Funding search · EIN 223894171 · Warrenville, IL

Thomas O Brown Foundation

Name: Thomas O Brown Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

38
grants reported: $791,000
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $17,500
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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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.

Grant history

All 38 reported grants, largest first.

$60,000
Glacier National Park Conservancy · Columbia Falls, MT · 2024
Preservation of park lands
$50,000
Glacier National Park Conservancy · Columbia Falls, MT · 2023
Preservation of park lands
$50,000
Glacier National Park Conservancy · Columbia Falls, MT · 2022
Preservation of park lands
$40,000
National Parks Conservation Association · Washington, DC · 2024
Preservation of land/wildlife
$30,000
Grand Teton National Park Foundation · Moose, WY · 2024
Park preservation
$30,000
Greater Yellowstone Coalition · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Preservation of land/wildlife
$30,000
Greater Yellowstone Coalition · Bozeman, MT · 2023
Preservation of land/wildlife
$30,000
Palouse Land Trust · Moscow, ID · 2023
Land conservation of the palouse region
$30,000
Greater Yellowstone Coalition · Bozeman, MT · 2022
Preservation of land/wildlife
$26,500
Tart Trails · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Enrich the traverse region by providing a network of trails, bikeways, and pedestrian ways
$25,000
Grand Teton Nat Park Fdn · Moose, WY · 2023
Park preservation
$25,000
National Parks Conservation Assn · Washington, DC · 2023
Preservation of land/wildlife
$25,000
Grand Teton Nat Park Fdn · Moose, WY · 2022
Park preservation
$25,000
National Parks Conservation Assn · Washington, DC · 2022
Preservation of land/wildlife
$25,000
Public Land Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
National parks preservation
$20,000
Rocky Mountain Conservancy · Estes Park, CO · 2024
National parks preservation
$20,000
Washington'S National Park Fund · Seattle, WA · 2024
Preservation of mt. Rainier, north cascades, and olympic national parks
$20,000
Tart Trails · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Enrich the traverse region by providing a network of trails, bikeways, and pedestrian ways
$20,000
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
National parks preservation
$15,000
Save the Redwoods League · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Protect and conserve redwood trees
$15,000
Rocky Mountain Conservancy · Estes Park, CO · 2023
National parks preservation
$15,000
Save the Redwoods League · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Protect and conserve redwood trees
$15,000
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
National parks preservation
$15,000
Palouse Land Trust · Moscow, ID · 2022
Land conservation of the palouse region
$15,000
Rocky Mountain Conservancy · Estes Park, CO · 2022
National parks preservation
$15,000
Save the Redwoods League · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Protect and conserve redwood trees
$15,000
Zion National Park Forever Project · Springdale, UT · 2022
To promote enviromental conservation
$13,500
Tart Trails · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Enrich the traverse region by providing a network of trails, bikeways, and pedestrian ways
$13,000
Washington'S National Park Fund · Seattle, WA · 2022
Preservation of mt. Rainier, north cascades, and olympic national parks
$10,000
Palouse Land Trust · Moscow, ID · 2024
Land conservation of the palouse region
$10,000
Public Land Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
National parks preservation
$10,000
Public Land Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023
National parks preservation
$10,000
Washington'S National Park Fund · Seattle, WA · 2023
Preservation of mt. Rainier, north cascades, and olympic national parks
$10,000
Zion National Park Forever Project · Springdale, UT · 2023
To promote enviromental conservation
$10,000
Latah Trail Foundation · Moscow, ID · 2022
Promote safe non-motorized transportation in latah county
$1,000
National Park Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2024
National parks preservation
$1,000
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
National parks preservation
$1,000
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
National parks preservation

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