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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-0816577

Abbott L Brown Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $124,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

    $124,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,745,876

  • Tax year 2024

    $50,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,658,146

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,512,798

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,341,400

  • Tax year 2021

    $12,667

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,564,737

  • Tax year 2020

    $104,833

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,391,854

  • Tax year 2019

    $203,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,356,025

  • Tax year 2018

    $75,222

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,350,655

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Coast Guard foundation INCstonington, CT

    general purpose

    $64,000
  2. LEHIGH UniversityBethlehem, PA

    general purpose

    $50,000
  3. Homeboy IndustriesLos Angeles, CA

    general purpose

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $50,00083% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $10,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut1 grant $64,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000
  3. California1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Abbott L BrownPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Erlinda MejiaSECRETARY, TREASURER, DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Russell E BrownVICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jerrie Paula Ortega-BrownVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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