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BROWN FAMILY FOUNDATION

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Plain text BROWN FAMILY FOUNDATION. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2018–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/301117489. Retrieved 2026-10-19.

APA Strategy Studio. (n.d.). BROWN FAMILY FOUNDATION [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2018–2024]. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://strategystudio.org/org/301117489

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Retrieved 2026-10-19; covers tax years 2018–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $2.7M · expenses $546K · assets $9.8M

EIN
30-1117489
Address
954 GOUCHER SCHOOL RD, GAFFNEY, SC 29340-6055
Website
BROWNFAMILYFOUNDATIONSC.ORG
NTEE code
T90
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
James Wilkins Brown CHAIR OF TRUSTEES2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Barbara Hopper Brown TRUSTEE2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Walter Reed Brown TRUSTEE2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES WILKINS BROWN CHAIR OF TRUSTEES1 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA HOPPER BROWN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
WALTER REED BROWN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES WILKINS BROWN CHAIR OF TRUSTEES1 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA HOPPER BROWN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
WALTER REED BROWN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES WILKINS BROWN CHAIR OF TRUSTEES1 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA HOPPER BROWN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
WALTER REED BROWN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES WILKINS BROWN CHAIR OF TRUSTEES1 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA HOPPER BROWN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
WALTER REED BROWN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES WILKINS BROWN CHAIR OF TRUSTEES0 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA HOPPER BROWN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
WALTER REED BROWN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES WILKINS BROWN CHAIR OF TRUSTEES0 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA HOPPER BROWN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
WALTER REED BROWN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES WILKINS BROWN CHAIR OF TRUSTEES0 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA HOPPER BROWN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
WALTER REED BROWN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 20 grants to organizations · $286K · 1 grant to individuals · $200K
2023 · 17 grants to organizations · $330K
2022 · 14 grants to organizations · $131K
2021 · 9 grants to organizations · $76K
2020 · 8 grants to organizations · $56K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 1 contributor · $2.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES AND BARBARA BROWN Person GAFFNEY, SC $2,018,998$1,476,046 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $1.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES AND BARBARA BROWN Person GAFFNEY, SC $1,495,738$1,495,738 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $1.9M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES AND BARBARA BROWN Person GAFFNEY, SC $1,942,767$1,942,766 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $4.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES AND BARBARA BROWN Person GAFFNEY, SC $4,037,020$4,037,020 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $1.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES AND BARBARA BROWN Person GAFFNEY, SC $1,004,884$1,004,884 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,675,013$546,283 $9,763,814$9,763,814 $2,018,998- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,473,611$377,006 $7,984,151$7,984,151 $1,495,738- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,828,904$165,016 $6,887,546$6,887,546 $1,942,767- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,279,258$83,475 $5,223,658$5,223,658 $4,037,020- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,085,618$57,743 $1,027,875$1,027,875 $1,004,884- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $0$0 -- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $0$0 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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BESS FAMILY FOUNDATIONMAT90 $2,055,524$1,534,299 PROGRAM COORDINATOR$66,884 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
DIXON FAMILY FOUNDATIONNET90 $2,876,424$1,526,094 PRESIDENT & CEO$296,094 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
PUGH FAMILY FOUNDATIONLAT90 $2,261,648$2,363,643 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$180,929 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
MUSE FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT90 $1,825,938$2,283,026 DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$167,541 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
JOBSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONMAT90 $2,600,167$1,095,611 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
DAVIS FAMILY FOUNDATIONMET90 $3,692,698$3,710,386 Chief Finance and Administrative Officer$66,277 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
BEAR FAMILY FOUNDATION INCFLT90 $2,753,132$1,717,939 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
PARKER FAMILY FOUNDATIONNET90 $2,788,067$1,526,910 PRESIDENT & CEO$296,406 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
AUSTIN FAMILY FOUNDATIONORT90 $2,016,891$4,050,600 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
FLEMING FAMILY FOUNDATIONFLT90 $4,090,719$2,265,649 TRUSTEE$148,874 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
WISNER FAMILY FOUNDATIONDET90 $1,695,519$232,394 Dir$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
MURPHY FAMILY FOUNDATIONMNT90 $1,337,893$1,221,446 DIRECTOR$19,800 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
SARGENT FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT90 $2,126,672$2,133,794 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
CARRICO FAMILY FOUNDATIONORT90 $4,827,158$4,425,710 DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
WENDELL FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT90 $1,377,910$915,608 PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR, SECY$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
PHILLIPS FAMILY FOUNDATIONOKT90 $1,575,207$167,606 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
KELLY FAMILY FOUNDATION INCMAT90 $1,388,540$1,646,824 PRESIDENT$95,040 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
GUILL FAMILY FOUNDATION INCTXT90 $2,398,954$4,194,619 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
RENE KERN FAMILY FOUNDATIONDET90 $1,512,670$961,374 Co- Pres, Dir, Sec$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
EHRENKRANZ FAMILY FOUNDATIONNYT90 $5,015,344$3,306,261 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
LOS ALTOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$75,000,0001 12024–2024 ANNE WOJCICKI FOUNDATION
WALTER SCOTT FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$15,996,8004 22019–2020 DIXON FAMILY FOUNDATION; PARKER FAMILY FOUNDATION
AINSLIE FOUNDATION Private foundation$11,300,0005 12020–2024 MAVERICK CAPITAL FOUNDATION
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor$3,663,6175 22016–2024 NANCY ANN HUNT FOUNDATION; THE GOOD FOUNDATION OF TEXAS
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$3,066,18119 32011–2024 KYLE PEASE FOUNDATION INC; JON BON JOVI SOUL FOUNDATION; AL SIGL FOUNDATION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$966,66922 32016–2024 KYLE PEASE FOUNDATION INC; JON BON JOVI SOUL FOUNDATION; SHAW FESTIVAL FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$804,18618 42017–2024 SHAW FESTIVAL FOUNDATION; KYLE PEASE FOUNDATION INC; NELSON FAMILY LIFE FOUNDATION INC; JON BON JOVI SOUL FOUNDATION
AMARILLO AREA FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$536,54210 12011–2024 DON & SYBIL HARRINGTON FOUNDATION
HYDE FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND Private foundation$510,0005 12021–2025 SHAW FESTIVAL FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$365,59710 22019–2024 JON BON JOVI SOUL FOUNDATION; KYLE PEASE FOUNDATION INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$328,2504 22017–2024 SHAW FESTIVAL FOUNDATION; KYLE PEASE FOUNDATION INC
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE DAF sponsor$287,0007 12017–2023 SHAW FESTIVAL FOUNDATION
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$261,0003 22022–2024 NELSON FAMILY LIFE FOUNDATION INC; KYLE PEASE FOUNDATION INC
DUDA FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$168,55012 12014–2025 AL SIGL FOUNDATION INC
THE US CHARITABLE GIFT TRUST DAF sponsor$163,7502 12023–2024 SHAW FESTIVAL FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $546,283 spent · pay $0 · grants $487,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $487,000 89.1%
Fees: other professional $46,907 8.6%
Taxes $6,945 1.3%
Fees: legal $4,186 0.8%
Fees: accounting $1,245 0.2%
Total$546,283100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $377,006 spent · pay $0 · grants $329,700 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $329,700 87.5%
Fees: other professional $47,306 12.5%
Total$377,006100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $165,016 spent · pay $0 · grants $130,651 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $130,651 79.2%
Fees: other professional $33,180 20.1%
Fees: accounting $1,185 0.7%
Total$165,016100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $83,475 spent · pay $0 · grants $75,635 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $75,635 90.6%
Fees: other professional $5,530 6.6%
Taxes $1,160 1.4%
Fees: accounting $1,150 1.4%
Total$83,475100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $57,743 spent · pay $0 · grants $56,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $56,500 97.8%
Fees: other professional $1,243 2.2%
Total$57,743100%

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