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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1526199

Focus Foundation

A private foundation in Westlake, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $606,000 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Keith A Brown
2419 Laguna Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
(440) 892-5022
Form and materials
Written request; include information about the organization and details on request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
An organization under 501(c)(3), 170(c), 2055(a) or 2522(a) with a preference for educational institutions

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $606,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,785,408

  • Tax year 2024

    $232,850

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,615,853

  • Tax year 2023

    $523,950

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $563,978

  • Tax year 2022

    $202,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,072,883

  • Tax year 2021

    $201,100

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $593,130

  • Tax year 2020

    $217,150

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $642,767

  • Tax year 2019

    $200,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $835,770

  • Tax year 2018

    $451,400

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $810,752

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lambda Iota - Phi Gamma DeltaWest Lafayette, IN

    Funding for general operations

    $500,000
  2. Unity Church of Delray Beach IncDelray Beach, FL

    Funding for general operations

    $75,000
  3. Saint Marks Episcopal SchoolFort Lauderdale, FL

    Funding for future education

    $20,000
  4. Lyc Sailing FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL

    Funding for youth scholarships

    $5,000
  5. Health Network FoundationPepper Pike, OH

    Funding for research

    $5,000
  6. Flamingo GardensDavie, FL

    Funding for public programs

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana1 grant $500,000
  2. Florida4 grants $101,000
  3. Ohio1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Keith A BrownPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Dale KucajSEC/TREAS Hours 3Pay $0
  • Christopher R BrownTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Ian D BrownTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0

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