Filed as: BURPEE FOUNDATION · Private foundation · EIN 74-3047509

Burpee Foudation Inc

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Lenox, MA

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202620689349100807
Total assets (EOY)$8,517,718
Grants paid$997,547
Typical (median) grant$15,000
Grants listed25
Giving in home state (MA)2%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K1
$5K–$25K16
$25K–$100K5
$100K+3

Smallest $4,380 · Largest $275,000

Geographic focus

NY
80%
MO
4%
DC
4%
CT
3%
CA
2%
MA
2%
NJ
2%
LA
2%

Common purposes

restrictedgrantshorticulturalpreparationarchivalhistoryrestrsictedconsctructionschoolcommunityhiringparttimeteachinner

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$301,800$9,764,66514
2024$997,547$8,517,71825

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

How to apply

ContactTHE BURPEE FOUNDATION
AddressPO BOX 1763, LENOX, MA, 01240
Phone2122371000
EmailINFO@THEBURPEEFOUNDATION.ORG
Form & materialsNEW YORK/NEW JERSEY AREA COMMON APPLICATION FORMAT TO BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE OF THE FOUNDATION AT: WWW.THEBURPEEFOUNDATION.ORG THE GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED ONLINE USING THIS LINK HTTPS://THEBURPEEFOUNDATION.ORG/GRANT-APPLICATION
DeadlinesNONE
RestrictionsNONE. BUT FOCUS IS ON HORTICULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL.(PRIMARILY IN NEW YORK , NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA)

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

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
The Horticultural Society Of New YoNEW YORK, NYRESTRICTED GRANTS$275,000
Bard CollegeHUDSON VALLEY, NYRESTRICTED GRANTS$250,000
The Bridge IncNEW YORK, NYRESTRICTED GRANTS$100,000
Smithsonian LibrariesWASHINGTON, DCPREPARATION OF ARCHIVAL HISTORY$41,667
The Fortune SocietyLONG ISLAND, NYRESTRICTED GRANTS$36,000
Bartlett Arboretum AssociationSTAMFORD, CTRESTRICTED GRANTS$25,000
Garden Time IncQUEENSBURY, NYRESTRICTED GRANTS$25,000
The Giving GroveKANSAS, MORESTRICTED GRANTS$25,000
Environmental Volunteers OrgPALO ALTO, CARESTRICTED GRANTS$20,000
Queens Botanical Garden SocietyFLUSHING, NYRESTRICTED TO HORTICULTURAL PROGRAMS$20,000
Sky High FarmPINE PLAINS, NYRESTRICTED GRANTS$20,000
Columbia Center For UrbanCOLUMBIA, MORESTRSICTED TO THE CONSCTRUCTION$18,000
Allies IncHAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJRESTRICTED TO HORTICULTURAL PROGRAMS$15,000
Backyard Growers IncGLOUCESTER, MARESTRICTED TO SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY$15,000
City Parks FoundationNEW YORK, NYRESTRICTED GRANTS$15,000
Crown Community GardenNEW ORLEANS, LARESTRICTED TO THE HIRING PART TIME$15,000
Island Harvest IncMELVILLE, NYRESTRICTED GRANTS$15,000
New York Restoration ProjectNEW YORK, NYRESTRICTED GRANTS$15,000
Grow NycNEW YORK, NYTO TEACH INNER CITY CHILDREN AGE 4$10,000
Riverview Gardens IncNEW YORK, NYRESTRICTED GRANTS$10,000
Andalusia FoundationANDALUSIA, PARESTRICTED GRANTS$7,500
St Gregory'S ChurchNEW YORK, NYRESTRICTED GRANTS$7,500
Zane Trace Local School DistrictCHILLICOTHE, OHRESTRICTED GRANTS$7,500
Kidspeace National Center Of NewSCHNECKSVILLE, PARESTRICTED GRANTS$5,000
Osamequin Farm IncSEEKONK, MARESTRICTED GRANTS$4,380
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