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Burroughs Fund V00728002

Accepts applications Easton, Connecticut · EIN 060646564

Burroughs Fund V00728002 is a private foundation in Easton, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $62,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $22,000. 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 $55,000 the year before.

17% 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
2022$53,0005$744,964
2023$55,0005$831,536
2024$62,0006$845,356

How to apply

ContactPeter Russell
154 Admiral Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone or email(203) 362-3332, russellp@santaenergy.com
What to submitApplications should include brochure or other handout describing the organization and an audit or statement of income and expense application should concisely describe the program for which you are requesting funding.
DeadlinesSeptember 15
RestrictionsGrants are awarded in october to non-profit organizations for programs

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut6$62,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Nourish Bridgeport Inc
Bridgeport, CT
General operations$22,000
St John's Family Center
Bridgeport, CT
General operations$22,000
Burroughs Community Center
Bridgeport, CT
General operations$8,000
Connecticut Worker Center
Bridgeport, CT
General operations$7,000
Caroline House
Bridgeport, CT
General operations$2,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield County
Bridgeport, CT
General operations$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Burroughs Fund V00728002 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: September 15.

How much does Burroughs Fund V00728002 give?

$62,000 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Burroughs Fund V00728002?

Its 2024 filing lists Peter Russell (President), Margaret Hiller (Vice President), Tina Berges (Board Member) and Mildred Bunche (Board Member) among 9 officers and trustees.

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