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 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educationalreligiousconservationpreservationbuildinghistoricsciencearts

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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

$60,000
2022
$65,400
2023
$51,300
2024
$200,300
2025

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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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.