The TUW Karl M Brawner Charitable foundation concentrates on large, unrestricted gifts to faith‑based institutions and affiliated schools, with a particular emphasis on Presbyterian and Christian organizations and one recurring major gift to a national health charity. Grants are sizeable, uniform in amount, and often made repeatedly to the same recipients, suggesting long‑term relationships rather than one‑off project support. Although the foundation is based in Dallas, its grantee list shows strong ties to religious and educational institutions in the Southeast (e.g., Georgia).
Concentrated, repeat large grants of similar size to a small set of grantees — primarily faith‑based schools and churches — with occasional major gifts to established national charities.
A defining feature of Tuw Karl M Brawner Charitable is its repeated unrestricted support for a small set of faith-based institutions, including Presbyterian College, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, Peachtree Presbyterian Church, and Peachtree Christian Church. The foundation’s recent awards are tightly patterned: the same organizations reappear, and the stated purpose is consistently unrestricted general support. That suggests a grantmaking style built around ongoing relationships rather than one-time projects. Its giving reaches both schools and churches. Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina received recurring general support, as did Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in Rabun Gap, Georgia. In Atlanta, both Peachtree Presbyterian Church and Peachtree Christian Church were funded with the same unrestricted designation. The foundation also made a comparable general gift to the American Cancer Society’s Florida Division attn Probate & Trust Mgmt in Oklahoma City. Across these grants, the common thread is flexible support for institutions rather than program-specific funding. The pattern is notable for its consistency in grantee type and grant purpose, with faith-affiliated education and worship organizations appearing alongside a national health charity.
In Presbyterian higher education, the foundation gave unrestricted support to Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. That same general-support approach appears in its K-12 giving: Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in Rabun Gap, Georgia received unrestricted grants in both 2023 and 2024. Church support is also central. Peachtree Presbyterian Church and Peachtree Christian Church, both in Atlanta, each received unrestricted general grants, showing attention to congregational institutions in the same metro area. A separate thread in the portfolio is health philanthropy. The American Cancer Society’s Florida Division attn Probate & Trust Mgmt in Oklahoma City received unrestricted general support in both years shown, making it one of the recurring nonreligious beneficiaries in the recent record.
Typical grant sizes cluster tightly around the mid-teens: the 25th percentile is $12,622, the median is $15,995, and the 75th percentile is $19,368. That narrow spread matches the recent grant list, where the same dollar amounts recur across multiple recipients and years. The record also shows repeat giving. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation is a private charity; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The available grant descriptions are consistently unrestricted general support.
$160K
$1.7M
$56K
$92K
Most grants fall between $13K and $19K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$19K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in GA.
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Notable grantees: Presbyterian College, Rabun Gap‑Nacoochee School, Peachtree Presbyterian Church, Peachtree Christian Church, American Cancer Society (Florida Division)
Giving is regional rather than national, and it is concentrated outside the foundation’s Dallas headquarters. Georgia is the top state by grant count, with Atlanta and Rabun Gap both appearing in the recent grants list. South Carolina is also represented through Clinton, and Oklahoma appears through Oklahoma City. All recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients, with no grants shown to non-U.S. organizations.
The recent grants show a clear emphasis on faith-based institutions and affiliated schools. Recipients include Presbyterian College, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, Peachtree Presbyterian Church, and Peachtree Christian Church, all funded with unrestricted general support. A recurring health charity also appears in the record.
Yes. Every recent grant in the data is labeled unrestricted general support. That includes gifts to Presbyterian College in Clinton, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in Rabun Gap, and the two Atlanta churches, as well as the American Cancer Society’s Florida Division attn Probate & Trust Mgmt.
The foundation’s grants are tightly grouped. The 25th percentile is $12,622, the median is $15,995, and the 75th percentile is $19,368. The recent grants list matches that pattern, with awards at those same two amounts.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, Peachtree Christian Church, the American Cancer Society’s Florida Division attn Probate & Trust Mgmt, Peachtree Presbyterian Church, and Presbyterian College. That points to repeated relationships over time.
Georgia is the top state by grant count. Recent grants include recipients in Atlanta and Rabun Gap, while other grants went to Clinton, South Carolina and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. None of the recent grants shown went to Texas recipients.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM CANCER SOCIETY FL DIV ATTN PROBATE & TRUST MGMT | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $12,622 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PEACHTREE CHRISTIAN CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $12,622 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| RABUN GAP-NACOOCHEE SCHOOL ATTN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | RABUN GAP, GA | $12,622 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PEACHTREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $12,622 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE ATTN CONTROLLER | CLINTON, SC | $12,622 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| AM CANCER SOCIETY FL DIV ATTN PROBATE & TRUST MGMT | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $19,368 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PEACHTREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $19,368 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PEACHTREE CHRISTIAN CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $19,368 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| RABUN GAP-NACOOCHEE SCHOOL ATTN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | RABUN GAP, GA | $19,368 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE ATTN CONTROLLER | CLINTON, SC | $19,368 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
AM CANCER SOCIETY FL DIV ATTN PROBATE & TRUST MGMT
$12,622UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
PEACHTREE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
$12,622UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
RABUN GAP-NACOOCHEE SCHOOL ATTN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
$12,622UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
PEACHTREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$12,622UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE ATTN CONTROLLER
$12,622UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
AM CANCER SOCIETY FL DIV ATTN PROBATE & TRUST MGMT
$19,368UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
PEACHTREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$19,368UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
PEACHTREE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
$19,368UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
RABUN GAP-NACOOCHEE SCHOOL ATTN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
$19,368UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE ATTN CONTROLLER
$19,368UNRESTRICTED GENERAL