Bruce and Deborah Duncan Foundation
Naples, FL · EIN 20-3871657. Reported 207 grants totalling $6,357,000 to 82 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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 $675,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Kenyon College | Gambier, OH | $940,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida | Fort Myers, FL | $195,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Artis-Naples | Naples, FL | $175,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nch Center for Philanthropy | Naples, FL | $175,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Andrews Baptist Church | Panama City, FL | $167,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $145,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nantucket Conservation Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $140,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nantucket Island Safe Harbor for Animals | Nantucket, MA | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Moorings Presbyterian Church | Naples, FL | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nantucket Historical Association | Nantucket, MA | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of Collier County | Naples, FL | $100,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Warrior Scholar Project | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Shelter for Abused Women & Children | Naples, FL | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Boys & Girls Club | Nantucket, MA | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Matthew's House | Naples, FL | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Champions for Learning | Naples, FL | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Safe Place Inc | Nantucket, MA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nantucket Cottage Hospital Foundation | Providence, RI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Conservancy of Southwest Florida | Naples, FL | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Humane Society Naples | Naples, FL | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pathways Early Education Center of Immokalee | Naples, FL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Pga Tour First Tee Foundation | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Immokalee Foundation | Naples, FL | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Theatre Workshop of Nantucket | Nantucket, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Millennium Park Foundation | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nantucket Golf Club Foundation | Siasconset, MA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Parkinson's Research and Education Foundation Dba Institute for Neurodegene | Boca Raton, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Artists Association of Nantucket | Nantucket, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cara | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Chicago Cares | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chicago Collegiate Charter School | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Camp Blue Skies Foundation | Charlotte, NC | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Forest Bluff School Inc | Lake Bluff, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Cottage Hospital Foundation | Providence, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Notre Dame College Prep | Niles, IL | $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 |
| Stanford University | Redwood City, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Books for Collier Kids Inc | Naples, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Nantucket Atheneum | Nantucket, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 1916 Foundation Inc | Highland Park, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 Daily Signal Institute | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Gulfshore Playhouse | Naples, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mount Sinai Health System | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
44 of 82 (54%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 70%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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 activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 142 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
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 |
| 2025 | 36 | $1,502,000 | $20,000 |
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
27% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
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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