Well Told Grants

Foundations / California

James and Deborah Burrows Foundation

Accepts applications Beverly Hills, California · EIN 456196471

James and Deborah Burrows Foundation is a private foundation in Beverly Hills, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.0 million in 52 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $1.0 million the year before.

25% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.0 million59$24.2 million
2024$1.0 million52$28.5 million

How to apply

ContactJames Burrows Co Grant Tani Barash
PO Box 5623, Beverly Hills, CA 90209
Phone or email(310) 288-6200
DeadlinesNo deadlines

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What James and Deborah Burrows Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California26$597,200
New York11$235,950
District of Columbia4$65,000
Texas2$52,500
Florida3$36,000
Pennsylvania1$25,000
Connecticut2$12,000
Maryland1$10,000
Illinois1$550
New Mexico1$75

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 52 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Childrens Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
General$100,000
Lawrence J Ellison Institute
Walnut Creek, CA
General$100,000
Elephants Without Borders
Buffalo, NY
General$85,000
American Friends of Sentebale
New York, NY
General$50,000
Elton John AIDS Foundation
Houston, TX
General$50,000
Mary Tyler Moore Vision
Los Angeles, CA
General$50,000
Sinai Temple
Los Angeles, CA
General$50,000
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
General$50,000
Cedars Sinai
Los Angeles, CA
General$25,000
Danny & Ron's Rescue
Wellington, FL
General$25,000
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Washington, DC
General$25,000
Food Bank for New York
Bronx, NY
General$25,000
Healing California
South El Monte, CA
General$25,000
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Los Angeles, CA
General$25,000
Lphsa Inc
Lake Placid, NY
General$25,000
National Philanthropic Trust
Jenkintown, PA
General$25,000
Palm Springs Plaza Theatre
Palm Springs, CA
General$25,000
Project Angel Food
Los Angeles, CA
General$25,000
World Central Kitchen Inc
Washington, DC
General$25,000
Directors Guild Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General$20,000
Mindful Schools
Emeryville, CA
General$15,000
West Side Montessori School
New York, NY
General$15,000
Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation
New York, NY
General$10,500
AIDS Project Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
General$10,000
At the Well
Washington, DC
General$10,000
Border Horse Slaughter Rescue
Fiddletown, CA
General$10,000
Broadway Cares
New York, NY
General$10,000
Friends of Saban Free Clinic
Los Angeles, CA
General$10,000
GPL Polo Club
Wellington, FL
General$10,000
National Ms Society
Los Angeles, CA
General$10,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Santa Monica, CA
General$10,000
Salvation Army
Carson, CA
General$10,000
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
New York, NY
General$10,000
Troops First Foundation
Laurel, MD
General$10,000
Yale University
New Haven, CT
General$10,000
Young Israel of Century City
Los Angeles, CA
General$8,900
A Little Hope Foundation
Armonk, NY
General$5,000
Foundation for SMFM
Washington, DC
General$5,000
Oaktown Jazz Workshop
Oakland, CA
General$5,000
Horses in the Hood
Tarzana, CA
General$4,800

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does James and Deborah Burrows Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadlines.

How much does James and Deborah Burrows Foundation give?

$1.0 million in tax year 2024, across 52 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs James and Deborah Burrows Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists James Burrows (Co-Trustee) and Deborah Burrows (Co-Trustee).

What does James and Deborah Burrows Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, youth programs and education.

Similar foundations in California