Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation
Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1K. Net investment income was $7K.
Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,250
- -98.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,250
- -98.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,250
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Charitable Donations ($1K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving fell 97% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 185% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2025) to $134K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Charitable Donations Chicago, IL | Charitable | $1,250 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $15,331 | $12,851 | $1,250 | 1 | $3,102 | $7,382 | $1,675 |
| 2024 | $127,602 | $80,160 | $83,338 | $77,544 | 1 | $78,378 | $67,315 | $7,123 |
| 2023 | $134,705 | $58,881 | $139,934 | $134,061 | 1 | $134,856 | $50,543 | $12,244 |
| 2022 | $215,758 | $5,230 | $46,595 | $39,333 | 1 | $39,333 | $1,809 | $16,879 |
| 2021 | $257,123 | $81,758 | $30,860 | $23,753 | 1 | $23,753 | $55,979 | $17,596 |
| 2020 | $210,799 | $45,266 | $50,834 | $44,415 | 1 | — | $31,042 | $15,259 |
| 2019 | $215,842 | $66,038 | $42,934 | $37,335 | 1 | — | $59,037 | $12,144 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jan Tranen
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Tranen
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Bruce S. Tranen (2019–2022) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation
How much does Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation give each year?
Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $78K across 1 grant.
Where does Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation operate?
Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
How much is Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4409364. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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