Private foundation · Brecksville, OH

Brown and Kunze Foundation

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Typical grant size
$10K – $20K – $40K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
13
Repeat grantees
9
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Diana Kunze
PRESIDENT
Arthur M Brown
PRESIDENT

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
21.6%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
86
Total grants awarded
$6.2M
Total amount
$72K
Average grant
$1.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$1.1M
2 grants
2022
$105K
3 grants
2021
$2.0M
4 grants
2020
$1.0M
4 grants
2019
$365K
13 grants
2018
$388K
13 grants
2017
$377K
13 grants
2016
$370K
10 grants
2015
$285K
13 grants
2014
$117K
11 grants

Top recipients

The Cleveland Orchestra
4 grants · OH
$1.2M
Cleveland Metroparks
4 grants · OH
$1.1M
4 grants · OH · ✓ Exact match
$1.1M
2 grants · OH · ✓ Exact match
$1.0M
34 grants · OH
$772K
7 grants · NM · ✓ Exact match
$280K
3 grants · OH · ✓ Exact match
$137K
2 grants · FL · ✓ Exact match
$95K
2 grants · OH · ≈ likely match
$78K
3 grants · MD · ✓ Exact match
$70K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

The Metrohealth Foundation Inc
GENERAL
OH · TY 2023
$1.0M
Santa Fe Opera
GENERAL
NM · TY 2023
$100K
Santa Fe Opera
GENERAL
NM · TY 2022
$50K
South Florida Pbs
GENERAL
FL · TY 2022
$30K
Key West Literary Seminar
GENERAL
FL · TY 2022
$25K
Cleveland Metroparks
GENERAL
OH · TY 2021
$1.0M
The Cleveland Orchestra
GENERAL
OH · TY 2021
$1.0M
Santa Fe Opera
GENERAL
NM · TY 2021
$25K
Key West Literary Seminar
GENERAL
FL · TY 2021
$7K
Cleveland Museum of Art
GENERAL
OH · TY 2020
$1.0M
Santa Fe Opera
GENERAL
NM · TY 2020
$30K
Key West Library
GENERAL
FL · TY 2020
$8K
Wikimedia Foundation
GENERAL
CA · TY 2020
$500
The Cleveland Orchestra
GENERAL
OH · TY 2019
$55K
Cleveland Museum of Art
GENERAL
OH · TY 2019
$50K
Stetson University
GENERAL
FL · TY 2019
$50K
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park
GENERAL
OH · TY 2019
$30K
Cleveland Metroparks
GENERAL
OH · TY 2019
$30K
Santa Fe Opera
GENERAL
NM · TY 2019
$25K
The Metropolitan Opera Guild
GENERAL
NY · TY 2019
$25K
Ideacenter Idea Stream (pbs & Npr)
GENERAL
OH · TY 2019
$20K
The Cleveland Playhouse
GENERAL
OH · TY 2019
$20K
South Florida Pbs
GENERAL
FL · TY 2019
$20K
The Fisher House Foundation
GENERAL
MD · TY 2019
$20K
Anti Defamation League
GENERAL
NY · TY 2019
$15K
Florida Keys Outreach Coalition
GENERAL
FL · TY 2019
$5K
Cleveland Metroparks
GENERAL
OH · TY 2018
$70K
The Cleveland Orchestra
GENERAL
OH · TY 2018
$55K
Stetson University
GENERAL
FL · TY 2018
$45K
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park
GENERAL
OH · TY 2018
$35K
Cleveland Museum of Art
GENERAL
OH · TY 2018
$30K
Cuyahoga County Public Library
GENERAL
OH · TY 2018
$28K
The Metropolitan Opera Guild
GENERAL
OH · TY 2018
$25K
Santa Fe Opera
GENERAL
NM · TY 2018
$25K
The Cleveland Playhouse
GENERAL
OH · TY 2018
$20K
The Fisher House Foundation
GENERAL
MD · TY 2018
$20K
Ideacenter Idea Stream (pbs & Npr)
GENERAL
OH · TY 2018
$15K
Anti Defamation League
GENERAL
DC · TY 2018
$10K
The Monroe Association for Remarcable Citizens
GENERAL
FL · TY 2018
$10K
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park
GENERAL
OH · TY 2017
$72K
The Cleveland Orchestra
GENERAL
OH · TY 2017
$55K
Cuyahoga County Public Library
GENERAL
OH · TY 2017
$50K
Cleveland Metroparks
GENERAL
OH · TY 2017
$40K
The Fisher House Foundation
GENERAL
MD · TY 2017
$30K
The Metropolitan Opera Guild
GENERAL
OH · TY 2017
$25K
Santa Fe Opera
GENERAL
NM · TY 2017
$25K
The Cleveland Playhouse
GENERAL
OH · TY 2017
$20K
Cleveland Museum of Art
GENERAL
OH · TY 2017
$15K
Ideacenter Idea Stream (pbs & Npr)
GENERAL
OH · TY 2017
$15K
The Monroe Association for Remarcable Citizens
GENERAL
FL · TY 2017
$10K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.