Open Foundations · Minnesota

Dana Brown Charitable Trust

Saint Paul, Minnesota · EIN 436531876. 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 $4.5M across 113 grants in 2024, a median of $22K each.

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$4.5M
paid in 2024
113
grants paid
$22K
median grant
72%
to first-time recipients
$42.4M
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
CAROL EAVES
Address
US BANK NA PO BOX 387, ST LOUIS, MO, 63166
Phone
3145058204
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
PLEASE CONTACT THE ABOVE
Submission deadline
PLEASE CONTACT THE ABOVE
Restrictions on awards
PLEASE CONTACT THE ABOVE

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202601309349100900. 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

The 15 largest of the 113 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1St Louis Zoo AssociationMO$500,000GENERAL OPERATING
2Cardinal Glennon Children's FoundationMO$485,714GENERAL OPERATING
3Ranken Jordan Pediatric BridgeMO$250,000GENERAL OPERATING
4St Louis Childrens HospitalMO$250,000GENERAL OPERATING
5The Sheldon Arts FoundationMO$200,000GENERAL OPERATING
6St Louis SymphonyMO$110,000GENERAL OPERATING
7International Institute of St LouisMO$101,500GENERAL OPERATING
8A Million Stars IncMO$65,000GENERAL OPERATING
9Casa of St LouisMO$65,000GENERAL OPERATING
10Operation Food SearchMO$65,000GENERAL OPERATING
11Ronald Mcdonald House CharitiesMO$62,500GENERAL OPERATING
12City Garden Montessori SchoolMO$60,000GENERAL OPERATING
13Big Brothers Big Sisters of MoMO$50,000GENERAL OPERATING
14Catholic Charities of St LouisMO$50,000GENERAL OPERATING
15Great Rivers Greenway FoundationMO$50,000GENERAL OPERATING

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20201$3.1M
20211$4.0M
20221$3.2M
202379$3.5M
2024113$4.5M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Missouri97%
Illinois4%

Who decides

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

Cathy Rhae YanceyEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2024
Daniel D WattCO-TRUSTEE · 2024
Lela G RiceCO-TRUSTEE · 2024
Us Bank N aCO-TRUSTEE · 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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