Funding search · EIN 822449017 · Pittsburgh, PA

Fred and Maxi Bruhns Foundation

Name: Fred and Maxi Bruhns Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

328
grants reported: $982,091
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Various - See Attached Schedule1 grant · $211,600
Asa Social Fund for Hidden Peoples4 grants · $24,000
Bridgeport High School Alumni Foundation2 grants · $20,000
Bridgeport High School2 grants · $20,000
Shriners Hospital for Children3 grants · $16,000
Helen Keller International4 grants · $15,200
St Jude Children Research Hospital4 grants · $15,000
Best Friends Animal Society4 grants · $13,250
Boys Town3 grants · $12,000
Priderock Wildlife Refuge4 grants · $11,700

Giving over time

$38,450

2022

$423,441

2023

$283,600

2024

$236,600

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 328 grants.

$211,600
Various - See Attached Schedule · Various, PA · 2023
Donation
$10,000
Bridgeport High School Alumni Foundation · Bridgeport, WV · 2025
Donation
$10,000
Bridgeport High School Alumni Foundation · Bridgeport, WV · 2024
Donation
$10,000
Bridgeport High School · Bridgeport, WV · 2023
Donation
$10,000
Bridgeport High School · Bridgeport, WV · 2022
Donation
$7,000
Asa Social Fund for Hidden Peoples · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Donation
$7,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2024
Donation
$7,000
Helen Keller International · New York, NY · 2024
Donation
$7,000
Asa Social Fund for Hidden Peoples · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Donation
$7,000
Physicians Com for Resp Medicine · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation
$6,000
Priderock Wildlife Refuge · Terrell, TX · 2025
Donation
$6,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2025
Donation
$6,000
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023
Donation
$5,000
Asa Social Fund for Hidden Peoples · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Boys Town · Boys Town, NE · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Helen Keller International · New York, NY · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2025
Donation
$5,000
St Jude Children Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
Donationdonation
$5,000
Boys Town · Boys Town, NE · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Christian Appalachian Project · Paintsville, KY · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind · Smithtown, NY · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Jane Goodall Institute · Vienna, VA · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Operation Smile · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Peaceful Valley Rescue · Miles, TX · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2024
Donation
$5,000
St Jude Children Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Donationdonation
$5,000
Uniceff · New York, NY · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Asa Social Fund for Hidden Peoples · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Donation
$4,500
International Eye Foundation · Kensington, MD · 2023
Donation
$4,500
Special Olympics · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Donation
$4,000
Jane Goodall Institute · Vienna, VA · 2025
Donation
$4,000
Anera · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation
$4,000
Leaders Dogs for the Blind · Rochester Hills, MI · 2024
Donation
$4,000
Parkinson'S Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Donation
$4,000
International Mothers Day Shrine · Grafton, WV · 2023
Donation
$4,000
Save Them All · Erath, LA · 2023
Donation
$4,000
St Jude Children Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Donation
$3,500
Light of Life Rescue Mission · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Donation
$3,500
Operation Smile · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Donation
$3,500
Project Hope · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation
$3,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Alley Cat Rescue · Mount Rainer, MD · 2025
Donation
$3,000
American Foundation for the Blind · Arlington, VA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2025
Donation
$3,000
American Kidney Fund · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Autism Speaks · Boone, IA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Bideawee · New York, NY · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Born Free USA · Silver Springs, MO · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Braille Institute of America · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Catholic Medical Mission Board · Fort Washinton, PA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Christian Appalachian Project · Paintsville, KY · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Counquer Cancer Foundation · Merrifield, VA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Freedom Service Dogs of America · Englewood, CO · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Galapacos Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind · Smithtown, NY · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Guiding Eyes for the Blind · Yorktown Heights, NY · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Habitat for Humanity · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2025
Donation
$3,000
International Campaign for Tibet · Washington, DC · 2025
Donation
$3,000
International Eye Foundation · Kensington, MD · 2025
Donation
$3,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Ironwood Pig Sanctuary · Marana, AZ · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Kinder USA · Dallas, TX · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation · Triangle, VA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Nami · Arlington, VA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
National Wildlife Federation · Merrifield, VA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Operation Smile · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Orbis · Oconomowok, WI · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Paws With a Clause · Wayland, MI · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Peaceful Donkey Rescue · Miles, TX · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine · Washington, DC · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Physicians for Human Rights · New York, NY · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Project Hope · Washington, DC · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Save the Chimps · Fort Pierce, FL · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Seedlings Braille Books for Children · Livonia, MI · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Slb Radio · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Special Olympics of Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Uniceff · New York, NY · 2025
Donation
$3,000
USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Uso · Washington, DC · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the USA · Washington, DC · 2025
Donation
$3,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation
$3,000
Alley Cat Rescue · Mount Rainer, MD · 2024
Donation
$3,000
American Foundation for the Blind · Arlington, VA · 2024
Donation
$3,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
Donation
$3,000
American Kidney Fund · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Donation
$3,000
American Leprosy Mission · Greenville, SC · 2024
Donation
$3,000
Animal Legal Defense Fund · Cotati, CA · 2024
Donation
$3,000
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Donation
$3,000
Autism Speaks · Boone, IA · 2024
Donation
$3,000
Bideawee · New York, NY · 2024
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.