2016-05-13T10:22:13-07:00 2015-12-31 HBL CPAs PC 5656 E Grant Rd Ste 200 Tucson AZ 85712 990PF 2015-01-01 460512598 THOMAS R BROWN FOUNDATION THOM 5202982828 PO Box 31930 Tucson AZ 85751 Mary B Bernal CEO/Secretary 2016-05-12 true MICHAEL J DEVRIES P00748581 5208863181 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z X 716210 X X 26768 26768 -6083 413060 20685 26768 8000 8000 62148 35004 13676 6838 251651 1804 249847 1133 22558 52670 49561 1104 1104 34204 26227 447144 8642 369743 0 0 447144 8642 369743 -426459 18126 12825 8673 8673 150255 94147 94147 25070 29699 29699 959362 551377 551377 11329 1983 10479 9346 9346 25608 22968 22968 1183599 716210 716210 11754 10097 2301 14055 10097 X 1169544 706113 1169544 706113 1183599 716210 1169544 -426459 743085 36972 706113 PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES P 2014-08-04 2015-05-11 87930 100000 -12070 -12070 PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES P 2012-04-09 2015-12-07 325130 317968 7162 7162 -4908 false 390943 1397827 0.27968 307479 1714972 0.17929 296613 1959517 0.15137 494913 2364503 0.20931 625096 2750098 0.22730 1.046950 0.209390 954222 199805 181 199986 369743 X 181 181 181 1127 1127 946 946 false false false false false false false false true true AZ true true false false false true brownfoundations.org the Foundation 5202982828 1996 N Kolb Road Tucson AZ 85715 false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false Mary B Bernal PO Box 31930 Tucson AZ 857511930 CEO/Secretary 2.00 0 Sarah B Smallhouse PO Box 31930 Tucson AZ 857511930 Pres/Treasurer 2.00 0 John L Carter PO Box 31930 Tucson AZ 857511930 Vice President 2.00 0 Gerald Swanson PO Box 31930 Tucson AZ 857511930 Trustee 2.00 8000 Michael Hard PO Box 31930 Tucson AZ 857511930 Trustee 2.00 0 Jack B Jewett PO Box 31930 Tucson AZ 857511930 Trustee 2.00 0 SHAUN KIRKPATRICK PO Box 31930 TUCSON AZ 857511930 Trustee 2.00 0 NONE Barbara Gray Consulting LLC 4500 N Avenida Polacca Tucson AZ 85749 Consulting 96924 OFFICE OF ECONOMIC EDUCATIONThe Thomas R Brown Foundation (TRBF) continues its work with the University of Arizona Office of Economic Education (OEE) in providing outreach programs throughout six southern Arizona counties. TRBF and the OEE offer programs in economics education to teachers outside Pima County, taking programs out to the counties through cooperative scheduling with district superintendents' offices and county school personnel. In furtherance of the 2013 TRBF Strategic Plan, the OEE now has reliable contacts in each of the target counties, and delivers to those counties one elementary and one high school-level program per school year. The OEE director also brings in nationally known professors who work with both PhD candidates and local high school teachers to improve their content and delivery of economics education. Finally, the OEE continues to coordinate the annual Micro and Macroeconomic Summer Institute, taught by award-winning professors and classroom teachers. OEE 130902 V.O.T.E. (Voices on the Economy) SeriesThe VOTE series is designed to teach economic issues from multiple perspectives in order to inspire full civic engagement in developing and implementing economic policies. Developed by Amy Cramer, Ph.D., the series teaches the history of three different economic perspectives without promoting any specific economic or political viewpoint. The economic perspectivespure capitalism, regulated capitalism, and radical capitalism (cooperatively owned resources)appear both historically and in contemporary political discourse. The series begins with a three-day conference during which Dr. Amy Cramer teaches the historic foundations for the three perspectives, and then applies the perspectives to modern public policy issues, including rent control, minimum wage, and consumer safety regulations. As a sequel to the initial conference, Dr. Cramer offers eight additional workshops over a two-year period. The single day topics covered are healthcare, retirement 45318 THE THOMAS R BROWN PROFESSORSHIP IN ECONOMICSThe Thomas R Brown Professorship in Economics at the University of Arizona is a five-year commitment designed to support the retention of key faculty who strengthen both the Foundations local educational programs as well as research and work in economics. The Foundation does this directly through the University of Arizona by helping the UA retain key faculty. TRBF currently supports the work of Price Fishback, Ph.D., an internationally renowned author and researcher in the area of economic history. In addition to Dr. Fishbacks leadership in academia, he also has taught workshops for southern Arizona history, government and economics teachers. 31915 ECONOMICS BOOK CLUBThe TRBF Economics Book Club is comprised of teachers who research and select four books per year with economic themes, then meet to discuss the economic issues explored in the books and collaborate on ways to incorporate new information into the classes they teach. This highly participatory program allows teachers to clarify, expand and deepen their understanding of economics principles by reading broadly across the discipline. The book club meets twice each semester and the Foundation both provides the books to the teachers and facilitates the book discussion. Each book is discussed for two consecutive nights in order to accommodate all interested teachers. During 2015, attendance was 70 teachers, with some teachers attending multiple sessions throughout the year. 13004 799549 107619 61585 968753 0 968753 14531 954222 47711 X 369743 369743 181 369562 2005-01-20 X 0 0 369743 391801 307479 296613 1365636 369743 391801 307479 296613 1365636 31807 46594 57166 65317 200884 Mary B Bernal Sarah B Smallhouse X 14 26768 18 -6083 20685 20685 false false false false false false false false false false ACCOUNTING 13676 6838 0 0 Gerald Swanson Gerald Swanson was compensated solely for courses that he taught outside of his role as a trustee. 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