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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 22-2779816

Burlingame Foundation

A private foundation in Darien, CT. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 24 grants and $1.7 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2022 (period ending Nov 30, 2023), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,705,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,401,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,684,449
  • Tax year 2020

    $630,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,965,747
  • Tax year 2019

    $355,700

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,681,509
  • Tax year 2018

    $274,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,982,879
  • Tax year 2017

    $178,200

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,269,405

Grants paid in 2022

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. AmericaresStamford, CT

    General fund

    $210,000
  2. Catholic Relief ServicesBaltimore, MD

    General fund

    $200,000
  3. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    General fund

    $165,500
  4. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General fund

    $150,000
  5. FincaWashington, DC

    General fund

    $125,000
  6. Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBrookline, MA

    General fund

    $100,000
  7. Salvation ArmyHartford, CT

    General fund

    $100,000
  8. US Fund for UNICEFNew York, NY

    General fund

    $100,000
  9. Joslin Diabetes CenterBoston, MA

    General fund

    $75,000
  10. Stanley M Isaacs Neighborhood CenterNew York, NY

    General fund

    $75,000
  11. Children's AidNew York, NY

    General fund

    $70,000
  12. Barrow Neurological FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    General fund

    $50,000
  13. Damon Runyon Cancer ResearchNew York, NY

    General fund

    $50,000
  14. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General fund

    $40,000
  15. Kolbe Cathedral High SchoolBridgeport, CT

    General fund

    $35,000
  16. Inner City Scholarship FundNew York, NY

    General fund

    $25,000
  17. Johns Hopkins University Wilmer Eye InstituteBaltimore, MD

    General fund

    $25,000
  18. Norwalk Hospital FoundationDanbury, CT

    General fund

    $25,000
  19. Stamford Hospital FoundationStamford, CT

    General fund

    $25,000
  20. At Home in DarienDarien, CT

    General fund

    $20,000
  21. Family RentryBridgeport, CT

    General fund

    $15,000
  22. Trustees of Tufts UniversityMedford, MA

    General fund

    $15,000
  23. Learning AllyPrinceton, NJ

    General fund

    $5,000
  24. Waveny Life Care CenterNew Canaan, CT

    General fund

    $5,000

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 $190,00038% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $165,50033% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $125,00025% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $25,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $510,000
  2. Connecticut8 grants $435,000
  3. Maryland2 grants $225,000
  4. Massachusetts3 grants $190,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $165,500
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $125,000
  7. Arizona1 grant $50,000
  8. New Jersey1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Mary E BurlingameTRUSTEE Hours 0.69Pay $0
  • Janet E BurlingameTRUSTEE Hours 0.69Pay $0
  • Susan B LevangiaTRUSTEE Hours 0.69Pay $0
  • Elizabeth A BurlingameTRUSTEE Hours 0.69Pay $0

The return

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