Barbara Jean Brown Foundation

Analysis

Barbara Jean Brown Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Tacoma, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Barbara Jean Brown Foundation reported income of $1.8m and spending of $234k, leaving 87% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $505k to $1.8m (+251%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1500%. Over the whole period it spent 17% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Barbara Jean Brown Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paulist Press Inc ($1.8m), New Mexico State Bar Foundation ($1.8m) and Organic Consumers Association ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $8,756. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $343, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 1 employees.