How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Ann Ziker The Brown Foundation Inc
2217 Welch St
Houston, TX 770195617
(713) 523-6867
[email protected] - Form and materials
- Grant applicants should refer to the foundation's website for information regarding the application process. i. https://www.brownfoundation.org/ ii. https://www.brownfoundation.org/about/#history iii. https://www.brownfoundation.org/grantmakingareas/#areas iv. https://www.brownfoundation.org/apply/
- Deadlines
- https://www.brownfoundation.org/grant-seekers/
- Restrictions
- https://www.brownfoundation.org/grant-seekers/
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$84,269,500
- Grants listed
- 222
- Assets, end of year
- $1,147,001,983
-
Tax year 2023
$117,902,276
- Grants listed
- 836
- Assets, end of year
- $1,093,838,038
-
Tax year 2022
$84,864,132
- Grants listed
- 883
- Assets, end of year
- $1,004,415,123
-
Tax year 2021
$89,547,234
- Grants listed
- 847
- Assets, end of year
- $979,120,834
-
Tax year 2020
$79,447,463
- Grants listed
- 899
- Assets, end of year
- $949,233,281
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
-
National Philanthropic TrustConshohocken, PA
Study Group and Matching Grant Programs
$11,000,000 -
Harris Health Strategic FundBellaire, TX
Investing in a Healthier Harris County
$10,000,000 -
Precinct4ForwardHouston, TX
Burnett Bayland Park Improvements
$7,500,000 -
YES Prep Public SchoolsHouston, TX
The Power of YES
$7,000,000 -
Hermann Park ConservancyHouston, TX
10-year plan (Phase I)
$6,000,000 -
Greater Houston Community FoundationHouston, TX
Houston Charter Seed Fund
$5,000,000 -
Houston Museum of Natural ScienceHouston, TX
Brown Hall of Entomology ($2,850,000) and Youth Education Support ($150,000)
$3,000,000 -
Coalition for the Homeless of HoustonHarris CountyHouston, TX
Achieving Equilibrium ($1,500,000) and Operating Support ($75,000)
$1,575,000 -
Thrive With Autism FoundationMagnolia, TX
Campaign of Hope
$1,550,000 -
DePelchin Children's CenterHouston, TX
Community Based Care
$1,500,000 -
Houston Parks BoardHouston, TX
Pasadena Vince Bayou Greenway Implementation
$1,500,000 -
Emancipation Park ConservancyHouston, TX
Emancipation Park Capital Campaign
$1,000,000 -
Good Reason HoustonHouston, TX
HISD Fund
$1,000,000 -
Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TX
MFAH Operating Support ($900,000) and Ruth K Shartle Lecture Series ($29,500)
$929,500 -
Children's Museum IncHouston, TX
Strengthening Our Core: 0-PreK Exhibit, Programs, and Partnerships; Operating Support
$875,000 -
Houston Ballet FoundationHouston, TX
Operating Support
$850,000 -
Houston Grand Opera Association IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$850,000 -
Houston Symphony SocietyHouston, TX
Operating Support
$850,000 -
Menil Foundation IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$800,000 -
The Westview School IncHouston, TX
Capital Campaign ($750,000) and Operating Support ($50,000)
$800,000 -
Annunciation Orthodox SchoolHouston, TX
Light the Way Capital Campaign
$750,000 -
Contemporary Arts Museum HoustonHouston, TX
Rebirth in Action: Phase 2
$750,000 -
Georgia O'Keeffe MuseumSanta Fe, NM
The New O'Keeffe
$750,000 -
Teach For America HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$650,000 -
Alley TheatreHouston, TX
Operating Support
$500,000 -
Armand Bayou Nature Center IncHouston, TX
Middle Armand Bayou Protection Project (contingent)
$500,000 -
Houston Classical IncHouston, TX
The Next Chapter: A Campaign for Houston Classical's Future
$500,000 -
San Antonio Museum of ArtSan Antonio, TX
Operating Support
$500,000 -
University of HoustonHouston, TX
Wilhelmina's Grove
$500,000 -
DePelchin Children's CenterHouston, TX
T3C Network Development
$450,000 -
UT MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
Renewal and Expansion of The Brown Foundation Award for Excellence in Oncology Nursing
$415,000 -
Communities In Schools of Houston IncHouston, TX
Operating Support ($300K) and Mental Health programs ($100K)
$400,000 -
The Imani SchoolHouston, TX
The Imani School Capital Expansion
$350,000 -
New Hope Housing IncHouston, TX
New Hope Housing Ave C ($250,000) and 2024 Operations ($100,000)
$350,000 -
BakerRipleyHouston, TX
BakerRipley Community Centers
$250,000 -
Contemporary Arts Museum HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$250,000 -
EMERGE FellowshipHouston, TX
Operating Support
$250,000 -
FotoFest IncHouston, TX
FotoFest Biennial 2026: Four Decades (working title)
$250,000 -
Friends of Pumpkin ParkHouston, TX
Opening the Door to Childrens Dreams
$250,000 -
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for TexasDallas, TX
Trauma and Grief Center
$250,000 -
The Santa Fe OperaSanta Fe, NM
Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians
$250,000 -
Sound Off IncSan Antonio, TX
Catalyst Campaign
$250,000 -
Theatre Under The StarsHouston, TX
Operating Support
$225,000 -
Houston Freedmen's Town ConservancyHouston, TX
Operating Support
$200,000 -
Institute for Rehabilitation & Research FoundationHouston, TX
Mission Connect
$200,000 -
Step Charter SchoolHouston, TX
West Airport Campus School Expansion
$200,000 -
Collaborative for ChildrenHouston, TX
Operating Support
$150,000 -
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationHouston, TX
State of the Art Cystic Fibrosis Care and Clinical Research in Texas
$150,000 -
Da Camera Society of TexasHouston, TX
Operating Support
$150,000 -
Friends of the High Line IncNew York, NY
High Line Art Programming
$150,000 -
Houston Botanic GardenHouston, TX
Operating Support
$150,000 -
iEducate USABellaire, TX
Operating Support
$150,000 -
StagesHouston, TX
Operating Support
$150,000 -
Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY
To Support Free Admissions Programs and Museum Access
$150,000 -
The Beacon of Downtown HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$125,000 -
Chinquapin Preparatory SchoolHighlands, TX
Operating Support
$125,000 -
Coastal Prairie ConservancyHouston, TX
Land Stewardship Program
$125,000 -
Communities In Schools of San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
Operating Support
$125,000 -
Da Camera Society of TexasHouston, TX
Artistic Development Fund
$125,000 -
Inprint IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$125,000 -
SEARCH Homeless ServicesHouston, TX
Operating Support
$125,000 -
Site Santa FeSanta Fe, NM
Every Day Free Admission
$125,000 -
United Way of Greater HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$125,000 -
AupHouston, TX
Capital Projects
$100,000 -
Advocates of A Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & ArchiveHouston, TX
Operating Support
$100,000 -
Ann Richards School FoundationAustin, TX
Operating Support in Memory of Nancy Pittman
$100,000 -
Asia Society Texas CenterHouston, TX
Operating Support
$100,000 -
BridgeYearHouston, TX
BridgeYear 3-Year Growth and Innovation Fund
$100,000 -
The Chinati FoundationMarfa, TX
Operating Support
$100,000 -
Discovery Green ConservancyHouston, TX
Operating Support
$100,000 -
Houston Arboretum & Nature CenterHouston, TX
Operating Support
$100,000 -
Houston Area Community Services IncHouston, TX
Ave 360 Health Equity Initiative
$100,000 -
Houston HospiceHouston, TX
Operating Support
$100,000 -
Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsHouston, TX
Operating Support
$100,000 -
Houston Wilderness IncHouston, TX
Continued Progress and Expansion of Riverine (TUBs)
$100,000 -
The Junior League of Houston IncHouston, TX
Centennial Anniversary Campaign
$100,000 -
McNay Art MuseumSan Antonio, TX
Operating Support
$100,000 -
San Antonio Children's MuseumSan Antonio, TX
Operating Support
$100,000 -
The Texas International Institute of Health ProfessionsPasadena, TX
Fairmont Clinic Expansion Project
$100,000 -
Texas Parks and Wildlife FoundationDallas, TX
Support for TPWF's S Reed Morian Oyster Buyback Program, Phase I
$100,000 -
Diverse Works IncHouston, TX
Operating Support ($60,000) + Planning for Collaborative Arts Campus ($20,000)
$80,000 -
Houston Center for Musical ArtsHouston, TX
Operating Support
$80,000 -
The Montrose CenterHouston, TX
Living Insightfully for Empowerment (LIFE) Counseling Program for Youth
$80,000 -
Writers in the SchoolsHouston, TX
Operating Support
$80,000 -
CareerSpring FoundationBellaire, TX
Technology Enhancement Initiative
$75,000 -
Center for African American Military History IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$75,000 -
Foster Care Advocacy CenterSpring, TX
Operating Support
$75,000 -
Friends of the Children-HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$75,000 -
The Holdsworth CenterAustin, TX
Superintendent Pipeline Efforts in Greater Houston and across Texas
$75,000 -
Houston Area Womens CenterHouston, TX
Operating Support
$75,000 -
Houston Center for Contemporary CraftHouston, TX
Operating Support
$75,000 -
Performing Arts HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$75,000 -
The Posse Foundation IncNew York, NY
Posse Houston: College Success and Leadership Development Program
$75,000 -
Project Row HousesHouston, TX
Operating Support
$75,000 -
The Urban Enrichment InstituteHouston, TX
Operating Support
$75,000 -
Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$70,000 -
Child Advocates IncorporatedHouston, TX
Court Services
$70,000 -
Emancipation Park ConservancyHouston, TX
Operating Support
$70,000 -
Lawndale Art and Performance CenterHouston, TX
Operating Support ($50,000) + Planning for Collaborative Arts Campus ($20,000)
$70,000 -
The Women's HomeHouston, TX
Operating Support
$70,000 -
Family Service Center at Houston and Harris CountyHouston, TX
A Hub for Houston ($25,000); Operating Support ($40,000)
$65,000 -
The Orange Show FoundationHouston, TX
Operating Support
$65,000 -
The Center for PursuitHouston, TX
Operating Support
$60,000 -
University of HoustonHouston, TX
Houston Shakespeare Festival ($35,000) and Blaffer Art Museum ($25,000)
$60,000 -
Wesley Community Center IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$60,000 -
Houston Audubon SocietyHouston, TX
Operating Support
$55,000 -
Alliance for Choice in EducationGreenwood VLG, CO
Partial K-12 Scholarships for Low Income Houston Metro Area Children
$50,000 -
The Anderson Center for the ArtsHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
The Arbor SchoolHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Art League of HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Ave Community Development CorporationHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Bat Conservation International IncAustin, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone StarHouston, TX
One-to-One Mentoring for Youth Facing Adversity
$50,000 -
Breakthrough HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
The Brenda and John H Duncan Rise School of HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Comp-U-Dopt IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
The Council on RecoveryHouston, TX
The Center for Recovering Families
$50,000 -
Covenant House TexasHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School of HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
DePelchin Children's CenterHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
DiscoverUHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
El Centro de CoraznHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Elevate Collegiate IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Enjoyable Pain of Growth AcademyHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Ensemble TheaterHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Epiphany Community Health Outreach ServicesHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Families EmpoweredHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Genesys Works HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Harbor Christian AcademyHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Harmony House IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating CouncilHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Holocaust Museum HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Hope and Healing Center & InstituteHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Houston Center for PhotographyHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Houston Public Media FoundationHouston, TX
Houston Public Media Educational Programming and Services
$50,000 -
Interfaith Ministries for Greater HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Jazz HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Kids' Meals IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Main St Theater HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Miller Theatre Advisory BoardHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
The Monarch School IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Northwest Assistance MinistriesHouston, TX
NAM Meals on Wheels
$50,000 -
OneGoalHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Opera in the HeightsHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Palmer Drug Abuse Program - Houston IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Parish Childrens SchoolHouston, TX
Financial Assistance and Ancillary Support Fund
$50,000 -
Prison Entrepreneurship ProgramHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
River Oaks Chamber OrchestraHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Rothko ChapelHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
San Jos ClinicHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
SparkHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Trees For HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Up Excellence AcademyHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Urban Harvest IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Wildlife Habitat FederationCat Spring, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
The Woods Project IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Workshop HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Worktexas Training CenterHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Yellowstone Academy IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$50,000 -
Tahirih Justice CenterFalls Church, VA
Operating Support
$45,000 -
Ars Lyrica HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$40,000 -
Artpace IncSan Antonio, TX
Operating Support
$40,000 -
Bos PlaceHouston, TX
Operating Support
$40,000 -
The Catastrophic Theatre IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$40,000 -
Hope Stone IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$40,000 -
Houston reVisionHouston, TX
Operating Support
$40,000 -
ISHIDA Dance CompanyAustin, TX
Operating Support
$40,000 -
Mercury Chamber OrchestraHouston, TX
Operating Support
$40,000 -
Multicultural Education and Counseling through the ArtsHouston, TX
Operating Support
$40,000 -
Musical Bridges Around The World IncSan Antonio, TX
Operating Support
$40,000 -
Nick Finnegan Counseling Center FoundationHouston, TX
Operating Support
$40,000 -
Planned Parenthood South TexasSan Antonio, TX
Health Care in the Rio Grande Valley
$40,000 -
WonderworksHouston, TX
Operating Support
$40,000 -
An-Nisa Hope CenterHouston, TX
Operating Support
$35,000 -
AvdaSpring, TX
Operating Support
$35,000 -
CHRISTUS Foundation For HealthcareHouston, TX
Immunize for Lift
$35,000 -
Cypress Creek Fine Art AssociationSpring, TX
Operating Support
$35,000 -
GlasstireHouston, TX
Operating Support
$35,000 -
Houston Recovery Center LGCHouston, TX
Operating Support
$35,000 -
Nehemiah Center IncHouston, TX
Pre-Kindergarten Program
$35,000 -
Open Door MissionHouston, TX
Operating Support
$35,000 -
San Antonio Botanical Garden Society IncSan Antonio, TX
Operating Support
$35,000 -
Vita Living IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$35,000 -
Bayou Land ConservancySpring, TX
Operating Support
$31,000 -
American Festival for the ArtsHouston, TX
Operating Support
$30,000 -
Aurora Picture ShowHouston, TX
Operating Support
$30,000 -
BEAR BE A Resource for CPS KidsHouston, TX
BEAR Core Programs
$30,000 -
The Bridge Over Troubled Waters IncPasadena, TX
The Bridge for Kids
$30,000 -
Camp Aranzazu IncRockport, TX
Operating Support
$30,000 -
Camp For All FoundationHouston, TX
Operating Support
$30,000 -
The Center for Hearing and SpeechHouston, TX
Operating Support
$30,000 -
Chinese Community Center IncHouston, TX
Child Development Center
$30,000 -
Dance of Asian AmericaHouston, TX
Operating Support
$30,000 -
Galveston Arts Center IncGalveston, TX
Operating Support
$30,000 -
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory IncLake Jackson, TX
Operating Support
$30,000 -
Healthcare for the Homeless-HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$30,000 -
Houston Cinema Arts SocietyHouston, TX
Operating Support
$30,000 -
International Crane Foundation IncBaraboo, WI
Texas Whooping Crane Conservation Program
$30,000 -
MusiqaHouston, TX
Operating Support
$30,000 -
Open Dance Project IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$30,000 -
Plant it ForwardHouston, TX
Operating Support
$30,000 -
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture IncNew York, NY
Operating Support
$30,000 -
Young Audiences Inc of HoustonHouston, TX
Operating Support
$30,000 -
Texas Rice Industry Coalition for the EnvironmentPierce, TX
Texas Public Lands Wetlands and Prairie Initiative
$29,000 -
Armand Bayou Nature Center IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$25,000 -
Breakthrough HoustonHouston, TX
Tutoring and Test Preparation Services
$25,000 -
Contemporary Art for San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
Operating Support
$25,000 -
Gulf Coast-A Journal of Literature & Fine ArtsHouston, TX
Operating Support
$25,000 -
Justice ForwardHouston, TX
Operating Support
$25,000 -
The Magik TheatreSan Antonio, TX
Operating Support
$25,000 -
Nameless SoundHouston, TX
Operating Support
$25,000 -
Nuestra Palabra Latino Writers Having Their SayHouston, TX
The Global Reading Series
$25,000 -
Prelude Music FoundationHouston, TX
Operating Support
$25,000 -
reMINDHouston, TX
Suicide Awareness through peer support and mental health education
$25,000 -
SpacetakerHouston, TX
Operating Support
$25,000 -
Texas Public RadioSan Antonio, TX
Operating Support
$25,000 -
AperioHouston, TX
Operating Support
$20,000 -
Apollo Chamber PlayersHouston, TX
Operating Support
$20,000 -
Bayou Preservation Association IncHouston, TX
Operating Support
$20,000 -
Houston Chamber ChoirHouston, TX
Operating Support
$20,000 -
Houston Latin American Philharmonic OrchestraKaty, TX
Operating Support
$20,000 -
The Nature Discovery Center IncBellaire, TX
Operating Support
$20,000
Approved for future payment
Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.
-
National Philanthropic TrustConshohocken, PA
Study Group and Matching Grant Programs
$11,000,000 -
Houston Arboretum SocietyHouston, TX
Building Coastal Resiliency on Bolivar Peninsula (Contingent)
$200,000 -
Rise School of San Antonio IncSan Antonio, TX
RISE San Antonio Capital Renovations
$200,000 -
Momentum Advisory CollectiveWest Chester, OH
Building Momentum: Shifting the Justice Model for Houston Youth with Cafe Momentum (Contingent)
$100,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture71 grants $14,899,50022% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $12,700,00019% of the total
- Education32 grants $12,010,00018% of the total
- Health7 grants $10,540,00016% of the total
- Environment14 grants $7,320,00011% of the total
- Human services30 grants $3,735,0006% of the total
- 11 other causes29 grants $5,040,0008% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Texas215 grants $72,034,500
- Pennsylvania1 grant $11,000,000
- New Mexico2 grants $875,000
- New York3 grants $330,000
- Wisconsin1 grant $30,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- John O'ConnorChair/Trustee Hours 5Pay $0
- Isabel S LummisPres/Trustee Hours 5Pay $0
- Lousia S SarofimSec/Trustee Hours 2Pay $0
- Ann ZikerED/Asst Secretary Hours 50Pay $423,001
- Jacklyn TatgeCFO/Treasurer Hours 40Pay $307,500
- Ralph AbendsheinTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
- Holbrook F DornTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
- William N MathisTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
- Maria Mathis-KruserTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
- Caroline NegleyTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
- Ryan O'ConnorTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
- Elisa PyeTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
- Christopher B SarofimTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in Texas
- Private foundations in Houston
- Foundations that fund arts and culture in Texas
- Foundations that fund philanthropy and grantmaking in Texas
- Foundations that fund education in Texas
Similar foundations
Same main cause (arts and culture), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
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- John P McGovern Foundation 244 grants Accepts applications $23,553,258 giving
- The Eugene McDermott Foundation 140 grants Accepts applications $55,464,000 giving
- Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation 69 grants Accepts applications $37,681,099 giving
- Kate Marmion Charitable Foundation 42 grants Accepts applications $34,186,871 giving