Funding search · EIN 832458634 · Chicago, IL
Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation Dated 722018
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 66
- grants reported
- $377,000
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,000
- 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.
What they fund
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8 grants matching “historic preservation” · $9,700
- $5,000
French Colonial America · Ste Genevieve, MO · 2025
Historic preservation
- $2,500
Elsberry Historic Preservation Society · Elsberry, MO · 2025
Building preservation
- $500
Missouri Preservation · St Louis, MO · 2025
Historic preservation
- $500
Elsberry Historic Preservation Society · Elsberry, MO · 2025
Building preservation
- $100
Elsberry Historic Preservation Society · Elsberry, MO · 2025
Building preservation
- $500
Elsberry Historic Preservation Society · Elsberry, MO · 2024
Building preservation
- $500
French Colonial America · Ste Genevieve, MO · 2024
Historic preservation
- $100
Missouri Preservation · St Louis, MO · 2024
Historic preservation
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- William & Mary Business School Foundation3 grants · $125,000
- Missouri Botanical Garden5 grants · $65,900
- Roaring Fork Conservancy5 grants · $32,750
- Elsberry Ministerial Alliance1 grant · $20,000
- Food Bank of the Rockies2 grants · $15,000
- The Brent Shapiro Foundation1 grant · $15,000
- Elsberry United Methodist Church9 grants · $13,450
- University at Buffalo Foundation1 grant · $10,000
- Siteman Cancer Center1 grant · $10,000
- American Cancer Society1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 66 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
William & Mary Business School Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
educational
- $50,000
William & Mary Business School Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
educational
- $25,000
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2025
Science and conservation
- $25,000
William & Mary Business School Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2025
Educational
- $20,000
Elsberry Ministerial Alliance · Elsberry, MO · 2025
Religious
- $15,000
The Brent Shapiro Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Drug prevention
- $15,000
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2024
Science and Conservation
- $15,000
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2023
public charity
- $10,000
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
Cancer research
- $10,000
Food Bank of the Rockies · Aurora, CO · 2025
Hunger relief
- $10,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2025
Conservation
- $10,000
Siteman Cancer Center · St Louis, MO · 2025
Cancer treatment and research
- $10,000
University at Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Educational
- $10,000
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2024
Science and Conservation
- $10,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2024
Conservation
- $10,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2022
conservation preservation
- $8,000
Elsberry R-Ii School District · Elsberry, MO · 2025
Educational
- $5,200
Elsberry United Methodist Church · Elsberry, MO · 2025
Religious
- $5,000
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless · Denver, CO · 2025
Homelessness prevention
- $5,000
Food Bank of the Rockies · Aurora, CO · 2025
Hunger relief
- $5,000
French Colonial America · Ste Genevieve, MO · 2025
Historic preservation
- $5,000
Elsberry High School · Elsberry, MO · 2024
Educational
- $3,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2025
Environmental
- $3,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2025
Environmental
- $2,600
Elsberry United Methodist Church · Elsberry, MO · 2024
Religious
- $2,500
Elsberry Historic Preservation Society · Elsberry, MO · 2025
Building preservation
- $2,500
Elsberry United Methodist Church · Elsberry, MO · 2025
Religious
- $2,500
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2025
Conservation
- $2,500
Saint Louis Art Museum · St Louis, MO · 2025
Arts
- $2,500
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra · St Louis, MO · 2025
Music
- $2,500
Saint Louis Zoo Association · St Louis, MO · 2025
Education and conservation
- $2,500
Cardinal Glennon Children'S Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
Health care
- $2,000
Childrens Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2025
Health care
- $2,000
Eastern Shore Coalition Against Domestic Violence · Onancock, VA · 2025
Domestic violence prevention
- $2,000
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
Environmental
- $2,000
Joseph R Palmer Family Memorial Library · Elsberry, MO · 2025
Educational
- $1,500
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund · New York, NY · 2025
Civil rights
- $1,500
Speak Rescue and Sanctuary · Troy, IL · 2025
Animal rescue
- $1,200
Elsberry United Methodist Church · Elsberry, MO · 2024
Religious
- $1,000
Nine Pbs · St Louis, MO · 2025
Educational
- $900
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2025
Science and conservation
- $800
Elsberry United Methodist Church · Elsberry, MO · 2024
Religious
- $500
Elsberry High School · Elsberry, MO · 2025
Athletic Department support
- $500
Elsberry Historic Preservation Society · Elsberry, MO · 2025
Building preservation
- $500
Joseph R Palmer Family Memorial Library · Elsberry, MO · 2025
Educational
- $500
Missouri Cattlemen'S Association · Columbia, MO · 2025
Protect cattle industry
- $500
Missouri Preservation · St Louis, MO · 2025
Historic preservation
- $500
Elsberry High School · Elsberry, MO · 2024
Athletic Department support
- $500
Elsberry Historic Preservation Society · Elsberry, MO · 2024
Building preservation
- $500
Elsberry United Methodist Church · Elsberry, MO · 2024
Religious
- $500
French Colonial America · Ste Genevieve, MO · 2024
Historic preservation
- $500
Joseph R Palmer Family Memorial Library · Elsberry, MO · 2024
Educational
- $500
Missouri Cattlemen'S Association · Columbia, MO · 2024
Protect cattle industry
- $400
Elsberry United Methodist Church · Elsberry, MO · 2025
Religious
- $400
United Methodist Church · Elsberry, MO · 2023
religious
- $250
Autism Society - the Heartland · Olathe, KS · 2024
Autism community support
- $250
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2024
Conservation
- $150
Elsberry United Methodist Church · Elsberry, MO · 2024
Religious
- $150
Joseph R Palmer Family Memorial Library · Elsberry, MO · 2024
Educational
- $100
Elsberry Historic Preservation Society · Elsberry, MO · 2025
Building preservation
- $100
Home Care & Hospice Foundation of Pike County · Bowling Green, MO · 2025
Health care
- $100
Raintree Arts Council · Clarksville, MO · 2025
Arts
- $100
Elsberry High School · Elsberry, MO · 2024
Educational
- $100
Elsberry United Methodist Church · Elsberry, MO · 2024
Religious
- $100
Missouri Preservation · St Louis, MO · 2024
Historic preservation
- $100
Raintree Arts Council · Clarksville, MO · 2024
Arts
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