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Bruno Family Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Midland, Texas · EIN 202312085

Bruno Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Midland, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $45,000 in 18 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 2025.

Giving in 2025 was the same as $45,000 the year before.

17% 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$99,25032$971,428
2024$45,00016$1.1 million
2025$45,00018$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactEarl R Bruno Jr
PO Box 590, Midland, TX 79702
Phone or email(432) 685-0113
What to submitGrant requests are to be submitted by letter, or on the form approved by the permian basin area foundation in midland, tx, and in either case, must state the purpose of the request, the 501(c)(3) determination letter from the internal revenue service, information of the organization requesting the grant, and the amount requested.
DeadlinesGrants must be submitted by december 1
RestrictionsNo grants are restricted or limited

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bruno Family Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Texas12$35,000
Pennsylvania1$5,000
Connecticut2$2,000
Minnesota1$1,000
New York1$1,000
Washington1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Christ Is Life Ministries
Boerne, TX
General purpose$15,000
Children of New Horizons
Midland, TX
General purpose$5,000
Fellowship International Mission
Allentown, PA
General purpose$5,000
First 15 Devotional
Dallas, TX
General purpose$3,000
The Good Samaritan Center
Fredericksburg, TX
General purpose$2,000
Hill County Community Needs Council
Fredericksburg, TX
General purpose$2,000
The Grace Center
Fredericksburg, TX
General purpose$2,000
Alamo Hospice
Boerne, TX
General purpose$1,500
Fredericksburg Food Pantry
Fredericksburg, TX
General purpose$1,000
Eden Volunteer Fire Department
Eden, TX
General purpose$1,000
Heifer International Foundation
Albert Lea, MN
General purpose$1,000
Americares
Stamford, CT
General purpose$1,000
Save the Children
Westport, CT
General purpose$1,000
Operation Smile
New York, NY
General purpose$1,000
World Vision
Tacoma, WA
General purpose$1,000
The Salvation Army
Fredericksburg, TX
General purpose$1,000
Golden Hub Community
Fredericksburg, TX
General purpose$1,000
Hill Country SPCA
Fredericksburg, TX
General purpose$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bruno Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Grants must be submitted by december 1.

How much does Bruno Family Charitable Foundation give?

$45,000 in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Bruno Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Earl R Bruno Jr (President) and Deborah W Bruno (VP).

What does Bruno Family Charitable Foundation fund?

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

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