Bruce Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4257410 · reported 2023–2025
145grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$15Klower quartile
$4,000smallest grant
$5.1Mtotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 145 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $55K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
20 N Wacker Dr Ste 2414
Chicago, IL 60606-3004
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale College EDUCATION | Hillsdale, MI | $500,000 |
| Hillsdale College EDUCATION | Hillsdale, MI | $400,000 |
| Hillsdale College EDUCATION | Hillsdale, MI | $380,000 |
| Beverly Farm SOCIAL | Godfrey, IL | $100,000 |
| Hope for the Homeless CIVIC | Tempe, AZ | $100,000 |
| Beverly Farm SOCIAL | Godfrey, IL | $100,000 |
| Chicago Furniture Bank CIVIC | Chicago, IL | $70,000 |
| Chicago Furniture Bank CIVIC | Chicago, IL | $70,000 |
| African American Mus of SO AZ SUPPORT AFR. AMERICAN CULTURE | Tucson, AZ | $60,000 |
| Hope for the Homeless CIVIC | Tempe, AZ | $60,000 |
| Fcacc CIVIC | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Marine Life Ctr Juno Beach SOCIAL | Juno Beach, FL | $50,000 |
| Nourishing Hope CIVIC | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Revive Center SOCIAL | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CARE | Hagerstown, MD | $50,000 |
| Grand Canyon Trust SAFEGUARD THE GRAND CANYON | Flagstaff, AZ | $50,000 |
| Renaissance Social Services END HOMELESSNESS | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| ED Brune Mem Scholarship Fund PROVIDE TENNIS SCHOLARSHIPS | Indianapolis, IN | $50,000 |
| AS You Sow PROMOTE CORPORAL ACCOUNTABILITY | EL Cerrito, CA | $50,000 |
| Beverly Farm SOCIAL | Godfrey, IL | $50,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Chicago SOCIAL | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Ability Lab HEALTH | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Marine Life Ctr Juno Beach SOCIAL | Juno Beach, FL | $50,000 |
| Providence St Mel EDUCATIONAL | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Fcacc CIVIC | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Marine Life Ctr Juno Beach SOCIAL | Juno Beach, FL | $50,000 |
| Grand Canyon Trust SAFEGUARD THE GRAND CANYON | Flagstaff, AZ | $50,000 |
| Easter Seals Blake Foundation SOCIAL | Tucson, AZ | $40,000 |
| Michael J Foz Foundation SUPPORT PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH | New York, NY | $40,000 |
| Cambridge Reproductive Health TELEMEDICINE CARE | Cambridge, MA | $40,000 |
| Chincahua Health Foundation PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES | Douglass, AZ | $40,000 |
| Nourishing Hope CIVIC | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Revive Center SOCIAL | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Touched BY an Animal CIVIC | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Cambridge Reproductive Health TELEMEDICINE CARE | Cambridge, MA | $40,000 |
| Renaissance Social Services END HOMELESSNESS | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Environmental Voter Project CIVIC | Boston, MA | $35,000 |
| 100 Members Debating Benevolent ENDOWMENT TO ASSIST MEMBERS | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $35,000 |
| Environmental Voter Project CIVIC | Boston, MA | $35,000 |
| 100 Members Debating Benevolent ENDOWMENT TO ASSIST MEMBERS | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $35,000 |
| Elyssa's Mission SOCIAL | Northbrook, IL | $30,000 |
| Flint Creek Wildlife Rehab CIVIC | Barrington, IL | $30,000 |
| Friends of Pima Animal Care CIVIC | Tucson, AZ | $30,000 |
| Karuna Horse Rescue CIVIC | Tucson, AZ | $30,000 |
| Maryville Academy CIVIC | Des Plaines, IL | $30,000 |
| Sunnyside Unified School District EDUCATION | Tucson, AZ | $30,000 |
| Fcacc CIVIC | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Chicago Furniture Bank CIVIC | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Beagle Freedom Project RESCUE DOGS | Valley Village, CA | $30,000 |
| Easter Seals Wisconsin Respite SOCIAL | Middleton, WI | $30,000 |
| Elyssa's Mission SOCIAL | Northbrook, IL | $30,000 |
| Flint Creek Wildlife Rehab CIVIC | Barrington, IL | $30,000 |
| Karuna Horse Rescue CIVIC | Tucson, AZ | $30,000 |
| Maryville Academy CIVIC | Des Plaines, IL | $30,000 |
| Nation of Patriots CIVIC | Hastings, MN | $30,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation SOCIAL SERVICES | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Touched BY an Animal CIVIC | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| UNICEF PROVIDE WORLDWIDE AID | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Fdn PROVIDE TRAINING FOR THE DISABLED | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Ability Lab HEALTH | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
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