Funding search · EIN 364482898 · Osprey, FL

The John D & Leslie Henner Burns

Name: The John D & Leslie Henner Burns grants, 2022–2025
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.

44
grants reported: $535,320
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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.

What they fund

food kitchens pantries shelters soup arts educational music

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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.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $189,100
Chicago Academy of Sciencespeggy Notebaert Museum3 grants · $110,000
All Faiths Food Bank4 grants · $40,000
The Kennedy Center1 grant · $34,220
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum1 grant · $26,000
Owc Scholarship Program3 grants · $20,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository4 grants · $17,000
Stanford University2 grants · $15,000
Ridges and Rivers Book Festival2 grants · $15,000
The Driftless Writing Center2 grants · $15,000

Giving over time

$114,000

2022

$125,000

2023

$157,320

2024

$139,000

2025

Grant history

All 44 reported grants, largest first.

$63,100
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024
Music appreciation
$61,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2025
Music appreciation
$50,000
Chicago Academy of Sciencespeggy Notebaert Museum · Chicago, IL · 2025
Provide science and nature educational programs.
$45,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2023
Music appreciation
$34,220
The Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Connect americans to the arts
$30,000
Chicago Academy of Sciencespeggy Notebaert Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Provide science and nature educational programs.
$30,000
Chicago Academy of Sciencespeggy Notebaert Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Provide science and nature educational programs.
$26,000
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educational exhibits & programs
$20,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2022
Music appreciation
$10,000
All Faiths Food Bank · Sarasota, FL · 2025
Provides food to food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other programs.
$10,000
All Faiths Food Bank · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Provides food to food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other programs.
$10,000
All Faiths Food Bank · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Provides food to food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other programs.
$10,000
Owc Scholarship Program · Osprey, FL · 2023
Provide scholarships
$10,000
Ridges and Rivers Book Festival · Viroqua, WI · 2023
Celebrate reading, writing, creativity, and community.
$10,000
All Faiths Food Bank · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Provides food to food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other programs.
$10,000
Negaunee Music Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Train young musicians
$10,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
Curriculum development & scholarship funding
$10,000
The Driftless Writing Center · Viroqua, WI · 2022
Provides literary and educational opportunities, readings and discussions, writing classes and workshops.
$5,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2025
Provides food to food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other programs.
$5,000
Owc Scholarship Program · Osprey, FL · 2025
Provide scholarships
$5,000
The Stanford Fund · Stanford, CA · 2025
Provide scholarships
$5,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
Provides food to food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other programs.
$5,000
Owc Scholarship Program · Osprey, FL · 2024
Provide scholarships
$5,000
Ridges and Rivers Book Festival · Viroqua, WI · 2024
Celebrate reading, writing, creativity, and community.
$5,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Provides food to food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other programs.
$5,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
Curriculum development & scholarship funding
$5,000
The Driftless Writing Center · Viroqua, WI · 2023
Provides literary and educational opportunities, readings and discussions, writing classes and workshops.
$5,000
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provide scholarships for lower and middle school education
$5,000
Merit School of Music · Chicago, IL · 2022
Music education
$5,000
Usc School of Dramatic Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support the performing arts
$3,000
Civitas Ensemble · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support the performing arts
$3,000
Civitas Ensemble · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support the performing arts
$3,000
Civitas Ensemble · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support the performing arts
$3,000
Civitas Ensemble · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support the performing arts
$2,500
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Arts support
$2,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Provides food to food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other programs.
$2,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2022
Residential housing for troubled children
$1,500
The Ben Hogan Foundation · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
Provide scolarships
$1,000
Merit School of Music · Chicago, IL · 2024
Music education
$1,000
The Hermitage Artist Retreat · Englewood, FL · 2024
Art appreciation
$1,000
Fire Chaplin'S Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2023
General welfare
$1,000
Police Chaplin'S Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2023
General welfare
$1,000
Fire Chaplin'S Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2022
General welfare
$1,000
Police Chaplin'S Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2022
General welfare

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