Burton Family Foundation
Phoenix, AZ · EIN 47-3900987. Reported 259 grants totalling $26.2M to 165 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Burton Family Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a support organization for one specific institution (NTEE T11).
- How spread out its giving is. 165 distinct organizations, with 6% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 53% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $45,000. Half of what it reported fell between $15,000 and $125,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $1,078,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Society for Science and the Public | Washington, DC | $1,616,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $975,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Camp Catanese Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $851,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Youth World Education Project Inc | Chandler, AZ | $842,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Donorschoose Org | New York, NY | $810,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Creighton University | Omaha, NE | $805,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sandra Day Oconnor Institute | Phoenix, AZ | $790,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | $786,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Welcome to America Project | Tempe, AZ | $726,860 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University | Tempe, AZ | $693,438 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Step-Student Expedition Program Inc | Tucson, AZ | $628,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Local First Arizona Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arizona Western College Foundation | Yuma, AZ | $565,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arizona Community Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $560,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Valleywise Health Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $526,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rosies House a Music Academy for Children Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $507,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Southern Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Phoenix Union High School District | Phoenix, AZ | $481,583 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bourgade Catholic High School | Phoenix, AZ | $439,046 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc | Tucson, AZ | $425,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Act One | Phoenix, AZ | $401,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Launch Pad Teen Center | Prescott, AZ | $390,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vela Education Fund | Arlington, VA | $360,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Read Better Be Better | Phoenix, AZ | $355,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Barrow Neurological Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Afc Public Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $330,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arizona Center for Community College Success | Coolidge, AZ | $330,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fresh Start Womens Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Achievement Rewards for College Scients Foundation Inc | Lagrange, GA | $313,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Diocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent De Paul Diocese Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $307,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arizona Community Action Association Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ha P I | Phoenix, AZ | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Accel | Phoenix, AZ | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A for Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $270,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arizona Science Center | Phoenix, AZ | $257,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Picor Charitable Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $250,918 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| San Miguel of Tucson Corporation | Tucson, AZ | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| New Pathways for Youth Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Central Arizona Shelter Services Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Empower College Prep | Phoenix, AZ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley of the Sun United Way | Phoenix, AZ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maricopa County Community College District Foundation | Tempe, AZ | $198,070 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Be a Leader Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $195,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Challenge Foundation Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $195,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Classrooms Innovation Partners Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Phoenix Public Library Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $169,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Verde Valley Homeless Coalition | Cottonwood, AZ | $167,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Arizona | Tempe, AZ | $165,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $164,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Az Impact for Good | Phoenix, AZ | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for the Future of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Common Sense Institute | Greenwood Vlg, CO | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Phoenix Public Library Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| League for Innovation in the Community College | Chandler, AZ | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arivaca Coordinating Council-Human Resource Group Inc | Arivaca, AZ | $133,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homeless Youth Connection Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hopi School Inc | Kykotsmovi, AZ | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aliento Education Fund | Phoenix, AZ | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Sahuarita Food Bank | Sahuarita, AZ | $108,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Phoenix Symphony Association | Phoenix, AZ | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Common Sense Media | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Families Empowered | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Valley Assistance Services Inc | Green Valley, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern Arizona University Fdn Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Patagonia Creative Arts Association | Patagonia, AZ | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Paz De Cristo Community Center | Mesa, AZ | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brighter Bites | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sarsef-Southern Arizona Research Science and Engineering Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $58,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arizona Trail Association | Tucson, AZ | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Involvement Center | Phoenix, AZ | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Green Valley Community Fund Inc | Green Valley, AZ | $52,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| America Succeeds | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Business Immigration Coalition | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arizona Science Teachers Association Inc | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for the Rights of Abused Children | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| El Rio Health Center Foundation Inc | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix | Scottsdale, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Ensemble Theatre | Walled Lake, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Center for Youth Law | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Phoenix Legal Action Network | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regenerating Sonora Inc | Superior, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trellis | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oak Rose Fund | Greenwood Vlg, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Society for Bevel Intentions Inc | Tucson, AZ | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Umom New Day Centers Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Strada Collaborative Inc | Tempe, AZ | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope House of Sedona | Sedona, AZ | $34,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Support My Club | Phoenix, AZ | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Life Center | Goodyear, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childsplay Inc | Tempe, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Close Up Foundation | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Health Care Amigos | Patagonia, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project Inc | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Kidney Foundation of Arizona | Tempe, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sounds Academy | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Swift Youth Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Xico Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yavapai County Free Library District | Prescott, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Steps to Recovery Homes | Cottonwood, AZ | $23,900 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nexus Empowerment Foundation | Avondale, AZ | $22,387 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 1N10 Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Latino Pride Alliance | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Love Your School | Scottsdale, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Manzanita Outreach | Cottonwood, AZ | $18,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Continental School District Educational Foundation | Green Valley, AZ | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Old Town Mission | Cottonwood, AZ | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Low Income Student Aid Inc | Cornville, AZ | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District #6 | Cottonwood, AZ | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camp Verde Unified School District No 28 | Camp Verde, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Goodwill Industries of Central Arizona Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maricopa County Regional School District | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pretty Precise Stepteam | Tempe, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters Inc | Cottonwood, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Phoenix Indian Center | Phoenix, AZ | $12,337 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicanos Por La Causa Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff, AZ | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 100 Black Men of Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arizonas Children Association | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aspiring Youth Academy | Scottsdale, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ayuda Smiles | Green Valley, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Charles Humphrey Keating IV Foundation | Coronado, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Public Radio Arizona | Tempe, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Higher Ground a Resource Center | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hope Women's Center | Camp Verde, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Horizon Health and Wellness Inc | Apache Junction, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lookout Publications Nfp | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| M I K I D Mentally Ill Kids in Distress | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Million Dollar Teacher Project | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Plumaje | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prescott Community Cupboard Food Bank Inc | Prescott, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prescott Unified School District #1 | Prescott, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Roots Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Senior Citizens of Patagonia Inc | Patagonia, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Society of St Vincent Depaul St Francis of Assisi Conference Yuma | Yuma, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Hopi Foundation Lomasuminagwtukwsiumani | Kykotsmovi, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Valley Leadership Corporation | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Verde Valley Fire District | Cottonwood, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Yavapai Guidance Clinic | Prescott Valley, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Phillip England Center for the Performing Arts Foundation | Camp Verde, AZ | $9,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Agape House of Prescott Inc | Prescott, AZ | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Cottonwood, AZ | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prescott College Inc | Prescott, AZ | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Verde Valley Imagination Library | Cottonwood, AZ | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Patagonia Museum | Patagonia, AZ | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Legacy Connection | Phoenix, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arizona Business & Education Coalition | Phoenix, AZ | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yavapai College Foundation | Prescott, AZ | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Verde Valley School | Sedona, AZ | $6,650 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance Inc | Tucson, AZ | $6,625 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dsquared Homesforthehomeless | Chandler, AZ | $6,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Az Milkweeds for Monarchs | Sedona, AZ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Patagonia Regional Aquatics Center | Patagonia, AZ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sedona Chamber Music Society Inc | Sedona, AZ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stiir Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Deltas of Southern Arizona Inc | Tucson, AZ | $5,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopes Crossing | Phoenix, AZ | $5,560 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sedona Community Food Bank | Sedona, AZ | $5,550 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yavapai CASA for Kids Foundation | Prescott Vly, AZ | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Expect More Arizona An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Icna Relief USA Programs Inc | New Hyde Park, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
47 of 165 (28%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Society for Science & the Public
"SCIENCE NEWS" IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND GENERAL SUPPORT - The Aspen Institute
SUPPORT FOR THE ASPEN COLLEGE EXCELLENCE PROGRAM - Creighton University
SUPPORT TOWARDS THE ASU SUMMER HEALTH INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH IN AZ - The Welcome to America Project
FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND THE INCREASED MISSION IMPACT PLAN AND TO PROVIDE TELEVISIONS TO NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEE FAMILIES - Local First Arizona Foundation
SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY CENTER FOR ARIZONA'S RURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES - Arizona Western College Foundation
SUPPORT TOWARDS THE FIRST GENERATION STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAMS
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 136 of 165 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 40 | $1,752,000 | $27,500 |
| 2021 | 47 | $7,354,619 | $75,000 |
| 2022 | 66 | $5,732,914 | $27,500 |
| 2023 | 106 | $11.4M | $35,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
75% of its giving went to organizations in Arizona. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $45,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Arizona.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Burton Family Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 115 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 5 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 2201 E Camelback Rd 405B, Phoenix, AZ, 85016.
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