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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-1649300

Philip S & Adele S Brown Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Takoma Park, MD. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $190,000 paid in grants.

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

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,289,835
  • Tax year 2023

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,123,268
  • Tax year 2022

    $252,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,195,444
  • Tax year 2021

    $255,260

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,319,948
  • Tax year 2020

    $187,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,181,868
  • Tax year 2019

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,240,963
  • Tax year 2018

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,213,718

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General Mission

    $70,000
  2. Environmental Law Alliance WorlwideTacoma, WA

    General Mission

    $42,000
  3. 188 FoundationNewcastle, WA

    General Mission

    $40,000
  4. San Juan Citizens AllianceDurango, CO

    General Mission

    $27,000
  5. Earth Law CenterDurango, CO

    General Mission

    $11,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $40,00051% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $27,00035% of the total
  3. Social science1 grant $11,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington2 grants $82,000
  2. Colorado2 grants $38,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Shanti KleimanTreasurer Hours 5Pay $0
  • Rexford BrownPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Erika BrownVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mandy BrownSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amanda BrownDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Megan BrownDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joshua KleimanDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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