Private foundation · EIN 65-0870379 · Palm Beach, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Donald a Burns Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you work nationally. The foundation accepts applications (VARIOUS) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 15 grants paid, $281K total, median $5,000. 20% of grants stayed in Florida. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
15
$281K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in FL
20%
of grants
Deadline
VARIOUS
Assets
$2.6M

How to apply

Please contact for information before submitting Contact: Steven Sanchez, 235 South County Road Suite 204, Palm Beach, Fl, 5616557550 Deadlines: VARIOUS Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lgbtq Victory FundWashington, DCGeneral support$131K
Palm Beach Police FoundationPalm Beach, FLGeneral support$45K
Amfar the Foundation for AIDS ResearchNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
Glades AcademyPahokee, FLGeneral support$25K
American Friends of the LouvreNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
CompassSt Paul, MNGeneral support$10K
The Lgbtq Community Center of the DesertPalm Springs, CAGeneral support$10K
Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Community Coalition FundraisingPhoenixville, PAGeneral support$5,000
Promise Fund of FloridaPalm Beach, FLGeneral support$5,000
Hunt's Memorial United Methodist ChurchTowson, MDGeneral support$5,000
Charidy FoundationBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$2,500
Pathfinders for AutismHunt Valley, MDGeneral support$1,000
Breakthrough Alliance of Colorado IncPlatte Street Sui, COGeneral support$1,000
Hope for Depression Research FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$100

By state: District of Columbia 1 · Florida 3 · New York 5 · Minnesota 1 · California 1 · Maryland 2

About this foundation

Donald a Burns Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Palm Beach, Florida, administered in care of Ginger Gibas, tax-exempt since 1999. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Donald a Burns Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Please contact for information before submitting Deadlines: VARIOUS.

How much does Donald a Burns Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $281K across 15 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Donald a Burns Foundation Inc give?

District of Columbia (1 grants), Florida (3 grants), New York (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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