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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-6653585

The Brown Foundation

A private foundation in Gretna, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $55,300 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
Richard K Ann F Brown
2620 East Gretna Road
Gretna, VA 24557
(434) 656-2528
Form and materials
No stipulations
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $55,300

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,035,506

  • Tax year 2024

    $47,900

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $972,691

  • Tax year 2023

    $67,850

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $928,728

  • Tax year 2022

    $112,150

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $959,435

  • Tax year 2021

    $47,480

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,032,444

  • Tax year 2020

    $75,473

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $984,808

  • Tax year 2019

    $85,935

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $967,400

  • Tax year 2018

    $65,630

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $975,979

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. First Baptist Church of GretnaGretna, VA

    Unrestricted contribution

    $41,100
  2. Blue Ridge Mountains Council - Scouting USARoanoke, VA

    Unrestricted contribution

    $5,000
  3. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of VaMidlothian, VA

    Unrestricted contribution

    $5,000
  4. MahovaRichmond, VA

    Unrestricted contribution

    $2,500
  5. Campbell Masonic Lodge #316Lynch Station, VA

    Unrestricted contribution

    $1,000
  6. Scottish Rite FoundationHouston, TX

    Unrestricted contribution

    $200
  7. The Chesapeake Bay FoundationBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted contribution

    $200
  8. Arbor Day FoundationLincoln, NE

    Unrestricted contribution

    $100
  9. Kedron Baptist ChurchGladys, VA

    Unrestricted contribution

    $100
  10. National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC

    Unrestricted contribution

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $2,50093% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $2007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia6 grants $54,700
  2. Maryland1 grant $200
  3. Texas1 grant $200
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $100
  5. Nebraska1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Richard K BrownTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ann F BrownTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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