Brother's Brother Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 34-6562544. Reported 84 grants totalling $3,621,334 to 72 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Brother's Brother Foundation, the IRS classifies it under international affairs rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE Q300) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 72 distinct organizations, with 20% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 18% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $33,100; the smallest was $5,150 and the largest $547,774. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
30 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $2,222,724 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matter | St Louis Park, MN | $725,318 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Convoy of Hope | Springfield, MO | $362,584 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Queens Medical Center | Honolulu, HI | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Makana O Ke Akua Inc | Kapolei, HI | $154,346 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Farm Share Inc | Homestead, FL | $140,798 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community of Angels | Andover, MN | $123,035 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Puerto Rico Rises Corp | Kissimmee, FL | $107,635 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Locally Grown | Pittsburgh, PA | $92,335 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ponce Medical School Foundation Inc | Ponce, PR | $83,757 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Books for Africa Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $79,945 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ponce Medical School Foundation Inc | Ponce, PR | $75,151 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement | Kapolei, HI | $73,140 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Global Health Ministries | Colorado Springs, CO | $61,439 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maui Preparatory Academy | Lahaina, HI | $56,160 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ponce Medical School Foundation Inc | Ponce, PR | $55,869 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc | Tampa, FL | $43,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Middle Georgia Community Food Bank Inc | Macon, GA | $38,747 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding America Kentuckys Heartland Inc | Elizabethtown, KY | $35,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Solar Village Project Inc | Bowie, MD | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samu Foundation | Washington, DC | $31,835 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eye & Ear Foundation Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc | Fort Myers, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Manna Food Bank | Mills River, NC | $28,762 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Allen Place Community Services | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| All Souls Counseling Center | Asheville, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Americas Second Harvest of the Big Bend Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project | Asheville, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arh Foundation for Healthiercommunities Inc | Hazard, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry Inc | Arden, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beloved Asheville | Asheville, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Ridge Community Health Services Inc | Hendersonvlle, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bounty & Soul | Black Mtn, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buncombe County Schools Foundation Incorporated | Asheville, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Church World Service Inc | Elkhart, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Health Centers Inc | Winter Garden, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cowan Community Action Group Inc | Whitesburg, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food for the Poor Inc | Coconut Creek, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heart to Heart International Inc | Taylor, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mcr Health Inc | Bradenton, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mountain Area Health Education Center Inc | Asheville, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oceana Community Health Inc | Boynton Beach, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Guatemalan-Maya Center Inc | Lake Worth Beach, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Hunger and Health Coalition Inc | Boone, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vita Nova Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| We Care Manatee Inc | Bradenton, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heart of Alabama Food Bank | Montgomery, AL | $21,474 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gods Pantry Food Bank Inc | Lexington, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Lee County Jewish Federation Inc | Fort Myers, FL | $12,950 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humphreys County Emergency Management Agency | Waverly, TN | $12,660 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capstone Community Action Inc | Barre, VT | $11,064 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Doctors Collaborating to Help Children Corp | Cambridge, MA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| All Hands and Hearts Smart Response Inc | Mattapoisett, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of the Rambam Medical Center | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas | Jonesboro, AR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Miami Jewish Federation | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Keepers of the Flame Foundation | Rincon, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maui Food Bank Inc | Wailuku, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medglobal Inc | Chicago Ridge, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Modo for the People | Kihei, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rad-Aid International Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Texas Food Bank | Laredo, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Lukes Cornwall Hospital | Newburgh, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Voom Foundation | College Sta, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Centerville Clinics Inc | Fredericktown, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mississippi Food Network Inc | Jackson, MS | $7,980 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Light of Life Ministries Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Residential Care Services | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Education Partnership | Providence, RI | $5,150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
10 of 72 (14%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Convoy of Hope
PGH DISASTER RESPONSE PROJECTS - The Queens Medical Center
MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION IN RESPONSE TO MAUI WILDFIRES - Matter
HEALTHCARE RELATED PROJECTS - Maui Preparatory Academy
MENTAL HEALTHCARE FOR STUDENTS FOLLOWING THE MAUI WILDFIRES - Middle Georgia Community Food Bank Inc
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK GRANT - Ponce Medical School Fdtn
GRANT FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/STUDENT CLINIC
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 59 of 72 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | $440,244 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 17 | $373,550 | $15,100 |
| 2023 | 20 | $1,487,047 | $20,737 |
| 2024 | 34 | $1,320,493 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
26% of its giving went to organizations in Minnesota. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $25,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Minnesota.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Brother's Brother Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 36 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 1200 Galveston Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15233.
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