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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1238149

Robert E Browning Fund

A private foundation in Martinsville, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $110,000 paid in grants.

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

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

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,643,379
  • Tax year 2024

    $123,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,619,993
  • Tax year 2023

    $118,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,520,496
  • Tax year 2022

    $112,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,556,972
  • Tax year 2021

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,593,535
  • Tax year 2020

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,517,256
  • Tax year 2019

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,560,053

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Finger Lakes Land TrustIthaca, NY

    Program support

    $90,000
  2. Tom Browning Boys and Girls ClubMaysville, KY

    Program support

    $5,000
  3. The Washington Opera HouseMaysville, KY

    Program support

    $5,000
  4. Hays Medical FoundationHays, KS

    Program support

    $5,000
  5. Hays Symphony GuildHays, KS

    Program support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $90,00095% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $90,000
  2. Kansas2 grants $10,000
  3. Kentucky2 grants $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.

  • Elizabeth B RileyVICE PRES/TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,500
  • Russell E BrowningVICE PRES/TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Keith N BrowningTREASURER/TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Peter V BrowningSECRETARY/TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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