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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-3357562

Modern Ancient Brown Foundation

A private foundation in Detroit, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $5,431 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $5,431

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $578,999
  • Tax year 2024

    $3,100

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $504,002
  • Tax year 2023

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $485,414
  • Tax year 2022

    $8,850

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $293,005
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $276,746
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $321,885
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $28,139

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Museum of Contemporary Art DetroitDetroit, MI

    To support art education

    $5,181
  2. Allied Media ProjectsDetroit, MI

    To support journalism and media

    $250

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 $5,431100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan2 grants $5,431

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • McArthur BinionDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Savannah Shange-BinionPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Lucas BinionTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Stella BinionSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0
  • Taylor AldridgeEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $95,000

The return

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