The W Dale Brougher Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes grants only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered and any approach should follow a route it has invited.
- Its recorded grants go to a broad mix of charitable organisations, from community and youth groups to churches, arts bodies and healthcare organisations, and its stated purposes follow the recipients' exempt purposes, so fit depends on your organisation's charitable purpose rather than a narrow field.
- No geographic focus is stated, although the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania and Florida, which is a pattern in past giving and not a rule about who may apply.
- Typical grants fall between $1,000 and $140,000, with about 8 in 10 grants in that band, a median of $11,000 and half of grants at $11,000 or less, so a modest request is the most sensible starting point.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 99% of grant dollars to organisations going to recipients it also funded in its earlier filings, which suggests that existing ties matter.
Overview
The W Dale Brougher Foundation is a US private foundation based in Sarasota, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (legacy.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Recorded grants go to a varied mix of charitable organisations, including community and youth organisations, educational institutions, churches, arts and heritage bodies, animal-welfare groups, healthcare and social-service organisations. Their stated purposes are generally the recipients’ exempt purposes, rather than a more specific field. By grant value, Pennsylvania receives the largest share, with Florida also accounting for a substantial share; grants also reach other states. The records show repeated funding of organisations alongside a broad spread of recipients. An obituary reports that W. Dale Brougher supported many organisations through the foundation.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania and Florida.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and 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 158 grants to organisations were $11,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 19% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations The W Dale Brougher Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 49 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium · Organization's exempt purpose$1,000,0002024 tax year
- YMCA of York County · Organization's exempt purpose$615,0002024 tax year
- Crispus Attucks Association · Organization's exempt purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation · Organization's exempt purpose$280,0002024 tax year
- Logos Academy · Organization's exempt purpose$250,0002024 tax year
- Saint John Episcopal Church · Organization's exempt purpose$176,0002024 tax year
- SPCA of York County · Organization's exempt purpose$139,0002024 tax year
- Strand Capitol Performing Arts · Organization's exempt purpose$134,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Sonya Ness-Eicholtz — Director
- Nancy M Brougher — Vice-President
- Robert E Bossert — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,234,304 | $3,438,100 | $68,353,507 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,957,217 | $3,074,700 | $72,711,126 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,872,247 | $3,807,375 | $76,923,399 | 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.
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Contact
- Sarasota, FL