Funding search · EIN 222979498 · Boston, MA
Burnham Foundation Inc #0726729
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 94
- grants reported
- $256,300
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Northern Middlesex Regional High School Scholarship Fund3 grants · $30,000
- Nashoba River Watershed Association3 grants · $15,000
- Unc Health Foundation3 grants · $15,000
- Santa Catalina School3 grants · $15,000
- Friends of Lawrence Library3 grants · $15,000
- Townsend Congregational Church3 grants · $12,000
- Carolina Tiger Rescue3 grants · $12,000
- Guiding Eyes for the Blind3 grants · $12,000
- Ventana Wildlife Society3 grants · $11,000
- United Way3 grants · $10,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 94 reported grants, largest first.
- $10,000
Northern Middlesex Regional High School Scholarship Fund · Townsend, MA · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Northern Middlesex Regional High School Scholarship Fund · Townsend, MA · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Northern Middlesex Regional High School Scholarship Fund · Townsend, MA · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Friends of Lawrence Library · Lawrence, MA · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Nashoba River Watershed Association · Groton, MA · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Santa Catalina School · Monterey, CA · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Unc Health Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Friends of Lawrence Library · Lawrence, MA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Nashoba River Watershed Association · Groton, MA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Santa Catalina School · Monterey, CA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Unc Health Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Friends of Lawrence Library · Lawrence, MA · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Nashoba River Watershed Association · Groton, MA · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Santa Catalina School · Monterey, CA · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Unc Health Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
General fund
- $4,000
Carolina Tiger Rescue · Pittsboro, NC · 2024
General fund
- $4,000
Guiding Eyes for the Blind · Yorktown Heights, NY · 2024
General fund
- $4,000
Townsend Congregational Church · Townsend, MA · 2024
General fund
- $4,000
Carolina Tiger Rescue · Pittsboro, NC · 2023
General fund
- $4,000
Guiding Eyes for the Blind · Yorktown Heights, NY · 2023
General fund
- $4,000
Townsend Congregational Church · Townsend, MA · 2023
General fund
- $4,000
Carolina Tiger Rescue · Pittsboro, NC · 2022
General fund
- $4,000
Guiding Eyes for the Blind · Yorktown Heights, NY · 2022
General fund
- $4,000
Townsend Congregational Church · Townsend, MA · 2022
General fund
- $4,000
Ventana Wildlife Society · Salinas, CA · 2022
General fund
- $3,500
Shubert Club · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
General fund
- $3,500
United Way · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
- $3,500
Ventana Wildlife Society · Salinas, CA · 2024
General fund
- $3,500
Shubert Club · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
General fund
- $3,500
United Way · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
- $3,500
Ventana Wildlife Society · Salinas, CA · 2023
General fund
- $3,500
Shubert Club · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
General fund
- $3,500
United Way · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
- $2,500
Lawrence Library · Lawrence, MA · 2022
General fund
- $2,400
Chatham Outreach Alliance · Pittsboro, NC · 2024
General fund
- $2,400
Chatham Outreach Alliance · Pittsboro, NC · 2023
General fund
- $2,400
Chatham Outreach Alliance · Pittsboro, NC · 2022
General fund
- $2,400
The Sun Santa Fund · Lowell, MA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Lawrence Library · Lawrence, MA · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Manomet · Plymouth, MA · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation · Triangle, VA · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
The Nature Conservancy · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation · Salinas, CA · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Lawrence Library · Lawrence, MA · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Manomet · Plymouth, MA · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation · Triangle, VA · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
The Nature Conservancy · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation · Salinas, CA · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Fuller Craft Museum · Brockton, MA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Manomet · Plymouth, MA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation · Triangle, VA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Nature Conservancy · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation · Salinas, CA · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Friends of the Pepperell Seniors · Pepperell, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,500
Lowell Sun Charities · Lowell, MA · 2024
Sun santa fund
- $1,500
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,500
Pepperell Aid From Community To Home · Pepperell, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,500
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
Pepperell Aid From Community To Home · Pepperell, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
Pepperell Council On Aging · Pepperell, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
The Sun Santa Fund · Lowell, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
Battleship Cove · Fall River, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Pepperell Aid From Community To Home · Pepperell, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Pepperell Council On Aging · Pepperell, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Townsend Ecumenical Outreach · Townsend, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Wright Museum of World War Ii · Wolfeboro, NH · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Battleship Cove · Fall River, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Ducks for Cancer · Pepperell, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Heart of New England Bsa · Rutland, MA · 2024
Nashua valley council boy scouts of america
- $1,000
Horse Angels Rescue · Upper Chichester, PA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Pepperell 4th of July Committee · Pepperell, MA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Wright Museum of World War Ii · Wolfeboro, NH · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Battleship Cove · Fall River, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Ducks for Cancer · Pepperell, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Heart of New England Bsa · Rutland, MA · 2023
Nashua valley council boy scouts of america
- $1,000
Pepperell 4th of July Committee · Pepperell, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Townsend Ecumenical Outreach · Townsend, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Wright Museum of World War Ii · Wolfeboro, NH · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Applewild School · Fitchburg, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Ducks for Cancer · Pepperell, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Nashua Valley Council Boy Scouts of America · Lancaster, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Pepperell 4th of July Committee · Pepperell, MA · 2022
General fund
- $900
Applewild School · Fitchburg, MA · 2024
General fund
- $900
Applewild School · Fitchburg, MA · 2023
General fund
- $800
Point Lobos Natural History Assn · Monterey, CA · 2024
General fund
- $800
Point Lobos Natural History Assn · Monterey, CA · 2023
General fund
- $800
Point Lobos Natural History Assn · Monterey, CA · 2022
General fund
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