Private foundation · EIN 27-6669056 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Himan Brown Charitable Tr

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 37 grants paid, $5.2M total, median $50K. 76% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
37
$5.2M
Median grant
$50K
Stays in NY
76%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$69M

Grants paid in 2024

37 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
92nd St yNew York, NYEducational$1.6M
Hillel at Cornell IncIthaca, NYEducational$545K
Key Biscayne Community FoundationKey Biscayne, FLGeneral$400K
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny IncNew York, NYGeneral$350K
Repair the World IncNew York, NYGeneral$300K
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NYGeneral$250K
God's Love We DeliverNew York, NYGeneral$200K
After School All-StarsLos Angeles, CAEducational$185K
Horizons Greater Washington IncWashington, DCGeneral$150K
God's Love We DeliverNew York, NYGeneral$150K
Branches IncMiami, FLGeneral$150K
Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation IncMiami, FLGeneral$100K
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NYEducational$100K
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny IncNew York, NYEducational$75K
Crohns & Colitis FoundationNew York, NYGeneral$50K
New Jewish HomeNew York, NYGeneral$50K
92nd St yNew York, NYGeneral$50K
Good Sports IncBraintree, MAGeneral$50K
Section 16h GroupFairview, NYGeneral$50K
Central SynagogueNew York, NYGeneral$50K
Global Camps AfricaLynchburg, VAGeneral$50K
New York PhilharmonicNew York, NYGeneral$35K
Food Bank for New York CityNew York, NYGeneral$30K
MastervoicesNew York, NYGeneral$30K
The Chick Mission IncNew York, NYGeneral$25K
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNGeneral$25K
Central Park Conservancy IncNew York, NYGeneral$25K
Carter Burden NetworkNew York, NYGeneral$25K
Leopold Schepp FoundationNew York, NYGeneral$25K
Island HarvestMelville, NYGeneral$20K
Central SynagogueNew York, NYGeneral$18K
American Heart AssociationDenver, COGeneral$15K
The Doe FundNew York, NYGeneral$15K
NYC Lions Football LeagueBrooklyn, NYEducation$10K
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYCNew York, NYGeneral$10K
Museum of Modern Art (moma)New York, NYGeneral$5,000
Harlem GrownNew York, NYGeneral$5,000

By state: New York 28 · Florida 3 · California 1 · District of Columbia 1 · Massachusetts 1 · Virginia 1

About this foundation

Himan Brown Charitable Tr is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Richard Kay, tax-exempt since 2010. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Himan Brown Charitable Tr accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Himan Brown Charitable Tr give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $5.2M across 37 grants, a median of $50K.

Where does Himan Brown Charitable Tr give?

New York (28 grants), Florida (3 grants), California (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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