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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-2704828

Bramsen Charitable Foundation dated November 30 2018

A private foundation in Barrington, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $2.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $2,194,250

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $29,931,970

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,020,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $23,595,272

  • Tax year 2023

    $49,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $19,185,526

  • Tax year 2022

    $320,700

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $14,516,731

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,473,400

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $9,387,785

  • Tax year 2020

    $106,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $7,313,407

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chicago Zoological SocietyBrookfield, IL

    Operating Needs

    $2,000,000
  2. Home Centered Care InstituteSchaumburg, IL

    Operating Needs

    $180,000
  3. Meals on Wheels FoundationNorth Riverside, IL

    Operating Needs

    $10,000
  4. Above and Beyond Family Recovery CenterChicago, IL

    Operating Needs

    $4,000
  5. Barrington History MuseumBarrington, IL

    Operating Needs

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $2,000,00092% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $180,0008% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $4,000<1% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $250<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $2,194,250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James E BramsenTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Elizabeth C BramsenSuccessor Trustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Eliza L KerrSuccessor Trustee Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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