Grants awarded
Who does The Burnham Foundation fund?
The Burnham Foundation has awarded $5.7 million across 230 grants to 99 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $2,000 and $25,000.
Total awarded
$5.7M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
99
Grants
230
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| S San Diego History Center | $745K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $625K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$575K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
University of San Diego
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$304K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
The Campanile Foundation
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$255K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$250K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| U US Sailing Team | $250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Institute of the Americas
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$225K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| N National Conflict Resolution Center | $225K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J J Craig Venter Institute | $200K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S San Diego Regional Economic Dev Corp | $175K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $160K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Access Youth Academy
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$150K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| M Maggie Kay Foundation | $112K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $105K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S San Diego Tijuana World Design Capital 2024 | $76K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $68K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$60K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| S San Diego Regional Economic Corporation | $50K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boy Scouts of San Diego and Imperial Counties | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Institute of the Americas | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boy Scouts of America | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Freedom Foundation | $40K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Classroom of the Future INC | $40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| S San Diego Yacht Club | $38K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$36K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $34K | 2 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Iian-Lael Foundation | $32K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Timken Museum of Art | $30K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S San Ysidro Health | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Sdyc Sailing Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Vapa Foundation
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hoover Institution | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U University of San Diego | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
Julian Community Heritage Foundation
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$18K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $18K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Therese of Carmel | $17K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Perkins Elementary School | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S San Diego Humane Society | $15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A ASPCA | $15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T Trans Family Support Services | $13K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Las Patronas
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$11K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| J Julian Community Heritage Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U Uc San Diego Gift Services | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Lucky Duck Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| V Voices of Our City Choir | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Diamond Educational Excellence Partnership | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Installation Gallery
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$10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$8K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$7K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| R Rady Children's Hospital | $7K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Warrior Foundation Freedom Station
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$7K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| U Uss Midway Foundation | $7K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L La Jolla United Methodist Church | $6K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$6K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| K Ksds-Fm | $6K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I International Community Foundation | $5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The San Diego Lgbtq Community Center | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Icf Center for Cross Border Philanthropy | $5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S San Diego Lgbtq Community Center | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Wednesday Club | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| G Global Care Alliance INC | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
Uss Midway Museum
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$5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S San Diego Scouting America | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S San Diego Food Bank | $4K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$3K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
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$3K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| S Sharp Hospice Care | $3K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $3K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Spencer Valley Education Association | $3K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Make-A-Wish | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Tilt Performance Group | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U Uss Midway Museum | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S San Diego Air and Space Museum | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kcsd-Fm | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$2K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| C Catalyst | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Celebration of Champions | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
San Diego Center for Children
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$2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
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$1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| A Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness | $1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| C Challenged Athletes Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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