Open Foundations · Kentucky

James Graham Brown Foundation Inc

Louisville, Kentucky · EIN 610724060. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $14.9M across 49 grants in 2024, a median of $205K each.

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$14.9M
paid in 2024
49
grants paid
$205K
median grant
39%
to first-time recipients
$391.0M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
MASON RUMMEL PRESIDENT JAMES GRAHAM
Address
471 WEST MAIN STREET SUITE 401, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40202
Phone
5028962440
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
SEE "FOR GRANTSEEKERS" SECTION ON JGBF.ORG
Submission deadline
SEE "FOR GRANTSEEKERS" SECTION ON JGBF.ORG
Restrictions on awards
SEE "FOR GRANTSEEKERS" SECTION ON JGBF.ORG

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523149349102602. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

membershipfellows

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 49 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Rita June FoundationKY$1,500,000BEZOS ACADEMIES LOUISVILLE
2Kentucky Derby MuseumKY$1,025,000"THE GREATEST RACE" 2025 FILM UPDATE AND LIGHTING ENHANCEMENT
3Kentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKY$1,000,000DRIVING TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
4Federation of Appalachian Housing EnterprisesKY$880,625PATHWAY TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESILIENT EKY
5Louisville Free Public Library FoundationKY$755,000RENOVATE AND MODERNIZE LIBRARIES
6AmpedKY$750,00010-FOR 10 CAMPAIGN
7Parks Alliance of LouisvilleKY$750,000ALBERTA O. JONES PARK AND BALLARD PARK PROJECTS
8Centre CollegeKY$749,4192024 BROWN FELLOWS PROGRAM
9The Housing Partnership IncKY$575,000GATEWAY ON BROADWAY COMMUNITY SERVICE FACILITY
10Kentucky Community and Technological College System Foundation IncKY$550,000A HOME FOR HOPE AT ECTC
11University of Louisville FoundationKY$536,2862024 BROWN FELLOWS PROGRAM
12Americana Community CenterKY$500,000HEALTHCARE EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE
13Goodwill Industries of Kentucky IncKY$500,000GOODWILL OPPORTUNITY CAMPUS IN WEST LOUISVILLE
14J B Speed Art MuseumKY$500,000SPEED ART PARK
15Kentucky Educational Television FoundationKY$500,000EXPANSION OF NEW/LARGER STUDIO AND PRODUCTION SPACE

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202081$18.1M
202170$22.6M
202274$16.1M
202358$12.6M
202449$14.9M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Kentucky86%
District of Columbia4%
Georgia4%
Oregon4%
Indiana2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Aaron ThompsonTRUSTEE · 2024
Ben ChandlerTRUSTEE · 2024
Bleik PickettSECRETARY · 2024
Condrad DanielsTRUSTEE · 2024
Crit LuallenVICE CHAIR · 2024
Doug GrissomTRUSTEE · 2024
Greg RousosTRUSTEE · 2024
Jerry AbramsonTRUSTEE · 2024
Kathy KotcampTREASURER/SECRETARY (PREVIOUS) · 2024
Lopa MehrotraTRUSTEE · 2024
Mason RummelPRESIDENT, CEO · 2024
R Alex RankinTRUSTEE (PREVIOUS) · 2024
R Ted Steinbock MdTRUSTEE (PREVIOUS) · 2024
Sandra FrazierTRUSTEE · 2024
Stephen CampbellCHAIRMAN · 2024
Steve SautelTRUSTEE · 2024
William CliftonTREASURER, CFO · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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