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