Bruce J. Heim Foundation Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- The Bruce J.
Overview
The Bruce J. Heim Foundation Grant supports organizations that empower young individuals with exceptional potential in academics and the arts. The Board evaluates grant requests monthly, assessing the viability and significance of each organization’s project. The Foundation's goal is to inspire recipients to realize their potential and contribute to philanthropic efforts, echoing the support they received.
NOTE: The Board meets monthly to review grant requests. Please allow at least two months for review and consideration of the requests.
What is BJHF
The Bruce J. The programs supported should allow participants to enhance their skills.
The Foundation is designed to provide funding that will help young people realize their potential, as Bruce Heim had been helped to realize his.
The Foundation hopes that financial assistance will allow the recipients to improve, develop, and concentrate on their talents. As a beneficiary of grant funding, the Foundation hopes that recipients will be motivated at an appropriate time in their lives to emulate the help they received through their own support and involvement with philanthropic causes.
The Board seeks to grant funds to organizations in a position to help people, especially young people who demonstrate potential for excellence in the area of academic interest and/or special achievement in the arts. The Foundation strives to establish communication with the people it helps in order to provide congratulations and encouragement, although this is not mandated.
Each grant request is considered on an individual basis by the full
Board. Evaluation criteria includes the viability of the organization,
its ability to fulfill the stated goal of the project and/or scholarship
being considered, and the degree of significance our funding will hold
in helping the recipient to achieve success.
Eligibility
The Bruce J. Heim Foundation grants funds only to 501 ( c ) (3) status organizations.
What The Bruce J Heim Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 42
- Total given
- $97K
- Median grant
- $1,700
- Range
- $500–$8,500
- By dollars: Louisiana 47%, California 13%, North Carolina 10%. Top recipient cities: New Orleans, LA; Metairie, LA; Los Angeles, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Tulane University · New Orleans, LA
Program support
$8,500
First Louisiana-Mississippi Inc · Metairie, LA
Program support
$7,500
Students to Scholars · Durham, NC
Program support
$7,500
Biomedical Research Foundation NW LA · Shreveport, LA
Scholarship support
$4,060
Louisiana Youth Seminars Inc · Baton Rouge, LA
Scholarship support
$4,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Education
- Academic enrichment
Categories
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