Funding search · EIN 650870379 · Palm Beach, FL
Donald a Burns 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.
- 44
- grants reported
- $1.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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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Funding pattern
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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.
- Lgbtq Victory Fund3 grants · $431,250
- Palm Springs Art Museum2 grants · $150,000
- Palm Beach Police Foundation3 grants · $120,000
- Amfar the Foundation for AIDS Research3 grants · $75,000
- Glades Academy3 grants · $70,000
- The Lgbtq Community Center of the Desert3 grants · $55,000
- Compass3 grants · $30,000
- Third Option Foundation1 grant · $25,000
- American Friends of the Louvre2 grants · $20,000
- Children'S Home Society2 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 44 reported grants, largest first.
- $200,000
Lgbtq Victory Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $131,250
Lgbtq Victory Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $112,500
Palm Springs Art Museum · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Lgbtq Victory Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $70,000
Palm Beach Police Foundation · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support
- $45,000
Palm Beach Police Foundation · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $37,500
Palm Springs Art Museum · Palm Springs, CA · 2022
General support
- $35,000
The Lgbtq Community Center of the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Amfar the Foundation for AIDS Research · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Glades Academy · Pahokee, FL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Amfar the Foundation for AIDS Research · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Glades Academy · Pahokee, FL · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Amfar the Foundation for AIDS Research · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Third Option Foundation · Reston, VA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Glades Academy · Pahokee, FL · 2022
General support
- $10,000
American Friends of the Louvre · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Compass · St Paul, MN · 2024
General support
- $10,000
The Lgbtq Community Center of the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Children'S Home Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Compass · St Paul, MN · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Hetrick-Martin Institute · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $10,000
The Lgbtq Community Center of the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
American Friends of the Louvre · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $10,000
American Friends of the Royal Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Big Dog Ranch Rescue · Loxahatchee Groves, FL · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Children'S Home Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Compass · St Paul, MN · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Preservation Foundation · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Community Coalition Fundraising · Phoenixville, PA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Hunt'S Memorial United Methodist Church · Towson, MD · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Promise Fund of Florida · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Facility Guidelines Institute · Florence, MA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Palm Beach Police Foundation · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Charidy Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Breakthrough Alliance of Colorado · Platte Street Sui, CO · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Pathfinders for Autism · Hunt Valley, MD · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
General support
- $750
AIDS Life Cycle · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $500
AIDS Life Cycle · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $500
Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons · East Hampton, NY · 2022
General support
- $100
Hope for Depression Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
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