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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-6034469

Burns Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Petoskey, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $90,000 paid in grants.

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

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $502,805
  • Tax year 2024

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $408,186
  • Tax year 2023

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $406,283
  • Tax year 2022

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $422,621
  • Tax year 2021

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $461,270
  • Tax year 2020

    $92,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $551,932
  • Tax year 2019

    $92,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $589,011
  • Tax year 2018

    $84,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $588,309

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. McLaren Northern Michigan FoundatioPetoskey, MI

    Family rural medical training

    $55,000
  2. Petoskey Community FoundationPetoskey, MI

    General petosky area public projects

    $15,000
  3. Women's Resource CenterPetoskey, MI

    Safe home

    $10,000
  4. Michigan Dyslexia Dyslexia Testing and TreatmentHarbor Springs, MI

    Scholarship fund

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan4 grants $90,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Marcella Lacey BurnsPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $2,700
  • Christina Burns FarrellVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $1,500
  • Shirley B BurnsSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $2,000
  • Courtney Burns RosevearTREASURER Hours 0Pay $1,500

The return

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