Funding search · EIN 260300148 · Birmingham, AL
The Lee Bruno 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.
- 92
- grants reported
- $2.6M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $15,000
- 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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Funding pattern
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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.
- St Bernard Abbey4 grants · $500,000
- Cathedral of St Paul3 grants · $300,000
- Holy Family Catholic School3 grants · $225,000
- St Rose Academy3 grants · $200,000
- St Francis Xavier Catholic School3 grants · $125,000
- Children'S Hospital Foundation3 grants · $110,000
- Focus Mission Foundation2 grants · $100,000
- Diocese of Birmingham4 grants · $85,000
- Her Choice Birmingham4 grants · $85,000
- Good Shepherd Catholic Church1 grant · $75,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 92 reported grants, largest first.
- $250,000
St Bernard Abbey · Cullman, AL · 2022
Capital campaign
- $100,000
Cathedral of St Paul · Birmimgham, AL · 2025
Capital campaign
- $100,000
St Rose Academy · Birmingham, AL · 2025
General
- $100,000
Cathedral of St Paul · Birmimgham, AL · 2024
Capital campaign
- $100,000
Cathedral of St Paul · Birmimgham, AL · 2023
Capital campaign
- $100,000
St Bernard Abbey · Cullman, AL · 2023
Capital campaign
- $85,000
Holy Family Catholic School · Huntsville, AL · 2025
Capital campaign
- $85,000
Holy Family Catholic School · Huntsville, AL · 2024
Capital campaign
- $75,000
St Bernard Abbey · Cullman, AL · 2025
Capital campaign
- $75,000
St Bernard Abbey · Cullman, AL · 2024
Capital campaign
- $75,000
Good Shepherd Catholic Church · Russellville, AL · 2022
Capital campaign
- $65,000
St Rose Academy · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General
- $60,000
Children'S Hospital Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2025
Capital campaign
- $55,000
Holy Family Catholic School · Huntsville, AL · 2023
Capital campaign
- $50,000
Focus Mission Foundation · Golden, CO · 2025
General
- $50,000
Focus Mission Foundation · Golden, CO · 2024
General
- $50,000
St Francis Xavier Catholic School · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General
- $50,000
St Elias Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Capital campaign
- $50,000
St Francis Xavier Catholic School · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General
- $50,000
Fellowship of Catholic University Students · Genesee, CO · 2022
General
- $40,000
Children'S Hospital Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Capital campaign
- $37,200
Mitchell'S Place · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General
- $35,000
St Rose Academy · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General
- $35,000
Magic City Harvest · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General
- $30,000
Magic City Harvest · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General
- $30,000
Her Choice Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General
- $30,000
Unless U · Vestavia Hills, AL · 2022
General
- $25,000
Diocese of Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2025
General
- $25,000
Diocese of Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General
- $25,000
Diocese of Birmingham · Birmimgham, AL · 2023
General
- $25,000
St Francis Xavier Catholic School · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General
- $20,000
Benedictine Sisters of Cullman Alabama · Cullman, AL · 2025
Capital campaign
- $20,000
Triumph Services · Birmimgham, AL · 2025
General
- $20,000
United Ability · Birmimgham, AL · 2025
General
- $20,000
Her Choice Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General
- $20,000
Her Choice Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General
- $17,500
Oasis Counseling for Women & Children · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General
- $17,500
United Ability · Birmimgham, AL · 2024
General
- $16,000
United for Life Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General
- $15,000
Her Choice Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2025
General
- $15,000
Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School · Birmingham, AL · 2025
General
- $15,000
Road To Purity · Arvada, CO · 2025
General
- $15,000
The Exceptional Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2025
General
- $15,000
The Bell Center · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General
- $15,000
Oasis Counseling for Women & Children · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General
- $15,000
The Exceptional Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General
- $15,000
Christ Life · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General
- $15,000
The Bell Center · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General
- $15,000
Women'S Health Services · Auburn, AL · 2022
General
- $12,500
Oasis Counseling for Women & Children · Birmingham, AL · 2025
General
- $12,500
The Bell Center · Birmingham, AL · 2025
General
- $12,500
Smile a Mile · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General
- $12,500
The Exceptional Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General
- $12,000
The Bell Center · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General
- $12,000
Oasis Counseling for Women & Children · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General
- $11,200
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General
- $11,000
United for Life Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General
- $10,116
La Promesa Foundation · Midland, TX · 2025
General
- $10,000
Sister Servants of the Eternal Word · Irondale, AL · 2025
General
- $10,000
United for Life Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2025
General
- $10,000
Big Oak Ranch · Springville, AL · 2024
General
- $10,000
Children'S Hospital Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General
- $10,000
Sister Servants of the Eternal Word · Irondale, AL · 2024
General
- $10,000
Triumph Services · Birmimgham, AL · 2024
General
- $10,000
Baby Steps · Auburn, AL · 2023
General
- $10,000
Christ Life · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General
- $10,000
Diocese of Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General
- $10,000
Sister Servants of the Eternal Word · Irondale, AL · 2023
General
- $10,000
Women'S Health Services · Auburn, AL · 2023
General
- $10,000
Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General
- $10,000
Magic Moments · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General
- $10,000
Preschool Partners · Birmimgham, AL · 2022
General
- $10,000
Road To Purity · Arvada, CO · 2022
General
- $10,000
Sister Servants of the Eternal Word · Irondale, AL · 2022
General
- $10,000
Smile a Mile · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General
- $10,000
United Ability · Birmimgham, AL · 2022
General
- $7,500
Christ Life · Elkridge, MD · 2025
General
- $7,500
Smile a Mile · Birmingham, AL · 2025
General
- $7,500
La Promesa Foundation · Midland, TX · 2024
General
- $7,500
Magic Moments · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General
- $7,500
Magic Moments · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General
- $7,500
Road To Purity · Arvada, CO · 2023
General
- $5,000
Magic Moments · Birmingham, AL · 2025
General
- $5,000
Birmingam Children'S Theatre · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General
- $5,000
Women'S Health Services · Auburn, AL · 2024
General
- $5,000
Fraternus · Columbus, NC · 2023
General
- $5,000
Preschool Partners · Birmimgham, AL · 2023
General
- $3,500
La Promesa Foundation · Midland, TX · 2023
General
- $2,500
Preschool Partners · Birmimgham, AL · 2024
General
- $1,500
Vulcan Park Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General
- $1,300
Life Giving Wounds · Bowie, MD · 2023
General
- $-2,154
Family Honor · Columbia, SC · 2025
General
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