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 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
- Shell USA Company Foundation24,663 grants · $80.1M
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