Grants awarded
Who does The Joseph S Bruno Charitable Foundation fund?
The Joseph S Bruno Charitable Foundation has awarded $2.5 million across 186 grants to 108 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $7,500 and $13,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $8,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$2.5M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
108
Grants
186
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 | Follow |
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| T The Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs | $300K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Auburn University Foundation
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$140K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
Youthserve INC
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AL | |
| T The Salvation Army | $50K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
M-Power Ministries
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$47K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| I Individual recipient | $45K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Teach for America Alabama | $40K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Railroad Park Foundation
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$40K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
Better Basics INC
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$38K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | AL | |
McWane Science Center
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$36K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| F Foundations Early Learning and Family Center | $35K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $35K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Stair of Birmingham
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$35K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | AL | |
The Breakthrough Collaborative INC
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$35K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| G Girls Incorporated | $35K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Ag Gaston Boys & Girls Club | $34K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Meals on Wheels of Central Alabama INC
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$33K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| T The Wellhouse | $31K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
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$30K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
Kid One Transport System INC
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
Collat Jewish Family Services
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$27K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
Junior Achievement of Alabama INC
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| L Legacy Schools | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Birmingham Zoo INC
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$25K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | AL | |
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$25K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | AL | |
Community Care Development Network
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$25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | AL | |
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | AL | |
| H Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School | $25K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Woodlawn Community Charter School (i3 Academy) | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| O One Place Metro Family Justice Center | $24K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Oasis | $22K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Sight Savers of America INC
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$22K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | AL | |
| S Society of St Andrews | $22K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| G Grace House Ministries | $21K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | AL | |
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | AL | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Pathways | $20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Space One Eleven INC
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$20K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | AL | |
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | AL | |
Literacy Council of Central Alabama
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | AL | |
United Ability INC
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$20K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| I Individual recipient | $18K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Oasis Women's Counseling Center | $18K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$17K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | AL | |
Freshwater Land Trust
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$16K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | AL | |
| C Children's Harbor INC | $15K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Wooley Institue for Spoken Language | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Episcopal Communities Foundation DBA Episcopal Place | $15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H Hica | $13K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$12K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AL | |
| T The Dance Foundation | $11K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | AR | |
| I Individual recipient | $11K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Childcare Resources
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AL | |
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | AL | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Art Fund INC DBA Birmingham Museum of Art | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A American Advertising Federation of Roanoke | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mitchells Place INC | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Woolley Institute for Spoken- Language and Education
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AL | |
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AL | |
| V Voices for Alabama's Children | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AL | |
Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | AL | |
| G Girls on the Run | $10K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Children's Dance Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The American Red Cross | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Girlspring INC
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$10K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | AL | |
Grace Klein Community INC
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | AL | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Gateway | $8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | AL | |
| G Gsbc Community Development Corp | $8K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | AL | |
| A American Baseball Foundation INC | $8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Alabama Holocaust Education Center | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AL | |
| S Special Equestrians INC | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Community Grief Support | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Workfaith Birmingham
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$8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AL | |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Impact Family Counseling
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$7K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | AL | |
Hub Worldwide INC
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$6K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AL | |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C College Admissions Made Possible | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | AL | |
Create Birmingham
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AL | |
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| E Eastlake Initiative | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Alabama Lions Sight Conservation Association | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Red Mountain Park Foundation
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AL | |
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AL |
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