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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-1977291

R Edwin and WS Brown Foundation

A private foundation in Barnesville, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 30 grants and $172,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $172,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,356,155

  • Tax year 2024

    $138,535

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,439,219

  • Tax year 2023

    $115,050

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,213,195

  • Tax year 2022

    $107,075

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,014,917

  • Tax year 2021

    $97,170

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,869,461

  • Tax year 2020

    $62,100

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,610,733

  • Tax year 2019

    $52,010

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,596,392

  • Tax year 2018

    $55,050

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,547,818

Grants paid in 2025

30 grants, largest first

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

  1. Saint Peters ChurchPoolesville, MD

    General

    $30,000
  2. Barnesville SchoolBarnesville, MD

    Scholarship

    $22,000
  3. Individual

    General

    $15,000
  4. Lions Club FoundationOak Brook, IL

    General

    $14,000
  5. Riverworks Art CenterBealsville, MD

    General

    $12,000
  6. Upper Montgomery County Fire DeptBeallsville, MD

    Pavillion Renovation

    $10,000
  7. Holy Cross Health FoundationSilver Spring, MD

    Comm Based Health Program

    $7,000
  8. Poolesville Area Senior CenterPoolesville, MD

    Activities for Senior Citizens

    $7,000
  9. Individual

    General

    $5,000
  10. Randolph Macon AcademyFront Royal, VA

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  11. Monocacy Lions ClubBoyds, MD

    General

    $5,000
  12. National Vietnam War MuseumMerrifield, VA

    General

    $4,500
  13. St Jude Childrens HospitalMemphis, TN

    General research treatment

    $4,000
  14. Miracle 4 MelanieSilver Spring, MD

    General

    $3,500
  15. Historic Medley District IncPoolesville, MD

    General

    $3,000
  16. Poolesville Presbyterian ChurchPoolesville, MD

    General

    $3,000
  17. Individual

    General

    $2,500
  18. Individual

    General

    $2,000
  19. Montgomery HospiceRockville, MD

    General

    $2,000
  20. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General

    $2,000
  21. Individual

    General

    $2,000
  22. Ducks IncWashington, DC

    General

    $2,000
  23. Church of the RedeemerBaltimore, MD

    General

    $1,500
  24. Sugarloaf Citizens Association IncDickerson, MD

    General

    $1,500
  25. Individual

    General

    $1,500
  26. Frederick Rescue MissionFrederick, MD

    General

    $1,500
  27. Holton Arms SchoolBethesda, MD

    General

    $1,500
  28. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Grant

    $1,000
  29. Wreaths Across AmericaColumbia FLS, ME

    Donation for wreaths

    $500
  30. St Marys Catholic ChurchBarnesville, MD

    General

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $15,00032% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $10,50022% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $8,50018% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $8,00017% of the total
  5. Veterans and military2 grants $4,0008% of the total
  6. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland16 grants $111,000
  2. Illinois1 grant $14,000
  3. Virginia2 grants $9,500
  4. Tennessee1 grant $4,000
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $3,000
  6. New York1 grant $2,000
  7. Maine1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Herb BrownDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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