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Jonathan Bruce Bredin Foundation 033942-000

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 431697950

Jonathan Bruce Bredin Foundation 033942-000 is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $210,000 in 43 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $25,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $173,400 the year before.

98% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$128,0001$4.2 million
2024$173,4001$4.6 million
2025$210,00043$5.2 million

How to apply

Jonathan Bruce Bredin Foundation 033942-000 says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jonathan Bruce Bredin Foundation 033942-000 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri17$102,000
Minnesota7$30,000
District of Columbia3$18,000
Florida4$15,000
California2$14,000
New York2$8,000
Illinois2$7,000
Iowa1$5,000
Massachusetts1$5,000
Montana1$4,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 43 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Community of Christ Church
Lees Summit, MO
General support$25,000
The Food Bank
Columbia, MO
General support$12,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of AME
Washington, DC
General support$10,000
Outreach International
Independence, MO
General support$10,000
International Medical Corps
Los Angeles, CA
General support$9,000
The Nature Conservancy
St Louis, MO
General support$6,000
City Union Mission
Kansas City, MO
General support$6,000
World Wildlife Fund Inc
Washington, DC
General support$6,000
Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast
Osprey, FL
General support$6,000
Kids With Courage
Lees Summit, MO
General support$5,000
The Friends of the St Paul Public
St Paul, MN
General support$5,000
Community of Christ FBO Independence
Independence, MO
General support$5,000
Family Tree Clinic
St Paul, MN
General support$5,000
Don Bosco Community Center
Kansas City, MO
General support$5,000
Hellen Keller International
New York, NY
General support$5,000
Second Harvest Heartland
Brooklyn Park, MN
General support$5,000
Alight
Minneapolis, MN
General support$5,000
Graceland University
Lamoni, IA
General support$5,000
Kansas City Public Library
Kansas City, MO
General support$5,000
Harvesters - the Community Food Network
Kansas City, MO
General support$5,000
Sierra Club Foundation
Oakland, CA
General support$5,000
Hope House Inc
Lees Summit, MO
General support$5,000
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA
General support$5,000
Ronald McDonald House
Chicago, IL
General support$5,000
Lake Street Council
Minneapolis, MN
General support$4,000
Cold Water of Lee's Summit
Lees Summit, MO
General support$4,000
All Faiths Food Bank
Sarasota, FL
General support$4,000
St Labre Indian School
Ashland, MT
General support$4,000
Friends of Boundary Waters Wilderness
St Paul, MN
General support$3,000
ACLU Foundation
New York, NY
General support$3,000
Blessings in A Backpack
Fort Myers, FL
General support$3,000
Lee's Summit Social Services
Lees Summit, MO
General support$3,000
Boy Scouts of America FBO Troop 366
Lees Summit, MO
General support$3,000
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
St Paul, MN
General support$3,000
Gesundheit Institute Hospital Foundation
Urbana, IL
General support$2,000
Community of Christ Sarasota
Bradenton, FL
General support$2,000
American Center for Law and Justice
Washington, DC
General support$2,000
Midwestern Innocence Project
Kansas City, MO
General support$2,000
United Services Organizations Inc
Arlington, VA
General support$1,000
Child Inc
Wilmington, DE
General support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jonathan Bruce Bredin Foundation 033942-000 accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Jonathan Bruce Bredin Foundation 033942-000 give?

$210,000 in tax year 2025, across 43 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Jonathan Bruce Bredin Foundation 033942-000?

Its 2025 filing lists Wilmington Trust Co (Trustee).

What does Jonathan Bruce Bredin Foundation 033942-000 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, international and environment and conservation.

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