Grants awarded
Who does The Bruning Foundation fund?
The Bruning Foundation has awarded $4.1 million across 426 grants to 154 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $3,000 and $10,000.
Total awarded
$4.1M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
154
Grants
426
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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North Lakeland Discovery Center INC
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$339K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| I Individual recipient | $240K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $205K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Golisano Childrens Hospital | $190K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$150K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation
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$135K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
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$105K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
Jacksonville University
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$100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| C Carmel High School | $88K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Thomas Rutherford Foundation | $85K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $80K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C College of the Holy Cross | $78K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Can DO Canines
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$71K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| M Me Squared Cancer Center | $70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $69K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Gtm Reserve | $60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Beef 4 Hunger
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$58K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$58K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| C Community Table Arvada | $52K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Twin Cities Pet Rescue
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$51K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WI | |
| S Shattuck-St Mary's School | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Peace Dragon | $50K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
Magdalene House Chicago INC
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| T Tke Educational Foundation | $48K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Project Angel Heart
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$45K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| O Oregon Public Library | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W Wisconsin Bible Fellowship | $40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Bridging Bionics Foundation
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$38K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
Dickinson College
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$36K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Love Futbol INC
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$34K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| S Scholl Community Impact Group INC | $32K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| H Holy Cross Lutheran School | $30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Medical Benevolence Fund | $30K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Woodlands Academy of the Sacred | $28K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Honor Conor INC | $27K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J John Pittard Elementary School | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Dallas Theater Center
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| D Dais | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Henry Predolin School of Nursing | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Lymphoma Research Foundation
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| G Grapevine Relief & Community | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $24K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $24K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $23K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $22K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $22K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Centennial High School | $22K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $21K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Community Foundation of Greater | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical
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$20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| P Patriots 4 INC | $20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | WV | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Be the Match | $20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| R Rise INC | $18K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Aspen Academy
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$18K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Friends in Need Food Shelf
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$16K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$15K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | AZ | |
| O Our Redeemer Lutheran School | $15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| D Dan's Hands Education Foundation | $15K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
North Central Camp Cherith
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$15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$14K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| R Reps | $14K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| K K9's for Veterans Abroad | $13K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$13K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$13K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
Colorado Health Network INC
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$12K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CO | |
Honor Connor INC
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$12K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CT | |
Hennepin Theatre Trust
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$12K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $11K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Union League Boys & Girls Club | $11K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Camp Courageous of Iowa
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$11K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| L Larc INC | $10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Collier Community Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Operation Freedom INC | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Wisconsin Bible Fellowship | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| O Oregon Area Fireems District | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Brentwood United Methodist | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
University of Wisconsin Foundation
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$10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | WI | |
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$10K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IN | |
Team Rubicon INC
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| S St James the Less Memorial Garden | $10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D De Lasalle Academy of Fort Myers INC | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Ohio State University | $10K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Boston College | $9K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Historic Ironwood Theater | $8K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Convent of the Sacred Hrt Woodlands | $8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| O Overture Center for the Arts | $8K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H Hope 2 Others | $8K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | WI | |
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$8K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CO | |
| A Anixter Center | $8K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Mi Casa Resource Center
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$8K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CO |
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