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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-6023395

Ruth Brown Foundation

A private foundation in Moab, UT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 32 grants and $722,500 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

    $722,500

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $4,119,506

  • Tax year 2024

    $403,200

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $3,585,110

  • Tax year 2023

    $389,200

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $3,363,664

  • Tax year 2022

    $286,500

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $3,618,668

  • Tax year 2021

    $257,000

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $3,838,469

  • Tax year 2020

    $392,000

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $3,817,061

  • Tax year 2019

    $402,500

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $3,512,900

  • Tax year 2018

    $293,500

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $3,573,433

Grants paid in 2025

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tides FoundationLos Angles, CA

    Environmental

    $250,000
  2. Earth JusticeSan Francisco, CA

    Environmental

    $75,000
  3. Natural Resource Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Environmental

    $65,000
  4. Lawyers for Good GovernmentWashington, DC

    Governmental

    $44,000
  5. Community Office - Resource EfficBasalt, CO

    Environmental

    $35,000
  6. Our Children's TrustEugene, OR

    Environmental

    $30,000
  7. Vermont Public Interest Research EdMontpelier, VT

    Environmental

    $30,000
  8. RFV Habitat for HumanityGlenwood Springs, CO

    Environmental

    $25,000
  9. Psephos IncSan Marcos, CA

    Environmental

    $20,000
  10. Signal Tec CoalitionDenver, CO

    Environmental

    $15,000
  11. American RiversWashington, DC

    Environmental

    $10,000
  12. Citizens Climate EducationCoronado, CA

    Environmental

    $10,000
  13. Conservation ColoradoDenver, CO

    Environmental

    $10,000
  14. Creede Historic SocietyCreede, CO

    Arts

    $10,000
  15. Nature Conservancy of HawaiiHonolulu, HI

    Environmental

    $10,000
  16. OceanaWashington, DC

    Environmental

    $10,000
  17. San Juan Citizens AllianceDurango, CO

    Environmental

    $10,000
  18. San Juan Mountains AssociationDurango, CO

    Environmental

    $10,000
  19. Vote SolarOakland, CA

    Environmental

    $10,000
  20. Aspen Ctr for Environmental StudiesAspen, CO

    Environmental

    $5,000
  21. Biophilia FoundationDurango, CO

    Environmental

    $5,000
  22. Protect Our WintersBoulder, CO

    Environmental

    $5,000
  23. Sierra ClubOakland, CA

    Environmental

    $5,000
  24. Third Act Education FundNew York, NY

    Environmental

    $5,000
  25. Vermont Natural Resource CouncilMontpelier, VT

    Environmental

    $5,000
  26. Wilderness WorkshopCarbondale, CO

    Environmental

    $5,000
  27. Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MA

    Environmental

    $2,500
  28. Wabi SabiMoab, UT

    Environmental

    $2,000
  29. 350 VermontBurlington, VT

    Environmental

    $1,000
  30. Four Winds Nature InstituteChittenden, VT

    Environmental

    $1,000
  31. Rural VermontMontpelier, VT

    Environmental

    $1,000
  32. Western Resource AdvocatesBoulder, CO

    Environmental

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment12 grants $104,50066% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $44,00028% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $370,000
  2. Colorado12 grants $136,000
  3. New York2 grants $70,000
  4. District of Columbia3 grants $64,000
  5. Vermont6 grants $40,500
  6. Oregon1 grant $30,000
  7. Hawaii1 grant $10,000
  8. Utah1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Darcey BrownTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Albert BrownSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Charla BrownTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Laurene CochranPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

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