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Bradford Family Foundation

Accepts applications St Louis, Missouri · EIN 376560964

Bradford Family Foundation is a private foundation in St Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2024 it gave $163,230 in 101 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $176,413 the year before.

48% of its 2024 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$176,413136$899,750
2024$163,230101$803,577

How to apply

ContactJudith R Bradford
30 Lenox Place, St Louis, MO 63108
Phone or email(314) 367-2441

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bradford Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 33 states, the most to Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri9$33,990
Wyoming1$15,000
Wisconsin4$10,500
District of Columbia9$10,000
Michigan1$10,000
New York10$9,500
California5$8,240
Maryland8$7,500
Florida5$7,500
Illinois5$6,500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 101 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wyoming Catholic College
Lander, WY
General operating fund$15,000
Cathedral Basilica
St Louis, MO
General operating fund$14,876
Our Lady of Sorrows
Saint Louis, MO
General operating fund$11,000
Adelante Youth Mission
Grand Rapids, MI
General operating fund$10,000
Ignatius Press
San Francisco, CA
General operating fund$5,240
Priests of the Sacred Heart
Hales Corners, WI
General operating fund$4,000
Sacred Heart Southern Mission
Walls, MS
General operating fund$4,000
St Vincent de Paul Society
Maryland Heights, MO
General operating fund$4,000
St Vincent de Paul Cathedral
Des Moine, IA
General operating fund$4,000
Franciscan Missions
Waterford, WI
General operating fund$3,500
Annual Catholic Appeal
Washington, DC
General operating fund$2,500
Food for the Poor
Coconut Creek, FL
General operating fund$2,500
Cares
Atlanta, GA
General operating fund$2,000
Companions of St Anthony
Ellicott City, MD
General operating fund$2,000
Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Yorktown Heights, NY
General operating fund$2,000
National Shrine of St Jude
Chicago, IL
General operating fund$2,000
The Seeing Eye
Morristown, NJ
General operating fund$2,000
Homes for Veterans Inc
Key West, FL
General operating fund$2,000
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Washington DC, DC
General operating fund$2,000
Fellowship St James
Chicago, IL
General operating fund$2,000
Wiseblood Books
Menomone Falls, WI
General operating fund$2,000
Christian Appalachian Project
Paintsville, KY
General operating fund$1,500
Edmundite Mission
Selma, AL
General operating fund$1,500
Bread & Water for Africa
Alexabria, VA
General operating fund$1,500
Feed the Hungry Inc
South Bend, IN
General operating fund$1,500
Mercy Corps
Portland, OR
General operating fund$1,500
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Saint Louis, MO
General operating fund$1,500
American Leprosy Mission
Greenville, SC
General operating fund$1,000
Braille Institute of America
Los Angeles, CA
General operating fund$1,000
Dakota Boys Girls Ranch
Minot, ND
General operating fund$1,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
General operating fund$1,000
First Things
Naples, FL
General operating fund$1,000
Franciscan Friars of the Atonement
Garrison, NY
General operating fund$1,000
GREY2K USA Worldwide
Arlington, MA
General operating fund$1,000
International Eye Foundation
Kensington, MD
General operating fund$1,000
K9 Lifeline Rescue
Genoa City, WI
General operating fund$1,000
Marist Brothers
Forest Hills, NY
General operating fund$1,000
National Association of Blind Vets
Kissimmee, FL
General operating fund$1,000
Padre Pio Foundation of America
Cromwell, CT
General operating fund$1,000
Perkins School for the Blind
Watertown, MA
General operating fund$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bradford Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Bradford Family Foundation give?

$163,230 in tax year 2024, across 101 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Bradford Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Judith R Bradford (Trustee).

What does Bradford Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and youth programs.

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