Bruce and Deborah Duncan Foundation
Naples, FL · EIN 20-3871657. Reported 171 grants totalling $4,855,000 to 74 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Bruce and Deborah Duncan Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $540,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyon College | Gambier, OH | $940,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $535,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida | Fort Myers, FL | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Artis-Naples | Naples, FL | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nch Center for Philanthropy | Naples, FL | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Conservation Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Collier County | Naples, FL | $100,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Warrior Scholar Project | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Historical Association | Nantucket, MA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Shelter for Abused Women & Children | Naples, FL | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Champions for Learning | Naples, FL | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Boys & Girls Club | Nantucket, MA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moorings Presbyterian Church | Naples, FL | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Cottage Hospital Foundation | Providence, RI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hoover Institution | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Dreamland Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Great Apes | Wauchula, FL | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Island Safe Harbor for Animals | Nantucket, MA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Matthew's House | Naples, FL | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Conservancy of Southwest Florida | Naples, FL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Humane Society Naples | Naples, FL | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pga Tour First Tee Foundation | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Theatre Workshop of Nantucket | Nantucket, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Safe Place Inc | Nantucket, MA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Immokalee Foundation | Naples, FL | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Artists Association of Nantucket | Nantucket, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Cares | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Millennium Park Foundation | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Golf Club Foundation | Siasconset, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pathways Early Education Center of Immokalee | Naples, FL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cara | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Naples Yacht Club Blue Gavel Scholarship Fund Inc | Naples, FL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| America Gives Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Americans for the Iraeli Third Way Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forest Bluff School Inc | Lake Bluff, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Notre Dame College Prep | Niles, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parkinson's Research and Education Foundation Dba Institute for Neurodegene | Boca Raton, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spark Youth Nyc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camp Blue Skies Foundation | Charlotte, NC | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nantucket Atheneum | Nantucket, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Books for Collier Kids Inc | Naples, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chicago Collegiate Charter School | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chinese Baptist Church of Coral Springs | Coral Springs, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Curtis Institute of Music | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jack Miller Center | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maui United Way | Wailuku, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Daily Bread Food Pantry | Marco Island, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Passionist Nuns | Whitesville, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Charro Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Alliance for Florida's National Parks | Coral Gables, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nantucket Book Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Metro Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of Collier County | Naples, IL | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Collier County | Naples, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| That's a Wrap Ua Inc | Amelia Island, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
41 of 74 (55%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 78%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Evans Scholars Foundation
SUPPORT CAPITAL EXPENSES WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THE FUTURE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EVANS SCHOLARSHIP HOUSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA - Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
PROVIDE HOPE, PURPOSE, AND LIFE-CHANGING SUPPORT FOR THE SOLDIERS WHO PROTECT ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE WORLDWIDE - Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida
SUPPORT THE FIGHT TO END HUNGER - Pga Tour First Tee Foundation
TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT BUILD CHARACTER AND INSTILL LIFE-ENHANCING VALUES THROUGH THE GAME OF GOLF. - American Red Cross
PREVENTS AND ALLEVIATES HUMAN SUFFERING IN THE FACE OF EMERGENCIES BY MOBILIZING THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERS AND THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS. - Community Foundation of Collier County
COLLIER COMES TOGETHER HURRICANE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 118 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | $1,095,000 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 39 | $1,340,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 51 | $1,230,000 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 45 | $1,190,000 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 28% of this one's giving went to organizations in Florida. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Florida.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Bruce and Deborah Duncan Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 3249, Naples, FL, 34106. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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