Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein Foundation supports a wide range of causes, including food assistance, housing, homelessness, mental health, family support, services for older people, disability services, schools and education, cultural and arts organisations, faith communities, environmental and animal-welfare groups, and public-space projects, so there is a reasonable chance of fit for many small nonprofits working in these fields.
- Although no geographic focus is stated, its grants are shown mainly in Oklahoma, so organisations there are well placed to approach it.
- A realistic request would be modest, since about eight in ten of its 280 grants fell between $10,000 and $160,000, with a median grant of $30,000; its one much larger grant of $1,350,000 went to Tulsa Community Foundation, an organisation it funds every year that itself regrants to others.
- The foundation accepts applications and its filing gives no deadlines, so there is flexibility on timing.
- Some 69% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had already funded in the previous two filings, suggesting a degree of continuity in its giving that applicants should bear in mind.
Overview
Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein Foundation is a US private foundation based in Tulsa, OK.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record grants chiefly for general operations, alongside several named capital, park and scholarship purposes. Recipients include community and social-service organisations working in food assistance, housing, homelessness, mental health, family support, services for older people and disability services. The portfolio also includes schools and education organisations, cultural and arts bodies, faith communities, environmental and animal-welfare organisations, and public-space projects. Grants are made predominantly to Oklahoma organisations, with a small number of recipients elsewhere. The filings do not state a sector focus or describe a selection approach; the recorded recipients span a broad range of organisation types.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Oklahoma.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 69% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 280 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 69% of grant dollars went to organisations Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 12% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 101 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $30,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Tulsa Community Foundation · Chamberlain/berry parks$1,350,0002024 tax year
- A New Leaf · General operations$1,200,0002024 tax year
- Tulsa Library Trust · General operations$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Zarrow Pointe · General operations$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Temple Israel · General operations$1,000,0002024 tax year
- GKFF - Gathering Place Phase II · General operations$750,0002024 tax year
- Humble Sons Bike Company · General operations$625,0002024 tax year
- Vhit LLC (Veterans Hospital-Zarrowtcf) · General operations$600,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Irene F Burnstein — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $6,252,215 | $5,121,880 | $172,714,032 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $8,339,418 | $6,850,700 | $193,367,516 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $13,665,509 | $12,065,119 | $15,379,736 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- (918) 749-1140
- Tulsa, OK
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Contact
- (918) 749-1140
- Tulsa, OK