The Brenn Foundation

Analysis

The Brenn Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Brenn Foundation reported income of $911k and spending of $597k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $251k to $911k (+263%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 284%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Brenn Foundation sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gods Littlest Angels Inc ($910k), Friends in Solidarity Inc ($911k) and Path Foundation Philippines Inc ($910k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $93k. At year end it held assets of $11.7m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $11.6m. It reported 2 employees.