Hl Brown JR Family Foundation
Midland, TX · EIN 26-1223638. Reported 157 grants totalling $5,396,500 to 110 recipients across tax years 2021-2023. 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. Hl Brown JR Family Foundation 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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $375,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantucket Historical Assoc (annual Fund) | Nantucket, MA | $410,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Fort Worth Zoo | Fort Worth, TX | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Midland Memorial Foundation (nicu) | Midland, TX | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Museum of the Sw (children's Museum) | Midland, TX | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Midland Education Foundation | Midland, TX | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Safe Place of the Permian Basin | Midland, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Texas | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| School Year Aboard (campaign for Sya) | North Andover, MA | $125,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nantucket Conservation Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| High Sky Children's Ranch | Midland, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Museum of the Southwest (visual Arts Ed Ctr) | Midland, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nantucket Cottage Hospital (annual Fund) | Nantucket, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Historical Assoc (gosnold Collection) | Nantucket, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nantucket Historical Assoc (hadwen House Renovation) | Nantucket, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Permian Basin Animal Advocates | Midland, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Board of Trustees - Leland Stanford Junior | Stanford, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Buckley School | New York, NY | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ut Cockrell School (energy Engineering Bldg) | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ut South End Zone | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ut- South Endzone | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Buckner Children & Family Services | Midland, TX | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amon Carter Museum | Fort Worth, TX | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mount Sinai Health System (dr Rapaport) | New York, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Paul's School | Concord, NH | $75,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amon Carter Museum (hlb Jr) | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Mind Institute (dr Boorady) | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Com Aquatics | Midland, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fort Worth Zoo (hlb JR & Ramona Bass) | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fuqua School of Business (duke University) | Durham, NC | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| High Sky Childrens Ranch (capital Campaign) | Midland, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nantucket Cottage Hospital (hlb Jr) | Nantucket, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nantucket Cottaqe Hospital (hlb Jr) | Nantucket, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| School Year Aboard | North Andover, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sibley Nature Center | Midland, TX | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Spence School (annual Fund) | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ut- Bevo Beautification | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Tee- West Texas | Midland, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Texas Food Bank | Odessa, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wharton (endowed Fellowship Fund) | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wharton School of Business | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Mind Institute | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fort Worth Country Day School (berkes Family) | Fort Worth, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young Life Midland | Midland, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Midland, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Breaking Bread Kitchen | Midland, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| J Midland Energy Library | Midland, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reflections Ministries | Midland, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St James Church | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bush Tennis Center | Midland, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bynum School (bynum Smash) | Midland, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA of West Texas | Midland, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Park Conservancy (philip) | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Mind Institute (dr Boorady) | Nantucket, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| John Hopkins University (hlb Endowed Fund) | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins University (hlb Endowed Fund) | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nantucket Community Sailing | Nantucket, MA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Conservation Foundation (gifford) | Nantucket, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nantucket Historical Assoc (desiqn) | Nantucket, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sankaty Head Foundation | Siasconset, MA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| TCU - Ralph Lowe Energy Institute (ralph Lowe & Family) | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Spence School | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Historic Assn( Exhibitions Summer '22) | Nantucket, MA | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cook Childrens Health Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| High Sky Childrens Ranch (crystal Ball) | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midland Children's Rehabilitation Center | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midland Memorial Foundation ' | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nantucket Yacht Club | Nantucket, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Permian Basin Petroleum Museum | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| TCU Frog Club | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Texas Food Bank (hlb Jr) | Odessa, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity School | Midland, TX | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity School (gala) 2022 | Midland, TX | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bynum School | Midland, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nantucket Historical Association (collections Fund) | Nantucket, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reflections Ministries of Texas | Midland, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nantucket Land Bank | Nantucket, MA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Park Conservancy (philip & Kisling) | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Park Conservancy (yesim Philip) | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nantucket Historical Association (annual Fund) | Nantucket, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Antonio Stock Show Scholarship (libba Barnes) | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Smu Mental Health (stuyvesant Coleman) | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity School (gala) | Midland, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity School (gala) 2021 | Midland, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uams Foundation (caballes Against Cancer) | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uams Foundation Administration (cabellos Against Cancer) | Little Rock, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wharton(annualfund) | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Midland, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cancerfree Kids | Loveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillcrest School | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| John Hopkins University (advisory Board) | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| John Hopkins University (humanities Council) | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins University (advisory Board) | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins University (humanities Council) | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lee High School Track Booster ( Jeff Ryan) | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Legacy High School (robert E Lee High School) | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midland Cat Wranglers | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midland Energy Library (ron Jonson) | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Midland Rape Crisis Center- (julie Wilson) | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Permian Basic Animal Advocates (bailey Aguilar) | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rqha Inc (penny Welch) | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Society of Memeorial Sloan-Kettering (alexico Hamm Ryan) | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity Oaks Foundation (kristy Ricks) | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ut Mccombs School of Buisness (peter) | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hiqh Sky Children's Ranch(pam Floyd) | Midland, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center (pam Floyd) | Houston, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reflections Ministries of Texas (penny Welch) | Midland, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nantucket Historical Assoc (baskets & Bubbly) | Nantucket, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
33 of 110 (30%) 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 35%, 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Midland Memorial Foundation (nicu)
NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT - Museum of the Southwest (visual Arts Ed Ctr)
VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION CENTER - Nantucket Historical Assoc (gosnold Collection)
GOSNOLD COLLECTION CENTER
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | $1,555,000 | $22,500 |
| 2022 | 67 | $1,869,000 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $1,972,500 | $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
58% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. 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 $20,000. 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 Texas.
- 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 Hl Brown JR Family Foundation'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: Po Box 2237, Midland, TX, 79702. 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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