Burlingame Foundation

Invitation Only

Darien, Connecticut · EIN 22-2779816 · Private foundation

The latest return we have is for tax year 2022. This funder may have changed its giving since then, or stopped.

Grants paid (2022)$1.7M

Organizations funded24

Typical grant$50,000

Total assets$0

Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $100,000.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2022 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Health4
Disability Services2
Human Services2
Food Assistance1

Where it gives

66% of grants went outside Connecticut.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2022

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Name withheld	Stamford, CT	General fund	$210,000
Catholic Relief Services	Baltimore, MD	General fund	$200,000
Feeding America	Chicago, IL	General fund	$165,500
Doctors Without Borders	New York, NY	General fund	$150,000
Name withheld	Washington, DC	General fund	$125,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute	Brookline, MA	General fund	$100,000
Salvation Army	Hartford, CT	General fund	$100,000
US Fund for Unicef	New York, NY	General fund	$100,000
Joslin Diabetes Center	Boston, MA	General fund	$75,000
Stanley M Isaacs Neighborhood Center	New York, NY	General fund	$75,000
Name withheld	New York, NY	General fund	$70,000
Barrow Neurological Foundation	Phoenix, AZ	General fund	$50,000
Damon Runyon Cancer Research	New York, NY	General fund	$50,000
International Rescue Committee	New York, NY	General fund	$40,000
Kolbe Cathedral High School	Bridgeport, CT	General fund	$35,000
Inner City Scholarship Fund	New York, NY	General fund	$25,000
Johns Hopkins University Wilmer Eye Institute	Baltimore, MD	General fund	$25,000
Norwalk Hospital Foundation	Danbury, CT	General fund	$25,000
Stamford Hospital Foundation	Stamford, CT	General fund	$25,000
At Home in Darien	Darien, CT	General fund	$20,000
Family Rentry	Bridgeport, CT	General fund	$15,000
Trustees of Tufts University	Medford, MA	General fund	$15,000
Learning Ally	Princeton, NJ	General fund	$5,000
Waveny Life Care Center	New Canaan, CT	General fund	$5,000

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2022	$1,705,500	24

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2022, filed Feb 27, 2024 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202400589349100750
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 22-2779816
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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