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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-6418419

Billy Brown Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Sugar Land, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $532,820 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $532,820

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,199,312

  • Tax year 2023

    $493,400

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,143,905

  • Tax year 2022

    $436,450

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,342,018

  • Tax year 2021

    $59,620

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,372,956

  • Tax year 2020

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,855,448

  • Tax year 2019

    $172,200

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,904,088

  • Tax year 2018

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,991,806

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $480,000
  2. New Orleans Catholic CemeteriesNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $12,320
  3. Colorado River Land TrustDripping SPGS, TX

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  4. Fayetteville Community CenterFayetteville, TX

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  5. Texas Parks & Wildlife FoundationDallas, TX

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  6. The Wellness Council of Greater Colorado ValleyColumbus, TX

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $10,000
  7. Rock Island Volunteer Fire DepartmentRock Island, TX

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $20,00098% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas6 grants $520,500
  2. Louisiana1 grant $12,320

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Billy BrownDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tammy BrownDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Emma BrownDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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