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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-6083927

The Brown Foundation

A private foundation in Camden, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,200,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $26,564,372
  • Tax year 2024

    $500,600

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $9,663,814
  • Tax year 2023

    $662,075

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $10,062,559
  • Tax year 2022

    $610,767

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $9,505,566
  • Tax year 2021

    $559,190

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,233,669
  • Tax year 2020

    $656,900

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,893,920
  • Tax year 2019

    $633,348

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $6,587,592
  • Tax year 2018

    $511,873

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $14,763,891

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Friends of the IdfTitusville, FL

    Charitable

    $1,100,000
  2. Cooper FoundationCamden, NJ

    Charitable

    $100,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $1,100,000
  2. New Jersey1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Irwin J BrownTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sidney R BrownTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeffrey S BrownTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anne E KoonsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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