About Adele Braun Charitable Foundation
The Adele Braun Charitable Foundation makes a small number of very large, unrestricted grants to organizations working in health and rehabilitation, disability services, military/veteran support, and community social enterprises. Grants are often repeat awards and appear intended for general operating or broad program support rather than narrowly restricted projects. The foundation funds both local St. Louis organizations and well-known regional/national institutions, with an emphasis on direct service and applied research that improves health, recovery, and economic opportunity.
Focus Areas
Hospital and university medical centers / health system support (large unrestricted gifts)Veterans and U.S. Marine family support organizationsResidential rehabilitation and substance-use recovery programs for menDisability services and independent-living supports (St. Louis region)Social enterprise and workforce-training programs for womenEquine-health and racehorse research
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-dollar giving: a handful of multi-hundred-thousand to million-dollar grants, several given as repeat awards, typically designated as general charitable or program support rather than restricted project funding.
About Adele Braun Charitable Foundation
Adele Braun Charitable Foundation gives some of its largest awards as unrestricted support, including $1,000,000 to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and $800,000 to Fern House - Resdential Rehabilitation for Men. Those grants point to a pattern of backing health systems, residential recovery programs, and organizations serving people with complex service needs. The foundation also makes repeated large awards to organizations in St. Louis and beyond, suggesting a mix of local commitment and regional reach. Its recent grantmaking includes health and rehabilitation, disability services, military and veteran support, and social enterprise. In the recent grants list, Focus Marines Foundation received $500,000 in both 2023 and 2024, while Paraquad received $500,000 in 2023 and $250,000 in 2024. Other recipients include Munson Health Care Foundation, The Women's Bakery, and Grayson - Jockey Club Research Foundation, which shows support for both direct service and applied research. The foundation’s grants are frequently labeled for general charitable purposes, and the repeated awards indicate sustained relationships with some recipients. Across the record, the foundation favors flexible support that can be used broadly by nonprofits rather than narrowly specified project-only funding.
What Adele Braun Charitable Foundation Funds
Health and rehabilitation are central to the foundation’s giving. It awarded $1,000,000 to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for general charitable purposes and $800,000 to Fern House - Resdential Rehabilitation for Men for the same purpose, pairing institutional medical support with residential recovery. Disability and independent-living services also appear in the record. Paraquad received $500,000 in 2023 and $250,000 in 2024, while Starkloff Disability Institute received $50,000 in 2024 and $30,000 in 2023. Those grants align with the foundation’s stated interest in disability services in the St. Louis region. The foundation also supports education and workforce pathways. Access Academies received $200,000 in both 2023 and 2024, and The Women's Bakery received $500,000 in both 2023 and 2024. Those awards fit a pattern of funding organizations tied to opportunity, training, and community-based advancement.
How Adele Braun Charitable Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3M
Total Assets
$41.8M
Total Revenue
$2.8M
Total Expenses
$3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $175K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$175K
Geographic Reach
Regional8 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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