The Bronson Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on local Restoration Movement / Restoration church ministry in the Independence, Missouri area, with a strong emphasis on supporting a school tied to that denomination. Most grants fund religious operations, church publishing, and missionary activity, indicating a faith-driven, denomination-specific philanthropic focus. The trust prefers a small set of familiar grantees and funds ongoing operational needs rather than broad secular causes.
The H Clay Bronson and Ruth E Bronson Charitable Trust centers its giving on Restoration Movement ministries in Independence, Missouri, with Center Place Restoration School as the clearest recurring beneficiary. The largest recent grants in the record are the 2024 and 2025 school operating awards of $20,000 each, showing that the trust backs ongoing institutional support rather than occasional project-only funding. Its pattern also reaches into Restoration church publishing, missionary support, and youth ministry, all within the same local religious network. Price Publishing Inc. appears repeatedly for Restoration church book publishing, including a $10,000 grant in 2023 and several smaller awards in later years. The trust also supported Restoration International Ministries for missionary support in 2024 and Clinton Restoration Branch for church operating support in 2025. Youth-focused funding is visible through Restoration Camping Inc and South Crysler Restoration Branch, which places camp and youth ministry alongside school and church operations in the trust’s portfolio. Across the grants list, the trust gives within a narrow set of affiliated organizations and keeps its attention on ministries tied to the Restoration tradition in the Independence area.
Education is a major thread in the trust’s grantmaking. Center Place Restoration School received $20,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for school operating support, plus additional awards of $10,500 and $8,500 in 2023 and $5,000 and $3,500 in 2024. Publishing is another clear area. Price Publishing Inc received $10,000 in 2023 for Restoration church book publishing, along with later awards of $5,000, $3,000, $2,500, and $2,000 for the same purpose. The trust also funds ministry infrastructure. Clinton Restoration Branch received $5,000 in 2025 for church operating support, while Restoration International Ministries received $5,000 in 2024 for missionary support. Youth programming appears through Restoration Camping Inc, which was funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for a youth camping program, and South Crysler Restoration Branch, which received $2,500 in 2024 for youth ministries.
Typical grants are small: the p25 is $2,625, the median is $4,250, and the p75 is $7,625. The distribution is skewed by a few larger operating awards, especially the $20,000 school grants, while many other gifts cluster in the low-thousands. The trust’s record also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The available record does not indicate an open application process.
$112K
$406K
$27K
$64K
Most grants fall between $3K and $8K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$8K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Highly concentrated and local: a small number of repeat grantees receive most funding (one school received ~72% of total grants), primarily modest-sized operating grants focused on denomination-specific institutions.
Notable grantees: Center Place Restoration School, Price Publishing Inc, Clinton Restoration Branch, Restoration International Ministries
Grantmaking is entirely local in the record: 100% of grants go to recipients in Missouri, and the top giving state is MO. Most recipients are in Independence, MO, including school, publishing, camp, and ministry organizations. One recent grant went to Clinton, MO, through Clinton Restoration Branch. The recipient country distribution is exclusively U.S.-based, with 18 grants to U.S. organizations.
The middle of the distribution is modest: p25 is $2,625, median grant size is $4,250, and p75 is $7,625. The recent record includes a few larger awards, but most gifts are in the low-thousands.
Recipients are faith-based organizations tied to the Restoration tradition, including a school, church congregations, a publishing organization, a missionary group, and youth camping and youth ministry programs.
No. The grant record shows 100% of grants to recipients in Missouri, with the top giving state listed as MO.
Yes. The recent grants include school operating support, church operating support, missionary support, and youth camping program funding, showing a preference for general and program operating needs.
No. The trust funds organizations rather than individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTER PLACE RESTORATION SCHOOL | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $20,000 | 2025 | SCHOOL OPERATING FUND |
| CENTER PLACE RESTORATION SCHOOL | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOOL OPERATING FUND |
| CLINTON RESTORATION BRANCH | CLINTON, MO | $5,000 | 2025 | CHURCH OPERATING FUND |
| RESTORATION CAMPING INC | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $3,000 | 2025 | YOUTH CAMPING PROGRAM |
| PRICE PUBLISHING INC | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $2,000 | 2025 | RESTORATION CHURCH BOOK PUBLISHING |
| CENTER PLACE RESTORATION SCHOOL | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $20,000 | 2024 | SCHOOL OPERATING FUND |
| RESTORATION INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $5,000 | 2024 | MISSIONARY SUPPORT |
| CENTER PLACE RESTORATION SCHOOL | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $3,500 | 2024 | SCHOOL OPERATING FUND |
| RESTORATION CAMPING INC | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $3,000 | 2024 | YOUTH CAMPING PROGRAM |
| PRICE PUBLISHING INC | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $3,000 | 2024 | RESTORATION CHURCH BOOK PUBLISHING |
| SOUTH CRYSLER RESTORATION BRANCH | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $2,500 | 2024 | YOUTH MINISTRIES |
| CENTER PLACE RESTORATION SCHOOL | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $10,500 | 2023 | SCHOOL OPERATING FUND |
| PRICE PUBLISHING INC | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | RESTORATION CHURCH BOOK PUBLISHING |
| CENTER PLACE RESTORATION SCHOOL | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $8,500 | 2023 | SCHOOL OPERATING FUND |
| PRICE PUBLISHING INC | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | RESTORATION CHURCH BOOK PUBLISHING |
| PRICE PUBLISHING INC | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $2,500 | 2023 | RESTORATION CHURCH BOOK PUBLISHING |
| RESTORATION CAMPING INC | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $2,500 | 2023 | YOUTH CAMPING PROGRAM |
| PRICE PUBLISHING INC | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | RESTORATION CHURCH BOOK PUBLISHING |
CENTER PLACE RESTORATION SCHOOL
$20,000SCHOOL OPERATING FUND
CENTER PLACE RESTORATION SCHOOL
$5,000SCHOOL OPERATING FUND
CLINTON RESTORATION BRANCH
$5,000CHURCH OPERATING FUND
RESTORATION CAMPING INC
$3,000YOUTH CAMPING PROGRAM
PRICE PUBLISHING INC
$2,000RESTORATION CHURCH BOOK PUBLISHING
CENTER PLACE RESTORATION SCHOOL
$20,000SCHOOL OPERATING FUND
RESTORATION INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
$5,000MISSIONARY SUPPORT
CENTER PLACE RESTORATION SCHOOL
$3,500SCHOOL OPERATING FUND
RESTORATION CAMPING INC
$3,000YOUTH CAMPING PROGRAM
PRICE PUBLISHING INC
$3,000RESTORATION CHURCH BOOK PUBLISHING
SOUTH CRYSLER RESTORATION BRANCH
$2,500YOUTH MINISTRIES
CENTER PLACE RESTORATION SCHOOL
$10,500SCHOOL OPERATING FUND
PRICE PUBLISHING INC
$10,000RESTORATION CHURCH BOOK PUBLISHING
CENTER PLACE RESTORATION SCHOOL
$8,500SCHOOL OPERATING FUND
PRICE PUBLISHING INC
$5,000RESTORATION CHURCH BOOK PUBLISHING
PRICE PUBLISHING INC
$2,500RESTORATION CHURCH BOOK PUBLISHING
RESTORATION CAMPING INC
$2,500YOUTH CAMPING PROGRAM
PRICE PUBLISHING INC
$1,000RESTORATION CHURCH BOOK PUBLISHING