The Brown Foundation is seeking applications for its Grant Program to build, sustain, and enhance organizations that make Houston a stronger, more vibrant community.
Donor Name: The Brown Foundation
State: Texas
City: Houston City
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/31/2022
Details:
The Brown Foundation will consider most types of funding requests (general operating; program; and capital). They do not accept requests for endowments, endowment campaigns, or debt retirement. They do not accept requests for any type of event sponsorships, galas, or similar.
Today, the Trustees of The Brown Foundation are entrusted with the responsibility of carrying forward the philanthropic legacy of the founders: to create opportunity by supporting education; to uplift the spirit through the arts; to strengthen communities through direct service; and to enrich life through shared civic assets.
The Foundation primarily makes grants in Houston and the surrounding areas. As a family-directed foundation, they selectively make grants across Texas and in other parts of the country. They rarely approve unsolicited applications from beyond the greater Houston area.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a grant from The Brown Foundation, Inc. your organization must be a tax-exempt charitable organization, as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Foundation does not make grants to:
- Individuals
- Individual scholarship funds
- Endowments or endowment campaigns
- Debt retirement or to cover past operating deficits
- Any type of fundraising and/or marketing event
- Any type of activity intended to support candidates for political office or influence legislation
- Religious or doctrinal purposes, although faith-based organizations may apply for support for educational or social service programs
For more information, visit The Brown Foundation.
