Wisconsin American Legion Foundation Inc Portage, WI | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Public Radio Saint Paul, MN | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Badger Boys State Inc Portage, WI | B | $800 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Jy6 Foundation Sioux Falls, SD | B | $500 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Charity Navigator Foundation Glen Rock, NJ | D | $200 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Wikimedia Foundation San Francisco, CA | D | $200 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2022 | Spiral Collective Minneapoils, MN | C | $100 | paid | OPERATING | 202330959349100323 |
| 2021 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Boston, MA | U | $3,000,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Planned Parenthood Minnesota Etc St Paul, MN | D | $14,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Center for Reproductive Rights New York, NY | C | $12,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | The Center for Victims of Torture St Paul, MN | C | $12,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Second Harvest Heartland St Paul, MN | C | $10,500 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Feed My People Eau Claire, WI | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Women's Foundation of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI | C | $8,600 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Common Hope Inc St Paul, MN | B | $7,400 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $7,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY | B | $6,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | The Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $5,700 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | The Conservation Fund Arlington, VA | U | $5,700 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Human Rights Campaign Foundation Washington, DC | B | $5,700 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Center On Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DC | B | $4,200 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | U | $3,300 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Nami Minnesota St Paul, MN | C | $2,800 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Rice Lake Community Health Foundation Rice Lake, WI | B | $2,700 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Nami Barron County Rice Lake, WI | C | $2,300 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Barron Area Community Center Barron, WI | B | $2,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Public Radio Saint Paul, MN | B | $2,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Barron County Developmental Services Inc Barron, WI | B | $1,595 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Hennepin Theatre Trust Minneapolis, MN | U | $1,400 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Friends of the Mississippi River Saint Paul, MN | C | $500 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Warren W Cherry Preschool Evanston, IL | B | $250 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Wikimedia Foundation San Francisco, CA | D | $200 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Charity Navigator Glen Rock, NJ | C | $200 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | National Public Radio Washington, DC | B | $200 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2021 | Shriners Hospitals for Children Tampa, FL | B | $100 | paid | OPERATING | 202201129349100410 |
| 2020 | Second Harvest Heartland St Paul, MN | C | $14,950 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Planned Parenthood Minnesota Etc St Paul, MN | D | $14,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Feed My People Eau Claire, WI | B | $12,650 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Center for Reproductive Rights New York, NY | C | $12,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Green Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Women's Foundation of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | The Center for Victims of Torture St Paul, MN | C | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY | B | $9,700 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $9,400 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI | C | $8,600 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Common Hope Inc St Paul, MN | B | $7,600 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights Chicago, IL | C | $6,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $5,700 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Human Rights Campaign Foundation Washington, DC | B | $5,700 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | The Conservation Fund Arlington, VA | U | $5,700 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Public Radio Saint Paul, MN | B | $4,500 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Center On Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DC | B | $4,200 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Warren W Cherry Preschool Evanston, IL | B | $4,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Appetite for Change Minneapolis, MN | B | $4,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Minneapolis College of Art & Design Minneapolis, MN | B | $4,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Amigos of Costa Rica Inc West Chester, PA | C | $4,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $3,400 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | U | $3,300 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Nami Minnesota St Paul, MN | C | $2,800 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Rice Lake Community Health Foundation Rice Lake, WI | B | $2,700 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Nami Barron County Rice Lake, WI | C | $2,300 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Evanston Community Foundation Evanston, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Prevent Child Abuse America Chicago, IL | C | $2,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | American Red Cross Northwestern Wi Altoona, WI | U | $1,400 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Barron Area Community Center Barron, WI | B | $1,400 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Hennepin Theatre Trust Minneapolis, MN | U | $1,400 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Casa de Esperanza St Paul, MN | U | $1,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Friends of the Mississippi River Saint Paul, MN | C | $1,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Ed Allies Minneapolis, MN | C | $1,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | National Domestic Violence Hotline Austin, TX | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | University of Minnesota Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $300 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Charity Navigator Glen Rock, NJ | C | $200 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Wikimedia Foundation San Francisco, CA | D | $200 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | St Pauls Lutheran Church Ireton, IA | U | $100 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
| 2020 | Big Brothers Big Sisters Nw Wi Eau Claire, WI | U | $100 | paid | OPERATING | 202141329349100509 |
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 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v4.0 | 202410659349101251 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202330959349100323 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202201129349100410 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202141329349100509 |
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/411979864.json.
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