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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-2942262

Burningham Foundation

A private foundation in Salt Lake City, UT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 27 grants and $30,494 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.

How to apply

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

    $30,494

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $350,200

  • Tax year 2024

    $35,332

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $360,516

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,704

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $340,054

  • Tax year 2022

    $28,438

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $333,153

  • Tax year 2021

    $32,371

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $359,984

  • Tax year 2020

    $29,312

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $330,577

  • Tax year 2019

    $28,074

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $366,152

  • Tax year 2018

    $25,135

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $354,325

Grants paid in 2025

27 grants, largest first

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

  1. Marshall Islands Education ProjectMajuro, MH

    General

    $6,788
  2. YouthlincMurray, UT

    General

    $5,473
  3. Primary Childrens HospitalSalt Lake City, UT

    General

    $3,000
  4. St Lukes HospitalBethlehem, PA

    General

    $2,600
  5. Moran Eye CenterSalt Lake City, UT

    General

    $2,000
  6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter DaSalt Lake City, UT

    General

    $1,625
  7. Individual

    General

    $1,200
  8. Lifting Hands InternationalChandler, AZ

    General

    $1,001
  9. Individual

    General

    $1,000
  10. Utah Natural History MuseumSalt Lake City, UT

    General

    $1,000
  11. Individual

    General

    $571
  12. Henrys Fork FoundationAshton, ID

    General

    $550
  13. Individual

    General

    $532
  14. Utah Food BankS Salt Lake, UT

    General

    $487
  15. United WaySalt Lake City, UT

    General

    $467
  16. Individual

    General

    $400
  17. Individual

    General

    $400
  18. Uofu School of BusinessSalt Lake City, UT

    General

    $300
  19. Zion National Park ProjectSpringdale, UT

    General

    $200
  20. Individual

    General

    $179
  21. Olympus Food PantryWest Valley City, UT

    General

    $142
  22. Individual

    General

    $120
  23. Individual

    General

    $105
  24. Individual

    General

    $105
  25. Myositis AssociationColumbia, MD

    General

    $100
  26. Individual

    General

    $94
  27. Individual

    General

    $55

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $6,47471% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $2,60028% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $1001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah11 grants $15,695
  2. MH1 grant $6,788
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $2,600
  4. Idaho1 grant $550
  5. Maryland1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Dale A BurninghamPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Janeel O BurninghamDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Clayton A BurninghamDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wesley J BurninghamDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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