Funding search · EIN 237416312 · California, MO

Em Burger Memorial Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

213
grants reported
$588,750
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • California R1 High School4 grants · $86,003
  • Friends of the Finke4 grants · $44,000
  • University of Mo - Meat Lab2 grants · $42,700
  • Boy Scouts of America5 grants · $33,000
  • California Progress3 grants · $32,250
  • California Middle School4 grants · $20,550
  • Paris Special School District4 grants · $20,000
  • Mu Healthcare - Children'S Hospital2 grants · $20,000
  • Henry County School System4 grants · $20,000
  • Moniteau County R-V2 grants · $19,000

Giving over time

$141,000
2022
$138,000
2023
$145,000
2024
$164,750
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 213 grants.

  • $48,400

    California R1 High School · California, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $30,803

    California R1 High School · California, MO · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $26,000

    Friends of the Finke · California, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $25,000

    Boy Scouts of America · Columbia, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $22,700

    University of Mo - Meat Lab · Columbia, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $20,250

    California Progress · California, MO · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $20,000

    University of Mo - Meat Lab · Columbia, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $15,000

    University of Central Missouri · Warrensburg, MO · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $14,000

    Friends of the Finke · California, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $11,326

    Moniteau County Nutrition Center · California, MO · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $10,050

    California Middle School · California, MO · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Childcare Village · California, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Mu Healthcare - Children'S Hospital · Columbia, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Moniteau County R-V · Latham, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Mu Healthcare - Children'S Hospital · Columbia, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    California Progress · California, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $9,400

    City of California Fire Dept · California, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $9,000

    Moniteau County R-V · Latham, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $8,100

    Jamestown C1 School · Jamestown, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $5,200

    Moniteau County Nutrition Center · California, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $5,050

    California R1 High School · California, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Heart of Mo United Way · Columbia, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Henry County School System · Paris, TN · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Paris Special School District · Paris, TN · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Heart of Mo United Way · Columbia, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Henry County School System · Paris, TN · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Paris Special School District · Paris, TN · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Henry County School System · Paris, TN · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    McGirk Community Building Assn · California, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Paris Special School District · Paris, TN · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Henry County School System · Paris, TN · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Paris Special School District · Paris, TN · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $4,100

    Heart of Mo United Way · Columbia, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $4,021

    City of California · California, MO · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $4,000

    City of California - Fire Dept · California, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $3,500

    California Middle School · California, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $3,500

    California Middle School · California, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $3,500

    California Middle School · California, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $3,000

    Jamestown C1 School · Jamestown, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $3,000

    Red Slipper Warrior Project · Jefferson City, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $3,000

    St Paul Evangelical · Jamestown, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,750

    Mo 4-H Foundation · Columbia, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,500

    California Rural Fire Dept · California, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,500

    Missouri Farmers Care Foundation · Jefferson City, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,500

    California Rural Fire Dept · California, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,500

    Missouri Farmers Care Foundation · Jefferson City, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,500

    Mount Pleasant Baptist Church · Wilkesboro, NC · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,500

    Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,500

    California Rural Fire Dept · California, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,500

    Missouri Farmers Care Foundation · Jefferson City, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,500

    California Rural Fire Department · California, MO · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,500

    Missouri Farmers Care Foundation · Jefferson City, MO · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Boy Scouts of America · Columbia, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Gateway Industries · Eldon, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Moniteau County Historical Society · California, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Rape & Abuse Crisis Services · Jefferson City, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Boy Scouts of America · Columbia, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    California Progress · California, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Gateway Industries · Eldon, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Moniteau County Historical Society · California, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Rape & Abuse Crisis Services · Jefferson City, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Boy Scouts of America · Columbia, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Friends of the Finke · California, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Gateway Industries · Eldon, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Moniteau County Historical Society · California, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Rape & Abuse Crisis Services · Jefferson City, MO · 2023

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Boy Scouts of America · Columbia, MO · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Friends of the Finke · California, MO · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Gateway Industries · Eldon, MO · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Moniteau County Historical Society · California, MO · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Moniteau County Sheriff · California, MO · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $2,000

    Rape & Abuse Crisis Services · Jefferson City, MO · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,750

    California R1 High School · California, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,500

    Missouri State Fair Foundation-Yiaf · Sedalia, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,300

    Jamestown C1 School · Jamestown, MO · 2022

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    California Elem Pto · California, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    California Middle School Ptsa · California, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Capital Region Foundation · Jefferson City, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Children'S Miracle Network · Columbia, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Elia Wood Paegelow Foundation · California, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Jamestown Swimming Pool · Jamestown, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Latham Park Foundation · California, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Ministerial Alliance · California, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Missouri State Fair Foundation-Yiaf · Sedalia, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Moniteau Christian Ministries Cent · California, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Moniteau County Regional Ec Dev · California, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Red Slipper Warrior Project · Jefferson City, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Columbia, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Salvation Army · Jefferson City, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Slc Foundation · Jefferson City, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    United Way · Jefferson City, MO · 2025

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    California Elem Pto · California, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    California Middle School Ptsa · California, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    California Ministerial Alliance · California, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Capital Region Foundation · Jefferson City, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Children'S Miracle Network · Columbia, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Jamestown Swimming Pool · Jamestown, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Latham Park Foundation · California, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Moniteau Christian Ministries Cent · California, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

  • $1,000

    Moniteau County Regional Ec Dev · California, MO · 2024

    Further exempt purpose

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.