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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-1354439

Robert G Burton Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Greenwich, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $206,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Robert G Burton
PO Box 4870
Greenwich, CT 06831
(203) 246-0733
Form and materials
Applicant should submit a statement as to what the contributions will be used for.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $206,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $580,078

  • Tax year 2023

    $67,550

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $762,127

  • Tax year 2022

    $50,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $789,081

  • Tax year 2021

    $53,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $837,043

  • Tax year 2020

    $60,300

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $893,408

  • Tax year 2019

    $100,650

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $951,882

  • Tax year 2018

    $171,150

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,042,540

  • Tax year 2017

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $569,969

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY

    General support

    $150,000
  2. Girls Educational and Mentoring Services Inc(gems)New York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  3. University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL

    General support

    $10,000
  4. Winter Center for Austism IncWest Babylon, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  5. Greenwich Country Day SchoolGreenwich, CT

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  6. Police Unity TourFlorham Park, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  7. Salvation ArmyHartford, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  8. Tennessee Tech UniversityCookeville, TN

    General support

    $5,000
  9. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)New York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  10. Guiding Eyes for the BlindYorktown HTS, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  11. Paws ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  12. Special Olympics Connecticut IncHamden, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  13. Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  14. Tag FoundationLongview, TX

    General support

    $1,000
  15. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education3 grants $156,00095% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $1,500<1% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $173,000
  2. Connecticut3 grants $11,000
  3. Alabama1 grant $10,000
  4. New Jersey1 grant $5,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $5,000
  6. Illinois1 grant $1,000
  7. Texas1 grant $1,000
  8. Florida1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Robert G BurtonTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Paula M BurtonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Leonard C GreenTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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