Bruggen Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation it has not already chosen should not send one.
- Its recorded purposes are educational, charitable, religious and medical, and its recipients include relief and social services, homelessness and disability services, so an organisation working in those areas can judge whether its work fits.
- Most of its grants fall between $20,000 and $325,000, with a median of $90,000, so a modest request within that typical range is the realistic size to plan around; this band is not a ceiling, as the largest grant was $3,750,000.
- Most of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded in earlier filings (66%), which suggests existing relationships matter more than a new approach.
- The filings show grants mainly in Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Maryland, but no geographic focus is stated, so that pattern is not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Bruggen Foundation is a US private foundation based in Granger, IN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record grants for educational, charitable, religious and medical purposes. Recipients include universities and educational foundations, charitable organisations working in relief and social services, religious institutions, and medical or health-development organisations. The range of recorded recipients also includes organisations associated with community support, homelessness services and disability services. The filings do not state broader funding priorities, eligibility criteria or a preferred geographical area, so the recorded purposes and kinds of recipients are the available description of the foundation’s giving. Contributions are described as going to preselected charitable organisations, with unsolicited requests not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Maryland.
How to apply
The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The filing provides no way for organisations to seek consideration.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 66% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 38 grants to organisations were $90,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 48% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 66% of grant dollars went to organisations Bruggen Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 18 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $95,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Notre Dame University · Educational$587,5002024 tax year
- Catholic Relief Services · Charitable$317,4552024 tax year
- Catholic Charities of Southwest Ohio · Charitable$250,0002024 tax year
- Love Without Boundaries · Charitable$232,4352024 tax year
- Kenya Works · Charitable$170,1472024 tax year
- Strategies to End Homelessness · Charitable$160,0002024 tax year
- Edesia · Charitable$100,0002024 tax year
- Andean Health and Development · Medical$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Logan Conner — Executive Director
- Grace A Joines — Vice-Chairperson
- Emily K Joines — Vice-Chairperson
- Ashley M Joines — Vice-Chairperson
- Kelly J Conner — Vice-Chairperson
- Jeffery A Joines — Treasurer
- Brian M Joines — Secretary
- Connie V Joines — Co-Chairperson
- Michael A Joines — Co-Chairperson
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,151,075 | $720,000 | $83,839,645 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $6,137,200 | $5,860,010 | $90,411,434 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,675,407 | $2,375,287 | $101,984,790 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Granger, IN