Funding search · EIN 300633793 · Waterford, CT

Burt Family 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.

292
grants reported
$802,725
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,500
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.

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Top recipients

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  • Wild Bird Fund4 grants · $41,100
  • Pandemonium Rp4 grants · $29,000
  • Defenders of Wildlife4 grants · $24,000
  • Bat Conts International4 grants · $22,000
  • International Fund for Animal Welfa2 grants · $18,000
  • Wildlife in Crisis4 grants · $17,500
  • Oceana4 grants · $17,000
  • Sheldrick Trust4 grants · $16,250
  • Envir Defend Fund4 grants · $16,000
  • Ct Animal House4 grants · $14,000

Giving over time

$148,200
2022
$187,000
2023
$209,450
2024
$258,075
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 292 grants.

  • $22,600

    Wild Bird Fund · New York, NY · 2025

    General purposes

  • $13,000

    Wild Bird Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    General purposes

  • $12,000

    International Fund for Animal Welfa · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2025

    General purposes

  • $10,000

    Pandemonium Rp · Deep River, CT · 2023

    General purposes

  • $9,000

    Pandemonium Rp · Deep River, CT · 2022

    General purposes

  • $6,250

    Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purposes

  • $6,250

    Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purposes

  • $6,000

    International Fund for Animal Welfa · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2024

    General purposes

  • $6,000

    Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purposes

  • $5,625

    Ray of Light Farm · East Haddam, CT · 2025

    General purposes

  • $5,500

    Bat Conts International · Austin, TX · 2025

    General purposes

  • $5,500

    Bat Conts International · Austin, TX · 2024

    General purposes

  • $5,500

    Bat Conts International · Austin, TX · 2023

    General purposes

  • $5,500

    Bat Conts International · Austin, TX · 2022

    General purposes

  • $5,500

    Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purposes

  • $5,000

    Pandemonium Rp · Deep River, CT · 2025

    General purposes

  • $5,000

    Pandemonium Rp · Deep River, CT · 2024

    General purposes

  • $4,750

    Sheldrick Trust · Laguna Hills, CA · 2025

    General purposes

  • $4,500

    Days End Farm Horse Rescue · Lisbon, MD · 2025

    General purposes

  • $4,500

    Envir Defend Fund · New York, NY · 2025

    General purposes

  • $4,500

    Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue · Mount Airy, MD · 2025

    General purposes

  • $4,500

    Sea Shepherd Conservation Society · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purposes

  • $4,500

    Wild Animal Santuary · Keenesburg, CO · 2025

    General purposes

  • $4,500

    Wildlife in Crisis · Weston, CT · 2025

    General purposes

  • $4,500

    Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue · Mount Airy, MD · 2024

    General purposes

  • $4,500

    Oceana · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purposes

  • $4,500

    Sheldrick Trust · Laguna Hills, CA · 2024

    General purposes

  • $4,500

    Wildlife in Crisis · Weston, CT · 2024

    General purposes

  • $4,500

    Echo Hills Gentle Giant · Mount Airy, MD · 2023

    General purposes

  • $4,500

    Oceana · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purposes

  • $4,500

    Wildlife in Crisis · Weston, CT · 2023

    General purposes

  • $4,100

    Hudson River Sloop Clearwater · Beacon, NY · 2025

    General purposes

  • $4,000

    Mara Elephant Project · Carmel, IN · 2025

    General purposes

  • $4,000

    Oceana · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purposes

  • $4,000

    Wolf Conservation Center · South Salem, NY · 2025

    General purposes

  • $4,000

    Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary · High Falls, NY · 2025

    General purposes

  • $4,000

    Envir Defend Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    General purposes

  • $4,000

    Sea Shepherd Conservation Society · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purposes

  • $4,000

    Envir Defend Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    General purposes

  • $4,000

    Sheldrick Trust · Laguna Hills, CA · 2023

    General purposes

  • $4,000

    Echo Hills Gentle Giant · Mount Airy, MD · 2022

    General purposes

  • $4,000

    Oceana · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purposes

  • $4,000

    Wildlife in Crisis · Weston, CT · 2022

    General purposes

  • $3,750

    A Place Called Hope · Killingworth, CT · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,750

    Ct Animal House · Waterford, CT · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,750

    St Martin'S Animal Foundation · Northridge, CA · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,750

    A Place Called Hope · Killingworth, CT · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,750

    Ct Animal House · Waterford, CT · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,750

    Days End Farm Horse Rescue · Lisbon, MD · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,750

    Wolf Conservation Center · South Salem, NY · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,750

    Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary · High Falls, NY · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Aldf · Cotati, CA · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Rescu · Sanibel, FL · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Companion Animals Alliance · Baton Rouge, LA · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Aldf · Cotati, CA · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Dream Catcher Wild Horse · Olathe, CO · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Dream Chaser Horse · Olathe, CO · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Louisiana Horse · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Ocean Conservatory · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    A Place Called Hope · Killingworth, CT · 2023

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Aldf · Cotati, CA · 2023

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Ct Animal House · Waterford, CT · 2023

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Days End Farm Horse Rescue · Lisbon, MD · 2023

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Dream Chaser Horse · Olathe, CO · 2023

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Louisiana Horse · New Orleans, LA · 2023

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Ocean Conservatory · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Wolf Conservation Center · South Salem, NY · 2023

    General purposes

  • $3,500

    Envir Defend Fund · New York, NY · 2022

    General purposes

  • $3,250

    Elephant Santuary · Hohenwald, TN · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,250

    Little Longears · New Oxford, PA · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,250

    Mountain Humane · Hailey, ID · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,250

    Turtles Back · Madison, CT · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,250

    Wrari · Saunderstown, RI · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,250

    Companion Animals Alliance · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,250

    St Martin'S Animal Foundation · Northridge, CA · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,250

    Wrari · Saunderstown, RI · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,250

    Sea Shepherd Conservation Society · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purposes

  • $3,250

    St Martin'S Animal Foundation · Northridge, CA · 2023

    General purposes

  • $3,250

    Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary · High Falls, NY · 2023

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Born Free USA · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Exotic Feline Rescue Center · Center Point, IN · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Friends of the Animals Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Gerda'S Equine Rescue · Townshed, VT · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Guardians of Rescue · Smithtown, NY · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Horse Rescue United · Newport, NJ · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Ironwood Pig Sanctuary · Tucson, AZ · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Nowzad Dogs Nfp · Frisco, TX · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Ocean Conservatory · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Physicians Committee · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Saving Americas Mustangs · Del Mar, CA · 2025

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Rescu · Sanibel, FL · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Little Longears · New Oxford, PA · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Nowzad Dogs Nfp · Frisco, TX · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Saving Americas Mustangs · Del Mar, CA · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Turtles Back · Madison, CT · 2024

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Companion Animals Alliance · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Dream Catcher Wild Horse · Olathe, CO · 2023

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Little Longears · New Oxford, PA · 2023

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Nowzad Dogs Nfp · Frisco, TX · 2023

    General purposes

  • $3,000

    Turtles Back · Madison, CT · 2023

    General purposes

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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.