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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-2581672

Bruggen Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Granger, IN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $2.4 million paid in grants.

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,375,287

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $90,230,462
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,860,010

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $86,280,066
  • Tax year 2022

    $720,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $89,866,682
  • Tax year 2021

    $325,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $77,124,944
  • Tax year 2020

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,866,574

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Notre Dame UniversitySouth Bend, IN

    Educational

    $587,500
  2. Catholic Relief ServicesBaltimore, MD

    Charitable

    $317,455
  3. Catholic Charities of Southwest OhioCincinnati, OH

    Charitable

    $250,000
  4. Love Without BoundariesEdmond, OK

    Charitable

    $232,435
  5. Kenya Works IncAppleton, WI

    Charitable

    $170,147
  6. Strategies to End HomelessnessCincinnati, OH

    Charitable

    $160,000
  7. Andean Health and DevelopmentSouth Bend, IN

    Medical

    $100,000
  8. Edesia IncN Kingstown, RI

    Charitable

    $100,000
  9. Make A Wish FoundationColumbus, OH

    Charitable

    $100,000
  10. OneskyBerkeley, CA

    Charitable

    $90,000
  11. Dismas House of Indiana IncSouth Bend, IN

    Charitable

    $57,250
  12. Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusCincinnati, OH

    Charitable

    $40,000
  13. People Working CooperativelyCincinnati, OH

    Charitable

    $40,000
  14. Clovernook Center for the BlindCincinnati, OH

    Charitable

    $36,500
  15. Changing GearsCincinnati, OH

    Charitable

    $30,000
  16. Happen IncCincinnati, OH

    Charitable

    $27,000
  17. Churches Active in Northside - CainCincinnati, OH

    Religious

    $25,000
  18. Village to Village InternationalSouth Bend, IN

    Charitable

    $12,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services4 grants $235,50030% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $190,00024% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $170,14721% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $100,00013% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid1 grant $57,2507% of the total
  6. Housing and shelter1 grant $40,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio9 grants $708,500
  2. Indiana3 grants $656,750
  3. Maryland1 grant $317,455
  4. Wisconsin2 grants $270,147
  5. Oklahoma1 grant $232,435
  6. Rhode Island1 grant $100,000
  7. California1 grant $90,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Michael A JoinesCO-CHAIRPERSON Hours 1Pay $0
  • Connie V JoinesCO-CHAIRPERSON Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian M JoinesSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffery A JoinesTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kelly J ConnerVICE-CHAIRPERSON Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ashley M JoinesVICE-CHAIRPERSON Hours 1Pay $0
  • Emily K JoinesVICE-CHAIRPERSON Hours 1Pay $0
  • Grace A JoinesVICE-CHAIRPERSON Hours 1Pay $0
  • Logan ConnerEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $0

The return

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