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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-1247291

Bur Oak Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $739,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $739,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,417,052

  • Tax year 2024

    $749,483

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,890,990

  • Tax year 2023

    $945,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,674,988

  • Tax year 2022

    $697,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,891,903

  • Tax year 2021

    $617,338

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,152,311

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. President & Fellows of Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT

    Seizing Opportunity Fund

    $175,000
  2. Friends of Tracy Aviary 09-20-93Salt Lake Cty, UT

    The Nature Center

    $120,000
  3. University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    College of Law Great Salt Lake Project

    $100,000
  4. Student Diplomacy Corps IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  5. Sya FoundationLos Alamitos, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  6. Horse Nation IncHuntingtn BCH, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $37,500
  7. Huntington Beach Tree Society IncHuntingtn BCH, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  8. Wasatch Mountain InstituteSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  9. Great Basin Water Network IncBaker, NV

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  10. Roots Charter High SchoolWest Valley, UT

    Student Service Fund

    $25,000
  11. Great Plains Conservation FoundationJupiter, FL

    Charitable Event

    $15,000
  12. WiseplaceSanta Ana, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  13. Ballet WestSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Charitable Event

    $10,000
  14. Love My Neighbor FoundationN Hollywood, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  15. Recovery GroupSouth Jordan, UT

    Therapy Sessions

    $10,000
  16. Recovery GroupSouth Jordan, UT

    therapy groups for people in need

    $10,000
  17. Recovery GroupSouth Jordan, UT

    Good Time Golf

    $10,000
  18. Andean Textile Arts IncSanta Fe, NM

    The Centro de Textiles de Tradicionales del Cusco

    $5,000
  19. Baja Love OutreachHuntington Beach, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  20. Glen Cove Boys and Girls Club at Lincoln House IncGlen Cove, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  21. Global Federation of Animal SanctuariesPhoenix, AZ

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $230,00039% of the total
  2. Animals4 grants $174,00030% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $55,0009% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $50,0008% of the total
  5. Mental health3 grants $30,0005% of the total
  6. Arts and culture2 grants $15,0003% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $35,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah8 grants $315,000
  2. Vermont1 grant $175,000
  3. California6 grants $147,500
  4. New York2 grants $55,000
  5. Nevada1 grant $25,000
  6. Florida1 grant $15,000
  7. New Mexico1 grant $5,000
  8. Arizona1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • James C DreyfousDir, Pres, Treas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brooke D PeelSec Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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