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Who does The Brown Foundation INC fund?

The Brown Foundation INC has awarded $456 million across 3,687 grants to 898 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $20,000, with most between $5,000 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $15,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$456.0M
Typical grant
$20K
Grantees
898
Grants
3,687
Years
2020–2024

Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 898 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
Houston Parks Board $32.3M192020–20242024TX
Charter Fund INC $30.0M32020–20212021CO
Baylor College of Medicine $25.2M152020–20232023TX
National Philanthropic Trust $22.0M22023–20242024PA
Buffalo Bayou Partnership INC $15.3M222020–20232023TX
G Greater Houston Community Foundatio $11.3M320202020— —
S St John's School $10.7M252020–20232023— —
H Harris Health Strategic Fund $10.0M120242024TX
G Greater Houston Community Foundation $10.0M32021–20242024— —
Memorial Park Conservancy INC $7.6M72020–20232023TX
Precinct4forward $7.5M120242024TX
Yes Prep Public Schools INC $7.3M132020–20242024TX
Hermann Park Conservancy $6.0M32023–20242024TX
Houston Museum of Natural Science $5.7M142020–20242024TX
Houston Symphony Society $5.5M192020–20242024TX
The Kinkaid School INC $5.4M252020–20232023TX
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston $5.4M632020–20242024TX
S San Antonio Area Foundation $5.1M62020–20232023— —
T The Foundation for Jones Hall $5.1M22020–20222022TX
Menil Foundation INC $5.0M442020–20242024TX
T The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center $5.0M72021–20232023— —
Houston Grand Opera Association INC $4.6M152020–20242024TX
Houston Ballet Foundation $4.6M152020–20242024TX
Camp for All Foundation $4.5M92020–20242024TX
Harmony Public Schools $4.5M22020–20232023TX
T Teach for America Houston $4.1M282020–20242024— —
Southwestern University $4.0M102020–20232023TX
P Prairie View Am University $4.0M320202020— —
The Houston Food Bank $4.0M92020–20232023TX
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston $3.7M252020–20242024TX
The Orange Show Foundation $3.5M192020–20242024TX
Depelchin Children's Center $3.2M122020–20242024TX
San Antonio Museum of Art $3.0M262020–20242024TX
Alley Theatre $3.0M102020–20242024TX
E Episcopal High School $2.8M182020–20232023TX
Covenant House Texas $2.8M82020–20242024TX
Thrive with Autism Foundation $2.5M22022–20242024TX
Good Reason Houston INC $2.5M52020–20242024TX
Communities in Schools of Houston INC $2.5M92020–20242024TX
Equitable Facilities Fund INC $2.5M120212021NY
T Texas Children's Hospital $2.1M72020–20232023— —
N New Hope Housing INC $2.1M62020–20242024— —
Kipp Texas INC $2.0M62020–20232023TX
U University of Houston $2.0M82020–20242024— —
H Houston Area Womens Center $1.9M142020–20242024— —
Alliance for Choice in Education $1.8M112020–20242024CO
K Kids' Meals INC $1.7M172020–20242024— —
C Coalition for the Homeless of Houstonharris County $1.7M42021–20242024— —
The Chinati Foundation $1.6M102020–20242024TX
Center for African American Military History INC $1.6M62021–20242024TX
Houston Botanic Garden $1.6M532020–20242024TX
Access Group INC $1.5M212020–20232023AR
Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy INC $1.5M120212021TX
Memorial Assistance Ministries INC $1.5M120232023TX
Edison Arts Foundation INC $1.5M120212021TX
Emerge Fellowship $1.4M192020–20242024TX
Northwest Assistance Ministries $1.4M82020–20242024TX
Theatre Under the Stars INC $1.4M72020–20242024TX
C Collaborative for Children $1.4M62020–20242024— —
Emancipation Park Conservancy $1.3M52021–20242024TX
Project Row Houses $1.3M132020–20242024TX
Bakerripley $1.3M132020–20242024TX
S Spark $1.2M62020–20242024— —
C Children's Museum INC $1.2M82020–20242024— —
Whitney Museum of American Art $1.2M192020–20242024NY
A Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation $1.1M112021–20232023AR
P Protestant Episcopal High Schl Virg $1.1M420202020— —
Miller Theatre Advisory Board INC $1.1M32020–20242024TX
Smithsonian Institution $1.1M42021–20222022DC
Woodberry Forest School $1.0M52020–20232023VA
Galveston Bay Foundation INC $1.0M42022–20232023TX
Friends of the High Line INC $1.0M82020–20242024NY
Da Camera Society of Texas $1.0M142020–20242024TX
U University of St Thomas $1.0M120232023— —
The Westview School INC $1.0M52020–20242024TX
Houston Classical INC $966K172020–20242024TX
W Wesley Community Center INC $965K72020–20242024— —
The Brookwood Community INC $950K220232023TX
Proctor Academy $934K422020–20232023NH
P Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast INC $913K112020–20232023TX
Discovery Green Conservancy $883K292020–20242024TX
Chinquapin Preparatory School $873K162020–20242024TX
Asia Society Texas Center $855K102020–20242024TX
Texas State Aquarium Association $852K52020–20232023TX
Joy Development School $800K22020–20232023TX
S Strake Jesuit College Preparatory $775K22020–20212021— —
Stages $775K62020–20242024TX
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center $766K312020–20242024TX
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $764K82020–20242024MD
McNay Art Museum $754K172020–20242024TX
Hughen Center INC $750K120212021TX
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum $750K120242024NM
M Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas $750K32022–20242024— —
A Annunciation Orthodox School $750K120242024TX
Trees for Houston $740K92020–20242024TX
N Nancy B Negley Artists Residency Program $712K120212021TX
Fotofest INC $702K42020–20242024TX
The Beacon of Downtown Houston $675K92020–20242024TX
S Search Homeless Services $642K92020–20242024TX
Site Santa Fe $632K62020–20242024NM

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