Funding search · EIN 581703567 · Menlo Park, CA
J Michael Bodnar 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.
- 117
- grants reported
- $387,546
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Shalom Foundation3 grants · $55,000
- Highlands School3 grants · $40,000
- Montgomery Bell Academy of University of Nashville3 grants · $30,000
- Correctionville Emergency Responders1 grant · $25,000
- Community Food Bank of Central Alabama1 grant · $22,000
- Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula3 grants · $19,000
- National Network of Abortion Funds3 grants · $13,000
- Valley Presbyterian Church3 grants · $12,000
- Exceptional Foundation2 grants · $11,995
- Families Set Free1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 117 grants.
- $30,000
Highlands School · Birmingham, AL · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $26,000
Shalom Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $25,000
Correctionville Emergency Responders · Correctionville, IA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $25,000
Shalom Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $22,000
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $10,000
Families Set Free · Claymont, DE · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $10,000
Montgomery Bell Academy of University of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $10,000
Restaurant Giving Circle · Atlanta, GA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $10,000
University of Mississippi Foundation · Oxford, MS · 2024
To further one of more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $10,000
Montgomery Bell Academy of University of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $10,000
Montgomery Bell Academy of University of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $9,000
Woodside Priory · Portola Valley, CA · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $7,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula · Menlo Park, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $7,000
Exceptional Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $6,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula · Menlo Park, CA · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $6,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula · Menlo Park, CA · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $5,000
Big Table · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $5,000
Buck Cardinal Club · Stanford, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $5,000
Highlands School · Birmingham, AL · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $5,000
Valley Presbyterian Church · Portola Valley, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $5,000
Highlands School · Birmingham, AL · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $5,000
Studio By the Tracks · Irondale, AL · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $5,000
Valley Presbyterian Church · Portola Valley, CA · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $5,000
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $5,000
Pivotal · San Jose, CA · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $4,995
Exceptional Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $4,000
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $4,000
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $4,000
University of California San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $4,000
Big Table · Spokane, WA · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $4,000
Shalom Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $3,500
The Morgan Project · Birmingham, AL · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $3,045
Kilgoris Project · Los Altos, CA · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $3,000
Kilgoris Project · Los Altos, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $3,000
The Phoenix Club of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $3,000
Kilgoris Project · Los Altos, CA · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,501
Catholic Charities of Flagstaff · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
Indian Springs · Pelham, AL · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
Princeton University Annual Giving · Princeton, NJ · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
Easterseals Arkansas · Little Rock, AR · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
Patriot Foundation · Pinehurst, NC · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
Foundation Fighting Blindness · Columbia, MD · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
Indian Springs · Pelham, AL · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
The Legion Fund · Bowling Green, KY · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,311
Homeless in the Bay Area · Oakland, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,000
Bowman International School · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,000
Indian Springs · Pelham, AL · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,000
The Oak Hill School · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,000
Valley Presbyterian Church · Portola Valley, CA · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,332
Big Brother and Big Sisters of Eastern Mass · Boston, MA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,165
Bgcp of the East Coast · Menlo Park, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,100
Aspca · New York, NY · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
American Independent Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Bowman International School · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Cal Poly Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Camp Kesem National · Culver City, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Friends of Free Spirit · Highland Park, IL · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Georgia Tech Alumni Association · Atlanta, GA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Humane Society of the United States · Washington, DC · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Pivotal · San Jose, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
University of California San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
American Cancer Society · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Cal Poly Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Camp Kesem National · Culver City, CA · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Friends of Free Spirit · Highland Park, IL · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Pivotal · San Jose, CA · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Sarcoma Foundation of America · Damascus, MD · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Wayne Sands Benefit · Anthon, IA · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Bowman International School · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Cal Poly Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Camp Kesem National · Culver City, CA · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Friends of Warner Parks · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $585
Congolese Women Learn Self-Defense · West Hollywood, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
Global Care Force · Lenexa, KS · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
Sacred Heart Schools Atherton · Atherton, CA · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
Alzheimer Association · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
America Gives · New York, NY · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
American Friends of Soroka Medical Center · Scarsdale, NY · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
Georgia Tech Alumni Association · Atlanta, GA · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
Humane Society of the United States · Washington, DC · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
Jewish Agency · New York, NY · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
Princeton University Annual Giving · Princeton, NJ · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
Sacred Heart Schools Atherton · Atherton, CA · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
Georgia Tech Alumni Association · Atlanta, GA · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
Princeton University Annual Giving · Princeton, NJ · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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