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Burnham Foundation Inc #0726729

Accepts applications Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 222979498

Burnham Foundation Inc #0726729 is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $83,600 in 31 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was the same as $83,600 the year before.

10% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$83,60031$1.9 million
2024$83,60031$2.0 million

How to apply

ContactDeborah J Manus Co Nutter McClennen
155 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02205-8982
Phone or email(617) 439-2000
What to submitLetter describing organization & proposed use for funds or scholarship grant application

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Burnham Foundation Inc #0726729 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts18$47,400
California5$13,300
North Carolina3$11,400
New York1$4,000
Minnesota1$3,500
Virginia1$2,000
New Hampshire1$1,000
Pennsylvania1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 31 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Northern Middlesex Regional High School Scholarship Fund
Townsend, MA
General fund$10,000
Friends of Lawrence Library
Lawrence, MA
General fund$5,000
Nashoba River Watershed Association
Groton, MA
General fund$5,000
Santa Catalina School
Monterey, CA
General fund$5,000
UNC Health Foundation
Chapel Hill, NC
General fund$5,000
Carolina Tiger Rescue
Pittsboro, NC
General fund$4,000
Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Yorktown Heights, NY
General fund$4,000
Townsend Congregational Church
Townsend, MA
General fund$4,000
Shubert Club Inc
Saint Paul, MN
General fund$3,500
United Way
Boston, MA
General fund$3,500
Ventana Wildlife Society
Salinas, CA
General fund$3,500
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
General fund$3,000
Chatham Outreach Alliance Inc
Pittsboro, NC
General fund$2,400
Lawrence Library
Lawrence, MA
General fund$2,000
Manomet Inc
Plymouth, MA
General fund$2,000
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
Triangle, VA
General fund$2,000
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Palo Alto, CA
General fund$2,000
The Nature Conservancy
Boston, MA
General fund$2,000
Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation
Salinas, CA
General fund$2,000
Friends of the Pepperell Seniors Inc
Pepperell, MA
General fund$1,500
Lowell Sun Charities Inc
Lowell, MA
Sun santa fund$1,500
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Lincoln, MA
General fund$1,500
Pepperell Aid From Community to Home
Pepperell, MA
General fund$1,500
Battleship Cove
Fall River, MA
General fund$1,000
Ducks for Cancer
Pepperell, MA
General fund$1,000
Heart of New England Bsa Inc
Rutland, MA
Nashua valley council boy scouts of america$1,000
Horse Angels Rescue
Upper Chichester, PA
General fund$1,000
Pepperell 4th of July Committee
Pepperell, MA
General fund$1,000
Wright Museum of World War II
Wolfeboro, NH
General fund$1,000
Applewild School
Fitchburg, MA
General fund$900
Point Lobos Natural History Assn
Monterey, CA
General fund$800

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Burnham Foundation Inc #0726729 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Burnham Foundation Inc #0726729 give?

$83,600 in tax year 2024, across 31 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Burnham Foundation Inc #0726729?

Its 2024 filing lists Lynn Lamar (Vice President), Charles P Burnham (President) and Deborah J Manus (Treasurer/Secretary/Clerk).

What does Burnham Foundation Inc #0726729 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and health.

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