The Burkehaven Family Foundation

Invitation Only

West Roxbury, Massachusetts · EIN 82-6746205 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$2.9M

Organizations funded196

Typical grant$10,000

Total assets$39.7M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $10,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 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.

Human Services18
Education11
Community Development6
Food Assistance6
Arts & Culture5
Children & Youth5

Where it gives

82% of grants went outside Massachusetts.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Northern Stage Company	Hartford, VT	General charitable support	$200,000
Middlesex Hospital	Middletown, CT	General charitable support	$110,000
New London Hospital	New London, NH	General charitable support	$100,000
Greenlight Fund	Boston, MA	General charitable support	$100,000
Greenlight Fund	Boston, MA	General charitable support	$100,000
Donors Choose	New York, NY	General charitable support	$81,500
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA	Laguna Hills, CA	General charitable support	$75,000
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA	Laguna Hills, CA	General charitable support	$75,000
West Central Behavioral Health	Lebanon, NH	General charitable support	$50,000
Girls Inc of New Hampshire	Manchester, NH	General charitable support	$50,000
Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter Inc	Nashua, NH	General charitable support	$50,000
Spoonfuls	Newton, MA	General charitable support	$50,000
Digdeep	Los Angeles, CA	General charitable support	$50,000
The Phoenix	Boston, MA	General charitable support	$50,000
Turning Points Network	Claremont, NH	General charitable support	$50,000
Matthew House	Chandler, AZ	General charitable support	$50,000
West Central Behavioral Health	Lebanon, NH	General charitable support	$50,000
Turning Points Network	Claremont, NH	General charitable support	$50,000
Donors Choose	New York, NY	General charitable support	$50,000
Girls Inc of New Hampshire	Manchester, NH	General charitable support	$50,000
Spoonfuls	Newton, MA	General charitable support	$50,000
Digdeep	Los Angeles, CA	General charitable support	$50,000
Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter Inc	Nashua, NH	General charitable support	$50,000
Greenlight Fund	Boston, MA	General charitable support	$50,000
Las Margaritas Foundation	Cliffside Park, NJ	General charitable support	$25,000
The Kwek Society	Arlington, VA	General charitable support	$25,000
Shining Hope for Communities Inc	New York, NY	General charitable support	$25,000
Novyi Sokil Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization USA	North Collins, NY	General charitable support	$25,000
Kearsarge Area Council on Aging	New London, NH	General charitable support	$25,000
World Central Kitchen	Washinton, DC	General charitable support	$20,000
Direct Relief	Santa Barbara, CA	General charitable support	$20,000
Lifting Hands International	Salt Lake City, UT	General charitable support	$20,000
Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services	New Haven, CT	General charitable support	$20,000
World Central Kitchen	Washinton, DC	General charitable support	$20,000
Lifting Hands International	Salt Lake City, UT	General charitable support	$20,000
Direct Relief	Santa Barbara, CA	General charitable support	$20,000
Refugee Protection International	Belmont, MA	General charitable support	$20,000
Shelterbox	Santa Barbara, CA	General charitable support	$20,000
Donors Choose	New York, NY	General charitable support	$20,000
Lake Sunapee Protective Association	Sunapee, NH	General charitable support	$20,000
Greenlight Fund	Boston, MA	General charitable support	$20,000
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team University of Minnesota Medical Schoo	Duluth, MN	General charitable support	$15,000
Newport Montessori School	Newport, NH	General charitable support	$15,000
Sunflower Trust Via Global Giving	Washington, DC	General charitable support	$15,000
Nis'to Incorporated	Sisseton, SD	General charitable support	$12,500
Donors Choose	New York, NY	General charitable support	$12,500
Nis'to Incorporated	Sisseton, SD	General charitable support	$12,500
Rutgers University Foundation	New Brunswick, NJ	General charitable support	$12,000
Kids Clothes Club	Brookline, MA	General charitable support	$10,000
Middlesex Hospital	Middletown, CT	General charitable support	$10,000
Northern Stage Company	Hartford, VT	General charitable support	$10,000
Got Lunch	Newport, NH	General charitable support	$10,000
Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo, MI	General charitable support	$10,000
Global Refuge	Baltimore, MD	General charitable support	$10,000
Building One Community - the Center for Immigrant Opportunity	Stamford, CT	General charitable support	$10,000
LA Colaborativa Inc	Chelsea, MA	General charitable support	$10,000
Hand in Hand Mano En Mano	Milbridge, ME	General charitable support	$10,000
Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants Inc	Bridgeport, CT	General charitable support	$10,000
Central Vermont Refugee Action Network Inc	Montpelier, VT	General charitable support	$10,000
Havenly	New Haven, CT	General charitable support	$10,000

Showing the 60 largest of 196 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$2,946,000	196
2023	$2,811,500	143

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 31, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543049349100024
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 82-6746205
Profile updated Nov 4, 2026

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