Private foundation · EIN 45-5592432

Burke Family Foundation

Preselected only

Ames, IA

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Tax year 2025 (period ending 2026-03-31) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202632039349100108
Total assets (EOY)$5,239,004
Grants paid$202,000
Typical (median) grant$10,000
Grants listed25
Giving in home state (IA)95%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K2
$5K–$25K19
$25K–$100K2
$100K+2

Smallest $1,000 · Largest $250,000

Geographic focus

IA
95%
MN
3%
VA
2%

Common purposes

onlyfaithceciliaschooltuitionassistanceruthradiationoncologybuattiexpansionprojectimaginglocalneeds

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$972,000$5,343,13626
2024$248,000$5,498,07226
2025$202,000$5,239,00425

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 2025.

Top recipients (tax year 2025)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
State University Of Iowa FoundationIOWA CITY, IARADIATION ONCOLOGY (BUATTI)$250,000
Boys & Girls Club Of Story County (Ames Chapter)AMES, IAEXPANSION PROJECT$110,000
Lutheran Services In Iowa IncAMES, IAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$30,000
Story County Medical Center FoundationNEVADA, IAMRI IMAGING PROGRAM$25,000
American National Red CrossDES MOINES, IALOCAL NEEDS ONLY$20,000
Mayo ClinicROCHESTER, MNESOPHAGEAL CANCER RESEARCH$20,000
St Cecilia ChurchAMES, IAFAITH & LIGHT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN$20,000
Bethesda Lutheran ChurchAMES, IABETHESDA FOOD PANTRY$12,000
Food At First AmesAMES, IAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$12,000
St Patrick'S Catholic ChurchNEVADA, IANEVADA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD$12,000
Camp Hertko Hollow IncWEST DES MOINES, IACAMP ATTENDEE USE ONLY$10,000
Happy Joe'S Kids FoundationBETTENDORF, IAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10,000
Hope For The Warriors Project IncSPRINGFIELD, VAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyWEST DES MOINES, IADAVE AND KATHIE WEBER FUND$10,000
Martha'S House Of Hope IncAMES, IAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10,000
United Way Of Story CountyAMES, IAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10,000
St Cecilia ChurchAMES, IAST CECILIA SCHOOL TUITION ASSISTANCE$9,000
Access (Assault Care)BOONE, IAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
Ames Community School DistrictAMES, IAWINTER WEAR PROGRAM$5,000
Hope MinistriesDES MOINES, IAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
Sisters Of Charity Of The Blessed Virgin MaryDUBUQUE, IAMEMORY OF SRS JANET SCHEWE AND RUTH SCHIFFLER$5,000
St Cecilia ChurchAMES, IAJOHN AND RUTH MCCULLY FUND FOR HISPANIC MINISTRIES$5,000
St Cecilia ChurchAMES, IAST CECILIA SCHOOL TUITION ASSISTANCE - PRESCHOOL$5,000
Obria Medical Clinic Of AmesAMES, IAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$1,000
St Cecilia ChurchAMES, IAPARISH FAITH FORMATION$1,000
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