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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-2097794

The Brown Foundation for Shared Prosperity

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $45,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $767,231

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $299,936

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Houston Public MediaHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $10,000
  2. Houston Food BankHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $10,000
  3. Rosies PlaceBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  4. Kids MealsHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $5,000
  5. Boston Health Care for the Homeless ProgramBoston, MA

    Barbara McGinnis Center

    $5,000
  6. Community ServingsJamaica Plain, MA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. The BeaconHouston, TX

    Homeless services

    $2,500
  8. Montrose Grace PlaceHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services4 grants $17,50078% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $5,00022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas5 grants $30,000
  2. Massachusetts3 grants $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Hether Benjamin BrownTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey Blaine BrownPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Aelish Benjamin BrownSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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