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Burnham Family Foundation: 45 grants to organizations, $2.3 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Burnham Family Foundation, a private foundation in Wilmington, DE, paid 45 grants to organizations totaling $2,322,108 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $200,000 to New City Parks Inc in New York, NY for general & unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 356951044
- Based in
- Wilmington, DE
- Assets
- $83,747,700
- Grants paid
- $2,322,108
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202513219349102646. It reported $2,322,108 in grants paid; 45 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New City Parks Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | Recreation and sports | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Billion Oyster Project | New York, NY | Mitigation Bank Development Fund (see general explanation) | Education | $155,499 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lighthouse Works Inc | Fishers Island, NY | Hoffort House Maintenance Reserve Fund (see general explanation) | Arts, culture and humanities | $155,499 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lighthouse Works Inc | Fishers Island, NY | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | Arts, culture and humanities | $120,804 | apps.irs.gov |
| Architectural League of New York | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | $100,907 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trust for Public Land | New York, NY | NYC Community Schoolyards | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Walsh Park Benevolent Corporation | Fishers Isle, NY | Maintenance Fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teaching Matters Inc | New York, NY | Teacher Professional Development in connection with NYC Reads (see general explanation) | Education | $98,996 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Story Inc | Atlanta, GA | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | Human services | $98,697 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teaching Lab | Washington, DC | Teacher Professional Development in connection with NYC Reads (see general explanation) | Education | $98,697 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | Environment | $74,154 | apps.irs.gov |
| Free and Fair Litigation Group Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | $73,931 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Natural Areas Conservancy Inc | New York, NY | Wetland Mitigation (see general explanation) | Environment | $60,402 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Academy in Rome | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cambiar Education | San Diego, CA | FBO Magpie Literacy for ROAR Integration Work | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Visions for Public Schools Inc | New York, NY | Literacy Academy Collective Fund | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Academy in Manayunk Inc | Conshohocken, PA | AIM Institute for Learning & Research in New York City Public Schools - Brooklyn/Brownsville - Expand AIM pathways licenses & implementation of science coaching and fidelity tools | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $49,533 | apps.irs.gov |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | $49,533 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Shellfish Growers Climate Coalition; Long Island Sound Program; Wildlife Mitigation | $42,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Billion Oyster Project | New York, NY | Scholarship Fund; General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | Education | $40,505 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fight for the Future Education Fund | Boston, MA | General & Unrestricted | Public and societal benefit | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wikimedia Endowment | San Francisco, CA | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $29,662 | apps.irs.gov |
| Literacy Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | Education | $25,227 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc | New York, NY | Conservation Capital Program (see general explanation) | Environment | $25,227 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fund for Public Schools Inc | New York, NY | NYC Public Schools Educator and Student Programming at the Arts Hub - Studio Artist Stipends and Fund for Public Schools' Administrative Fee | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Henry L Ferguson Museum | Fishers Island, NY | General & unrestricted; Seagrass coalition | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Learning Through An Expanded Arts Program Inc | New York, NY | Exploring Creative Futures | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Inc | Millbrook, NY | Catalyst Fund and Data Visualization Fund (see general explanation) | Environment | $24,842 | apps.irs.gov |
| Echoing Green Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | Education | $24,842 | apps.irs.gov |
| El Education Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | Education | $24,842 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Advocates Ny Inc | Albany, NY | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | Environment | $24,842 | apps.irs.gov |
| FFWD | San Francisco, CA | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $24,842 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Profit Inc | Boston, MA | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | Community improvement and capacity building | $24,842 | apps.irs.gov |
| Farmlink Project | Los Angeles, CA | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | Human services | $24,767 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Sound Inc | New Haven, CT | Water Quality Monitoring (see general explanation) | Environment | $20,022 | apps.irs.gov |
| The New York Community Trust | New York, NY | Long Island Sound Stewardship Fund (see general explanation) | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,022 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sure We Can Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General & Unrestricted | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Newtown Creek Alliance Incorporated | Brooklyn, NY | General & Unrestricted | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Little Orchestra Society- Orpheon Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children | New Rochelle, NY | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | Education | $10,304 | apps.irs.gov |
| Glynwood Center Inc | Cold Springs, NY | General & Unrestricted (see general explanation) | Public and societal benefit | $10,011 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chinati Foundation | Marfa, TX | Artist in Residence Program | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden | New York, NY | Early Literacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Riverkeeper Inc | Ossining, NY | SWIM Coalition (see general explanation) | Environment | $8,157 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $653,912 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $326,303 |
| Environment | $272,646 |
| Recreation and sports | $200,000 |
| Human services | $123,464 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $74,526 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $49,533 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $1,731,892 |
| California | $252,958 |
| Georgia | $98,697 |
| District of Columbia | $98,697 |
| Massachusetts | $59,842 |
| Pennsylvania | $50,000 |
| Connecticut | $20,022 |
| Texas | $10,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.