Funding search · EIN 237049105 · Columbia, IL
Bk Bryant 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.
- 42
- grants reported
- $82,750
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,500
- 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Community Foundation for Independence3 grants · $10,750
- Bethany United Methodist Church3 grants · $9,000
- Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church3 grants · $8,500
- Independence Historical Museum3 grants · $8,000
- First Church of the Nazarene3 grants · $7,000
- Friends of Riverside Park and Zoo Association3 grants · $6,000
- Tunnel To Towers Foundation3 grants · $5,000
- Samaritan'S Purse International Relief3 grants · $5,000
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association3 grants · $5,000
- Helping Strays3 grants · $4,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 42 reported grants, largest first.
- $5,000
Bethany United Methodist Church · Columbia, IL · 2023
Support for General Operations
- $4,500
Community Foundation for Independence · Independence, KS · 2024
Support for General Operations
- $4,000
Independence Historical Museum · Independence, KS · 2024
Support for General Operations
- $3,250
Community Foundation for Independence · Independence, KS · 2023
Support for General Operations
- $3,000
Bethany United Methodist Church · Columbia, IL · 2024
Support for General Operations
- $3,000
First Church of the Nazarene · Independence, KS · 2024
Support for General Operations
- $3,000
Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church · Independence, KS · 2024
Support for General Operations
- $3,000
Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church · Independence, KS · 2023
Support for General Operations
- $3,000
Community Foundation for Independence · Independence, KS · 2022
Support for General Operations
- $2,500
Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church · Independence, KS · 2022
Support for General Operations
- $2,000
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Support for General Operations
- $2,000
Friends of Riverside Park and Zoo Association · Independence, KS · 2024
Support for General Operations
- $2,000
Samaritan'S Purse International Relief · Boone, NC · 2024
Support for General Operations
- $2,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Support for General Operations
- $2,000
First Church of the Nazarene · Independence, KS · 2023
Support for General Operations
- $2,000
Friends of Riverside Park and Zoo Association · Independence, KS · 2023
Support for General Operations
- $2,000
Independence Historical Museum · Independence, KS · 2023
Support for General Operations
- $2,000
First Church of the Nazarene · Independence, KS · 2022
Support for General Operations
- $2,000
Friends of Riverside Park and Zoo Association · Independence, KS · 2022
Support for General Operations
- $2,000
Independence Historical Museum · Independence, KS · 2022
Support for General Operations
- $1,500
Animals With Our Love · Independence, KS · 2024
Support for General Operations
- $1,500
Helping Strays · Columbia, IL · 2024
Support for General Operations
- $1,500
Saint Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Support for General Operations
- $1,500
Animals With Our Love · Independence, KS · 2023
Support for General Operations
- $1,500
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Support for General Operations
- $1,500
Helping Strays · Columbia, IL · 2023
Support for General Operations
- $1,500
Saint Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Support for General Operations
- $1,500
Samaritan'S Purse International Relief · Boone, NC · 2023
Support for General Operations
- $1,500
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Support for General Operations
- $1,500
Animals With Our Love · Independence, KS · 2022
Support for General Operations
- $1,500
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Support for General Operations
- $1,500
Helping Strays · Columbia, IL · 2022
Support for General Operations
- $1,500
Samaritan'S Purse International Relief · Boone, NC · 2022
Support for General Operations
- $1,500
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022
Support for General Operations
- $1,000
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for General Operations
- $1,000
Salvation Army · Marion, IL · 2024
Support for General Operations
- $1,000
Good Samaritan Ministries of the Metro East · Collinsville, IL · 2023
Support for General Operations
- $1,000
Bethany United Methodist Church · Columbia, IL · 2022
Support for General Operations
- $1,000
First United Methodist Church · Independence, KS · 2022
Support for General Operations
- $1,000
Saint Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Support for General Operations
- $1,000
The Salvation Army · Marion, IL · 2022
Support for General Operations
- $500
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for General Operations
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