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Bredefeld Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Chester, New Jersey · EIN 873132787

Bredefeld Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Chester, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $83,600 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $40,000. 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 down from $134,950 the year before.

36% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$80,3465$11,765
2024$134,95018$12,784
2025$83,60011$30,154

How to apply

Bredefeld Family Foundation Inc 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 Bredefeld Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Arizona.

StateGrantsAmount
Arizona1$40,000
California5$25,600
Tennessee1$10,000
New York2$6,000
North Carolina1$1,000
New Jersey1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Turning Point USA
Phoenix, AZ
General operations$40,000
Bichon Rescue Brigade
Orange, CA
General operations$20,100
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General operations$10,000
Best Friends Animal Society
New York, NY
General operations$5,000
Gheto Rescue Fund
Anaheim, CA
General operations$2,500
Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc
Charlotte, NC
General operations$1,000
Community Access
New York, NY
General operations$1,000
Freedom Dogs
Oceanside, CA
General operations$1,000
Good News Homes Inc
Flemington, NJ
General operations$1,000
Harvest Ministries
Riverside, CA
General operations$1,000
Muttville
San Francisco, CA
General operations$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bredefeld Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Bredefeld Family Foundation Inc give?

$83,600 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Bredefeld Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Mitchell Bredefeld (President) and Garry Bredefeld (Secretary).

What does Bredefeld Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals and faith communities.

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