Brueckner Family Charitable Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Brueckner Family Charitable Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to arts and culture, education, health, and the environment.

IP TAKE: The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines.

PROFILE: Established in 1990, the Brueckner Family Charitable Foundation is steered by Wall Street veteran Richard Brueckner and his wife Laurie. Richard spent more than two decades at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the Brueckner Family Charitable Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to arts and culture, education, health, and the environment.

The Brueckner Family Charitable Foundation’s tax filings suggest that it invests in education, including schools with which the family has a personal connection. Richard and Laurie graduated from Muhlenberg College, and so did two of their children. The school houses the Brueckner Family Wing Of Life Sports Center. Brueckner also chaired its board of trustees. Laurie is interested in the arts and serves as a trustee emerita of Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, which the couple supports via their foundation.

Grants range between $1,000 and $52,000. In a recent year, the foundation gave away $110,500. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses primarily on New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Past local grantees have included Princeton Healthcare System, Tamerlaine Farm Sanctuary, Morristown Medical Center, and Hudson Farm Foundation.

The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.

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CONTACT:

Brueckner Family Charitable Foundation
615 W. Mount Pleasant Ave.
Livingston, NJ 07039