Braun Family 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 and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so an organisation without an invitation should not send an application.
- If you already have a connection that could lead to an invitation, a modest request fits its record best: about 8 in 10 of its 143 grants to organisations fall between $2,500 and $35,000, and half of them were $5,000 or less across the filings, although its largest grant was $310,000, so the band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 94% of grant dollars to organisations in the latest filing going to recipients it had also funded earlier, so the process looks relationship-led rather than open to competition.
- The filings show grants mainly in Indiana, but no geographic focus is stated, so that pattern describes its record rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Braun Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Evansville, IN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) 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's grant record shows general support to a varied group of organisations, with almost all recorded grant dollars directed to Indiana recipients. These include universities and schools, churches and religious communities, housing and community organisations, food assistance providers, and human-services, cultural and civic charities. The grants are reported as general support rather than being assigned to a named funding field. Taken together, the record describes organisation-focused charitable giving concentrated in Indiana, but does not state a more specific set of priorities or eligibility rules.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Indiana.
How to apply
It makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 94% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 143 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 20% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 94% of grant dollars went to organisations Braun Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 9% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 48 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Habitat for Humanity of Evansville · General Support$100,0002025 tax year
- University of Evansville · General Support$86,0002025 tax year
- United Way of Southwestern Indiana · General Support$65,0002025 tax year
- Saint Benedict Cathedral · General Support$50,0002025 tax year
- University of Notre Dame · General Support$50,0002025 tax year
- Junior Acheivement of Southwestern · General Support$25,0002025 tax year
- Christian Life Center · General Support$10,0002025 tax year
- Albion Fellows Bacon Center · General Support$10,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Molly A Russell — Director
- Sharon A Braun — Vice President, Secretary
- Alan W Braun — President, Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $727,004 | $615,100 | $14,047,980 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $991,179 | $890,100 | $14,420,434 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $714,255 | $615,600 | $19,688,413 | Filing for 2025 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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Contact
- Evansville, IN