Open Foundations · Kentucky

James a and Martha R Brown Charitable Foundation Inc

Lexington, Kentucky · EIN 830744635. 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 $1.8M across 12 grants in 2024, a median of $72K each.

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$1.8M
paid in 2024
12
grants paid
$72K
median grant
29%
to first-time recipients
$38.6M
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
CONNER WEHRLE
Address
250 W MAIN ST SUITE 2300, LEXINGTON, KY, 40507
Phone
8592350622
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
NO SPECIAL FORM REQUIRED AT THIS TIME
Submission deadline
NOT AT THIS TIME
Restrictions on awards
PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN NICHOLAS COUNTY AND/OR HARRISON COUNTY, KENTUCKY

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533079349100793. 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 filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

All 12 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Georgetown CollegeKY$1,000,000Capital Improvements
2Lexington Community Radio Dba RadiolexKY$200,000EquipmentUpgrade
3Cynthianaharrison County Economic Development Authority IncKY$150,000Economic Development
4Harrison Memorial HospitalKY$100,000Equipment
5The Bridge Adaptive Sports & RecreationOH$98,066Cincinnati AdaptiveAthletics Project
6Bluegrass Community FoundationKY$90,784Good Giving Challenge and Match Grant
7Central Music AcademyKY$52,675Furniture
8The Kentucky Trooper Outreach IncKY$40,500Trooper Island
9Enrich CorpKY$30,958Structured living renovation
10Milestones IncKY$26,039Purchase tractor
11Kentucky State PoliceKY$20,000Christmas Shopping With a Trooper
12Lexington Humane SocietyKY$100Animal Welfare

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20204$1.0M
20212$1.0M
20223$335K
202313$4.4M
202412$1.8M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Kentucky92%
Ohio8%

Who decides

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

Edwin CulbertsonDIRECTOR · 2024
Harry RichartBD. CHAIR/PRES. · 2024
Joni DouglasDirector · 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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