Monroe-Brown Foundation
Private foundation · Kalamazoo, MI · EIN 38-2513263 · reported 2023–2025
39grants reported
$50Kmedian award
$15Klower quartile
$1,050smallest grant
$5.8Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 51716
Kalamazoo, MI 49005-1716
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Greenville | Greenville, SC | $500,000 |
| Dafgiving360 | Omaha, NE | $500,000 |
| Kalamazoo Community Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | $500,000 |
| University of Michigan ATHLETICS LOCKER ROOM FUND | Ann Arbor, MI | $500,000 |
| Vanguard Charitable | Burtonsville, MD | $500,000 |
| University of Michigan LOCKER ROOM PROJECT | Ann Arbor, MI | $500,000 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $421,088 |
| University of Michigan ALZHEIMERS FUND | Ann Arbor, MI | $400,000 |
| University of Michigan MICHIGAN MEDALLION | Ann Arbor, MI | $300,000 |
| University of Michigan VC FUND | Ann Arbor, MI | $250,000 |
| University of Michigan VC FUND | Ann Arbor, MI | $250,000 |
| Kalamazoo Community Foundation - Donor Advised | Kalamazoo, MI | $150,000 |
| United Way of South Central Michigan | Kalamazoo, MI | $145,000 |
| University of Michigan ALZHEIMERS FUND | Ann Arbor, MI | $100,000 |
| Vanguard Charitable - Donor Advised | Warwick, RI | $90,000 |
| Western Michigan University Foundation ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM | Kalamazoo, MI | $72,667 |
| Western Michigan University Foundation ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM | Kalamazoo, MI | $72,667 |
| Western Michigan University Foundation ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM | Kalamazoo, MI | $72,667 |
| Gilmore Piano Festival | Kalamazoo, MI | $60,000 |
| Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition | Kalamazoo, MI | $50,000 |
| Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition | Kalamazoo, MI | $50,000 |
| Western Michigan University Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | $46,000 |
| Western Michigan University Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | $38,000 |
| BU Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | $35,189 |
| Kalamazoo County Ready 4s | Kalamazoo, MI | $25,000 |
| The Leelanau School | Glen Arbor, MI | $25,000 |
| University of Michigan REAL ESTATE FUND | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 |
| City of Kalamazoo KALAMAZOO GROWTH PLAN | Kalamazoo, MI | $25,000 |
| Kalamazoo County Ready 4s | Kalamazoo, MI | $25,000 |
| Sld Read | Portage, MI | $20,000 |
| Startup Zoo | Kalamazoo, MI | $15,000 |
| Startup Zoo | Kalamazoo, MI | $15,000 |
| Kalamazoo College USTA | Kalamazoo, MI | $5,000 |
| Kalamazoo College USTA | Kalamazoo, MI | $5,000 |
| Kalamazoo College USTA | Kalamazoo, MI | $5,000 |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo, MI | $3,000 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $3,000 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI | $3,000 |
| City of Kalamazoo COMMUNITY PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Kalamazoo, MI | $1,050 |
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