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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-7000850

The Brunckhorst Foundation

A private foundation in Melville, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $7.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,445,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $141,818,066

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,445,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $138,834,128

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,500,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $143,957,519

  • Tax year 2021

    $7,550,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $156,066,942

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,330,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $152,231,716

  • Tax year 2019

    $7,505,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $136,794,599

  • Tax year 2018

    $6,590,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $130,528,697

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $1,160,000
  2. Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $480,000
  3. Chesapeake Bay Foundation IncAnnapolis, MD

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $425,000
  4. Individual

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $405,000
  5. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $400,000
  6. Conservation FundArlington, VA

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $400,000
  7. Environmental Defense Fund IncNew York, NY

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $350,000
  8. Center for Reproductive Rights IncNew York, NY

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $300,000
  9. Tri County Humane SocietyBoca Raton, FL

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $300,000
  10. Individual

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $250,000
  11. Individual

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $250,000
  12. Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $250,000
  13. Natural Resources Defense Fund IncNew York, NY

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $225,000
  14. Individual

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $200,000
  15. American Rivers IncWashington, DC

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $200,000
  16. American Humane AssociationWashington, DC

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $200,000
  17. Elephant Sanctuary in TennesseeHohenwald, TN

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $200,000
  18. African Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $200,000
  19. Naral Pro-Choice America FoundationWashington, DC

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $200,000
  20. American ForestsWashington, DC

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $150,000
  21. Center for Biological Diversity IncTucson, AZ

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $150,000
  22. National Wildlife FederationReston, VA

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $100,000
  23. Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $100,000
  24. National Audubon Society IncNew York, NY

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $100,000
  25. Humane World for Animals IncGaithersburg, MD

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $100,000
  26. Virginia League for Planned ParenthRichmond, VA

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $100,000
  27. Individual

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $100,000
  28. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $50,000
  29. Oceana IncWashington, DC

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $50,000
  30. Greenpeace Fund IncWashington, DC

    General Purpose unless otherwise stated

    $50,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment10 grants $3,085,00067% of the total
  2. Animals7 grants $1,250,00027% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $300,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia10 grants $1,500,000
  2. Virginia5 grants $1,480,000
  3. California2 grants $1,210,000
  4. New York4 grants $975,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $425,000
  6. Florida1 grant $300,000
  7. Tennessee1 grant $200,000
  8. Arizona1 grant $150,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Susan S KempSecretary Hours 4Pay $0
  • Richard Todd StravitzPresident & CEO Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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