Private foundation · EIN 43-6531876 · Saint Paul, Minnesota · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Dana Brown Charitable Trust

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (Please contact the above) and its median grant is $23K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 113 grants paid, $4.5M total, median $23K. Stated restrictions: Please contact the above

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
113
$4.5M
Median grant
$23K
Stays in MN
—
of grants
Deadline
See below
Please contact the above
Assets
$42M

How to apply

Please contact the above Contact: Carol Eaves, US Bank Na Po Box 387, St Louis, Mo, 3145058204 Deadlines: Please contact the above Restrictions: Please contact the above

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 113 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Louis Zoo AssociationSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$500K
Cardinal Glennon Children's FoundationSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$486K
Ranken Jordan Pediatric BridgeMaryland Heights, MOGeneral operating$250K
St Louis Childrens HospitalSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$250K
The Sheldon Arts FoundationSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$200K
St Louis SymphonySt Louis, MOGeneral operating$110K
International Institute of St LouisSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$102K
Operation Food SearchSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$65K
A Million Stars IncSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$65K
CASA of St LouisSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$65K
Ronald McDonald House Charities of St LouisPortland, MOGeneral operating$63K
City Garden Montessori SchoolSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$60K
Big Brothers Big Sisters of MoSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$50K
St Louis Public Library FoundationSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$50K
Room at the InnBridgeton, MOGeneral operating$50K
National Council of Jewish Women St LouisSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$50K
St Louis Crisis NurserySt Louis, MOGeneral operating$50K
Catholic Charities of St LouisSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$50K
Nine PBS St LouisSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$50K
St Louis Area FoodbankBridgeton, MOGeneral operating$50K
Great Rivers Greenway FoundationSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$50K
St Louis County Library FoundationSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$42K
St Louis ArtworksSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$40K
Marian Middle SchoolSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$40K
Variety the Children's Charity of St LouisSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$40K
Give Kids a SmileMaryland Heights, MOGeneral operating$35K
The Salvation Army Midland DivisionHoffman Estates, ILGeneral operating$35K
Center for Hearing & SpeechSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$35K
Our Little HavenSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$35K
Covering HouseArnold, MOGeneral operating$35K
Special Education FoundationSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$35K
Lifewise StlSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$33K
Lift for Life GymSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$30K
Audubon Center at RiverlandsWest Alton, MOGeneral operating$30K
The Women's Safe HouseSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$30K
Youth in NeedSt Charles, MOGeneral operating$30K
Employment ConnectionSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$30K
Nurses for NewbornsSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$30K
Civitas AssociatesSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$30K
Ready ReadersSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$30K
Gateway Alliance Against Human TraffickingChesterfield, MOGeneral operating$30K
Sherwood ForestSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$30K
Eye ThriveSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$30K
Ifm Community MedicineSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$30K
Science Coach IncSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$28K
Almost HomeSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$28K
Animal Protective Assoc of MissouriSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$25K
Guardian Angel Settlement AssociationSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$25K
HomeworksSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$25K
EarthdanceSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$25K
Gateway Region YMCASt Louis, MOGeneral operating$25K
Every Childs HopeSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$25K
Fathers Support Center St LouisSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$25K
Covenant House MissouriSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$25K
The BiomeSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$25K
Foster TogetherArnold, MOGeneral operating$25K
Our Lady of GuadalupeSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$23K
Goshen Market FoundationEdwardsville, ILGeneral operating$22K
Girls on the Run of St LouisSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$21K
Brain Injury Association of MissouriSt Louis, MOGeneral operating$20K

By state: Missouri 109 · Illinois 4

About this foundation

Dana Brown Charitable Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in Saint Paul, Minnesota, administered in care of US Bank Na, tax-exempt since 1995. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Dana Brown Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Please contact the above Deadlines: Please contact the above.

How much does Dana Brown Charitable Trust give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $4.5M across 113 grants, a median of $23K.

Where does Dana Brown Charitable Trust give?

Missouri (109 grants), Illinois (4 grants), per its latest filing.

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