Funding search · EIN 203962541 · Highlands, NC

The Jack and Judy Brinson Foundation

Name: The Jack and Judy Brinson 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.

42
grants reported: $600,500
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Western Carolina University4 grants · $450,000
Duke Eye Center4 grants · $50,000
Highlands Bolivian Mission4 grants · $25,000
St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospital4 grants · $16,000
Water at Work Ministry4 grants · $10,000
Literacy Council of the Highlands4 grants · $10,000
Tunnels To Towers1 grant · $10,000
Boys & Girls Club of Hendersonville Nc4 grants · $10,000
The Bascum1 grant · $5,000
Smile Train5 grants · $4,500

Giving over time

$130,500

2022

$130,500

2023

$155,500

2024

$184,000

2025

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

$125,000
Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC · 2025
General purpose
$125,000
Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC · 2024
General purpose
$100,000
Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC · 2023
General purpose
$100,000
Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC · 2022
General purpose
$12,500
Duke Eye Center · Durham, NC · 2025
General purpose
$12,500
Duke Eye Center · Durham, NC · 2024
General purpose
$12,500
Duke Eye Center · Durham, NC · 2023
General purpose
$12,500
Duke Eye Center · Durham, NC · 2022
General purpose
$10,000
St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
General purpose
$10,000
Tunnels To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2025
General purpose
$7,500
Highlands Bolivian Mission · Highlands, NC · 2025
General purpose
$7,500
Highlands Bolivian Mission · Highlands, NC · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
The Bascum · Highlands, NC · 2025
General purpose
$5,000
Highlands Bolivian Mission · Highlands, NC · 2023
General purpose
$5,000
Highlands Bolivian Mission · Highlands, NC · 2022
General purpose
$2,500
Boys & Girls Club of Hendersonville Nc · Hendersonville, NC · 2025
General purpose
$2,500
Literacy Council of the Highlands · Highlands, NC · 2025
General purpose
$2,500
Samitarian'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2025
General purpose
$2,500
Water at Work Ministry · Norcross, GA · 2025
General purpose
$2,500
Boys & Girls Club of Hendersonville Nc · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
General purpose
$2,500
Literacy Council of the Highlands · Highlands, NC · 2024
General purpose
$2,500
Water at Work Ministry · Norcross, GA · 2024
General purpose
$2,500
Boys & Girls Club of Hendersonville Nc · Hendersonville, NC · 2023
General purpose
$2,500
Literacy Council of the Highlands · Highlands, NC · 2023
General purpose
$2,500
Water at Work Ministry · Norcross, GA · 2023
General purpose
$2,500
Boys & Girls Club of Hendersonville Nc · Hendersonville, NC · 2022
General purpose
$2,500
Literacy Council of the Highlands · Highlands, NC · 2022
General purpose
$2,500
Water at Work Ministry · Norcross, GA · 2022
General purpose
$2,000
St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General purpose
$2,000
St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General purpose
$2,000
St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General purpose
$1,500
Highlands Cashiers Health Fund · Highlands, NC · 2025
General purpose
$1,500
Highlands Cashiers Health Fund · Highlands, NC · 2023
General purpose
$1,500
Highlands Cashiers Health Fund · Highlands, NC · 2022
General purpose
$1,000
Our Lady of the Mountains Highlands · Highlands, NC · 2025
General purpose
$1,000
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2025
General purpose
$1,000
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
American Legion Department of Nc Charities · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
American Legion Department of Nc Charities · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General purpose
$1,000
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
$500
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2025
General purpose

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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.