BROWN-FORMAN FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $6.3M · expenses $5.2M · assets $111.1M

EIN
82-4595018
Address
850 DIXIE HWY, LOUISVILLE, KY 40210-1038
Website
WWW.BROWNFORMANFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
T21
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 22 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

22 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jill Horn EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2018-2025 15 $0 reported 1
Lawson Whiting DIRECTOR2018-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Crystal Peterson PRESIDENT2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Sue Perram TREASURER2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Garvin Deters DIRECTOR2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Grant Adams DIRECTOR2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Danielle Graham DIRECTOR2025 1 $0 reported 1
Staci Rawls DIRECTOR2025 1 $0 reported 1
Chris Brown (former) Director2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Maureen Brekka (former) DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dwight Haygood (former) DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sanjhi Agrawal (former) Treasurer (until Jan 2023)2021-2022 2 $0 reported 2
Dace Polk Brown (former) Director2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Owsley Brown III (former) Director2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Ralph de Chabert (former) President2018-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Sharell Sandvoss (former) Treasurer (through 3/31/22)2019-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Jane Morreau (former) Director2018-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Sandra Frazier (former) Director2018-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Austin Musselman (former) Director2018-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Ernie Patterson (former) Director-partial year ending August 12018-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Jay Koval (former) Treasurer-partial year ending July 312018-2019 10 $0 reported 1
Mike Keyes (former) Director2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JILL HORN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR15 $0-$0 $01
LAWSON WHITING DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CRYSTAL PETERSON PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
SUE PERRAM TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
GARVIN DETERS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
GRANT ADAMS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DANIELLE GRAHAM DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
STACI RAWLS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JILL HORN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR15 $0-$0 $01
Lawson Whiting Director1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Brown Director1 $0-$0 $01
Crystal Peterson President5 $0-$0 $01
Sue PERRAM Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
MAUREEN BREKKA DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
GARVIN DETERS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DWIGHT HAYGOOD DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
Grant Adams DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JILL HORN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR15 $0-$0 $01
Lawson Whiting Director1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Brown Director1 $0-$0 $01
Crystal Peterson President5 $0-$0 $01
Sue PERRAM Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
MAUREEN BREKKA DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
GARVIN DETERS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DWIGHT HAYGOOD DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jill Horn Executive Director15 $0-$0 $01
Sanjhi Agrawal Treasurer (until Jan 2023)2 $0-$0 $02
Lawson Whiting Director1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Brown Director1 $0-$0 $01
Dace Polk Brown Director1 $0-$0 $01
Owsley Brown III Director1 $0-$0 $01
Crystal Peterson President5 $0-$0 $01
Sue PERRAM Treasurer (beg Jan 2023)2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jill Horn Executive Director15 $0-$0 $01
Ralph de Chabert President5 $0-$0 $01
Sanjhi Agrawal Treasurer (beginning April 1, 2022)2 $0-$0 $02
Sharell Sandvoss Treasurer (through 3/31/22)2 $0-$0 $01
Lawson Whiting Director1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Brown Director1 $0-$0 $01
Crystal Peterson Director1 $0-$0 $01
Dace Polk Brown Director1 $0-$0 $01
Owsley Brown III Director1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lawson Whiting Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jane Morreau Director1 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Frazier Director1 $0-$0 $01
Austin Musselman Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jill Horn Executive Director15 $0-$0 $01
Ralph de Chabert President5 $0-$0 $01
Sharell Sandvoss Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ernie Patterson Director-partial year ending August 11 $0-$0 $01
Lawson Whiting Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jane Morreau Director1 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Frazier Director1 $0-$0 $01
Austin Musselman Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jay Koval Treasurer-partial year ending July 3110 $0-$0 $01
Jill Horn Secretary15 $0-$0 $01
Ralph de Chabert President1 $0-$0 $01
Sharell Sandvoss Treasurer-partial year starting August 295 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jay Koval Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Mike Keyes Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jill Horn Secretary15 $0-$0 $01
Ernie Patterson Director1 $0-$0 $01
Ralph de Chabert President1 $0-$0 $01
Lawson Whiting Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jane Morreau Director1 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Frazier Director1 $0-$0 $01
Austin Musselman Director1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2018 · 1 contractor · $97K
NameLocationServicePaid
Phil & CoNew York, NYCommunications and web development$97,122

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 56 grants to organizations · $9.8M

Listed grants add up to $9,805,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $4,348,598. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2024 · 38 grants to organizations · $7.2M

Listed grants add up to $7,195,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $4,094,002. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 59 grants to organizations · $9.8M

Listed grants add up to $9,782,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $3,912,393. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2022 · 39 grants to organizations · $7.2M

Listed grants add up to $7,218,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $3,664,015. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2021 · 56 grants to organizations · $4.0M

Listed grants add up to $4,000,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $49,693,245. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2020 · 55 grants to organizations · $7.6M

Listed grants add up to $7,600,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $8,946,497. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2019 · 46 grants to organizations · $3.0M

Listed grants add up to $3,000,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $3,090,000. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2018 · 31 grants to organizations · $2.5M

Listed grants add up to $2,475,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $2,600,000. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2023 · 1 contributor · $20.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Brown Forman Corporation Fuzzy 0.81 Organization or other LOUISVILLE, KY $20,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2026-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,302,350$5,157,900 $111,055,151$81,306,526 $0- ---
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,522,853$4,382,328 $100,091,329$65,349,433 $0- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,284,671$4,202,773 $99,766,995$61,926,344 $20,000,000- ---
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$424,500$3,957,954 $81,819,690$38,118,521 -- ---
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,747,119$50,005,624 $88,478,001$41,223,259 -- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,207,060$9,128,546 $99,410,566$97,847,269 $22,500,000- ---
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,760,730$3,289,818 $65,577,117$65,362,117 -- ---
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,293,597$2,861,101 $71,142,070$71,017,070 -- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,535,7698 22016–2024 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC; IN-N-OUT BURGERS FOUNDATION
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$561,57115 32017–2024 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC; VITALOGY FOUNDATION; HERBALIFE NUTRTION FOUNDATION
OUR CHANGE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$527,4062 12024–2025 VITALOGY FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$501,0005 32018–2024 VITALOGY FOUNDATION; 4ROOTS FOUNDATION INC; IN-N-OUT BURGERS FOUNDATION
GLOBAL IMPACT DAF sponsor$292,6891 12014–2014 ALCOA FOUNDATION
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $5,157,900 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,348,598 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $4,348,598 84.3%
Taxes $557,970 10.8%
Fees: other professional $155,593 3.0%
Fees: accounting $58,405 1.1%
Other expenses $36,214 0.7%
Fees: legal $1,120 0.0%
Total$5,157,900100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $4,382,328 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,094,002 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $4,094,002 93.4%
Fees: other professional $172,140 3.9%
Fees: accounting $49,326 1.1%
Taxes $46,591 1.1%
Other expenses $20,045 0.5%
Fees: legal $224 0.0%
Total$4,382,328100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $4,202,773 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,912,393 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,912,393 93.1%
Fees: other professional $197,353 4.7%
Fees: accounting $44,023 1.0%
Taxes $28,290 0.7%
Other expenses $14,724 0.4%
Fees: legal $5,990 0.1%
Total$4,202,773100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $3,957,954 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,664,015 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,664,015 92.6%
Fees: other professional $197,853 5.0%
Fees: accounting $52,553 1.3%
Taxes $24,375 0.6%
Other expenses $13,922 0.4%
Fees: legal $5,236 0.1%
Total$3,957,954100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $50,005,624 spent · pay $0 · grants $49,693,245 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $49,693,245 99.4%
Fees: other professional $217,529 0.4%
Fees: accounting $45,725 0.1%
Taxes $29,060 0.1%
Other expenses $14,084 0.0%
Fees: legal $5,981 0.0%
Total$50,005,624100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $9,128,546 spent · pay $0 · grants $8,946,497 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $8,946,497 98.0%
Fees: other professional $143,365 1.6%
Fees: accounting $20,350 0.2%
Fees: legal $15,980 0.2%
Other expenses $2,339 0.0%
Taxes $15 0.0%
Total$9,128,546100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $3,289,818 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,090,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,090,000 93.9%
Fees: other professional $130,575 4.0%
Taxes $22,500 0.7%
Fees: accounting $21,150 0.6%
Other expenses $16,036 0.5%
Fees: legal $9,557 0.3%
Total$3,289,818100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $2,861,101 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,600,000 · events $3,772
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,600,000 90.9%
Fees: other professional $101,290 3.5%
Other expenses $97,484 3.4%
Fees: accounting $30,555 1.1%
Taxes $28,000 1.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $3,772 0.1%
Total$2,861,101100%

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Trademarks

1 US trademark, 0 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
BROWN-FORMAN FOUNDATION880736162018-08-10AbandonedTRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27

The newest marks of the trademark owners above, matched to this record by name (and state).

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