HL Brown Jr Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The filing shows a varied portfolio of charitable giving, including schools, museums, hospitals, conservation and youth groups, and the foundation describes its grants as general support, so a grant writer whose work fits those kinds of charitable purposes has a reasonable reason to ask.
- Most of its grants fall between $5,000 and $100,000, with a median of $20,000 and half of its grants at $20,000 or less, so a modest request in that region is the realistic size; its largest grant was $550,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 85% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had funded before, so the filing suggests relationships count for a good deal.
- No specific form is required and the filing gives no deadlines, so a short letter describing the organisation and how the grant would benefit it is enough, and you can approach it whenever your planning allows.
- The filing states no geographic focus, and its grants are mainly in Texas and Massachusetts; that is a pattern rather than a rule, so an organisation elsewhere should not assume it is excluded.
Overview
HL Brown Jr Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Midland, TX.
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
The foundation describes its grants as general support. Its recorded recipients span a broad mix of charitable organisations, including schools and universities, museums and historical societies, hospitals and health organisations, conservation groups, and youth and community-service organisations. The largest recorded shares of grant dollars went to Texas and Massachusetts, with New York also receiving a smaller share. Applications need not use a specific form; the foundation asks for information about the organisation and how the grant will benefit it. Taken together, the filings show a varied charitable portfolio, not one defined by a single stated field of work.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas and Massachusetts.
How to apply
No specific application form is required. Provide information about the organisation and how the grant will benefit it.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 85% 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 142 grants to organisations were $20,000 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: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 19% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 85% of grant dollars went to organisations HL Brown Jr Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 37 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- University of Texas · General support$550,0002024 tax year
- Nantucket Historical Association · General support$535,0002024 tax year
- Fort Worth Zoo · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- Permian Basin Behavioral Center · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Trinity School · General support$75,0002024 tax year
- Leland Stanford Junior University · General support$50,0002024 tax year
- Midland ISD Education Foundation · General support$50,0002024 tax year
- The Buckley School · General support$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Q Peter Courtney III — Director
- Annabelle B Fowlkes — Executive Director
- Hubert L Brown III — Executive Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,263,516 | $1,869,000 | $29,594,556 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,416,576 | $1,972,500 | $33,422,834 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,672,033 | $2,127,167 | $38,660,363 | 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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Applying to HL Brown Jr Family Foundation?
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- (432) 683-5216
- Midland, TX
Applying to HL Brown Jr Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (432) 683-5216
- Midland, TX