Private foundation · EIN 36-3481541 · Palm Beach, Florida

T Kimball Brooker Foundation

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: 19 grants paid, $9.8M total, median $2,500. 11% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
19
$9.8M
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in FL
11%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$33M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Morgan Library & MuseumNew York, NYEducational$9.6M
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTEducational$125K
Vineyard Preservation TrustEdgartown, MACharitable$25K
The Grolier ClubNew York, NYEducational$12K
Convent of the Sacred Heart SchoolNew York, NYEducational$10K
Brown UniversityProvidence, RIEducational$10K
The Church of Bethesda By the SeaPalm Beach, FLCharitable$5,000
The Newberry LibraryChicago, ILEducational$5,000
University of Virginia - Rare Book SchoolCharlottesville, VAEducational$5,000
Bibliographical Society of AmericaNew York, NYEducational$2,500
The University of ChicagoChicago, ILEducational$2,000
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)New York, NYCharitable$1,000
Edgartown Yacht Club FoundationEdgartown, MACharitable$1,000
Institute of Fine Arts - Ny UniversityNew York, NYEducational$1,000
Massachusetts General Hospital FundBoston, MAMedical$1,000
The Caxton ClubChicago, ILEducational$700
Bascom Palmer Eye InstituteMiami, FLMedical$250
Edgartown Fireman's AssociationEdgartown, MACharitable$100
Edgartown Patrolman's AssociationEdgartown, MACharitable$100

By state: New York 6 · Connecticut 1 · Massachusetts 5 · Rhode Island 1 · Illinois 3 · Florida 2

About this foundation

T Kimball Brooker Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Palm Beach, Florida, administered in care of Morgan Stanley & Co, tax-exempt since 1988. 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 T Kimball Brooker Foundation 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 T Kimball Brooker Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $9.8M across 19 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does T Kimball Brooker Foundation give?

New York (6 grants), Connecticut (1 grants), Massachusetts (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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