Funding search · EIN 611233038 · Louisville, KY
W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 232
- grants reported
- $14.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art3 grants · $3.5M
- Storm King Art Center3 grants · $1.1M
- Frick Collection3 grants · $675,918
- Teton County Search and Rescue Foundation3 grants · $635,000
- Nature Conservancy in Colorado3 grants · $627,000
- Sweet Briar College2 grants · $600,000
- Uva the College Foundation1 grant · $600,000
- University of Georgia3 grants · $531,333
- University of Wyoming2 grants · $342,500
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital1 grant · $300,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 232 grants.
- $1.5M
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $1.2M
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $831,462
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $600,000
Uva the College Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $512,000
Nature Conservancy in Colorado · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $500,000
Storm King Art Center · New Windsor, NY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $429,118
Frick Collection · New York, NY · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $400,000
Sweet Briar College · Sweet Briar, VA · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $325,000
Storm King Art Center · New Windsor, NY · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $325,000
Storm King Art Center · New Windsor, NY · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $300,000
Lawrence Memorial Hospital · New London, CT · 2022
General emempt purpose
- $277,333
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $235,000
Teton County Search and Rescue Foundation · Jackson, WY · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $208,000
Earth School Educational Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $200,000
Schwarzman Animal Medical Center · New York, NY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $200,000
Teton County Search and Rescue Foundation · Jackson, WY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $200,000
Sweet Briar College · Sweet Briar, VA · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $200,000
Teton County Search and Rescue Foundation · Jackson, WY · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $200,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $172,500
University of Wyoming · Cody, WY · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $170,000
University of Wyoming · Cody, WY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $150,000
Amazon Biodiversity Center · Washington, DC · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $148,400
Frick Collection · New York, NY · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $140,000
Community Foundation of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $125,000
Benchetler Fasani Fd · Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $110,000
Henry L Ferguson Museum · Fishers Island, NY · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $100,000
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies · Millbrook, NY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $100,000
Grand Teton National Park Foundation · Moose, WY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $100,000
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $100,000
Amazon Biodiversity Center · Washington, DC · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $100,000
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · Jackson, WY · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $100,000
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $100,000
New Art Publications · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $100,000
564 Park Avenue Preservation Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $100,000
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · Jackson, WY · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $100,000
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $98,400
Frick Collection · New York, NY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $77,500
Grand Teton National Park Foundation · Moose, WY · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $75,000
Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $75,000
Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, MA · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $75,000
Launch Pad Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $75,000
Nature Conservancy in Colorado · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $75,000
Telluride Arts · Telluride, CO · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $75,000
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies · Millbrook, NY · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $70,000
New Art Publications · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $70,000
Arc Athens · New York, NY · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $65,000
Nature Conservancy in Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $61,000
Uva Fund · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $60,000
Uva Darden School Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $57,200
St John'S Church · Richmond, VA · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $55,500
Telluride Arts · Telluride, CO · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $54,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
564 Park Avenue Preservation Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
American Farmland Trust · Washington, DC · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
Coombs Outdoors · Jackson, WY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
Filson Historical Society · Louisville, KY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
River Fields · Louisville, KY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
Utah Film Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
564 Park Avenue Preservation Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
American Farmland Trust · Washington, DC · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
River Fields · Louisville, KY · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
Telluride Mountainfilm · Telluride, CO · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
American Farmland Trust · Washington, DC · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
Jefferson Scholars Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
River Fields · Louisville, KY · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
Speed Art Museum · Louisville, KY · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $47,400
University of Virignia · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $46,000
University of Virignia · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $40,000
Community Foundation of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $40,000
Nature Conservancy in Colorado · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $39,500
Slow Food in the Tetons · Victor, ID · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $37,500
Harmony Foundation · Estes Park, CO · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $37,500
Harmony Foundation · Estes Park, CO · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $36,000
Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $34,166
Speed Art Museum · Louisville, KY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $33,333
1 for the Planet · Burlington, VT · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $33,333
1 for the Planet · Burlington, VT · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $31,500
Coastal Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $31,100
St Margaret'S Episcopal Church · San Juan Capistrano, CA · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $30,225
Slow Food in the Tetons · Victor, ID · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $30,000
Coastal Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $30,000
Telluride Foundation · Telluride, CO · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $30,000
Telluride Mountain Club · Telluride, CO · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $30,000
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $30,000
Lighthouse Works · Fishers Island, NY · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $30,000
Winterthur Museum Garden & Landscape · Wilimgton, DE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $30,000
Winterthur Museum Garden & Landscape · Wilimgton, DE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $30,000
Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, MA · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $26,500
Telluride Mountain Club · Telluride, CO · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Eo Wilson Biodiversity · Durham, NC · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Hole Food Rescue · Jackson, WY · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Interational Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
St Margaret'S Episcopal Church · San Juan Capistrano, CA · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Telluride Science and Innovation · Telluride, CO · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
University of Virignia · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Coastal Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Coombs Outdoors · Jackson, WY · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Grand Teton National Park Foundation · Moose, WY · 2023
General exempt purpose
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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