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Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 832458634

Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $202,300 in 40 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $51,300 the year before.

68% 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$65,4003$541,352
2024$51,30022$3.6 million
2025$202,30040$3.9 million

How to apply

ContactLeslie B Gottlieb Co-Trustee
164 N Peoria Street Apt 501, Chicago, IL 60607
Phone or email(847) 962-0757
RestrictionsDistributions to be made primarily for promotion of conservation, education and historic building preservation

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri23$92,800
Colorado6$34,500
Virginia2$27,000
California2$18,000
New York3$14,500
Maryland1$10,000
District of Columbia2$4,000
Illinois1$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 40 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Missouri Botanical Garden
St Louis, MO
Science and conservation$25,000
William & Mary Business School Foundation
Williamsburg, VA
Educational$25,000
Elsberry Ministerial Alliance
Elsberry, MO
Religious$20,000
The Brent Shapiro Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Drug prevention$15,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy
Basalt, CO
Conservation$10,000
University at Buffalo Foundation Inc
Buffalo, NY
Educational$10,000
Food Bank of the Rockies
Aurora, CO
Hunger relief$10,000
Siteman Cancer Center
St Louis, MO
Cancer treatment and research$10,000
American Cancer Society
Hagerstown, MD
Cancer research$10,000
Elsberry R-II School District
Elsberry, MO
Educational$8,000
Elsberry United Methodist Church
Elsberry, MO
Religious$5,200
French Colonial America
Ste Genevieve, MO
Historic preservation$5,000
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Denver, CO
Homelessness prevention$5,000
Food Bank of the Rockies
Aurora, CO
Hunger relief$5,000
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York, NY
Environmental$3,000
Sierra Club Foundation
Oakland, CA
Environmental$3,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy
Basalt, CO
Conservation$2,500
Elsberry United Methodist Church
Elsberry, MO
Religious$2,500
Elsberry Historic Preservation Society
Elsberry, MO
Building preservation$2,500
Saint Louis Art Museum
St Louis, MO
Arts$2,500
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
St Louis, MO
Music$2,500
Saint Louis Zoo Association
St Louis, MO
Education and conservation$2,500
Childrens Hospital Colorado Foundation
Aurora, CO
Health care$2,000
Environmental Defense Fund
Washington, DC
Environmental$2,000
Joseph R Palmer Family Memorial Library
Elsberry, MO
Educational$2,000
Eastern Shore Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Onancock, VA
Domestic violence prevention$2,000
Environmental Defense Fund
Washington, DC
Environmental$2,000
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc
New York, NY
Civil rights$1,500
Speak Rescue and Sanctuary
Troy, IL
Animal rescue$1,500
Nine PBS
St Louis, MO
Educational$1,000
Missouri Botanical Garden
St Louis, MO
Science and conservation$900
Missouri Cattlemen's Association
Columbia, MO
Protect cattle industry$500
Joseph R Palmer Family Memorial Library
Elsberry, MO
Educational$500
Elsberry Historic Preservation Society
Elsberry, MO
Building preservation$500
Elsberry High School
Elsberry, MO
Athletic Department support$500
Missouri Preservation
St Louis, MO
Historic preservation$500
Elsberry United Methodist Church
Elsberry, MO
Religious$400
Elsberry Historic Preservation Society
Elsberry, MO
Building preservation$100
Home Care & Hospice Foundation of Pike County
Bowling Green, MO
Health care$100
Raintree Arts Council
Clarksville, MO
Arts$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 give?

$202,300 in tax year 2025, across 40 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018?

Its 2025 filing lists Gregory E Brooksher (Co-Trustee), Geoffrey S Brooksher (Co-Trustee) and Leslie B Gottlieb (Co-Trustee).

What does Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and science and research.

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