Program areas at The Brown Foundation
Funds spent to preserve and rehabilitate over 6,000 acres of freshwater marsh on The Texas gulf coast damaged by saltwater intrusion from a levee breach resulting from hurricane harvey and other significant rain events. The rehabilitation of The marsh, which is held for conservation purposes, will promote The return of native grasses, birds, fish, and wildlife.
Lease payment for The chambers county ranch property which is held for conservation purposes. All income is reinvested in The property to further conservation purposes, mitigate wetland damage and prevent further erosion.
Grants made by The Brown Foundation
| Grantee | Grant description | Grant year | Amount |
|---|
| Houston Parks Board (HPB) | An Interconnected Network of Parks, Trails, and Greenspace for A More Resilient and Equitable Houston | 2024-06 | $20,748,807 |
| Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) | Imagining Tomorrow's Medicine Today | 2024-06 | $13,384,145 |
| Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) | Imagining Tomorrow's Medicine Today | 2024-06 | $11,615,855 |
| ...and 747 more grants made totalling $115,119,052 |
Personnel at The Brown Foundation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Jacklyn Tatge | Chief Financial Officer | $297,500 | 2024-11-11 |
| Gwendolyn Goffe | Chief Information Officer | $137,505 | 2023-06-30 |
| Ann Ziker | Executive Director | $362,655 | 2024-06-30 |
| Chereze Therkildsen | Controller | $169,796 | 2024-06-30 |
| Ryan Smith | Cgo | $230,000 | 2024-06-30 |
Financials for The Brown Foundation
| Revenues | FYE 06/2024 | FYE 06/2023 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $34,117,924 | $31,797,477 | 7.3% |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $149,095,228 | $54,399,787 | 174.1% |
| Gross sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $631,100 | $3,438,240 | -81.6% |
| Total revenues | $183,844,252 | $89,635,504 | 105.1% |
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Data update history
January 27, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2024
January 13, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
November 7, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
January 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 16, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2023
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 2217 Welch St
- Houston, TX 77019
- Metro area
- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- County
- Harris County, TX
- Website URL
- brownfoundation.orgÂ
- Phone
- (713) 523-6867
IRS details
- EIN
- 74-6036466
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990-PF
- Year formed
- 1952
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- T20: Private Foundations
- NAICS code, primary
- 813211: Grantmaking Foundations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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