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FundersTXThe Brown Foundation Inc › 2025

Grants paid by The Brown Foundation Inc, tax year 2025

EIN 74-6036466 · Houston, TX · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22

In tax year 2025, The Brown Foundation Inc (EIN 74-6036466) reported 222 grants paid totaling $84,269,500. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2025

Grants reported by The Brown Foundation Inc for tax year 2025
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PAC$11,000,000paidStudy Group and Matching Grant Programs202513119349100641
2025National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PAC$11,000,000approved, futureStudy Group and Matching Grant Programs202513119349100641
2025Harris Health Strategic Fund Bellaire, TXB$10,000,000paidInvesting in a Healthier Harris County202513119349100641
2025Precinct4forward Houston, TXC$7,500,000paidBurnett Bayland Park Improvements202513119349100641
2025Yes Prep Public Schools Houston, TXU$7,000,000paidThe Power of YES202513119349100641
2025Hermann Park Conservancy Houston, TXB$6,000,000paid10-year plan (Phase I)202513119349100641
2025Greater Houston Community Foundation Houston, TXU$5,000,000paidHouston Charter Seed Fund202513119349100641
2025Houston Museum of Natural Science Houston, TXB$3,000,000paidBrown Hall of Entomology ($2,850,000) and Youth Education Support ($150,000)202513119349100641
2025Coalition for the Homeless of Houstonharris County Houston, TXC$1,575,000paidAchieving Equilibrium ($1,500,000) and Operating Support ($75,000)202513119349100641
2025Thrive With Autism Foundation Magnolia, TXB$1,550,000paidCampaign of Hope202513119349100641
2025Houston Parks Board Houston, TXB$1,500,000paidPasadena Vince Bayou Greenway Implementation202513119349100641
2025Depelchin Children's Center Houston, TXB$1,500,000paidCommunity Based Care202513119349100641
2025Good Reason Houston Houston, TXB$1,000,000paidHISD Fund202513119349100641
2025Emancipation Park Conservancy Houston, TXB$1,000,000paidEmancipation Park Capital Campaign202513119349100641
2025Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TXB$929,500paidMFAH Operating Support ($900,000) and Ruth K Shartle Lecture Series ($29,500)202513119349100641
2025Children's Museum Inc Houston, TXB$875,000paidStrengthening Our Core: 0-PreK Exhibit, Programs, and Partnerships; Operating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Symphony Society Houston, TXB$850,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Ballet Foundation Houston, TXB$850,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Grand Opera Association Inc Houston, TXB$850,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Menil Foundation Inc Houston, TXB$800,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025The Westview School Inc Houston, TXB$800,000paidCapital Campaign ($750,000) and Operating Support ($50,000)202513119349100641
2025Georgia O'keeffe Museum Santa Fe, NMB$750,000paidThe New O'Keeffe202513119349100641
2025Annunciation Orthodox School Houston, TXB$750,000paidLight the Way Capital Campaign202513119349100641
2025Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Houston, TXB$750,000paidRebirth in Action: Phase 2202513119349100641
2025Teach for America Houston Houston, TXU$650,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Classical Inc Houston, TXB$500,000paidThe Next Chapter: A Campaign for Houston Classical's Future202513119349100641
2025San Antonio Museum of Art San Antonio, TXB$500,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Alley Theatre Houston, TXB$500,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025University of Houston Houston, TXU$500,000paidWilhelmina's Grove202513119349100641
2025Armand Bayou Nature Center Inc Houston, TXB$500,000paidMiddle Armand Bayou Protection Project (contingent)202513119349100641
2025Depelchin Children's Center Houston, TXB$450,000paidT3C Network Development202513119349100641
2025Ut Md Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TXU$415,000paidRenewal and Expansion of The Brown Foundation Award for Excellence in Oncology Nursing202513119349100641
2025Communities in Schools of Houston Inc Houston, TXB$400,000paidOperating Support ($300K) and Mental Health programs ($100K)202513119349100641
2025The Imani School Houston, TXB$350,000paidThe Imani School Capital Expansion202513119349100641
2025New Hope Housing Inc Houston, TXB$350,000paidNew Hope Housing Ave C ($250,000) and 2024 Operations ($100,000)202513119349100641
2025Sound Off Inc San Antonio, TXB$250,000paidCatalyst Campaign202513119349100641
2025Emerge Fellowship Houston, TXC$250,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Bakerripley Houston, TXC$250,000paidBakerRipley Community Centers202513119349100641
2025The Santa Fe Opera Santa Fe, TXU$250,000paidApprentice Program for Theater Technicians202513119349100641
2025Fotofest Inc Houston, TXB$250,000paidFotoFest Biennial 2026: Four Decades (working title)202513119349100641
2025Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Houston, TXB$250,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas Dallas, TXC$250,000paidTrauma and Grief Center202513119349100641
2025Friends of Pumpkin Park Houston, TXB$250,000paidOpening the Door to Childrens Dreams202513119349100641
2025Theatre Under the Stars Houston, TXB$225,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Institute for Rehabilitation & Research Foundation Houston, TXB$200,000paidMission Connect202513119349100641
2025Step Charter School Houston, TXU$200,000paidWest Airport Campus School Expansion202513119349100641
2025Houston Freedmen's Town Conservancy Houston, TXC$200,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Rise School of San Antonio Inc San Antonio, TXD$200,000approved, futureRISE San Antonio Capital Renovations202513119349100641
2025Houston Arboretum Society Houston, TXU$200,000approved, futureBuilding Coastal Resiliency on Bolivar Peninsula (Contingent)202513119349100641
2025Collaborative for Children Houston, TXB$150,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Ieducate USA Bellaire, TXB$150,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Da Camera Society of Texas Houston, TXB$150,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NYB$150,000paidTo Support Free Admissions Programs and Museum Access202513119349100641
2025Friends of the High Line Inc New York, NYB$150,000paidHigh Line Art Programming202513119349100641
2025Stages Houston, TXB$150,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Botanic Garden Houston, TXB$150,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Houston, TXU$150,000paidState of the Art Cystic Fibrosis Care and Clinical Research in Texas202513119349100641
2025United Way of Greater Houston Houston, TXB$125,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Da Camera Society of Texas Houston, TXB$125,000paidArtistic Development Fund202513119349100641
2025Coastal Prairie Conservancy Houston, TXB$125,000paidLand Stewardship Program202513119349100641
2025Chinquapin Preparatory School Highlands, TXB$125,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Search Homeless Services Houston, TXC$125,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Communities in Schools of San Antonio San Antonio, TXB$125,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025The Beacon of Downtown Houston Houston, TXB$125,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Inprint Inc Houston, TXB$125,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Site Santa Fe Santa Fe, NMB$125,000paidEvery Day Free Admission202513119349100641
2025Asia Society Texas Center Houston, TXB$100,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025The Chinati Foundation Marfa, TXB$100,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Dallas, TXD$100,000paidSupport for TPWF's S Reed Morian Oyster Buyback Program, Phase I202513119349100641
2025Discovery Green Conservancy Houston, TXB$100,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025The Junior League of Houston Inc Houston, TXB$100,000paidCentennial Anniversary Campaign202513119349100641
2025Mcnay Art Museum San Antonio, TXB$100,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Advocates of a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Houston, TXB$100,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025San Antonio Children's Museum San Antonio, TXB$100,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Bridgeyear Houston, TXB$100,000paidBridgeYear 3-Year Growth and Innovation Fund202513119349100641
2025The Texas International Institute of Health Professions Pasadena, TXC$100,000paidFairmont Clinic Expansion Project202513119349100641
2025Momentum Advisory Collective Dallas, TXU$100,000approved, futureBuilding Momentum: Shifting the Justice Model for Houston Youth with Cafe Momentum (Contingent)202513119349100641
2025Houston Area Community Services Inc Houston, TXB$100,000paidAve 360 Health Equity Initiative202513119349100641
2025Ann Richards School Foundation Austin, TXB$100,000paidOperating Support in Memory of Nancy Pittman202513119349100641
2025Aup Houston, TXU$100,000paidCapital Projects202513119349100641
2025Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Houston, TXB$100,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Hospice Houston, TXB$100,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Arboretum & Nature Center Houston, TXB$100,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Wilderness Inc Houston, TXB$100,000paidContinued Progress and Expansion of Riverine (TUBs)202513119349100641
2025Writers in the Schools Houston, TXB$80,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Diverse Works Inc Houston, TXB$80,000paidOperating Support ($60,000) + Planning for Collaborative Arts Campus ($20,000)202513119349100641
2025Houston Center for Musical Arts Houston, TXB$80,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025The Montrose Center Houston, TXB$80,000paidLiving Insightfully for Empowerment (LIFE) Counseling Program for Youth202513119349100641
2025Center for African American Military History Inc Houston, TXB$75,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Foster Care Advocacy Center Houston, TXC$75,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Area Womens Center Houston, TXB$75,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Friends of the Children-Houston Houston, TXB$75,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Houston, TXB$75,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Performing Arts Houston Houston, TXB$75,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025The Posse Foundation Inc Houston, TXU$75,000paidPosse Houston: College Success and Leadership Development Program202513119349100641
2025Careerspring Foundation Bellaire, TXB$75,000paidTechnology Enhancement Initiative202513119349100641
2025The Holdsworth Center Austin, TXB$75,000paidSuperintendent Pipeline Efforts in Greater Houston and across Texas202513119349100641
2025The Urban Enrichment Institute Houston, TXB$75,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Project Row Houses Houston, TXB$75,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Casa de Esperanza de Los Ninos Inc Houston, TXC$70,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Lawndale Art and Performance Center Houston, TXC$70,000paidOperating Support ($50,000) + Planning for Collaborative Arts Campus ($20,000)202513119349100641
2025Emancipation Park Conservancy Houston, TXB$70,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025The Women's Home Houston, TXB$70,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Child Advocates Incorporated Houston, TXB$70,000paidCourt Services202513119349100641
2025Family Service Center at Houston and Harris County Houston, TXB$65,000paidA Hub for Houston ($25,000); Operating Support ($40,000)202513119349100641
2025The Orange Show Foundation Houston, TXC$65,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025University of Houston Houston, TXU$60,000paidHouston Shakespeare Festival ($35,000) and Blaffer Art Museum ($25,000)202513119349100641
2025The Center for Pursuit Houston, TXB$60,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Wesley Community Center Inc Houston, TXB$60,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Audubon Society Houston, TXB$55,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Parish Childrens School Houston, TXB$50,000paidFinancial Assistance and Ancillary Support Fund202513119349100641
2025Elevate Collegiate Inc Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Opera in the Heights Houston, TXC$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Alliance for Choice in Education Plano, TXU$50,000paidPartial K-12 Scholarships for Low Income Houston Metro Area Children202513119349100641
2025Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Trees for Houston Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Onegoal Houston, TXU$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Ensemble Theater Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Palmer Drug Abuse Program - Houston Inc Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Discoveru Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Art League of Houston Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Main St Theater Houston Houston, TXD$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Harmony House Inc Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Prison Entrepreneurship Program Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star Houston, TXC$50,000paidOne-to-One Mentoring for Youth Facing Adversity202513119349100641
2025Hope and Healing Center & Institute Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Up Excellence Academy Houston, TXU$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Ave Community Development Corporation Houston, TXU$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Workshop Houston Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Yellowstone Academy Inc Houston, TXC$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025The Brenda and John H Duncan Rise School of Houston Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025River Oaks Chamber Orchestra Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025The Council On Recovery Houston, TXB$50,000paidThe Center for Recovering Families202513119349100641
2025Harbor Christian Academy Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025San Jos Clinic Houston, TXC$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Worktexas Training Center Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Wildlife Habitat Federation Cat Spring, TXC$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Urban Harvest Inc Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Holocaust Museum Houston Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Miller Theatre Advisory Board Houston, TXC$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Cristo Rey Jesuit High School of Houston Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025The Arbor School Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025El Centro de Corazn Houston, TXU$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025The Monarch School Inc Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Rothko Chapel Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Breakthrough Houston Houston, TXC$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Bat Conservation International Inc Austin, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Jazz Houston Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Enjoyable Pain of Growth Academy Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025The Anderson Center for the Arts Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Depelchin Children's Center Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Kids' Meals Inc Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Comp-U-Dopt Inc Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Families Empowered Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Genesys Works Houston Houston, TXU$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Public Media Foundation Houston, TXB$50,000paidHouston Public Media Educational Programming and Services202513119349100641
2025The Woods Project Inc Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Northwest Assistance Ministries Houston, TXB$50,000paidNAM Meals on Wheels202513119349100641
2025Spark Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Covenant House Texas Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Center for Photography Houston, TXB$50,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Tahirih Justice Center Houston, TXU$45,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Planned Parenthood South Texas San Antonio, TXB$40,000paidHealth Care in the Rio Grande Valley202513119349100641
2025Mercury Chamber Orchestra Houston, TXB$40,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Revision Houston, TXC$40,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Wonderworks Houston, TXB$40,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Bos Place Houston, TXB$40,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Nick Finnegan Counseling Center Foundation Houston, TXB$40,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Ishida Dance Company Houston, TXC$40,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Artpace Inc San Antonio, TXB$40,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Multicultural Education and Counseling Through the Arts Houston, TXB$40,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025The Catastrophic Theatre Inc Houston, TXB$40,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Hope Stone Inc Houston, TXB$40,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Ars Lyrica Houston Houston, TXB$40,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Musical Bridges Around the World Inc San Antonio, TXB$40,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Avda Houston, TXC$35,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Recovery Center Lgc Houston, TXC$35,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Cypress Creek Fine Art Association Spring, TXB$35,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025San Antonio Botanical Garden Society Inc San Antonio, TXB$35,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Glasstire Houston, TXB$35,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Open Door Mission Houston, TXB$35,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Vita Living Inc Houston, TXB$35,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Christus Foundation for Healthcare Houston, TXB$35,000paidImmunize for Lift202513119349100641
2025Nehemiah Center Inc Houston, TXB$35,000paidPre-Kindergarten Program202513119349100641
2025An-Nisa Hope Center Houston, TXB$35,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Bayou Land Conservancy Spring, TXB$31,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Aurora Picture Show Houston, TXC$30,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Cinema Arts Society Houston, TXB$30,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Camp for All Foundation Houston, TXB$30,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Open Dance Project Inc Houston, TXB$30,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Camp Aranzazu Inc Rockport, TXB$30,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Inc New York, NYB$30,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025International Crane Foundation Inc Baraboo, WIB$30,000paidTexas Whooping Crane Conservation Program202513119349100641
2025Dance of Asian America Houston, TXB$30,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Galveston Arts Center Inc Galveston, TXB$30,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025American Festival for the Arts Houston, TXC$30,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Inc Lake Jackson, TXB$30,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Bear Be a Resource for Cps Kids Houston, TXB$30,000paidBEAR Core Programs202513119349100641
2025Musiqa Houston, TXB$30,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Healthcare for the Homeless-Houston Houston, TXB$30,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Young Audiences Inc of Houston Houston, TXB$30,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Plant It Forward Houston, TXB$30,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Chinese Community Center Inc Houston, TXB$30,000paidChild Development Center202513119349100641
2025The Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc Pasadena, TXC$30,000paidThe Bridge for Kids202513119349100641
2025The Center for Hearing and Speech Houston, TXB$30,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Texas Rice Industry Coalition for the Environment Pierce, TXB$29,000paidTexas Public Lands Wetlands and Prairie Initiative202513119349100641
2025Gulf Coast-a Journal of Literature & Fine Arts Houston, TXB$25,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Spacetaker Houston, TXC$25,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Breakthrough Houston Houston, TXC$25,000paidTutoring and Test Preparation Services202513119349100641
2025Texas Public Radio San Antonio, TXB$25,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025The Magik Theatre San Antonio, TXB$25,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Armand Bayou Nature Center Inc Houston, TXB$25,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Nuestra Palabra Latino Writers Having Their Say Houston, TXC$25,000paidThe Global Reading Series202513119349100641
2025Justice Forward Houston, TXB$25,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Prelude Music Foundation Houston, TXC$25,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Remind Houston, TXC$25,000paidSuicide Awareness through peer support and mental health education202513119349100641
2025Contemporary Art for San Antonio San Antonio, TXB$25,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Nameless Sound Houston, TXB$25,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Bayou Preservation Association Inc Houston, TXB$20,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Apollo Chamber Players Houston, TXB$20,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Latin American Philharmonic Orchestra Katy, TXB$20,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Aperio Houston, TXB$20,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025Houston Chamber Choir Houston, TXB$20,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641
2025The Nature Discovery Center Inc Bellaire, TXB$20,000paidOperating Support202513119349100641

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