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Funding search · EIN 396032741 · Chicago, IL

James B & Jane R Bradford Endowment Xxxxx3007

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

57
grants reported: $430,929
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $6,654
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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The Principia4 grants · $51,893
The First Church of Christ4 grants · $50,834
Ymca of Metropolitan Milwaukee4 grants · $50,834
Braille Institute of America4 grants · $50,834
The Milwaukee Protestant Home4 grants · $50,834
John Howard Association3 grants · $37,278
Calvary Presbyterian Church6 grants · $25,468
Wisconsin Humane Society4 grants · $25,418
American Humane Association4 grants · $25,418
Community Church of New Boston4 grants · $25,418

Giving over time

$111,938

2022

$104,090

2023

$100,870

2024

$114,031

2025

Grant history

All 57 reported grants, largest first.

$13,556
Braille Institute of America · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General
$13,556
John Howard Association of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$13,556
The First Church of Christ · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$13,556
The Milwaukee Protestant Home · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
$13,556
The Principia · Saint Louis, MO · 2025
General
$13,556
Ymca of Metropolitan Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
$13,307
The Principia · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
General
$13,307
Braille Institute of America · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General
$13,307
John Howard Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$13,307
The First Church of Christ · Boston, MA · 2022
General
$13,307
The Milwaukee Protestant Home · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General
$13,307
The Principia · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
General
$13,307
Ymca of Metropolitan Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General
$12,248
Braille Institute of America · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General
$12,248
John Howard Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$12,248
The First Church of Christ · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$12,248
The Milwaukee Protestant Home · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
$12,248
Ymca of Metropolitan Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
$11,723
Braille Institute of America · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General
$11,723
John Howard Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$11,723
The First Church of Christ · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$11,723
The Milwaukee Protestant Home · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
$11,723
The Principia · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
General
$11,723
Ymca of Metropolitan Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
$6,778
American Humane Association · Englewood, CO · 2025
General
$6,778
Calvary Presbyterian Church · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
$6,778
Community Church of New Boston · New Boston, NH · 2025
General
$6,778
Wisconsin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
$6,654
American Humane Association · Englewood, CO · 2022
General
$6,654
Calvary Presbyterian Church · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General
$6,654
Community Church of New Boston · New Boston, NH · 2022
General
$6,654
Wisconsin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General
$6,124
American Humane Association · Englewood, CO · 2023
General
$6,124
Calvary Presbyterian Church · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
$6,124
Community Church of New Boston · New Boston, NH · 2023
General
$6,124
Wisconsin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
$5,862
American Humane Association · Englewood, CO · 2024
General
$5,862
Calvary Presbyterian Church · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
$5,862
Community Church of New Boston · New Boston, NH · 2024
General
$5,862
Wisconsin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
$2,711
Goodwill Industries of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
$2,711
Young Womens Christian Assn · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
$2,661
Goodwill Industries of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General
$2,661
Young Women'S Christian Assn · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General
$2,450
Goodwill Industries of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
$2,450
Young Women'S Christian Assn · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
$2,345
Goodwill Industries of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
$2,345
Young Women'S Christian Assn · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
$2,202
Young Womens Christian Assn · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
$136
Assoc for Preservation of Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2025
General
$133
Assoc for Preservation of Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2022
General
$122
Assoc for Preservation of Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2023
General
$117
Assoc for Preservation of Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2024
General
$75
Womens Association Calvary · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
$25
Womens Association Calvary · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
$25
Calvary Presbyterian Church · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
$25
Calvary Presbyterian Church · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General

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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.