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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 65-6338689

The Burruss Foundation

A private foundation in Sarasota, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $200,000 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

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,177,673

  • Tax year 2024

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,163,006

  • Tax year 2023

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,209,708

  • Tax year 2022

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,264,129

  • Tax year 2021

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,228,077

  • Tax year 2020

    $129,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,223,540

  • Tax year 2019

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,241,889

  • Tax year 2018

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,299,997

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sarasota Military Officers AssociationSarasota, FL

    2025 general fundraising challenge

    $75,000
  2. Boys & Girls Club of SarasotaSarasota, FL

    2025 general fundraising challenge

    $25,000
  3. Community Foundation of SarasotaSarasota, FL

    2025 general fundraising challenge

    $25,000
  4. WeduTampa, FL

    2025 general fundraising challenge

    $25,000
  5. Meals on WheelsSarasota, FL

    2025 general fundraising challenge

    $15,000
  6. All Faiths Food BankSarasota, FL

    2025 general fundraising challenge

    $10,000
  7. St Boniface Episcopal ChurchSarasota, FL

    2025 general fundraising challenge

    $10,000
  8. The Pines of Sarasota FoundationSarasota, FL

    2025 general fundraising challenge

    $10,000
  9. Golden Retriever Rescue of Southwest Florida IncBonita SPGS, FL

    2025 general fundraising challenge

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00033% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $25,00033% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $5,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida9 grants $200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Ellen McLoughlinTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $20,000
  • Jeffrey T TroianoTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $20,000

The return

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