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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-1397172

The Brownie Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $95,000 paid in grants.

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

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,885,494
  • Tax year 2024

    $388,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,535,665
  • Tax year 2023

    $87,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,467,366
  • Tax year 2022

    $77,795

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,132,047
  • Tax year 2021

    $53,900

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,809,288
  • Tax year 2020

    $35,299

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,468,698
  • Tax year 2019

    $4,700

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,118,873
  • Tax year 2018

    $750

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $740,878

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Peak AbundanceNederland, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $40,000
  2. Front Range Community College Foundation for EducWestminster, CO

    Foundation's High Needs Fund & Brownie Scholarship Fund

    $20,000
  3. University of Colorado FoundationDenver, CO

    Colorado Shakespeare Festival Fund

    $20,000
  4. Trans Continental PipelineDenver, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  5. Community Against Substance AbuseincWinthrop, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $20,00057% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $15,00043% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado4 grants $90,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Christine JensenDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter JensenDir, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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