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The Brown Foundation, Inc. (TX)
The Brown Foundation, Inc. was established in July 1951 by Herman and Margarett Root Brown and George R. and Alice Pratt Brown.
The mission of the Brown Foundation is to distribute funds for public charitable purposes, principally for support, encouragement and assistance to education, the arts and community service.
The foundation focuses on the field of public education at the primary and secondary levels. It also focuses on supporting non-traditional and innovative approaches which are designed to improve public education primarily within the State of Texas.
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www.brownfoundation.org
The mission of the Brown Foundation is to distribute funds for public charitable purposes, principally for support, encouragement and assistance to education, the arts and community service.
The foundation focuses on the field of public education at the primary and secondary levels. It also focuses on supporting non-traditional and innovative approaches which are designed to improve public education primarily within the State of Texas.
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www.brownfoundation.org
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Recent News from Brown Foundation
$2.2 million pricetag on audit investigating U of L misspending is worth it, school says
Foundation: Brown Foundation
... at the U of L Foundation, the leaders at James Graham Brown Foundation and C.E. and S. foundations announced they'd halt new grants to the U...more
Foundation: Brown Foundation
... at the U of L Foundation, the leaders at James Graham Brown Foundation and C.E. and S. foundations announced they'd halt new grants to the U...more
James Graham Brown Foundation President Rummel becomes CEO, too
Foundation: Brown Foundation
She started working at the foundation in 1989 as a grants coordinator, but moved up through the ranks. “It was supposed to be a temporary thing,”...more
Foundation: Brown Foundation
She started working at the foundation in 1989 as a grants coordinator, but moved up through the ranks. “It was supposed to be a temporary thing,”...more
UK awarded $11.2 million NIH grant to study links between cancer and obesity
Foundation: Brown Foundation
... an $11.2 million Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the metabolism of...more
Foundation: Brown Foundation
... an $11.2 million Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the metabolism of...more
Milagro Receives $264300 in Grant Funding
Foundation: Brown Foundation
Milagro, the Northwest's premier Latino arts and culture organization, was awarded $264,300 in grants from December 2016 to February 2017...more
Foundation: Brown Foundation
Milagro, the Northwest's premier Latino arts and culture organization, was awarded $264,300 in grants from December 2016 to February 2017...more
Community Foundation Update (1/28/17)
Foundation: Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley, Delaware Community Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Brown Foundation, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Community Foundation of Louisville, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation, Pittsburgh Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has appointed Samuel Johnson, Jr. as its new board chair and added Rebecca Guerra and Daniel Perez...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley, Delaware Community Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Brown Foundation, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Community Foundation of Louisville, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation, Pittsburgh Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has appointed Samuel Johnson, Jr. as its new board chair and added Rebecca Guerra and Daniel Perez...more
CASA gets $253K grant to help foster children
Foundation: Brown Foundation
ELKTON – A program designed to match a trained volunteer to a child in the foster care system recently got a $253,142 federal grant that will go a...more
Foundation: Brown Foundation
ELKTON – A program designed to match a trained volunteer to a child in the foster care system recently got a $253,142 federal grant that will go a...more
Melrose children honored for philanthropy
Foundation: Brown Foundation
Three of the six children honored this at this year's luau for their philanthropic efforts were Melrosians – Jack Jaggers, Lili Ravins and Isabella...more
Foundation: Brown Foundation
Three of the six children honored this at this year's luau for their philanthropic efforts were Melrosians – Jack Jaggers, Lili Ravins and Isabella...more
Commentary: Key Donors Right To Demand Accountability At U of L
Foundation: Brown Foundation
In a letter sent last Friday, Brown Foundation CEO R. Alex Rankin and ... are being employed at the U of L Foundation, their foundation grants will...more
Foundation: Brown Foundation
In a letter sent last Friday, Brown Foundation CEO R. Alex Rankin and ... are being employed at the U of L Foundation, their foundation grants will...more
Brown Foundation tells U of L: Clean up act
Foundation: Brown Foundation
The James Graham Brown Foundation, which has provided more than $72 million in grants to the University of Louisville and related entities over...more
Foundation: Brown Foundation
The James Graham Brown Foundation, which has provided more than $72 million in grants to the University of Louisville and related entities over...more
Brown Foundation lost $1M on nixed FoodPort
Foundation: Brown Foundation
And an initial $1 million grant to the FoodPort developer, Seed Capital Kentucky, has been spent, and the well-endowed foundation doesn't expect...more
Foundation: Brown Foundation
And an initial $1 million grant to the FoodPort developer, Seed Capital Kentucky, has been spent, and the well-endowed foundation doesn't expect...more
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Students, Skateboarding and Social Enterprise
To address the ongoing issue of student dropouts, Toronto District School Board (TDSB) teacher Craig Morrison started a school-business program called the Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) to help keep teens stay in school.