Funding search · EIN 743047509 · Lenox, MA
Burpee 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.
- 93
- grants reported
- $2.9M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $15,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
horticulturalhorticulturechildrencitycommunityhiringinnerschool
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- The Horticultural Society of New Yo2 grants · $550,000
- Bard College2 grants · $500,000
- The Bridge2 grants · $200,000
- The Pennyslvania Horticultural2 grants · $150,000
- Ymca of Bucks and Hunterdon2 grants · $103,800
- The Trust for Public Land3 grants · $90,000
- The Fortune Society3 grants · $87,000
- Smithsonian Libraries2 grants · $83,334
- Queens Botanical Garden Society4 grants · $80,000
- Columbia Center for Urban5 grants · $79,200
Giving over time
Grant history
All 93 reported grants, largest first.
- $275,000
The Horticultural Society of New Yo · New York, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $275,000
The Horticultural Society of New Yo · New York, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $250,000
Bard College · Hudson Valley, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $250,000
Bard College · Hudson Valley, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $100,000
The Bridge · New York, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $100,000
The Bridge · New York, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $75,000
The Pennyslvania Horticultural · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $75,000
The Pennyslvania Horticultural · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $75,000
The Bridge · New York, NY · 2022
Restricted to horticulture programs
- $51,900
Ymca of Bucks and Hunterdon · Doylestown, PA · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $51,900
Ymca of Bucks and Hunterdon · Doylestown, PA · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $41,667
Smithsonian Libraries · Washington, DC · 2024
Preparation of archival history
- $41,667
Smithsonian Libraries · Washington, DC · 2024
Preparation of archival history
- $41,667
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2022
Restricted to horticulture programs
- $36,000
The Fortune Society · Long Island, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $36,000
The Fortune Society · Long Island, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $30,000
The Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $30,000
The Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $30,000
The Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $25,000
Bartlett Arboretum Association · Stamford, CT · 2024
Restricted grants
- $25,000
Bartlett Arboretum Association · Stamford, CT · 2024
Restricted grants
- $25,000
Garden Time · Queensbury, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $25,000
Garden Time · Queensbury, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $25,000
The Giving Grove · Kansas, MO · 2024
Restricted grants
- $25,000
The Giving Grove · Kansas, MO · 2024
Restricted grants
- $20,000
Environmental Volunteers Org · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
Restricted grants
- $20,000
Environmental Volunteers Org · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
Restricted grants
- $20,000
Queens Botanical Garden Society · Flushing, NY · 2024
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $20,000
Queens Botanical Garden Society · Flushing, NY · 2024
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $20,000
Sky High Farm · Pine Plains, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $20,000
Sky High Farm · Pine Plains, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $20,000
Goddard Riverside Community Center · New York, NY · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $20,000
Goddard Riverside Community Center · New York, NY · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $20,000
Queens Botanical Garden Society · Flushing, NY · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $20,000
Queens Botanical Garden Society · Flushing, NY · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $18,000
Columbia Center for Urban · Columbia, MO · 2024
Restrsicted to the consctruction
- $18,000
Columbia Center for Urban · Columbia, MO · 2024
Restrsicted to the consctruction
- $17,500
Tri State Bird Rescue & Research · Newark, DE · 2022
Restricted to horticulture programs
- $15,000
Allies · Hamilton Township, NJ · 2024
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $15,000
Allies · Hamilton Township, NJ · 2024
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $15,000
Backyard Growers · Gloucester, MA · 2024
Restricted to school and community
- $15,000
Backyard Growers · Gloucester, MA · 2024
Restricted to school and community
- $15,000
City Parks Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $15,000
City Parks Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $15,000
Crown Community Garden · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Restricted to the hiring part time
- $15,000
Crown Community Garden · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Restricted to the hiring part time
- $15,000
Island Harvest · Melville, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $15,000
Island Harvest · Melville, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $15,000
New York Restoration Project · New York, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $15,000
New York Restoration Project · New York, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $15,000
Brooklyn Botanical Garden · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $15,000
Brooklyn Botanical Garden · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $15,000
Crown Community Garden · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Restricted to the hiring part time
- $15,000
Crown Community Garden · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Restricted to the hiring part time
- $15,000
Services for the Underserved · New York, NY · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $15,000
Services for the Underserved · New York, NY · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $15,000
Brooklyn Botanic Garden · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Restricted to holicultural programs
- $15,000
Crown Community Garden · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Restricted to the hiring a part time
- $15,000
Garden Time · Providence, RI · 2022
Restricted to horticulture program
- $15,000
The Fortune Society · Long Island, NY · 2022
Restricted horticulture programs
- $14,400
Columbia Center for Urban · Columbia, MO · 2023
Restrsicted to the consctruction
- $14,400
Columbia Center for Urban · Columbia, MO · 2023
Restrsicted to the consctruction
- $14,400
Columbia Center for Urban · Columbia, MO · 2022
Restricted to the contructions of ph
- $12,000
Friends of the Natioanl Arboretum · Washington, DC · 2023
Restricted to the support of the was
- $12,000
Friends of the Natioanl Arboretum · Washington, DC · 2023
Restricted to the support of the was
- $10,000
Grow Nyc · New York, NY · 2024
To teach inner city children age 4
- $10,000
Grow Nyc · New York, NY · 2024
To teach inner city children age 4
- $10,000
Riverview Gardens · New York, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $10,000
Riverview Gardens · New York, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $10,000
Backyard Growers · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Restricted to school and community
- $10,000
Backyard Growers · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Restricted to school and community
- $10,000
Grow Nyc · New York, NY · 2023
To teach inner city children age 4
- $10,000
Grow Nyc · New York, NY · 2023
To teach inner city children age 4
- $10,000
Backyard Growers · Gloucester, MA · 2022
Restricted to school and community g
- $10,000
Friends of National Arboretum · Washington, DC · 2022
Restricted to the support of the was
- $10,000
Grow Nyc · New York, NY · 2022
To teach inner city children ages 4
- $10,000
Presbyterian Senior Services · New York, NY · 2022
Restricted to horticulture programs
- $10,000
Services for the Underserved · New York, NY · 2022
Restricted to horticulture programs
- $8,500
Allies · Hamilton Township, NJ · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $8,500
Allies · Hamilton Township, NJ · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $7,500
Andalusia Foundation · Andalusia, PA · 2024
Restricted grants
- $7,500
Andalusia Foundation · Andalusia, PA · 2024
Restricted grants
- $7,500
St Gregory'S Church · New York, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $7,500
St Gregory'S Church · New York, NY · 2024
Restricted grants
- $7,500
Zane Trace Local School District · Chillicothe, OH · 2024
Restricted grants
- $7,500
Zane Trace Local School District · Chillicothe, OH · 2024
Restricted grants
- $5,000
Kidspeace National Center of New · Schnecksville, PA · 2024
Restricted grants
- $5,000
Kidspeace National Center of New · Schnecksville, PA · 2024
Restricted grants
- $5,000
The Guidance Center of Westchester · Mount Vernon, NY · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $5,000
The Guidance Center of Westchester · Mount Vernon, NY · 2023
Restricted to horticultural programs
- $5,000
Mianus River Gorge · Bedford, NY · 2022
Restricted to horticulture programs
- $4,380
Osamequin Farm · Seekonk, MA · 2024
Restricted grants
- $4,380
Osamequin Farm · Seekonk, MA · 2024
Restricted grants
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- Van Sloun Foundation222 grants · $3.0M
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