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The Brookby Foundation

Name: The Brookby Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

448
grants reported: $9.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Oregon Symphony2 grants · $900,000
Oregon Symphony1 grant · $500,000
Urban Ecology Center3 grants · $470,000
Uwm Foundation3 grants · $415,000
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship2 grants · $320,000
Grand Rapids Symphony2 grants · $310,120
Inland Seas Education Association2 grants · $230,000
Mote Marine Laboratory2 grants · $225,000
Leelanau Conservancy3 grants · $220,000
Uwm Foundation1 grant · $200,000

Giving over time

$3.3M

2022

$3.1M

2023

$3.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 448 grants.

$500,000
Oregon Symphony · Portland, OR · 2024
General support
$500,000
Oregon Symphony · Portland, OR · 2023
General Support
$400,000
Oregon Symphony · Portland, OR · 2022
General Support
$205,000
Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Brookby Scholarships in Water Literacy and Great Lakes Research Vessel
$205,000
Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Brookby Scholarships in Water Literacy and Great Lakes Research Vessel
$200,000
Inland Seas Education Association · Suttons Bay, MI · 2024
Campaign for the Future
$200,000
Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Launching the research vessel maggi sue
$190,000
Urban Ecology Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Support
$190,000
Urban Ecology Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General Support
$166,423
Grand Rapids Symphony · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Blue lake concert; matching challenge; & mayflower performance
$164,512
Grand Rapids Symphony · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Blue Lake Concert; Matching Challenge; & Mayflower Performance
$160,000
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship · Medford, WI · 2024
Climate-smart market opportunities, mmrv of managed grazing, workforce
$160,000
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship · Medford, WI · 2023
Workforce training and development models to scale regenerative dairy grazing with integrity
$160,000
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship · Medford, WI · 2022
Workforce training and development models to scale regenerative dairy grazing with integrity
$150,000
Mote Marine Laboratory · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Restoring Florida's Coral Reef
$145,608
Grand Rapids Symphony · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Blue Lake Concert; Matching Challenge; & Mayflower Performance
$100,000
All Classical Radio · Portland, OR · 2024
Media arts center
$100,000
Urban Ecology Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Imagine Campaign
$100,000
Leelanau Conservancy · Leeland, MI · 2023
Friends of farming & palmer woods addition
$90,000
Urban Ecology Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Imagine campaign
$90,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Michigan-Based Environmental Advocacy
$90,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Michigan-Based Environmental Advocacy
$88,500
Aquinas College · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
John W. Blodgett Estate Preservation Project
$75,000
Action for the Climate Emergency (Ace) · Boulder, CO · 2024
General Support
$75,000
Michigan Civic Education Fund · Madison Heights, MI · 2024
General Support
$75,000
Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General Support
$75,000
Mote Marine Laboratory · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Forging ahead: resilience and restoration in a changing environment
$75,000
Blandford Nature Center · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
"Second Nature Campaign" - The Highlands
$75,000
Michigan Civic Education Fund · Madison Heights, MI · 2023
General Support
$75,000
Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General Support
$75,000
Mote Marine Laboratory · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Restoring Florida's Coral Reef
$75,000
Blandford Nature Center · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
"Second Nature Campaign" - The Highlands
$75,000
Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General Support
$70,000
Leelanau Conservancy · Leeland, MI · 2024
Farmland preservation project
$70,000
Wisconsin Conservation Voices · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
$70,000
Wisconsin Conservation Voices · Madison, WI · 2023
General Support
$70,000
Leelanau Conservancy · Leeland, MI · 2022
Farmland Preservation Project
$70,000
Wisconsin Conservation Voices · Madison, WI · 2022
General Support
$60,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Michigan-based environmental advocacy
$60,000
Gathering Waters Wisconsin'S Alliance for Land Tr · Madison, WI · 2024
Bringing alternative conservation funding & financing to wisconsin
$60,000
Milwaukee Riverkeeper · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General support
$60,000
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Student and Program Support at the Peabody Conservatory
$60,000
Gathering Waters Wisconsin'S Alliance for Land Tr · Madison, WI · 2023
General Operations Support for Wisconsin's Land Trusts
$60,000
Milwaukee Riverkeeper · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General support
$60,000
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Student and Program Support at the Peabody Conservatory
$60,000
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Student and Program Support at the Peabody Conservatory
$50,000
Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$50,000
Beloit College · Beloit, WI · 2024
The Brookby Foundation Student Environmental Experience Grant
$50,000
Conservation Resource Alliance · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Accelerating Farmland and Water Quality Protection
$50,000
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Accelerating Farmland and Water Quality Protection in Northwest Lower Michigan
$50,000
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Accelerating land and water quality protection focused on natural climate solutions
$50,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2024
West michigan student scholarships, interlochen public radio (ipr): science and conservation journalism
$50,000
Leelanau Conservancy · Leeland, MI · 2024
Palmer woods addition
$50,000
Portland Japanese Garden · Portland, OR · 2024
Path to Peace
$50,000
So Percussion · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Summer institute, new work development program
$50,000
Action for the Climate Emergency · Boulder, CO · 2023
General Support
$50,000
Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2023
General Support
$50,000
Beloit College · Beloit, WI · 2023
Tuition Awards & Environmental Experience Grant(s) To Grow Able & Passionate Environmental Stewards
$50,000
Conservation Resource Alliance · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Acceleration Farmland and Water Quality Protection in Northwest Lower Michigan
$50,000
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Accelerating Farmland and Water Quality Protection in Northwest Lower Michigan
$50,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2023
West Michigan Student Scholarships, Interlochen Public Radio (IPR): Science and Conservation Journalism
$50,000
Portland Japanese Garden · Portland, OR · 2023
Path to Peace
$50,000
So Percussion · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Summer Institute, New Work Development Program
$50,000
Action for the Climate Emergency · Boulder, CO · 2022
General Support
$50,000
Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Support
$50,000
Conservation Resource Alliance · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Acceleration Farmland and Water Quality Protection in Northwest Lower Michigan
$50,000
Gathering Waters Wisconsin'S Alliance for Land Tr · Madison, WI · 2022
General Operations Support for Wisconsin's Land Trusts
$50,000
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Accelerating Farmland and Water Quality Protection in Northwest Lower Michigan
$50,000
Michigan Civic Education Fund · Madison Heights, MI · 2022
General Support
$50,000
Milwaukee Riverkeeper · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General support
$50,000
Portland Japanese Garden · Portland, OR · 2022
Path to Peace
$50,000
The Botanic Garden at the Historic Barns Park · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Capital campaign
$45,000
Da Blodgett-St John'S · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Kent school services network
$45,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2022
West Michigan Student Scholarships, Interlochen Public Radio (IPR): Science and Conservation Journalism
$42,000
Seeds · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Repurposed Urban Wood and Reforestation Hub at the Historic Barns Park
$40,000
Riveredge Nature Center · Saukville, WI · 2023
Expanding the Scientist in Residence Partnership to Provide Equitable Access
$40,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2023
Scaling EnviroDIY Monitoring and Engagement across the Great Lakes
$40,000
45th Parallel · Portland, OR · 2022
45th Parallel Universe
$40,000
Riveredge Nature Center · Saukville, WI · 2022
Expanding the Scientist in Residence Partnership to Provide Equitable Access
$40,000
So Percussion · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Summer Institute 2022, New Work Development Program 2022
$39,500
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2022
Expanding Support for Real-time Water Quality Monitoring in Michigan
$35,000
Camp Blodgett · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
FIERCE Leadership Programs
$35,000
Clean Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2024
The scientific method: using data to mitigate climate change
$35,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2024
Scaling Enviro-DIY Monitoring and Engagement across the Great Lakes
$35,000
Clean Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
Research and analysis support
$35,000
Beloit College · Beloit, WI · 2022
Tuition Awards & Environmental Experience Grant(s) To Grow Able & Passionate Environmental Stewards
$35,000
Clean Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2022
Research and analysis support
$33,333
Mequon Nature Preserve · Mequon, WI · 2024
3 year fellowship
$33,333
Mequon Nature Preserve · Mequon, WI · 2023
3 year fellowship
$33,333
Mequon Nature Preserve · Mequon, WI · 2022
3 year fellowship
$30,000
Blandford Nature Center · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Transformational Outdoor & Environmental Learning
$30,000
Hunger Task Force · West Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Hunger task force emergency food program and covid-19 response
$30,000
Inland Seas Education Association · Suttons Bay, MI · 2024
Campaign for the future
$30,000
Riveredge Nature Center · Saukville, WI · 2024
Release the sturgeon: youth & community watershed education programming
$30,000
Wuwm-Milwaukee'S Npr · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
WUWM Environmental Reporting Initiative
$30,000
45th Parallel · Portland, OR · 2023
Capacity building
$30,000
Da Blodgett - Stjohn'S · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Behavioral Health for Kids & Families in Crisis
$30,000
Hunger Task Force · West Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Hunger Task Force Emergency Food Program and COVID-19 Response
$30,000
Inland Seas Education Association · Suttons Bay, MI · 2023
Place-Based Education Teacher Support
$30,000
Circle of Blue · Traverse City, MI · 2022
General Support

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