Private foundation · Chicago, IL

Cornell Brewer Foundation

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Typical grant size
$2K $4K $9K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
38
Repeat grantees
25
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Charles H Brewer
PRESIDENT
David D Jackson
VP & TREASURER

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.3%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
159
Total grants awarded
$1.6M
Total amount
$10K
Average grant
$130K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$358K
35 grants
2023
$342K
38 grants
2022
$367K
33 grants
2021
$262K
28 grants
2020
$224K
25 grants

Top recipients

5 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$250K
4 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$167K
David & Claudia Jackson Foundation
5 grants · IL
$125K
2 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$113K
4 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$105K
1 grant · IL · ✓ Exact match
$100K
5 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$85K
3 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$60K
5 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$45K
2 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$40K

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

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$25K
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$25K
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$500
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$500
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$500
Core Re-entry Inc
PUBLIC OR SOCIETY BENEFIT
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$100K
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HEALTH
IL · TY 2023
$50K
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PUBLIC OR SOCIETY BENEFIT
IL · TY 2023
$30K
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PUBLIC OR SOCIETY BENEFIT
IL · TY 2023
$25K
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PUBLIC OR SOCIETY BENEFIT
VA · TY 2023
$25K
Canopy Church
SPECIFIC CHURCH
MO · TY 2023
$10K
Living Water International
PUBLIC OR SOCIETY BENEFIT
TX · TY 2023
$10K
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PUBLIC OR SOCIETY BENEFIT
MI · TY 2023
$8K
Max Mcgraw Wildlife Foundation
PUBLIC OR SOCIETY BENEFIT
IL · TY 2023
$8K
Spectrios Institute for Low Vision at Deicke House
PUBLIC OR SOCIETY BENEFIT
IL · TY 2023
$5K
Northwestern College
PUBLIC OR SOCIETY BENEFIT
MN · TY 2023
$5K
Imaging the World Corp
PUBLIC OR SOCIETY BENEFIT
VT · TY 2023
$5K
Hand2hand
PUBLIC OR SOCIETY BENEFIT
MI · TY 2023
$5K
Ada Bible Church
SPECIFIC CHURCH
MI · TY 2023
$5K
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PUBLIC OR SOCIETY BENEFIT
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$5K

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