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Private foundation (trust)EIN 953565278Est. 1981-02

THE BURNHAM FOUNDATION

SAN DIEGO, CA 92101

Total Assets

$6.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$467K

FY 2024

Grants Made

25

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$19K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$150K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.3M

Total Expenses

$1.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$467K

Distributable Amount

$274K

Min. Investment Return

$317K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

25 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $150K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $1.1M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

193 grants

NATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER
$557K
6 grants
SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY
$500K
3 grants
US SAILING TEAM
$250K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO
$244K
4 grants
CSUM FOUNDATION
$225K
1 grant
CAMPANILE FOUNDATION
$205K
5 grants
TEACH FOR AMERICA
$200K
4 grants
INSTITUTE OF THE AMERICAS
$175K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

193 grants

<$10K
134
grants
$10–50K
41
grants
$50–250K
18
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

California
$3.6M
92% of total
Rhode Island
$250K
6% of total
Washington
$40K
1% of total
Texas
$32K
1% of total
New York
$10K
0% of total

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