The Brown Sisters Foundation is the continued legacy of Helen and Barbara Brown. We exist to help make God’s love visible among distressed communities by partnering with those organizations who embody God’s heart for the poor, and providing leverage to help them accomplish their work more effectively. We fund primarily Catholic organizations whose purpose is outreach and service to the poor, with a specific emphasis on youth, and with a heart to dignify and empower those they serve towards self-sufficiency. Our funding is leverage-based, to help an existing organization become more sustainable, increase its impact, broaden its services, launch new initiatives, or expand its capacity.
Barbara and Helen Brown were unique women who have left a legacy that will far outlive them and created an impact that extends beyond their reach to change and bless and better our world. They remain an example of stewardship, generosity, and possibility. learn more …
There are a few values that drive our work:
We view our investment in grantees as a partnership towards common objectives. We’re looking for “Fit” in a few primary ways:
Check out our Grant Process to consider applying. learn more …
The Brown Sisters Foundation offers matching grants, challenge grants, or grants that are intended to generate leverage for your organization during critical junctures or unique opportunities. There are also specific types of projects we are most interested in funding. learn more …
We love to meet organizations who might be a potential fit and learn about the work that you do. We view our funding as partnership with our grantees, and it’s important to us to get to know you and understand your vision and priorities. We know that our funding is one small part of the engine that fuels your important work, and we know that the change we hope to see in our world can’t happen without excellent organizations working hard to see it through. Check out our funding priorities to see who we fund, and send us an email if you’d like to have a conversation.
We currently have one annual funding cycle, which opens in the summer of each year. We like to brainstorm and strategize with potential grantees to help determine what type of funding and project might be the most useful to your organization and provide the strongest leverage.
We’re proud of our partners and have learned a lot from their work. Check out our grant portfolio to gain a feel for the type of partnership that makes a good fit. Check out more about our funding priorities and grant process.
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Breakdown St. Louis
Marian Middle School
Midtown Catholic Charities
Mission St. Louis
Shepherd’s Center
Urban K-Life
Angel Baked Cookies – North Grand Neighborhood Services
De La Salle Middle School
Little Sisters of the Poor
Nine Network of Public Media
Executive Director: Lindsay Matush
Email: lindsay@brownsisters.org
Interested in applying for a grant? Please check out our funding priorities and grant process, and if you think there's a potential for partnership contact us using the form below.
