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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-3065848

Brown Monson Foundation

A private foundation in Auburn, NH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $175,875 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $175,875

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,674,118

  • Tax year 2023

    $174,100

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,283,142

  • Tax year 2022

    $177,320

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,365,742

  • Tax year 2021

    $216,300

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,485,253

  • Tax year 2020

    $112,800

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,380,677

  • Tax year 2019

    $183,400

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,334,968

  • Tax year 2018

    $147,576

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,335,605

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sun Valley Music FestivalSun Valley, ID

    Annual fund

    $62,100
  2. St Luke's Wood River FoundationKetchum, ID

    Pediatric fund

    $25,000
  3. Wildlife Heritage Foundation of NHConcord, NH

    General

    $20,000
  4. Natural Dharma FellowshipAndover, MA

    Campaign for phase III - renov proj

    $15,000
  5. Conservation ForceMetairie, LA

    General

    $10,000
  6. Safari Club International FoundTucson, AZ

    General

    $10,000
  7. Boy Scouts of AmericaIrving, TX

    General

    $5,000
  8. Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN

    General

    $5,000
  9. Michigan Law SchoolAnn Arbor, MI

    General

    $5,000
  10. Home Health and HospiceMerrimack, NH

    General

    $4,500
  11. Blaine County Wildlife MuseumChinook, MT

    General

    $2,500
  12. Catalyst SchoolsChicago, IL

    General

    $2,500
  13. The Kehrein Center for the ArtsChicago, IL

    General

    $2,500
  14. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $2,500
  15. Apollo Chorus Group of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General

    $1,500
  16. Manchester Community Theater PlayerManchester, NH

    Fund

    $1,500
  17. Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL

    General

    $1,000
  18. National Breast Cancer FoundationFrisco, TX

    General

    $275

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $68,10060% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $25,27522% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $10,0009% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $10,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Idaho2 grants $87,100
  2. New Hampshire3 grants $26,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $15,000
  4. Arizona1 grant $10,000
  5. Louisiana1 grant $10,000
  6. Illinois4 grants $7,500
  7. Texas2 grants $5,275
  8. Michigan1 grant $5,000
  9. Minnesota1 grant $5,000
  10. California1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Susan B MonsonPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • John R MonsonTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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