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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-0110679

Brown S & S FDN

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $290,300 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Jan 31, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Regions Bank Trustee
150 4th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 748-2922
Form and materials
Application form is available at the above address
Deadlines
Application form should be submitted prior to august 1.
Restrictions
The organization's exempt purpose is to support public charities & promote charitable purposes designed to benefit residents of robertson co, tennessee & surrounding communities.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $290,300

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,550,603
  • Tax year 2024

    $259,050

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,444,088
  • Tax year 2023

    $253,911

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,258,019
  • Tax year 2022

    $222,087

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,400,324
  • Tax year 2021

    $222,300

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,584,016
  • Tax year 2020

    $195,521

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,371,291
  • Tax year 2019

    $239,774

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,340,112

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mr J Stokes Brown Public LibrarySpringfield, TN

    General operating

    $50,000
  2. Willow Oak Center for Arts & LearningSpringfield, TN

    General operating

    $45,000
  3. Springfield First United Methodist ChurchSpringfield, TN

    General operating

    $35,300
  4. Robertson County Senior CenterSpringfield, TN

    General operating

    $20,000
  5. Open Door Pregnancy & Resource CenterSpringfield, TN

    General operating

    $20,000
  6. Alive HospiceNashville, TN

    General operating

    $15,000
  7. Casa of Robertson County IncSpringfield, TN

    General operating

    $15,000
  8. Eddies HavenSpringfield, TN

    General operating

    $12,000
  9. My Fathers HouseSpringfield, TN

    General operating

    $12,000
  10. Robertson County History MuseumSpringfield, TN

    General operating

    $11,000
  11. Robertson County YMCASpringfield, TN

    General operating

    $10,000
  12. Cho-Zen Youth Leadership Mentorship ProgramSpringfield, TN

    General operating

    $10,000
  13. Community Spirit IncAdams, TN

    General operating

    $10,000
  14. Mid Cumberland Human Resource AgencyNashville, TN

    General operating

    $10,000
  15. Robertson County PlayersSpringfield, TN

    General operating

    $10,000
  16. Gateway CenterSaint Louis, MO

    General operating

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $40,00080% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee15 grants $285,300
  2. Missouri1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Regions Bank TrusteeTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $50,678
  • Virginia Sory BrownADVISORY COMM MBR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Evelyn A SmithADVISORY COMM MBR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joe GastonADVISORY COMM MBR Hours 1Pay $0
  • William R Goodman IIIADVISORY COMM MBR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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