Brown Dana Charitable Trust
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 43-6531876. Reported 82 grants totalling $13.9M to 80 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Brown Dana Charitable Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $45,000; the smallest was $6,000 and the largest $3,993,426. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Attached | Milwaukee, WI | $10.3M | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Saint Louis Zoo Association | St Louis, MO | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cardinal Glennon Childrens Foundation | St Louis, MO | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Louis Childrens Hospital Fdn | St Louis, MO | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercy Health Foundation | St Louis, MO | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital | Maryland Heights, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition | Brentwood, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of St Louis | St Louis, MO | $67,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Portland, OR | $62,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Soulard School Inc | Saint Louis, MO | $53,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Duo Dogs Inc | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kidsmart | Bridgeton, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Louis Area Foodbank | Bridgeton, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Louis Public Library Foundation | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Louis Regional Public Media | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| German St Vincent Orphan Association | St Louis, MO | $49,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Focus St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $48,333 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Home Society of Missouri | St Louis, MO | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Louis Language Immersion Schools | Saint Louis, MO | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Herbert Hoover Boys and | St Louis, MO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Council of Jewish Women | Saint Louis, MO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Hearing Speech | Saint Louis, MO | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marian Middle School | Saint Louis, MO | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lifewise St Louis | St Louis, MO | $33,332 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth in Need | St Charles, MO | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Area Resources for Community and | St Louis, MO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Institute for the Deaf | Saint Louis, MO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Champ Assistance Dogs | Saint Louis, MO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Employment Connection | Saint Louis, MO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Equine Assisted Therapy Inc | Robertsville, MO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gateway Human Trafficking | Chesterfield, MO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois | Glen Carbon, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Home Works - Thvp | St Louis, MO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Little Haven | Saint Louis, MO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Louis Shakespeare Festival | Saint Louis, MO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teach for America | St Louis, MO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Science Coach Inc | St Louis, MO | $28,267 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miriam School and Learning Center | St Louis, MO | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Almost Home | St Louis, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beverly Farm Foundation | Godfrey, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Contemporary Art Museum St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Earthdance | Saint Louis, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Flance Management Inc | St Louis, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Institute | St Louis, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Opera Theatre of Saint Louis | St Louis, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Show Me the World Project | Lansing, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Clair County CASA | Belleville, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Sheldon Arts Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University City Childrens Center | University Cy, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carestl Health | St Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delta Gamma Center for | Richmond Heights, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Graces Place Crisis Nursery | Washington, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haven of Grace | Saint Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Monarch Immigrant Services Project Safe Space | St Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Room at the Inn | Bridgeton, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Connections | Saint Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Louis Aquarium Foundation | St Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Starkloff Disability Institute | St Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urbanreachstl Inc | Saint Charles, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Giant Steps of St Louis Inc | Maplewood, MO | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parents As Teachers Nat'l Center | Stlouis, MO | $19,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Charles City County Library Foundati | Saint Peters, MO | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Creates | St Louis, MO | $17,677 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Louis Area Diaper Bank | St Louis, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Louis Audubon Society | Saint Louis, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Little Bit Foundation | St Louis, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trailnet Inc | St Louis, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Louis Bereavement Center | St Louis, MO | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys Girls Clubs of | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cornerstone Center for Early Learning in | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Divine Nest | Moscow Mills, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pack Dance | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Paraquad | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prison Performing Arts | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Webster Child Care Center Laclede Grove | Webster Groves, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Hospice of Belleville Area | Belleville, IL | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ollie Hinkle Heart Foundation | Webster Groves, MO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lifebridge Partnership | Saint Louis, MO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
1 of 80 (1%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 43 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | $3,140,850 | $3,140,850 |
| 2021 | 1 | $3,993,426 | $3,993,426 |
| 2022 | 1 | $3,185,039 | $3,185,039 |
| 2023 | 79 | $3,534,309 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 75% of this one's giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Wisconsin.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Brown Dana Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 0634, Milwaukee, WI, 53201. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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