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Funding search · EIN 061188128 · Danbury, CT

Bj Bertram Foundation

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

62
grants reported: $57,949
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $125
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Top recipients

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Marquette High School2 grants · $20,000
Marquette University1 grant · $10,000
Literacy Volunteers3 grants · $10,000
Peter McDonald Endowment Fund1 grant · $5,000
Judicial Watch3 grants · $3,000
Ellsworth Avenue School1 grant · $1,069
Bridgewater Scholarship1 grant · $1,000
Wellspring Foundation1 grant · $1,000
Bridgewater Library1 grant · $1,000
Burnham Library1 grant · $1,000

Giving over time

$15,205

2022

$23,932

2023

$18,812

2024

Grant history

All 62 reported grants, largest first.

$10,000
Marquette High School · Chesterfield, MO · 2024
Educational
$10,000
Marquette High School · Chesterfield, MO · 2023
Educational
$10,000
Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Educational
$6,000
Literacy Volunteers · Waterbury, CT · 2024
Educational
$5,000
Peter McDonald Endowment Fund · 2023
Educational
$2,000
Literacy Volunteers · Waterbury, CT · 2023
Educational
$2,000
Literacy Volunteers · Waterbury, CT · 2022
Educational
$1,069
Ellsworth Avenue School · Danbury, CT · 2023
Educational
$1,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational
$1,000
Bridgewater Library · Bridgewater, CT · 2023
Educational
$1,000
Bridgewater Scholarship · Bridgewater, CT · 2023
Educational
$1,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational
$1,000
Wellspring Foundation · Bethlehem, CT · 2023
Educational
$1,000
Burnham Library · Bridgewater, CT · 2022
Educational
$1,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
$523
Give Local · Waterbury, CT · 2024
Educational
$454
National Fallen Firefighters · Emmitsburg, MD · 2022
Educational
$259
Scotty Fund · Bethel, CT · 2023
Educational
$250
Community Action Fund · Danbury, CT · 2023
Educational
$250
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
Educational
$250
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
Educational
$200
Leldf · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Educational
$198
St Joseph Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2024
Educational
$191
St Joseph Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2023
Educational
$170
Boystown · Boys Town, NE · 2023
Educational
$163
Vfw · Newtown, CT · 2023
Educational
$150
Marine Corps Foundation · Quantico, VA · 2023
Educational
$145
St Labre Indian School · Ashland, MT · 2024
Educational
$135
St Jude · Memphis, TN · 2022
Educational
$126
Boystown · Boys Town, NE · 2024
Educational
$125
Usdsa · Wichita, KS · 2024
Educational
$125
National Law Enforcement · New York, NY · 2023
Educational
$100
National Law Enforcement · New York, NY · 2024
Educational
$75
National Federation of the Blind · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Educational
$75
St Joseph Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2022
Educational
$70
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Educational
$66
American Diabetes Association · Arlington, VA · 2024
Educational
$60
Toys for Tots · Triangle, VA · 2022
Educational
$54
Disabled American Veterans · Danbury, CT · 2024
Educational
$50
St Jude · Memphis, TN · 2023
Educational
$50
National Law Enforcement · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
$50
Vfw · Newtown, CT · 2022
Educational
$44
March of Dimes · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Educational
$37
Disabled American Veterans · Danbury, CT · 2023
Educational
$36
Boystown · Boys Town, NE · 2022
Educational
$35
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Educational
$35
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Educational
$35
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Educational
$35
Guiding Eyes for the Blind · Yorktown Heights, NY · 2022
Educational
$30
Parkinson'S Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
Educational
$25
Shriners · Tampa, FL · 2024
Educational
$25
March of Dimes · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Educational
$25
Easter Seals · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational
$20
American Heart Association · Dalas, TX · 2024
Educational
$20
Aspca · New York, NY · 2024
Educational
$18
Christian Relief · Amarillo, TX · 2024
Educational
$18
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Educational
$18
American Diabetes Association · Arlington, VA · 2023
Educational
$18
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2023
Educational
$15
American Diabetes Association · Arlington, VA · 2024
Educational
$15
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Educational
$12
St Bonaventure Indian Mission · Thoreau, NM · 2023
Educational

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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.