Private foundation · EIN 38-2834541 · Frankenmuth, Michigan

Wallace and Irene Bronner Family Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Michigan. The foundation accepts applications (No deadlines) and its median grant is $1,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 258 grants paid, $706K total, median $1,000. 73% of grants stayed in Michigan. Stated restrictions: No restrictions

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
258
$706K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in MI
73%
of grants
Deadline
No deadlines
Assets
$9.9M

How to apply

Letter Form Contact: W I Bronner Family Charit Fndn, Po Box 409, Frankenmuth, Mi, 9896529931 Deadlines: No deadlines Restrictions: No restrictions

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 258 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Lorenz General Budget FundFrankenmuth, MIGeneral Unrestricted$80K
Salvation ArmySaginaw, MIGeneral Unrestricted$32K
Rescue Mission of SaginawSaginaw, MIGeneral Unrestricted$28K
Samaritan's PurseBoone, NCGeneral Unrestricted$27K
LcmsSt Louis, MOGeneral Unrestricted$27K
Lutheran World ReliefBaltimore, MDGeneral Unrestricted$25K
Frankenmuth BeautificationFrankenmuth, MIGeneral Unrestricted$21K
St Lorenz Lutheran ChurchFrankenmuth, MIGeneral Unrestricted$19K
Food Bank of Eastern MichiganFlint, MIGeneral Unrestricted$18K
Wellspring Lutheran FoundationSaginaw, MIGeneral Unrestricted$15K
Concordia Theological Seminary StSt Louis, MOGeneral Unrestricted$11K
American Center for Law & JusticeWashington, DCGeneral Unrestricted$10K
Concordia University - Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MIGeneral Unrestricted$10K
Cross Roads Counseling MinistriesFrankenmuth, MIGeneral Unrestricted$10K
Lutheran Hour MinistriesSt Louis, MOGeneral Unrestricted$10K
Thomas More Law CenterAnn Arbor, MIGeneral Unrestricted$10K
I Support the 1Saginaw, MIGeneral Unrestricted$9,825
Hidden HarvestSaginaw, MIGeneral Unrestricted$8,085
Frankenmuth Fire DeptFrankenmuth, MIGeneral Fund$7,500
Tunnels to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYGeneral Fund$7,000
Concordia University - ChicagoRiver Forest, ILGeneral Unrestricted$6,000
Frankenmuth Community FoundationFrankenmuth, MIGeneral Unrestricted$5,500
Carriage Town MinistriesFlint, MIGeneral Unrestricted$5,375
Billy Graham Evangelistic SocietyCharlotte, NCGeneral Unrestricted$5,000
Fisher House Foundation IncRockville, MDGeneral Unrestricted$5,000
Frankenmuth School DistrictFrankenmuth, MIGeneral Unrestricted$5,000
Love for a ChildOxford, MIGeneral Unrestricted$5,000
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchHagerstown, MDGeneral Fund$5,000
Community Foundation of Greater FlintFlint, MIGeneral Fund$4,000
St Francis X Cabrini Catholic ChurcVassar, MIGeneral Unrestricted$3,620
Youth Haven RanchRives Junction, MIGeneral Unrestricted$3,400
Michigan Heroes MuseumFrankenmuth, MIGeneral Unrestricted$3,300
St Jude's Children's Research HospMemphis, TNGeneral Unrestricted$3,250
Concordia University - NebraskaSeward, NEGeneral Unrestricted$3,000
Concordia University - WisconsinMequon, WIGeneral Fund$3,000
Delta CollegeUniversity Center, MIGeneral Unrestricted$3,000
East Side Soup KitchenSaginaw, MIGeneral Unrestricted$3,000
Karmonas Cancer InstituteDetroit, MIGeneral Unrestricted$3,000
Mercy ChefsPortsmouth, VAGeneral Fund$3,000
Mercy ShipsGarden Valley, TXGeneral Fund$3,000
Old Town Christian OutreachSaginaw, MIGeneral Unrestricted$3,000
Read Association of Saginaw CountySaginaw, MIGeneral Unrestricted$3,000
Shelter of Flint IncFlint, MIGeneral Unrestricted$3,000
Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterHagerstown, MDGeneral Unrestricted$3,000
St Lorenz Social MinistriesFrankenmuth, MIGeneral Unrestricted$3,000
Team RubiconEl Segundo, CAGeneral Unrestricted$3,000
Travis Mills FoundationMount Vernon, MEGeneral Unrestricted$3,000
Underground RailroadSaginaw, MIGeneral Unrestricted$3,000
Family Life RadioTucson, AZGeneral Unrestricted$2,940
Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, MIGeneral Unrestricted$2,800
Bronner Performing Arts Center FundFrankenmuth, MIGeneral Unrestricted$2,500
Davenport University FoundationGrand Rapids, MIGeneral Fund$2,500
First LibertyPlano, TXGeneral Unrestricted$2,500
St Lorenz Board of YouthFrankenmuth, MIGeneral Unrestricted$2,500
United Way of SaginawSaginaw, MIGeneral Unrestricted$2,500
Frankenmuth Historical AssnFrankenmuth, MIGeneral Unrestricted$2,499
Frankenmuth Women's ClubFrankenmuth, MIGeneral Fund$2,250
Gideons InternationalWashington, DCGeneral Unrestricted$2,200
Advent HealthOrlando, FLGeneral Fund$2,000
Alliance Defending FreedomScottsdale, AZGeneral Fund$2,000

By state: Michigan 189 · Missouri 7 · Maryland 7 · North Carolina 2 · District of Columbia 2 · Illinois 7

About this foundation

Wallace and Irene Bronner Family Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Frankenmuth, Michigan, tax-exempt since 1991. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Wallace and Irene Bronner Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Letter Form Deadlines: No deadlines.

How much does Wallace and Irene Bronner Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $706K across 258 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Wallace and Irene Bronner Family Charitable Foundation give?

Michigan (189 grants), Missouri (7 grants), Maryland (7 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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