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 2022–2025. 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
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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