The Donald C. Brace Foundation appears to be a highly intentional, place-based funder with two especially strong geographic ties: Teton Valley, Idaho/Wyoming and Sarasota, Florida. It supports a mix of essential community needs and mission-driven causes, including local health care, literacy, food security, arts, and environmental conservation, while also making some larger gifts to national advocacy and humanitarian organizations. The repeated grants to the same organizations suggest a preference for cultivating ongoing relationships with a relatively small set of grantees rather than spreading funds broadly.
Concentrated giving with a meaningful number of repeat grantees; the foundation appears to make multi-year or recurring grants to core organizations, often at moderate-to-large amounts, rather than many small one-time gifts.
Notable grantees: Teton Valley Health Care, Girls Inc Sarasota, Doctors Without Borders, Community Foundation of Teton Valley, Riverkeeper, Inc.
$2.5M
$16.6M
$1.9M
$3.3M
Most grants fall between $15K and $50K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 1% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Teton Valley | Driggs, ID | $140,000 | 2025 | — |
| Literacy Council of Sarasota | Lancaster, PA | $125,000 | 2025 | — |
| Girls Inc Sarasota | Sarasota, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | — |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | — |
| Teton Valley Health Care | Driggs, ID | $100,000 | 2025 | — |
| Columbia Uni Alumni Assn Gift Systems- Noelle Bannister | New York, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | — |
| Manes & Miracles | San Tan Valley, AZ | $75,000 | 2025 | — |
| Friends of the Teton River | Driggs, ID | $75,000 | 2025 | — |
| Sierra Club Foundation -Attn: Steve Carfagno | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| New York City Ballet | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| Valley of the Tetons Library | Victor, ID | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| Friends of the Earth | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| Muscular Dystrophy | New Hyde Park, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| Teton Arts Council | Driggs, ID | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| Hope for Ukraine, Inc. Attn: Yuriy Boyechko | Roseland, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| Earth Justice - Attn: Libby Marsh | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| 350.0RG | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| Planned Parenthood Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| Teton Valley Food Pantry | Driggs, ID | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| We Act | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| Food Corps | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| The Literacy Council of Lancaster Lebanon | Lancaster, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| Riverkeeper, Inc. | Ossining, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | — |
| Heroes on Horseback | Bluffton, SC | $30,000 | 2025 | — |
| Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors (JFAN) | Fairfield, IA | $30,000 | 2025 | — |
| Pockets Full of Sunshine | Bluffton, SC | $28,000 | 2025 | — |
| Gold Canyon Arts Council | Gold Canyon, AZ | $25,000 | 2025 | — |
| All Faiths Food Bank | Sarasota, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | — |
| Folds of Honor | Owasso, OK | $25,000 | 2025 | — |
| Riverkeeper, Inc. | Ossining, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | — |
| National Young Farmers Coalition-Michelle Hughes | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | — |
| Columbia Uni Alumni Assn Gift Systems- Noelle Bannister | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | — |
| Developing Artists Theater Company | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | — |
| Sustainable lowa Land | West Branch, IA | $20,000 | 2025 | — |
| Hawthorne Valley Association | Ghent, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | — |
| Marin Agricultural Land Trust-Attn: Amber Driscoll | Pt. Reyes Station, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | — |
| Children's Miracle Network | Hilton Head Island, SC | $17,500 | 2025 | — |
| Low Country Autism Foundation | Charleston, SC | $16,000 | 2025 | — |
| Studio in a School | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | — |
| Above & Beyond the Classroom | Driggs, ID | $15,000 | 2025 | — |
| Guardians of Flushing Bay | Woodside, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | — |
| Regina Opera Company | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | — |
| West Side Community Garden | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | — |
| Island Angels | Deer Isle, ME | $10,000 | 2025 | — |
| Mill Valley Arts Festival | Mill Valley, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | — |
| Richmond Neighborhood Center | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | — |
| Special Olympics Area 8 | Hilton Head, SC | $6,000 | 2025 | — |
| San Francisco / Marin County | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | — |
Community Foundation of Teton Valley
$140,000Literacy Council of Sarasota
$125,000Girls Inc Sarasota
$100,000Doctors Without Borders
$100,000Teton Valley Health Care
$100,000Columbia Uni Alumni Assn Gift Systems- Noelle Bannister
$75,000Manes & Miracles
$75,000Sierra Club Foundation -Attn: Steve Carfagno
$50,000Valley of the Tetons Library
$50,000Muscular Dystrophy
$50,000Teton Arts Council
$50,000American Red Cross
$50,000Metropolitan Opera
$50,000Earth Justice - Attn: Libby Marsh
$50,000350.0RG
$50,000Planned Parenthood Foundation
$50,000We Act
$50,000The Literacy Council of Lancaster Lebanon
$50,000Heroes on Horseback
$30,000Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors (JFAN)
$30,000Gold Canyon Arts Council
$25,000Folds of Honor
$25,000National Young Farmers Coalition-Michelle Hughes
$25,000Columbia Uni Alumni Assn Gift Systems- Noelle Bannister
$25,000Developing Artists Theater Company
$20,000Sustainable lowa Land
$20,000Hawthorne Valley Association
$20,000Children's Miracle Network
$17,500Low Country Autism Foundation
$16,000Above & Beyond the Classroom
$15,000Guardians of Flushing Bay
$15,000Regina Opera Company
$15,000West Side Community Garden
$15,000Island Angels
$10,000Mill Valley Arts Festival
$10,000Richmond Neighborhood Center
$10,000Special Olympics Area 8
$6,000San Francisco / Marin County
$5,000