Katharine & Louis Bries Medical Foundation
Katharine & Louis Bries Medical Foundation is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $595K in total assets. In 2025, it made $12K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $46K.
Katharine & Louis Bries Medical Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $595,442
- +5.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $54,367
- +146.6% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $12,000
- -65.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $20,625
- -51.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Katharine & Louis Bries Medical Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Katharine & Louis Bries Medical Foundation gives
- Giving grew 20% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 35% 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2021) to $62K (2020). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Swedish Covenant Hospital Chicago, IL | Unrestricted General | $25,000 |
| University of Illinois Urbana, IL | Unrestricted General | $5,000 |
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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 | $595,442 | $54,367 | $20,625 | — | — | $12,000 | $46,225 | $34,178 |
| 2024 | $564,800 | $22,045 | $42,226 | $30,000 | 2 | $35,217 | $13,318 | $31,983 |
| 2023 | $579,246 | $-13,197 | $38,583 | $25,000 | 3 | $29,040 | $5,991 | $30,735 |
| 2022 | $631,181 | $127,779 | $41,533 | $28,000 | 2 | $32,736 | $119,149 | $35,321 |
| 2021 | $607,077 | $48,358 | $36,187 | $25,000 | 4 | — | $41,441 | $32,737 |
| 2020 | $523,291 | $43,763 | $72,402 | $62,000 | 5 | — | $38,877 | $30,018 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Katharine & Louis Bries Medical Foundation reported a distributable amount of $34K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Katharine & Louis Bries Medical Foundation is led by Ernest Gutman, Chairman on every filing since 2023; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ernest Gutman
Chairman
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bank Of America
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$11K (2022) → $10K (2025)
Clark Federer
Committee Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Enrique Garcia
Committee Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Iris Cosnow
Committee Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Bank Of America N A (2020–2021) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $10K, to Bank of America (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Katharine & Louis Bries Medical Foundation
How large is Katharine & Louis Bries Medical Foundation?
Katharine & Louis Bries Medical Foundation reported $595K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $34K (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.
Where does Katharine & Louis Bries Medical Foundation operate?
Katharine & Louis Bries Medical Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois, Maryland.
What is Katharine & Louis Bries Medical Foundation's EIN?
Katharine & Louis Bries Medical Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6123561. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 26, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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