Bruce S & Jan L Tranen Charitable Foundation
EIN 364409364
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). This foundation may have filed its
final return or ceased operations — verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2016–2023
$289K
29 grants · $36K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$500
typical micro grants · $100–$2K
grant size
4%
transactional · 1/25 multi-year
repeat
$212K
Assets (2023)
25
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(773) 549-3920
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $24K | $172K | $52K | 24 |
| 2018 | $24K | $234K | $21K | 1 |
| 2020 | $44K | $350K | $45K | 1 |
| 2021 | $24K | $402K | $82K | 1 |
| 2022 | $39K | $327K | $5K | 1 |
| 2023 | $134K | $212K | $59K | 1 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 29 grants on record
Minimum
$10
25th Pctl
$100
Median
$500
Average
$10K
75th Pctl
$2K
Maximum
$134K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
CT
Charlie Tranen
Director
JT
Jan Tranen
Trustee
JT
Jan Tranen
Director
BT
Bruce S Tranen
Trustee
JT
Jan Tranen
Director
BT
Bruce S Tranen
Trustee
JT
Jan Tranen
Director
BT
Bruce S Tranen
Trustee
JT
Jan Tranen
Director
BT
Bruce S Tranen
Trustee
JT
Jan Tranen
Director
BT
Bruce S Tranen
Trustee
Grants Awarded (29 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charitable Donations | Chicago, IL | $134,061 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Charitable Donations | Chicago, IL | $44,415 | CHARITABLE | 2020 |
| Charitable Donations | Chicago, IL | $39,333 | CHARITABLE | 2022 |
| Charitable Donations | Chicago, IL | $23,753 | CHARITABLE | 2021 |
| Charitable Donations | Chicago, IL | $23,515 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Temple Sholom | Chicago, IL | $8,040 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| Lakeview Food Pantry | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $1,200 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| American Jewish World Service | New York, NY | $1,000 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| FPC Global Outreach | Sharon, WI | $1,000 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| Journeycare Foundation | Barrington, IL | $1,000 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| Levy Senior Center Foundation | Evanston, IL | $1,000 | Charitable | 2016 |
| Natl Council of Jewish Women - NEW YORK SECTION | New York, NY | $500 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| Museum of the American Revolution | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation | Chicago, IL | $500 | Charitable | 2016 |
| Porchlight Music Theatre | Chicago, IL | $400 | Charitable | 2016 |
| Chicago Public Radio WBEZ | Chicago, IL | $365 | Charitable | 2016 |
| Newberry Library | Chicago, IL | $250 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| Chicago Architecture Foundation | Chicago, IL | $165 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| Active Transportation Alliance | Chicago, IL | $100 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| Pallas Theatre Collective | Rockville, MD | $100 | charitable | 2016 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $100 | Charitable | 2016 |
| Ride Illinois | Aurora, IL | $100 | Charitable | 2016 |
| Storycatchers Theatre | Chicago, IL | $100 | Charitable | 2016 |