Robert & Nancy Brooks Foundation Incorporated
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes, with a strong emphasis on humanitarian aid, religious initiatives, and educational programs. Its mission reflects a commitment to improving community welfare through grants to hospitals, religious organizations, and educational institutions. The foundation prioritizes charitable and humanitarian efforts, often funding organizations that provide essential services and support to underserved populations. Although it operates primarily in New York, its funding extends to various states, demonstrating a broader commitment to charitable work across the country.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-midsize charities in healthcare, faith-based services, education, or international humanitarian relief with an existing connection or credible referral into the foundation’s network.
Good Fit
- • Work in hospitals, medical or health charities
- • Religious or faith-based nonprofit programming
- • Educational or literacy programs
- • Established relationship, referral, or prior engagement with the foundation or its leadership
- • Projects sized to the foundation’s typical grants (many awards in the low- to mid-five-figure range)
Geography
Grants in the observed years went to recipients in multiple states (nine states in the latest year and up to ten in prior years), indicating a multi-state/national footprint even though 2024 was heavily skewed to California by dollar share.
Recipient Variety
The latest filing shows about 28 distinct recipients across hospitals, religious organizations, education, and humanitarian groups, and the three-year history includes many different beneficiaries rather than an extremely small circle.
New Applicants
Behaviorally the foundation funded 13 new recipients in the latest year (with 15 returning recipients), which shows turnover and occasional new entrants, but the publicly stated operating mode—grants only to preselected recipients and no public website—means unsolicited applicants are unlikely to find an open application path.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
