The Brown Family Foundation
Private foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · EIN 88-0392787 · reported 2023–2025
45grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$226Ktotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 45 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $5,000 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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
3940-7 Broad Street 383
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $15,000 |
| Friends of Avila Pier | Avila Beach, CA | $15,000 |
| French Hospital Medical Center Foun | San Luis Obispo, CA | $10,000 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $10,000 |
| Pacific Wildlife Care | San Luis Obispo, CA | $10,000 |
| Ukrainian Action | Daniel Island, SC | $10,000 |
| Pacific Wildlife Care | San Luis Obispo, CA | $10,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $10,000 |
| Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 |
| Friends of Avila Pier | Avila Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Meals on Wheels | Pismo Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Meals That Connect | San Luis Obispo, CA | $5,000 |
| Mercy Chefs | Portsmouth, VA | $5,000 |
| Pacific Wildlife Care | San Luis Obispo, CA | $5,000 |
| The Salvation Army | San Luis Obispo, CA | $5,000 |
| Stanford Medicine | Stanford, CA | $5,000 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 |
| Woods Humane Society | San Luis Obispo, CA | $5,000 |
| Chapman Estate Foundation | Pismo Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Meals on Wheels | Pismo Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Stanford Medicine | Stanford, CA | $5,000 |
| Woods Humane Society | San Luis Obispo, CA | $5,000 |
| Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 |
| Meals on Wheels | Pismo Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Stanford Medicine | Stanford, CA | $5,000 |
| Woods Humane Society | San Luis Obispo, CA | $5,000 |
| Anchor Baptist Church Ministries | Pisgah Forest, NC | $5,000 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 |
| Meals That Connect | San Luis Obispo, CA | $5,000 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $2,500 |
| Womenade Slo | San Luis Obispo, CA | $2,500 |
| Slo Food Bank | San Luis Obispo, CA | $2,500 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $2,500 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $2,500 |
| Mercy Chefs | Portsmouth, VA | $2,500 |
| French Hospital Medical Center Foun | San Luis Obispo, CA | $1,000 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| Chapman Estate Foundation | Pismo Beach, CA | $1,000 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| Journalism Funding Partners | Sacramento, CA | $1,000 |
| Animal Shelter to Riverbank | Oakdale, CA | $200 |
| Arroyo Grande Community Hospital FO | Arroyo Grande, CA | $100 |
| Animal Shelter to Riverbank | Oakdale, CA | $100 |
| Arroyo Grande Community Hospital FO | Arroyo Grande, CA | $100 |
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