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EIN 68-0656415

The Brinson Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
6
City
Chicago
State
Illinois
Year formed
2007
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
The Brinson Foundation is a private foundation located in Chicago, IL. It is supported by Gary P. Brinson. Last year, it made $4,595,650 in annual grants and it holds $100,457,772 in total assets.
Total revenues
$4,173,974
2022
Total expenses
$8,343,917
2022
Total assets
$104,471,491
2022
Num. employees
6
2022

Grants made by The Brinson Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Carnegie Science (CIS)Brinson Prize Fellowship - Carnegie-Caltech Fellowship in Observational Astronomy$115,000
California Institute of TechnologyBrinson Prize Fellowship - Institute for Quantum Information and Matter$115,000
Harvard UniversityBrinson Prize Fellowship - Harvard Astronomy Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian - Galileo Project$115,000
...and 100 more grants made totalling $4,815,633

Personnel at The Brinson Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Ameri Christy UchidaPresident / Senior Program Officer$228,108
Katherine L SmithDirector
Harriett EdmondsGrants Manager$93,385
Jessica MattaGrant Manager$27,163

Financials for The Brinson Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$160,668
Investment income and dividends$3,907,602
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-161,975
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$267,679
Total revenues$4,173,974

Form 990s for The Brinson Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-15990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-15990PFView PDF
2019-122021-05-12990PFView PDF
2018-122019-12-21990PFView PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 5, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
January 4, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
June 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
June 2, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedState / local levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
737 N Michigan Ave 1850
Chicago, IL 60611
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Website URL
brinsonfoundation.org/ 
Phone
(312) 799-4500
IRS details
EIN
68-0656415
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
2007
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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