Robert L Brown Foundation Inc

LEXINGTON, KY EIN: 88-2334409

TO SUPPORT BLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC.'S MISSION TO CREATE GENEROUS, VIBRANT AND ENGAGED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND APPALACHIA KENTUCKY, SPECIFICALLY IN SHARPSBURG AND BATH COUNTY, KENTUCKY. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES WILL SUPPORT THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF OTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS IN THESE AREAS. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL SERVE CHARITABLE PURPOSES, INCLUDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORTING YOUTH SERVICES, EACH OF WHICH SUPPORTS THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND COMBATS COMMUNITY DETERIORATION. BY PERFORMING PROGRAMMING IN SHARPSBURG OR MAKING DONATIONS TO GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, THE FOUNDATION WILL PERFORM THE CHARITABLE ACT OF LESSENING THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS PARTICULARLY BENEFICIAL IN SMALL TOWNS SUCH AS SHARPSBURG.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.1M

+87.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$45K

-83.6% YoY

Grant Count

3

-25.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$15K

-78.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$211K$422K$632K$843K20232024
Metric20242023
Total Assets$1,136,670$607,256
Revenue$766,451$760,430
Expenses$200,680$339,616
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$3,706$1,409
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$69K$138K$208K$277K4 grants20233 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY R…$21KCITY OF SHARPSBURG$14KGATEWAY REGIONAL ARTS CE…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ALICE HILTONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$22K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LISA ADKINSCHAIR1
BRIAN DINEENTREASURER1
HALEE CUNNINGHAMSECRETARY1
ALICE HILTONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$21,933

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

States

Cities

ClevelandLexingtonMt SterlingSharpsburg

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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