Funding search · EIN 382513263 · Kalamazoo, MI

Monroe-Brown Foundation

Name: Monroe-Brown Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

58
grants reported: $7.4M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $42,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarships entrepreneurship usta alzheimers athletics locker room chamber

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

1 grant matching “medallion” · $300,000

$300,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Michigan medallion

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

University of Michigan11 grants · $3.7M
Vanguard Charitable1 grant · $500,000
Community Foundation of Greenville1 grant · $500,000
Dafgiving3601 grant · $500,000
Kalamazoo Community Foundation1 grant · $500,000
Western Michigan University Foundation7 grants · $361,501
Kalamazoo Community Foundation - Donor Advised2 grants · $350,000
Vanguard Charitable - Donor Advised2 grants · $240,000
Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition3 grants · $150,000
United Way of South Central Michigan1 grant · $145,000

Giving over time

$1.6M

2022

$412,667

2023

$2.1M

2024

$3.3M

2025

Grant history

All 58 reported grants, largest first.

$700,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Innovation fund
$500,000
Community Foundation of Greenville · Greenville, SC · 2025
General
$500,000
Dafgiving360 · Omaha, NE · 2025
General
$500,000
Kalamazoo Community Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$500,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
Athletics locker room fund
$500,000
Vanguard Charitable · Burtonsville, MD · 2025
General
$500,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Locker room project
$421,088
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Scholarships
$400,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Alzheimers fund
$300,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Michigan medallion
$300,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Athletics
$250,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
Vc fund
$250,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Vc fund
$200,000
Kalamazoo Community Foundation - Donor Advised · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$150,000
Kalamazoo Community Foundation - Donor Advised · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$150,000
Vanguard Charitable - Donor Advised · Warwick, RI · 2022
General
$145,000
United Way of South Central Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$100,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
Alzheimers fund
$90,000
Vanguard Charitable - Donor Advised · Warwick, RI · 2023
General
$72,667
Western Michigan University Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
Entrepreneurship program
$72,667
Western Michigan University Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Entrepreneurship program
$72,667
Western Michigan University Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Entrepreneurship program
$60,000
Gilmore Piano Festival · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$50,000
Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$50,000
Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$50,000
Kalamazoo County Ready 4s · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$50,000
Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$46,000
Western Michigan University Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Scholarships
$44,500
Western Michigan University Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Scholarships
$40,000
The Human Element Foundation - Donor Advised · Winnetka, IL · 2022
General
$38,000
Western Michigan University Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Scholarships
$35,189
Bu Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$25,000
Kalamazoo County Ready 4s · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
General
$25,000
The Leelanau School · Glen Arbor, MI · 2025
General
$25,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
Real estate fund
$25,000
Kalamazoo County Ready 4s · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$25,000
City of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Kalamazoo growth plan
$20,000
Sld Read · Portage, MI · 2025
General
$20,000
Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition - Donor Advised · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$15,000
Startup Zoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General
$15,000
Startup Zoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General
$15,000
Startup Zoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$15,000
Western Michigan University Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Entrepreneurship program
$10,000
Gilmore Piano Festival · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$9,115
Catholic Schools of Greater Kalamazoo - Donor Advised · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Scholarships
$7,500
Southwest Michigan First · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Council of 100 chamber
$7,004
City of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Haymarket plaza
$5,000
Kalamazoo College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025
Usta
$5,000
Kalamazoo College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Usta
$5,000
Kalamazoo College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Usta
$5,000
Kalamazoo College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Usta
$3,000
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2023
General
$3,000
Kalamazoo Valley Community College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2023
Scholarships
$2,500
Borgess Foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Mental health
$2,500
Kalamazoo Valley Community College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Scholarships
$2,500
Loy Norrix High School · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General
$1,050
City of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Community planning & economic development

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