The Joseph S Bruno Charitable

BIRMINGHAM, AL EIN: 63-0936234

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$18.0M

+4.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$550K

+18.3% YoY

Grant Count

40

+5.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$14K

+12.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$3M$5M$7M2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$18,002,801$17,213,045$16,474,426
Revenue$1,378,078$1,597,909$5,992,002
Expenses$796,428$724,534$932,631
Qualifying Distributions$549,500$464,500$665,100
Net Investment Income$1,301,464$1,519,184$283,418
Distributable Amount$920,538$819,696$771,358

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$166K$333K$499K$665K29 grants202145 grants202238 grants202340 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

THE BELL CENTER FOR EARL…$100KAUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDA…$40KJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF AL…$25KYOUTHSERVE$25KFOUNDATIONS EARLY LEARNI…$20KBIRMINGHAM TALKS$15KWOOLEY INSTITUE FOR SPOK…$15KTHE SALVATION ARMY$15KHICA$13KM-POWER MINISTRIES$13K

Grant Size Distribution

152 grants across all recorded years

146<$50K3$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BENNY M LARUSSA JRCHAIRMAN1
ROBERT H SPRAIN JRSECRETARY1
MARIAN L PHILLIPSVICE CHAIRMAN1
KAREN PERSINGERBOARD MEMBER1
MEGAN LARUSSA CHENOWETHBOARD MEMBER1
THOMAS PERSINGERBOARD MEMBER1
JENNIFER GRAYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

AuburnBessemerBirminghamFairfieldHomewoodHooverHuntsvilleIrondaleMontgomeryOdenvillePelhamWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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