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THE BROWNIE FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
THE BROWNIE FOUNDATION (EIN 82-1397172)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-04-03
IRS object ID
202610939349100126
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-04-03T10:16:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation SourceBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13333 New Hyde Park Rd Ste 406AddressLine1Txt
CityNew Hyde ParkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11042ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN821397172EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Brownie FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Foundation SourceInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlBROWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8008391754PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdAddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP198091377ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPeter JensenPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone8008391754PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJeffrey D HaskellPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01345770PTIN
Phone8008391754PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$3,738,049FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$371,900ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$11,643InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$11,643InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$76,572DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$76,572DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$460,115TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$88,215TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$1,400TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$13,886OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$13,886OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$15,286TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$13,886TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$95,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$95,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$110,286TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$108,886TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$349,829ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$88,215NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$217,086SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$566,915SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$566,915SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$2,318,579CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$2,318,579CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$3,171,134CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,535,665TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,885,494TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$3,738,049TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$2,535,665RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$2,885,494RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$2,535,665TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$2,885,494TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$2,535,665TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$2,885,494TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$2,535,665TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$349,829ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$2,885,494SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$2,885,494TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm DetailCapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,226InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$1,226SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,226TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$1,020EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Total Payments And Credits$1,020TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$206TaxDueAmt
Refund$0RefundAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateDEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation SourceBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8008391754PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 Silverside Road Suite 123AddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP198091377ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Christine Jensen
Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdWilmingtonDE198091377Dir, Pres1.0$0$0$0
Peter Jensen
Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdWilmingtonDE198091377Dir, Sec, Treas1.0$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Summary Of Direct Chrtbl ActySummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp
Sum Of Program Related InvstSumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$2,976,284AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$347,902AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$3,324,186TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$3,324,186AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$49,863CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$3,274,323NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$163,716MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$163,716MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,226TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,226TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$162,490DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$162,490DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$162,490DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$108,886ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$108,886QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$162,490DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$141,379ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$141,379TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$108,886QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$108,886AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$53,604ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$53,604ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$87,775TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$87,775ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year1$87,775ExcessFromYear1Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerNONEContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
COMMUNITY AGAINST SUBSTANCE ABUSEINC
45 PAULINE STWINTHROPMA02152N/APCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION FOR EDUC
3645 W 112TH AVEWESTMINSTERCO80031N/APCFoundation's High Needs Fund & Brownie Scholarship Fund$20,000
PEAK ABUNDANCE
PO BOX 154NEDERLANDCO80466N/APCGeneral & Unrestricted$40,000
TRANS CONTINENTAL PIPELINE
PO BOX 18776DENVERCO80218N/APCGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
PO BOX 561690DENVERCO80256N/APCColorado Shakespeare Festival Fund$20,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$95,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt AgFeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And AssmntMembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$11,643ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$76,572ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Income Personal PropNetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp
Other Investment IncomeOtherInvestmentIncomeGrp
Gain Sales Ast Oth Than InvntryGainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp
Net Income Loss From Special EvtNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$88,215ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$88,215TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonChristine Ann Jensen 2016 CLATContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 Sound Shore Drive Ste 204AddressLine1Txt
CityGreenwichCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06830ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$371,900TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (8 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
VANGUARD GOVT BOND ETF INTERME$372,085$340,795
VANGUARD HIGH DIV YIELD$248,812$363,727
VANGUARD LG-CAP ETF$520,093$936,891
VANGUARD MID-CAP VALUE INDEX$118,929$192,230
VANGUARD SM-CAP ETF$73,611$122,306
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP VALUE ETF$91,624$147,930
VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET ETF$325,942$315,731
VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL S$567,483$751,524

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Administrative Fees$13,861$13,861
State or Local Filing Fees$25$25

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmt
990-PF Estimated Tax for 2025$900
990-PF Extension for 2024$500

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