Funding search · EIN 953565278 · San Diego, CA

The Burnham Foundation

Name: The Burnham Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

107
grants reported: $2.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
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

children education history preservation community people sponsor promote

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “boarders” · $175,000

$50,000
Institute of the Americas · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Funding for the cross boarder steam lab
$75,000
Institute of the Americas · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Funding for the cross boarder steam lab
$50,000
Institute of the Americas · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Funding for the cross boarder steam lab

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

National Conflict Resolution Center4 grants · $435,000
San Diego Symphony2 grants · $250,000
University of San Diego3 grants · $184,067
Institute of the Americas3 grants · $175,000
Campanile Foundation4 grants · $154,750
Teach for America3 grants · $150,000
Peninsula Family Ymca2 grants · $80,000
San Diego Regional Economic Dev Corp2 grants · $75,000
Fred Grier2 grants · $68,061
Maggie Kay Foundation1 grant · $61,504

Giving over time

$909,065

2022

$713,824

2023

$467,243

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 107 grants.

$150,000
National Conflict Resolution Center · San Diego, CA · 2024
Fund the partnership between the ncrc and the ymca.
$125,000
San Diego Symphony · San Deigo, CA · 2023
Education and preservation of regional music and culture
$125,000
San Diego Symphony · San Deigo, CA · 2022
Education and preservation of regional music and culture
$115,000
National Conflict Resolution Center · San Diego, CA · 2022
Peacemaker honorary committee
$96,324
University of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023
Burnham moores center for real estate
$95,000
National Conflict Resolution Center · San Diego, CA · 2023
Peacemaker honorary committee
$75,000
National Conflict Resolution Center · San Diego, CA · 2024
Fund the campus civility project.
$75,000
Institute of the Americas · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Funding for the cross boarder steam lab
$61,504
Maggie Kay Foundation · Carlsbad, CA · 2022
Teaching elementary school to children in kenya
$60,000
University of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2022
Burnham moores center for real estate
$50,000
Campanile Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
Harold k brown career learning and understanding biases program fund.
$50,000
Institute of the Americas · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Funding for the cross boarder steam lab
$50,000
Teach for America · San Deigo, CA · 2024
To provide low-income schools with educational equity and excellence
$50,000
Campanile Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023
Sue russell scholarship fund.
$50,000
Teach for America · San Deigo, CA · 2023
To provide low-income schools with educational equity and excellence
$50,000
Access Youth Academy · San Diego, CA · 2022
Sponsor youth squash and learning facility
$50,000
Campanile Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022
Sue russell scholarship fund
$50,000
Institute of the Americas · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Funding for the cross boarder steam lab
$50,000
San Diego Regional Economic Dev Corp · San Diego, CA · 2022
Promote business in san diego
$50,000
Teach for America · San Deigo, CA · 2022
To provide low-income schools with educational equity and excellence
$40,000
Peninsula Family Ymca · San Diego, CA · 2023
Build out of new facility
$40,000
Peninsula Family Ymca · San Diego, CA · 2022
Build out of new facility
$34,561
Fred Grier · Bakersfiled, CA · 2022
Student tuition and housing
$33,500
Fred Grier · Bakersfiled, CA · 2023
Scholarship recipient
$27,743
University of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2024
Burnham moores center for real estate
$25,000
San Diego Regional Economic Dev Corp · San Diego, CA · 2023
Promote business in san diego
$25,000
Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2022
Advancing research ideas and solutions promoting economic prosperity.
$25,000
Vapa Foundation · San Deigo, CA · 2022
Support the rainforest art project at perkins elementary school.
$20,000
Freedom Foundation · Olympia, WA · 2023
Educating public employees to avoid political exploitation.
$20,000
Freedom Foundation · Olympia, WA · 2022
Educating public employees to avoid political exploitation.
$20,000
San Diego History Center · San Diego, CA · 2022
History center sustaining council
$20,000
Uc San Diego Foundation · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Student scholarships.
$15,000
Kyoto Symposium Organization · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Sponsor kyoto awards.
$15,000
Kyoto Symposium Organization · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Sponsor kyoto awards.
$10,000
Timken Museum of Art · San Diego, CA · 2024
Preserve art for the education of local children
$10,000
Classroom of the Future · San Diego, CA · 2023
Improvements in education
$10,000
Futuro Brillante · San Diego, CA · 2023
Assist in funding a womens shelter in montapalo, costa rica
$10,000
Plano Symphony Orchestra · Plano, TX · 2023
Support orchestra music in plano.
$10,000
Ryan Family Ymca · San Diego, CA · 2023
Provider of youth development services.
$10,000
Classroom of the Future · San Diego, CA · 2022
Improvements in education
$10,000
Futuro Brillante · San Diego, CA · 2022
Assist in funding a womens shelter in montapalo, costa rica
$10,000
San Diego Rotary · San Deigo, CA · 2022
Foundation champions program funding grant to members.
$5,000
Meals On Wheels · San Diego, CA · 2024
Feed elderly shut-ins
$5,000
Ryan Family Ymca · San Diego, CA · 2024
Provider of youth development services.
$5,000
St Therese of Carmel · San Diego, CA · 2024
Funding of prision ministry and catholic charities.
$5,000
The San Diego Lgbtq Community Center · San Deigo, CA · 2024
Enhance and sustain the wellbeing of queer and transgendered people.
$5,000
Iian-Lael Foundation · Julian, CA · 2023
Support for endowment fund
$5,000
Installation Gallery · San Deigo, CA · 2023
Binational collaborative arts partnership.
$5,000
Meals On Wheels · San Diego, CA · 2023
Feed elderly shut-ins
$5,000
Timken Museum of Art · San Diego, CA · 2023
Preserve art for the education of local children
$5,000
Aspca · New York, NY · 2022
Preventing cruelty to animals
$5,000
Iian-Lael Foundation · Julian, CA · 2022
Support for endowment fund
$5,000
Installation Gallery · San Deigo, CA · 2022
Binational collaborative arts partnership.
$5,000
Julian Community Heritage Foundation · Julian, CA · 2022
Preserving the history and community of julian
$5,000
Meals On Wheels · San Diego, CA · 2022
Feed elderly shut-ins
$5,000
Ryan Family Ymca · San Diego, CA · 2022
Provider of youth development services.
$5,000
San Diego Humane Society · San Diego, CA · 2022
Providing animal welfare to neglected pets
$5,000
Timken Museum of Art · San Diego, CA · 2022
Preserve art for the education of local children
$4,750
Campanile Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
Sue russell scholarship fund.
$4,500
Iian-Lael Foundation · Julian, CA · 2024
Support for endowment fund
$3,000
Las Patronas · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Support rady children's hospital
$3,000
Trans Family Support Services · San Diego, CA · 2024
Support for transgendered and non-binary people and their families
$3,000
Volcan Mountain Foundation · Julian, CA · 2024
Preservation of open space.
$3,000
St Therese of Carmel · San Deigo, CA · 2022
Fund construction at our lady of guadalupe
$2,500
Julian Community Heritage Foundation · Julian, CA · 2024
Preserving the history and community of julian
$2,500
Make-a-Wish · San Deigo, CA · 2024
28 mile walk fundraiser to fund terminally ill children's dreams.
$2,500
Julian Community Heritage Foundation · Julian, CA · 2023
Preserving the history and community of julian
$2,500
Score San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023
Counseling and workshops for business
$2,500
Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2023
Outreach to end suicide among queer and questioning young people
$2,500
Score San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2022
Counseling and workshops for business
$2,500
Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2022
Outreach to end suicide among queer and questioning young people
$2,250
San Diego Air and Space Museum · San Deigo, CA · 2024
Sponsor fly me to the moon event.
$2,000
Celebration of Champions · San Diego, CA · 2024
Underprivileged children at rady children's hospital.
$2,000
Ksds-Fm · La Mesa, CA · 2024
Support the san diego community college district jazz radio station.
$2,000
Warrior Foundation Freedom Station · San Diego, CA · 2024
Support wounded warriors
$2,000
Las Patronas · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Support rady children's hospital
$2,000
Rady Children'S Hospital · San Diego, CA · 2023
Medical services for children
$2,000
San Diego Air and Space Museum · San Diego, CA · 2023
Promote air and space programs
$2,000
St Therese of Carmel · San Deigo, CA · 2023
Fund construction at our lady of guadalupe
$2,000
Trans Family Support Services · San Diego, CA · 2023
Support for transgendered and non-binary people and their families
$2,000
Catalyst · San Diego, CA · 2022
Provide support to inspire leaders to fund community missions.
$2,000
Ksds-Fm · La Mesa, CA · 2022
Support the san diego community college district jazz radio station
$2,000
Las Patronas · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Support rady children's hospital
$2,000
Rady Children'S Hospital · San Diego, CA · 2022
Medical services for children
$2,000
Trans Family Support Services · San Diego, CA · 2022
Support for transgendered and non-binary people and their families
$2,000
Warrior Foundation Freedom Station · San Diego, CA · 2022
Support wounded warriors
$1,500
Free Flight · Del Mar, CA · 2023
To maintain a sanctuary for unwanted exotic birds.
$1,500
Sharp Hospice Care · La Mesa, CA · 2023
Homes for hospice.
$1,500
Spencer Valley Education Association · Santa Ysabel, CA · 2023
Art program for students.
$1,500
Grossmont Hospital Foundation · La Mesa, CA · 2022
Sharp hospice program
$1,000
La Jolla United Methodist Church · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Support church activities
$1,000
San Diego Air and Space Museum · San Diego, CA · 2024
Promote air and space programs
$1,000
Uss Midway Museum · San Diego, CA · 2024
Preservation of naval aviation history
$1,000
Challenged Athletes Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023
Support physically challenged athletes.
$1,000
La Jolla United Methodist Church · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Support church activities
$1,000
Susan G Komen · Dallas, TX · 2023
Sponsor walk for breast cancer awareness month.
$1,000
Uso San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023
Assist service men and women
$1,000
Uss Midway Museum · San Diego, CA · 2023
Preservation of naval aviation history
$1,000
Volcan Mountain Foundation · Julian, CA · 2023
Preservation of open space.
$1,000
Warrior Foundation Freedom Station · San Diego, CA · 2023
Support wounded warriors

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