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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-1760871

Donegan Burns Foundation

A private foundation in Laguna Hills, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $391,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $391,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,859,815

  • Tax year 2024

    $420,865

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,298,398

  • Tax year 2023

    $401,943

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,713,167

  • Tax year 2022

    $401,182

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,066,586

  • Tax year 2021

    $332,452

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,173,269

  • Tax year 2020

    $244,400

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,589,125

  • Tax year 2019

    $333,998

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $4,878,131

  • Tax year 2018

    $444,267

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $5,172,929

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. RISE Therapeutic Equestrian CenterSan Antonio, TX

    Charity

    $89,000
  2. Individual

    Education

    $55,000
  3. Individual

    Education

    $43,000
  4. Individual

    Education

    $41,000
  5. Individual

    Charitable

    $35,000
  6. Individual

    Education

    $31,000
  7. Divine Education FoundationDevine, TX

    Charitable

    $25,000
  8. FIRST TEE IMG AcademyBradenton, FL

    Education

    $20,000
  9. Individual

    Charitable

    $16,500
  10. Military Officers Association of AmAlexandria, VA

    Education

    $15,000
  11. Individual

    Charity

    $10,000
  12. Scholarship Fund of the AgaSan Antonio, TX

    Charitable

    $5,000
  13. Maui Preparatory AcademyLahina, HI

    Education

    $5,000
  14. New Beginnings Childrens HomeSan Antonio, TX

    Charitable

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas4 grants $120,000
  2. Florida1 grant $20,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $15,000
  4. Hawaii1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Marianela KyleSecretary Hours 40Pay $4,000
  • Bettye Lou Geurin BurnsPresident & CEO Hours 40Pay $52,000
  • Deborah HumphriesDirector Hours 40Pay $9,000
  • Justin BallouDirector Hours 40Pay $4,000
  • Denis O HettingerCFO Hours 40Pay $0

The return

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