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Lawrence True & Linda Brown Foundation: 19 grants to organizations, $891,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
Lawrence True & Linda Brown Foundation, a private foundation in Seattle, WA, paid 19 grants to organizations totaling $891,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 5, 2026. The largest was $250,000 to Town Hall Seattle in Seattle, WA for further charitable purposes.
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- EIN
- 911817055
- Based in
- Seattle, WA
- Assets
- $17,404,467
- Grants paid
- $891,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 5, 2026, IRS object ID 202641259349103119. It reported $891,500 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town Hall Seattle | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu Foundation | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cascade PBS | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Illinois School of Music | Urbana, IL | Further charitable purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yale University School of Medicine | New Haven, CT | Further charitable purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Downtown Emergency Service Center | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | Mental health and crisis intervention | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Law Fundendowment for Equal Justice | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seattle Opera | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Institute of Flamenco | Albuquerque, NM | Further charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Taproot Theater | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Historic Preservation Foundation | Washington, DC | Further charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union Arts Center (act) | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Alpine Club | Golden, CO | Further charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of History and Industry | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwest Harvest | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington Trails Association | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Association for Advancement of Science | Washington, DC | Further charitable purposes | Science and technology | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | Further charitable purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202523119349100632. It reported $442,500 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aclu Foundation | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Town Hall Seattle | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | $102,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Downtown Emergency Service Center | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | Mental health and crisis intervention | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Law Fundendowment for Equal Justice | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seattle Opera | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of History and Industry | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Institute of Flamenco | Albuquerque, NM | Further charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwest Harvest | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington Trails Association | Seattle, WA | Further charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $130,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $100,000 |
| Education | $30,000 |
| Science and technology | $1,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Washington | $1,087,500 |
| Illinois | $100,000 |
| Connecticut | $100,000 |
| New Mexico | $30,000 |
| District of Columbia | $11,000 |
| Colorado | $5,000 |
| California | $500 |
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Updated May 5, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.