Funding search · EIN 477342169 · Wilmington, DE
Bruce Ford Brown Memorial Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 242
- grants reported
- $254,650
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $750
- 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
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- Virginia Foundation for Architecture Incorporated2 grants · $15,000
- Ywca Richmond3 grants · $15,000
- University of Wisconsin Foundation3 grants · $9,000
- Sweet Briar Institute3 grants · $9,000
- Equus Effect3 grants · $8,800
- Valentine Museum3 grants · $8,000
- Moore Street School Foundation3 grants · $7,000
- Cranbrook Educational Community3 grants · $6,000
- Orchard School Foundation3 grants · $6,000
- Leadership Metro Richmond2 grants · $6,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 242 grants.
- $10,000
Virginia Foundation for Architecture Incorporated · Richmond, VA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Ywca Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Virginia Foundation for Architecture Incorporated · Richmond, VA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Ywca Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Ywca Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,500
Equus Effect · Sharon, CT · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Leadership Metro Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Sweet Briar Institute · Sweet Briar, VA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
funds for the History Department, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and the School of Education
- $3,000
Leadership Metro Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Moore Street School Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Sweet Briar Institute · Sweet Briar, VA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
for the Departments of History, Spanish and Portuguese and the School of Education
- $3,000
Valentine Museum · Richmond, VA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Moore Street School Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Sweet Briar Institute · Sweet Briar, VA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
The Visual Arts Center of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Valentine Museum · Richmond, VA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Virginia Episcopal School · Lynchburg, VA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,800
Equus Effect · Sharon, CT · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,600
Communication Alliance To Network Thoroughbred Ex- · Dixon, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,600
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Front Temporal Degeneration (FTD) and Young Onset Dementia Clinic
- $2,600
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Front Temporal Degeneration & Young Onset Dementia
- $2,500
Equus Effect · Sharon, CT · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Cranbrook Educational Community · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Orchard School Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Unc Health Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Valentine Museum · Richmond, VA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
1708 Gallery · Richmond, VA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Cranbrook Educational Community · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Orchard School Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Pitzer College · Claremont, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
President & Fellows of Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
The Center for Investigative Reporting · Emeryville, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Cranbrook Educational Community · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Orchard School Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
President & Fellows of Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Storefront for Community Design · Richmond, VA · 2022
mOb Studio program
- $2,000
Storefront for Community Design · Richmond, VA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,750
Friends of the Earth · Merrifield, VA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
Pitzer College · Claremont, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation · Saratoga Spgs, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
Puppies Behind Bars · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
Brigid Alliance · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
The Center for Investigative Reporting · Emeryville, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,300
Wildaid · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,300
Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,100
Chesapeake Bay Trust · Annapolis, MD · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Aclu Foundation of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Climate First Replacing Oil & Gas · Ojai, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Greenpeace Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
International Rescue Committee · San Diego, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Moore Street School Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Natural Resource Defense Council - Los Angeles Reg · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Parkinsons Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Puppies Behind Bars · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Robin Hood Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
University of Vermont · Burlington, VT · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Aclu Foundation of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Climate First Replacing Oil & Gas · Ojai, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Greenpeace Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
International Rescue Committee · San Diego, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc - Doctors Without · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Natural Resource Defense Council - Los Angeles Reg · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Parkinsons Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast · Houston, TX · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation · Saratoga Spgs, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
University of Vermont and State Agricultural Colle · Burlington, VT · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Aclu Foundation of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Climate First Replacing Oil & Gas · Ojai, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Greenpeace Foundation · Kailua, HI · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
International Rescue Committee · San Diego, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc - Doctors Without · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Natural Resource Defense Council - Los Angeles Reg · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Pitzer College · Claremont, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
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