Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Herrin, IL EIN: 37-6085206

The Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation is based in Herrin, Illinois, and is listed with filing type 990T. Its 2025 grants supported a college facility, a veterans’ wheelchair-related building project, and a scholarship.

Key facts about Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation

In short: Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation gave $849K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $212K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
37-6085206
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$849,497
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$212,374
Median grant
$45,427
Total assets
$19,703,355
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$19.7M

+3.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$849K

+5.7% YoY

Grant Count

4

-73.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$212K

+296.3% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation reported a distributable amount of $925K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 75% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The available grant information shows support for higher education and scholarship assistance, as well as a project described as “BUILDING FOR WHEELCHAIRS.” These are purposes named in the foundation’s 2025 grant listings.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation awarded four grants totaling $849,497. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $757,643, with a median of $45,427. The largest awards were $757,643 to John A Logan College for a “BASEBALL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CENTER” and $50,000 to the college for “HISTORICAL VILLAGE CHURCH.” Other listed grants were $40,854 to Veterans Honor Flight for “BUILDING FOR WHEELCHAIRS” and $1,000 to Miranda Ogden for a scholarship.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

All grant dollars listed for 2025 went to recipients in Illinois. The foundation is based in Herrin, Illinois.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 4 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

HerrinCartervilleMarionJohnston CityEnergyHurstBellevilleCarbondaleColpPittsburg

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M1 grants201910 grants20202 grants202110 grants20229 grants202315 grants20244 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

John A Logan College: $808K across 2 grantsJohn A Logan College$808K · 2 grantsVeterans Honor Flight: $41KVeterans Honor Flight$41KMiranda Ogden: $1KMiranda Ogden$1K

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K7$50–100K5$100–250K3$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
John A Logan College Carterville, ILBASEBALL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CENTER$757,643
John A Logan College Carterville, ILHISTORICAL VILLAGE CHURCH$50,000
Veterans Honor Flight Herrin, ILBUILDING FOR WHEELCHAIRS$40,854
Miranda Ogden Herrin, ILScholarship$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $19,703,355 $1,159,371 $1,275,598 $849,497 (4 grants)
2024 $19,036,032 $2,202,817 $1,368,295 $803,861 (15 grants)
2023 $17,457,532 $1,237,956 $912,208 $797,955 (9 grants)
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$19,703,355$19,036,032$17,457,532
Revenue$1,159,371$2,202,817$1,237,956
Expenses$1,275,598$1,368,295$912,208
Qualifying Distributions$861,953$857,187$852,953
Net Investment Income$654,508$1,081,208$324,537
Distributable Amount$924,819$902,823$858,859

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 22, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 20, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 8, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  8. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 22, 2020)
  9. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 20, 2021)
  10. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
  11. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  12. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation's 2022 filing lists 4 officers; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2022 is compensated.

Officers on the 2022 filing

  • The Bank Of Herrin

    Trustee

    New on the 2022 filing

    1 hr/week

    $103K (2022)

  • Barbara Jacobs

    Advisor

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Goodwin

    Advisor

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Clay Goodwin

    Advisor

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2022. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2022 IRS filing

The Bank of Herrin — Trustee: $103KThe Bank of HerrinTrustee$103K

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box B, Herrin, IL 62948
Phone: (618) 942-6666

Frequently asked questions about Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation

How much does Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation give each year?

Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation gave $849K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $804K across 15 grants.

What is Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation's typical grant size?

Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $45,427, and its average grant was $212,374, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation give grants?

Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Carterville, IL (2 grants) and Herrin, IL (2 grants).

Does Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation?

Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation reported $19.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $862K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $925K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation fund?

The available grant information shows support for higher education and scholarship assistance, as well as a project described as “BUILDING FOR WHEELCHAIRS.” These are purposes named in the foundation’s 2025 grant listings.

How do I apply for a grant from Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation?

In 2025, the foundation awarded four grants totaling $849,497. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $757,643, with a median of $45,427. The largest awards were $757,643 to John A Logan College for a “BASEBALL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CENTER” and $50,000 to the college for “HISTORICAL VILLAGE CHURCH.” Other listed grants were $40,854 to Veterans Honor Flight for “BUILDING FOR WHEELCHAIRS” and $1,000 to Miranda Ogden for a scholarship.

What is Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation's EIN?

Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-6085206. 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. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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