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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-2625364

Brewer Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $117,863 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Ian Shaw
1717 Main Street 5900
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 653-4881
Form and materials
No specified form or application
Deadlines
Rolling submissions
Restrictions
No limitations

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $117,863

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $24,717

  • Tax year 2024

    $129,252

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $8,059

  • Tax year 2023

    $177,469

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    -$703

  • Tax year 2022

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,697

  • Tax year 2021

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $15,028

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $14,097

  • Tax year 2019

    $153,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $9,379

  • Tax year 2018

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $20,840

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Marks FundDallas, TX

    General funding

    $25,000
  2. Lamba LegalNew York, NY

    General funding

    $25,000
  3. Brennan Center for Justice NYUNew York, NY

    General funding

    $25,000
  4. Boys & Girls Club of GreenwichGreenwich, CT

    General funding

    $17,500
  5. Albany Law SchoolAlbany, NY

    General funding

    $15,000
  6. Heroes for ChildrenPlano, TX

    General funding

    $10,363

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $17,50054% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $15,00046% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $65,000
  2. Texas2 grants $35,363
  3. Connecticut1 grant $17,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • William A Brewer IIICHAIRMAN Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mike McCormackTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ian ShawPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $268,794

The return

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