Funding search · EIN 366068626 · Ft Myers, FL

The Bruning Foundation

Name: The Bruning Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

261
grants reported: $2.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
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.

What they fund

educational medical religous

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

North Lakeland Discovery Center3 grants · $204,000
Ducks Unlimited3 grants · $140,000
Sanibel Captiva Conservation3 grants · $135,000
Golisano Childrens Hospital2 grants · $90,000
Carmel High School3 grants · $75,000
Seamark Ranch3 grants · $60,000
Jacksonville University3 grants · $60,000
Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation2 grants · $59,400
St Thomas Rutherford Foundation3 grants · $55,000
Community Table Arvada3 grants · $52,500

Giving over time

$803,000

2022

$814,900

2023

$801,000

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 261 grants.

$70,000
North Lakeland Discovery Center · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2022
Charitable
$69,000
North Lakeland Discovery Center · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2024
Charitable
$65,000
North Lakeland Discovery Center · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2023
Charitable
$50,000
Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2024
Charitable
$50,000
Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2022
Charitable
$50,000
Golisano Childrens Hospital · Ft Myers, FL · 2022
Charitable
$50,000
Sanibel Captiva Conservation · Sanibel, FL · 2022
Charitable
$45,000
Carmel High School · Mundelein, IL · 2024
Educational
$45,000
Sanibel Captiva Conservation · Sanibel, FL · 2024
Charitable
$40,000
Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2023
Charitable
$40,000
Golisano Childrens Hospital · Ft Myers, FL · 2023
Charitable
$40,000
Sanibel Captiva Conservation · Sanibel, FL · 2023
Charitable
$40,000
Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation · East Dundee, IL · 2022
Charitable
$25,000
St Thomas Rutherford Foundation · Murfreesboro, TN · 2022
Charitable
$24,500
Community Table Arvada · Arvada, CO · 2024
Charitable
$21,000
Brown Family Ymca · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2024
Charitable
$20,000
Jacksonville University · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Educational
$20,000
Seamark Ranch · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Charitable
$20,000
Community Foundation of Greater · Dubuque, IA · 2023
Charitable
$20,000
Jacksonville University · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Educational
$20,000
Ponte Vedra Ymca · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2023
Charitable
$20,000
Seamark Ranch · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Charitable
$20,000
College of the Holy Cross · Worcester, MA · 2022
Educational
$20,000
Jacksonville University · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Educational
$20,000
Ponte Vedra Ymca · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2022
Charitable
$20,000
Seamark Ranch · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Charitable
$19,400
Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation · East Dundee, IL · 2023
Charitable
$18,000
Can-Do Canines · New Hope, MN · 2024
Charitable
$18,000
Community Table Arvada · Arvada, CO · 2023
Charitable
$18,000
Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable
$16,000
Twin Cities Pet Rescue · St Paul, MN · 2024
Charitable
$16,000
Can-Do Canines · New Hope, MN · 2023
Charitable
$16,000
Wind Walkers Therapeutic Riding · Carbondale, CO · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Dickinson College · Carlisle, PA · 2024
Educational
$15,000
Friends of the Gtm Reserve · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · 2024
Charitable
$15,000
Gladiolus Food Pantry · Ft Myers, FL · 2024
Charitable
$15,000
Love Futbol · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
$15,000
Me Squared Cancer Center · Southlake, TX · 2024
Medical
$15,000
Shattuck-St Mary'S School · Fairbault, MN · 2024
Charitable
$15,000
St Thomas Rutherford Foundation · Murfreesboro, TN · 2024
Charitable
$15,000
Carmel High School · Mundelein, IL · 2023
Educational
$15,000
College of the Holy Cross · Worcester, MA · 2023
Educational
$15,000
Holy Cross Lutheran School · Madison, WI · 2023
Charitable
$15,000
Me Squared Cancer Center · Southlake, TX · 2023
Medical
$15,000
Shattuck-St Mary'S School · Fairbault, MN · 2023
Charitable
$15,000
St Thomas Rutherford Foundation · Murfreesboro, TN · 2023
Charitable
$15,000
Can-Do Canines · New Hope, MN · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Carmel High School · Mundelein, IL · 2022
Educational
$15,000
Tke Educational Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Charitable
$14,500
Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable
$13,000
Twin Cities Pet Rescue · St Paul, MN · 2023
Charitable
$12,500
Honor Connor · West Simsbury, CT · 2024
Charitable
$12,000
Bridging Bionics Foundation · Basalt, CO · 2024
Charitable
$12,000
Centennial High School · Columbus, OH · 2024
Educational
$12,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Charitable
$12,000
Wind Walkers Therapeutic Riding · Carbondale, CO · 2024
Charitable
$12,000
Bridging Bionics Foundation · Basalt, CO · 2023
Charitable
$12,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Charitable
$12,000
Wind Walkers Therapeutic Riding · Carbondale, CO · 2023
Charitable
$12,000
Me Squared Cancer Center · Southlake, TX · 2022
Medical
$11,000
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Educational
$10,000
De Lasalle Academy of Fort Myers · Ft Myers, FL · 2024
Educational
$10,000
Holy Cross Lutheran School · Madison, WI · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Magdalene House Chicago · N Riverside, IL · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Tke Educational Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Wisconsin Bible Fellowship · Beloit, WI · 2024
Religous
$10,000
Youth Conservation Corps · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Aspen Academy · Savage, MN · 2023
Educational
$10,000
Beef 4 Hunger · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Brentwood United Methodist · Nashville, TN · 2023
Religous
$10,000
Centennial High School · Columbus, OH · 2023
Educational
$10,000
Friends of the Gtm Reserve · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Magdalene House Chicago · N Riverside, IL · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Oregon Area Fireems District · Oregon, WI · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Peace Dragon · Old Hickory, TN · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Tke Educational Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Wisconsin Bible Fellowship · Beloit, WI · 2023
Religous
$10,000
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Educational
$10,000
Beef 4 Hunger · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Collier Community Foundation · Naples, FL · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Community Table Arvada · Arvada, CO · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Friends of the Gtm Reserve · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Gladiolus Food Pantry · Ft Myers, FL · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Honor Conor · West Simsbury, CT · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Magdalene House Chicago · N Riverside, IL · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Marmon Valley Ministries · Zanesfield, OH · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Peace Dragon · Old Hickory, TN · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Shattuck-St Mary'S School · Fairbault, MN · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Wisconsin Bible Fellowship · Beloit, WI · 2022
Religous
$9,000
Dickinson College · Carlisle, PA · 2023
Educational
$9,000
Love Futbol · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
$9,000
Twin Cities Pet Rescue · St Paul, MN · 2022
Charitable
$8,000
Aspen Academy · Savage, MN · 2024
Educational
$8,000
Friends in Need Food Shelf · Cottage Grove, MN · 2023
Charitable
$8,000
Bridging Bionics Foundation · Basalt, CO · 2022
Charitable
$8,000
K9'S for Veterans Abroad · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2022
Charitable
$7,500
Beef 4 Hunger · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Charitable
$7,500
College of the Holy Cross · Worcester, MA · 2024
Educational
$7,500
Unitypoint Health-Meriter · Madison, WI · 2024
Charitable
$7,500
Northshore Integrative Medicine · Evanston, IL · 2022
Charitable

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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.