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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-2513263

Monroe-Brown Foundation

A private foundation in Kalamazoo, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $3.3 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $3,312,856

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $22,929,900

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,077,805

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $24,541,701

  • Tax year 2023

    $412,667

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $25,793,566

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,630,619

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $25,483,173

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,365,152

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $26,504,091

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,609,919

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $16,820,025

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Foundation of GreenvilleGreenville, SC

    General

    $500,000
  2. DAFGIVING360Omaha, NE

    General

    $500,000
  3. Kalamazoo Community FoundationKalamazoo, MI

    General

    $500,000
  4. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Athletics locker room fund

    $500,000
  5. Vanguard CharitableMalvern, PA

    General

    $500,000
  6. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    VC fund

    $250,000
  7. United Way of South Central MichiganKalamazoo, MI

    General

    $145,000
  8. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Alzheimers fund

    $100,000
  9. Western Michigan University FoundationKalamazoo, MI

    Entrepreneurship program

    $72,667
  10. Gilmore Piano FestivalKalamazoo, MI

    General

    $60,000
  11. Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy CoalitionKalamazoo, MI

    General

    $50,000
  12. Bu FoundationKalamazoo, MI

    General

    $35,189
  13. Kalamazoo County Ready 4SKalamazoo, MI

    General

    $25,000
  14. The Leelanau SchoolGlen Arbor, MI

    General

    $25,000
  15. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Real estate fund

    $25,000
  16. SLD ReadPortage, MI

    General

    $20,000
  17. Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, MI

    Usta

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $1,645,00089% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $102,6676% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $50,0003% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $25,0001% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $20,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan14 grants $1,812,856
  2. Maryland1 grant $500,000
  3. Nebraska1 grant $500,000
  4. South Carolina1 grant $500,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Robert M Brown JrSECRETARY, TRUSTEE Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • A J Todd IVVICE PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • Jane B ToddTREASURER, TRUSTEE Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • Frederick O BrownPRESIDENT, TRUSTEE Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • Andrew BrownTRUSTEE Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • Catherine E Brown WebbTRUSTEE Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • Eric M ToddTRUSTEE Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • Stephen ToddTRUSTEE Hours 0.01Pay $0

The return

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