The Bonfire Foundation
Historical funder research: IRS Form 990-PF filings from US private foundations, showing who funded what in past years. This is not a list of currently open grant calls, and we do not track open RFPs from private foundations. From public IRS Form 990-PF filings (latest on file for this funder: tax year 2024). Coverage: tax years 2019–2025. Freshness: the IRS releases these returns 1.5–2+ years after the tax year ends, so 2025 is still partial and a funder's newest grants may not appear yet. Last updated: November 14, 2026. Filings can contain errors, so confirm current priorities and deadlines with the funder before applying.
Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
Only 28.6% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.
- Form & materials
- APPLICATION DOWNLOADABLE FROM FOUNDATION WEBSITE
- Deadlines
- APRIL 1
- Restrictions
- FOUNDATION CONSIDERS AND VALUES THOSE CANDIDATES FOCUSING ON JOURNALISTIC, MEDIA AND OR ATHLETIC PURSUITS
| Recipient | Location | Purpose (as filed) | Amount | Tax yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Ana Life Center | Santa Ana, CA | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden, CT | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Mater Dei High School | Santa Ana, CA | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Convent of the Sacred Heart | Greenwich, CT | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Christo Rey High School | Santa Ana, CA | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Austin Achieve High School | Austin, TX | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $2,700 | 2024 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | Harrison, NY | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $1,000 | 2024 |
| University of Texas Austin | Austin, TX | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $500 | 2024 |
| School of the Holy Child | Rye, NY | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $12,500 | 2023 |
| University of Texas Austin | Austin, TX | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden, CT | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Mater Dei High School | Santa Ana, CA | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Convent of the Sacred Heart | Greenwich, CT | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Christo Rey High School | Santa Ana, CA | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $2,500 | 2023 |
| Life Center of Santa Anna | Santa Ana, CA | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $2,500 | 2023 |
| Austin Achieve High School | Austin, TX | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $2,500 | 2023 |
| The Seeing Eye Foundation | Morristown, NJ | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | Worcester, MA | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Penn State Legacy Plaza | Boise, ID | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $500 | 2023 |
| Mobile Loaves & Fishes | Austin, TX | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $500 | 2023 |
| School of the Holy Child | Rye, NY | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $7,500 | 2022 |
| Orange Luthern School | Orange, CA | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Mater Dei High School | Santa Ana, CA | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | $5,000 | 2022 |
Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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