Funding search · EIN 421276134 · Grinnell, IA

Brownell Family Foundation

Name: Brownell Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

78
grants reported: $2.1M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Soww4 grants · $422,945
Des Moines Metro Opera2 grants · $150,000
Gun Owners of America2 grants · $134,132
Maj Torre1 grant · $120,000
Second Amendment Foundation2 grants · $104,328
Des Moines Metro Opera1 grant · $100,000
American Suppressor Association1 grant · $100,000
Aiming for the Truth1 grant · $100,000
The Cylinder1 grant · $95,000
Second Amendment Foundation2 grants · $57,158

Giving over time

$751,775

2022

$438,090

2023

$456,792

2024

$426,981

2025

Grant history

All 78 reported grants, largest first.

$125,966
Soww · Grinnell, IA · 2024
Charitable
$120,000
Maj Torre · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charitable
$110,874
Soww · Myrtle Beach, SC · 2023
Charitable
$103,603
Soww · Myrtle Beach, SC · 2022
Charitable
$102,309
Gun Owners of America · Springfield, VA · 2025
Charitable
$100,000
American Suppressor Association · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
$100,000
Aiming for the Truth · Florissant, MO · 2022
Charitable
$100,000
Des Moines Metro Opera · Indianola, IA · 2022
Charitable
$95,000
The Cylinder · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$82,502
Soww · Grinnell, IA · 2025
Charitable
$82,106
Second Amendment Foundation · Bellevue, WA · 2022
Charitable
$75,000
Des Moines Metro Opera · Indianola, IA · 2025
Charitable
$75,000
Des Moines Metro Opera · Indianola, IA · 2024
Charitable
$50,000
Grinnell School of Music · Grinnell, IA · 2024
Charitable
$50,000
Grinnell School of Music · Grinnell, IA · 2023
Charitable
$31,823
Gun Owners of America · Springfield, VA · 2024
Charitable
$31,823
Iowa Farms Coalition · Moville, IA · 2024
Charitable
$31,823
Second Amendment Foundation · Vellevue, WA · 2024
Charitable
$30,000
Iowa State Patrol · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Charitable
$27,500
Claude W & Dolly Ahrens Foundation · Grinnell, IA · 2025
Charitable
$27,500
Claude W & Dolly Ahrens Foundation · Grinnell, IA · 2024
Charitable
$25,335
Iowa Firearms Coalition · Moville, IA · 2025
Charitable
$25,335
Second Amendment Foundation · Vellevue, WA · 2025
Charitable
$25,000
Shepherds of Wildlife · Whitefish, MT · 2023
Charitable
$22,222
Gun Owners of America · Springfield, VA · 2023
Charitable
$22,222
Iowa Firearms Coalition · Moville, IA · 2023
Charitable
$22,222
Second Amendment Foundation · Bellevue, WA · 2023
Charitable
$22,222
American Express Association · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$22,222
Firearms Policy Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Charitable
$22,222
Iowa Firearms Coalition · Moville, IA · 2022
Charitable
$21,000
Claude and Dolly Ahrens Foundation · Grinnell, IA · 2023
Charitable
$20,000
Boone and Crockett Club Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2025
Charitable
$20,000
Boone and Crockett Club Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2024
Charitable
$20,000
Boone and Crockett Club Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2023
Charitable
$20,000
Boone and Crockett Club Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2022
Charitable
$15,500
Greater Poweshiek Comm Foundation · Grinnell, IA · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Linn County Izaak Walton League · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
Crime Prevention Research · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Chariable
$10,000
Boy Scouts of America · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Iowa Cops · Granger, IA · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Shepherds of Wildlife · Whitefish, MT · 2022
Charitable
$8,500
Grinnell Are Arts Council · Grinnell, IA · 2023
Charitable
$7,500
Cgsc Foundation · Fort Leavenworth, KS · 2023
Charitable
$7,500
Cgsc Foundation · Fort Leavenworth, KS · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Command and General Staff College Foundation · Fort Leavenworth, KS · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Greater Powesehiek Community Foundation · Grinnell, IA · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Grinnell-Newburg Community School District · Grinnell, IA · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Iowa College Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Command and General Staff College Foundation · Fort Leavenworth, KS · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Greater Powesehiek Community Foundation · Grinnell, IA · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Grinnell High School · Grinnell, IA · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Grinnell Volunteer Fire Department · Grinnell, IA · 2022
Charitable
$4,350
USA Clay Target League · Eagan, MN · 2025
Charitable
$4,000
Montogomery Community College Foundation · Troy, NC · 2025
Charitable
$4,000
Murray State College Foundation · Tishomingo, OK · 2025
Charitable
$4,000
Trinidad State College Foundation · Trinidad, CO · 2025
Charitable
$4,000
Marshalltown Community College Foundation · Marshalltown, IA · 2024
Charitable
$4,000
Montogomery Community College Foundation · Troy, NC · 2024
Charitable
$4,000
Murray State College Foundation · Tishomingo, OK · 2024
Charitable
$4,000
Trinidad State College Foundation · Trinidad, CO · 2024
Charitable
$4,000
Iowa Valley Community College · Grinnell, IA · 2023
Charitable
$4,000
Link Grinnell · Grinnell, IA · 2023
Charitable
$4,000
Montgomery Community College · Troy, NC · 2023
Charitable
$4,000
Murray State College · Tishomingo, OK · 2023
Charitable
$4,000
Trinidad State College · Trinidad, CO · 2023
Charitable
$3,500
Poweshiek Co Pheasants Forever · Montezuma, IA · 2022
Charitable
$3,000
Mink Wic · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$2,850
Link · Grinnell, IA · 2024
Charitable
$2,500
Grinnell Sure Shots · Grinnell, IA · 2025
Charitable
$2,500
Iowa Law Enforcement Intelligence Network · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Charitable
$2,500
Pheasants Forever · Grinnell, IA · 2025
Charitable
$2,500
Pheasants Forever · Grinnell, IA · 2024
Charitable
$1,900
Other 501 (C) (3) Orgs · Local, IA · 2022
Charitable
$1,007
Brotherhood of the Fallen · Grinnell, IA · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Found · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Charitable
$550
Other 501 (C) (3) Orgs · Local, IA · 2023
Charitable
$500
Grinnell Lions Club · Grinnell, IA · 2024
Chariable
$150
Link · Grinnell, IA · 2025
Charitable

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