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Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation

Preselected recipients only PO Box CH, Illinois · EIN 266208503

Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation is a private foundation in PO Box CH, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $13.3 million in 10 grants; the typical grant was $75,000 and the largest $5.0 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $13.0 million the year before.

60% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$13.0 million5$42.6 million
2023$13.0 million7$32.2 million
2024$13.3 million10$20.2 million

How to apply

Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Utah.

StateGrantsAmount
Utah10$13.3 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Utah College of Nursing
Salt Lake City, UT
General support$5.0 million
Natural History Museum of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
General support$5.0 million
John A Moran Eye Center
Salt Lake City, UT
General support$2.5 million
Visual Arts Institute
Salt Lake City, UT
General support$530,000
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art Utah State University
Logan, UT
General support$100,000
Ij & Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center
Salt Lake City, UT
General support$50,000
Golden Rule Foundation
Salt Lake City, UT
General support$30,000
University of Utah School of Dance
Salt Lake City, UT
General support$30,000
Wasatch County Sheriff
Heber City, UT
General support$20,500
West Desert Aviators
Fairfield, UT
General support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation give?

$13.3 million in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $75,000.

Who runs Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Northern Trust Company (Trustee), IRA B Rubinfeld (Executive Director), Michael Adams (Board Member) and Angela Atkin (Board Member).

What does Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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