Private foundation (trust)EIN 364257410Est. 1999-01

BRUCE FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 606063004

Total Assets

$10.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.1M

FY 2023

Grants Made

39

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$28K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$4K–$380K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$812K

Total Expenses

$1.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.1M

Distributable Amount

$517K

Min. Investment Return

$526K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

39 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $4K through median $15K to maximum $380K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $1.1M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

223 grants

HILLSDALE COLLEGE
$925K
6 grants
BEVERLY FARM
$260K
6 grants
CHICAGO FURNITURE BANK
$225K
6 grants
MARINE LIFE CTR JUNO BEACH
$140K
6 grants
PROVIDENCE ST MEL
$125K
6 grants
GIRL SCOUTS OF CHICAGO
$120K
6 grants
FCACC
$95K
6 grants
REVIVE CENTER
$95K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

223 grants

<$10K
112
grants
$10–50K
105
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

14 states

Illinois
$1.7M
42% of total
Michigan
$925K
23% of total
Arizona
$650K
16% of total
Massachusetts
$336K
8% of total
Florida
$140K
3% of total
Wisconsin
$75K
2% of total
California
$70K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$55K
1% of total
Virginia
$20K
0% of total
Minnesota
$15K
0% of total

+4 more states

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