Funding search · EIN 046914538 · Newton, MA

Brown 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.

44
grants reported
$591,000
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$14,000
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.

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Top recipients

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  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center4 grants · $86,000
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute4 grants · $85,000
  • The Children'S Room-Center for Grieving Children & Teenagers4 grants · $67,000
  • The Pine Street Inn4 grants · $64,500
  • Rosie'S Place4 grants · $60,500
  • Birthday Wishes4 grants · $57,500
  • Saint Francis House4 grants · $51,500
  • Bridge Over Troubled Waters4 grants · $44,500
  • The Women'S Lunch Place4 grants · $43,500
  • Project Smile4 grants · $19,500

Giving over time

$129,000
2022
$137,000
2023
$153,000
2024
$172,000
2025

Grant history

All 44 reported grants, largest first.

  • $25,000

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2025

    General support

  • $22,000

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $22,000

    Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    The Children'S Room-Center for Grieving Children & Teenagers · Arlington, MA · 2025

    General support

  • $20,000

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $19,000

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $18,000

    The Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2025

    General support

  • $18,000

    Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $17,500

    The Children'S Room-Center for Grieving Children & Teenagers · Arlington, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $17,000

    Birthday Wishes · Natick, MA · 2025

    General support

  • $17,000

    Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2025

    General support

  • $16,500

    The Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,500

    Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,500

    The Children'S Room-Center for Grieving Children & Teenagers · Arlington, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    Saint Francis House · Boston, MA · 2025

    General support

  • $15,000

    Birthday Wishes · Natick, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    The Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    The Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $14,000

    Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $14,000

    Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $14,000

    The Children'S Room-Center for Grieving Children & Teenagers · Arlington, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $13,500

    Saint Francis House · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $13,500

    Birthday Wishes · Natick, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $13,000

    Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2025

    General support

  • $13,000

    The Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2025

    General support

  • $12,000

    Saint Francis House · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $12,000

    Birthday Wishes · Natick, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $11,500

    Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $11,500

    The Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $11,000

    Saint Francis House · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    The Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $9,000

    The Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $5,500

    Project Smile · Hopedale, MA · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Project Smile · Hopedale, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $4,500

    Project Smile · Hopedale, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $4,500

    Project Smile · Hopedale, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $3,500

    Make-a-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2025

    General support

  • $3,000

    Make-a-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Make-a-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Make-a-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

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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.