Burnham Family Foundation

WILMINGTON, DE EIN: 35-6951044

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$75.1M

+44.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.3M

-23.8% YoY

Grant Count

45

+181.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$52K

-72.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$15M$22M$30M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$75,077,835$51,803,484$44,801,735
Revenue$25,147,421$8,328,263$4,515,048
Expenses$2,864,198$3,484,420$3,589,438
Qualifying Distributions$2,623,331$3,288,926$2,875,789
Net Investment Income$15,546,367$3,121,771$4,107,979
Distributable Amount$3,262,155$2,670,063$2,546,327

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$762K$2M$2M$3M1 grants20201 grants20215 grants202216 grants202345 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NEW CITY PARKS INC$200KBILLION OYSTER PROJECT$155KLIGHTHOUSE WORKS INC$155KLIGHTHOUSE WORKS INC$121KARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE OF …$101KTRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND$100KWALSH PARK BENEVOLENT CO…$100KTEACHING MATTERS INC$99KNEW STORY INC$99KTEACHING LAB$99K

Grant Size Distribution

68 grants across all recorded years

39<$50K12$50–100K11$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Mary Buttrick BurnhamTrustee1
R Bradford Burnham IIITrustee1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

AlbanyAtlantaBostonBrooklynCincinnatiCold Spring HarborCold SpringsConshohockenFishers IslandFishers IsleKatonahLos AngelesMarfaMillbrookNew HavenNew RochelleNew YorkOssiningSan DiegoSan Francisco

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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