Foundation History Charles F. Brush - Biography - Chronology Funding History by - Type - Region

History of the Brush Foundation

Since its inception the Brush Foundation has distributed almost $10 million dollars.

The Foundation was originally endowed with $500,000 in 1928 with a smaller additional gift from Maurice Perkins in 1942. Through the excellent stewardship of the Board of Managers and the Trustee (originally Cleveland Trust Bank, now KeyBank National Association) the endowment has grown substantially. As illustrated by the table below:

Total Fund Value benchmarks

1980	$1.87 million
1992	$4.54 million
2005	$7.88 million
2006	$8.27 million
2009	$6.00 million
2011	$7.49 million	(as of 6/28/11)

Since its inception the Foundation has maintained its commitment to funding only in the area of reproductive health, family planning and reproductive choice. As the Foundation celebrated its 80th anniversary it proudly announced that it anticipates breaking the $10 million mark of funds awarded before the end of 2009. Over the past decade annual grant awards in all three funding categories (Program Grants, Core Grants and Scholarship) has averaged $337,000 per year.

1928 - 1980	$2,750,538
1981 - 1988	$1,240,972
1989 - 2005	$4,604,848
2006 - 2008	$1,125,000
2009	$315,500
2010	$322,500
2011	$170,000
TOTAL	$10,528,858

The tabs at the right will open tables that show breakdowns of funding from 1989 through 2008 by Type of Proposal in our primary focus areas and the Region of Service.