Private foundation · EIN 35-6951044

Burnham Family Foundation

Preselected only

Wilmington, DE

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202513219349102646
Total assets (EOY)$75,077,835
Grants paid$2,322,108
Typical (median) grant$29,662
Grants listed45
Giving in home state (DE)0%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K0
$5K–$25K17
$25K–$100K21
$100K+7

Smallest $8,157 · Largest $200,000

Geographic focus

NY
75%
CA
11%
GA
4%
DC
4%
MA
3%
PA
2%
CT
1%
TX
0%

Common purposes

explanationmitigationdevelopmentliteracypublicschoolscoalitionmaintenanceteacherprofessionalconnectionreadslongislandsound

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$3,048,879$51,803,48416
2024$2,322,108$75,077,83545

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
New City Parks IncNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$200,000
Billion Oyster ProjectNEW YORK, NYMitigation Bank Development Fund (see general explanation)$155,499
Lighthouse Works IncFISHERS ISLAND, NYHoffort House Maintenance Reserve Fund (see general explanation)$155,499
Lighthouse Works IncFISHERS ISLAND, NYGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$120,804
Architectural League Of New YorkNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$100,907
Trust For Public LandNEW YORK, NYNYC Community Schoolyards$100,000
Walsh Park Benevolent CorporationFISHERS ISLE, NYMaintenance Fund$100,000
Teaching Matters IncNEW YORK, NYTeacher Professional Development in connection with NYC Reads (see general explanation)$98,996
New Story IncATLANTA, GAGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$98,697
Teaching LabWASHINGTON, DCTeacher Professional Development in connection with NYC Reads (see general explanation)$98,697
EarthjusticeSAN FRANCISCO, CAGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$74,154
Free And Fair Litigation Group IncNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$73,931
Natural Areas Conservancy IncNEW YORK, NYWetland Mitigation (see general explanation)$60,402
American Academy In RomeNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$50,000
Cambiar EducationSAN DIEGO, CAFBO Magpie Literacy for ROAR Integration Work$50,000
New Visions For Public Schools IncNEW YORK, NYLiteracy Academy Collective Fund$50,000
The Academy In Manayunk IncCONSHOHOCKEN, PAAIM Institute for Learning & Research in New York City Public Schools - Brooklyn/Brownsville - Expand AIM pathways licen$50,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$49,533
Electronic Frontier Foundation IncSAN FRANCISCO, CAGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$49,533
The Nature ConservancyCOLD SPRING HARBOR, NYShellfish Growers Climate Coalition; Long Island Sound Program; Wildlife Mitigation$42,500
Billion Oyster ProjectNEW YORK, NYScholarship Fund; General & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$40,505
Fight For The Future Education FundBOSTON, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$35,000
Wikimedia EndowmentSAN FRANCISCO, CAGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$29,662
Literacy IncNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$25,227
Open Space Institute Land Trust IncNEW YORK, NYConservation Capital Program (see general explanation)$25,227
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