Diane and Dorothy Brooks Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so the realistic route is an invitation, and an organisation without a connection to it should not send an application.
- Repeat support dominates its giving, with 99% of grant dollars to organisations going to recipients it had already funded in earlier filings, which suggests a relationship-led pattern rather than an open call.
- If you are invited, a modest request is likely to fit best: about 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations fall between $20,000 and $505,000, and half of its grants were $200,000 or less, although its largest grant of $1,000,000 shows bigger awards are possible.
- The filings describe a varied range of charitable purposes, including young people, homelessness, food banks, health, schools, arts and legal services, and do not name a single funding field.
- The filings do not say when the foundation makes decisions or how recipients are chosen, so timing is unknown.
Overview
Diane and Dorothy Brooks Foundation is a US private foundation based in Los Angeles, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Its filings describe grants as supporting recipients’ charitable purposes, without identifying a particular funding field. The recipients include public charities working with young people and people experiencing homelessness, food banks and food-support organisations, health providers, schools, arts and cultural organisations, and legal and community services. The grant record therefore shows a varied portfolio of charitable organisations, rather than a single named beneficiary. Most recorded grant-making is concentrated in California, while recipient organisations in New York and other states also appear. The filings show substantial repeat support to organisations funded in earlier filing periods, but do not state how recipients are selected or set out a public route for organisations to apply.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, New York and Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 92 grants to organisations were $200,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations Diane and Dorothy Brooks Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 23 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $275k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- La Youth Network Dba Emerging Stronger · Supports organization's charitable purpose$507,5002024 tax year
- My Friend's Place · Supports organization's charitable purpose$505,0002024 tax year
- Casa Of Los Angeles · Supports organization's charitable purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- Heart of Los Angeles · Supports organization's charitable purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- Jericho Project · Supports organization's charitable purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- NewYork-Presbyterian Fund · Supports organization's charitable purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- Food Forward · Supports organization's charitable purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- Community FoodBank of New Jersey · Supports organization's charitable purpose$400,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Joseph Brooks — Vice-President
- Cooper Brooks — Vice-President
- Chloe Brooks — Vice-President
- Amy Brooks — Vice-President
- William Broder — CFO and Secretary
- James L Brooks — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $12,058,369 | $11,740,341 | $52,984,716 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $7,095,570 | $6,524,700 | $57,706,847 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,226,289 | $5,815,500 | $76,309,941 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Los Angeles, CA