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Ellen B & John V Burke Family Foundation 0773485

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 866656316

Ellen B & John V Burke Family Foundation 0773485 is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $285,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $55,000. 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 $200,000 the year before.

36% 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$200,00010$4.9 million
2024$285,00011$4.9 million

How to apply

Ellen B & John V Burke Family Foundation 0773485 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 Ellen B & John V Burke Family Foundation 0773485 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts7$175,000
Vermont1$50,000
Tennessee1$25,000
New York1$20,000
Maine1$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys & Girls Club of Worcester
Worcester, MA
For youth development$55,000
The Larner College of Medicine Fund
Burlington, VT
Grant dr halle g sobel program$50,000
Notre Dame Academy
Hingham, MA
General$25,000
Seven Miles From Jerusalem
Waltham, MA
General grant$25,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General$25,000
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
Ellen b. And john v. Burke student community fund$20,000
Nativity Preparatory School
Jamaica Plain, MA
Grant addiction medicine$20,000
St Anthoney's Shrine
Boston, MA
Grant for the women's medical clinic$20,000
Uk Philanthropy
Lexington, NY
Addiction medicine$20,000
Esther Residence
Saco, ME
Esther's residence$15,000
St Sebastian's School Fund Inc
Needham, MA
General$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ellen B & John V Burke Family Foundation 0773485 accept grant applications?

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

How much does Ellen B & John V Burke Family Foundation 0773485 give?

$285,000 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Ellen B & John V Burke Family Foundation 0773485?

Its 2024 filing lists Jeffrey Roberts (Trustee), Ellen Burke (Trustee) and Gwyneth Maguire (Trustee).

What does Ellen B & John V Burke Family Foundation 0773485 fund?

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

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