Funding search · EIN 911817055 · Seattle, WA

Lawrence True & Linda Brown Foundation

Name: Lawrence True & Linda Brown 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.

52
grants reported: $3.1M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $12,500
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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Top recipients

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University of Washington Foundation3 grants · $1.2M
Town Hall Seattle4 grants · $464,900
Aclu Foundation4 grants · $450,000
Downtown Emergency Svc Ctr4 grants · $200,000
Law Fundendowment for Equal Justice4 grants · $151,000
Seattle Opera4 grants · $150,000
Yale University School of Medicine1 grant · $100,000
Cascade Pbs1 grant · $100,000
University of Illinois School of Music1 grant · $100,000
National Institute of Flamenco4 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$1.5M

2022

$320,900

2023

$442,500

2024

$891,500

2025

Grant history

All 52 reported grants, largest first.

$1.2M
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Further charitable purposes
$250,000
Town Hall Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$150,000
Aclu Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Further charitable purposes
$102,500
Town Hall Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
Further charitable purposes
$102,400
Town Hall Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023
Further charitable purposes
$100,000
Aclu Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$100,000
Cascade Pbs · Seattle, WA · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$100,000
University of Illinois School of Music · Urbana, IL · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$100,000
Yale University School of Medicine · New Haven, CT · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$100,000
Aclu Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Further charitable purposes
$100,000
Aclu Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Further charitable purposes
$50,000
Downtown Emergency Svc Ctr · Seattle, WA · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$50,000
Law Fundendowment for Equal Justice · Seattle, WA · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$50,000
Seattle Opera · Seattle, WA · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$50,000
Downtown Emergency Svc Ctr · Seattle, WA · 2024
Further charitable purposes
$50,000
Law Fundendowment for Equal Justice · Seattle, WA · 2024
Further charitable purposes
$50,000
Seattle Opera · Seattle, WA · 2024
Further charitable purposes
$50,000
Downtown Emergency Svc Ctr · Seattle, WA · 2023
Further charitable purposes
$50,000
Downtown Emergency Svc Ctr · Seattle, WA · 2022
Further charitable purposes
$26,000
Law Fundendowment for Equal Justice · Seattle, WA · 2023
Further charitable purposes
$25,000
National Institute of Flamenco · Albuquerque, NM · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$25,000
Seattle Opera · Seattle, WA · 2023
Further charitable purposes
$25,000
Law Fundendowment for Equal Justice · Seattle, WA · 2022
Further charitable purposes
$25,000
Seattle Opera · Seattle, WA · 2022
Further charitable purposes
$20,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Further charitable purposes
$15,000
Taproot Theater · Seattle, WA · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$10,000
Historic Preservation Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$10,000
Union Arts Center (Act) · Seattle, WA · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$10,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$10,000
A Contemporary Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2022
Further charitable purposes
$10,000
Town Hall Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2022
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
American Alpine Club · Golden, CO · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
Museum of History and Industry · Seattle, WA · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
Northwest Harvest · Seattle, WA · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
Washington Trails Association · Seattle, WA · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
Museum of History and Industry · Seattle, WA · 2024
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
National Institute of Flamenco · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
Northwest Harvest · Seattle, WA · 2024
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
Washington Trails Association · Seattle, WA · 2024
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
Museum of History and Industry · Seattle, WA · 2023
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
National Institute of Flamenco · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
Northwest Harvest · Seattle, WA · 2023
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
American Alpine Club · Golden, CO · 2022
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
Book-It Theater · Seattle, WA · 2022
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
Museum of History and Industry · Seattle, WA · 2022
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
National Institute of Flamenco · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
Northwest Harvest · Seattle, WA · 2022
Further charitable purposes
$5,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Further charitable purposes
$2,500
Washington Trails Association · Seattle, WA · 2023
Further charitable purposes
$2,500
Washington Trails Association · Seattle, WA · 2022
Further charitable purposes
$1,000
American Association for Advancement of Science · Washington, DC · 2025
Further charitable purposes
$500
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2025
Further charitable purposes

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