Funding search · EIN 846023395 · Moab, UT

Ruth Brown 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.

213
grants reported
$1.8M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

environmentalartseducationeductaiongovernmentalhealthcarehousingsustainable

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Top recipients

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  • Tides Foundation2 grants · $255,000
  • Natural Resource Defense Council4 grants · $95,000
  • Earth Justice4 grants · $89,500
  • Citizens Climate Education4 grants · $55,000
  • Conservation Colorado4 grants · $50,000
  • Vermont Public Interest Research Ed2 grants · $45,000
  • Center for Biological Diversity3 grants · $44,000
  • Lawyers for Good Government1 grant · $44,000
  • San Juan Mountains Association4 grants · $39,000
  • Community Office - Resource Effic1 grant · $35,000

Giving over time

$286,500
2022
$389,200
2023
$403,200
2024
$722,500
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 213 grants.

  • $250,000

    Tides Foundation · Los Angles, CA · 2025

    Environmental

  • $75,000

    Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Environmental

  • $65,000

    Natural Resource Defense Council · New York, NY · 2025

    Environmental

  • $44,000

    Lawyers for Good Government · Washington, DC · 2025

    Governmental

  • $35,000

    Community Office - Resource Effic · Basalt, CO · 2025

    Environmental

  • $30,000

    Our Children'S Trust · Eugene, OR · 2025

    Environmental

  • $30,000

    Vermont Public Interest Research Ed · Montpelier, VT · 2025

    Environmental

  • $25,000

    Rfv Habitat for Humanity · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2025

    Environmental

  • $22,000

    Western Resource Advocates · Boulder, CO · 2023

    Environmental

  • $20,000

    Psephos · San Marcos, CA · 2025

    Environmental

  • $20,000

    Conservation Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023

    Environmental

  • $20,000

    Environment Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2023

    Environmental

  • $20,000

    Center for Biological Diversity · Tuscon, AZ · 2022

    Environmental

  • $15,000

    Signal Tec Coalition · Denver, CO · 2025

    Environmental

  • $15,000

    Center for Biological Diversity · Tuscon, AZ · 2024

    Environmental

  • $15,000

    Citizens Climate Education · Coronado, CA · 2024

    Environmental

  • $15,000

    Vermont Public Interest Research Ed · Montpelier, VT · 2024

    Environmental

  • $15,000

    Aspen Ctr for Environmental Studies · Aspen, CO · 2023

    Environmental

  • $15,000

    Citizens Climate Education · Coronado, CA · 2023

    Environmental

  • $15,000

    Growing Empowerment · Carbondale, CO · 2023

    Environmental

  • $15,000

    Citizens Climate Education · Coronado, CA · 2022

    Environmental

  • $15,000

    Creede Repertory Theater · Creede, CO · 2022

    Arts

  • $15,000

    Great Old Broads for Wilderness · Durango, CO · 2022

    Environmental

  • $14,000

    San Juan Mountains Association · Durango, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $12,000

    Psephos · Davis, CA · 2024

    Environmental

  • $12,000

    Friends of Cedar Mesa · Bluff, UT · 2022

    Environmental

  • $12,000

    Grand Canyon Trust · Flagstaff, AZ · 2022

    Environmental

  • $12,000

    Southern Utah Wildness · Moab, UT · 2022

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2025

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Citizens Climate Education · Coronado, CA · 2025

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Conservation Colorado · Denver, CO · 2025

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Creede Historic Society · Creede, CO · 2025

    Arts

  • $10,000

    Nature Conservancy of Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2025

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Oceana · Washington, DC · 2025

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    San Juan Citizens Alliance · Durango, CO · 2025

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    San Juan Mountains Association · Durango, CO · 2025

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Vote Solar · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Aspen Valley Land Trust · Carbondale, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Climate Economy Action Center · Middlebury, VT · 2024

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Colorado Cattleman'S Ag Land Trust · Lakewood, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Colorado Open Lands · Lakewood, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Conservation Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Crested Butte Land Trust · Crested Butte, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Grand Canyon Trust · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Natural Resource Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Southern Utah Wildness · Moab, UT · 2024

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Utah Open Lands · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Wilderness Workshop · Carbondale, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    City of Moab Sustainability · Moab, UT · 2023

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Climate Economy Action of Vt · Middlebury, VT · 2023

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Colorado Open Lands · Lakewood, CO · 2023

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Fort Lewis College · Durango, CO · 2023

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Grand Canyon Trust · Flagstaff, AZ · 2023

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Natural Resource Defense Council · Ny, NY · 2023

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    San Juan Mountains Association · Durango, CO · 2023

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Southern Utah Wildness · Moab, UT · 2023

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Vt Public Interest Research Ed · Montpelier, VT · 2023

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Conservation Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Fort Lewis College · Durango, CO · 2022

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Natural Resource Defense Council · Ny, NY · 2022

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Ojai Valley Land Conservancy · Ojai, CA · 2022

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    Vt Public Interest Research Ed · Montpelier, VT · 2022

    Environmental

  • $9,000

    Center for Biological Diversity · Tuscon, AZ · 2023

    Environmental

  • $7,500

    Earth Justice · Washington, DC · 2024

    Environmental

  • $7,000

    Nature Conservancy of Hawaii · Washington, DC · 2023

    Environmental

  • $7,000

    Rbs Land Mules · Alamosa, CO · 2023

    Environmental

  • $6,000

    Living Rivers Uranium Watch · Moab, UT · 2024

    Environmental

  • $6,000

    Living Rivers · Moab, UT · 2022

    Environmental

  • $5,400

    Alacrity House Publishing · Sanford, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Aspen Ctr for Environmental Studies · Aspen, CO · 2025

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Biophilia Foundation · Durango, CO · 2025

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Protect Our Winters · Boulder, CO · 2025

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2025

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Third Act Education Fund · Nassau, NY · 2025

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Vermont Natural Resource Council · Montpelier, VT · 2025

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Wilderness Workshop · Carbondale, CO · 2025

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    350org · Boston, MA · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Aspen Ctr for Environmental Studies · Aspen, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Clean Energy Economy · Carbondale, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Climate Reality Project · Washington, DC · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Colorado State Univ Foundation · Ft Collins, CO · 2024

    Education

  • $5,000

    Community Rebuilds · Moab, UT · 2024

    Sustainable housing

  • $5,000

    Earth Island Institute · Berkley, CA · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Friends of Arches & Canyonlands Par · Moab, UT · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Friends of Earth · Merrifield, VA · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Greenpeace · Washington, DC · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    High Country News · Paonia, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Montezuma Land Conservation · Cortez, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Nature Conservancy of Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Oceana · Washington, DC · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2024

    Healthcare

  • $5,000

    Population Connection · Washington, DC · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Protect Our Winters · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust · Del Norte, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Rocky Mountain Institute · Basalt, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    San Juan Citizens Alliance · Durango, CO · 2024

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    San Luis Valley Ecosystem Coucil · Alamosa, CO · 2024

    Environmental

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.