Maine · Private foundation
Burke Family Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.9M
- Granted FY2020
- 8
- Grants FY2020
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 88%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $750,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 88% of the organizations Burke Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 97% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 3% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.8M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 8 | $1.9M | 88% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $95k | 29% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $90k | 14% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $65k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| MaineHealth | $750,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Preble Street | $300,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Spirit Series Inc | $105,000 | 4 | 7% |
| Pivot Works Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Waltham Boys & Girls Club Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Telling Room | $45,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Portland Adult Education | $25,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Portland Community Squash | $15,000 | 3 | 1% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| MaineHealth | $750,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Preble Street | $300,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Spirit Series Inc | $105,000 | 4 | 7% |
| Pivot Works Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Waltham Boys & Girls Club Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Telling Room | $45,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Portland Adult Education | $25,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Portland Community Squash | $15,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Friends of Hope Cemetery & Woods | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($700k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Burke Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Burke Family Foundation
- How much does Burke Family Foundation give?
- Burke Family Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $1,850,000 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Burke Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Health (66%), Housing & Shelter (14%), Education (9%).
- Who are Burke Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: MaineHealth ($750k), Preble Street ($300k), Spirit Series Inc ($105k).
- Does Burke Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 88% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Burke Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Burke Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Maine Community Foundation Inc, Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is Burke Family Foundation based?
- Burke Family Foundation is based in ME.
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