The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1509070

Brothers Brook Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 54 grants and $3.7 million 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

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

    $3,691,000

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $104,195,280
  • Tax year 2024

    $3,492,700

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $90,869,357
  • Tax year 2023

    $3,566,610

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $78,646,554
  • Tax year 2022

    $3,123,250

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $73,641,201
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,636,400

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $84,073,609
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,579,550

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $58,051,790
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,286,185

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $60,426,608
  • Tax year 2018

    $2,229,817

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $50,127,724

Grants paid in 2025

54 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA

    Quality of life in local & other communities

    $275,000
  2. Nature Conservancy IncNew Haven, CT

    Create or preserve open space

    $200,000
  3. Brookings InstitutionWashington, DC

    Non-partisan public policy research

    $195,000
  4. Family Centers IncGreenwich, CT

    Fight poverty / education

    $195,000
  5. Part of the Solution IncBronx, NY

    Fight poverty / education

    $160,000
  6. St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY

    Non-partisan public policy research

    $152,000
  7. Waterside School IncStamford, CT

    Fight poverty / education

    $150,000
  8. Women in Need IncNew York, NY

    Fight poverty / education

    $150,000
  9. Domus Kids IncStamford, CT

    Fight poverty / education

    $125,000
  10. Boys & Girls Club of Stamford IncStamford, CT

    Fight poverty / education

    $100,000
  11. Family & Children's Agency IncNorwalk, CT

    Fight poverty / education

    $100,000
  12. Guardian Revival IncBeacon, NY

    Cure or treatment for chronic disease

    $100,000
  13. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY

    Fight poverty / education

    $100,000
  14. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Cure or treatment for chronic disease

    $100,000
  15. Phipps NeighborhoodsNew York, NY

    Fight poverty / education

    $100,000
  16. Reboot RX IncWinchester, MA

    Cure or treatment for chronic disease

    $100,000
  17. Literacy Academy Collective IncNew York, NY

    Fight poverty / education

    $75,000
  18. UpchieveBrooklyn, NY

    Fight poverty / education

    $75,000
  19. Trout Unlimited National OfficeArlington, VA

    Protection of the environment

    $65,000
  20. AbilisGreenwich, CT

    Quality of life in local communities

    $60,000
  21. All Our KinNew Haven, CT

    Fight poverty / education

    $60,000
  22. Horizons Norwalk Community College IncNorwalk, CT

    Fight poverty / education

    $60,000
  23. New England CollegeHenniker, NH

    Fight poverty / education

    $60,000
  24. Project ALS IncHuntingtown, MD

    Cure or treatment for chronic disease

    $60,000
  25. The Rowan CenterStamford, CT

    Quality of life in local communities

    $55,000
  26. ALS Therapy Development InstituteWatertown, MA

    Cure or treatment for chronic disease

    $50,000
  27. Brunswick School IncGreenwich, CT

    Fight poverty / education

    $50,000
  28. Carver Foundation of Norwalk IncNorwalk, CT

    Fight poverty / education

    $50,000
  29. River House Adult Day CenterCos Cob, CT

    Quality of life in local communities

    $50,000
  30. The Freshwater TrustPortland, OR

    Protection of the environment

    $50,000
  31. The Hope ProgramBrooklyn, NY

    Fight poverty / education

    $50,000
  32. Trio New College Network IncBoston, MA

    Fight poverty/education

    $50,000
  33. Wild Salmon CenterPortland, OR

    Create or preserve open space

    $50,000
  34. The Conservation FundArlington, VA

    Create or preserve open space

    $45,000
  35. Mianus Chapter Trout UnlimitedWilton, CT

    Create or preserve open space

    $44,000
  36. Future 5 IncStamford, CT

    Fight poverty / education

    $40,000
  37. Mianus River Gorge IncBedford, NY

    Create or preserve open space

    $31,000
  38. Cornell UniversityNyc, NY

    Fight poverty / education

    $30,000
  39. Neighbor to NeighborGreenwich, CT

    Fight poverty/education

    $30,000
  40. Friends of the Norwalk River Valley Trail IncGeorgetown, CT

    Create or preserve open space

    $25,000
  41. Greenwich Land TrustGreenwich, CT

    Create or preserve open space

    $25,000
  42. Greenwich United WayGreenwich, CT

    Fight poverty / education

    $25,000
  43. Pacific House IncStamford, CT

    Fight poverty / education

    $25,000
  44. Greenwich Department of Human Services Fund IncGreenwich, CT

    Quality of life in local communities

    $20,000
  45. American Academy of Dermatology Association IncRosemont, IL

    Quality of life in local communities

    $10,000
  46. Greenwich Emergency Medical Service IncorporatedRiverside, CT

    Quality of life in local communities

    $10,000
  47. Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center IncMt Vernon, NY

    Fight poverty/education

    $10,000
  48. RareArlington, VA

    Fight poverty / education

    $10,000
  49. Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NY

    Fight poverty / education

    $10,000
  50. Spina Bifida Association of Western PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PA

    Cure or treatment for chronic disease

    $10,000
  51. Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County IncStamford, CT

    Fight poverty / education

    $7,000
  52. Girls with Impact IncGreenwich, CT

    Fight poverty / education

    $5,000
  53. Project Big Wood A Nonprofit CorporationKetchum, ID

    Protection of the environment

    $5,000
  54. New Canaan Group Home IncNew Canaan, CT

    Quality of life in local communities

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education10 grants $777,00035% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $302,00014% of the total
  3. Social science1 grant $195,0009% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture2 grants $167,0007% of the total
  5. Medical research2 grants $150,0007% of the total
  6. Animals3 grants $131,0006% of the total
  7. 8 other causes16 grants $505,00023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut25 grants $1,513,000
  2. New York15 grants $1,203,000
  3. Massachusetts4 grants $475,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $195,000
  5. Virginia3 grants $120,000
  6. Oregon2 grants $100,000
  7. New Hampshire1 grant $60,000
  8. Illinois1 grant $10,000
  9. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000
  10. Idaho1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jeffery BoydPRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Teresa BoydVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Jeffery H Boyd JrTREASURER Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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