Brabson Library & Educational
Eagle River, AK · EIN 59-3021777. Reported 119 grants totalling $1,115,843 to 103 recipients across tax years 2022-2024. 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. Brabson Library & Educational 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 $6,950. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $35,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wam Theatre | Lenox, MA | $63,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Conservation Law Center | Bloomington, IN | $51,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Opera Southwest | Albuquerque, NM | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Voices and Faces Project | Chicago, IL | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chugach Mountain Bike Riders | Chugiak, AK | $29,698 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Flying Deer Nature Center | East Chatham, NY | $28,995 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Outreach & Transform Lives | Federal Way, WA | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bhg Foundation Dba Blackgirls Hack | Fredricksburg, VA | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sky Island Alliance | Tucson, AZ | $25,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Exploring By the Seat of Your Pants | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Golden Schools Foundation | Golden, CO | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pheonix Conservancy | Pullman, WA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Indiana Forest Alliance | Indianapolis, IN | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black Women in Aviation | Germantown, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Botanical Garden | Claremont, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Hispanic Cultural Center | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wonderlab Museum of Science | Bloomington, IN | $19,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Working Dogs for Conservation | Bozeman, MT | $19,650 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reunity Resources | Santa Fe, NM | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Compan | Lake Grove, NY | $18,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Scienceworks Hands on Museum | Ashland, OR | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Playing for Change Founation | Santa Monica, CA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kansas Aviation Museum Inc | Witchita, KS | $16,650 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Nobska Light | Falmouth, MA | $16,490 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Felidae Conservation Fund | Mill Valley, CA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Museum of Natural History | Brewster, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Firebird Music Ensembles | Wakefield, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lyric of the Opera | Duluth, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Opera Modesto Inc | Modesto, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unitarian Universalist Church | Albuquerque, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wade Institute for Science Edu | Quincy, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Giving Back to Africa | Bloomington, IN | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Moving Arts Espanola | Espanola, NM | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hawkwatch International | Salt Lake City, UT | $12,450 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Rosie Place | South Bend, IN | $11,632 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historic Highfield Inc | Falmouth, MA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Mus | Livingston Manor, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Maritime Arts Center | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Deeply Ingrained Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Early Music Associates | Bloomington, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Envirofest International | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Flying Cloud Institute | Great Barrington, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heartworkers Union | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Wildlife Coexistence | Garden City, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Know Theatre Tribe | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Karat School Project | Palo Alto, CA | $9,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unm Music Prep | Albuquerque, NM | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Creative Living Community of Connec | Coventry, CT | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Animal Humane New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Curtis Legacy Foundation | Buena Vista, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Voices Now | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Institute of Heartmath | Boulder Creek, CA | $7,190 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Indiana Audubon Society | Connersville, IN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milwood Impact | Spokane Valley, WA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Solarbuddy Inc | San Francisco, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Farm School | Athol, MA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wonderscope Children's Museum | Kansas City, MO | $6,950 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Museum of Wildlife Art | Jackson, WY | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Hundredth Hill Inc | Bloomington, IN | $6,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Plc Charter School - Arts Academy | Tolleson, AZ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Miguel Academy of Newburgh | Newburgh, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wheelhouse Creative | Arca, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conner Prairie Museum Inc | Fishers, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coosa Riverkeeper | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Incorporated of Tennessee Valley | Oak Ridge, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Journeys in Education | Peterborough, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Noel & Noah Productions | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Darrow School | New Lebanon, NY | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Immigrant Defenders Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women Eco Artists Dialog | Berkeley, CA | $4,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Inland Choral Music Education Inc | Redlands, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Village a Community Musical Art | South Bend, IN | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Wolf Center | Julian, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heartland Community Reconciliation | Bloomington, IN | $3,480 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eskenazi Museum of Art | Bloomington, IN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Falmouth Educational Foundation | Falmouth, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lets Go Compost | Scottsdale, AZ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Audubon | Lincoln, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pac Rim PTA | Carlsbad, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peninsula SPCA | Newport News, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pidgeonwing Dance | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Right Whale Emergency Initative | Provincetown, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fly Fish Nm | Albuquerque, NM | $2,963 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Daly City Public Library Associates | Daly City, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kregel Windmill Factory Museum | Nebraska City, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sacramento Guitar Society | Folsom, CA | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Village a Community Musical Art | Colorado Spring, CO | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Davis Middle School | North Kingstown, RI | $1,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northkingstown School Department | North Kingstown, RI | $1,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boysville Inc | Converse, TX | $1,670 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Dennis Free Public Library | South Dennis, MA | $1,575 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Lunch Box | Anchorage, AK | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nordic Skiing Association | Anchorage, AK | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nsaa | Anchorage, AK | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sounds of Indiana Barbershop Acapel | Bloomington, IN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sycamore Land Trust Incorporated | Bloomington, IN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Childrens Lunchbox | Anchorage, AK | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church Bloomingto | Bloomington, IN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Williwaw Elementary School | Anchorage, AK | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 505 Master's Water Polo Club | Albuquerque, NM | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Riverside | Riverside, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
10 of 103 (10%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 20%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 74 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 39 | $368,118 | $7,000 |
| 2023 | 43 | $339,523 | $6,000 |
| 2024 | 37 | $408,202 | $8,000 |
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
15% of its giving went to organizations in Indiana. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $6,950. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Indiana.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Brabson Library & Educational's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: C/O a Brabson 10425 Stewart Dr, Eagle River, AK, 99577. 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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