Donor Recognition Guidelines

The Brown Foundation intentionally aims to maintain a low profile, keeping the spotlight on our grant recipients.  Please review these guidelines and contact your Grants Officer or grants@brownfoundation.org with any questions. For additional details about donor recognition, please consult your Brown Foundation Grant Agreement.

1. Donor lists. Grant recipients may publicly acknowledge receipt of a grant from the Brown Foundation in digital, print, and/or physical form. No additional permissions are required to include the Brown Foundation’s name in any type of donor roster. We prefer that our name appear as The Brown Foundation, Inc.
2. Media. The Brown Foundation typically prefers to avoid most forms of media attention. Grant recipients may not refer to the Brown Foundation in press releases, website announcements, social media postings, and/or any other similar form of communication without prior written consent. Please consult your Grants Officer or grants@brownfoundation.org to discuss.
3. Naming. The Brown Foundation selectively accepts naming opportunities for physical installments or spaces. The Foundation considers naming opportunities after a grant has been awarded, and naming opportunities rarely influence Foundation decisions as to whether to award a grant. Please consult your Grants Officer or grants@brownfoundation.org to determine if the Foundation wishes to accept a naming opportunity.
4. Printed collateral or invitations. The Brown Foundation strongly prefers that grant recipients refrain from sending printed items such as invitations to events, galas, magazines, annual reports, or other similar printed collateral. We kindly request that you remove our mailing address from any bulk-mail lists.
5. Gifts or commemorative items. The Brown Foundation strongly prefers that grantees dedicate their resources to their mission. We kindly request that you refrain from giving any type of commemorative items or gifts to any member of Brown Foundation, its Board of Trustees, or its staff.