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Filing year 2024

Burnham Family Foundation

Wilmington, Delaware·EIN 35-6951044·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$25.1M
Total assets
$75.1M
Total expenses
$2.9M
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. Burnham Family Foundation reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Trustee
Trustee

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$2.3M

Itemized grants

45

Median grant

$30k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
NEW CITY PARKS INCNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$200k
BILLION OYSTER PROJECTNEW YORK, NYMitigation Bank Development Fund (see general explanation)$155k
LIGHTHOUSE WORKS INCFISHERS ISLAND, NYHoffort House Maintenance Reserve Fund (see general explanation)$155k
LIGHTHOUSE WORKS INCFISHERS ISLAND, NYGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$121k
ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE OF NEW YORKNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$101k
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDNEW YORK, NYNYC Community Schoolyards$100k
WALSH PARK BENEVOLENT CORPORATIONFISHERS ISLE, NYMaintenance Fund$100k
TEACHING MATTERS INCNEW YORK, NYTeacher Professional Development in connection with NYC Reads (see general explanation)$99k
NEW STORY INCATLANTA, GAGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$99k
TEACHING LABWASHINGTON, DCTeacher Professional Development in connection with NYC Reads (see general explanation)$99k
EARTHJUSTICESAN FRANCISCO, CAGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$74k
FREE AND FAIR LITIGATION GROUP INCNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$74k
NATURAL AREAS CONSERVANCY INCNEW YORK, NYWetland Mitigation (see general explanation)$60k
AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROMENEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$50k
CAMBIAR EDUCATIONSAN DIEGO, CAFBO Magpie Literacy for ROAR Integration Work$50k
NEW VISIONS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCNEW YORK, NYLiteracy Academy Collective Fund$50k
THE ACADEMY IN MANAYUNK INCCONSHOHOCKEN, PAAIM Institute for Learning & Research in New York City Public Schools - Brooklyn/Brownsville - Expand AIM pathways licenses & implementation of science coaching and fidelity tools$50k
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$50k
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION INCSAN FRANCISCO, CAGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$50k
THE NATURE CONSERVANCYCOLD SPRING HARBOR, NYShellfish Growers Climate Coalition; Long Island Sound Program; Wildlife Mitigation$43k
BILLION OYSTER PROJECTNEW YORK, NYScholarship Fund; General & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$41k
FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE EDUCATION FUNDBOSTON, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$35k
WIKIMEDIA ENDOWMENTSAN FRANCISCO, CAGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$30k
LITERACY INCNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted (see general explanation)$25k
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUST INCNEW YORK, NYConservation Capital Program (see general explanation)$25k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

Burnham Family Foundation reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$8.3M
$3.5M
2023
$25.1M
$2.9M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Delaware

Burnham Family Foundation reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Delaware earns a median of $18,000.

25th percentile
$6k
Median
$18,000
75th percentile
$58k
90th percentile
$137k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 447 organizations across 447 filings (2022 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Delaware
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What are Burnham Family Foundation's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, Burnham Family Foundation reported $25.1M in total revenue and $2.9M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.