Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc
Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Pawling, New York. In its 2025 filing, it reported 14 grants totaling $117,971 to charitable organizations.
Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc gave $118K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), top state New York. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $117,971
- -22.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- -6.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,427
- -17.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,584
- Total assets
- $4,863
- -71.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (36% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 25 Akindale Road, Pawling, NY 12564
Phone: (845) 242-3251
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Doctors Without Boarders ($12K). Together the top 10 received $104K.
Grant Size Distribution
71 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 71 grants of 71 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, recipients in New York received 36% of grant dollars, those in Georgia and Tennessee each received 17%, those in Washington, DC, received 9%, and those in Massachusetts received 8%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 14 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. How we count
- 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 15% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $118K (2025) to $152K (2024). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $118K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Doctors Without Boarders New York, NY | Medical Aid | $12,295 |
| United States Fund for UNICEF New York, NY | Humanitarian Aid | $11,282 |
| Path Foundation Atlanta, GA | Humanitarian Aid | $10,990 |
| Feeding America Washington, DC | Humanitarian Aid | $10,990 |
| Charity Water Franklin, TN | Humanitarian Aid | $10,446 |
| World Vision New York, NY | Humanitarian Aid | $10,157 |
| Finca Vigia Foundation Boston, MA | ARTS | $9,645 |
| Care USA Atlanta, GA | Humanitarian Aid | $9,522 |
| St Judes Childrens Research Hospital Memphis, TN | Medical Aid | $9,234 |
| Save the Children Fairfield, CT | Humanitarian Aid | $9,234 |
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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 | $4,863 | $2,649 | $119,327 | $117,971 | 14 | $461 | $1,754 | $2,998 |
| 2024 | $17,260 | $115,961 | $152,340 | $152,340 | 15 | — | — | $3,556 |
| 2023 | $174 | $125,399 | $125,225 | $125,225 | 14 | $125,225 | — | $9 |
| 2022 | $206,659 | $47,847 | $123,490 | $123,490 | 14 | $123,490 | — | — |
| 2021 | $282,302 | $206,054 | $132,400 | $132,400 | 14 | $132,400 | — | — |
| 2020 | $208,648 | $338,607 | $129,959 | $129,959 | 14 | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included purposes such as humanitarian aid, medical aid, arts, and environmental protection. The grantees describe their own work in varied terms: the United States Fund for UNICEF says it advances UNICEF’s mission for children through fundraising, advocacy, and education; PATH Foundation says it designs and builds bicycle and pedestrian trails in metro Atlanta and helps other Georgia cities develop trails; and Guiding Eyes for the Blind says it provides guide dogs to people with vision loss.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave 14 grants totaling $117,971. Grants ranged from $482 to $12,295, with a median of $9,584. Larger awards included $12,295 to Doctors Without Boarders for medical aid; $11,282 to the United States Fund for UNICEF for humanitarian aid; $10,990 to PATH Foundation for humanitarian aid; and $10,990 to Feeding America for humanitarian aid. Other listed grants included $10,446 to Charity Water, $10,157 to World Vision, and $9,645 to Finca Vigia Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Charles Bruno and Jan Bruno as directors.
Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Charles Bruno
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jan Bruno
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc
How much does Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc give each year?
Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc gave $118K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $152K across 15 grants.
What is Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $9,584, and its average grant was $8,427, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc give grants?
Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc's top state is New York, with 36% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Georgia (17%) and Tennessee (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (4 grants) and Atlanta, GA (2 grants).
Does Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Humanitarian Aid" (9 grants).
Who are Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Doctors Without Boarders ($12,295), United States Fund for UNICEF ($11,282) and Path Foundation ($10,990), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 29% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc?
Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc reported $5K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $461 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included purposes such as humanitarian aid, medical aid, arts, and environmental protection. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN?
Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3693624. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Bruno Family Charitable Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/bruno-family-charitable-foundation-inc-morg_b07bf0da30734b1f958ded4fd08b7334
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