Open Foundations · South Dakota

Brass Family Foundation

Lennox, South Dakota · EIN 208084679. 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 $120K across 10 grants in 2025, a median of $10K each.

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$120K
paid in 2025
10
grants paid
$10K
median grant
10%
to first-time recipients
$2.2M
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
Lorin L Brass
Address
46652 278th Street, Lennox, SD, 57039
Phone
6057595547
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
Contact Lorin Brass at 605-759-5547
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
NONE

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202620629349100902. 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 2025

All 10 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Sd Mines Center for Alumni Relations and Advancement (cara)SD$40,000General Assistance
2Abbey of the HillsSD$15,000General Assistance
3South Dakota Humanities CouncilSD$13,000General Assistance
4Diocese of Rapid CitySD$12,000General Assistance
5First Tee of South DakotaSD$10,000General Assistance
6St Carlo Acustis CenterSD$10,000General Assistance
7Nami SdSD$6,500General Assistance
8Franciscan Sisters of Little FallsMN$6,000General Assistance
9Crazy Horse Memorial FoundationSD$5,000General Assistance
10Team Buche Cures Underdog FoundationSD$2,500General Assistance

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20207$106K
20219$124K
20227$130K
20236$100K
20249$125K
2025 (partial year)10$120K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
South Dakota90%
Minnesota10%

Who decides

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

Adam BrandVice President · 2025
Brian D ShephardTrustee · 2025
Jennifer L BrandSecretary · 2025
Katherine M ShephardTrustee · 2025
Lorin L BrassPresident · 2025
Mary G BrassTrustee · 2025
Mary H BrassTreasurer · 2025

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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